Community News
Remembrance Project Wins National Lottery Support
Cumbria’s Museum of Military Life in Carlisle Castle was celebrating today after receiving a £50,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund for an exciting 2018 programme of events and activities with the theme of remembrance: The programme of events includes two exhibitions. The museum will embark on its first Open Art Exhibition from May to […]
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Local Project Launched To Support Armed Forces
A new project is taking action to support the Armed Forces, veterans and their families in Brampton and beyond. Today there are 2.5 million veterans living in Britain, with the county of Cumbria home to a higher percentage of Armed Forces veterans than the national average. The project, based at Brampton Community Centre is aiming […]
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Local Man Creates Series Of Paintings To Aid Recovery From Debilitating Car Accident
A LOCAL man who turned to art after a debilitating car accident is being featured in the new commercial gallery space at The Beacon Museum, Whitehaven. Lifelong Whitehaven resident, David Hawkins, aged 56 was left with right sided hemiplegia, a condition that affects one side of the body, after a serious car accident in 1981 […]
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Challenging Waters: The Diary of A Lake District Swimmer
By Danielle Murphy One Carlisle man took his love of the Lake District and soft spot for swimming to the next level. Defying expectations and fulfilling a dream, 62-year-old John Mather has conquered 13 of Cumbria’s lakes and bodies of water. Over the course of three years John has swam the equivalent of 40 miles […]
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Touring Exhibition Highlights 100 years of Mental Health Care in Cumbria
A touring exhibition to shine a fresh light on mental health stigma will begin next week. The free exhibition by Cumbria County Council aims to get Cumbria talking about mental health using recently released archives from Carlisle’s former mental institution the Garlands Hospital. The archives include maps, photos and patient records which date back as […]
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Countywide Project Celebrates Women of Cumbria
100 years after women were first given the right to vote, a unique collaboration will celebrate the many inspiring, and unsung, women of Cumbria. From pioneering suffragists, to medical marvels, a number of women well worthy of celebration have come from Cumbria, yet still go unrecognised next to their male counterparts. Now in 2018, the […]
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Renowned Scottish Artist will mark National Holocaust Memorial Day
A Renowned Scottish artist will mark National Holocaust Memorial Day with an exhibition in Whitehaven. A thought provoking collection of paintings titled Auschwitz: Understanding the Past, Facing the Future will go on show at The Beacon Museum, Whitehaven, on January 13. Artist Gordon Cockburn will also be hosting an open session from 1pm until 4pm on January 27 to mark […]
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A Grand Discovery of Forgotten Whitehaven Artist
Social media has helped uncover the forgotten work of a Whitehaven artist, 10 years after his death. The daughter of a Whitehaven painter was scrolling through Facebook when she spotted one of her dad’s prints on a local interest page. The image, a painting of Whitehaven’s Grand Hotel in 1940, dusted in snow, had struck […]
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Caitlyn’s Borneo Expedition
A local student is fundraising for the trip of a lifetime to help developing communities in Borneo. In 2019, Whitehaven Academy student, Caitlyn Pickering is hoping to embark on an exciting four week expedition. One of the world’s natural gardens, Borneo boasts a unique landscape of vibrant jungle and tropical wilderness. As part of the […]
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New Mental Health Project For Maryport
A new mental health project in west Cumbria is the first of it’s kind in the county. If you’re struggling with loneliness, isolation or even mental health issues, the antidote can be as simple as a cuppa and a friendly face. The Hug a Mug project is offering a local residents just that. Drop-in sessions, […]
