28th September 2026
Everyone welcome!
Let’s meet up at the October Coffee Morning in Eamont Bridge Village Hall, 10am on Saturday 17th October, and talk about what’s already planned for July 2027, discuss how the community can get more involved, and what everyone would like to see!
FIND OUT MORE — WHAT’S HAPPENING?
- The Eamont Tapestry – a ten-panel hand-stitched tapestry telling the story of 927, on display at Eamont Bridge Village Hall over the main weekend, then housed permanently at St Wilfrid’s Chapel, Brougham
- Rheged History Talks – a weekend of history talks with leading Anglo-Saxon historians, exploring Athelstan and the making of England
- A visit from some BBC celebrities
- Living History & Re-enactment – camps, crafts and demonstrations bringing the world of 927 to life
- The Monument – a proposal for a permanent monument
- Athelstan’s Way – a new walking route from Brougham, via Eamont Bridge, Stainton and Dacre, tracing the journey Athelstan and Constantin II took in 927 AD
- Schools Project – children across the area creating a storybook and hand-painted silk banners
HELP NEEDED!
Hosts and guides – for welcoming and showing visitors around the historical sites, and joining in
Car parking – marshals to help on the day
Stitching – embroidery and stitching the tapestry
Donations – funding, materials, help with the village hall
Help with re-enactments, Buzzing in Brougham, stalls and decoration
Local knowledge and input to ideas and plans
TELL US WHAT YOU’D LIKE TO SEE
- What would make you proud to show a visitor round your village that weekend?
- Any local skills, produce, music or performers you’d like involved?
- Would your street or village like to run its own small event as part of the weekend?
- Ideas for children and families?
- Anything from your own village’s history you think should be part of the story?