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100 Marathons, 100 days – with £100k to go til he hits another £1million, Gary ‘Marathon Man MBE’ is off again!
100 Marathons, 100 days With £100k to go til he hits another £1million, Gary’s off again! by Danni Murphy For most people, running a marathon is a once in a lifetime achievement. For Gary McKee, it is just another day and now he’s taking on another extraordinary challenge that could give Forrest Gump a run […]
Wickes Carlisle to Raise Funds for CALM with In-Store Charity Week
Wickes Carlisle to Raise Funds for CALM with In-Store Charity Week The Carlisle store of Wickes will host a week-long fundraising campaign in support of Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), a leading UK suicide prevention charity. The week-long event starts this Saturday at the Wickes, Duke Rd store in Carlisle and will run until 22 […]
No bum notes at Beckeret’s 12-Hour Music Marathon!
NO BUM NOTES IN BECKERMET… 12-Hour Music Marathon at Beckermet Reading Rooms – 31 January 2026. by Danni Murphy Beckermet Reading Rooms will host the Beckermet Music Marathon, a day that will see over 25–30 artists come together for a very worthy cause, with all proceeds going to Bowel Screening Awareness at the Cumberland Infirmary […]
Silent Footprints Foundation launches Hidden Heart Project
HIDDEN HEARTS PROJECT Silent Footprints Foundation launches Hidden Heart Project to mark Baby Loss Awareness Week by Danni Murphy Baby loss has a profound impact on so many lives and is far more common than many realise. In fact, one in five women will experience a miscarriage at some point, and no matter the stage […]
CORSETS & CAUSES: Carlisle’s Charity Basque Night for Breast Cancer Awareness Month!
CORSETS & CAUSES Carlisle’s Charity Basque Night by Danielle Murphy This October, Carlisle is set to host a very special evening in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the UK’s leading breast cancer research and support charity, Breast Cancer Now. On Friday 18th October 2025, Club Britannia, Lowther Street, will open its doors for […]
EVERY SECOND COUNTS: Spotlight on The Beep Doctors!
EVERY SECOND COUNTS: Spotlight on The Beep Doctors! Cumbria’s life-saving volunteer doctors you’ve probably never heard of… when a medical emergency strikes, every second matters. by Jo Blackburn It’s 2am on a freezing Cumbrian road. A car has skidded on black ice, leaving its driver critically injured. Before the patient even reaches hospital, a Beep […]
Prism’s Big Night Out – Inclusive Theatre Hits the Road Across Cumbria
Prism’s Big Night Out – Inclusive Theatre Hits the Road Across Cumbria Prism Arts is thrilled to announce that we have received funding from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund for an exciting new project – Prism’s Big Night Out. This autumn, Prism Arts’ theatre group will bring three unforgettable nights of inclusive live […]
Can You Help Us Save Lives? Beep Doctors Need Volunteers and Local Support
Can You Help Us Save Lives? Beep Doctors Need Volunteers and Local Support! We’re reaching out to our community — that’s you — because we need your help. As Beep Doctors (BASICS Cumbria), we’re a team of volunteer doctors who respond to serious medical emergencies across the region. We give our time and skills to […]
Roll ‘n’ Stroll Inclusive Sponsored Walk for Charity
Roll ‘n’ Stroll Inclusive Sponsored Walk for Charity A country park close to the historic market town of Brampton is set to be the venue for an inclusive sponsored walk in aid of local charity Cumbria Cerebral Palsy. Talkin Tarn Country Park is nestled in a 165-acre site with a glacial tarn surrounded by mature […]
The ‘Love You, Bye’ team have ditched the walking boots for cycling shorts!
Pedalling forward The ‘Love You, Bye’ team have ditched the walking boots for cycling shorts! by Danielle Murphy On July 13th, a group of six friends will take to their bikes to ride nearly 200 kilometres across Cumbria — not for glory, but for something far more powerful: awareness, remembrance, and hope. The team, known […]
