Colin Glover

A muddy day with plenty of rain but the dig continued with some nice finds including Samian pottery, a bone hairpin and more amphora with the makers finger marks #Carlisle #archaeology #hadrianswall #RomanBritain

YES!! The film and TV industry generated £5.6 billion for the UK economy in 2024 and it continues to grow. Cumbria can, and should be an active part of that growth. Ronnie, Lyndsey and the WPG team do an incredible job, in challenging circumstances. This is an excellent read. 👇

NEWS: Wildlife Media pair win graduation award for inspiring conservation film, created with Cumbria Wildlife Trust. Isobel Drake and Poppy Hotham have won the 2025 ‘Industry and Entrepreneurship’ prize. bit.ly/4lWuXlY Cumbria Wildlife Trust

The Galeon Andalucia tall ship in the evening light at Whitehaven, Cumbria UK. Its other worldly appearance brings to mind the local legend of the ghost ship Betsey Jane - forever doomed to be trying to reach the harbour with its cursed cargo.

CACN has been awarded £175k by @ace_national for a new project to help young Cumbrians build careers in creative industries. Working with theatres, museums/arts orgs/careers/education providers across the county, it will be rolled out over the next 3 yrs. cacn.co.uk/young-cumbrian…

The exciting story of life in Roman Carlisle keeps on emerging thanks to the efforts of the Uncovering Roman Carlisle team of archaeologists and volunteers. Really enjoyed visiting the site today. Find out more at uncoveringromancarlisle.co.uk

We’ve had all sorts of weather thrown at us over the last few weeks but the team have worked on and their faces show what a great experience it is to uncover the past on the edge of Empire #Carlisle #Archaeology #RomanBritain

The Kingmoor Ring. An Anglo-Saxon gold finger-ring engraved with runes, thought to be a magical inscription. 8th-10th century AD. Found by a man fixing a fence near Kingmoor, north of Carlisle, in the early 1800s. 📷 British Museum britishmuseum.org/collection/obj… #Archaeology

A free event, 2pm on Wednesday 2nd July at the Old Town Hall, Carlisle. Carlisle Sight Support and @DrSueAllan bring you ‘Echoes of old Cumbria’, tales of traditional music, dance and song. Everyone welcome. 🤗

Finger marks left 1800 years ago on the inside of an amphora which brought the luxuries of southern Europe to the edge of empire along #HadriansWall, found this week during the #carlisle Roman excavation #Archaeology

Today is a special a day to recognise and say thank you to our serving armed forces and veterans. Join us at @officialcufc Brunton Park for this special event, 10am until 4pm.

I really enjoyed shooting these PR and marketing photos this past week. The Dinosaur rEvolution opens @TullieCarlisle this weekend. #marketingphotography #PRPhotography #commercialphotography #pressphotographer #PressPhoto #publicrelationsphotographer

A fascinating day out visiting the Roman fort, town and museum at Corbridge. A place connected to Carlisle (Luguvalium) by the Stanegate (stone road).

Hats off to the teams of hard working volunteers working on the finds which need cleaning and analysis once out of the trenches, the #Carlisle Roman site has generated an incredible array of finds from pottery ,metallic objects to wall plaster #Archaeology #HadriansWall

Saw this on a wall in Chester at the weekend. Excellent advice!

Creativity lives in every part of our country. And the UK’s creative industries power growth, spark innovation and create good jobs everywhere. That’s why we’re backing them with £380 million through our Creative Industries Sector Plan.

A day of sun hats, pottery and ice cream at the Carlisle Roman excavation, come along for a free guided tour and see history uncovered. #Archaeology #HadriansWall #Carlisle

The joy of the ice cream van arriving on site #Carlisle #Archaeology #HadriansWall

An opportunity to hear about some of the city's main historic features, “A Stroll Through #History” is a 1.5 kilometre guided stroll through #Carlisle's historic quarter, lasting 45 to 60 minutes - tinyurl.com/2v8wvnfa Please note this is NOT a detailed guided history tour.

Thanks to everyone who came along to our illustrated history talk today on Cinema in the City. Our next talk will be at 1.30pm on 17th July when Stephen White will be telling us all about Tea Time; Brewing Up in Carlisle.