Leisure and Culture

London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay

The London 2012 Olympic Flame will be coming to South Lakeland as part of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay and South Lakeland District Council is hosting a national Evening Celebration on Thursday 21 June, 2012 to officially welcome it to South Lakeland as part of its high profile journey around the UK. The Glebe in Bowness will host an event focused on South Lakeland’s young people and will involve local residents within the proceedings, as part of the historic countdown to the Games’ opening.

The first community to welcome the Torch Relay in South Lakeland on Thursday 21 June will be Grasmere, followed by Ambleside and Bowness-on-Windermere.  The Torch will stop overnight in Bowness for the Evening Celebration Event on The Glebe.  The following day Friday 22 June, the Torch Relay will set off in Kendal and make its way to Milnthorpe before making its way into Lancashire.  All communities are invited to welcome the Torch in South Lakeland.

For further details about the Torch Relay Route see recent news release.

For more information about celebrations in South Lakeland view our Countdown to the Olympics page.

What's On guide January - February 2012

 What's On guide January and February (PDF, 1MB)

Great Peter Rabbit Easter Egg Hunt

The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction, Crag Brow, Bowness-on-Windermere

Thursday 5 April - Monday 9 April

The North of England’s biggest Easter egg hunt. 100 specially commissioned eggs hidden in the Countryside across the whole of Cumbria. This is to celebrate Peter Rabbit's 110th birthday. The egg hunt runs until all the eggs are found, keep your eyes peeled they could be anywhere.

Please find attached a Press Release about The World of Beatrix Potter’s most successful year to date, and also details of the exciting special events for 2012 including our famous Great Peter Rabbit Easter Egg Hunt across Cumbria, Peter Rabbit’s 110th Birthday tea parties and the 2012 Windermere Olympic Relay.

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