Steam Locomotive Construction and Maintenance 

There will be a range of ‘fun’ dog competitions, children’s races, and a summer Bake Off. Here’s hoping for good weather. We have no marquee to seek shelter.

20th Century Defences in Cumbria

September/ October (date to be announced): 

Any old photographs, interesting facts about the valley etc welcome.

Please contact janenewport7@gmail.com.

– provisional

Date to be announced expected sometime in August

Our community walk will be a loop from the Royal Hotel via Aira Force and Glenridding with a short trip on the Ullswater steamer. 

You are welcome to join or depart at any of the stops. Dogs most welcome.

12:45 Royal Hotel to walk to Aira Force steamer pier

13:30 Gather at the field by the pier (maybe time for you to have a picnic) to board the 13:50 Steamer to Glenridding

   (Pay on ferry £6.00 adults, £3.00 children)

14:10 Depart Glenridding to walk back to Royal Hotel via Air Force

Approx 15:30 Arrive back at Royal Hotel

Weekly Steel band practice - All welcome

Every Monday except the first week of the month (When Zings practice)

In the barn at Baldhowe End

Monthly singing for fun - all welcome.

First Monday of the month 

Matterdale Church Parish Rooms

Memorial Walk Around Buttermere

Sunday, 23 April 2017 at 10.00am. Meet in Buttermere Car Park behind the Fish Inn.

Cruse Cumbria’s first Memorial Walk — 4.7 miles around the Buttermere Lake — is suitable for anyone who is reasonably fit.

We are hoping to raise a significant sum through the Memorial Walk to help Cumbria Cruse continue to provide a bereavement service for the people of Cumbria. Cruse is run entirely by volunteers and is dependent on fund raising to continue to operate.

It costs £30,000 a year to maintain the service in Cumbria, spent primarily on providing volunteers with training, administration and travel expenses.

For more details and registration : http://www.crusecumbria.org.uk/memorialwalk.php

We are planning for a Community Event following the Easter Sunday Service at Matterdale Church.

•  12.15pm.            Easter Egg Hunt around the church with challenge graded according to age!
•  12.30pm.            Decorated Egg Competition - hard boiled, uncooked or blown - to be judged in four classes: under 7, 7-11, 11-16, adults
•  12.45pm.            Simnel Easter Cake Bake-Off
•    1.00pm.            Shared Picnic in the Church Meeting Room if wet, or the Church Grounds if dry

     Everyone is welcome. Please bring food and drink to share. Coffee and tea will be provided.

An event for all the family.

David Harrison’s illustrated talk on his 1000km cycle ride down France raising £10,000 for Hospice at Home (Carlisle and North Lakes).  Free tea and coffee.  Collection for Hospice at Home

Bring and Share supper - bring own drink

SOLD OUT

James Rebank's talk and Q & A session will be preceded by a mini sheep show and a bring and shade BBQ.   Entry by ticket only - £10 per person, Children 11 and under free but need tickets.  Use contact page to order tickets