During the build-up to the festive season, Cumberland Council is encouraging residents to shop local.
Cumberland Council and town councils are lining up events to attract visitors and showcase the shops and traders within the area.
In support of some events, Cumberland Council is providing free parking in the following car parks on these dates:
Keswick
- Friday November 15 – free parking in Central car park from 3pm to 7pm to support the Christmas lights switch-on.
- Sunday December 1 – free parking in Central car park from 7am to 7pm to help promote the Victorian Fayre.
Whitehaven
- All council-owned car parks will provide free parking on Saturday November 16 to coincide with the town’s Christmas lights switch-on and festivities activities.
Cockermouth
- Sunday November 17 – free parking from 1pm to 7pm to support the Christmas lights switch-on. The free parking will be available in long stay car parks: Bitterbeck, Riverside, All Saints, Memorial Gardens and Sullart Street.
- Thursday November 21 and Thursday November 28 – free parking from 4pm to 7pm to help promote late night shopping. The free parking will be available in long stay car parks: Bitterbeck, Riverside, All Saints, Memorial Gardens and Sullart Street.
Egremont
- Sunday November 24 – free parking is available all day in Chapel Street car park to support the Christmas Winter Wonderland event.
Carlisle
To coincide with late night shopping, free parking after 3pm in some car parks on late night Thursdays:
- Bitts Park; Lowther Street; Castle; Caldew Riverside; The Sands; Swifts Bank; Viaduct; Civic Centre and West Walls car parks free parking after 3pm on Thursday November 28, Thursday December 5, Thursday December 12 and Thursday December 19.
Workington
The town council will be taking over Udale Street car park on Friday November 29 November at noon to allow for the set up of the Christmas festival. The car park will be closed from noon on Friday November 29 until 7pm on Saturday November 30.
- Free parking will be available from 11am to 7pm on Saturday November 30 in the following car parks: Allerdale House, Brow Top Annex, Brow Top, Elizabeth Street and Horse Close.
Wigton
From noon on Friday November 9 until the evening at 7pm on Saturday November 30, half of Water Street car park available to be used for fairground rides and various stallholders linked to its Christmas fayre. Free parking will also be available in all council-owned car parks on Saturday November 30 from 7am to 7pm.
