The Harvest has always been a tradition of significance and long standing in countryside communities, and Cumbria has never missed a chance to embrace the event and recognise the importance it carries with it. The harvest festival, which dates back to pagan times, has been brought into the modern era with gatherings in churches and schools.
SMILES: Charlotte North, Lucas Messenger-Jones and Charli Smith with headteacher Mr Lewis at Ireleth St Peter’s in 2010 It is traditional to bring food to schools and churches, to be distributed to the needy, pray and sing hymns, and, in schools to use the occasion to learn about the harvest process and farming, and about fruit and vegetables.