Latest Events in Cumbria(May Updated)

Discover life on Windermere through the lens of award-winning artist Juliet Klottrup. This exhibition of paintings and photography celebrates the people, stories and heritage of Windermere — from boatbuilders and our conservation team to community events and lakeside life.

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A 5-hour course with a foraging expert, which includes ID work, tasting wild ingredients and a wild-inspired feast at Forage Box HQ This course is designed to get you as involved as possible - this includes identifying, picking and tasting a range of wild species that will be found on the day. There will also be plenty of wild food and drink for everyone to get stuck into in your wild feast! The focus with all of our workshops is on the 4 'F's of Foraging: Fungi, Fruit, Flowers and Foliage . We aim for an array of these elements on every session we run (weather and season permitting!) Event sold out or can't make this date? Head to www.foragebox.co.uk/workshops or view our Eventbrite profile to browse all available sessions. What To Expect Our 'Forage & Feast' events offer the chance to try the most wild food by far! These are ‘full day’ events, so we want people to be able to join in having possibly booked a day’s annual leave, ensuring they feel it is worth it (it most certainly is!). 3-4 hours will be spent finding, identifying and tasting wild ingredients. The big difference between these events and the shorter ones we run is that there will be a big feast served at the end to create a more comprehensive experience for those attending lasting an additional 1-2 hours. Most of this is made by your tutor in advance, but freshly-picked ingredients found on the day by the group will also be added to give an extra flourish to the meal and allow guests to feel an even greater connection to their food. "These are easily my favourite workshops to run because of all the amazing food!" - Jim Parums, Forage Box Founder and Chief Forager DURATION: 5 hours (approx 4 hours of foraging and 1 hours preparing and eating your wild feast) We like to keep some elements a surprise for the day, but here is what you can expect from your foraging workshop: a short introduction regarding the safety and format of the day discussions around foraging tips, safety, ethics, etiquette, sustainability and the law a circular walking route taking in different growing environments around the site. Expect a route of around 2-3km predominantly on footpaths a closer look at edible wild species and any poisonous lookalikes by a professional forager a chance to slow the pace of modern life down, meet new people and immerse yourself in a soul-nourishing activity, reconnecting with nature and discovering new flavours small tasters of wild food, drinks and other preserves - this includes freshly-picked items straight from the wild as we look to find the ingredients that will work best in our meal our workshops are run in a welcoming and informal fashion, where attendee questions and contributions are encouraged after the event, you will be sent a follow-up email containing a list of everything we found on the day and a full menu. Please do not expect photos or descriptions in this email - it is purely a list for reference purposes, and we find it helps people do further research in their own time. Please note: as with most of our events, this is an educational experience and not a 'basket-filling' session . Sample Menu: You can watch this video to see a sample 'Forage & Feast' picnic box being filled, or below is a sample menu from a Forage & Feast event in 2024: 🍴 Wild Pesto made on the day with sweet cicely, common sorrel, himalayan balsam seeds and ground elder; 🍴 Nettle seed sourdough with chanterelle duxelle, wild garlic preserved in honey and grated egg yolk; 🍴 Wild Sushi: sea coriander, guelder rose sweet chilli, sea radish pods, sea plantain, fermented blackberry, fermented wild garlic; 🍴 Pickled hop shoots in cow parsley vinegar; 🍴 Damson umeboshi; 🍴 Beefsteak fungus jerky; 🍴 Alexanders and wild garlic kimchi; 🍴 Fresh nasturtium leaf 'wonton' with pickled rock samphire seeds, marigold flowers, kelp seaweed syrup and sea buckthorn hot sauce; 🍴 Coronation pheasant with wild carrot seeds, barberry berries and hogweed seeds; 🍴 Bilberry-gin cured, smoked pigeon breast; 🍴 Perry-pickled mussels; 🍴 Wild devilled eggs - porcini, sea lettuce, marsh samphire powder🍴 🍴 Wild mushroom broth (porcini, parasol, honey fungus, chicken of the woods, turkeytail) with himalayan balsam flowers; 🍴 Common hogweed seed parkin with artist’s conk mushroom treacle and hogweed seed brittle; 🍴 Alexanders marmalade pudding with bilberry compote, dryads saddle mushroom cream and fresh fuschia berry; 🍴 Elderflower and Rosebay Willowherb Kombucha; 🍴Mirabelle Wine At the end of the session, there may be a small selection of our wild products and workshop vouchers available to purchase (card and cash accepted). This is a recent element of our events after enough attendees made enquiries about it - there is no pressure to buy anything having already bought tickets but sometimes people want a souvenir to take with them! Please speak to your tutor about this at the end. Who Is This Workshop For? Whilst children are welcome on these events, it is recommended that any child attending is over 12 years old and that for each individual child attending, they must be accompanied by one paying adult. No previous foraging experience is required for this event. Considerations must be taken for those with mobility issues - please get in touch to discuss. We strongly believe that foraging is for everyone , with all demographics welcome, regardless of age, ability, gender or ethnicity. Please read our FAQs further down the page to find out about dogs, children and mobility. IMPORTANT INFORMATION KIT LIST: What to bring with you DIETARY REQUIREMENTS: You will be asked for any dietary requirements when completing your booking. Please note that our workshops may not be entirely suitable for vegans and coeliacs unless you inform us of these dietary requirements in advance - we may use butter or bread, for example. Bookings made within 48 hours of the event start time may not allow for your tutor to cater for specific dietary requirements - please get in touch if this is a concern. EMAILS: Please add Eventbrite's email into your safe senders list (via your e-tickets which will arrive immediately) so you can be sent updates and the follow-up email for this workshop. Check your junk folder! If you do not do this, you may end up missing important updates or even cancellation notifications. Attendees are encouraged to walk, cycle or use public transport to get to the destination. EXACT MEETING POINT: The meeting point will be on the track leading up to the school playing fields (no parking here please) Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/SB99mqu6FrKiCVow8 What3Words: https://w3w.co/menswear.airliners.pats PARKING: Parking is available over the bridge on Woodhouse Lane ( https://maps.app.goo.gl/gRM4aX4FFezCWi1h9 ) where the road widens with the grass verge - please try to park on the verge as much as possible. Do not park by the houses. Please be considerate when leaving your car and do not block any gates or access for other road users, ensuring you park as near to the adjacent car as possible to allow others to park in the same area and enough space for a tractor to pass along the road. You will need to walk to the meeting point from your car. TOILETS: Toilets are available at this location. Please arrive well in time for the start of the workshop, allowing extra time for the distance from your parked car to the meeting point and any toilet trips - we don't tend to wait for late-comers! Your foraging guide for the day should arrive on site at least an hour before the start and will start gathering the group together approximately 15 minutes before the official start time. If you cannot find your tutor around that time, there is a chance you are looking in the wrong place, so please check the event information for the exact location (not the postcode) Signage can sometimes be limited, so keep an eye out for anyone with a foraging basket! Minimum number of guests for this event to go ahead: 8 people PLEASE NOTE: We do not provide guests with a contact telephone number for your tutor. This is for privacy puropses but also because it is impractical to do so - your tutor simply wouldn't be able to take a call whilst with a group. If you need to get in contact, please use the email function via eventbrite or our website . In advance of your foraging workshop, we thought you might be interested in the following: Our F ield Notes website page ' What will I find on my Forage Box workshop?' A guide to our workshops formats Trustpilot reviews from previous workshop guests Forage Box TV , our YouTube channel Our website FAQs Workshop Safety Policy, Cancellation and Other Relevant Information Our Safeguarding Policy Information Source: Forage Box | eventbrite

Join our resident photographer for a wildlife photography for beginners workshop. Join Sean Jones Photography at Staveley Nature Reserve for this introductory workshop on wildlife photography. This half day course will give you a basic understanding of how best to capture wildlife on camera. Your guide will talk you through composition, light, technique and using your equipment as you take in the wonderful wetland surroundings of this thriving nature reserve. Image credit: Sean Jones What to bring/wear Your own camera and equipment will be required for this workshop. You may also wish to bring binoculars. This event takes place outside so brace yourself for the Yorkshire weather! We'd recommend sturdy and waterproof footwear. Toilets and catering There are no toilets at this nature reserve and no catering facilities. You're welcome to bring a drink and/or snack with you but please take your litter home with you. Joining us on the day Meet at the entrance to the nature reserve. ///spoons.dose.bogus Parking Car park just outside Staveley village on Minskip Road, holding 12 cars. Please park considerately and safely. Directions Please visit the reserve webpage for directions: Staveley | YWT Contact us If you're having difficulties with your booking, or you have more questions about the event, please don't hesitate to get in touch! You can email us at supporter.services@ywt.org.uk or drop us a call on 01904 659570. About Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is the only charity entirely dedicated to conserving, protecting and enhancing Yorkshire's wildlife and wild places. Find out more about what we do on our website and discover how you can support our work . Information Source: Yorkshire Wildlife Trust | eventbrite

The Engineering Open House Day is back yet again this year on August 7th. Inspiring the future of engineering and sparking curiosity. Engineering Open House Day aims to help children aged 5-16 and their parents/guardians understand what it’s like to work as an engineer or technologist. Through this ongoing ambition, to inspire the next generation of engineers , we want to raise awareness about the fantastic, creative and exciting careers available in the engineering industry. Engineers bring ideas to life, turn dreams into reality and make solutions to big challenges possible. They design, invent, fix and improve and they are changing our world for the better. Research tells us that 54% of children don’t know anything about careers in engineering and we’re trying to change that. The variety of careers in modern engineering is vast, yet demand for engineers in the UK far exceeds supply, so we need to encourage young people to feel excited about careers in STEM and nurture their natural curiosity about how the world works and why. Information Source: IET in West Cumbria | eventbrite

A beautiful, challenging marathon course set in England’s most spectacular mountain scenery. The Langdale Marathon has a reputation as the toughest road marathon in the UK. Taking in two laps of the Half Marathon course and reaching gradients of 1:3, this stunning marathon attracts both seasoned runners and a large number people looking for their next challenge.

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Experience the tranquility and spiritual connection of the Nature Walk and Earth Prayers event in South Salt Lake. Join in on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at General Holm Park, located at 1021 W Carlisle Park Lane, South Salt Lake, UT 84119. Immerse yourself in the breathtaking landscapes and let the beauty of the earth rejuvenate your spirit. This guided walk in serene surroundings allows you to explore the wonders of nature and offers a moment of gratitude and connection to the natural world around us through earth prayers. Afterward, reconvene at Visual Art Institute (2900 South 300 West) at 11:15 AM to create beautiful art pieces from the bits of nature gathered during the walk. Feel free to bring your own floral elements to add a pop of color and variety to your designs. Whether you are a nature enthusiast, a spiritual seeker, or simply seeking a peaceful experience, this Nature Walk and Earth Prayers event promises to be a memorable and enriching experience. Dress comfortably, wear sturdy shoes, and don't forget to bring a water bottle. Share this wonderful experience with your loved ones and friends. Tickets are available for $70.

The "Harvest Country Gnome" Cocktails and Canvas Painting Art Event is a must-attend happening in the vibrant city of New Carlisle. Taking place at the exquisite venue of The Chef's Table, located at 713 West Michigan Street, New Carlisle, IN 46552, this event promises an evening of artistic delight. Scheduled for October 10, 2023, art enthusiasts can immerse themselves in the captivating world of painting and cocktails. The ticket price for this enchanting experience is just $35.99, ensuring accessibility for all who wish to partake. This event provides an opportunity for individuals to express their creativity while indulging in the finest libations. The combination of canvas painting and cocktails manifests into a unique and unforgettable experience that will leave attendees with treasured memories. The "Harvest Country Gnome" Cocktails and Canvas Painting Art Event transports guests to a realm where artistry and refreshments intertwine, fostering an atmosphere of inspiration and relaxation. Don't miss out on this extraordinary event that celebrates the magic of artistic expression.