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Kendal Fixers Get Creative Online

May 24, 2010

ITV Fixers from Kendal are making a website to help people showcase their creative talents – be it photography, film making, music, art, or poetry. The project, called CR8IVE Minds United is featured on ITV Border’s Lookaround this Thursday at 6pm. ITV Fixers with vinspired.com is a major campaign created by the Public Service Broadcasting [...]

Westmorland & Lonsdale Election Results

May 7, 2010

Click here for the official results published by South Lakeland District Council – Lib Dem Tim Farron holds onto the seat in Westmorland & Lonsdale with 30,896 votes. Congratulations Tim! Westmorland & Lonsdale Election Results

Kendal Calling Reveals Saturday and Sunday Headliners

April 20, 2010

Two of the North West’s finest exports have been confirmed for the Lake District’s Kendal Calling festival: anthem generating Doves and festival favourites The Coral will headline the Saturday and Sunday night respectively. Joining the likes of Calvin Harris, local lads Wild Beasts and The Futureheads they will take to the mainstage for some trailblazing [...]

Freakeasy Thursday at Kendal Calling

April 18, 2010

Tickets now available from local outlets, visit www.kendalcalling.com for more info The tour de force of large-scale performance art and theatre that is FREAKEASY will be in full effect onsite on the eve of Kendal Calling – Thursday 29th July! Freakeasy features the world’s tallest DJ, cabaret and the garden of the paranormal. There’s also amazing, [...]

Kendal Calling 2010

April 17, 2010

Kendal Calling releases major artist announcement early next week – check back for details in a new post! It’s been four years now since a live music event was held one summer weekend in Abbot Hall Park…since then Kendal Calling has got even bigger and better (so much bigger that it had to move further [...]

The Gruffalo Comes to Lakes Leisure Kendal

April 11, 2010

This April, Kendal Leisure Centre will be hosting the musical adaptation of the award winning picture book by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler – The Gruffalo. You may remember watching the animated version on the BBC last Christmas, which tells the story of a clever mouse who scares away his predators by telling them about [...]

Sierra Maestra Perform at the Brewery Arts Centre

March 15, 2010

Cuban maestros Sierra Maestra are set to perform at the Brewery Arts Centre on Saturday March 20th at 8.00pm. Sierra Maestra are the guardians of the Cuban son music tradition. The group have preserved this infectious dance music and have gone on to be its finest performers. Their ex-leader, Juan De Marcos González was the man [...]

Great British Railway Journeys – Windermere to Kendal

March 10, 2010

If you were watching BBC Two at the end of January, you may have seen Michael Portillo traveling across the country by train in the series ‘Great British Railway Journeys’. In one leg of the journey, Michael travels from Windermere Station down to Kendal, discovering the delights of the South Lakes on the way. Part [...]

Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara at The Brewery

February 25, 2010

Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara are playing at the Kendal Brewery Arts Centre on Saturday 6th of March at 8.00pm. Justin is the guitarist with Robert Plant and Juldeh is a Gambian master musician – and they’re joining forces to redefine rock n’ roll and the blues! Find out a bit more about them below… Innovative pioneer [...]

Walks in and around Kendal

February 10, 2010

Image courtesy of The Lakeland Fells – taken from the summit of Brunt Knott, Potter Fell. Whether you’re a local or just visiting, Kendal and the surrounding areas have some great walks and fantastic scenery on offer. It doesn’t matter whether your idea of a walk is up Helvellyn or up Heron Hill – there’s [...]

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