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Coca-Cola Truck Returns to Carlisle
Holidays are coming as Coca-Cola are bringing their famous Christmas truck to Carlisle again later this month. The famous truck will be pulling into Carlisle on November 22. Christmas has officially begun, as Coca-Cola announces the return of the iconic Christmas truck tour. The tour, returning for a sixth year, will kick off on 17 November […]
History as Experienced, not as imagined
One of the UK’s most exciting military historians, with a unique hands-on approach to history, Andrew Robertshaw, will be delivering another in the ever-popular series of Somme talks at Cumbria’s Museum of Military Life in Carlisle Castle on Tuesday 8th November. Entitled – Ghosts on the Somme: Filming the Battle June-July 1916, Andy will be […]
Safety Tips For Bonfire Night
Emergency services and local councils across Cumbria are gearing up for what is traditionally the busiest time of the year. Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service is asking the residents and communities of Cumbria to consider their safety during the bonfire night celebrations this weekend. Mark Ducie, Community Safety Manager for Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service said: […]
Jonathan Edwards to turn on The Lakes Distillery Christmas lights
Jonathan Edwards to turn The Lakes Distillery Christmas lights – with a special guest Jonathan Edwards CBE, former Olympic, World, Commonwealth and European champion triple jumper and ambassador for The Lakes Distillery, will head to Cumbria on November 19 to turn on the distillery’s own Christmas lights and he is set to be joined by […]
The Courteeners and Clean Cut Kid at The Sands Centre
The Courteeners have been announced to perform at The Sands Centre on Thursday 24 November. Ahead of the release of their fifth album, Courteeners have announced details of a new single and their biggest UK tour to date. ‘No One Will Ever Replace Us’ is a modern day anthem dedicated to a very British kind […]
Two Cumbrian Eateries Awarded Michelin Star
Two of the county’s finest eateries have had one of dining’s highest accolades bestowed upon them. The Forest Side Hotel & Restaurant in Grasmere and The Gilpin Hotel & Lake House at Windermere have both received a Michelin Star in light of the fantastic food they have been serving up to both Cumbrian’s and visitors […]
Tullie House Launches LGBT History Exhibition
From persecution to equal marriage in one lifetime – real-life stories, photos and memorabilia tell the tale of a social revolution Cumbria’s first exhibition charting changes in the lives and experiences of the LGBT community has opened at Tullie House in Carlisle. The exhibition is the culmination of CELEBRATE: LGBT History in Cumbria, a two-year […]
