Sept 15: Penrith & District Camera Club: Fun knock out - bring five slides for Slide & Print of 2003-4, Friends Meeting House, Penrith, 7.45pm details on 01768-890652.

Sept 16: Home Made Cards', Ladies Friendship Group, Sands Methodist Rooms, Appleby, 1.30pm.

Sept 17: Shackleton Polar Explorer and Edwardian Hero an illustrated lecture by Julie Summers and special showing of Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure on Giant Cinema Screen, Rheged. Details and to book, 01768-860-005.

Sept 17-19: Art Workshop: Developing watercolour techniques,Yurt, near Penrith, details on 017683-51314 or e-mail dancingbearmusic@ormside.freeserve.co.uk.

Sept 17-Oct 16: Music workshop: recording and songwriting with Jilly Jarman for over 13s The Playstation, Penrith, 7-9pm, details on 01768-866559.

Sept 18: NISCU Cakes and Goodies Stall, The Cloisters, Appleby, 9am.

Coffee Morning, Appleby Scout Group, Supper Room Appleby Public Hall, 9.30am.

Children's party with games and sports Colby Village Hall Celebrations, 1.30pm.

Celebration tea, Colby Village Hall Celebrations, 4pm. Cheese and wine party to follow at 8pm.

Barrow Savoyards, An Evening of Gilbert and Sullivan, Appleby Grammar School, 7.30pm.

Exhibition: Reflections on Flesh & Blood - Primus Theatre Group window installation Insideout Gallery, Bluebell Bookshop, Penrith, details on 01768-866660.

Concert: Wordsworth Singers Songs of Heaven & Earth, St Andrew's Church, Penrith 7.30pm details on 016977 2651.

Cowper Day Horse Sale, Kirkby Stephen Mart, details on 017683 71385.

Eden Animal rescue, coffeee morning, United Reform Chruch, Lowther Street, Penrith, 10am-11.30am.

Sept 19: No listings Sept 20: Concert: Penrith Music Club - John Lill (piano) - Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann and Liszt, Penrith Methodist Church, 7.30pm details on 01768 868248.

Sept 21: Mothers' Union Annual Members Meeting, St. Lawrence's Church, Appleby, 2pm.

Cobwebs Orchestra: Cumbria group begin regular rehearsals Tebay Methodist Church, 7.30pm-9.30pm details on 01768 351934 .

Sept 21-Oct 31: Exhibition: Secret Gardens - Paintings by a group of North East artists Upfront Gallery, Hutton-in-the-forest, 10am-5pm details on 017684 84538.

Sept 22: Penrith & District Camera Club: Bob Dawes - Travels with Bob, Friends Meeting House, Penrith 7.45pm details on 01768 890652 .