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25th July 19
Kendal Calling
Kendal Calling is an award-winning music festival founded in Kendal and grown into one of the most spectacular festival settings in the world. The event now takes place north of Kendal at Lowther Deer Park
25th July 19
Jazz on Tap
Jazz on Tap is Kendal’s local community of jazz enthusiasts. Meeting every Thursday from 8.30pm in the upstairs space at The Factory Tap. The community organise weekly jazz nights with approximately 14 bands on rotation covering a wide variety of genres, everyone is welcome to attend these friendly evenings but they encourage a listening audience. A […]
28th July 19
CancerCare’s Cross Bay Challenge
CancerCare will be holding its annual Cross Bay Challenge which will see more than 300 people walk the famous eight mile stretch across Morecambe Bay from Arnside to Kents Bank. The event takes place on Sunday 28 July and will be led by expert guide Michael Wilson who has replaced renowned Queen’s Guide to the […]
14th August 19
Little Explorers ‘A Big Read’ Kids’ Club
Come and join us at Westmorland Shopping Centre for the Little Explorers summer read event, taking place on the lower mall on Wednesday 14th August, between 11am – 4pm. Led by entertaining characters, families will be able to listen to five of the most popular children books through theatre, props and story-telling. Your little ones […]
Comic Art Festival announcement
Lakes International Comic Art Festival is a weekend-long event which takes place each October here in Kendal and this year’s line-up is looking fantastic. The Festival will host the launch of several new graphic novels, including Barking by Lucy Sullivan from Unbound, commissioned by the organisation.Festival patrons Bryan and Mary Talbot’s latest graphic novel, Rain, published by […]
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Lake District Bouldering
Discover our local bouldering routes with the new Lake District Bouldering guide, a long-awaited guide book which explore bouldering in the Lake District National Park and surrounding area including Kendal’s local crags. Greg Chapman is one of the pioneers of bouldering in the Lakes and the book builds on a wealth of information from Greg’s LakesBloc […]
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From crag to cloth
This week on the blog we’re highlighting Kendal based business Cable and Blake. Based in a sumptuous little boutique on Kendal’s Highgate, the store is a must visit on your next trip to Kendal! Cable and Blake design, create and sell locally produced Herdwick fabrics, that have been inspired by the surrounding Lakeland landscape. Fabric […]
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Mayor’s Sunday Parade and Church Service
The Mayor of Kendal’s civic service and parade will take place on Sunday 7th July. A great opportunity to welcome our new mayor Councillor Alvin Finch who became the Mayor of Kendal on the 17th of May. The new mayor has made promoting physical activity a priority for his year in office and this will […]
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Fundraising Fashion Show comes to Kendal
Kendal shoppers are in for a treat this weekend as women’s clothing store Klass hosts its glamourous summer fashion show at Westmorland Shopping Centre in aid of local charity, Kendal Organ Donor. For one day only, on Saturday 22nd June from 2pm, fashion lovers can enjoy free live fashion shows on the upper mall as […]
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