Monthly Meeting

Local author Alan Cleaver will be talking about the Cumbrian postal routes walked - and sometimes cycled - by rural postmen and women. These routes could be up to 20 miles long through beautiful but difficult terrain. Alan will outline the routes (which are all public paths) and reveal something of the loyal public servants who walked them six days a week in all weathers. All rural post has, since the mid-1970s, been delivered by van. And Alan will ask whether there is a future for the handwritten letter in an age of texts, emails and other digital messaging.

You may also like the following events from Cockermouth u3a:

• Next month, 8th December, 02:00 pm, Mingle and Jingle in Cockermouth
• Happening on, 9th February, 02:00 pm, Monthly Meeting - An African Journey from Victoria Falls to the Skeleton Coast in Cockermouth

Also check out other Meetups in Cockermouth, Arts events in Cockermouth, Literary Art events in Cockermouth.