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Congratulations to the brilliant @Julie…

24 February 2022

📣 Congratulations to the brilliant @JulietKlottrup, who has been selected to create a short film in response to our soundmap, #SoundtrackToSkipton! Her short film, with a soundtrack by @rosieblofeld, will premiere at Hinterlands Festival in May!More > https://t.co/4rutcKkJFK pic.twitter.com/MXUGoK3gNg— HinterlandsFestival…

Have you been to see Skipton Rotary’s ‘Colours of Nature – R…

24 February 2022

Have you been to see Skipton Rotary’s ‘Colours of Nature – Rotary Young Photographer Competition’ exhibition at @skiptontownhall yet? Young people aged 3 to 17 from a group of schools and community organisations across Craven took part in the contest,…

Have you been to see Skipton Rotary’s ‘C…

24 February 2022

Have you been to see Skipton Rotary’s ‘Colours of Nature – Rotary Young Photographer Competition’ exhibition at @SkiptonTownHall yet? The exhibition is open until Saturday 5th March, entrance is free.#RotaryYoungPhotographer #ColoursOfNature #YoungPhotographers #LiveMoreDoMore pic.twitter.com/1JYfAC5xvv — Great Place: Lakes & Dales…

Ever dreamed of taking to the stage at K…

23 February 2022

Ever dreamed of taking to the stage at Kendal Calling? Well, here's your chance! 🎉 Band applications are LIVE! https://t.co/Xm3yquMb3Y Get tagging those mates in bands, now is their chance to join Supergrass, Stereophonics, Bastille & more in the fields…

Who can’t wait for the summer sun again? There’s plenty of…

22 February 2022

Who can’t wait for the summer sun again? There’s plenty of festivals and events due to return in summer, including arts, music, film, making, crafting, walking plus many more! Just keep an eye out on our page in the coming…

Who can’t wait for the summer sun again?…

22 February 2022

Who can’t wait for the summer sun again? There’s plenty of festivals and events due to return in summer, including arts, music, film, making, crafting, walking plus many more! Just keep an eye out on our page in the coming…

Last chance to apply for our £500 micro-commissions! They of…

20 February 2022

Last chance to apply for our £500 micro-commissions! They offer you a chance to develop a new piece of work or artistic project, expanding on any developments in response to Covid, or exploring the relationship between wellbeing, creativity and the…

Applications for @GP_LakesDales Micro-Co…

19 February 2022

Applications for @GP_LakesDales Micro-Commissions are still open to individual creatives or groups aged 16-34 looking to develop an artistic piece of work to be exhibited in 2022. To read the full brief, head to 👇 https://t.co/cxl6WhxHWp #Creativity #MicroCommissions pic.twitter.com/RrZCiA4C96 —…

Amazing, inspiring day running @GP_Lakes…

18 February 2022

Amazing, inspiring day running @GP_LakesDales Youth Voice and film workshop @BACKendal So great to be in a room with such creative young artists! Thanks to @hawkinsjosh for the wicked film work as always and to all the talented young people!…

Age 16-30 and beginning your journey into the art, craft and…

18 February 2022

Age 16-30 and beginning your journey into the art, craft and business of the screen industries? Established screen professional who wants to contribute to growing community and opportunities in the area? Someone somewhere in-between? @brewery_arts_kendal’s Future Creatives is a free…

Age 16-30 and beginning your journey int…

18 February 2022

Age 16-30 and beginning your journey into the art, craft & business of the screen industries? Get booked on to @BACKendal's Future Creatives free panel and discussion event! 23 Feb | 6.30 – 8.30pm | https://t.co/67CYgFrmIc#FutureCreatives #Filmmakers #FutureFilmmakers #Kendal —…

Join @windermerejetty and @oldlaundrytheatre as they host th…

17 February 2022

Join @windermerejetty and @oldlaundrytheatre as they host the Windermere Science Festival on the 18th, 19th and 20th March! Their main theme this year is “Water” and they’ll be joined by oceanographer, scientist and TV presenter Helen Czerski to dive into…

Join @windermerejetty as they host the W…

17 February 2022

Join @windermerejetty as they host the Windermere Science Festival on the 18th, 19th & 20th March! Their main theme this year is “Water” and they’ll be joined by oceanographer, scientist and TV presenter Helen Czerski to dive into this fascinating…

Exciting news! @42degreesfestival have announced first warm-…

16 February 2022

Exciting news! @42degreesfestival have announced first warm-up event of the year, an intimate night of music in Lancaster. Join @alexanderhulmemusic and @j.g.ramsden, plus more artists TBA, as they give us a taste of what’s to come at #42degreesfestival2022 Tickets from…

Exciting news! 42 Degrees Festival have …

16 February 2022

Exciting news! 42 Degrees Festival have announced first warm-up event of the year, an intimate night of music in Lancaster! Tickets from £5, available now via https://t.co/aFh2cSRUCZ.#42Degrees #Festival #LakeDistrict #MusicFestival #WarmUpEvent #LiveMoreDoMore pic.twitter.com/HH4CAo09dZ — Great Place: Lakes & Dales (@GP_LakesDales)…

Cumbria30 is providing 18-25 year olds w…

15 February 2022

Cumbria30 is providing 18-25 year olds with the opportunity to meet other young people who care about making change happen in Cumbria. Runs on 24, 25, 28 Feb & 1 Mar (1-5pm) on Zoom. Find out more & apply at:…

Live performance is back at @skiptontownhall! Perfect for pr…

15 February 2022

Live performance is back at @skiptontownhall! Perfect for pre-school and primary children, The Sleep Pirates is an imagination-firing treat presented as a magical tale of overcoming fears, adapted from an original story by Gemma Sharp. The showing on Wednesday 23rd…

Perfect for pre-school and primary child…

15 February 2022

Perfect for pre-school and primary children, The Sleep Pirates is an imagination-firing treat presented as a magical tale of overcoming fears, adapted from an original story by Gemma Sharp. https://t.co/kx8dHQflfP@HogletsTheatre #TheSleepPirates #HogletsTheatre #ChildrensTheatre pic.twitter.com/RSk8dgVnNF — Great Place: Lakes & Dales…

Join us for our first Blackwell Spring C…

14 February 2022

Join us for our first Blackwell Spring Craft Fair, Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 March! Shop beautiful, handmade jewellery, textiles, ceramics, glass, wooden wares and more. Enjoy lunch in our tea room or on the patio with stunning views of…

Our FREE Youth Voice and Film workshop w…

14 February 2022

Our FREE Youth Voice and Film workshop with @GP_LakesDales is happening this Friday @BACKendal if you are 16-25 and feel like a creative day with like minded young people- get in touch! Email: GreatPlace@Cravendc.gov.uk #livemoredomore #lakes #Creative #youngpeople #film pic.twitter.com/u1F3fAyTzy…

For #Valentine’s day we’re asking what y…

14 February 2022

For #Valentine's day we're asking what you ❤️ about the #YorkshireDales? We love the distinctly #Dales sheep breeds like #Wensleydale and #Swaledale. Livestock rearing is an important part of life for many people who live and work here 🐑 📸…

We’ve had a few questions over the past week regarding our M…

13 February 2022

We’ve had a few questions over the past week regarding our Micro-Commissions so we’ve complied the most common questions together and answered them here: – I don’t live in the area anymore but I frequently work within the set postcodes,…

Have a question about our micro-commissi…

13 February 2022

Have a question about our micro-commissions? Head over to our Instagram (https://t.co/YbrEwzdp3g) or Facebook page (https://t.co/xOikXwRH4f) to read our answers to these FAQs. Please post any further questions below or email greatplace@cravendc.gov.uk. #NurturingCreativity pic.twitter.com/A0vK0VxUOt — Great Place: Lakes & Dales…

Check out 40 great reasons to visit the …

13 February 2022

Check out 40 great reasons to visit the #LakeDistrict #Cumbria in 2022 by going to this page on the Lake District travel guide website….https://t.co/pB73ZirXF8@FeatureCumbria #staycation #Travel #holidays #beauty pic.twitter.com/JSKY9RitQZ — Lake District TG (@Lake_DistrictTG) February 13, 2022

Dark Skies Festival is back at @yorkshiredales this February…

12 February 2022

Dark Skies Festival is back at @yorkshiredales this February! From 18th Feb to 6th March, join them as they host an array of festival events with opportunities to view the beautiful Yorkshire Dales at night, with plenty of Dark Sky…