A HINDU pilgrimage will see hundreds of worshippers flock to a South Lakeland beauty spot this month. Dhol drummers and Asian pipe bands will pave the way for followers of the Hindu faith Shree Swaminarayan Gadi. The group will lead a procession up to the Glebe in Bowness to commemorate the life of a religious [...]
Personal postcards from top celebrities and sports stars are being exhibited at the Lake District National Park Visitor Centre later next month to celebrate the county’s progress after last year’s floods. Almost 100 postcards written by some of Britain’s biggest celebrities will be showcased at the free ‘Wish You Were Here’ touring exhibition in the [...]
A NEW chapter in Kendal’s regeneration began as the £100 million K Village shopping complex opened its doors today. Within minutes of the official opening crowds of shoppers converged on the upmarket riverside development – all curious to get a first glimpse of what was on offer. They came from near and far, with coaches [...]
A SOUTH Lakeland farmer who diversifies into tourism for the summer has paid his own Battle of Britain 70th anniversary tribute by designing a fighter pilot battle across a 10-acre cornfield. Graham Wadsworth, of Raines Hall Farm, Sedgwick, has carved out a Spitfire pursuing an invading German Messerschmitt 109 for his giant Lakeland Maize Maze, [...]
A FEAST of aerial acrobatics and neck-craning displays will draw thousands of people to the tenth Windermere Air Show on July 24 and 25. The line-up of attractions ready to draw gasps of wonder from crowds lining the shores of England’s largest lake includes the RAF Falcons parachute display team and the Aerostars Yaks. Equally [...]
THE revamp of K Village moved a step closer with a topping out ceremony at the £100 million development which is now set to be unveiled on Wednesday, July 28. The outlet, which will feature several well-known stores and a heritage centre, was originally set for a June opening, but adverse weather, including last November’s [...]
The Breitling Wingwalkers will take to the skies at Windermere Airshow on 25th July 2010 to perform a breathtaking sequence of formation loops and rolls, while daring wingwalkers perform acrobatics on the wings. The World’s only formation wingwalking display team, renowned for dazzling spectators at events throughout the UK and Europe is proud to unveil [...]
GLORIOUS sunshine and a host of beautiful blooms greeted thousands of visitors to the 18th Holker Hall Garden Festival. The three-day eventis hosted by Lord and Lady Cavendish at Holker Hall in the Cartmel peninsula. It features around 80 stalls selling an eclectic range of local produce from jams and cakes to Damson gin.
HISTORY enthusiasts are fighting to stop one of Cumbria’s last steamers being forced off the water. Shamrock is the last of Windermere’s steamboats, with a Grade I listed status, but plans to turn its home into hotel rooms have left owners worried it could be evicted from the lake. Owner Roger Mallinson, of Windermere, rescued [...]
LAKELAND Motor Museum has re-opened with a collection of rare cars at a venue twice its old size, supplying a more intense experience for visitors. Among the 30,000 exhibits at the new state-of-the-art building, on the former Dolly Blue Mill site, at Backbarrow, Ulverston, is a 1953 Morris Minor pick-up truck, the oldest-surviving model in [...]
