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15/7/2010 - Feedin' Eden's appetite for heritage at Penrith library

One of the hubs of the community in Penrith will be playing a major part in a week-long celebration of the town's history, culture and surrounding landmarks next month.

Penrith library is hosting a series of events for Vintage Penrith Week, which runs from Friday July 30th to Friday August 6th. The library will host a range of talks from how to find your ancestors to stone circles and the origins of Cumbrian dialect.

Vintage Penrith Week will feature a range of exhibitions, displays, walks, talks, concerts, films, children's activities, a picnic in the park and a grand parade.

The programme of events at Penrith library is as follows:

Monday August 2nd 2pm:

Finding your Ancestors: A talk and advice session on family history and how you can search back into your roots with Susan Dench, Chair of the Cumbria Family History Society. 

Tuesday August 3rd 11am:

Stone Circles in Eden: A talk by Paul Daw on local stone circles and how to find them using a unique method with divining rods. Paul will also lead three site visits on Tuesday August 3rd at 2pm from Moor Divock; Wednesday August 4th from 10.30am at King Arthur's Round Table at Eamont Bridge; Wednesday August 4th from 2pm at Long Meg and her daughters, Little Meg and Glassonby stone circles.

Wednesday August 4th 2pm:

The History of Penrith: A talk by Judith Clarke from Penrith Museum, on the growth and development of Penrith since ancient times.

Thursday August 5th 2pm:

A Cumbrian Perspective on Common Land and Life: A talk and 20-minute DVD by Andrew Humphries on the importance and uniqueness of Cumbrian common land. Cumbria has 30% of England's common land, 16 areas are scheduled archaeological sites, many are sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs). Cumbria's common land is important to the rural community, especially the hill farming economy and our own Herdwick sheep. 

Friday August 6th 2pm:

A Laal Bit of Dialect: Cumbrian craic with Tommy Coulthard on the origins of Cumbrian dialect, with an opportunity to read and even sing in dialect.

ENDS

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