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29-04-2025
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Food, drink, and entertainment: Taste Cumbria Wigton kickstarts 2025 calendar
The Taste Cumbria's Wigton festival, which took place on Saturday, kickstarted the Taste Cumbria calendar. The festival was free to attend and took place right in the town centre. As well as the producers' market, hot food court, music stage, climbing wall, and children's rides, the neighbouring Market Hall hosted a range of family entertainment. This included a a magician, balloon modelling, free face painting, and arts and crafts with NADT Youth. Meanwhile, a competition to design a new celebratory flag for Wigton was won by Elli Logan-Airey, who lives in the area. Her creation featured a throstle, the bird associated with Wigton, and the pump and lamp from the Market Square, amid the blue of the Solway, green grass. A ploughed field on the design aimed to showcase the rural location, and a rainbow was added to symbolise the town's positivity. She was presented with a trophy by Ian Brown, Deputy Lieutenant for Cumbria, and Sandra Hodson, the town's mayor. The Taste Cumbria food festivals are organised by Cumberland Council. Councillor Anne Quilter, the council's executive member for vibrant and healthy places, said: "Thank you to everyone who came and supported another great Taste Cumbria festival, and to the council's event team and volunteers who work so hard to make this happen. "We stage these events to boost the local economy, both in the towns and city we visit and for the hugely enterprising small businesses who trade at them, and this is really reaping rewards. "I can't wait for the rest of the year's events and really hope you will come and support them." The next Taste Cumbria event is the Taste of the Sea festival in Maryport on Saturday, August 9, and Sunday, August 10. Following the Maryport event, the flagship Taste Cumbria festival will take place in Cockermouth on Saturday, September 27, and Sunday, September 28, before the second Taste Cumbria Carlisle event takes place on Saturday, November 1, and Sunday, November 2. Taste Cumbria Christmas on Saturday, December 6, and Sunday, December 7, also in Cockermouth, will end the year. Trader pitches are now available for the producers' markets. To apply, visit According to the council, priority will be given to Cumbrian producers, however the organisers welcome enquiries from other areas.
Yahoo
13-03-2025
- Entertainment
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Taste Cumbria is back - Check out the 2025 events calendar
Taste Cumbria is back for 2025 with a line-up of food festivals, family fun, and live music. The first event of the year is set to take place in Wigton on Saturday, April 26, with a range of free entertainment. The centrepiece of the Wigton event will be on Water Street car park, featuring a producers' market, hot food court, music stage, climbing wall, and children's rides. Market stall traders at a previous Taste Cumbria event (Image: Supplied) In the neighbouring Market Hall, there will be a range of activities, including a silent disco for the first time. Liam Moorhouse, an entertainer, will be hosting activities, while NADT Youth will stage art and crafts. A new addition this year is a competition to create a celebratory flag for Wigton, with details to be announced soon. Taste Cumbria Wigton will be followed by the Taste of the Sea festival in Maryport on Saturday, August 9, and Sunday, August 10. The flagship Taste Cumbria festival will be in Cockermouth on Saturday, September 27, and Sunday, September 28, followed by the second Taste Cumbria Carlisle event on Saturday, November 1, and Sunday, November 2. Taste Cumbria Christmas on Saturday, December 6, and Sunday, December 7, also in Cockermouth, will end the year. Trader pitches are now available for the Producers' Markets. Visit to get an application form. According to organisers, priority will be given to Cumbrian producers, but enquiries are welcome from other areas. The Taste Cumbria food festivals are organised by Cumberland Council. Councillor Anne Quilter, the council's executive member for vibrant and healthy places, said: "The Taste Cumbria festivals not only enliven our town and city centres, they bring tens of thousands of visitors and put millions of pounds into the county's economy. "They also showcase some of the best artisan producers in Cumbria, demonstrating the wealth of talent we have in creating amazing food and drink, arts and crafts, and lively entertainment. "I am looking forward to seeing another fabulous year of events.'
