July Events
Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th July – Community Weekender – Parrots Park
3rd July – 5.30 to 7.30 pm – kids disco/ 8pm til late – Adult band
4th July – Gates open 12.30 pm. Footy match 2.00 pm. Kids sports 3.30 pm. Live music and entertainment all day
5th July – 11 am family footie tournament. Penalty shootout 1.30 pm. Inflatables and assault course open all day. Fun for all the family throughout the day. Junior presentation at 3 pm
Saturday 4th July – Strings and Wind Soloists of Richmondshire Orchestra – Kirkby Stephen Parish Church
7.30 pm. Join Richmondshire Orchestra in Kirkby Stephen Parish Church to hear our wind and string sections showcase two masterpiece compositions.
Eight string soloists perform Felix Mendelssohn’s exhilarating Octet for four violins, two violas and two cellos. Quintessentially Mendelssohnian melodic and harmonic structures feature in this wonderful work of the 19th century. Our wind and horn soloists perform another masterpiece, this time from the pen of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This work, originally written for evening performances outdoors, emulates the music of the Baroque era, producing music which is both sumptuous and exhilarating in equal measure.
Tickets £10, children U16 free, visit http://www.richmondshireorchestra.org.uk
Sunday 5th July – Warcop Village Show – Warcop Parish Hall
1-4 pm. Sections include Home Produce, Handicrafts, Photographs, Horticulture and Flowers, Children’s and Miscellaneous.
30p entry for each class, children’s entries free. Schedule and Entry forms available from Caroline on 07929217082 or visit http://www.warcopparishhall.co.uk
Monday 6th July – Upper Eden Silver Circle presents `Adare Rock N Roll Duo – Soulby Village Hall
Doors open 1.15pm for 1.30 pm start. Sounds of the 50’s and 60’s. Come along for an afternoon of great music, dancing and fun. All welcome. Admission £5 includes refreshments.
Tuesday 7th July – Felting Workshop – Crosby Garrett Village Hall
6 to 9 pm. Come and join us for an evening of creativity and chat! You can learn how to dry felt a picture of your choice or make an animal. Or if you’ve felted before, just come along and make anything you like. All equipment is provided. £20 – to book call 07803 811808.
Wednesday 8th July – CPR & Defibrillators: How to Save a Life – Brough Sowerby Methodist Church
7 pm. Cardiac arrests can happen to any one. Use our resources to learn how to do life saving CPR and how to use a defibrillator in an emergency.
Friday 10th July – Kirkby Stephen Hearing Services – Kirkby Stephen Local Link
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 & Sunday 12th July – Kirkby Stephen 1940’s Weekend – Kirkby Stephen, various locations.
10 am to 4 pm. Free park and ride from Auction Mart to Kirkby Stephen East. Free admission with charges for train rides. Live entertainment, 1940’s vehicles, home front life, military goats carts, SOE display, wartime district nurse and much more. Road run after 3 pm both days.
Sunday 12th July – Car Boot sale – Kirkby Stephen Market Square
10 am to 3 pm. Stalls £5 – contact Sandy Lancaster on 07974 754026 or email [email protected]
Friday 17th july – Kirkby Stephen Community Arts present `Mr Homes’ (PG) – The Club, Kirkby Stephen.
An aged, retired Sherlock Homes deals with dementia as he tries to remember his final case, and a mysterious woman, whose memory haunts him. He also befriends a fan, a young son of his housekeeper, who wants him to work again.
7.30 pm. Doors open 30 minutes earlier. Adults £5, Children U18 £3
Saturday 18th July – 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
Monday 20th July – Tech Help Drop in Session – Ravenstonedale Community and Heritage Centre
10.30 to 12.30 Friendly and informal tech support – just drop in. Held the 3rd Monday of every month. We can help with setting up and using mobile phones, tablets and laptops, how to do everyday tasks on your devices, advice and troubleshooting for common problems. We can also help with fault diagnosis but no repairs.
Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th July – Westmorland Dales Day – Kirkby Stephen, various locations.
Saturday 25th – Guided walking tours of Great Asby and Orton, map-reading and navigation class with Walkers Are Welcome, crafts with Lakeland Arts, Jubilee Park open day, music-making with drum and bass, Westmorland Dales tour by Cumbria Classic Coaches from 16.15 to 18.15
Sunday 26th – Circus skills, bubbleology and face painting with Matt and Rosie, wild play with Stomping Ground, Zumba with Anthea and face painting, a dog show by Eden Animal Rescue, an outdoor cookery demo with Harrison Ward, aka the Fell Foodie, as seen on Mary Berry, Artisan Markets & Community fair, live music, fun rugby & scarecrow making with Upper Eden Rugby Club.
Exhibitions over the weekend include Art in the Mart and in the Kings Arms Loki Centre, The Changing Hills: a display of hill farm photographs and artefacts from the collection of Hilary Wilson. To be launched on Saturday 25th with a panel discussion featuring Emily Norton (Climate Change Committee and Chair of the AHDB), Libby Bateman, Kate Blue, Tim Farron MP, Roger Frankland and Sir Martin Holdgate.
Visit Stainmore East Railway Company between 1000 and 1600 where you’ll find a diesel-hauled train service using wonderful vintage carriages from the early 1900s, as well as offering refreshments in the glamorous buffet car.
Tuesday 28th July – WET felting workshop – Crosby Garrett Village Hall
1 – 4 pm. £20 per person. Booking essential, ring Denise on 07803 811808. You will need to bring your own small hand sized towels and a water/spray bottle.