This year’s Highlights Contemporary Craft Tour, which is entitled Vanguard – Progressive Craft, will be coming to St Mary’s Church, Kirkby Lonsdale.

Vanguard focuses on artists who are combining modern technology with traditional skills in amazing new ways and it showcases the work of jeweller and textile artist, Nora Fok, glass artist, Catherine Fuga Carr, furniture designer, Liam Hopkins of Lazerian and Cumbrian ceramicist, Michael Eden.

The pieces that will be on show are stunning and will certainly change people’s views of where modern design, craft and art meet. Nora, Catherine, Michael and Liam are all in the vanguard of new developments, hence the name of the show. Add to that the inclusion of work by local youngsters in our exhibition and it should be a fascinating weekend.”

“All four artists are nationally renowned and recognised as pioneers in their fields,” said Karen Babayan who is the Highlights Contemporary Craft Tour Officer. “From crocheting with glass to the marriage of clay and computers; from jewellery making with 3D printing software to the computer-aided design of furniture. The result will be a stunning exhibition of around fifty different pieces so St Mary’s Church will be completely transformed for the weekend into a unique gallery space.”

The exhibition is hosted by Kirkby Lonsdale Arts Scene and St Mary’s Church and is open from Thursday 10^th May until Sunday 13^th May, 10.00am – 5.00pm.

For further information please contact Helen Baines on 07515 327 598 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The tour is funded by the Arts Council England, Queen’s Hall Arts (Hexham), ONE North East, Cumbria Community Foundation, Eden District Council Community Fund, South Lakes District and Cumbria and Durham County Councils as well as, for the first time, being the recipient of a significant grant from the Foyle Foundation, a trust that supports the arts and learning.

A brochure with full details of the Highlights Contemporary Craft Tour and its venues, along with details of the performance programme for the coming season is available from libraries, Tourist Information Centres, local promoters or from the Highlights offices: 14 King’s Head Court, Appleby, Cumbria CA16 6QH or it can be downloaded from www.highlightsnorth.co.uk. News of Vanguard – Progressive Craft can also be found on Facebook.

This year’s fair runs from Sunday 3 until Wednesday 13 June 2012 and plans are already in place within South Lakeland. The team dealing with the arrangements is a sub group of the Local Area Partnership for Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale. Representatives include South Lakeland District Council, Cumbria County Council, Cumbria Police, local county and district councillors and community representatives.

A Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) in South Lakeland will be in place from 4 May 2012 (at the latest), and you will see work starting in late April. The TRO will be enforceable once the signage is in place and any Highways issues should be directed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The key facts about the TRO are:

• They do not restrict horses or horse drawn caravans

• They apply to key areas only and not all verges and temporary stopping places

• They apply to motor vehicles and caravans only

From 4 May 2012, Cumbria Police and the district councils will operate a Combined Action Team (CAT) prior to Appleby Horse Fair. The purpose of this team is to visit and assess all encampments which develop.

Temporary stopping places in South Lakeland include:
Middleton Common, Sedbergh
Devil's Bridge, Kirkby Lonsdale
Rawthey Bridge, Sedbergh
Scrogg Bank, Sedbergh

Please use the contact numbers below if you need any further information, help or advice before, during or after Appleby Horse Fair:

South Lakeland District Council 0845 050 4434

Cumbria Police 0845 330 0247

Area Support Team, Kendal 01539 713419

For further details and information please check out the Appleby Horse Fair website at www.applebyfair.org

Kirkby Lonsdale Arts Scene is a registered charity whose main aim is to promote community arts, and improve, develop and maintain education, appreciation and practice of the arts across all disciplines, and for people of all ages, centred on but not limited to Kirkby Lonsdale.

Please find a link below for the latest brochure

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