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Uncovering Roman Carlisle 2024 Excavation: Sign up for summer dig!
Uncovering Roman Carlisle 2024 Excavation: Sign up for summer dig! The award-winning community archaeological dig, Uncovering Roman Carlisle (URC), is set to return to Carlisle’s Roman Bathhouse to discover more of the remaining mysteries of the site. The dig at Carlisle Cricket Club will take place between Saturday 11 May and Saturday 15 June. Once again, […]
Herd about Cumbria’s Fell Ponies?
Herd about Cumbria’s Fell Ponies? There’s an uncertain future for the animals that helped us make history. Cumbria is well known for our native breeds of livestock; everyone knows of our Herwick sheep, but surprisingly, the animals on which our county was literally built on the backs of, seem to be forgotten: the Fell Pony. […]
Solway Aviation Museum has launched a £60,000 funding appeal
Solway Aviation Museum to rescue the last aviation colossus Solway Aviation Museum has launched a £60,000 funding appeal to rescue and preserve the world’s only surviving Blackburn Beverley transport aircraft. The last of only 49 ever built, the giant Blackburn Beverley was used for troop and cargo transport by the Royal Air Force until 1967. […]
Cumbria History Lesson: Carlisle Castle
Cumbria History Lesson: Carlisle Castle Cumbria is famed for its beauty, its lakes and its mountainous landscapes but one thing about our county that is too often overlooked is our rich and diverse history. We aim to remedy this with a series of features dedicated to our glorious past and in this edition we speak […]
Maryport’s Roman museum is going on the road thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund
Maryport’s Roman museum is going on the road thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund: What can the Romans do for you, today and tomorrow? Today, the Senhouse Museum Trust (Senhouse Roman Museum) has received a grant of £66,000 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for an exciting project titled ‘Reimagining Roman Maryport’. Made possible […]
Countdown to The Light District event in Carlisle
Countdown to The Light District: national Crown and Coronation event coming to Carlisle! The countdown is underway for a spectacular sound and light show, due to take place in Carlisle this February. Tickets are selling fast for the event which will bring the splendour of the Crown Jewels – 300 miles from their home at the Tower […]
How the Heroes who stopped the Windscale atom bomb fire got the blame for starting it.
How the Heroes who stopped the Windscale atom bomb fire got the blame for starting it. Local Cockermouth author Paul Eastham doesn’t pause for breath it would seem, following on from his book release in 2022 ‘Secrets of the Lost Kingdom’ he is back again with another book exploring the deeper and hidden histories of […]
Solway Aviation
Solway Aviation If you haven’t already visited the Solway Aviation Museum then you really are missing out. The museum is dedicated to celebrating Cumbria’s vast aviation heritage and this summer they have an upcoming event that should not be missed. On July 23rd a Lancaster Bomber plane will be doing a special flyby, organised by […]
New exhibition explores Titanic story
New exhibition explores Titanic story A NEW exhibition at The Beacon Museum in Whitehaven explores the legacy of the world’s most famous ship, the Titanic. Voted one of the top five exhibitions in the UK by The Times, Titanic Honour and Glory reveals the story of the tragic liner through original artefacts from the Titanic […]
Oh my word, Magna-ificent
Oh my word, Magna-ificent Roman Magna is a new project that is about to get underway, and oh man, this looks set to change the history books. If, like myself, you have a passion for history, then you are in for a real treat as the 5-year excavation gets underway this July. The project “Roman […]
