May on the Bay busts at the seams with chlorophyll and growth. Harbingers of summer sun lace the landscape and draw us out into the light. It’s more than high time to end the wintering and step into Spring adventures.

Warm up by:

~ Listening in to Nigel Thompson’s The Morecambe Bay Podcast, a pandemic project that’s blossomed into a welcome amplification of the people, culture and enterprise around the Bay.

~ Supporting the energising connections made between Cumbria’s creative hubs by Cumbria Arts and Culture Network through weekly zoom showcases and deeper dives via their Behind the Scenery podcast.

~ Dive into Art Gene’s digital programme, Torn Together, curated by artist Sophie Lindsey, which explores what has to give to let us get on, together. There’s a short live screening of some of the programme’s videos at 6pm on 1st May.

Then head outside to:

~ Build a nest of belonging with Henna Asikainen as part of her exhibition, Lintukoto, with Lancaster Arts.

~ Feast your eyes on the walls as well as the pastries at Tuck in Lancaster, where Emma Field’s Here. Landscapes of Lancaster and the Bay opens May 2nd.

~ Support the community lunch and teen cafe at The Farmer’s Arms’ at Lowick, or sign up their twelve-week gardening school with new collaborators at Ford Park in Ulverston.

~ Soak up some printed beauty and join one of the many workshops and talks on offer at Printfest Ulverston, 1-4th May.

~ Have the courage to take on the 100k in May challenge with Fueling the Bold, champions of good coffee and community spirit in Hest Bank, Settle and Silverdale.