Cumberland Council's spectacular artisan fete returns for another extravaganza!
We are excited to announce another free fete at the Distington Walled Garden on Saturday 30 September.
Following the success of the Cumberland Council fetes held in April and July, the council is eager to continue showcasing the talents of local artisans and vendors. They have planned another Artisan Fete which will be held between 10am and 4pm.
The event will include a variety of local businesses showcasing their crafts at an outdoor market. Visitors can expect to find a diverse array of handmade items, ranging from woodcarving and leather goods to soft furnishings and candles.
A Cumbria Business Expo 2023, held at Carlisle Racecourse this week, has been hailed a success by the event sponsor Cumberland Council.
The Business Expo was Shout Expo’s fourth annual B2B exhibition in the North West and was first time the event had been held in Cumbria. Shout Expo already organise and deliver large, annual B2B exhibitions in Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Liverpool.
The inaugural Cumbria Business Expo was the largest B2B exhibition in the region, with almost 100 exhibitors and 1,000 visitors in attendance. With extensive social media coverage before, during and after the event, and highly competitive partnership and exhibitor packages available, Cumbria Business Expo offered businesses unlimited opportunities for new leads and brand promotion.
Many of you will recall we had to close the events area at the Sands Centre in Carlisle recently due to the presence of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in the building's structure. The new swimming pool and leisure side of the Sands is unaffected and remains open as normal.
Following the recent change in government guidance on the use of RAAC in buildings, a detailed assessment of The Sands’ events space is continuing.
RAAC concrete has been identified in the roof of the events centre and action needs to be taken by the council to ensure the safe use of the auditorium.
Specialist structural engineers, working on behalf of the council, are looking at the potential long-term solutions as well as what mitigating steps could be taken to allow the space to continue hosting events for a temporary period.
We will provide updates as soon as they are available.
As the assessments are ongoing, we have advised GLL that the events centre needs to remain closed. GLL will postpone events in October. These are in addition the postponements already put in place for events in September. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause however safety is at the heart of any decision we make.
GLL will make every effort to reschedule dates for the affected events. They will contact ticket holders with updates.
The decision to temporarily close the events space is a precautionary step and does not impact on the day to day running of the main leisure centre. The new main Sands Centre building is unaffected, which includes the pools, gym, sports halls, café, bars and restaurant.
GLL spokesperson added:
“At the request of Cumberland Council, we are postponing all events in October. Once the time frames become clearer, we will be able to update ticket holders as to the status of the future events programme.
“At this time, there is no need for customers to contact the box office, and rest assured that we will be in touch to discuss options with ticket holders once we’re able to do so."
...and an update on closure of pavements in Devonshire Street, Carlisle
Earlier in the week we took the decision to close parts of the footway in Devonshire Street in Carlisle following concerns about safety. On Friday we were able to issue some more positive news:
"After conducting additional evaluations and reinforcing the basements of some properties along Devonshire Street, we are pleased to announce that we can now reopen the pathways for pedestrian access.
Please note that we will maintain barriers over the light wells in front of John Taylor, Thin White Duke, Nationwide, Pizza Express and Scott Duff and Co. We kindly request that people refrain from removing these barriers, as they have been installed to ensure pedestrian safety.
We extend our thanks to all businesses and the public for their ongoing cooperation and understanding.
Cumberland Council is committed to working closely with the affected businesses, their occupiers, and will continue conversations with businesses next week. We extend our thanks to them and the public for their cooperation and understanding during this temporary inconvenience.
The Carlisle Place Project for Devonshire Street will continue next week, with the trial excavations resuming."
Taste Cumbria
A big thank you to everyone who joined us this weekend in Cockermouth for the latest Taste Cumbria food festival. Unfortunately, we had to cut the event short due to the poor weather on Sunday.
Therefore it was great to see so many people out on the streets of Cockermouth enjoying the festival on Saturday - so much so many of the stalls sold out!
More on Taste Cumbria can be found online.
Picture credit: Tom Kay Photographic
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There has been a small number of missed collections of refuse and recycling this week.
Therefore, Allerdale Waste Services asked that where possible, residents kept their bins out for collection. Additional vehicles and crews were working hard to try and get back to all missed properties.
However if bins have not been emptied by the end of the day on Saturday 23 September, residents should present their bins for collection on the next scheduled collection date.
Allerdale Waste Services resumed full garden waste collections this week and will be reintroducing the collection of paper and cardboard week commencing Monday 25 September.
Residents can check their waste collection calendar online.
Early years educators are being invited to attend free Active Start training sessions.
Active Start is a programme managed by Active Cumbria which brings the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum to life through physical activity and active play.
Sessions include practical activities which teach new skills to incorporate active play and movement into daily lessons.
New Active Start course dates out now - Active Cumbria
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