Christmas Wreath

Sep 27, 2022 | Past event

December Workshops Christmas Wreath Workshop – SAT 3 DEC 2022 CHRISTMAS WREATH WORKSHOP                                            Saturday 3 December  at 11am  This Christmas get creative, have fun and make something really personal for your home. Join Emma...

Talking Tuesday – The World Wars

Sep 20, 2022 | Past event

  The Beacon Museum Event Talking Tuesday – The World Wars Join Joe Ritson (Friends of The Beacon), as he shares local stories from the World Wars This event is free, however places are limited, so we advise you to book in advance to avoid disappointment....

Passing of Her Majesty the Queen

Sep 9, 2022 | Media release

The Mayor, councillors and staff at Copeland Borough Council have been paying tribute to HM Queen Elizabeth who passed away on September 8 2022. To mark the death of the country’s longest serving monarch, flags on council buildings will be flown at half-mast until 8am...

Norman Nicholson Exhibition

Aug 23, 2022 | Past event

This is a one-off opportunity to see a pop-up exhibition recalling the life of Norman Nicholson, in the very place where he forged an international literary reputation, earning him the OBE, the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry, and lasting stature as a writer who...

A REMBRANDT masterpiece is on it’s way to Whitehaven.

Aug 19, 2022 | Media release

The Beacon Museum will host ‘Saskia van Uylenburgh in Arcadian Costume’ from September 24 to January 8. The piece is on loan from the National Gallery in London. Copeland’s Customer and Visitor Experience Manager, Heather Holmes, said: “We are thrilled to have this...