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Community
Arts & Culture
Activities for Families & Children
Music
Environmental Activities
Sport
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Community
Talkin' Tables Penrith
Get involved with Talkin’ Tables Penrith!
Talkin’ Tables Penrith is an initiative to try and tackle loneliness in the community by bringing people together one table at a time!
So, if you are looking for a friendly welcoming place to go for someone to chat to and to make new friends, pop along to a session at a time and venue convenient for you:
- Talkin' Tables (Booths Cafe): Every Monday, 10:30am - 11:30am.
- Talkin' Tables (Leisure Centre): Every Tuesday, 11:00am - 12:00pm.
- Talkin' Tables (Newton House): Every Wednesday, 10:30am - 11:30am.
- Talkin' Tables (Cafe4EDEN): Every Thursday, 10:30am - 11:30am.
For more information, please visit the Talkin' Tables website.
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Sunday Funday at Penrith Leisure Centre
Sunday Funday is coming!
Date & Time: Sunday 6th October, 11.30am-2pm
Location: Penrith Leisure Centre
Bring the family for a free day out full of laughter, fun and activities! Whether you're young at heart, want to try something new, or just to get out of the house - there's something for everyone
You’ll also have the chance to try out Karate, Gymnastics and Hockey, with Penrith Pumas showing us how it’s done
Ramblers Wellbeing Walks
Get involved with Ramblers Wellbeing Walks!
Ramblers Wellbeing Walks are short group walks making it easier to start walking and stay active.
Walks aim to be suitable for people of all ages and abilities and our leaders will ensure that you walk at a pace that you find comfortable.
Make new friends and start a new hobby!
Check out walks in the Eden area in the leaflet below:
For more information about the Ramblers, please visit their website.
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Arts & Culture
Three Acres & A Cow
 A history of land rights and protest in folk song and story, the show connects the Norman Conquest and Peasants’ Revolt with current issues like the housing crisis, reparations, climate breakdown and food sovereignty via the Enclosures, English Civil War and Industrial Revolution, drawing a compelling narrative through the radical people’s history of England in folk song, stories and poems.
Part TED talk, part history lecture, part folk club sing-a-long, part storytelling session… Come and share in these tales as they have been shared for generations.
Venue: Penrith Methodist Church, CA11 7QY
Date & Time: Thu 3 Oct 2024 7:00 PM - 9:45 PM BST
For more information and to book tickets, please visit the Ticket Tailor website.
Accidental Death of an Anarchist at Penrith Players
Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario Fo and Franca Rame, in a new adaptation by Tom Basden
Venue: Penrith Playhouse Theatre, Auctionmart Ln, Penrith CA11 7JG
Date & Time: 16, 17, 18, 19 October, 7.30pm
In this riotous satire, an irrepressible fraudster known only as the Maniac is brought into police headquarters just as the officers are preparing for a judicial review of the recent 'accidental' death of a suspect in custody. Outwitting his captors, the Maniac dupes them into performing a farcical recreation of the incident, exposing the absurd corruption and terrifying idiocy at the heart of the system.
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Native Spirit | The Herdwick at Rheged
From Friday 13 September to Sunday 24 November
Ian Lawson returns to Rheged’s Gallery after 9 years to share his brand-new Herdwick portraits. With breathtaking landscapes and compelling stories, this beautiful exhibition will transport you to the beating heart of the Herdwick Kingdom.
Step into a mesmerising world where nature and artistry converge in Native Spirit: The Herdwick. This contemporary photographic exhibition offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of the Lake District’s legendary mountain sheep. Set against the backdrop of the region’s ever-changing seasonal fells, each photograph captures the unique essence and rugged beauty of these near-mythic creatures.
This captivating collection of rare photographs comes from Ian Lawson’s most ambitious project yet, celebrating the launch of his new book, ‘The Lake District: Herdwick’. The book follows several Herdwick flocks throughout the seasons, and with each season there is a unique story to tell.
For more information, please visit the Rheged website.
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EVAN Autumn Open Exhbition
Featuring a fresh and vibrant display of 2D and 3D work from over 70 of our talented artists.
Dates: 18 Oct-8 Nov
Activities at Blue Jam Arts
Join BlueJam for regular activities throughout the week! Check out their regular schedule below!
If you are interested in joining a session, please email bluejamarts@gmail.com
Activities for Families & Children
The McDougalls: Halloween Party Show at Penrith Playhouse
A Musical Show for all the Family - Live on Stage!
Venue: Penrith Playhouse Theatre, Auctionmart Ln, Penrith CA11 7JG
Date & Time: Mon 21 Oct 2024, 4:30PM
Everyone’s favourite children’s theatre company THE MCDOUGALLS are back with a spook-tacular new stage show for all the family – live on stage at Penrith Playhouse! HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Max and Auntie Aggie (the stars of the show) are dressed to impress for their Halloween Party – and you’re invited too! Come wearing your favourite Halloween costume for some fiendish, fang-tastic fun!
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Euphoric Circus
Parkour in Penrith
Express yourself with Euphoric Circus at Parkour in Penrith!
Run by specialist skill instructors and qualified youth workers on Wednesday nights between 5pm - 6.30pm during term time at Q.E.G.S in the Old Gym.
For more information email: euphoriccircusyt@gmail.com or call 07808667508.
 Things on Thursday
Get involved with Euphoric Circus' Things on Thursdays between 3.45pm - 5pm - a weekly Youth Club run by qualified youth workers at the Eden Rural Foyer, Penrith.
For more information email: euphoriccircusyt@gmail.com or call 07808667508.
Music
DJ Oli in the house at Sunbeams Centre
 Don't miss DJ Oli in the house at Sunbeams Centre.
Date & Time: Friday 11th October @ 7pm
"Hi my name is Oli...I use Virtual DJ software to mix my music. I do this by using software called the Grid 3 which has been developed by Smartbox. I use a clever camera made by Tobii that tracks my eve movement and allows me to control my computer. I am a DJ for social distance radio... I use a chair because I have cerebral palsy. This means I do most things differently but it does not stop me. I have been on the radio lots. My discos are full of fun and are out of this world!"
For more information about DJ Oli visit their website.
For more information about the event, please visit the Sunbeams Music Trust website.
Masters of the Scene - ABBA the Show at Penrith Playhouse
Masters of the Scene - ABBA the Show is an internationally acclaimed ABBA tribute show touring theatres across the UK and Europe.
Venue: Penrith Playhouse Theatre, Auctionmart Ln, Penrith CA11 7JG
Date & Time: Sat 28 Sep 2024, 7:30pm (The Friday show is now sold out)
Based on ABBA's phenomenal 1979 tour - "Live at Wembley Arena", and with a fully live band, Masters of the Scene create a unique and exquisitely accurate tribute to ABBA.
Featuring all the classic hits, including Dancing Queen, Mamma Mia, Gimme Gimme Gimme and many more, this show also covers spectacular gems such as Summer Night City, Eagle and the phenomenal The Winner Takes It All.
Whether you’re an ABBA fan of old or new, this family friendly show will get you dancing in the aisles (in fact it's actively encouraged)! So dig out your 70’s flares and your platforms and book your tickets for Masters of the Scene today!
This show truly is one not to be missed!
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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:
- 4th October 2024 | Pete Garnett, Burnt Horse at Dufton Village Hall
- 11th October 2024 | Ian Jilly Jarman, Wild Sparrow at The Old Courthouse, Shap
- 12th October 2024 | Ian Mark Stivvy, Rhubarb Thieves at Langwathby Village Hall
- 19th October 2024 | Ian Carolyn Francis, The Clifford Movement at Great Salkeld Village Hall
- 19th October 2024 | Matty Buck, Cassette Baby at Skelton Toppin Memorial Hall
For more information, please visit the EVAN website.
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Plug & Play presents Cassette Baby
Helmed by singer songwriter Alan Deen in 2020, Cassette Baby is a project that brings a unique take on folk, baroque and psychaedelic music. Blending together intricate guitar fingerpicking, catchy basslines and groovy percussion, the band have performed at venues across the Lake District and have carved out their own original sound.
Venue: Penrith Playhouse Theatre, Auctionmart Ln, Penrith CA11 7JG
Date & Time: Sun 6 Oct 2024, 8:00PM
For more information, and to book tickets, please visit the Penrith Players website.
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Environmental Activities
PACT: Climate Change and the Landscape of Cumbria
Follow a drop of water through the Cumbrian landscape to understand climate change in this FREE TALK by Dr Simon Carr of the University of Cumbria.
Date & Time: Friday 4th October, Doors open 7:15pm, 7:30pm start and 9pm finish.
Venue: Friends Meeting House, Meeting House Lane, CA11 7TR
To book your place, visit the PACT Eventbrite page.
Sport
Penrith Park Run
Penrith Park Run is a free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event at Frenchfield! Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you!
It's completely free to join, just register before you first come along. You only ever need to register with parkrun once. Don't forget to bring a printed copy of your barcode. If you forget it, you won't get a time.
If you would like to bake and bring along a cake please bring a list of ingredients for allergy information. There will be the usual teas, coffees and hot chocolate as well.
This Saturday will be Penrith Park Run's 10th birthday!
For more information, please visit the Park Run or search for Penrith Park Run on Facebook.
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