Here is our guide to some of the events in our local area during Easter week.
An Evening with Mark ‘Billy’ Billingham
Wednesday April 13, 7.30pm, Lancaster Grand
An evening of inspirational speaking & stories with SAS leader as seen on Channel 4’s ‘SAS Who Dares Wins’

Much Ado About Jazz
Wednesday April 13, Kendal Rugby Club, 8pm
An evening of jazz for people who don’t even like jazz
Easter Dinosaurs and Fun Fair
Thursday April 14 to Monday April 18, noon until late, Main Street, Heysham Village
Fun for all the family with Dino Experience on Easter Sunday and Monday, free admission
50th Commissions
Thursday April 14, 7pm, The Dukes, Lancaster
Performance, dance, music and spoken word to celebrate 50 years of the Dukes theatre
Art and Craft Exhibition
Friday April 15, noon to 3pm, Carnforth Free Methodist Church Community Centre
A wide variety of arts and crafts works from all ages, free to enter
Henry Normal
Friday April 15, 8pm, Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal
Stories, jokes and poems from writer, poet and TV and film producer
Easter Fair and Family Fun Day
Saturday April 16, 11am to 4pm, Victoria Institute, Caton
Fun activities including dancing with Lil Beatz, story time with author Chloe Wilson, paint your own sunflower, decorate an easter egg, an easter egg trail and much more
Milkshake! Live
Saturday April 16, noon and 3pm, Lancaster Grand
Join Milkshake! Monkey and all your favourite Channel 5 children’s TV characters in show for all the family
Charity Duck Race
Sunday April 17, 4pm, The Canal Turn, Carnforth
You’d be quackers to miss charity event in aid of St John’s Hospice and Team Reece


Lancaster youth charity launches 10 Challenges campaign
£30k campaign launched for new Lancaster community farm
Carnforth chiropodist honours her late husband with clinic fundraiser
Lancaster City Council agrees 2.99 per cent rise in Council tax share
Lancashire Police’s share of Council tax to rise by 5.4 per cent
Guys Thatched Hamlet closes suddenly after 46 years
Teenager spared jail for causing death of newborn child in Morecambe
Morecambe Town Council agrees budget and 2.46 per cent rise in Council tax share
Builders of new Lancaster housing development offer £2k cash pot to community groups
Lancaster centre welcomes mayor for opening of new community kitchen
Lancaster shop to close as high street gaming chain faces administration
Jim Bentley returns for second spell as Morecambe FC manager
Ashvir Singh Johal’s reign as Morecambe manager comes to an end
Lancaster writer's ghost story of Morecambe to be voiced by acting legend on Radio 4
Change of name announced for popular Morecambe bar
Opening announced for new Morecambe bistro inside former post office
Health watchdog report shows improvements to services at Royal Lancaster Infirmary
LISTEN: How Leo's Gym is making a difference in memory of young Morecambe boxer
LISTEN: Lancaster set to celebrate Chinese New Year
Lancaster’s Vue Cinema under new ownership

