Just a 5 minute walk from Whitehaven railway station. Families can enjoy a range of crafts and activities at the harbourside attraction, which has four floors of exhibitions and interactive displays. Every day between April 1 and 9, at 11am and 2pm, children can paint and decorate a ceramic egg basket and make an Easter …
Just a 10-minute walk from Whitehaven Railway Station. THE BEACON Museum is celebrating science this half term with a range of hands-on workshops and exciting events. ‘Gravity, forces and space’ is the theme of Science Week, running from February 18 – 26. It kicks off with a visit from a special visitor on the 18th …
Only 1.4 miles from Millom railway station. A MULTI-TERRAIN running festival will be held on Copeland’s coast in May, as part of the Connecting Cumbria’s Hidden Coast programme. Run The Edge – organised by the Millom Striders running club on behalf of Copeland Borough Council – will take place around the breathtaking Duddon Estuary area …
The children at Flimby Primary School have designed a new Christmas banner that will be displayed at Flimby railway station over the festive period alongside some fresh seasonal wreaths. Here are some of the children who had their drawings chosen to brighten up the station. This years theme is Christmas cards which makes all the …
Kath and the station adopters have once again pulled out all the stops to remember those who have lost their lives in the line of duty. With the assistance of the Old Aspatria Facebook Group, Kath put a call out to see if there would be anyone willing to assist with her with this wonderful …
Once again, Community Rail Cumbria and station adopters hosted the University of Hertfordshire at Workington railway station. Following on from the success of last year, Dr Joseph Hall – Lecturer in Social & Cultural Geography chose to come back and continue to explore the human geography theme of heritage by focusing on industrial heritage and how Workington’s …
Allerdale Local Focus Hub partners are joining forces to help tackle the issue of fly-tipping and anti-social behaviour in the borough as part of an ongoing multi-agency collaboration known as Operation Respect. The first of four events took place during Antisocial Behaviour (ASB) Awareness Week (19-25 July) at the Oval Centre in Workington. Operation Respect …
Just a 5-minute walk from Maryport railway station …. The county’s favourite food festival returns to Maryport this summer for a two-day extravaganza of local flavours and family fun. The Taste Cumbria ‘Taste of the Sea’ event takes place in the pretty harbour town on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 August 2022 and its main …
Cumbria County Council welcomes working in collaboration with Community Rail Cumbria to add the exhibition of The Rails Which Circled the World’ heritage project at Workington railway station. May 2021 witnessed the opening of The Rails Which Circled the World’ heritage project at Workington railway station, a project that has transformed this wonderful railway station …
The Wasdale Shuttle bus will make your visit to Wasdale easier for you and better for the climate, the community and the landscape. Parking in the valley is limited, but at peak times you can park in the pop-up car park in Nether Wasdale and catch the bus to Wasdale Head. Thanks to grant funding …