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Arts & Culture
Activities for Families & Children
Music
Community Support
Environmental Activities
Historical Activities
Sporting Activities
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Arts & Culture
Penrith Winter Droving
The Winter Droving is here this Saturday- will you be there?
The iconic Penrith Winter Droving is back this Saturday (28 October) offering an abundance of entertainment with a torchlight procession rounding off a day of arts, music, a funfair, masquerade and magical carnivalesque goings on!
Created by Eden Arts, the Winter Droving is one of the town's key signature events, which we are pleased to have been able to support with a £5,000 grant!
We hope everyone enjoys the day!
For more information about the event, please visit the Eden Arts website.
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Alhambra Penrith: Spotlight Alternative
Name Me Lawland
Synopsis:
Void of any language or a true sense of self, Lawand struggles to adapt to his new home in Derbyshire, England, after a traumatic and turbulent year seeking asylum throughout Europe.
Date & Time: Sunday 29 October, 17:15
Book: Alhambra Penrith | Name Me Lawand
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Our River... Our Sky
Synopsis:
Winner of the 2022 British Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Performance. Set in 2006 against the backdrop of intense sectarian war, Our River… Our Sky follows the stories of a small Baghdad community trying to find some semblance of normality and hope despite unpredictable violence, turmoil, and loss.
Date & Time: Wednesday 1 November, 19:45
Book: Alhambra Penrith | Our River... Our Sky
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The Pigeon Tunnel
Synopsis:
Filmmaker Errol Morris pulls back the curtain on the storied life and career of David Cornwell, the former spy known to the literary world as John le Carré.
Date & Time: Monday 6 November, 19:45
Book: Alhambra Penrith | The Pigeon Tunnel
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Savage Waters
Synopsis:
A tantalizing passage in a 19th-century treasure hunter's journal inspires modern adventurers to find surf.
Date & Time: Wednesday 8 November, 19:45
Book: Alhambra Penrith | Savage Waters
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Please note: All films are being shown at Penrith Alhambra Cinema, Middlegate, Penrith, CA11 7PT
EVAN Autumn Open Art Exhibition
Featuring a fresh and vibrant display of 2D and 3D work from over 70 local artists!
Activities for Families & Children
Christmas Light Switch On Event
Get in the festive spirit with the Penrith BID's Christmas Light Switch on event!
Family friendly entertainment with live bands, Christmas tractor parade from 5pm, culminating in a Christmas lights switch on at 6pm in the centre of town with a special guest!
Date & Time: 18 November, from 2pm.
For more information about the event, please visit the Penrith Christmas Sparkle 2023 Facebook Page.
Music
EVAN Music
Eden Valley Touring Network
Watch live music gigs all around the Eden Valley as part of the Eden Valley Touring Network!
Coming up in the next couple of weeks:
Alan Deen, Briar & Bramble
- Venue: Dufton Village Hall
- Date & Time: Friday 3 November 2023, doors open at 7pm
Jilly Jarman, Pete Garnett
- Venue: Stainton Village Hall
- Date & Time: Friday 10 November 2023, doors open at 7pm
Mark Stivvy, Neil McHardy
- Venue: The Old Courthouse
- Date & Time: Friday 17 November 2023, doors open at 7pm
Admission fee: £5 - pay on the door at the venue or by contacting the venue directly beforehand.
For more information, please visit the EVAN website.
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Anthems of Rock @ Penrith Playhouse
Live Rock Music!
Some people just wish they lived in another era, the era of classic rock!
Anthems of Rock takes you back to the heyday of 80’s rock. Telling the story of how 3 men born in the 90’s grew up listening to what they define as ‘real music’ and have to come to terms with the fact that not only were they born too late to experience it but the music industry has moved on; or has it?
This rock opera is like nothing you’ve seen before! With fireworks, flames, amazing lighting and exacting attention to detail with 3 West End credited vocalists and backed by one of the best 5-piece bands on the planet, relive the hits from Journey, Aerosmith, Queen, Bon Jovi, Kiss, AC/DC, Van Halen, and many more!
If you are a fan of live classic rock, this is the show for you!
Details:
- Venue: Penrith Playhouse Theatre, 1 Auctionmart Lane
- Date: Saturday 28 October 2023
- Time: 7:30pm
To book tickets, please visit the Penrith Players website.
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Community Support
Dementia Friends Information Session
Become a Dementia Friend!
A Dementia Friend is somebody who learns about dementia so they can help their community.
This free information session is open to all.
We encourage attendance from staff of any business or service that wishes to be more dementia-friendly to better support clients and customers with dementia.
Everyone who attends will earn an Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Friends badge.
Date & Time: Tuesday 21 November 2023, 10:00-11:00
Location: Penrith Town Hall
Book your spot through Eventbrite.
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Talkin Tables Penrith
Talkin’ Tables Penrith is an initiative to try and tackle loneliness in the community.
Talkin’ Tables Penrith are on:
- Mondays, 10.30-11.30am, Booths Cafe.
- Wednesdays, 10.30-11.30am, The Little Griddle, Newton House, Newton Road.
- Thursdays, 10.30-11.30am, Cafe4EDEN, St Andrews Church yard.
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Environmental Activities
Penrith Swift Group Talk
The Penrith Swift Group (in collaboration with Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Penrith Support Group and RSPB North Cumbria local group) are hosting a talk on Urban Biodiversity from renowned Swift expert: Edward Meyer.
The talk is free to attend, and is being held at the Quaker Meeting House, Penrith, at 7pm on Thursday 16th November 2023.
Edward is a charismatic speaker and it is sure to be a very informative evening. All welcome.
For more information about the event, please email: susanrowlands1@hotmail.co.uk
Historical Activities
Penrith Castle through the Ages
Discover more of the history and mystery of Penrith Castle!
FREE 30-minute guided tours of Penrith Castle on Saturday 28th October 2023 at 1pm and 2pm.
Guided tours are led by Joanna Dancer, English Heritage Volunteer. All welcome!
Free 30-minute guided tours of Penrith Castle on Saturday 28th October 2023 at 1pm and 2pm.
To participate in the tour, please meet at the wooden bridge leading across to the castle.
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Sporting Activities
Free Tennis at Castle Park
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