People with connections to Barepot, near Workington, are invited to a get-together next month.

Tricia Poole, manager at the town's Helena Thompson Museum, organised the event on November 1 from 2pm, following the success of an event held in January.

It was held following the finding of a plaque, commemorating three Barepot boys who died on January 3, 1928, when ice on a pond gave way under them.

Many people attended the event and shared their memories.

Mrs Poole said: "On Facebook, someone mentioned the plaque and said they didn’t know where is was.

"I found it in the museum attic and made these people aware of it. 

"I then decided to have a weekend where it would be on show and a lot of people came to that event to see the plaque. 

"This was when I decided to hold a reunion due to all the great conversations people were having over that weekend. I've already had a lot of enquiries about it, so it should be a good afternoon."

The brass plaque, paid for by local people, was erected in memory of William Shepherd, 12, John Shepherd, 11, and William Falcon, 10, at Barepot chapel.

When the chapel was demolished, the plaque moved to Trinity Methodist Church on South William Street in Workington.

Mary McNicholas, of High Harrington, is William Falcon’s niece. 

When Tricia found the plaque, she said: "I just thought it had been thrown out because people weren’t interested in things like this any more. 

"It’s now been found, 87 years after the incident, and people are still interested.

"In the back of my mind I’d always wondered what happened to that plaque.

"My dad Charles did talk about his brother and said it was terrible and he’d cried for a fortnight after."

Its whereabouts were unknown for more than 50 years until it was discovered in the museum's attic.

People are encouraged to bring photos and share their memories at the event next month.

For more information, call Tricia on 01900 64040.