CARLISLE Cathedral will be hosting a Christmas Tree Festival this winter. 

The event will take place on Saturday, November 30, between 9am and 5pm. 

The festival has been funded by the Cumberland Council Community Investment Fund with sponsorship from A. W. Jenkinson Forest Products. 

In a post on social media, Carlisle Cathedral wrote: "Come and experience Carlisle Cathedral’s first ever Christmas Tree Festival, with 30 trees on display in the Cathedral and Undercroft.

"Explore the trees, which will be decorated to individual themes by local charities, schools, and community groups, and add your own Christmas message to the festival’s community tree.

"The festival will run during normal opening hours (except for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day) until New Year’s Eve."