Updated: May 2017
/ MAKE THE MOSTOUT OF LIFE!
CARLISLE
Social Diary
2017 /
If you would like more information please contact:
Age UK Carlisle and Eden
20 Spencer Street
Carlisle
CA1 1BG
Tel: 01228 536673
The Resource Centre
Sandgate
Penrith CA11 7TP
Tel: 01768 863618
E-mail:
www.ageuk.org.uk/carlisleandeden
A larger print version of this booklet
is available on request
Please note there may be a charge for many of the activities
in this diary. For further information contact the
organiser directly on the numbers listed.
AGE UK DAY CARE CENTRES & LUNCH CLUBS
Please contact Age UK to join any of
These clubs before attending
CLUB
/VENUE
/DETAILS
/CONTACT
Autumn Leaves DC / The Hub atPetteril Bank Community Centre / Wednesdays
10.30am-3pm / 01228 536673
Eden DC / St Cuthberts Court / Mondays
10.30am-3pm / 01228 536673
Four Seasons Lunch Club / St Cuthberts Court / Tuesdays
10.30am-3pm / 01228 536673
Gateway Lunch Club / Morton Manor Community Centre / Thursdays
11.15am-2pm / 01228 536673
Memories in Motion DC / St Cuthberts Court / Fridays
10.30am-3pm / 01228 536673
ART
CLUB / VENUE / DETAILS / CONTACTArt
Group / Currock
Community Centre / Wednesdays
1pm-3pm / 01228 591868
Relaxed Art Class / Longtown Community Centre / Wedesdays
2pm-4.30pm / 01228 791876
Arts and Crafts / Brampton Community Centre
The Hut / Mondays
7pm-9pm / 016977 45023
Creative Arts and Conversation for Older People / Prism Arts
Carlisle Business Centre / Tuesdays
10am-12pm
1pm-3pm / 01228 888630
(Booking essential)
BINGO
CLUB / VENUE / DETAILS / CONTACTTyne Street Pensioners Club / Greystone Community
Centre / Thursdays
1pm-4pm / 01228
558602
Bingo / Longtown Community Centre / Tuesdays
7.15pm-8.45pm / 01228
791876
Bingo / Morton Community Centre / Mondays
7.30pm-9.30pm / 01228
531105
Bingo and Social / Petteril Bank Community Centre / Mondays
7pm-9pm / 01228
530190
BOWLING
Club / Venue / Details / ContactShort Mat Bowling / Longtown Community Centre / Mondays
1pm-3.00pm
Tuesdays
1pm-3pm / 01228
791876
Beginners
Short Mat Bowling / Morton Community Centre / Mondays
2pm-4pm / 01228
531105
Bowling Club / Morton Community Centre / Sundays
7.30pm-9.30pm / 01228 531105
Short Mat Bowling / St John’s Hall
Close St / Mondays
2.00pm / 01228 521 601
Short Mat Bowling Club / Yewdale Community Centre / Tuesdays
1.30pm-3.30pm
Thursdays
8pm-9.30pm / 01228
591270
BRIDGE
Club
/ Venue / Details / ContactBridge Club / Brampton Community Centre / Mondays
7pm-10.30pm / 01228 561189
Eden Bridge Club
(Beginners) / Town Dyke Orchard, Viaduct Estate, Carlisle / Mondays
7.00pm / Beginners:
Geoff 542070
Improvers
John 710772
Eden Bridge Club / Town Dyke Orchard, Viaduct Estate, Carlisle / Tuesdays 7.15pm, Wednesdays 7pm
Thursdays 7.15pm
Saturdays 6.45pm / 01228 534650
COMPUTER
CLUB / VENUE / DETAILS / CONTACTComputer Courses all levels / Kingmoor Community and Business Centre,
Liddle Close, Carlisle / Call in or phone for friendly advice / 01228 598484
Computer courses all levels, drop in sessions / Upperby Community Development Centre, Uldale Rd, Upperby / Call or phone for further details / 01228 815461
Computer Courses all levels, plus weekly drop-in / Pennine Way Community Development Centre
Silverdale Rd
Harraby / Please call or contact our friendly staff for information / 01228 598978
Online Computer Club
Free access to internet and Free Computer Help / Brampton Community Centre, Union Lane / Tues and Fri
9.30-11.30am / 016977 45023
DANCING
CLUB
/VENUE
/DETAILS
/CONTACT
Modern Sequence Dancing / Harraby Community Centre / Mondays7:45pm-9:45pm / 01228 537831
Old Time Dancing / Petteril Bank Community Centre / Tuesdays
5.45pm-8.15pm / 01228 530190
Social Sequence
Dancing / Currock Community Centre / Tuesdays
8pm-10pm / 01228 591868
Sequence Dancing / Morton Community Centre / Wednesdays
8pm-10.30pm
(beginners 7.30) / Alan & Norma
01228 818509
Roll “n” Rock / Currock House Community Centre / Mondays
1.00pm – 3.00pm
£1 Refreshments available / 01228 591868
EXERCISE
CLUB
/VENUE
/DETAILS
/CONTACT
/Happy Wanderers / Brampton Community Centre / Tuesdays
9.30-12noon / 016977 45023
Pilates / Brampton Community Centre / Fridays
9.50am -10.15am / 07702 735070
T’ai Chi / Denton Holme Community Centre / Mondays 10-11am / 01228 710898
T’ai Chi / Burnside Court,
Rosebery Road, Carlisle / Fridays
10.15am-11.15am / 01228 710898
Nifty Fifty
Tennis / Chatsworth Tennis Club
St Aidan’s Road / Wednesdays
1.00pm-3.00pm
Open to non members / 01228 514187
Disabled Swimming / James St Pool
Carlisle / Tuesdays
12noon-12.45pm / 01228 625777
Go 4 It! – Walking for Health / Various Locations in the area / Wednesdays 10.30am or 1.00pm / Emma Dixon or David Nightingale 01228 817158
Over 50s
mixed
exercise class / St Luke’s
Church Hall
Stonegarth / Mondays
10.30am-11.30am / Dorothy Gray
01228 530271
Walking for Health / Carlisle and surrounding area / Wednesdays
10am-1pm
Programme of led walks / Emma Dixon
01228 817370
Park Walks / Morton Community Centre / Mondays
2.30pm
30 minute duration / Emma Dixon
01228 817370
Doorstep Walks / Carlisle and surrounding area / Various maps available.
Programme of short, graded easy walks / Emma Dixon
01228 817370
Fell Walking / Meet Brampton Community Centre / Wednesdays 8.30am / 016977 45023
Hearts
(Healthy Exercise with Aerobics for Recycled Teenagers) / Wigton Road Methodist Church / Every Friday
11am – 12 noon / Ethel
01228 537064
Walking Football / The Neil Sports Centre, Brunton Park / Every Tuesday & Friday
2pm – 3pm / £2 including refreshments afterwards
Walking Rugby / Sand Centre, Carlisle / Monday 6pm – 7pm & Tuesday 10am – 11am / FREE
Walking Rugby / Harraby Campus / Wednesday 10am – 11am & Friday 7pm – 8PM / FREE
Awareness through Movement / Friends Meeting House
Carlisle
CA3 8RR / Wednesdays
7.30-8.30pm / Virginia Taylor 07977 961 563
www.remindyourbody.co.uk
GENERAL
CLUB
/VENUE
/DETAILS
/CONTACT
/Cinema Night including refreshments / Burnside Court
Rosebery Rd / Thursdays
4pm-7pm / 01228
542291
Watchtree Nature Reserve / Wiggonby
Great Orton
Nr Carlisle / Open daily during summer. Organised walks
various times / 01228 712539
Whist Drive / Longtown
Community Centre / 3rd Saturday
in month
7.00pm / 01228 791876
Women’s Institute / Brampton WI
Moot Hall / 3rd Wednesday of month
7.30pm
Castle Carrock
The Watson Institute / 1st Tuesday of month
7.30pm
Cumdivock WI
WI Hall / 1st Wednesday of month
7.30pm
Longtown WI
Longtown Memorial Community Centre / 2nd Monday of month
7.30pm
Warwick Bridge WI
Down a Gate Community Centre / 1st Tuesday of the month
7.30pm
LUNCH CLUBS (OTHER)
CLUB / VENUE / DETAILS / CONTACT /Drop in Lunches / Salvation Army,
Abbey Street, Carlisle / Mondays
11.30am / Drop in Lunches
Pensioners Club / The Greyhound,
Burgh-by-Sands / 1st Monday
in month
Call in advance / 01228
576579
Drop-in lunches / Wigton Rd Methodist Church Hall / First and third Tuesday in month from
1pm / 01228 525 540
Drop-in lunches / Morton Community Centre / Wednesdays
12pm-1pm / 01228
531105
Luncheon Club / Denton Holme
Community
Centre / Wednesdays
12.15pm- 1pm / 01228
528692
Snack and Chat, in Cafe area / St John’s Church
Close St
London Rd / 3rd Thursday
in month
12pm-2pm / Steve Donald
01228 521601
Luncheon Club / Botcherby Community Centre / Fridays
11.30am-12.45pm / 01228
596992
Lunch Club / Currock Community Centre, Lediard Avenue, Carlisle / Thursday 12pm – 1.30pm / 01228 591868
SEWING/KNITTING/CRAFTS
CLUB
/VENUE
/DETAILS
/CONTACT
/Embroiderers Guild / St Herbert Church Hall
Blackwell Road / Last Saturday in month
10.30am-4pm
Except Aug and Dec / 01228 562988
Knitting/craft / Botcherby Community Centre / Mondays
7pm-8.30pm / 01228 596992
Quilting / Botcherby Community Centre / Wednesdays
2.30pm–4.30pm / 079388 10890
Knit, Stitch and Natter / Brampton Community Centre
Union Lane
Brampton / Wednesdays
9.30-12noon / 016977
45023
Knitting Club / CornerStone
62 – 66 Denton Street
Carlisle / First Monday of each month
7.45pm / 01228 549796
Craft Group / CornerStone
62 – 66 Denton Street / Third Monday of each month
7.45pm / 01228 549796
Card making / CornerStone
62 – 66 Denton Street / Tuesdays
10am-12pm / 01228 549796
SOCIAL
CLUB
/VENUE
/DETAILS
/CONTACT
/Cultivating Health Group / Church of Scotland, Chapel Street, Carlisle / Wednesday 1.30pm / Edna Hewitson
01228 319895
Houghton Evergreens / Houghton Village Hall / Thursdays
2pm-4pm / Mr Webber
01228 594707
Towns women’s Guild / Currock House
Community Centre / Mondays
8.30pm-10pm / 01228 591868
Tyne St
Over 60’s / Grey Stone Community Centre / Thursday
1pm-4pm / 01228 558 602
SUPPORT AND HEALTH RELATED GROUPS
Group / Venue / Details / Contact /Alzheimer’s Society / The New Waterton Hall
Warwick Square
Carlisle / Dementia Cafe
Second Wednesday of the month
10am-12pm / 01228 819299
The New Waterton Hall
Warwick Square
Carlisle / Singing for the Brain
Thursday
1.30pm-3pm / 01228 819299
Walking Group / Easy walks followed by lunch
Every six weeks
Call for details / 01228 819299
Blood Buddies
For those affected by leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma or associated conditions. / Bidders Bar at
The Auctioneer, Rosehill, Carlisle at 7.00pm / 2nd Monday
of month / Angela Docherty secretary to
Dr O’Brien on
01228 814511
Bowel Cancer Screening / Screening available to everyone over 60 / Via GP or
0800 7076060
Breast Cancer Screening / Screening available to all women aged 50 or over. Offered routinely via GP
Breath of Life Carlisle – Support Group for those who suffer from Respiratory diease / Church of Scotland, Chapel Street, Carlisle / Every Tuesday 1.30pm – 2.45pm / Carole 01228 711456
Cancer Information and Support Centre / Cumberland Infirmary, Newtown Road, Carlisle / Mon – Friday
10am-4pm / 01228 814283
Carlisle Carers / Fusehill Street, Carlisle / Carer Support / 01228 542156
Carlisle ME /CFS Support Group / Lintons / 2nd Saturday
in month / 01228 562988
Carlisle Society for the Blind / 9 Brunswick Street, Carlisle / Macular Disease Society 2nd Thursday in month
11am–1pm / 01228 593104
Cervical Cancer Screening / Screening available to all women aged 25 and over. Offered routinely
via GP
Colostomy Association / 24 hour helpline / 0800 3284257 / e-mail: cass@colostomy
association.org.uk
COPD Team / Various / Support and Health management for people diagnosed with COPD / Request referral through your GP
Cumbria NRAS Group (Rheumatoid Arthritis) / Meeting countywide on rotation / 0845 458 3969
Macmillan / Online information available at www.macmillan.org.uk
Macmillan Information and Support Services / Cumberland Infirmary, Newtown Road, Carlisle / Monday-Friday
10am-4pm / Hilary Kendal
01228 814283
North Cumbria Prostate Cancer Support Group / Morton Manor / 1st Tuesday
in month
7pm / Jim Allan 01228 539510
email:
Parkinsons UK / St James Parish Centre, St James Road, Carlisle / 3rd Tuesday
in month
2.30pm / Linny Rubra
0344 225 3604
Stroke Club – Brampton / Brampton
Cottage Hospital / Thursdays
7.30pm / Harry Simpson
01697 72579
Stroke Club – Carlisle / Robert Ferguson School, East Dale Street, Carlisle / 1st and 3rd Tuesday
in month
7.30pm / Mr A Rutter
01228 538831
USEFUL INFORMATION
VENUE
/WHAT’S ON
/DETAILS
/CONTACT
/Carlisle Castle / Guided Tours and Special Events / April-September
10am-6pm
October
10am-5pm / 01228 591922
Carlisle Cathedral / Services
Restaurant and Gift Shop / 01228 548151
Vue
Cinemas Botchergate / Senior Vue film club / Late Wed morning film including tea/coffee / 0345 308 4620
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery / Exhibitions, Workshops Talks Performances Films / Various dates and times / 01228 618718
The Sands Carlisle / Sport, Leisure and events / Various dates and times / 01228 633766
Carlisle Library
The Lanes Carlisle / Community Information
Reference Internet
Activities, talks / To check times contact library / 01228 227312
We try our best to keep this diary up to date, but cannot be responsible for any changes to activities or groups run by other organisations.
If you run a club or group we would appreciate being told of any changes to information shown in this diary.
We would also love to hear from new clubs and groups who would like to be included.
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