Diary 2025

(D) denotes the meeting will have dialect content

(Cal) the event is in our calendar file: Lakeland Dialect Society_2025.ics

An ics file is the standard for calendar apps on your phone and computer. Whilst I've got my marras to test on various devices and applications, we can't test all possible combinations of apps. It worked for us and is correct at the time of publishing!

Lakeland Dialect Society

NO ADMISSION CHARGE AT OUR MEETINGS

Please bring a contribution of food toward the tea or lunch at each meeting.

We also have a Bring and Buy stall and raffle.

Visitors and new members are always welcome at our events.

March 15^th - 2pm

(D) (Cal)

Blencogo Village Hall, Nr Wigton CA7 0BZ

Performer: Tim Barker – Shakespeare fer Shepherds

May 10^th - 2pm

(D) (Cal)

Lowther Parish Hall, CA10 2HX  (Off A6 at Hackenthorpe)

AGM & MembersDay

Summer Event

TBA

September 13^th - 2pm

(Cal)

Bryce Institute, Burneside nr Kendal LA9 6QX

Speaker: Maurice Steele ‘Lockdown in Eskdale’

November 1^st - 12:30pm

(D) (Cal)

Low Hesket VillageHall, CA4 0ES

(Off A6 Southwaite Road just north of Morton Buildings)

Our members day, and dialect competition as entrants compete for the Len Hayton Trophy.

Note the 12:30pm start date for our November meeting. We have a communal lunch afore the tark instead of tea efter, sea ye can git yam afore darknin'

Other Dialect Events

Silloth Rotary Club

October 4^th

(D)

(Time and location to be confirmed nearer the time.)

Silloth Rotary Club Dialect Competitions.

National Dialect Festival 2025

TBC: 17th to 19th October

(D)

The Lancashire Society are due to host the Festival again in 2025.

The location is likely to be the Savoy in Blackpool. I'll update with full details once I get confirmation.