Events in Allerdale

Enjoy a trip on the launch across Derwentwater followed by a delightful walk on easy paths with views over the Lake. Returning along the lakeshore with the option of finishing in a café which sells possibly the biggest scones in the world, this is a walk suitable for all abilities to enjoy some of the best of the Lake District. Ascent 460m, Distance 8km/5 miles, Grade C. For more information and to book email bookings@keswickrambles.org.uk or phone Halle on 07778446304. Join KR Guided Walks for Group Walks with experienced local leaders. Come and enjoy some hidden gems as well as the Lake District classics. If you are a keen walker and enjoy the company of a small group you are sure to find kindred spirits on these walks. Individuals, couples and groups are all welcome. More information and the full programme is available on our website below. Walks come in three grades : C - fairly easy walk on mixed ground; valleys or low fells. B - a good days walk with some steep ascents an

This exciting one day course is a wonderful opportunity to design and create a beautiful 'Nuno' felted scarf or wall hanging. With Julie Coghlan.

Starting with a boat trip and returning on the open top bus along Borrowdale this walk has a delightful ascent of Hindscarth's north ridge on a path that winds up through the heather over rocky steps, followed by a broad ridge to Dale Head and easy descent to Honister Pass. Ascent 800m, Distance 12km, Grade A. For more information and to book email bookings@keswickrambles.org.uk or phone Cathy on 017687 74824. Join KR Guided Walks for Group Walks with experienced local leaders. Come and enjoy some hidden gems as well as the Lake District classics. If you are a keen walker and enjoy the company of a small group you are sure to find kindred spirits on these walks. Individuals, couples and groups are all welcome. More information and the full programme is available on our website below. Walks come in three grades : C - fairly easy walk on mixed ground; valleys or low fells. B - a good days walk with some steep ascents and descents; quite strenuous. A - a serious walk going high wit

It is June of the new Millennium. For eighty-year old Peter Walker, ex-Battle of Britain pilot, an unexpected new challenge is about to begin. From the comfort of the Silver Birches Retirement Home, he must once again find the resilience, determination and strength to do what must be done. As he re-lives past glories, losses, wartime experiences, family memories and the heady days of blue skies and battles, he searches for the answer to the biggest question so far! Personal, charming, funny and inventive, ‘Spitfire Solo’ is one man’s battle for survival, the second time around. Blending theatre, music and film, one man plays a multitude of characters and recreates The Battle of Britain - onstage!

Organised by the non-profit voluntary group the Solway Trust, and making the most of Maryport's beautiful harbour and strong maritime tradition, next year's Maryport Harbour Festival really will offer fun for all the family! The opening night of Friday the 24th May will start with a bang; with British Progressive Rock legends Mostly Autumn bringing their epic sound that has toured the world to the harbourside marquee! Friday also sees local favourites and hard-rocking stalwarts The Bullfrogs and Collision providing the firm footing and support for an explosively entertaining evening! Saturday will take listeners in the Marquee on a musical voyage through the ages! Fresh from the running of the annual trawler race, festival goers will be transported to the 1950's with the golden age of rock and roll with the 45's before swiftly being whisked away to the Irish folk revival of the 60's with Tipperary's Keltic Kats making the journey from Ireland especially for the Harbour Festival! Lat

It’s wartime 1944 and in sleepy Merton-cum-Middlewick the most urgent conflict seems to be over who is decorating the church pulpit for the Harvest Festival. Ex-actress Penelope is struggling to settle in to her new role as demure vicar’s wife - but all that is about to change as her handsome former co-star, an escaped German prisoner of war, a bishop and several vicars descend on her house in one night of utter chaos. This screwball comedy is family-friendly farce at its most frantic and hilarious, leaving you just as breathless as Merton’s madcap residents.

Can you keep a secret? No. Not ever? No. What did happen at 87 Hackford Road in Brixton in the early 1870s? Research has shown that the young Vincent van Gogh stayed there and that he shared the house with the widow Ursula Loyer, her daughter Eugenie and another lodger called Sam. Through a series of intimate scenes in the kitchen of the house, Nicholas Wright’s beautiful ‘what if’ play imagines the relationships between these characters as they wrestle with love and depression, politics and art. A fascinating and atmospheric play, perfect for our intimate Studio theatre.