The Gladiatorial World – Beastly Combat and Arena Insights
Dr John Pearce – The Gladiatorial World – Beastly combat and Arena Insights Dr Pearce will reveal the reality of gladiatorial spectacles using recent research, new discoveries and older finds that show the uncomfortable reality of death and mutilation faced in the Roman arena. John will focus on the discovery of the ‘lion in the […]
Stanwix
Stephen will deliver an informative talk on Stanwix; it is an area of Carlisle he knows well, and he has extensively researched its history and characters. Start time: 7pm Finish time: 8.30pm (approximately) Entrance fee: £4 for members; £6 for non-members, including refreshments. Pay on the door.
Forgiveness – The 2026 Living Word Conference
A three-day conference at a Carlisle city centre church will explore the theme of forgiveness The Living Word conference, at St John the Evangelist Church on London Road, will focus on how best to face up to the challenge we all face of forgiving those who hurt us, escaping the weight of personal guilt, and […]
Discover Carlisle: Walking Through The City’s History
John will describe some of the architectural features and fascinating historical anecdotes that he discovered whilst researching his recently self-published guidebook to Carlisle. Start time: 7pm Finish time: 8.30pm (approximately) Entrance fee: £4 for members; £6 for non-members, including refreshments. Pay on the door.
Author Talk: Christie Watson ***CANCELLED***
Join us for a wonderful evening with Christie Watson to talk about her crime novel KILLING ME SOFTLY. Christie has previously been a Waterstones Book Of The Month best seller with her memoir THE LANGUAGE OF KINDNESS about her 20 years working in the care industry. She’s now taking her experience and knowledge of the […]
Micala Trussler: International Women’s Day Talk
Micala is the mother of 15-year-old Holly Newton who was tragically murdered by her ex-partner in 2023. The charity Hollys Hope was set up in her memory. Event starts at 12.30pm. Left of the Mushroom are also planning on live streaming the talk via their Facebook page, if you are unable to make the event […]
Roman Women: In Carlisle and the Arena
Join us for an afternoon of talks with Alexandra Sills and the team from Uncovering Roman Carlisle to celebrate International Women’s Day. Alexandra Sills, Women in the Roman Arena We think of the gladiators of the Colosseum displaying their masculinity, ferocity and discipline but what of the women of the arena? What were their lives […]
Fergus Butler-Gallie: Twelve Churches
Fergus will take us from Bethlehem and the birth of Christ some 2000-odd years ago, to the immediate present and future of Christianity. He brings together a Baptist Church in the segregationist American South with a medieval monastery in the heart of the Greek countryside; the Vatican – beautiful, imposing, vainglorious, the seat of Catholicism […]
Author Talks: Neil Lancaster ***CANCELLED***
We are thrilled to be joined by Neil Lancaster on Wednesday 18th March at 6.30pm as he chats about his topical, timely and suspenseful new thriller in his bestselling DS Max Craigie series, The Dark Heart.
Insights into Georgian Wigton
Trevor will describe how Georgian England was a time of great upheaval. He has gained access to contemporary correspondence which sheds a fascinating insight into how agricultural progress and industrialisation swept away centuries old lifestyles and completely transformed Wigton and its people. Start time: 7pm Finish time: 8.30pm (approximately) Entrance fee: £4 for members; £6 […]
