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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.

POSTAL voters are being urged to look out for their postal vote pack for the upcoming elections, which will start to hit doormats soon.

Cumberland Council is informing residents of the temporary disruption of service at the nine recycling bring sites in the Copeland area, effective immediately.

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

Cumberland Council would like to update residents and businesses of upcoming essential improvement works in and around The Sands and Swifts Bank Car Parks.

Cumberland Council is proud to announce that Paul Charters, Senior Technician, in Highways and Transport, has achieved the prestigious Platinum Award for Address and Street Data in this year’s Exemplar Awards.

Cumberland Council are encouraging parents and carers who are eligible for free school meals to take up the offer for their children to make sure they don’t miss out on the additional benefits available.