Have you ever wondered why the recently opened Arts Bar and Grill in Bowness-on-Windermere was previously a restaurant with the name The Spinnery? It turns out there’s an interesting piece of local history behind the name. Blackwell, The Arts and Crafts House, just outside Bowness-on-Windermere, is currently running an exhibition about historic figure and talented…
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Flight: a fascinating journey with Lakes Alive
Last night I went to see the preview of a new arts event taking place at Brockhole near Windermere. It’s called ‘Flight’, and explores our fascination with flying, and a side to the First World War we don’t often talk about: the loss of life in the Royal Flying Corps, also known as the ‘Suicide…
New photography exhibition to explore the Lake District’s ‘dark side’
As regular followers of the blog will know, I’m always on the lookout for something a bit different, and a new exhibition planned by two local photographers promises to be just that… Rod Ireland, from Askham, near Penrith, and Jonny Marchant, from Kendal, are currently out and about capturing images of our favourite Lake District…
‘Herdwick: A Portrait of Lakeland’ – a must-see photography exhibition
https://vimeo.com/119785340 In my experience, some of the best and most memorable things about a day out are not those originally planned. That was certainly the case when I came across Ian Lawson‘s photographic exhibition at Rheged, Penrith, which has the title Herdwick: A Portrait of Lakeland. I had no expectations at all when I entered…