MORE than 1,800 people attended last week's 'Light District' event held at St Bees Priory.
The show was organised by Cumberland Council and was held on March 14 and March 15.
Named 'Space: God, The Universe and Everything', the sound and light show was produced by Luxmuralis and On Cue Productions.
The St Bees event was organised with the support of St Bees School, St Bees Parish Council, and Sellafield Ltd.
Carlisle also hosted a Light District ‘Crown and Coronation’ event between Thursday 15 and Saturday, February 17.
A spokesperson from St Bees Parish Council said: "Many thanks to Cumberland Council who managed it. Also to the volunteers from the village who helped out, and St Bees School for use of their facilities.
"It was good to see something of this quality coming west in the county which was facilitated by Cumbria Tourism partnering with the Parish Council and the Priory.
"The audio-visual effects beautifully complemented the 900-year-old medieval building. We hope people enjoyed it."
Cumberland Council’s destination management team, supported by funding from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, is working in partnership with Luxmuralis to showcase the Light District events programme at different locations within the Cumberland area.
Councillor Anne Quilter, Cumberland Council’s executive member for Vibrant and Healthy Places, said: “Following the success of Carlisle City of Lights, more areas within Cumberland will form part of a series of events called The Light District.
“We have so far held two successful events - Carlisle and St Bees - and will build on the programme for the benefit of all our communities.
“We want to showcase our amazing area and venues. Cumberland is the place to be for events.”
Peter Walker, sculptor and artist at Luxmuralis added: “We are delighted to be working with Historic Royal Palaces and Discover Carlisle on this spectacular light show, which will transform some of the UK’s most remarkable buildings into an articulating and evolving display of historic images, awash with light and accompanied by compositions which chart changes to music over the period.”
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