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First guests announced for the Lakes Int…

6 March 2019

First guests announced for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival – 11-13 October. Delighted to have @Junko_Mizuno Pénélope Bagieu, Doug Braithwaite, Becky Cloonan, Garth Ennis & Rob Williams joining us in the Lakes! More names coming soon https://t.co/9IbR9FuQBR pic.twitter.com/lYVvU7Lu65— Comic…

Last year’s #MakeMusicDay included a bra…

6 March 2019

Last year's #MakeMusicDay included a brass band parade across London Bridge with @kinetikabloco to celebrate New Orleans 300th anniversary 🎺🥁What will this year's day bring? It's up to you! Get involved: https://t.co/SWVT8VbYjl#makemusicdayuk #livemusic #freemusic pic.twitter.com/w9bkVCEtln — Make Music Day UK (@MakeMusicDayUK) March 6, 2019

Fantastic, great to be asked to go on @I…

6 March 2019

Fantastic, great to be asked to go on @ITVborder and share my story. Thanks for meeting me @fmarleypaterson your turn to cook next? #LakeDistrict #Cumbria pic.twitter.com/t7q6f5jYNW — Harrison Ward | Fell Foodie (@FellFoodie) March 6, 2019

LOL can’t wait to see Reginald D Hunter …

6 March 2019

LOL can't wait to see Reginald D Hunter – Facing the Beast at the Brewery!!! Just found this clip and thought I'd share the joy … Tickets available 01539 725133, https://t.co/SeH2zZeTG9https://t.co/pnZsjEQzcj#comedy #standupcomedy #comedian #Kendal pic.twitter.com/NDY7iPUt4M — Brewery Arts Kendal (@BACKendal)…

Come down to Mill Bridge Gallery on Thursday, Friday or Satu…

6 March 2019

Come down to Mill Bridge Gallery on Thursday, Friday or Saturday for Louise Fletcher’s exhibition, ‘A sense of place’, a mixed media response to local landscape!

Come down to Mill Bridge Gallery on Thur…

6 March 2019

Come down to Mill Bridge Gallery on Thursday, Friday or Saturday for Louise Fletcher's exhibition, 'A sense of place', a mixed media response to local landscape! pic.twitter.com/HaHx7p2Pz6 — Great Place: Lakes & Dales (@GP_LakesDales) March 6, 2019

Come down to Mill Bridge Gallery on Thursday, Friday or Satu…

6 March 2019

Come down to Mill Bridge Gallery on Thursday, Friday or Saturday for Louise Fletcher’s exhibition, ‘A sense of place’, a mixed media response to local landscape!

“Whatever path a student chooses, whethe…

6 March 2019

"Whatever path a student chooses, whether it is the arts or the sciences, their opportunity must not be cut off by an approach to funding that looks only to reward outcomes based on earnings…" An important take on the IFS…

We are delighted to have been commission…

6 March 2019

We are delighted to have been commissioned to deliver 18 design-led boundary signs for @CravenCouncil area as part of a partnership with @GP_LakesDales to be in place for the 2019 Cycling World Road Championships in September. Such a beautiful location…

Unlock the possibilities of philanthropy…

6 March 2019

Unlock the possibilities of philanthropy and help shape future policy with Northern Lights. We are hosting a free day of talks and workshops with @ace_national and @ace_thenorth https://t.co/GMvyscTNCe #philanthropy #artsevents pic.twitter.com/F0BZRaxhQs — Artsfundraising (@artsfundraising) March 6, 2019

NO BORING BOXES THANK YOU! We’re after i…

6 March 2019

NO BORING BOXES THANK YOU! We're after innovative, stylish designs for future homes in the #Lakes & #Dales. By working with @RIBA we're attracting international architects to create homes which suite future lifestyles in #Craven & #SouthLakeland #GPLD https://t.co/aFd4zb4jK8 pic.twitter.com/pQTQBIcugx…

The @Betjemanprize is a poetry competiti…

6 March 2019

The @Betjemanprize is a poetry competition for 10-13 year olds, with the theme of Place. Places of Poetry is linking with this prize: why not write a poem for the competition, and pin it on our map – anywhere in…

Fantastic Apprenticeship Evening last ni…

6 March 2019

Fantastic Apprenticeship Evening last night! So many questions, so many opportunities and so many amazing employers to guide. Thank you @Gilbert_Gilkes @CumbriaCC @AnordMardix @BellsofLazonby @englishlakes @UCLan #FireItUp #BlazeATrail #NAW2019 @Apprenticeships @FireItUp_Apps pic.twitter.com/yrXCb847Fw — Kendal College (@KendalCollege) March 6, 2019

Hinterlands Festival are offering visual narrators an opport…

5 March 2019

Hinterlands Festival are offering visual narrators an opportunity for their work to be seen by the Hinterlands masses! Visit their website hinterlandsfestival.org.uk/shortfilm or follow them @hinterlandsfestival

Hinterlands Festival are offering visual…

5 March 2019

Hinterlands Festival are offering visual narrators an opportunity for their work to be seen by the Hinterlands masses! Visit their website https://t.co/atKrgUTQGb or follow them @HinterlandsFest @hinterlandsfestival pic.twitter.com/hMVCQL0OuN — Great Place: Lakes & Dales (@GP_LakesDales) March 5, 2019

Hinterlands Festival are offering visual narrators an opport…

5 March 2019

Hinterlands Festival are offering visual narrators an opportunity for their work to be seen by the Hinterlands masses! Visit their website hinterlandsfestival.org.uk/shortfilm or follow them HinterlandsFestival @hinterlandsfestival

Last chance to secure your place at Futu…

5 March 2019

Last chance to secure your place at Future Leaders 2019! Due to popular demand we've added extra tickets for our Future Leaders programme. Join us for the first talk in the series on 28 March. Tickets expected to sell out…

We’re all set and ready to go at the @yo…

5 March 2019

We're all set and ready to go at the @yorkshire_dales tourism forum today at @SedberghSchool ! #YDForum19 #theplacetobe pic.twitter.com/PdxMvQHTvo — Cumbria Tourism (@cumbriatourism) March 5, 2019

We’re so excited to be we’re working wit…

5 March 2019

We're so excited to be we're working with @RIBA on a competition for architects to design innovative homes for the #Lakes & #Dales. https://t.co/L0Roo0EZuz #GPLD #homes #affordable #architecture #flexible #noboringboxes #international #design #future #rural pic.twitter.com/IQr7CNQt6g — Great Place: Lakes &…

Due to popular demand, Elsworth Kitchen are hosting another …

4 March 2019

Due to popular demand, Elsworth Kitchen are hosting another Lino Printing Workshop with local artist Rachel Sedman this Thursday! Book in at www.abookofsongs.com/shop or email elsworthkitchen@gmail.com!

Due to popular demand, Elsworth Kitchen …

4 March 2019

Due to popular demand, Elsworth Kitchen are hosting another Lino Printing Workshop with local artist Rachel Sedman this Thursday! Book in at https://t.co/g1nWhyqnXk or email elsworthkitchen@gmail.com! pic.twitter.com/3q8liW4qPn — Great Place: Lakes & Dales (@GP_LakesDales) March 4, 2019

Due to popular demand, Elsworth Kitchen are hosting another …

4 March 2019

Due to popular demand, Elsworth Kitchen are hosting another Lino Printing Workshop with local artist Rachel Sedman this Thursday! Book in at www.abookofsongs.com/shop or email elsworthkitchen@gmail.com!

F I R S T W A V E ~ Have you had a peek…

4 March 2019

F I R S T W A V E ~ Have you had a peek at our first wave programming for 2019 yet? Head to our website and start planning your weekend with us: https://t.co/bep21FQEB3 #HinterlandsFestival #RuralFilm #FilmFestival pic.twitter.com/8IZB3CfB8z —…

Our new rail campaign is live! With adve…

4 March 2019

Our new rail campaign is live! With advertising at key transport hubs, online & print adverts plus PR and #influencermarketing, it will support areas which have suffered from recent rail uncertainty as well as promoting #Cumbria as #theplacetobe https://t.co/5Dzjx487kN pic.twitter.com/AHurKhmYe8…

Looking forward to Louise Fletcher’s new…

4 March 2019

Looking forward to Louise Fletcher’s new show, A Sense of Place opens Saturday with a meet the artist event this Friday 8th March 6-8pm at Mill Bridge Gallery Skipton #exhibition #art… https://t.co/rwrZdLfP2a — Craven Arts (@Craven_Arts) March 4, 2019