Make a splash this half-term!

• Community News, Features, Kids, Stuff to do, Take the kids
• 13th February 2024
• Cumbria Guide

Make a splash this half-term with 10p swims for Cumberland children! All schoolchildren aged up to 16 years old from the Cumberland area will be able to go for a swim in a choice of five indoor pools for only 10p over the February half-term school holidays. The discounted scheme has been put in place […]

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Jason Manford comes to The Sands Centre

• Features, What's on
• 22nd April 2022
• Stephen Murphy

Jason Manford comes to The Sands Centre with his brand-new stand-up comedy show ‘Like Me’. Jason kicked off the tour in September 2021 and will play more than 200 shows across the country and will see him take to Carlisle’s Sands Centre on April 28th.   It’s been a busy few years since Jason’s last […]

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HUGE Adult panto to hit the UK in January and February…

• Events
• 9th January 2020
• Cumbria Guide

HUGE Adult panto to hit the UK in January and February… BRAND new to Ru Pauls Drag Race Divina Da Campo is to hit the stage next year in an all-star celebrity adult pantomime – Sinderella. Joseph Purdy Productions are delighted to be bringing Adult Pantomime back to the UK this coming January and February! […]

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UB40 40th Anniversary Tour

Birmingham’s world-famous reggae stars UB40 have announced a massive tour next year to celebrate their 40th anniversary. Featuring the bands five founding members Robin Campbell, Brian Travers, Jimmy Brown, Earl Falconer and Norman Hassan, and long-time members Duncan Campbell, Martin Meredith, Lawrence Parry and Tony Mullings, the band will embark on their 40 date tour […]

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Mike & The Mechanics

Mike & The Mechanics, who have sold over ten million records worldwide – have announced their 2019 nationwide ‘Looking Back Over My Shoulder Tour’. An epic run of 34 UK concerts in February/March/April, including Carlisle on Sunday 3 March 2019. Mike & The Mechanics are Genesis founding member Mike Rutherford (Guitar), one of the UK’s […]

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James Come Home to the Sands Centre this spring

• What's on
• 9th January 2019
• Stephen Murphy

By Karl Connor British music royalty is coming to Cumbria – as James play their first show at the Sands Centre for over a decade. When the Manchester band bring their Living in Extraordinary Times tour to Carlisle on March 20th, it will mark a triumphant return to the venue – 12 years since their […]

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Cilla: The Musical Comes To Carlisle

CILLA – THE MUSICAL is a spectacular and heart-warming musical adaptation of the criticallyacclaimed ITV mini-series based on the early life of Cilla Black, by BAFTA award winner, Jeff Pope (The Moorside, Philomena, From The Cradle To The Grave, Mrs Biggs, Little Boy Blue). The story follows the extraordinary life of the ordinary teenage girl […]

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The League of Gentlemen Come to The Sands Centre

The League of Gentlemen will return to the stage in 2018 for their first UK tour in over 12 years with their brand new live show ‘The League of Gentlemen Live Again!’. See BAFTA Award winning comedy legends Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton, Mark Gatiss and Jeremy Dyson bring their dark and unhinged fictional village of […]

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The Sands Centre Presents The Proclaimers

The Proclaimers to play Carlisle gig on  Saturday 28 July 2018 at The Sands centre. 2015/16 saw The Proclaimers tour extensively around the World with 150 shows, which began in Kelso and ended in San Diego. Highlights along the way included their 6th appearance at Glastonbury, T In The Park, Cambridge, V Festivals, CarFest, Hong […]

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Mike & The Mechanics Set For Sands Centre Date

• Events, Music Scene, What's on
• 22nd May 2018
• Stephen Murphy

Mike & The Mechanics, who have sold over ten million records worldwide – announce their 2019 nationwide ‘Looking Back Over My Shoulder Tour’ – an epic run of 34 UK concerts in February/March/April, including Carlisle on Sunday 3 March 2019. Mike & The Mechanics are Genesis founding member Mike Rutherford (Guitar), one of the UK’s […]

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