Fancy a go at Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling? Egremont's got sessions every Tuesday Try Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling at the Falcon Club in Egremont on Tuesdays
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The wrestling association has set up weekly sessions at the Falcon Club, and the new kit's rust-coloured in honour of Egremont's iron ore miners.
If you've got bairns in Egremont who need something to burn off energy, or you've always wondered what the wrestling at the shows is all about, this is for you.
The Cumberland & Westmorland Wrestling Association is running a project in the town called CWWA 2026 – Physical Activity, Strength & Fitness. Sessions are every Tuesday, 6.30pm till 8pm, at the Falcon Club in Egremont (CA22 2QN).
The wrestling's always been big up north and in the Lakes, so the idea is to get more folk in West Cumbria trying it, young ones especially. Sport England's Movement Fund is paying for it, and it's all about strength, fitness, confidence and a bit of grit.
Cumbria's Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, David Allen, chipped in for proper wrestling strips for newcomers. And here's the nice bit: they're rust-coloured, after the Rust Men, the iron ore miners from Egremont's Florence Mine. The association said the design "celebrates the industrial heritage of the local area and connects the project with the community's identity."
According to Cumbria Crack, the coaches are Craig Naylor and Alfie Spedding from the Waberthwaite club, who've both been wrestling since they were kids. The association says the WRESTLE art exhibition, put together by artist Janet Moss, helped get folk in Egremont interested in the first place.
Want a go? Just turn up at the Falcon Club on a Tuesday night. You'll find the Egremont project on the Cumberland & Westmorland Wrestling Association website, and Active Cumbria's website lists wrestling clubs right across the county.
A Cumberland & Westmorland Wrestling Association project funded by Sport England runs weekly sessions in Egremont, with rust-coloured kit honouring the town's iron ore miners.
This is for young people and families in and around Egremont looking for a new way to get active, and anyone curious about one of Cumbria's oldest sports.
The Cumberland & Westmorland Wrestling Association is running a community project in the town called CWWA 2026 – Physical Activity, Strength & Fitness. Training sessions are held every Tuesday from 6.30pm to 8pm at the Falcon Club in Egremont (CA22 2QN).
Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling has traditionally been strongest in the north of the county and the Lakes, so the project is aimed at bringing it to more people in West Cumbria, especially youngsters. It is funded by the Sport England Movement Fund and is designed to build strength, fitness, confidence and resilience.
Support from Cumbria's Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, David Allen, has paid for modern wrestling strips for newcomers. The association chose a distinctive rust colour to reflect the Rust Men, the iron ore miners associated with Egremont's Florence Mine. It said the design "celebrates the industrial heritage of the local area and connects the project with the community's identity."
Cumbria Crack reports that the sessions are coached by Craig Naylor and Alfie Spedding from the Waberthwaite club, who have both wrestled since childhood. The association also credits the WRESTLE art exhibition, curated by artist Janet Moss, with helping to spark interest in Egremont.
Anyone who wants to give it a try can turn up at the Falcon Club on a Tuesday evening. Details of the Egremont project are on the Cumberland & Westmorland Wrestling Association website, and Active Cumbria's website lists wrestling clubs across the county.