Following the Government’s ‘Roadmap’ announcement last week, members of Appleby Horse Fair Multi Agency Strategic Co-ordinating Group (MASCG) met on Monday (1 March) to discuss the implications for the 2021 Fair. The Government has stated that ‘Step 4’, which is expected to include the removal of limits on social contact, [...]
Spring is almost here, the flowers are peeking through and hopefully everyone is now familiar with the four steps of coming out of Lockdown in England. It's a fantastic time to be optimistic about a safe return to some sort of normality. Without sounding too precious, it really is time [...]
The High Sheriff of Cumbria, Julie Barton, is launching the High Sheriff of Cumbria Covid-19 Business Innovation and Community Awards to recognise the incredible ways businesses across Cumbria have confronted the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic since March 2020. If you’d like to apply for the award or nominate a business simply [...]
Census Day is coming - Sunday 21st March is Census Day for England and Wales The census is a survey that happens every 10 years and gives us a picture of all the people and households in England and Wales. The census is unique. There’s simply nothing else that gives [...]
Bainbrigg Stones on Chapel Street, Appleby-in-Westmorland A length of wall incorporating the Bainbrigg Stones on Chapel Street, Appleby-in-Westmorland has been incorporated in the List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport upon recommendation from Historic England (list entry [...]
The Historic Area Assessment for Appleby has been published and is now online, click HERE to view.
Historic books penned by a Cumbrian relative of the present Mayor, which include mention of the 16th Century Appleby gaol (jail), have "come home' to the town. Mayor Gareth Hayes collects, as a hobby, old books and sermons written by his great uncle Will Hayes, between 1920 and 1950. Will [...]
'It is what you did and continue to do that makes me so proud to be able to serve as Mayor. With the year of challenge and confusion, with some successes and surprises, coming to an end, we hope and trust that 2021 will instill in us the firm resolve [...]
Below are links to a number of posters for downloading and using regarding Covid. This Way Right This Way Left Social Distancing 2m Pay By Card Number of People Handwash Facecovering Exit Entrance
