£3m secured for regeneration in Egremont

• Community News, Cumbria Towns, Events, Features
• 1st October 2025
• Cumbria Guide

£3m secured for regeneration in Egremont A MULTI-MILLION pound funding package has been secured for Egremont – and plans for how it could be spent go on display soon. The Egremont Town Team and Cumberland Council have been allocated £3 million from the government’s Borderlands scheme, aimed at regenerating towns in Cumbria, Dumfries and Galloway, […]

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Harbourfest is back for 2024! Expect laughs and lots of activities!

• Events, Features, Kids, Take the kids, What's on
• 3rd July 2024
• Cumbria Guide

HARBOURFEST 2024 Harbourfest is back! Expect laughs and lots of activities to get stuck into! by Danni Murphy Harbourfest will return this year and is set to be bigger and better than ever! On August 31st, expect to see the harbourside become a bustling hub of activity with street theatre, community market stalls, interactive activities […]

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Florence Arts Centre showcases coast-to-coast artwork for Hadrian’s Wall 1900

• Artists, Community News, Events, Features, Stuff to do
• 27th October 2022
• Cumbria Guide

Florence Arts Centre showcases coast-to-coast artwork for Hadrian’s Wall 1900   What  Exhibition  Where  Florence Arts Centre, Florence Mine, Sherwens Terrace, Egremont, West Cumbria CA22 2NR and online at  nprnt.org.uk/hw1900   When  Exhibition runs 12th November – 18th December (open Friday – Sunday)   www.florenceartscentre.com  Summary  A collaborative print for Hadrian’s Wall 1900 has bought together 60 […]

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Dorothy Ramsay Retrospective Exhibition: Florence Arts Centre, Egremont

• Artists, Events, Features, Stuff to do, What's on
• 20th September 2022
• Cumbria Guide

Dorothy Ramsay Retrospective Exhibition: Florence Arts Centre, Egremont West Cumbrian venue hosts major retrospective of Lake District artist Dorothy Ramsay Florence Arts Centre is delighted to present a very special collection of work from this well-loved artist. Dorothy Ramsay’s career spans over 60 years and encompasses weaving, textiles, painting, drawing and printmaking. She was instrumental […]

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Get Cumbria Buzzing At Florence Arts Centre

Florence Arts Centre and Cumbria Wildlife Trust are giving people a chance to get Cumbria buzzing with pollinators – bumblebees, butterflies and hoverflies! On August 19th, a day of pollinator themed arts, crafts and activities under the banner Get Cumbria Buzzing is planned, including: bug hunts, making willow insects, stone & tile painting, a bug […]

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Canterville Ghost Offers Spirited Fun For All The Family

Everybody’s favourite masters of the macabre are back with a special family treat – The Canterville Ghost – for the summer holidays! Enjoy comedy and chills in this original adaptation of the charming Oscar Wilde tale, written especially for children and young families. This one-man show, featuring much audience participation, is guaranteed to raise more […]

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Florence host Folk & Roots Festival to Raise Funds

• Attractions, Features, Stuff to do, What's on
• 6th June 2018
• Stephen Murphy

Florence Arts Centre will hold their first Folk and Roots Festival this summer – and all funds will go towards ensuring they can continue to host such a unique roster of events. Located in the unassuming converted miners’ shower block, of the unused Iron Ore Mine in Egremont, Florence Arts Centre is unique not only […]

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Cumbrian artist creates a limited edition artwork to raise funds – meet Florence the Sheep!

• Attractions, Community News
• 31st May 2018
• Stephen Murphy

St Bees-based artist Sarah Taylor’s bright and colourful wildlife images are well-known not just in Cumbria but far beyond. With celebrated exhibitions including her large-scale installations along the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway for last year’s C-Art festival, Sarah has created a style all her own – a self-styled colour champion and paintsplash hero. Sarah’s next […]

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Award-Winning Folk Duo Visit Florence This Weekend

• Events, Music Scene, What's on
• 25th May 2018
• Stephen Murphy

The BBC Music’s Biggest Weekend celebrations conclude at Florence Arts Centre this Saturday, with a performance from award-winning British duo Hannah Sanders and Ben Savage. Over the last 10 days, Florence Arts Centre in Egremont, have programmed a handful of live music events as an official BBC Music Biggest Weekend Fringe venue – from a […]

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Legendary Captain Beefheart Guitarist to Play Intimate Live Show in Egremont

Florence Arts Centre, welcomes one of the world’s greatest guitarists on Tuesday 8 May, when Gary Lucas brings his acclaimed one-man show to the small West Cumbrian venue for one night only. Considered ‘one of the 100 greatest living guitarists’ in a poll by Classic Rock magazine and ‘one of the best and most original […]

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