IN TODAY'S SCOOP
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APPLE DAY AT LEIGHTON HALL ON SUNDAY
Leighton Hall, just outside Carnforth, has been the home of the Gillow family, the Lancaster furniture makers, since Richard Gillow bought it in 1822. Its walled kitchen garden still holds part of the original orchard, and the estate has been planting traditional Lancashire apple trees in among the old ones.
On Sunday the orchard gets its day. Apple Day runs from 10am to 3pm, with apple picking, tasting and pressing, a makers market, and cider, juices, bakes and preserves to buy. There are have-a-go sessions in basket weaving, beekeeping and campfire cooking, costumed Victorian guides, and demonstrators including the Bee Club, the RSPB and Harrison Ward, the Fell Foodie.
Apple Day runs from 10am to 3pm
New this year is a smoothie bike: you pedal, and it turns windfall apples into a smoothie. There is also a new walking tour and talk. The tearoom, gardens, play areas, maze and woodland walk are all open.
One thing to know before you set off: the house stays shut. It is an outdoor event, and Leighton Hall says it cannot open the house on Apple Day. It goes ahead rain or shine, and dogs are welcome on short leads, with some areas restricted.
Early bird tickets are £1 for under fives, £3.50 for 5 to 11s and £6.50 for everyone older, and you can also buy on the day. It is about ten minutes from junction 35 of the M6, at LA5 9ST.
Around the Bay
Litfest's Autumn Weekend
Lancaster's literature festival holds its Autumn Weekend from Friday to Sunday, at venues across the city including The Storey, Atkinsons Upper Hall, Lancaster University and The Gregson.
It opens on Friday at 7pm in The Storey's auditorium, with a gala reading hosted by the Blackpool poet Nathan Parker. Fifteen poets read work on the theme of Wonder, chosen from this year's National Poetry Day submissions. Tickets are £6, or £3 for children, for ages 12 and over.
Across the weekend, the poets Kim Moore and Eoghan Walls read from new collections, and children's author Katherine Woodfine retells Wilkie Collins' The Moonstone. All tickets are through The Dukes box office on 01524 598500.
A fortnight of steam left at Haverthwaite
The Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway ends its season on Sunday 1 November. Until then, trains run every day.
Steam engines pull 1950s carriages through the Leven Valley from Haverthwaite to Lakeside, at the southern end of Windermere, where you can connect with Windermere Lake Cruises. Dogs ride free.🐶
Haverthwaite station has a tearoom in the old waiting room, open 9am to 4.30pm with last food orders at 3pm, plus an engine shed, a woodland playground and a walk. Ring 015395 31594 for train times.
Lancaster on foot, with a guide
Lancaster City Museums run guided story tours of the city centre, and two fall this week. Each takes about an hour and a half and costs £10. They are aimed at adults and suitable from age 12, and dogs on leads are welcome.
On Saturday at 11am, Eleanor Levin's Historical Women of Lancaster 2 sets off from the City Museum. It follows women's words and writing, from a nurse sending postcards home from First World War France to a loom-breaking Luddite and an anti-slavery campaigner.
On Tuesday at 11am, Naomi Parsons leads Getting Your Head Down, around the sites of the city's notorious lodging houses. It starts on Henry Street, outside the German Doner Kebab. Book ahead online or at the City Museum.
A poet and a Gruffalo at The Coro
Brian Bilston, one of the UK's most popular poets, brings his new show How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside to The Coro in Ulverston on Friday at 7.30pm. Tickets are £21, or £18 for students, and it is for ages 14 and over.
Next week The Gruffalo arrives, in Tall Stories' musical version of the picture book, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary. It plays on Tuesday at 1.30pm and 4.30pm, and on Wednesday at 10.30am and 1.30pm. The Wednesday morning show is a relaxed performance with BSL interpretation.
Gruffalo tickets are £15.50 or £13.50 including the booking fee, for ages 3 and over.
WHAT'S ON · 15th - 22nd OCTOBER
👪 - >marks the ones that work well with children, here and in Any Day.
Thursday 15th
Grace Petrie | The Dukes, Lancaster. 7.30pm. £23, or £20 for under 18s and unwaged. Last few tickets
This Flight Tonight: The Songs of Joni Mitchell | The Platform, Morecambe. 7.30pm. £28.67 plus booking fee
Frankenstein | Grand Theatre, Lancaster. 7.30pm, nightly to Saturday. £13.50, or £12.50 concessions
The Dukes Comedy Club | The Dukes, Lancaster. Opens today and runs to 27 November. Ages 16 and over
This Flight Tonight: The Songs of Joni Mitchell | The Platform, Morecambe
Friday 16th
Litfest gala reading with Nathan Parker | The Storey, Lancaster. 7pm. £6, children £3. Ages 12 and over
Brian Bilston: How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside | The Coro, Ulverston. 7.30pm, doors 6.45pm. £21, or £18 for students. Ages 14 and over
The Dualers | Alhambra, Morecambe. 7.30pm to 10.30pm
Metallica Reloaded | Kanteena, Brewery Lane, Lancaster. 7pm
The UK Rock Show | The Platform, Morecambe. 7pm. £29.24 plus booking fee
👪 Arnside Country Market | Village Hall, Orchard Road, Arnside. 9.30am to noon. Free
Frankenstein | Grand Theatre, Lancaster. 7.30pm
Saturday 17th
👪 Boutique Baby Sale | Central Lancaster High School, Crag Road. 11am to 12.30pm. Preloved baby and children's things
Story Tour: Historical Women of Lancaster 2 | From Lancaster City Museum. 11am. £10. Ages 12 and over
Silver Saturday | The Coro, Ulverston. 2pm to 4pm. Free, no need to book
The Rezillos plus support | The Platform, Morecambe. 7pm. £31.54 plus booking fee. Ages 14 and over
Tez Ilyas: Tez Things I Hate About You | The Dukes, Lancaster. 8pm. £22. Ages 18 and over. Last few tickets
Frankenstein, final night | Grand Theatre, Lancaster. 7.30pm
Litfest Autumn Weekend | Venues across Lancaster, to Sunday
Boutique Baby Sale | Central Lancaster High School, Crag Road.
Sunday 18th
👪 Apple Day | Leighton Hall, Carnforth. 10am to 3pm. £1 to £6.50. The house is closed
👪 There's a Monster in Your Show | The Dukes, Lancaster. 1pm and 3.30pm. £17, children £15. 55 minutes
The Luke Combs Collection | Grand Theatre, Lancaster. 7pm
Take Care: An Evening with Lindsey Burrow | The Coro, Ulverston. 7.30pm
Monday 19th
Karel Klič, a talk by Dr David Steel | Lancaster City Museum Education Room, entrance on New Street. 1pm. £3, cash on the door
Tuesday 20th
Story Tour: Getting Your Head Down, Lodging Houses of Lancaster | Starts on Henry Street, Lancaster. 11am. £10
👪 The Gruffalo | The Coro, Ulverston. 1.30pm and 4.30pm. £15.50 or £13.50. Ages 3 and over
Wednesday 21st
👪 The Gruffalo | The Coro, Ulverston. 10.30am relaxed performance with BSL, and 1.30pm
Thursday 22nd
Furness on Film | The Roxy, Ulverston. 7.30pm. £10. A hundred years of life in Furness from the North West Film Archive
Furness on Film | The Roxy, Ulverston
Any day
Morecambe's North and South beaches | Open to dogs until the end of April. Free
👪 RSPB Leighton Moss | Silverdale. Car park dawn to dusk. Ring 01524 701601 for the day's opening
👪 Holker Hall and gardens | Cark-in-Cartmel. Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm
👪 Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway | Trains daily until 1 November. Dogs ride free. Ring 015395 31594 for train times
👪 Lakeland Motor Museum | Backbarrow. Adult £13.25, child £7.90, family £36, under fives free. These prices run until 1 November
Grange-over-Sands Lecture Society | Victoria Hall, Grange-over-Sands. Talks every other Tuesday at 7.15pm, £10 for visitors. Next: Skiddaw Forest, 27 October
The Hurley Flyer | Westgate, Morecambe. A food and drink deal every day, including steak and a drink for £15.25 on Thursdays. Child and dog friendly
Ulverston street market | Town centre. Thursdays and Saturdays from 8am
👪 The public telescope | West End Promenade, Morecambe, opposite the Battery play area. Free
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The UK Rock Show The Platform, Morecambe | Friday 16th October
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On Saturday afternoon, The Coro in Ulverston holds its annual celebration of age and experience.
Silver Saturday runs from 2pm to 4pm and it is free. There is music from the singer Rebecca Williams and from two U3A groups, The String Chickens and the Uke Troupe, with sequence dancing and English country dancing from the U3A too. Vintage Bakes are bringing the cakes and refreshments.
There is no need to book. Just turn up, and perhaps bring someone along who would enjoy an afternoon out.
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