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Do you want to know your Knight from your Rook? Your King from your Pawn?

Get to know more about chess and learn the skills behind the brainteaser game at an event at Hammond’s Pond Carlisle on Thursday 11 July between 4.30pm and 6pm.

The first phase of works on a project to improve cycling, walking and wheeling infrastructure in Whitehaven will get underway on Monday (8 July).

Join us at a fantastic free family festival in Whitehaven next month.

Following the huge success of the Show & Tell event held in Bitts Park, Carlisle on Sunday 19 May, Show & Tell is getting on its two wheels and heading to Harraby Cycle Circuit this Sunday (7 July). 

Carlisle Matters in collaboration with Cumberland Council, is inviting all to come along to the Cycle Circuit between 1pm and 4pm for a free fun filled afternoon full of everything cycling related.

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.

Fans of The Tale of Peter Rabbit are encouraged to hop along to The Beacon Museum, Whitehaven this summer.

They will be able to immerse themselves in the classic Beatrix Potter story at a showcase planned at The Beacon Museum, Whitehaven between Saturday 6 July and Monday 1 September 2024.

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.