Archive for the ‘Penrith’ Category

Pubs in Appleby and Brampton have joined forces with Cumbria Police to combat anti-social behaviour at this year’s Appleby Horse Fair. More than 7,000 red ‘Respect’ beer mats have been distributed to the pubs reminding drinkers to control their ‘beerhaviour’ during the fair.

Assistant Chief Constable Graham Sunderland said, ‘Appleby Horse Fair attracts thousands of visitors to the area each year. Everybody wants to enjoy the weekend and through embedding the message of Respect we aim to ensure that they do so safely. I am pleased so many of the licensed premises in the local area have been able to support us in this. Nobody wants the event ruined by drunken anti-social behaviour. I want to reassure both the local community and visitors that drunken anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated and police will take action against anyone who refuses to take responsibility for themselves. The message is that if you participate in anti-social behaviour at the Appleby Fair you will be dealt with swiftly and robustly.’

More than 30,000 people are expected to attend the event, which runs from June 5 – 12 2008.

The winners of the Cumbria Tourism Awards 2008 were announced last night at a special ceremony at the Castle Green Hotel in Kendal. The winners were:

Most Outstanding Customer Service Award – Daniel Fairweather, Windermere Marina Village
Unsung Hero – Alan Denwood, Lakes Aquarium
Lady Inglewood Award for Innovative People Management - The Old England, Bowness-on-Windermere
Large Hotel of the Year - The Old England Hotel, Bowness-on-Windermere
Small Hotel of the Year - Appleby Manor Country House Hotel, Appleby
Bed & Breakfast of the Year - Augill Castle, Kirkby Stephen
Self Catering Holiday of the Year - The Lodge, Brampton
Holiday Park of the Year - Park Cliffe Camping and Caravan Estate, Windermere
Large Visitor Attraction - South Lakes Wild Animal Park, Dalton-in-Furness
Small Visitor Attraction – The Quaker Tapestry, Kendal
Taste of Cumbria – Village Bakery, Melmerby, Penrith
Tourism Experience Award – Shacklabank Free Range Walking, Sedbergh
Business Tourism Award – Rheged, Penrith
Tourism Website – Windermere Lodge, Windermere

The Say Two Touring Company will be performing at some of the North West’s finest locations this summer with their production of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Venues and dates for the open-air, evening performances are:

Pennington Park, near Wigan – June 21
Bank Hall, Bretherton, near Chorley – June 8
Kingswood College, Scarisbrick, near Southport – July 5
Brougham Hall, Penrith – July 11/12
Heskin Hall, Chorley – July 19
Chester Amphitheatre – July 26

Members of the public are invited to audition to take part in the show alongside professional actors. No previous experience is necessary.

For all enquiries telephone 01257 453956.

The shortlist for the Enjoy England Awards for Excellence 2008 includes more businesses from North West England than any other region. The entrants are:

Boltongate Old Rectory – Ireby, near Carlisle – Bed & Breakfast of the Year
Hillbark Hotel – Wirral – Small Hotel of the Year
Liverpool 08 Place – Liverpool - Tourist Information Centre of the Year
Manchester Central – Manchester – Business Tourism Award
Radisson Edwardian – Manchester – Large Hotel of the Year
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic – Liverpool – Tourism Website of the Year
Stone Cottage – Penrith – Self-Catering Holiday of the Year
Sunset Park Holiday Homes - Hambleton, near Blackpool – Caravan Park of the Year
Tullie House – Carlisle – Large Visitor Attraction of the Year

The awards will be held at St George’s Hall in Liverpool on April 23 2008, the first time they have been held outside London.

Penrith train station has been voted the best medium-sized railway station in the UK. It received the coveted trophy at the National Rail Awards 2007, held last week at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.

All train stations in the UK were automatically entered into the competition and were judged on factors such as customer service, innovation, management, and standard of maintenance.

Eccleston’s C’est Tous Theatre Company will be touring some of the North West’s most exquisite locations this summer with their production of Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew. Venues and dates are:

Saturday 23rd June Kingswood Scarisbrick Hall Southport
Friday 29th June Kendal Castle
Saturday 30th June Kendal Castle
Saturday 7th July Haighton Manor, Preston
Saturday 14th July Carlisle Castle
Sunday 15th July Pennington Park, Wigan
Friday 20th July Beeston Castle, Cheshire
Saturday 21st July Chester Amphitheatre
Saturday 28th July Chester Amphitheatre
Friday 10th August Brougham Hall, Penrith

All performances start at 7pm. Don’t forget to bring a picnic! For booking/info please call 01257 453956.