April Events
Thursday 2nd April – Upper Eden `Memory Club’ – Methodist Church Hall, Kirkby Stephen
10.30 am to 12 noon. For people with memory problems, are disabled or lonely. Enjoy time with friends. Do yo know anyone who may benefit? Also offering help and support for carers. No need to book, just turn up. Help from Eden Carers, Social Services, Alzheimer’s Society. Further information form Tony Taylor on 017683 42702 or email [email protected]
Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th April – Easter Rally – Various locations in and around Kirkby Stephen and Brough
Come and join the fun of the Annual Easter Vehicle Rally. Hop on the old buses for a fun ride between Brough and Kirkby Stephen.
In Brough there will be stalls selling quality goods in the Memorial Hall along with refreshments. The main wagon and bus venue will be at The Grand Prix site and cycles will be at Jubilee Gardens.
Get off in Winton where there will be a bear hunt around the village. A selection of stalls will be in the village hall where refreshments will also be available.
Get off in Kirkby Stephen to look at the vintage vehicles, look at the stalls in and around the market square and church, and have a look around the variety of shops and cafes the town has to offer. Hop back on a bus to visit Stainmore Railway Company and the various activities they have planned. There will be a sale and refreshments in the Parish Church from 10.30 am to 3.30 pm.
The usual Saturday evening vehicle procession around the local villages will also run, leaving Brough at 4.30 pm.
Saturday 4th April – Eden Animal Rescue Stall – The Cloisters, Kirkby Stephen
9 am to 1.30 pm. Gill and Barbara invite you to their stall in aid of Eden Animal Rescue. Selling piccalilli, green tomato chutney, tangy marmalade. We also have a variety of home made baking including some new items. Thank you all for your continued support.
Friday 10th April – Kirkby Stephen Hearing Services (by Upper Eden Rotary Club) – Kirkby Stephen Local Links
10 am to 12 noon. Kirkby Stephen Hearing Services run their clinics for anyone needing repairs or servicing to their hearing aids, here at the Local Links on the 2nd Friday of each month. This service is BY APPOINTMENT ONLY – please ring 07724132277.
Hearing aid batteries can be provided here at Local Links, free of charge, if you are registered at a doctors in Eden. Our opening hours are Mondays and Wednesdays, 10am to 12 noon, and 1 pm to 3 pm. Please bring details of the battery size you require.
Saturday 11th April – Bingo Night – Winton Village Hall
Eyes down 7.30 pm. Raffle and refreshments available. Round of juniors only bingo during the interval.
Thursday 16th April – Warcop Parish Cinema presents `Calendar Girls’ (12) – Warcop Parish Hall
Doors open 7.15 for 7.30 start. Tickets on the door £5. Refreshments served.
Friday 17th April – Kirkby Stephen Community Arts present `The Ballad of Wallis Island’ (12) – The Club, Kirkby Stephen.
An eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island tries to make his fantasies come true by getting his favourite musicians to perform at his home.
7.30 pm,. Doors open 30 minutes earlier. Adults £5, Children U18 £3
Saturday 18th April – Men’s Breakfast – Kirkby Stephen Methodist Church
Served from 9.00 am. By Kirkby Stephen Churches Together – all welcome. Speaker is Ian Carlton. For further information contact Stephen Radford on 017683 71202.
Saturday 18th April – Spuds and Puds – Crosby Garrett Village Hall
11.30 am to 1.30 pm. £7.50 per person to include jacket potato with choice of filling, a drink and pudding. All welcome.
Saturday 18th April – Brough Farmers and Makers Market – Brough Memorial Hall
9 am to 12 noon. With extra stallholders for 2026 and a special stall holder guest appearance every month, we cannot wait to support local people and local businesses. All we need now is you!
Free entry. Tea, coffee and homemade cakes available
Saturday 18th April – Brough Methodist Church Coffee Morning – In the Schoolroom
10 am to 11.30 am. Donations for Kirkby Stephen Mountain Rescue Team. We look forward to welcoming you for coffee/tea and biscuits
Wednesday 22nd April – Appleby Horse Fair Drop In Session – Kirkby Stephen Local Links
6 pm to 7 pm. If you have any concerns regarding the 2026 Appleby Horse Fair, this is your opportunity to discuss it with your local Westmorland and Furness Councillors John Murray and Adrian Waite, please call in.
Saturday 25th April – Prize Bingo – Musgrave Village Hall
Doors open 7 pm for 7.30 start. BYOB/Snacks – 6 Book – Flyers – Kids game – Raffle – £5 per person. In aid of Ankoma Outreach. For more information contact Laura on 07526 857322
Sunday 26th April – Brough Film Club present `Radioactive’ (12) – Brough Memorial Hall
Constantly sidelined because of her gender, physicist Marie Curie discovers radium and polonium and soon discovers radioactivity, which brings a revolutionary change in science and physics studies.
Tickets £10 on the door, includes tea or coffee and cake in the interval and a strip of raffle tickets. Everyone welcome – for more information contact Ailsa on 07392 704988.
Monday 27th April – `No Mountain Too High’ – a talk by Margaret Harris – Soulby Village Hall
1.30 to 2.30 pm. Margaret Harris is the oldest woman to have climbed Everest Base Camp. Come along to see a slideshow and chat about her amazing travels. Admission £5. Includes refreshments.