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Cumberland Council is pleased to announce its support in ‘The Big Switch Off’ event on Tuesday 23 April, in Keswick.

As part of Cumberland Council’s Skills and Enterprise Programme, unemployed local residents joined up with Cumbria Wildlife Trust to learn about careers and taking part in activities in ecology, forestry, conservation and landscape management.

Food and drink fans are in for a treat this weekend as Taste Cumbria returns to Wigton for the first festival of the year. This Saturday (20 April) Water Street car park will be packed with a Producers’ Market, live music stage, hot food stands and a quirky cocktail bar. In the Market Hall there will be a Youth Market, while outside will be loads of family activities like magic shows, circus skills workshops, street art sessions and fairground rides.

Cumberland Council is pleased to announce a substantial investment of £650,000 in Cumwhinton School, located in Carlisle.

Cumberland Council’s Distington Walled Garden fete planned for Saturday 13 April has been cancelled.

A temporary artwork has been installed in Seascale today (Friday, 12 April). Chronos Kairos, 23:59, an artwork by British artist Ryan Gander was installed on Seascale Water Tower.

A successful Teenage Market is set to return to Carlisle later this month. After a highly successful launch in April 2023 Carlisle’s Teenage Market soon became a must attend event for Cumberland’s young entrepreneurs and performers.

Families in and around Whitehaven helped to celebrate the official opening of Cumberland’s first Family Hub, with a fun-filled launch event.

From a galaxy far, far away comes an absolute must see for fans of Star Wars and the silver screen. A stunning May The Toys Be With You exhibition opens at The Beacon Museum, Whitehaven on Saturday 27 April and is one of the UK's finest collections of vintage Star Wars toys and original cinema posters.

A successful funding scheme has resulted in grants totalling more than £1.3 million being given to businesses, social enterprises and community organisations in Cumberland.