We wanted you to be one of the first to hear about a new Lakes Alive event in 2010 which has just been announced. It's a special one-off event as Cumbria's contribution to a project spanning the North of England, and is a prelude to our full season which begins later in the Spring.

You may have heard that plans have been unveiled to create a spectacular line of light from coast to coast, along the length of Hadrian’s Wall, next year.  This once in a lifetime event will take place on Saturday 13 March 2010 and will follow the route of the 84 mile long Hadrian’s Wall Path National Trail. There will be around 500 individual points of light, placed at 250 metre intervals. The first one will be illuminated at Wallsend in the North East, with the line of light then making its way along the Wall to Bowness-on-Solway in Cumbria over the following hour, literally lighting up the north of England.

As a partner on this project Lakes Alive will be running a very special celebration event in Carlisle City Centre on the evening of Saturday 13 March to welcome the light to Cumbria. Full details are being kept under wraps at this stage, but it will include international artists and performers and audiences. There'll be lots of exciting detail to announce closer to the time and there'll also be an event happening in the North East that night.

Our contribution to the Illuminating Hadrian's Wall project is an important and exciting part of the four-year Lakes Alive programme building up to London 2012 which is all about bringing to life the rich and spectacular landscapes and heritage of Cumbria through inspiring world-class outdoor arts events. We feel privileged to be part of this celebration of one of the UK's few globally-significant landmarks. This has been made possible through a dynamic North of England partnership with Hadrian’s Wall Heritage Ltd and the exceptional culture¹⁰ programme in the North East.

Please do keep the date free and we hope you'll join us to help make the Carlisle event on 13 March a fitting celebration of this iconic landmark. Keep up to date with the project at www.lakesalive.org or www.illuminatinghadrianswall.com (soon to be live) or think about making a weekend of it with more information about visiting the area and accommodation at www.golakes.co.uk or www.hadrians-wall.org 

Posted on Wednesday, 25 November 2009 | Permalink

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