CUMBRIA'S tourist bosses will descend on Rheged, Penrith, today for the annual meeting of the body that represents their interests.

Guest speakers at the Cumbria Tourism gathering will be James Berresford, chief executive of Visit England, and Joel Lavery from British Cycling.

Included in the agenda is the presentation of the 2015 Bernard Gooch Cumbria Tourism Personality Award and an update on the progress that Cumbria Tourism has made on marketing the county.