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Christmas Trail around Town to get people in the mood for Christmas!
Workington Town Council has teamed up with Washington Square Shopping Centre to bring a fun and festive trail to Workington. The trail will run from 18th November – 2nd December and involves 30 Christmas friends hidden in shop windows around Washington Square Shopping Centre. Each Christmas friend has a name and the challenge is for people to […]
Whinlatter Winter Wonderland
Whinlatter is a thrill-seekers paradise in the summer but over winter it blossoms into a magical wonderland. Perched at the top of the fell the snow can lay on Whinlatter when it doesn’t further down and visitors are delighted when the forest looks like a scene out of a fairy tale. A trip to Whinlatter […]
Fishy Family Fun at the Lake District Aquarium
Mark Vollers, from the Lake District Aquarium, explains why the attraction in Maryport is still a big hit after 22 years. What qualities make a visitor attraction successful? As someone who has been involved in this business all my working life, I know that customer service is paramount. If you can meet, and then exceed, […]
Crummock Water – Our Lakes series
Crammed between its upstart neighbour of Buttermere and the tranquil Loweswater, our lakes series casts its eye over Crummock water. Like Loweswater further down the valley, Crummock is often overlooked by visitors who tend to stick to nearby Buttermere. But Crummock is dramatic and it has much to reward those that can break themselves […]
Harrington Kite Festival – Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th August
Workington Town Council are putting on a number of free family fun days over the school summer holidays. Brush off your cape and dig out your finest costume because everyone is invited to join in for two free family fun days with a special superhero theme. There will be lots to do for the whole […]
Cumbria’s Great Indoors – Get the kids out
Feature image by Gav Grozier Cumbria’s Great Indoors So the kids have been on holidays for a couple of weeks now and it’s got to the point that you just need to get them out of the house for the sake of your sanity. Queue the bad weather for the weekend. Suddenly the […]
Take to the skies this summer
Some of us may soon be jetting off for our holidays from the newly opened Carlisle Airport but the site is also home to the fascinating Solway Aviation Museum. The museum is home to a collection of aircraft, artefacts and displays reflecting Britain’s position as a world leader in aircraft design and innovation at the […]
Come one and all to Austin Friars Open Week 14th – 18th October
The Open Week this October is the perfect opportunity to find out if Austin Friars is right for you and your child. The School’s core motivation is to educate the ‘whole person’ and to focus on each individual child; to nurture and develop his or her unique potential. To equip pupils not just with knowledge, […]
Be Your Own Superhero at Harrington Family Fun Day
Calling all superheroes! Harrington Family Fun Day is on Saturday 27 July and it has a very special theme: Be Your Own Superhero. The event is scheduled to take place from 1pm – 4pm and will be located in a marquee at Harrington harbourside. Activities will include face painting, football skills, storytelling and superhero themed […]
58. The King Scallop (Pecten Maximus) Wildlife of the Solway
This ‘seashell’ icon is widely recognised by the public as it has long been in use by the oil company Shell as it’s logo. The image is fact based on a King Scallop (Pecten maximus) shell, a shellfish species found in numerous localities in the Eastern Atlantic from Norway to Spain. They are filter […]
