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Also in this week's edition:
Carlisle city centre is set to be transformed into a festive winter wonderland this December with the return of the Carlisle Christmas Market between Friday 1 and Sunday 17 December.
Held in the pedestrianised shopping area, outside the Old Town Hall, preparations are underway for the festive open-air event.
Featuring local and visiting traders, the market will have over 40 Alpine style chalets and festive themed trading units selling a wide range of gifts, crafts, food and drink.
Opening hours:
- Monday to Wednesday: 10am - 6pm (bar closes at 8pm).
- Thursday: 10am - 8pm (bar closes at 8pm).
- Friday and Saturday: 10am - 6pm (bar closes at 8pm).
- Sunday: 10am - 5pm (bar closes at 7pm).
The event is organised by Market Place Europe with support from Cumberland Council.
A Teenage Market will also be held in The Lanes on Saturday 2 December and will coincide with Small Business Saturday.
Whilst all stalls are now booked there are still opportunities to perform at the market. If you are a singer, dancer, actor, musician or comedian sign up and get involved! Simply create your performer profile on the Teenage Market website - and then apply to take part in the Carlisle Teenage Market on Saturday 2 December 2023.
With over 44,000 people visiting the centre on the same weekend last year the Teenage Market is a fantastic opportunity for young traders, performers, dance or theatre schools to raise their profile within the city.
We have launched our winter Holiday Activity and Food programme. This initiative aims to provide a range of engaging activities and nutritious meals for eligible children during the upcoming Christmas holidays.
The Holiday Activity and Food programme is funded by the Department for Education and has been running since 2021. The scheme provides a wide range of activities during the school holidays and for each day young people attend they receive a warm nutritious meal.
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Get ready for a sprinkle of holiday cheer as Dragonfly Drama prepares to hit the road with their mini-tour of 'The Cookie Inspector'. This delightful show promises to be a festive treat, brimming with fun, laughter, music, and Christmas magic.
The Dragonfly drama group are based within Broadacre House, Carlisle Day Services for adults with learning disabilities.
Rehearsals are in full swing, and the entire cast and crew are enthusiastically diving into their roles and crafting enchanting props to make this production truly special.
Residents of Cumberland are being urged to create Christmas cards and send them to their local care homes to bring festive cheer to residents.
The 'Cards for Kindness' project was originally set up in summer 2018 and has since grown across Lancashire and Cumbria, with almost 200 care homes in these areas now participating.
Loneliness is a growing problem among older people, and in care homes, it can be a particularly difficult issue to resolve. These homemade cards, which will bring a smile to recipients' faces and prompt conversations, can be shared with your nearest participating care home directly, find a home here: LSC Integrated Care Board | Cards for Kindness (icb.nhs.uk)
A reminder that the Christmas Memorial Services at Distington Hall Crematorium will be held on Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 December at 6pm on both days.
To secure your place or add a loved one’s name to our on-screen tribute list that will run during the service, call 01946 598305 or email. The deadline for supplying a loved one’s name is Friday 1 December.
Originally opening to the public on 8 November 1893, Carlisle's Tullie museum and gallery is celebrating its 130th birthday this month. Since 2011, the museum has operated as an independent charitable trust.
Its birthday comes with exciting news of redevelopment. Project Tullie is the museum's phased redevelopment programme taking place over the next few years. The first phase was the Costume Collection galleries which opened in 2021. The second phase will create a new entrance and welcome area, including a new ground-floor gallery. Building work on Phase 2 of the project is set to start in January 2024, and so the museum will be closed from 24 December until summer 2024 to allow this exciting work to take place.
This latest development has been made possible with funding from the UK Government’s Town’s Fund and Future High Streets Fund.
We are supporting the 16 Days of Action Against Gender Based Violence international campaign that runs from 25 November (the United Nations Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) to 10 December (Human Rights Day) and encourages action and awareness against all forms of violence against women and girls.
Mary-Claire Telford, Project Delivery Lead- Domestic Abuse, said;
"The campaign highlights the urgent need to address gender-based violence and promotes the protection of women's rights. We're working with key partners to support the campaign such as the police and NHS, and we'll be sharing important messages throughout the 16 days on Cumberland Council’s social media channels. Our council buildings will also be lit orange to show solidarity for victims of gender-based violence and domestic abuse."
Help is available for anyone affected by these issues. For more information go to https://legacy.cumberland.gov.uk/communitysafety/DomesticViolence/default.asp
We have successfully prosecuted a Hallbankgate resident for selling animals without a licence.
Virginia Nelson, of Fellbeck View, pleaded guilty to two offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, in the first case of its kind held at Carlisle Magistrates' court on 15 November.
Ms Nelson admitted the offences of failing to be licensed for the activity of selling animals as pets in the course of a business.
On Tuesday our Trading Standards team prosecuted a trader who conned an elderly Silloth resident out of more than £5,000.
Maurice James Jesse Penfold, of London, pleaded guilty at Carlisle Crown Court, on November 21, to six offences under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Act 2008.
The charges relate to property maintenance and upgrade jobs Mr Penfold carried out in August 2021 when the victim paid £5,350.
Mr Penfold had been employed to increase the insulation and to soundproof the elderly gentleman’s static home. Mr Penfold quoted high prices for unnecessary work and carried out the work to low standard. The materials used were inferior to those he quoted for.
Mr Penfold claimed:
- to have 25 years’ experience and to be a member of the Guild of Master craftsmen.
- the roof coating would be 3mm thick.
- work carried out would decrease heat loss by at least 40 per cent
- the price charged was fair and reasonable
- the products used were of good quality
All claims were untrue.
We will be enhancing our street cleaning capabilities with the introduction of a state-of-the-art gum removal machine.
We have integrated the cutting-edge gum-busting machine into our street-cleansing equipment, which can significantly improve the removal of chewing gum from pavements during the regular street and power washing routines.
This addition follows our successful application for a £25,000 grant from the Chewing Gum Taskforce, managed by charity Keep Britain Tidy, earlier in the year.
We have invested £112,000 in a resurfacing project at Dyke Nook on the A591.
The resurfacing work comprised of a carriageway resurfacing project which enhanced the road's durability and quality. This involved reshaping the road surface, replacing ironwork for future maintenance accessibility, and renewing line markings throughout.
The resurfacing project was completed earlier this month.
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We have also invested £160,000 in a resurfacing project in Keswick.
The works took place in the autumn and were on the A5271 on the Main Street in Keswick, from the mini roundabout near Booths to Crosthwaite Road.
The resurfacing work comprised of a carriageway resurfacing project which enhances the road's durability and quality. This involved reshaping the road surface, replacing ironwork for future maintenance accessibility, and renewing line markings throughout.
We have this week announced the upcoming phase of progress for the Carlisle Station Gateway project.
The Carlisle Station Gateway project, a strategic regeneration project included in the Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal, is an initiative that targets the rejuvenation of both Carlisle city centre and the broader Borderlands region.
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