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A survivor of the Bosnian War will be sharing his experiences at a special Cumberland Council organised event to mark Srebrenica Memorial Day 2024. The public event, held at the Civic Centre, Carlisle, will be held on Monday 8 July, starting at 11am.

The county’s best food festivals are back, and this year’s Taste Cumbria events are offering even more places to explore. On Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 August, it’s time for Maryport’s Taste of the Sea festival, followed by the flagship Taste Cumbria event in Cockermouth on September 28 and 29.

Residents in the Cumberland Council area are being urged to prepare ahead of the UK Parliamentary General Election taking place on Thursday 4 July.

A bumper programme of open-air theatre events will be held in Carlisle this summer and will soon get underway. Three performances by The Pantaloons theatre company will be held at Talkin Tarn Country Park, Brampton, CA8 1HN.

A survivor of the Bosnian War will be sharing his experiences at a special Cumberland Council organised event to mark Srebrenica Memorial Day 2024. The public event, held at the Civic Centre, Carlisle, will be held on Monday 8 July, starting at 11am.

An event to commemorate Armed Forces Day, a national celebration of the UK's Armed Forces - past, present and future - will be held in Carlisle’s city centre pedestrianised area on Saturday, 29 June.

Nattering by Morecambe based artist Jamie Jenkinson will be installed at Millom Library on Friday 21 June 2024.   Jamie developed this work during his artist/researcher residency with the University of Cumbria, funded by Arts Council England and Cumberland Council, where he looked at cultural landscapes alongside human-nature relationships.

Preparations are underway for this Saturday’s (22 June) Teenage Market in Carlisle. The event will feature 18 stall holders and will be open to visitors between 10am and 3.30pm outside the Old Town Hall in the city’s Market Square.

Cumberland Council is excited to announce that our Holiday Activity and Food Programme is back for the Summer Holidays. The programme provides fully funded activities and a healthy meal for eligible young people during the school holidays.

Cumberland Council is urging residents to dispose of batteries responsibly and refrain from placing them in regular household waste bins.