The Show’s Here
Haven’t you ever seen a grown man with his underpants over
his tights? I don’t mean Superman either. No, it’s time for Westmorland &
Cumberland wrestling. This is the time if year when you can go to the Sports
days held all over the Lake District. You can
also often see them at what some term as agricultural shows. The Westmorland
Show in September is one of the best in the country. I don’t know how many
acres it takes up but it will take you all day to do it justice.
Apart from a bit of wrestling (the underpants are actually
velvet in many cases with some extremely fancy embroidery), there is a major
livestock show, “with its heart firmly in agriculture”. Sections include
cattle, sheep, goats, horses, pigs, heavy horses, alpacas, dogs and poultry, as
well as marquees for The Women's Institute, Learning for Life, Crafts from Cumbria, local
produce Food Hall, Rural Crafts and over 350 trade stands. What’s not to like?
This year in the food tent somewhere you’ll be able to see
our very Chris O’Callaghan cooking his heart out at a demonstration of one of
his locally sourced dishes. (2.30 pm, Thursday September 13th)
I just love the atmosphere; everyone having a great time.
Hope to see you there!
Date no good? Just look at this lot coming our way soon. We
should be so lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky.
Saturday 25th August - Cartmel
Races
(also Thursday 23rd & Monday 27th August)
At Cartmel Racecourse, Cartmel, Nr. Grange-over-Sands -
Various Times
Always a great day out with racing, funfair, trade stands
& refreshments.
Sunday 26th August - The
Annual Grasmere Sports & Show
At The Show-field, Grasmere
- All day from 10:00am
Traditional sports including Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling.
Sunday 26th August - Flookburgh
Band - Music in the Park
At Park
Road Gardens
Bandstand, Grange-over-Sands - 2:00pm
Another in the weekly summer band performances in Grange
Sunday 26th August - Prom
Art 2012
Along the Promenade, Grange-over-Sands - 9:30am to 4:00pm
The 8th year of selling of Arts and Crafts along the prom at
Grange
Bank Holiday Monday 27th August - Map
and Compass Day in Grasmere
At LDNPA car park, Stock
Lane, Grasmere -
10:00am
A practical day on the fells to improve your map and compass
skills
Daily until Sunday 30th September - Summer
Craft and Handmade Fair in Coniston
At Coniston Institute, Coniston - 9:30am to 5:30pm, with
vintage wares, books & handmade goods.
Grizedale
Forest Art Roots Sculpture Exhibition (until Sun Sept. 2nd)
Grizedale Forest Visitor Centre, Near Ambleside - 10:00am to
4:00pm (daily)
Featuring work by ten internationally renowned and emerging
artists
Lake
Artists Society Summer Exhibition (daily until Wed Sept 5th)
At the New Hall, Grasmere
- 10:30am to 5:00pm
Annual exhibition of paintings and sculptures by leading
Cumbrian artists
Francis
Bacon to Paula Rego Exhibition (until Sun Sept. 16th)
At Abbot
Hall Art
Gallery, Kendal - 10:30am
to 5:00pm
Celebrating the work of major British painters from the last
50 years
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