Comedy
Council Action Officers
Council Contacts for local events
Car Boot Sales
Child and Youth Groups
Not including toddlers or babies
| Lancaster youth folk ensemble | Rachel.Hughes@Lancashire.gov.uk | Lancaster library meeting | |
| Send Easy Youth Group | claire.armer@lancashire.gov.uk | 077178 15062 | |
| Autism Friendly Screenings at the Cinema | https://www.facebook.com/NLDGAdditionalNeedsSupport/ | northlancsdirectionsgroup@gmail.com | |
| Unique Kidz and Co (kids unique needs) | https://www.uniquekidzandco.org.uk/ | info@uniquekidzandco.org.uk | 01524 831132 |
| Escape2Make | https://escape2make.org | charity contact on webaddress | wide range of making for kids |
| Storytelling | www.lancashire.gov.uk/heritage-learning/get-in-touch/ | Festival for schools | festival and individual 01772 530382 |
| Little Blossoms | Parents and Toddler group at Torrisholme Methodist Church | Tues 10-11.45 | |
| Parents and Toddlers | Kings Hs, Phoenix St, | Thursdays 10-11.30am | |
| Morecambe Open House; Game of Mushrooms | https://allevents.in/morecambe/open-house/200028039831645 | Northumberland St near Prom | 13th June |
| Family Hubs. For younger children. From Lancashire | https://www6.apps.lancashire.gov.uk/w/webpage/all-events | Generally during school hours |
Choirs and Singers
Many singing all around the towns at Xmas
| Lancaster Singers | https://www.lancastersingers.org/ | Tues 7.30-9.30 University Chaplaincy | |
| Millenium Choir | https://www.lancsmillchoir.org.uk/ | Mon 7.15-9.15 Gregson | |
| Lancaster and Distric Choral Soc | https://www.ldcs-choral.org.uk/ | multiple menues and times | Invites singer from other choirs. E.g. The Messiah |
| Lancaster and District Male Voice Choir | http://www.ldmvc.org.uk/ | enquiries@ldmvc.org.uk | |
| Hum Holler and Sing Community choir | https://www.facebook.com/groups/855293235569078/ | humholler@gmail.com | Thursday 7.30-9.30 Friends Mttg Hs |
| Dot Crotchet and Raging Harmonies | https://gregson.co.uk/events/dots-choir/ | Gregson | Tues 7.30-9.00 |
| Gladly Solemn Sounds | https://gladlysolemn.co.uk/ | Gregson | Wed 7.30-9.30 |
| Ridge Community Choir | https://www.facebook.com/people/The-Ridge-Choir/100066669767689/ | No contacts given so facebook used. Gregson Weds 10-11.30 | |
| Bay Community Choir | https://www.baycommunitysingers.co.uk/ | ||
| Barton Rd Community Choir | https://bartonroadcentre.co.uk/community-choir/ | info@bartonroadcentre.co.uk | fourth Friday 7-8.30 |
| Marsh Community Centre, Willow Lane | https://marshcommunitycentre.org/calendar/ | 1.30-2.45 Mondays | |
| Carnforth Community Choir | https://www.facebook.com/groups/1661283560779253/ | ||
| Lune Valley Voices at Caton Victoria Inst | https://www.facebook.com/groups/142827072455548/ | anni.tracy5@gmail.com | Weds 7-9 |
| St John’s Hospice Choir | https://www.facebook.com/SJHospiceChoir/ | stjohnshospicechoir@gmail.com | 01524 382538 Joanna Jeffreys |
| Every Song Singers Caton Victoria Inst | https://catonvillage.org.uk/calendar/ | caroline.mccarty@live.co.uk | Mon 12-1.45 or 2-4pm check |
| Lacuna Upper Voice Choir | https://www.lacunachoir.org/ | contact on website | womens choir often practices in Milnthorpe |
| Halton Mill Singers Club | No web site yet. Later try https://www.haltonmill.org.uk/whats-on | 7.30-10.30 Fridays Meeting space Halton Mill LA2 6ND | |
| Breath of Fresh Air Choir | breathoffreshair@gregson.co.uk | Gregson, Mondays, 1.30-3 pm | More data from Gregson web site |
| Singspiration | www.singspirationcommunitychoir.co.uk | URC Church Bowerham Rd LA1 4AH Thursday 7.30pm | 07740 593979 |
| Carnforth Coral Society | https://www.carnforthchoral.co.uk/ | lynn1regan@ymail.com | 7.15 Thursdays, Lady of Lourdes Church Hall, Kellet Road, Carnforth, LA5 9LR |
| Singing for Health (Seagull Café at More Music) | https://moremusic.org.uk/community/health-wellbeing/ | info@moremusic.org.uk | 01524 831997 |
| Singing for Lung Health | https://www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/help/support-network/singing-lung-health-morecambe-breathe-fresh-air | bethinoverton@gmail.com | 07837 671 988 |
| Breath of Fresh Air Choir | https://gregson.co.uk/events/breath-of-fresh-air-choir/ | breathoffreshair@gregson.co.uk | At Gregson |
| Georgian Hormony Singers Workshops | bethinoverton@gmail.com | At Gregson Sats 10.30-12.30 | |
| Cathedral Choir and Music | https://www.lancastercathedral.org.uk/music/choirs-and-musicians-at-lancaster-cathedral | Cathedral after mass | 01524 384820 |
| Lancaster and District Choral Soc | https://www.ldcs-choral.org.uk/contacts.html | Big get together of many choirs | 01524 37058 |
| Lancaster Marsh Choir | Marsh social club | Afternoons | Richard 07948995360 |
| Grupo Voces | No web site | contact via Jude Glendinning via Male Voice choir | enquiries@ldmvc.org.uk |
| A rather short list of choirs in the area | http://www.gerontius.net/cgi-bin/member.cgi?Town=Lancaster&nh=1 | ||
| Sing it Out at More Music | https://moremusic.org.uk/whats-on/sing-it-out/ | Weds 5-7 | |
| The Music Coop (near the Grand Theatre) | https://www.facebook.com/lancastermusiccoop/ | Use facebook for contact | 01524 388544 |
| Lancaster Community Music centre | https://www.lcmt.org.uk/ | info@lcmc.org.uk | |
| Folk music players | No website or contacts | Gregson | Thursday from about 8pm |
| Irish music players | https://www.facebook.com/groups/498457893660084/ | Gregson | Tuesdays in bar from about 8pm |
| Jazz band in the bar | No specific website | Gregson | Weds 7.00 until 9pm |
| Lancaster folk club | https://www.facebook.com/lancasterfolkclub | Collegian working mens club. Ist Wed monthly 7.30 | LancasterFolkClub@gmail.com |
| Lancaster Community Music Centre or Trust | https://www.lcmt.org.uk/ | info@lcmt.org.uk | Sat Morning at Boys Grammar Sch and Dallas Rd |
| Haffner Orchestra | https://www.haffnerorchestra.org/ | haffnersec@haffnerorchestra.org | Generally shows at Town Hall in Lancaster |
| More Music | https://moremusic.org.uk/ | info@moremusic.org.uk | Wide range of music training |
| Amateur Dramatic Societies often need their own music. Gilbert and Sullivan socs in Preston | The Preston Gilbert and Sullivan Society (prestongass.co.uk) | box office 07779 738607 |
| Heron Theatre Beetham | https://theherontheatre.com/the-heron-theatre/ | Has amateur dramatic soc | |
| Ukelele Club | https://ukulelesreview.com/ukulele-clubs-and-societies/ | Contact email on website | Web site very good |
| Lancaster Music Makers | https://www.lancastermusicmakers.co.uk | lancastermusicmakers@gmail.com | You then get much more data |
| Lancaster City Brass | https://www.lancastercitybrass.com/ | bandleader@lancastercitybrass.com | Compete with 5 other brass bands in Kirkby Lonsdale annual prize |
| Both the Duke’s and the Kendal Brewery | They do have operas and just music at times | see front page | |
| Also the Heron Theatre in Beetham | https://theherontheatre.com/ | info@theherontheatre.com | irregular but good performances |
| Around Xmas there are singers and players | Particularly in Lancaster and Morecambe town centre | all over the place and sometimes door to door | |
| Baylight Morecambe 25 (event) | https://baylightmorecambe.co.uk/ | hello@morecambesparkle.org | (mid February) |
| Music Festival (generally in October over full weekend). Can be called Musical Lancaster | Well advertised in town | Formerly every year but in 2025 may be less than usual | In 2025 was 9th to 12th. |
| Lancaster Arts (Classical Music maintly) | https://www.lancasterarts.org/ | Box office 01524 594151 | also dancer, talks etc |
| Baybeat Street Band | https://moremusic.org.uk/participate/baybeat-streetband/ | ring more music box office | A well dressed, loud drum band |
| The Cornerstone Music Café | Cornerstone Café on Dalton Sq | John 07842 826 482 | call in and listen |
| Vocal Improvisation | Mon 5.30-7. Usually 2nd and 4th Mon at Gregson | See Gregson info page | |
| Music Café (in Cornerstone ) | https://www.facebook.com/profile.php/?id=61581470818897 | Any amateur music maker and small audience in the café | Mondays 1-3pm |
| The Choristers of the Priory | https://lancasterpriory.org/music/priory-choir/ | Based in th priory offices | |
| The St John’s Hospice Choir | St John’s Hospice http://www.sjhospice.org.uk Aimed at money for hospice | 01524 382538 | Go through main number |
| Folk Club at Tite and Locke Bar in Lancaster Station | https://www.localgymsandfitness.com/GB/Lancaster/146321645552647/Lancaster-Folk-Club | 7-10. 1st Wed of every mo | |
| 5-in-a-bar choir no longer available | |||
| Monday Morning Melodies | www.moremusic.org.uk | well known songs in choir | 10-11am Mon Morecambe Library |
| Eversley Choir | https://www.eversleychoir.org/ | Borwick and Priest Hutton Memorial Hall 07745423204 | Monday evenings 7pm |
| Upcoming Classical Music Recitals | https://www.facebook.com/groups/682395759871524 | ||
| Morecambe Library; Monday Morning Melodies | https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/libraries-and-archives/libraries/find-a-library/morecambe-library/ | Light music | Monday mornings |
| Seagull Café at More Music | info@moremusic.org.uk | More Music. Devonshire Ave | Tuesdays 2-3.30pm |
| Every Song Singers | https://www.facebook.com/catonbrookhouse/posts/every-song-singersmembers-of-our-group-have-felt-liberated-they-have-loved-chora/3715707711863370/ | well known songs in choir. At Victoria Inst Caton | Mondays 2.30-4pm 2026 |
| Westmoreland Youth Orchestra (in Kendal) | https://www.wyo.org.uk/ | Training music players see website | |
| Sing Joyfully | https://www.kirkbylonsdale.co.uk/community-groups/100742-sing-joyfully/ | Kirkby Lonsdale area. Casterton Church. Web shows contacts | Tuesdays 7.30-9pm |
| Lyrics and Laughter | https://lyricsandlunch.org/lyrics-and-laughter-in-care-homes/ | Lune Valley Methodist Hub in Brookhouse. Singing is for dementia cases ultimately | 2nd and 4th Tuesday 2-3.30pm |
Cinemas
| Reel (cinema only) near the front Morecambe | https://reelcinemas.co.uk/morecambe/ | Tickets bought on line | |
| Vue (cinema only) central Lancaster | https://www.myvue.com/cinema/lancaster/whats-on | Also for booking tickets directly | 0345 308 4620 |
| Gregson (small cinema, often short films) | https://gregson.co.uk/events | Several specific cinema groups | No booking needed |
| The Brewery, Kendal | https://www.breweryarts.co.uk/ | See head of this page for address and booking | |
| University of Lancaster (on site, going S from Sq on L) | www.take2.lancastersu.co.uk | No booking, supposed to be a student but nobody cares (Termtime) | |
| The Heron Theatre, Beetham | https://theherontheatre.com/ | boxoffice@theherontheatre.com | 015395 64283 |
| Lancaster Silent Movie and Classical film club | https://Gregson.co..uk/events | Third Tuesday every month | No booking needed |
| Lancaster Hidden Gems Film Group | https://gregson.co.uk/events | Second Monday every month | see web site before going |
| These are most clear at holiday times, term times, or around Xmas | See head of page for others | ||
| Gob Smacked Feminist Films | https://gregson.co.uk/events | Gregson, Moorgate, Lancaster LA1 3PY | 7.15 third Monday of month |
| Grassroots Filmmaker | https://gregson.co.uk/events | Gregson, Moorgate, Lancaster LA1 3PY | 8-10pm 1st Wednesday of Month |
Circus or Fair
| Often at Rylands Park or Morecambe front | You will have to look out for posters often on empty shop windows. They are very popular. | ||
| Big Wheel and skating in Dalton Square | Put up mid November and often many food and events shown around. Finishes early Jan | ||
| Red Rose Circus Group | https://gregson.co.uk/event/red-rose-circus-group/2026-10-29/ | Gregson Weekly | Thursdays 7-9.30 in Hall £5 |
| Circus Berlin in Ryelands Pk | Ryelands | 14-16 July, 2026 7.30 £10 minimum | |
Comedy
Some comedy theatricals and shows also
| Pub: The Jailor’s Barrell | First Tuesday of every month evening | jailorsbarrel@gmail.com | 01524 36092 |
| Pub: the Borough | https://www.theboroughlancaster.co.uk/lancaster-comedy-club/ | manager@theboroughlancaster.co.uk | 01524 64170 monthly |
| Grand Theatre (quite a lot to fund other shows) | https://lancastergrand.co.uk/ | tickets@lancastergrand.co.uk | 01524 64695 |
| Plus Dalton Sq pub | No contact currently | ||
| Don’t forget some in pubs, Duke’s |
Council Contacts
for local events
| Environment Agency | Jana Kahl | ||
| Health and Safety Officer | Graham Clarke | graham.clarke@cumbria.ac.uk | |
| LALC (Lancashire Assn of Local Councils?) | Tim Sarney | ||
| Health and Safety Officer | Graham Clarke | graham.clarke@cumbria.ac.uk | |
| Lancaster and Morecambe College | https://www.lmc.ac.uk/ | Helen Deacon | |
| Council Internal Plan for Climate Change | Alasdair Monteith | awmonteith@googlemail.com | |
| Planning and Housing Policy | Rebecca Richards | rrichards@lancaster.gov.uk | |
| Council offial actions contacts | Maurice Brophy | Mbrophy@lancaster.gov.uk | |
| Event Manager for tourism | Rosalind Forster | rforster@lancaster.gov.uk | |
| BayTourism head | Brian Thurston | Paul@baytourism.co.uk | |
| Museums | Victoria Brian | vpbrian@lancaster.gov.uk | |
| The Lancaster Music Festival | This year has to be almost set up by pubs e.g. Borough | formerly Ben Ruth organiser | October 17-19 |
| Lancaster City Council Community Connectors | www.lancaster.gov.uk/sites/community-hub/community-connectors | communityconnectors@lancaster.gov.uk | Jamie Murphy, Adam Kirkby and Matthew Isherwood. Lancaster and area give huge amounts of events and groups. |
| Remember that it is not the city council but the County Council that is responsible for things like: | Schools, Roads (and potholes), Police, Fire etc services. | ||
| Parish and smaller Town Councils have a lower responsibility | |||
| Carnforth Town council | https://carnforthtowncouncil.gov.uk/ | contact on website | meet as previous meeting decides |
| Kirkby Lonsdale Town council | https://www.kirkbylonsdale.co.uk/town-council/ | see website | |
| Parish Councils near Lancaster | https://www.parishcouncils.uk/location/lancaster/ | see website | |
County Council
Lancashire
| They are responsible for a wide range but most obviously roads (potholes, signs), police, fire brigade, social care, education, libraries. | |||
| LCC has a lot of what it calls Centres for the value of chilren of specific ages, problems, difficulties | https://www6.apps.lancashire.gov.uk/w/webpage/all-events | Look at the web page and pick out where you are and what you need. 01524 581280 | This comes out as almost every day of the year but generally during shool times. |
Council
Lancaster, Morecambe and surrounds
| The council has tried exceptionally hard to cut back in Government funding and gradual increases in costs over the last 14 years. As such |
| entire buildings owned by them are no longer in use, and any opportunity to save money has to be chased. We are seeing quick and easy loss of |
| street rubbish bins for instance. Many aspects that worked well with Council money (e.g. the Dukes) is also having problems. Where there is an |
| answer to this is not clear. |
Car Boot Sales
Also Google ‘Big Foot’
| Very entertaining, very cheap and worth a visit | |||
| Yealand Redmayne field near A6 | http://thebigboot.com | Every Sunday and Bank Hol Monday from March to Xmas 7-1pm | |
| Pleasureland Car Park (Morecambe front) | 015242 424212 | ||
| Carboot sales at Kirkby Lonsdale | https://www.kirkbylonsdale.co.uk/whats-on/ | field near parking, N of river | Occaisional |