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  Events for Thursday, 26 November 2020
  • Disparate Romantics: Robert Morrison
    Professor Robert Morrison joins Jeff Cowton and Simon Bainbridge to discuss his new book The Regency Revolution, which has been shortlisted for the Historical Writers Association prize for the best in non-fiction historical writing. This is an online event.
    VENUE: Wordsworth Grasmere
    DATE:  26th November 2020
    TIME: 19:30 - 21:00
  • Usher's Island
    Usher's Island sees the coming together of five of the most acclaimed and influential names in Irish Traditional music - Andy Irvine and Donal Lunny, both members of Planxty, Paddy Glackin, a founding member of The Bothy Band, the ubiquitous Michael McGoldrick, formerly of Lunasa and Capercaillie, and John Doyle who has played with many of the greatest names in Irish music, including Solas, Liz Carroll, Eileen Ivers and Mary Black, not to mention driving the rhythm section of the hugely popular Transatlantic Sessions. Each member of Usher's Island is a talented soloist in their own right, but in this new band they offer a blend of old and young and of vocal and instrumental talents that results in exceptional music and dynamic live performances.
    VENUE: Brewery Arts
    DATE:  26th November 2020
    TIME: 19:30 - 23:00
  Recurring events in this month
  • Who Do You Think You Are Family History Group
    Join us for our FREE monthly Family History group session. It's a great opportunity to get tips on using Find My Past and Ancestry and to share information and ideas with others. No need to book, just drop-in on the second Monday of the month, 10am - 12noon.
  • IT Drop In
    Monthly IT Drop In sessions with Age UK South Lakeland volunteers supporting the community with any queries or problems regarding Laptops, Tablets or Smart Phones. Try Cumbria libraries online offer of FREE eBooks, eAudiobooks, newspapers, magazines, and more. Monthly Drop In from2 to 4 pm on the last Thursday of every month.
  • Seaton Breastfeeding and Peer Support Group
    Starting on Monday 4th February from 1-3pm we will be hosting weekly drop-in sessions for pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers and babies. Sessions facilitated by trained breastfeeding peer supporters. For more information contact Elaine Lewis on 07900053041. Email: Elaine.lewis@cumbria.gov.uk
  • West Cumbria Carers at Workington Library
    Caring for a loved one? Baffled by benefits? Confused by Carers Allowance? Get free information and support at Workington Library. We can help with applications for: Carers Allowance, attendance allowance, personal independence payment, council tax discounts, access to grants and other funding. Appointments take place on the 1st Tuesday of every month between 10am and 1.oopm. Appointments must be booked in advance by calling 01900 821976
  • Knit and Natter
    Bring along your knitting, crochet or needlework and join us for a coffee and a natter in Café West at Workington Library. Swap patterns, show off your handiwork and meet new people. Beginners welcome. Interested. Come along every Thursday from 10-12
  • Knit and Natter
    Are you interested in sewing, embroidery, knitting, crochet and much more. Come along, bring your project and share hints and tips, swap patterns, meet new people or learn new skills. Refreshments provided. Come along on the first and third Friday of every month from 1-2.30.
  • Lego Club - Workington Library
    This is an unsupervised weekly session every Saturday from 11am to 12pm for children aged 5 and up. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Come along and have fun building models based on a theme. Booking is essential as places are limited. Places may be booked by calling in to Workington Library or telephoning on 01900 706170.
  • Ancestry Sessions
    Places are limited so please book on 01229 407373
  • Knit and Natter
    Join in with some friendly chat and a bit of knitting.
  • Music, Rhythm and Rhyme at Wigton Library
    Join us for Rhymetime at Wigton Library 10.30-11 on Fridays from Friday 14th June. These sessions are aimed at babies and toddlers and run every Friday (Term time only)
  • Community Learning and Skills - Employability Drop-In
    Community Learning and Skills invite you to come along to talk to them about employability and what that means for you. Pop along to the Local History Room in Workington Library on Monday afternoons from 2-5 to find out more
  • Credit Union Advice
    Whitehaven, Egremont & District Credit Union at Distington Library. If you live in the Distington area, you can speak to their friendly Adviser about any issues affecting you or your family. These may include benefits, housing, employment or debt difficulties.
  • Affinity Credit Union At Keswick Library
    Keswick's Affinity Credit Union will be hosting drop-in information and advice sessions at Keswick Library on the second Wednesday of every month between 9.30 and 11am. The service will launch on Wednesday September 11th between 9.30 am and 11 am. Please drop in to any session to find out how you can get help with practical money saving techniques such as choosing an energy supplier, living healthily on less, budgeting, saving, along with little tips for making your money go further. There's no need to make an appointment just pop in and have a chat.
  • Crafternoon Club at Carlisle Library
    Do you like knitting, crochet, embroidery or English paper piecing patchwork? Bring your own work along, share patterns and ideas, work on group projects. Beginners welcome. Every Thursday, 1-4pm.
  • Saturdays @ 11
    Drop-in to Carlisle Library for our Saturday morning activity sessions. Local history talks, craft activities or a session with the Tiny Tablet, all ages are welcome. No need to book, just call in. Under 8s must be accompanied by an adult. For more information call Carlisle Library on 01228 227312.
  • Memory Matters Carers Support at Carlisle Library
    Local support group for people who care for someone living with dementia or early signs of memory loss. The Memory Matters team from Carleton Clinic run the session, no need to book, just call in.
  • Citizens' Advice at Keswick Library
    Citizens' Advice sessions will run in Keswick Library every Tuesday starting on 1st October. This is by appointment only and appointment times will be 10.00am, 11.00am and 1.00pm. To book please ring Citizen's Advice Allerdale on 01900 604735
  • Games for Wellbeing
    Come and join us at Wigton Library fortnightly from 2 to 4 to play old school games, socialise and have some fun. Refreshments are provided. For more information on this group contact Lesley on 07557 076013.
  • Walking for Health
    Walking is a great way to get fit, explore what's on your doorstep and make new friends. Join us for a short relaxed stroll around Vulcan Park, Workington. We'll meet at 11am in the foyer of Workington Library every Tuesday. The walk will be at a relaxed pace and take between 20 - 30 minutes. The route is flat, with places to sit and rest if required, so the walk is suitable for all ages and abilities. No pre-booking is required but it's helpful if you let us know that you'll be joining us. Please confirm by email or phone: Email: office@workingtontowncouncil.gov.uk Phone: 01900 702986
  • Stories with Maureen at Carlisle Library
    Come and listen to your favourite stories, and let us introduce you to some new ones! This storytime session for under 5's is every Saturday, 10.30-11am. It's free and children must be accompanied by an adult.
  • Storytime
    Storytime for Pre-school children and their carers is held on a Tuesday morning (termtime) at 10 am. Come along with your little ones and enjoy half and hour of stories and rhymes.
  • Baby Bounce at Carlisle Library
    Free drop-in session with songs and rhymes for under 3s and their parents and carers. Every Tuesday during term time, 10.15-10.45am.
  • Junior Chess Club
    Brush up your strategic thinking skills at this friendly after-school club. Beginners also welcome! Every Tuesday after school until 4.45pm
  • Baby Bounce at Carlisle Library
    Free drop-in session with songs and rhymes for children under 3 and their parents and carers. Every Wednesday during term time: 2-2.30pm.
  • LEGO Club at Carlisle Library
    Free session for children aged 4 and over to have fun and get creative with LEGO. Every Thursday, term time only, 4:00-4:45pm. Advance booking is required.
  • Toddler Time at Carlisle Library
    Free drop-in session for children under 5 and their parents and carers. Join us for toys, songs and rhymes.
  • Employability Drop-In
    Community Learning and Skills invite you to come along to talk to them about employability and what that means for you. Pop along to the main library on the 1st floor between 2-5pm on Mondays to find out more
  • Mindful Mondays - Workington Library
    Come and join us every Monday from 3 to 5pm in Workington Library and enjoy the soothing effect of colouring in.
  • Mindful Mondays - Aspatria Local Link
    Come and join us every Monday from 3 to 5pm in Aspatria Local Link Library and enjoy the soothing effect of colouring in.
  • Mindful Mondays - Keswick Library
    Come and join us every Monday from 3 to 5pm in Keswick Library and enjoy the soothing effect of colouring in.
  • Mindful Mondays - Maryport Library
    Come and join us every Monday from 3 to 5pm in Maryport Library and enjoy the soothing effect of colouring in.
  • Mindful Mondays - Moorclose Library
    Come and join us every Monday from 3 to 5pm in Moorclose Library and enjoy the soothing effect of colouring in.
  • Mindful Mondays - Seaton Library
    Come and join us every Monday from 3 to 5pm in Seaton Library and enjoy the soothing effect of colouring in.
  • Mindful Mondays - Silloth Local Link
    Come and join us every Monday from 3 to 5pm in Silloth Local Link and enjoy the soothing effect of colouring in.
  • Mindful Mondays - Wigton Library
    Come and join us every Monday from 3 to 5pm in Wigton Library and enjoy the soothing effect of colouring in.
  • Rymetime at Maryport Library
    Join us on Tuesdays from 10.30-11am (term time only) for Rhyme Time. The sessions are aimed at babies and toddlers. An excellent way to meet other parents/carers and have fun whilst learning.
  • Literary and Philosophical group
    This poetry group meets on the second, third and fourth Tuesday of every month from 4-5pm. We are always looking for new members. Please feel free to pop along to the next meeting.
  • Craft Club
    Join us every Wednesday from 1.30-3.30pm and have a go at crafts and meet new people. Everyone is welcome.
  • Anorexics and Bulimics Anonymous
    If you or someone you know has an eating disorder please come along to our friendly group Anorexics and Bulimics Anonymous (ABA). For more information contact Janice on 07730431520
  • BAPS Breasfeeding and Peer Support Group - Maryport Library
    Launched on Thursday 6th February Maryport Library is hosting weekly drop-in sessions from 9.30-10.30 every Thursday for pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers and babies. Sessions facilitated by trained breastfeeding peer supporters. For more information contact Elaine Lewis on 07900053041. Email: Elaine.lewis@cumbria.gov.uk
  • Alcoholics Anonymous
    Is drinking alcohol costing you more than money? If so, please come along to the weekly Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) group where you can find out more about AA's programme of recovery. For more information telephone Elaine Lewis on 07900053041.
  • Jigsaw Fridays - Workington Library
    Drop in to Workington Library for a relaxing day of putting together jigsaws. We have childrens and adult jigsaws available.
  • Jigsaw Fridays - Keswick Library
    Drop in to Keswick Library for a relaxing day of putting together jigsaws. We have childrens and adult jigsaws available.
  • Jigsaw Fridays - Maryport Library
    Drop in to Maryport Library for a relaxing day of putting together jigsaws. We have childrens and adult jigsaws available.
  • Jigsaw Fridays - Moorclose Library
    Drop in to Moorclose Library for a relaxing day of putting together jigsaws. We have childrens and adult jigsaws available.
  • Jigsaw Fridays - Silloth Local Link
    Drop in to Silloth Local Links for a relaxing day of putting together jigsaws. We have childrens and adult jigsaws available.
  • Jigsaw Fridays - Aspatria Local Link
    Drop in to Aspatria Local Link Library for a relaxing afternoon of putting together jigsaws. We have childrens and adult jigsaws available.
  • Moorclose Marra-Time
    Do you or someone you know need a friendly ear? We can offer advice and support on health and wellbeing, benefits, housing, family concerns, employment, bereavement and self confidence. Come along for a cuppa and a crack at Moorclose Library on Fridays from 1.30pm to 3.30pm
  • Jigsaw Fridays - Seaton Library
    Drop in to Seaton Library for a relaxing afternoon of putting together jigsaws. We have childrens and adult jigsaws available.
  • Board Game Saturday
    Come and join us every Saturday at Maryport Library for some fun and competitive board gaming. For all ages
  • Autism Sensory Session
    Enjoy all that the library has to offer including books, DVD's and computers as well as our designated area with a dark den & special sensory resources available every Saturday.
  • Lego Club - Maryport Library
    Maryport Library This is an unsupervised weekly session every Saturday from 11.00-12.00pm for children aged 5 and up. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Come along and have fun building models based on a theme.
  • Lego Club - Silloth Local Link
    Silloth Local Link This is an unsupervised weekly session every Saturday from 11.00-12.00pm for children aged 5 and up. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Come along and have fun building models based on a theme.
  • Lego Club - Wigton Library
    Wigton Library This is an unsupervised weekly session every Saturday from 11.00-11.45am for children aged 5 and up. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Come along and have fun building models based on a theme.
  • Saturday Crafts
    Join Sharon for a regular drop-in children's craft activity at Workington Library. We will be getting creative every Saturday at 12.30. No need to book.
  • Rhyme Time
    Rhyming session for toddlers with their parents/carers Free drop in, no need to book.
  • Rhymetime at Workington Library
    Calling all 0-4 year olds! Come and join us for songs, rhymes and stories at Workington Library on Mondays from 11am to 11.30am. Term time only.
  • Pins and Needles
    Free drop-in for those interested in knitting, crochet, sewing, cross stitch etc. Bring along your own choice of project. If you would like to join in, please enquire at the desk and a member of staff will introduce you to the group.
  • Carer Group
    Free. For information, support or a friendly ear for those supporting someone with dementia or early stage memory loss.
  • CADAS Group
    Booking essential at the weekly support group with the friendly and supportive group. Call CADAS: county wide number 0300 111 4002, email: info@cadas.co.uk, or speak to Lorna on 07384 513027 / lornah@cadas.co.uk
  • English Cafe at Carlisle Library
    Join us at Carlisle Library with Community Learning and Skills and AWAZ for a free weekly English cafe for English language practice. Friendly environment to speak and learn English, play board games, have a coffee or tea and explore our online resources. Sign up for free English language classes and library membership. Drop-in session, no need to book.
  • Computer Sessions with Age UK
    Free one to one advice and guidance; booking is essential.
  • Games Galore
    Come along and play some traditional board games or, if you wish, bring along a favourite board game of your own. All ages welcome. Children under 8 years old must be accompanied.
  • PIns and Needles
    Bring along your knitting, sewing, or whatever you're working on and meet up with fellow crafters for a free cuppa and a chat. All welcome. We will be meeting up on 1st and the 3rd Monday of the month from 1.30-3.00pm starting on Monday 2nd March 2020.
  • Reading Group
    Join us on the first Tuesday of the month from 2-3pm. We are a friendly group and are always looking for new members. Phone Maryport Library on 01900 812384 for more information or just drop into the next session.
  • Shared reading group
    This group meets on the first Tuesday of every month from 4-5pm. We are always looking for new members. Please pop along to the next meeting.
  • Rethink - art textiles: Made in Britain
    Art Textiles: Made in Britain comprises of Bethan Ash, Louise Baldwin, Pauline Barnes, Jessica Grady, Cas Holmes, Rosie James, Edwina Mackinnon, Sandra Meech, Sylvia Paul, Stephanie Redfern, and Christine Restall, some of the leading textile artists working in Britain today. Their aim is to promote British art textiles and to ensure their future; to introduce them to new audiences and to continually stretch the boundaries with new, vibrant work.
  • Thread running through - Textilia 3
    The landscape in which we live, meet and work is a northern landscape largely shaped by cloth. Distinctive weavers cottages line the canals and perch on hillsides, tall mill chimneys dominate the valleys. We meet in a grand and richly furnished manor house created by mill owners, exhibit and seek inspiration and materials at converted mills in Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cumbria. Some of us have mill workers in our ancestry, weaving in our memories and in our blood. We are drawing on this rich history to create a series of exhibitions in 2019/20, exploring the thread that runs through our stories, landscapes and work, creating a body of work that weaves together mill workers and owners, beauty created and price paid, the heritage we live and take forward.
  • Calvert Online Charity Auction
    Mitchells Auction Company will run the Calvert Online Auction from Saturday 14th to 28th November. Lots to be sold can be viewed online at www.the-saleroom.com/mitchells from Thursday 12th November where people can also make bids for the lots. For over 40 years, the Lake District Calvert Trust has been facilitating safe accessible and challenging outdoor activities for people with disabilities from their centre near Keswick. However, a substantial fall in bookings due to the pandemic has meant a serious drop in income which is now threatening future operations. All proceeds from the Charity Auction will help to continue the essential service Calvert provides for people with disabilities.
  • Green Shoots exhibition
    A new group exhibition from region's premier artists collective. Green Shoots celebrates a new beginning for Green Door after the months without an exhibition. We've found a dichotomy during lockdown with some artists enjoying the time to create new work while others have struggled to find their creativity. The exhibition will feature work which reflects these challenges and the response to them but is also an open exhibition for work created this year by our members. Free of charge Open 10am to 4.30 pm, Tuesday to Sunday Winter Closing 25, 26 and 27 Dec, 1 Jan (please check www.up-front.com for Christmas opening hours)
  • Usher's Island
    Usher's Island sees the coming together of five of the most acclaimed and influential names in Irish Traditional music - Andy Irvine and Donal Lunny, both members of Planxty, Paddy Glackin, a founding member of The Bothy Band, the ubiquitous Michael McGoldrick, formerly of Lunasa and Capercaillie, and John Doyle who has played with many of the greatest names in Irish music, including Solas, Liz Carroll, Eileen Ivers and Mary Black, not to mention driving the rhythm section of the hugely popular Transatlantic Sessions. Each member of Usher's Island is a talented soloist in their own right, but in this new band they offer a blend of old and young and of vocal and instrumental talents that results in exceptional music and dynamic live performances.
  • Disparate Romantics: Robert Morrison
    Professor Robert Morrison joins Jeff Cowton and Simon Bainbridge to discuss his new book The Regency Revolution, which has been shortlisted for the Historical Writers Association prize for the best in non-fiction historical writing. This is an online event.