THE BEACON Museum, Whitehaven, has been awarded £252,000 by central Government as part of its £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund. The funding has been awarded to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure heritage organisations have a sustainable future

Ready for the off to Turton Football Club with our favourite Reays Coach Tours driver Tino! See you soon Turton Peter Gray dave yates

irst Day of half term and look at the state of the weather! The good news is it doesn't rain in the The Beacon Museum , where big bear is waiting to greet you on the Bear hunt trail, great bear story telling, and our eating in exhibition looking at the development of food.

Eating In is all about food from rationing to modern day, full of quirky facts, vintage recipes and a vintage sweet quiz, see traditional Cumberland Fare recipes to take and try at home. Today's vintage recipes are from The Cumberland WI recipe book, it cost 3/6d in the 1920's

Captain Sir Tom Moore 1920 - 2021 RIP

9th Oct21-2nd Jan22 Cumbria Printmakers Exhibition Our upcoming exhibition showcases the work of Cumbria Printmakers, celebrating the diversity of printmaking in Britain today. Some of the work is for sale, so come and enjoy the pieces and take something unique home with you.

Every Last Station Yes on Retro Railtours Cumbrian Coaster in Aug. Great tour, fantastic scenery and a nice destination Visit-Whitehaven

Saturday Morning at The Beacon Portal #shoplocal #cumbriaartisan #artandcrafts

SEPTEMBER GOAL OF THE MONTH The No1 goal receives a free meal courtesy of the awesome HeavenlyFishAndChicken Well done to Kyle Bayliff Nike Partner Club Cumberland FA ⚽️ Visit-Whitehaven BBC Sport Cumbria youtube.com/watch?v=BAJfEA…

❌❌ VOLUNTEERS NEEDED ❌❌ Do you have a couple of hours to spare each month and enjoy gardening, or being outdoors? Disington Walled Garden are looking for volunteers to help create a lavender maze!! More details below. Copeland Council CopelandMayor The Cumbria Guide

We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a VisitEngland Best Told Story accolade! These are given to those businesses which have gone the extra mile in providing a quality visitor experience. #cumbriamuseums #westernlakes #localmuseums #proudmoment #VisitEngland

This weekend we take on Turton Football Club in West Lancashire League. Before the match we will hold a ceremony to rename the private road to the club after the man that made it all happen Bill Robson Snr. Bar open from 12:30.

The official TikTok for Visit Whitehaven. Big things coming soon! ❤️ vm.tiktok.com/ZM8sgk2m6/

Cumbria is expected to be in the path of #StormDudley this Wednesday (16 February) late afternoon (from around 4pm to midnight). Wind gusts are expected to reach 60-70mph. It is also incredibly important that you #BePrepared and #BeSafe bit.ly/UpdateStormDud… Cumbria Police

Whale protection group exhibition in Whitehaven harbour Whitehaven App Whitehaven News Our Whitehaven Whitehaven Marina What's On Whitehaven The Cumbria Guide Cumbria Crack Visit-Whitehaven ᴄᴜᴍʙʀɪᴀ ᴡᴇᴀᴛʜᴇʀ BBC North East

New Mayor of Whitehaven elected in the past 10 minutes at the Annual Meeting of Whitehaven Town Council. A new Deputy Mayor has also been elected. visit-whitehaven.co.uk/post/new-mayor…

Tonight is the night. The annual Shaun Hocking Memorial Charity Match. A perfect combination of football, food, drink and raising money for British Polio KO against Workington AFC is at 7:30. Entry is £5 with 100% of money raised going to charity! Jon Karl Benson ©️®️

A very emotional day as we opened our memorial garden at Whitehaven AFC for our much loved coach, mentor and friend Darren Buchanan. A huge thanks to Coombe and Sharpe for donating all the materials and labour to create such a fitting tribute. You will never sit alone #ForDarren

Heard some really good things about this Mental Health Session by Phil Veivers 💙 and danny sculthorpe State of Mind Whitehaven AFC which is being held at our club next Friday 27th Jan. Come down for a pint and listen to some personal and very touching stories #MentalHealthMatters 💙💛

1/2 Growing up in a neighbouring village, I spent a lot of time in #Whitehaven #Cumbria as a kid - a place which has recently been thrust into the global spotlight after a controversial new #CoalMine was approved by the UK government to open up in the town...