Community Ceilidh
2026-06-28 18:00 - 22:00 UTC
Community Ceilidh with The Corbs
Marquee at Lanercost Cricket Club | Sunday 28 June 2026 | From 6.00pm
Round off Echo Festival 2026 in true celebratory style with a joyful Community Ceilidh at Lanercost Cricket Club.
Join us under the marquee for an evening of live music, dancing, and good company, with music from The Corbs, whose energetic folk sound will have you up on your feet in no time. Whether you’re a seasoned ceilidh dancer or a complete beginner, everyone is welcome — just come along ready to join in and enjoy the fun.
With a friendly, inclusive atmosphere and plenty of lively tunes, this is the perfect way to bring the festival to a close — a proper community knees-up to celebrate everything Echo Festival is about.
Food and drink will be available throughout the evening, so you can make a night of it with friends, family, and neighbours.
Tickets available via TryBooking: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/GJKY
TICKETS ALSO AVAILABLE FROM – The Brampton Post Office, Hallbankgate Hub and Lanercost Primary School
Come and join us — it wouldn’t be a festival finale without you.

Abba Tribute Band - Voulez Vous
2026-06-27 19:30 - 23:00 | The Cricket Club, Lanercost Sports Club, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 2HL
ABBA Tribute Night
Lanercost Cricket Club Marquee | Saturday 27 June 2026
Get ready for a night of pure pop nostalgia as Lanercost Cricket Club hosts a fantastic ABBA Tribute Night in the marquee on the sports ground.
Dance the night away to all the classic hits — from Dancing Queen to Mamma Mia — in a fun, feel-good evening guaranteed to have everyone singing along.
With a lively atmosphere and a brilliant live tribute act bringing the music of ABBA to life, this is set to be one of the highlights of the festival weekend.
Tickets available from Brampton Post Office.
Gather your friends, dress to impress (sequins encouraged!), and get ready for a night you won’t forget.

Rag Rug Workshop
2026-06-27 10:00 - 16:00 | Hallbankgate Hub, Hub Hallbankgate, Brampton, CA82NJ
Join us for a day of rag rug making.
Recycle old clothes into a useful and beautiful rug, cushion or wallhanging.
All materials are included but please do bring anything you would like to use. Fine knitted jumpers and fleece fabric are best.
We will provide the hessian for you to take home so you can carry on rag rugging at home.
Hooks are available to use and buy. Try and think about a design beforehand – curves and circles work well.
Hooky rug making; a traditional skill revived as an art form in the Lanercost and Banks area in the mid 1960s, and passed down through the generations.
Learn how to make your own rug, as taught by Sarah Greenwood, a local rug maker. You can see her work on instagram. @sarahwarahsrugs

It’s a great way to recycle old clothes and fabrics. Hook your worn out or outgrown favourite garments into a new and functional mat or wall hanging. Make a memory mat!

£65 per person. All materials included.
to book, or for more information contact Sarah Greenwood.
Email Sarah via info@cumberlandragrugs.co.uk to book your place.
https://cumberlandragrugs.co.uk/

Cyanotype Workshop
2026-06-25 13:00 - 16:00 | Lanercost
Cyanotype Workshop with Thomas KeevilLanercost – exact location/venue to be confirmed. 1pm – 4pm£30 (includes all materials)
Join local photographer Thomas Keevil for a relaxed and creative afternoon exploring the beautiful art of cyanotype printing.
Cyanotype is an early photographic process that uses sunlight to create striking blue-and-white prints. Using natural materials like leaves, flowers, and found objects, you’ll learn how to compose your own designs and expose them to light to produce unique, one-of-a-kind images.
This hands-on workshop is suitable for complete beginners as well as those with some creative experience. Thomas will guide you through each step of the process—from preparing your paper to developing your prints—so you can experiment freely and take home a collection of your own artwork.
All materials are provided—just bring your curiosity (and any small objects you’d like to experiment with).
A perfect way to slow down, connect with nature, and discover a magical photographic technique in a beautiful setting.
https://www.trybooking.com/uk/GJOG

Singing Workshop
2026-06-22 14:00 - 18:00 | The Priory, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 2HQ, United Kingdom
Singing Workshop
Monday 22nd June 2:00pm – 6:00pm | Lanercost Priory
As part of the Lanercost Echo Festival, join us for a joyful afternoon singing workshop in the
beautiful setting of Lanercost Priory.
Led by Sarah Greenwood, Ophelia and Raf Appleby, Lucinda Guinness, and Asha Nicholson,
this workshop welcomes singers of all experience levels, to explore a range of voice
exercises and harmonies in a relaxed and supportive environment. No one will be asked to
sing solo!
Tickets: £25
Includes tea served between 6:00pm – 7:00pm (Scone, cake, tea; that type of thing)
Those folks who wish to join us for tea but are not attending the workshop, can purchase tea
for £5 but we need to know numbers. so let us know in advance please.
Song Share from 7pm (warmup first as a reminder! Start time 7.30pm , until approx 8 –
8.30pm)
The workshop participants will be able to share what they’ve learned with friends and family;
again in an informal environment.
Also sharing some of their songs at the evening session will be local community singing
group the Geltsdale Singers.
Families and friends welcome – free entry, no charge for listening.
Come along to listen, sing, and enjoy a relaxed session of music, in good company.
Any questions, please ask!
iamsarahgreenwood@gmail.com
Ticket booking here:
https://www.trybooking.com/uk/GJND

E L F A / F O L K T R O N I C A
2026-06-21 15:00 - 17:00 | Abbey Farmhouse Lanercost, Abbey Farmhouse, Lanercost, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA82HL, United Kingdom
Victoria Macarte (ELFA) will be performing at Lanercost as part of our little Arts and Music Festival on Sunday 21st June.
ELFA performs FOLKTRONICA, a collection of British folk songs from the future, accompanied by three analogue synths making noise like a storm on the horizon and pulsating minimal, greco-roman jungle beats like the nation’s charred post-industrialist heart, sang through a vocodor distorting a fairy-like voice with demonic undertones as an echo of the unrest festering beneath our beautiful, bucolic green landscapes.
Since returning to her native amphibian habitat, Cumbria, her work has shifted towards ecofeminist, spiritual science-fiction to reimagine a future folklore from an alternative reality, seeking to reconcile the beauty and horror in the world for an ellipsis in time, and reclaim our bodies, voices and narratives from hypercapitalist consumer colonial-imperialism.
When she grows up she hopes to become a force of nature.
Adults £5 admittance All Children free
Bring a Picnic Rug or chair, your own picnic tea including drinks (BYO). No food/bar available.
Toilets will be open at Dacre Hall.
Tickets – https://www.trybooking.com/uk/GMQV
https://victoriamacarte.com/
Originally from Cumbria and from a dance background, after training in theatre, ballet and contemporary dance in some of London’s most prestigious schools, Victoria went on to study Butoh with a Japanese master and has been based in Catalonia since 2004. Emerging from Barcelona’s underground electronic music and digital arts scene, after a short but intense period in New York, she moved to Cadaqués to make her home alongside surrealism and the elements. From this base, her work immersed itself in the natural environment, deepened into improvisation and expanded across collaborations in music, performance, spoken word, video and cinema; defined by an aesthetic rather than a medium or discipline.
https://elfasounds.bandcamp.com/music

Goodbye Norma Jean - Vintage Clothing Pop-Up
2026-06-20 10:00 - 2026-06-27 16:00 | Dacre Hall, Lanercost
Goodbye Norma Jean is a Carlisle-based vintage clothing pop-up curated by Fran Boyd, offering a vibrant collection of hand-picked vintage, antique and preloved fashion, accessories, and unique retro finds. Rooted in sustainability and individuality, each piece is carefully sourced to bring new life to timeless style. Expect a treasure-trove of one-off garments and nostalgic gems throughout the festival.
Fran returns for another pop-up in Dacre Hall this year for the duration of the Echo Festival.
Stock often includes statement coats, denim, dresses, trainers, and collectible pieces, as well as homeware, prints, and gifts.
Everything is individually sourced and curated by Fran, drawing on her experience as a vintage buyer and stylist.
Pop in, try on and go home happy!

Supper and Song at The Priory
2026-06-19 18:30 - 22:30 | The Priory, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 2HQ, United Kingdom
Supper & Song at The Priory
Friday 19 June 2026 | From 6.30pm
As part of Echo Festival Lanercost 2026, we are delighted to host the return of our much-loved Supper & Song evening at The Priory, bringing together live music, good food, and a relaxed shared atmosphere in a truly special setting.
Curated this year by Asha Nicholson and Ophelia Appleby, this year’s line-up brings together an exciting mix of voices and musical styles, rooted in contemporary folk, acoustic songwriting, and alternative sounds.
Asha will be performing with her band LAM, shaping an evening that reflects her interest in collaborative, atmospheric, and genre-blending music.
Ophelia is joined by Spoon Club, known for their distinctive, playful approach to live performance, and a sound that draws on a wide range of influences.
Also performing is Eve Dodds, an emerging singer-songwriter whose work sits within the modern folk and acoustic tradition, alongside Zoe Bestel, a vocalist and performer recognised for her powerful voice and presence on the live music scene.
https://zoebestel.co.uk/
Together, the line-up offers a rich and varied evening of music — from intimate, lyrical songwriting to more expansive and experimental sounds — reflecting the spirit of collaboration and creativity at the heart of Echo Festival.
The evening begins at 6.30pm and continues into the night, with food available from Echo Eats Pop-Up and a bar hosted by Kin Hill Community, creating a warm and welcoming festival atmosphere throughout.
Booking is needed if you want food! Freshly prepared and no Food without ticket…many thanks
https://www.trybooking.com/uk/GIDH

Echo Festival Lanercost 2026
2026-06-19 17:30 - 2026-06-28 22:00
This June, Echo Events Lanercost CIC welcomes you back to Lanercost for a warm, intimate, community-focused Echo Festival — a joyful celebration of local creativity, heritage, and togetherness.
Taking place from 19–28 June, this year’s festival embraces a relaxed village atmosphere, creating welcoming spaces where people can gather, share experiences, and celebrate community life.
Festival Highlights Include:
“Community Unearthed” — A Special Photography Exhibition
Hosted in Dacre Hall, this thoughtfully curated exhibition showcases striking images celebrating local life, landscape, and heritage — capturing the spirit and stories of our community through the lens.
During The exhibition in Dacre Hall, we welcome back the lovely Fran Boyd who is Goodbye Norma Jean vintage clothing and pre-loved pop up. https://www.instagram.com/goodbyenormajean/ heck in our events section for further details.
Chances to dance, sing, and make merry with informal performances and shared musical moments
Delicious festival food freshly prepared by Echo Eats, bringing people together around great local flavours
Creative workshops and activities where you can make, create, and try something new
Opportunities to support local artists and makers, celebrating the talent within our community
Echo Festival remains rooted in what matters most — community spirit, creative expression, and meaningful shared experiences.

Community • Creativity • Connection
Come along. Take part. Feel the echo.

Community Unearthed
2026-06-19 17:30 - 2026-06-27 16:00 | Dacre Hall, Lanercost
Community Unearthed
Photography Exhibition | Dacre Hall, Lanercost | 20–27 June 2026 (Open Night Friday 19th at 5.30)
open daily throughout the week – 10am to 4pm
As part of Echo Festival 2026, Echo Events Lanercost CIC is proud to present Community Unearthed — a compelling new photography exhibition exploring the people, places, and stories that shape life in and around Lanercost.
Curated by local photographer and filmmaker Thomas Keevil, who lives and works within the Kin Hill Community in Walton, the exhibition brings together three distinctive artistic voices. Alongside Keevil’s work, photographers Molly Matcham and Charlotte Graham offer their own unique perspectives, each capturing the character of the local landscape and its communities through a deeply personal lens.
From intimate portraits to evocative scenes of rural life, Community Unearthed reveals the richness and diversity of this corner of Cumbria. The exhibition invites visitors to look closer — to see familiar surroundings anew, and to reflect on the connections between people, place, and shared history.
Alongside the main exhibition, we are delighted to feature a special photography project by pupils from Lanercost C of E Primary School. Drawing on archival photographs and local history, the project offers a younger generation’s perspective on the area, connecting past and present through thoughtful and creative responses to the landscape they call home.
The exhibition opens at 5.30pm on Friday 19th June and runs until 4.00pm on Saturday 27 June.
We will be charging £1 door entry (We are a CIC and welcome donations).
Throughout the week, a welcoming café will be open in Dacre Hall, with refreshments provided by Echo Eats Pop-Up, creating a relaxed space for visitors to pause, reflect, and enjoy the exhibition.
Toilets and stairlift available.
Set within the heart of the village, this exhibition is both a celebration of local talent and a thoughtful exploration of community identity. Whether you live locally or are visiting for the festival, Community Unearthed offers a meaningful and visually engaging experience at the centre of Echo Festival 2026.

Tatterhood - Story and Supper with Ruth Steadman
2025-11-15 19:30 - 22:30
Tatterhood | A Night of Story and Supper NOW SOLD OUT!!!! NO ADMITTANCE ON THE DOOR!!
What if doing the wrong thing is precisely what’s needed in order to restore life?
Join Echo Events and storyteller Ruth Steadman for a night of story and supper at Dacre Hall. We
will feast on Venetian cicchetti and the wild old Norwegian tale of Tatterhood as we peel the petals
off this and other delicious questions.
Ruth grew up in Brampton before moving away for university and work. Following a rich career as
a psychotherapist, Ruth began apprenticing as a storyteller in the oral tradition just before the
pandemic. Ruth’s pursuit of story has since led her to a tiny heathens’ chapel surrounded by
saltmarsh, a locked down cottage overlooking three stone circles in the Outer Hebrides, and for the
last four years Ruth has lived in Venice, Italy. She is now bringing one of her favourite stories
home.

https://www.trybooking.com/uk/FLUL

Kenneth Wilson - Pilgrim Cello
2025-09-07 15:00 - 18:00 | The Priory, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 2HQ, United Kingdom
Join us at Lanercost Priory on Sunday 7th September, 3–6pm for a powerful and contemplative performance by Kenneth Wilson, cellist and poet, as an addition to his Pilgrim Cello 2025 journey — cycling to all 42 English cathedrals.
“Meditation on the Seven Last Words of Jesus” blends the transcendent beauty of Bach’s cello suites, Wilson’s own reflective poetry, and seven abstract paintings by Gillian Lever, each capturing one of Jesus’s final sayings from the cross — words of forgiveness, salvation, relationship, abandonment, distress, triumph, and reunion.
Set in the sacred stillness of Lanercost Priory, this unique experience invites deep listening and quiet contemplation. A cream tea will be available to purchase during the interval, and visitors can also enjoy the final day of Christine Boyce’s retrospective exhibition in Dacre Hall — a celebration of stained glass and creative spirit.

Tickets £12.00
Under 16’s Free Entry
https://www.trybooking.com/uk/FCXU

Hadrian's Wall Art Trail
2025-09-04 10:00 - 2025-09-21 16:00 | Abbey Mill Lanercost, Lanercost, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA8 2HQ, United Kingdom
Hadrian’s Wall Art Trail

This autumn, we have invited artists from across the North East and Cumbria to submit work for the inaugural Hadrian’s Wall Art Trail. The trail will weave through several locations along Hadrian’s Wall crossing Northumberland and Cumbria, bringing together diverse perspectives on folklore, history, and myth.
Theme: FOLK
We encouraged broad and imaginative interpretations of the theme FOLK. This has included but not limited to –
Local folk traditions and stories from West Northumberland and East Cumbria
Roman mythology and legends linked to Hadrian’s Wall
Grisly tales of the Border Reivers
Folkloric creatures and mystical beings
Botanical folklore and the mythology of native trees and wildflowers
Landscapes

greencroftonthewall.com/…/hadrian’s-wall-art-trail

The Creative Team

About The Organisations
The organisations working together on the Art Trail are Green Croft Arts Ltd, Field Shelter CIC and Echo Events CIC. We all live and work on the line of Hadrian’s Wall.
Green Croft Arts
Green Croft Arts is led by dance artist and creative producer Amanda Drago, and sound artist and musician Kit Haigh. Together, we create work that fosters deeper connections between people, the landscape, and the region’s heritage. In January 2025, we opened The Threshing Barn as a cultural and wellbeing hub, situated directly on the line of Hadrian’s Wall between Greenhead and Gilsland, Northumberland. The Barn hosts classes, workshops, and performances, offering a creative and community-focused space.
Field Shelter CIC
Field Shelter is an artist-led creative studio and project space located near Haltwhistle, Northumberland, on Hadrian’s Wall. It is housed in an off-grid building that was formerly a derelict stable. Field Shelter supports experimental, rural-based contemporary art practices, exploring alternative methods of making, researching, and presenting work within a wild and natural landscape.
Echo Events CIC
Echo Events Lanercost CIC is a Community Interest Company (CIC) based in Lanercost, Cumbria, that organizes and supports community events. They focus on showcasing local talent, including artists, performers, and schools, and often incorporate arts, music, and spoken word into their events. Headquarters just happen to be in the old mill in Lanercost where artists Audrey and Denis Barker’s once ran a thriving art hub.

Christine Boyce - A Retrospective Exhibition
2025-09-02 10:00 - 2025-09-07 16:00
Christine Boyce (1928–2019)
A distinguished British stained glass artist and craftswoman noted for her deeply meaningful ecclesiastical work in Cumbria and beyond.

Early Life & Background
Born in Hull in 1928.
Studied at Newcastle-on-Tyne College under LC Evetts.
Christine discovered glasswork in the 1960s, finding it aligned with her reverence for nature and spirituality .
Settling in Cumbria
In later years, Christine lived at Banks, near Brampton, Cumbria. Known for her warm mentorship, Christine was described as “knowledgeable, kind and honest” .
Major Works & Contributions
William Morris Dossal, Lanercost Priory Involved in the 2013–14 restoration of the dossal (embroidered altar hanging) designed by William Morris, originally installed in 1887. Her contributions extended beyond glass to preserving textile artistry.
Norman Nicholson Memorial Window,
St George’s Church, Millom
Crafted and installed in 2000, this vibrant window commemorates local poet Norman Nicholson. Depictions include bee orchid, bloody cranesbill, Halley’s Comet, and lines from Nicholson’s poetry. It came to be a key cultural symbol in Millom, featured in local heritage guides.
Other Cumbrian Ecclesiastical Window Christine designed an heraldic window at Lanercost Priory for St Mary Magdalene, alongside work at Abbey Mill. She created ecclesiastical stained glass in Cumbria, such as the Wilson memorial at Egremont and works at Keswick’s St Mary & St Michael. Her later work, including her 2019 project at Ampthill’s St Andrew window, came just before her passing.
Legacy
Christine passed away in November 2019, shortly after leading a stained glass study day in Carlisle. Her funeral was held at Lanercost Priory on 26 November 2019.
Celebrate the life and work of Christine Boyce stained glass artist, painter, and craftswoman of Banks, Cumbria.
Her work holds the dazzle of everyday life, humanity, hills, and handmade things a lasting legacy of nature, words, and craft in the Cumbrian landscape.
A comprehensive appreciation appears in the Journal of Stained Glass (vol. XLIII, 2019).
A monograph, Christine Boyce: Artist and Craftswoman, edited by Alastair Carew‑Cox, was published in 2021 .

Family Festival Day
2025-06-28 14:00 - 23:00 | The Cricket Club, Lanercost Sports Club, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 2HL
Join us for a lively Family Festival Day in the heart of Lanercost! Throughout the day and afternoon there will be various free events on at The Priory and The Looking Beyond Contemporary Art Exhibition in Dacre Hall. In the evening enjoy a lineup of local bands performing under the marquee at the cricket club – you may also savour a selection of food and drink!
The perfect day out for all ages!
Performers
Throughout the day
Looking Beyond Contemporary Art Exhibition in Dacre Hall 10.00-4pm
Free Events –

Organ Recital 2pm in the Priory
Schools Programme Choral and Intrumental Concerts in the Priory 3-5pm All Welcome
The Geltsdale Singers in the Priory 5pm

Evening
Bands | 5:30pm – 11pm

5.30pm – 7pm | Oppgard – https://www.facebook.com/people/Oppgard/
7:30pm – 9pm | No Soap No Radio – https://www.nsnr.co.uk/
9:30-11pm | The Anthems Band – https://www.facebook.com/theanthemscumbria/

Food from Landy Chef and Temon Farm Ice Cream
Games for Children available
Bar Lanercost Cricket Club

BOOK TICKETS HERE: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/ESMO

Folk Evening
2025-06-27 18:00 - 23:00 | The Priory, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 2HQ, United Kingdom
A varied programme from contemporary folk artists. Songs, stories and puppetry.
Performers and Times:
6.00 pm – 6.45 pm | Ophelia & Callum – Contemporary Folk musicians and singers.
7.00 pm – 7.45 pm | Ben McElroy – Ambient/folk musician.
8.00 pm – 8.45 pm | Briar & Bramble – Mike & Kate Turnbull – Folk songs/storytelling.
9 -11.00 pm | The Clifford Movement – who bring you stories, songs, poems and visual projections, celebrating, above all, the lives and landscape of the Eden Valley, with some interjections of more far-flung tales. Harmonies are central to their sound, be they haunting, or perhaps more raucous. The combined instrumentation, just like Nana Bainbridge’s recipe book, the raw materials meet in a melting pot, to entice the ears. Foot-tapping melodies, in such genres as Americana, Trad Jazz, dark Cabaret and Balkan tunes, to name but a few, alongside their signature layered up voices, in their own home-grown songs.
BOOK TICKETS HERE: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/events/landing/82932

Gilding and Kintsugi Workshops
2025-06-27 10:00 - 16:00 | The Cricket Club, Lanercost Sports Club, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 2HL
Join Amelia Bedson in the picturesque village of Lanercost near Carlisle in Cumbria for this unique event.

As part of the Echo Festival in Lanercost she will be hosting workshops in Beginners Kintsugi and Contemporary Gilding.

Kintsugi for Beginners – 10am and 12pm

Kintsugi, which literally translates as ‘golden joinery’, celebrates the Japanese philosophy of the beauty of imperfection.
In this beginners 1 ½ hour workshop, you will:

be given all the tools and materials which you will need for this workshop.
learn step-by-step how to safely break pottery and to repair it with gold, thereby embracing the cracks to make unique pieces of art.
make a finished Kintsugi pieces to take home which makes a beautiful mementoe of the day and can be used as ornaments or gifts.

Why this workshop is so special:

Kintsugi is a mindful, meditative art form that celebrates the beauty in imperfection.
It is a relaxing creative experience that you can share with others.
Your Kintsugi ceramics are unique personalised pieces of art that embrace the power of transformation.

The Art of Laying Gold Leaf – Contemporary Gilding Workshop – 2pm
In this 1 ½ hour workshop, you will:

learn the art of contemporary gilding, how it has changed over time and how you can use it in your own home to give it the Midas touch!
be given all the tools and materials required for this workshop.
learn how to gild a picture frame with Dutch Gold leaf.

Participants must be aged 18 and over for Kintsugi, or over 12 for gilding and be accompanied by a participating adult.

You can find Amelia on Instagram @amelia.jane.gilding, Facebook at Amelia Jane Gilding and on her Webpage at www.ameliajanegilding.com.

BOOK TICKETS HERE:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kintsugi-and-gilding-workshops-at-the-echo-festival-in-lanercost-cumbria-tickets-1332263248239?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Limited tickets are available but some may be available on the day, please contact me directly via Email or call me on the day to check if any drop in places are available: 07857 696465

Refunds less than 21 days before the event – Please contact me directly and if I can sell your ticket on, I will be able to refund your ticket.
I am unable to refund the Eventbrite fee.

Illyria's 'Pride and Prejudice' By Jane Austen
2025-06-26 19:00 - 21:30 | Naworth Castle, Naworth Castle Estate, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 2HF, United Kingdom
With her tongue firmly in her cheek, Jane Austen tells us “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” Mrs Bennet certainly thinks so. So when Mr Bingley – single, young, handsome, and with £5000 a year – moves into nearby Netherfield Park, she devotes all her energy to contriving for Jane, the eldest of her five daughters, to meet him during rural Hertfordshire’s whirlwind of social balls. But even Mrs Bennet draws the line at Mr Bingley’s disdainful friend Mr Darcy despite his whopping £10,000 a year. Thank heavens Lizzy, her second daughter, finds him detestable too! Or does she…? Can she see beyond his pride – and could he overcome her prejudice – to consider a possible future together?
Following seven sell-out seasons of this sparkling adaptation, award-winning theatre group Illyria (website) returns to celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday in style. Bring a picnic and enjoy her at her vibrant, forthright, bitchy best!
Running time (approx): 2hr 20min (inc 20 minute interval)
Suitable for all ages.
Bring your own seating/rug, suitable clothing and a picnic
Dogs are not permitted. Venue is not wheelchair accessible.
BOOK TICKETS HERE: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/cumbria/naworth-castle/pride-and-prejudice-at-naworth-castle-cumbria/e-koojvm

Shamanic Movement Medicine - Helen Whitehead
2025-06-26 13:00 - 16:00 | The Cricket Club, Lanercost Sports Club, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 2HL
Shamanic Movement Medicine workshop with Helen Whitehead.

As a shamanic practitioner and a life-long student of spirituality and personal growth, Helen weaves a beautiful combination of music,
dance and ritual to create an authentic safe space that allows for deep exploration, creativity and growth. Helen has trained for many years in Movement Medicine which draws on ancient shamanic traditions and contemporary brainscience. She also has a background as mental health professional all of which gives rise to a practice which is both deeply serious andintentional, as well as dynamic, informed and playful. Helen is passionate about facilitating lasting transformation in her students. Creating a space that welcomes all of life’s beauty and challenges. Every thing is invited to move, breathe and be.As a big fan of integration Helen invites you to create a bridge, to
weave what you have learnt, back into your everyday life.

About the workshop:
Join Helen and her co-facilitator Kirsty Daley Sapiain for this Midsummer celebration. We’ll move and dance together to celebrate the peak of summer. There will be space to find, create and work with our truest desires and intentions, using music, dance and the community of other dancers as resources to help us. You will be guided step by step to find your intentions with courage and love.
Accessing and acknowledging the fears that both guide us and sometimes hold us back.“We fear that we are inadequate, but our deepest fear is that weare powerful beyond measure.” ~Marianne Williamson.
If you have danced a thousand times before or if this is your first time you are very welcome. No experience is necessary you will be
guided with suggestions of how to explore your own unique movement. Every Body is welcome.
What shall I wear?
It’s good to wear layers of comfortable clothing to move in as you may heat up and cool down quickly.
Do I need to bring anything?
Bring a water bottle
Maybe some soft shoes/trainers for moving in we’ll be dancing on
matting in a big top. Dancing barefoot may also be possible.
The venue is accessible with an accessible toilet. Please contact us if you need any adjustments.
Prices
£17 Standard Entry
£14 Low income/students
Concessions / energy exchange available please contact Helen direct on 07890302904

Get Your Tickets here – https://www.trybooking.com/uk/EXHS

For more details visit https://schoolofmovementmedicine.com/

https://schoolofmovementmedicine.com/teachers/helen-whitehead/

Brampton Poets - No Borders - Spoken Word Lanercost
2025-06-24 18:30 - 21:00 | The Cricket Club, Lanercost Sports Club, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 2HL
On the first Thursday of each month, a group of local poets meet at Brampton Commuity Centre. A talented group who have produced a number of anthologies. This is a chance to meet and hear their work and share in their thought-provoking poetry. The recent anthology “No Borders” promises to spark images in the mind. Come and listen to an ‘Aurora’ of words in the wonderful setting of the Lanercost. Full access for all.
FREE EVENT

Art History Talk - Jovan Nicholson
2025-06-24 10:00 - 13:00 | Naworth Castle, Naworth Castle Estate, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 2HF, United Kingdom
Jovan Nicholson is an independent art historian and has curated and written the accompanying catalogues for Art and Life: Ben Nicholson, Winifred Nicholson, Christopher Wood, Alfred Wallis, William Staite Murray 1920-1931; Winifred Nicholson: Liberation of Colour; Winifred Nicholson in Cumberland; Kate Nicholson and Winifred Nicholson; Cumbrian Rag Rugs. He is an expert in Winifred Nicholson and a grandson of Ben and Winifred Nicholson.
His talk will explore the links between the painter George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle and Winifred Nicholson. George Howard, who lived at Naworth Castle and where Winifred was partially brought up, was Winifred’s grandfather and it was with him that she received her first painting lessons. Her early work has a close relationship with Howard, but in addition she also befriended fellow artists and painted on her extensive travels in much the same way as her grandfather.
Jovan’s Website: https://www.jovannicholson.co.uk/
Lunch in the Great Hall at Naworth is included.
BOOK TICKETS HERE: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/events/landing/78743?

SpeakEasy at Echo Festival Lanercost
2025-06-23 18:30 - 21:30 | The Cricket Club, Lanercost Sports Club, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 2HL
SpeakEasy is an activity organised and run by Carlisle-based writer/musician/publisher/actor/filmmaker Phil Hewitson. It takes place both online and as a ‘gathered’ event, and Phil has been invited to bring it to Lanercost for the Echo festival. SpeakEasy is staged for the pleasure and artistic stimulation of those who participate. People of a creative frame of mind and body get together to share their creations, so performers and audience merge. Members of the group will gather on Monday 23th June in the marquee on the cricket field and welcome all and sundry to sample their wares, either as audience or to take part. This is a free event!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1458436297731828/about?locale=en_GB

Art History Talk - Dr Sarah Victoria Turner
2025-06-23 10:00 - 13:00 | Naworth Castle, Naworth Castle Estate, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 2HF, United Kingdom
Sarah Turner is an art historian and Director of the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art.
She has published widely and co-curated several major exhibitions, most recently,
Making New Worlds: Li Yuan-chia & Friends at Kettle’s Yard.
Much of her academic writing has focused on the entangled relationships between Britain, the British Empire and South Asia. With Hammad Nasar, Senior Research Fellow at the PMC, Sarah co-leads the London, Asia research project. They have co-curated, with Amy Tobin, the exhibition Making New Worlds at Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge, on the artist Li Yuan-chia and the LYC Museum and Art Gallery he established in Cumbria in the 1970s.
This talk is a must for anyone interested in Li and his legacy, the work at the LYC in Banks and the links with Helen and Jim Ede who founded Kettle’s Yard.
Lunch in the Great Hall at Naworth is included.
BOOK TICKETS HERE: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/events/landing/76936?

Rag Rug Workshop
2025-06-22 10:00 - 16:00 | The Cricket Club, Lanercost Sports Club, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 2HL
Join us for a day of rag rug making.
All materials are included but please do bring anything you would like to use. Fine knitted jumpers and fleece fabric are best.
We will provide the hessian for you to take home so you can carry on rag rugging at home.
Hooks are available to use and buy. Try and think about a design beforehand – curves and circles work well.
Hooky rug making; a traditional skill revived as an art form in the Lanercost and Banks area in the mid 1960s, and passed down through the generations.
Learn how to make your own rug, as taught by Sarah Greenwood, a local rug maker. You can see her work on instagram sarahwarahsrugs, and local rug makers at work on Facebook: cumberlandragrugs

It’s a great way to recycle old clothes and fabrics. Hook your worn out or outgrown favourite garments into a new and functional mat or wall hanging. Make a memory mat!

£50 per person. Children over 10 welcome
Email Sarah via info@cumberlandragrugs.co.uk
For tickets click this link
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Summer Solstice Jazz and Soul
2025-06-21 17:00 - 23:00 | The Cricket Club, Lanercost Sports Club, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 2HL
It’s a vintage kind of vibe with three great bands to get you in the groove.
The Kirkby Jazz Kollective are a talented band from Kirkby Lonsdale. A true community music group inspired by jazz. Wonderful sound and refreshing rhythms.
The Chet Set with American trumpet player and vocalist Pete Tanton will also be playing on the big blue top marquee stage alongside pianist Alan Law, bassist Mick Shoulder and drummer John Bradford to bring jazz fans some Chet Baker classics. The Chet Set is jazz of the highest order, not to mention great entertainment. These guys are a welcome addition to our already great lineup.
Soul Junction are a brassy, sassy seven-piece Cumbrian Soul and Motown band, with male and female vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, trumpets and sax; together they play the very best live Soul and Motown dance music.
Great local Food vans including Landy Chef who will thrill and delight with his menu and licensed bar all evening.
Temon Farm Ice Cream are coming too!
Echo Events has built on from the wonderful midsummer music event last year in June. This time we’ve added
a Big Blue Top marquee to our venues thanks to Roaming Tent Co. This event will be on the Lanercost Cricket Field with it’s amazing backdrop of Hare Hill, nestled in the valley of the Irthing River.
Under 16’s go free when accompanied by an adult.
Join us for some Summer Solstice Soul and Jazz!
BOOK TICKETS HERE: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/events/landing/81500

Goodbye Norma Jean Pop Up Vintage Shop
2025-06-21 10:00 - 2025-06-28 16:00
A popular vintage boutique will host a midsummer summer pop-up shop in Dacre Hall, alongside the Looking Beyond Contemporary Art Exhibition.

Goodbye, Norma Jean will have a vast array of pre-loved and designer pieces for vintage fans.
They will be selling everything from from clothing, footwear, belts, hats and scarves, to scrunchies, postcards, badges, and patches.
Shoppers can find items from a range of eras including Victorian scraps and pieces that are currently on trend.

The ORIGINAL one-stop, shop till ya drop pop-up vintage shop!
If you’ve never visited Lanercost Priory, you’re in for an absolute treat!
Locally curated Echo Festival Lanercost features a dazzling array of events, including live music, spoken word poetry, workshops, homemade food, dance, storytelling, art, talks, and this little pop-up on the stage at Dacre Hall, with a bohemian, festival vibe!
Open from 10am-4pm EVERY DAY of the festival 21-28th June, in the most beautiful surroundings!
Come and explore!

Looking Beyond Contemporary Art Exhibition
2025-06-21 10:00 - 2025-06-28 16:00
Saturday 21st June 2025 to Saturday 28th June 2025
10.00 til 16.00 Daily

A contemporary art exhibition in Dacre Hall with with local artists and sculptors.
Using Dacre to exhibit works by local Cumbrian artists, some well-known and others emerging…we hope to celebrate the past and echo forward to the future.
Entrance £1.00 on the Door

Art History Talk - Rafaele Appleby
2025-06-21 10:00 - 13:00 | Naworth Castle, Naworth Castle Estate, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 2HF, United Kingdom
Rafaele was born into an artistic family, immersed in a world of paintings and music from a young age. Working in a studio near Hadrian’s Wall, with views of the Cumbrian fells to the south and a kitchen garden to the north, Rafaele’s art often draws inspiration from the surrounding nature. The process can be swift and dynamic or slow and meditative, depending on the subject and mood. Much of Rafaele’s work revolves around an exploration of color and light.
“The music or silence that fills the studio is always deliberate, never by chance. Solitude is essential in the studio, where the creative process remains deeply personal.”
Wild landscapes are a constant source of inspiration—whether it’s rugged rocks by the sea or settled in ancient stone circles, crashing waves along remote shorelines, or the ever-changing sky. Sometimes a delicate flower might find its way into the story. Their artistic journey is always intertwined with the presence of family and children, who have grown up surrounded by both paintings and music.
Rafaele’s Website: https://www.rafaeleappleby.co.uk/
Lunch in the Great Hall at Naworth is included.
BOOK TICKETS HERE: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/Eoib

Supper and Song at The Priory
2025-06-20 19:00 - 23:00 | The Priory, Lanercost, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 2HQ, United Kingdom
An evening with local singers, songwriters and creatives. Supper included in the ticket.
Come and join us in the atmospheric surroundings of Lanercost Priory Cumbria. Come and hear emerging artists perform. Echo Events welcome Asha Nicholson, Chloe Cacau, Eve Dodds, Savanna Evans and DJ Imogen who will be curating an enchanting night of midsummer music and feasting.
A bit about our creatives…….
Asha draws inspiration from the Cumbrian landscape she inhabits, blending shadows and song, acoustic and electronic, to create ethereal yet haunting compositions which have drawn comparisons to the likes Electronica alt-rockband Portishead, and the ambient folk of experimental musician Grouper.
Chloë Cacau is a vocal improviser who weaves poetry, jazz and the musicality of capoeira, the Brazilian art form she grew up with, to create unique improvised performances.
Eve Dodds – Eve, a British Designer, from Cumbria with a first class degree in Interaction Design Arts from University of the Arts London.
Eve has worked with the Science Museum in London designing exhibits for their Lates evenings, and work through visual communication, film, physical making, sound and performance. She aims to create meaningful work that does something good for people. Whatever form that may take….Oh and she has a beautiful voice (see soundcloud below)!
Savanna Evans is part of our Echo Events Team, is a poet, singer and muse. She has been writing for a number of years and her poem On a Day Like This, was be performed at Greenwich and Maryport and published in the Time and Tide anthology.
Savanna reads her poem ‘Shally Means Home’ at the Carlisle Poetry Symposium held at Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery on Saturday 1st October 2022. https://youtu.be/pPP_hnNEdqQ?si=BMoP1h0iv94-f_eV
DJ Imogen: https://www.instagram.com/imogeeeeeeeen/
BOOK TICKETS HERE: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/ETUP

Art History Talk - Dr Suzanne Fagence Cooper
2025-06-20 10:00 - 13:00 | Naworth Castle, Naworth Castle Estate, Brampton, Cumbria, CA8 2HF, United Kingdom
NOW SOLD OUT!
How We Might Live: At Home with Jane and William Morris
by Dr Suzanne Fagence Cooper

William Morris wrote: ‘The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life’. This lecture looks at the houses and works of art that Jane and William Morris made together, from Red House to Kelmscott Manor. Through newly-revealed letters and diaries, furniture, wall-hangings and beautiful books, we can explore the pioneering life they embraced with their artist friends.
Dr. Suzanne Fagence Cooper is a writer, broadcaster and curator with expertise in 19th and 20th century British art and culture. She spent 12 years at the V&A Museum, researching the Victorian collections, and is in demand as historical consultant for TV and film. She is an invited lecturer for the Arts Society and Cunard voyages.
Suzanne was Research Curator for Ruskin, Turner & the Storm Cloud (York Art Gallery, 2019). Her recent book, To See Clearly: Why Ruskin Matters was published by Quercus, and her latest work, At Home with Jane and William Morriswas published in paperback in 2023.
Lunch in the Great Hall at Naworth is included.
BOOK TICKETS HERE: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/events/landing/76924?
