A group of hikers had to be rescued from a Lake District mountain after taking magic mushrooms and “falling ill” from the side effects.
Keswick Mountain Rescue – which is a team of around 50 volunteers who live in and around the area, and respond to calls all year round – explained that it had received a number of calls this past Saturday (8 April) from passers by who’d come across “a group of young adult males who had taken magic mushrooms”.
Two of the men were said to have been “feeling unwell”, with one of them being the driver who’d taken the group up to Stonycroft Beck in the Newlands Valley.
Psilocybin mushrooms – which are more-commonly known as ‘magic mushrooms’ or ‘shrooms’ – are a type of fungi with psychedelic properties that grow in the wild, and can be eaten or made into tea.
Hikers rescued from Lake District mountain after taking magic mushrooms and ‘falling ill’ / Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The strength of magic mushrooms varies depending on their freshness, the season, and where they grow, but, according to Talk To Frank, taking them makes the world appear distorted, and colours, sounds, objects, and time all seem very different.
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Taking magic mushrooms can make people feel giggly, euphoric, energised, excited, and in awe of the people and things around them – with some people even getting mild hallucinations called ‘visuals’.
They can, however, also make people paranoid, anxious, panicked, overwhelmed, and nauseous.
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The distressed hikers were rescued by the mountain rescue team at around 12:15pm.
With the rescue mission involving 11 members of the Keswick Mountain Rescue Team, and taking around two hours, the hikers were escorted down from the mountain to safety, before they were given advice by the team medic to help with their onward travel.
They were escorted to safety by Keswick Mountain Rescue Team / Credit: Keswick MRT
Largely relying on public donations, Keswick Mountain Rescue responds to calls in all weathers, 24 hours a day and 365 days a year, and also undertakes a “significant amount” of ongoing training in advanced first aid, mountain, and water rescue all year round.
The team thrives off the dedication of its volunteers and the generosity of the public.
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Stockport County’s Christmas dinner in a cup returns for 2025 as part of new festive food range
Danny Jones
We can’t believe it’s rolled around again already, but with the festive period well underway and the big day just a few weeks away, Stockport County have brought back their viral ‘Xmas dinner in a cup’for 2025.
Better still, the County Courtyard has seen some new Christmas specials added to its food menu, too.
The local football club are absolutely flying in League One at the moment, having spent plenty of time at the top of the table already and still well and truly contesting those promotion/play-off spots.
If you’re a Stopfordian, that’s plenty of cause for celebration right there, but with the Christmas dinner in a cup also up for grabs once more, the holiday season literally couldn’t taste any better right now.
For those who’ve never seen it before, it’s exactly what it says on the tin – well, cup: a little Sunday dinner in a County-branded takeaway coffee cup, complete with a healthy pour of gravy and pretty much all the trimmings you could hope for.
Yes, including sprouts, because all of you who still don’t touch them need to grow up already.
Currently priced at just £4.50, not only does it contain virtually all the major food groups (barring the customary matchday pints, of course), it might just be one of the healthiest and best value-for-money bits of footy scran around – certainly in Greater Manchester, anyway.
But, as mentioned, that’s not all this year; Stockport are also serving up the new festive hot dog and even a ‘leftover Christmas curry’ in a bowl, which might even be more warming on a cold night at Edgeley Park than the Xmas dinner in a cup or clinging onto a flask of Bovril.
Anyone else craving that curry with a cheeky bit of bubble and squeak now?
It’s also worth noting that you’ll only be able to get one of those on Boxing Day, by the way, when the Hatters host Lincoln City in the league.
As for the rest of it, County fans can get their hands on this seasonal scran for the first time this year at the weekend when Dave Challinor’s side take on Barnsley at 12:30pm, and two of the three specials will then be served at home every game over the holiday period.
Speaking of random Christmas food creations, there’s another limited-time-only and potentially divisive example that we’ll also be sampling this December…
Aldi has launched the world’s first lickable pigs in blankets wrapping paper… for some reason
Emily Sergeant
Aldi has launched its latest Christmas creation, and this one’s arguably wackier than anything else it’s brought out before.
There’s absolutely no denying that pigs in blankets are a staple of festive feasting, with millions of the little delicacies consumed throughout the UK each Christmas, but have you ever wished you could turn the taste of those pigs in blankets into a lickable wrapping paper to wrap all this year’s gifts in? Yeah probably not… Aldi‘s made it though.
It’s anticipated that more than 561 million pigs in blankets are going to be eaten over the festive period, new research has found, which is an average of 10 per person.
But if you just can’t bare to leave the taste of pigs in blankets behind, Aldi’s new wrapping paper is set to give shoppers a fun and tasty twist when it comes to gift-giving.
The limited-edition wrapping paper is inspired by Aldi’s very-own range of pigs in blankets, and is described as capturing the smoky, savoury flavour and smell of the festive treat, with stickers that peel back to reveal a truly unique ‘lickable’ experience.
Aldi has launched the world’s first lickable pigs in blankets wrapping paper / Credit: Simon Jacobs/PA Wire (via Aldi UK)
Not only does the novelty wrapping paper taste and smells like pigs in blankets, it also looks the part on presents too with its pastel pink design, festive holly, and snowflake patterns.
“Pigs in Blankets are a highlight of the festive season… so we wanted to create something special to celebrate the Christmas classic,” commented Julie Ashfield, who is the Chief Commercial Officer at Aldi UK, as the new creation launches.
“This unique, lickable wrapping paper is the perfect way to spread extra joy on Christmas Day.”
Want to get your hands on it then? Unfortunately, it won’t be as simple as popping to your nearest Aldi store and picking up a roll, as with a creation as unique as this, there’s only going to be limited stock and a special shopper competition to win it.
To be in with a chance of winning, you simply need to email [email protected] with your full name before the deadline at 11:59pm on 1 December.
Emily Sergeant -
11th April 2023 
