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Congratulations to Charles David Owen MORRIS, awarded an MBE in the 2026 New Year Honours List for services to cinema in the north of England.

Charles Morris has been projecting films since he was a teenager living in The Wirral. He pursued a professional engineering career in Blackburn, and continued to work as a part-time projectionist in a number of nearby cinemas. In 1988, along with his late wife Judy, he reopened the derelict Rex Cinema in Elland, near Halifax, which became a great success. In 1992 he gave up his engineering career, and took on the Royalty in Bowness, which he ran until recently. He continued to expand his operations, taking on cinemas in Keighley, Skipton, Lancaster, and Leeds.

In 2006, he rescued the Roxy in Ulverston. The Roxy was in a bad financial way at the time. With the help of programme changes, and enthusiastic staff, the Roxy came back to life. It would now be difficult to imagine Ulverston without Charles and The Roxy.

Mark Latimer, Manager of the Roxy Cinema, said, "Charles has spent a lifetime keeping a number of historic independent cinemas going, not least the Roxy here in Ulverston, so this award is richly deserved".

Stuck in that Christmas limbo period? Why not cross off one of those "to do" jobs and get your Christmas tree registered for recycling? Please register your tree before 5th January to be collected on either 9th or 10th January. 🎄🎄🎄 Sorted 😎 

Just click the following link to register now!  www.just-helping.org.uk/register-tree

Website: Guide Over Sands

The Morecambe Bay sands are renowned for their quicksands and fast flowing tides. Crossing the sands has always been dangerous. The Guide over Sands Trust has been guiding people across the bay for 477 years!

In 2026, due to movement of the River Kent channel, the walk programme includes walks to Chapel Island starting from Canal Foot instead of Sandside.

The fee is £15 per person (no adult or child prices).

There is no minimum or maximum age, but please be mindful small children get cold out on the bay as it certainly is a different climate out there, and can be exceptionally hot in the summer months too.

There is a limit 2 dogs per walker and your dogs are your own responsibility. If your dog/dogs run off, we will not stop the walk, and you MUST stay with the walk at all times.

Objects with wheels are not permitted, such as bikes, pushchairs, scooters, or wheelchairs.

Visit the Guide Over Sands website for more information and to download booking forms.

Website: Keswick to Barrow

👉 40 miles or 21 — the challenge is yours to choose. From Lakeland climbs to finish line pride, every step matters. This year’s event takes place on Saturday 9th May 2026.

🌄 Conquer the legendary peaks:

👉 Each walker takes part in a team of between 4 and 12 members. Each team nominates up to three charities to receive its sponsorship money, so please consider donating a percentage to small local charities that may find it difficult to organise a team of their own.

⏱ Walkers are tracked at every checkpoint by RFID chip timing, so your team’s progress is recorded step by step. At the finish, every walker receives a medal, an event t-shirt, a printout of their overall time and checkpoint splits, plus two vouchers to exchange for food and drink.

👣 Over 90,000 walkers have faced this route. Will your team be next?

👉 Team Registration opens at noon on Monday 5th January.
📍 Plan your team now: keswick2barrow.co.uk/registration-process

Register: Book here

Looking to start the new year with more balance, energy, and calm? Join one of our 6-week Tai Chi Qigong for Health courses, where you’ll learn the graceful Shibashi 18 Form and foundational Qigong practices designed to relax the body and calm the mind. Each class includes gentle warm-ups, step-by-step instruction in the Shibashi forms, and an optional Cun Si meditation to finish, leaving you refreshed and centred.

This course is ideal for complete beginners or anyone returning to Qigong who wants to reconnect with mindful movement and inner stillness.

Over six weeks, you’ll explore key foundations such as:

No special ability or flexibility is needed – just comfortable clothing and an openness to learn. By the end of the course, you’ll have simple, practical tools for wellbeing that can enrich your everyday life.

Course Details:

Cost: £50 for the 6-week course or £10 per class.

To book your place or learn more, email Vicky at vickypeake100@gmail.com, call 07944 826 320, or fill out the online registration form above.

Ever fancied giving rugby league a try, or looking to get back into the game? Now’s your chance! 💪🏉 Come along to our Women’s Rugby League Open Day.

Whether you’re completely new or have experience, everyone is welcome. Bring your boots (trainers are fine), bring a friend, and bring your energy! 🙌 Expect a fun, supportive session, with great people and a brilliant atmosphere.

Tickets: Book here

Hello, my name is Chris and I will be your drawing “navigator” for this immersive workshop.

I have been drawing since I was 5 years old, and since I left high school in 1999 I have been using drawing and creativity as my means of living. As a professional commercial artist, over the last 25 years I have drawn myself out of many tight corners, designing graphics for clothing and brands, illustrations for books, posters and adverts, murals for all manner of industries and of course creating and selling my own art work. I would like to share my drawing experience and enthusiasm with you in the hope that after the workshop, a new lease of drawing energy will be yours to enjoy for ever!

If you’re a beginner at making marks and always wanted to start your sketching adventure or you're already on your drawing journey and looking for some extra inspiration, then our 6 hour drawing confidence class is for you!

The workshop will offer a unique experience in which you will explore and refine your skill set, learn to look at objects and figures in a new light, be shown the tricks of the trade, build the necessary confidence to start and finish a drawing, explore form, composition and create a solid foundation for your future drawing projects.

Through one to one and group guidance, you will quickly find that drawing becomes less about the finished piece,andt more about the problem solving aspect of knowing what you want to achieve and the linear style you will inherently already have... you will find it!

Sound and Gong Baths

Come and join me to experience sound healing for your wellbeing. Make yourself cosy and comfortable on the floor or a chair, and let the sounds and vibrations of singing bowls, gongs and other instruments wash over, through and around you, releasing tension and stress. A time to rest deeply and quiet the busy mind.

Sound is a gentle but powerful way to reset your whole self, to find the peace within. I love to work with the seasons, the wheel of the year, and the cycles of the moon.

Booking essential, please email Hilary: bathedinsounds@gmail.com

Tickets: Book here

This show comes to the Coro stage bristling with lots of fantastic imaginative ideas. It’s a bright, upbeat pantomime, with a huge feel-good factor. The author takes a new look at the fairy tale of Puss in Boots and comes up with a winner. It’s good family fun, with lots of laughs and a fast pace.

Tickets: Book here

At only 19 years of age, Logan Paul Murphy is already making a name for himself in the music industry. It all started just five years ago, when aged only 13, Logan was spotted busking on the streets of Liverpool by the world famous Cavern Club management, and asked to do a set on the famous stage where it all began for The Beatles. He is still the youngest ever person to do a full set in The Cavern to this day.

Following this, Logan has been invited to play at the prestigious International Beatleweek in Liverpool for the last four years running, and is a firm audience favourite. Aged 15, Logan auditioned on Britain’s Got Talent, making it all the way, playing at The London Palladium where he received four yeses from the celebrity judges and a standing ovation from the capacity audience.

Logan featured on the latest series of the popular Channel 4 series The Piano, playing “Piano Man” by Billy Joel. He was joined on the piano by celebrity judges Mika and Lang Lang at Lime Street Station in Liverpool. Logan has a strong worldwide online following, including many celebrities, and has recently released his debut original album “Yet To Fly”.

Logan’s new theatre show, The Beatles v Elton John (with a little help from their friends), is selling out in theatres around the UK, including the world famous Cavern Club Liverpool. A fully live one man songbook show: One Piano, One Guitar, One Hell of a Voice!! Logan is well known for his superb shows, and this one is sure to be one to remember and not to be missed.

“Since discovering Logan busking outside the Cavern at thirteen, his development as an artist has been remarkable. He is now firmly established at our prestigious annual International Beatleweek festival and makes regular special guest appearances at the Cavern Club.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Jon Keats, Director – Music & Events, THE CAVERN CLUB.

Register: Book here

Don’t miss this mega event at the Temple for World Peace! Join us in meditating together to create a wave of peace that touches everything. We look forward to seeing you there.

Public Talk & Meditation: UNDERSTANDING THE MIND ~ The Secret to a Happy Life

In this public talk, Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong will explain:

We all want to enjoy a happy life, but often don’t know how. In this inspiring public talk, Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong will explain what the mind is and how it functions. This understanding is essential for developing the cause of real happiness that lies within our mind.

Feb 8, 2026 | 11:30am – 12.30pm
Manjushri KMC – Kadampa Temple for World Peace
Conishead Priory