Will Clark, Member
Lives: Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria
E-mail address: Will.Clark@lakedistrict.gov.uk
Appointed by: Westmorland and Furness Council
First appointed to the Authority: 20 April 2023
Member of: the Resources Meeting
Deputy Chair of: the Governance Committee and the Rights of Way Committee
Find out a little bit about Will
You can’t beat the Langdale Pikes, recognisable and impressively visible from so many different places. Whether this is when coming into the Lakes from the M6, overlooking Windermere from the A591, or my favourite, as a backdrop to Loughrigg Tarn.
Latrigg – one of the most accessible, even with a disability there are so many areas of the Lakes that you can still enjoy and explore (check out Miles Without Stiles).
Pre-injury I would have said Lingmoor with its panoramic views including Coniston Old Man and The Langdales and ultimately Scafell.
Will grew up in Grasmere; an area he has always considered home. After studying in Sheffield, he worked in the ski industry in the French Alps, New Zealand and London – but the Lakes and fells eventually drew him back.
In 2012, while training as a hotel manager, Will had a cycling accident that caused a high-level spinal injury and left him paralysed from the shoulders down. The experience changed his outlook and career path, leading to his election as a Councillor. Will currently serves as a Liberal Democrat Councillor representing Windermere and Ambleside on Westmorland and Furness Council.
Previously a keen runner, skier, and mountain biker, Will now sails weekly during the summer and explores the Miles Without Stiles network. He supports Back Up, the national spinal cord injury charity, and the Great North Air Ambulance Service.
Will chairs the Windermere Lake Administration Committee, serves on several other council committees, and contributes locally through Grasmere Village Society and Lakes Parish Council. He brings valuable lived experience of disability, and of the challenges and benefits of life in the central Lake District.
