Carlisle Guide September – October
You know what they say, time flies when you’re having fun. We blinked and suddenly the leaves are starting to turn and that warning winter nip is back in the air.
But it’s certainly not all bad. The shorter days mean longer evenings to enjoy all the great events coming up in and around Carlisle. This issue our ‘What’s On’ section is full to burst with music, comedy and culture to keep you entertained throughout the autumn months – from Carlisle Blues to Borderlines Book Festival – not to mention all the family-friendly activities with Halloween and Bonfire Night fast approaching.
It could be just that I have never grown up from my school days, but for me September will always bring with it that ‘beginning of a new year’ feeling. It’s a fresh start after summer, a chance to press reset, a time for new stationary and setting goals. So it seems pertinent that I’m writing what will be my final Editor’s Letter for the Carlisle Guide magazine. Unbelievably, it’s almost two years since I joined the team at Cumbria Guide (what did I say?) and it’s time for a fresh start of my own, new pencil case and all.
It’s been a real joy to be a part of this magazine, to bring you the best of Carlisle every two months, and that’s mainly down to all of the incredibly kind, talented and interesting local people I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and featuring in these pages. As we’re always saying, it’s you, our readers, advertisers and people of Carlisle and its surrounding areas, who make the magazine what it is.
With this in mind, I’m delighted to be leaving you with this issue, which is overflowing with inspirational Cumbrians. From illustrator Yvette Earl and the artist using her craft to save red squirrels, to the cafe owners taking a stand against plastic pollution and the woman making history as the first female chair of Cumbria Blood Bikes. I think I can safely say I’m leaving on a high.
Forgive me for the cheese (I usually leave that to Stephen) but I really do hope you enjoy reading my last issue as much as I’ve enjoyed making it, and every one before. I’ll certainly miss our county, but will be keeping the Food & Drink section handy, to mix up a cocktail from the Lakes to remind me of home.
Thank you, it’s been a pleasure.
Sarah
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