Winter 18
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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Rediscover Carlisle in 2018
The largest English city – yes, really – Carlisle is perfectly located for exploring Hadrian’s Wall and the Lake District National Park. But the city itself has a unique charm that you don’t need to venture far to uncover. This year, resolve to rediscover your city and everything that it has to offer, with some […]
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Wedding Trends for 2018
By Danielle Murphy If you are planning a wedding in 2018, exploring the trends of the year is a good place to start. From the dress to the décor, we’ve compiled some of this year’s upcoming trends to ensure your wedding is a show stopper. Last year saw the rise of metallic, a favourite being […]
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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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Oaktree Animals’ Charity Pet Project
Oaktree Animal Charity suggest some positive New Year’s resolutions for you and your pooch. It’s that time of year when we make resolutions to get fitter, lose weight and eat more healthily. The resolutions we make can often be a challenge, personal trainers can be expensive and gyms can be daunting places if going on […]
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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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Comedian Ed Byrne Brings His Biggest Ever Tour to Date to Carlisle
Comedian Ed Byrne brings his biggest ever tour to date to Carlisle this March. He broached parenting, politics and of course, Brexit. Ed Byrne has been an acclaimed stand-up (with audiences and critics alike) for 20 years now. His success with shows such as the Roaring Forties, Different Class and the 1998 Perrier-nominated A Night […]
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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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Carlisle Guide Issue 38 Jan/Feb
Welcome to our first issue of 2018 and a very happy New Year to all our friends, readers and advertisers. I hate New Years resolutions. We might as well be honest, most of you have probably already given up on them by now. I prefer instead to compile a list of a few, realistic, things […]
