HM QUEEN ELIZABETH II We at Kirkgate share the national and international sadness at the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and send our condolences to the Royal Family. During this period of National Mourning we are following government guidance and continuing our activities. There will be a minute’s silence and we will screen an image of HM The Queen …
Little people go crafting!
Kirkgate Arts and Heritage had a lot of fun teaming up with Little Twiglets Forest School and Riversmeet woodland in August 2022 to deliver 2 creative workshops for little people under 5 years. These workshops focussed on Arts and Crafts on 3rd August and Creative Writing on 17th August. Forest School leader Michelle Ferry led the children and parents through …
Kirkgate Quarter Chronicle : July 2022
Welcome to July’s KQC! The month got off to a great start with Cockermouth Live!, the town’s annual weekend festival of music, entertainment and family fun. Kirkgate is proud to be one of the many organisations involved in showcasing musical and other talent – you can read more below in the KQC from Bob Pritchard who works his socks off …
The Lament of Dorothy Wordsworth
PenPal productions visited us in Cumbria on the 9th and 10th of July to present a 50-minute one-woman play called ‘The Lament of Dorothy Wordsworth’ – both here in Cockermouth at the Kirkgate Centre and at the Settlement, Maryport. ‘The Lament of Dorothy Wordsworth’ is written by Jane Sunderland; the Director of this production is Melloney Flinn; Jill Franklin is the …
Summer Arts Workshops
Supported by Arts Council England, Kirkgate hosted Summer Art Workshops and Family Days from 8 – 29 July and inspired by Cockermouth Heritage Group archive and a research project with children from Highfield community Painting and the Imagination – inspired by local artists and heritage textiles Celia Burbush, former Cumbrian Artist of the Year, and episode winner on BBC1’s ‘Home …
Creative mono-printing
18th June 2022 Wildflower mono-printing workshop with Kat Prior who travelled all the way from Edinburgh to show us how to transform wildflowers and nature into beautiful prints. This workshop was made possible by Arts Council England Inspired by Dorothy Wordsworth’s love of nature, we created monoprints using real leaves and flowers. The workshop gave us a chance discover …
Kirkgate Quarter Chronicle : June 2022
Welcome to #Kirkgate’s June newsletter. This month we’re focusing on some of the other ways we have fun, and what we’re proud of, when we’re not showing films or hopping at gigs in our theatre. #Kirkgate is a lot more than just an entertainment venue. The Centre is a key part of what makes our area tick. We’re also Kirkgate …
Kirkgate Quarter Chronicle : May 2022
Welcome to #Kirkgate’s May newsletter. ‘Ne’er cast a clout ‘til May is out’ as they say, meaning ‘it won’t be warm enough to do without your vest until the May blossom (hawthorn) is in bloom’. You must have seen the drifts of white in the hedges, so with that in mind, we’re focusing on next weekend’s Cockfrock sale where you …
Kirkgate Quarter Chronicle : April 2022
Welcome to #Kirkgate’s April newsletter. With the longer days and warming air we hope to entice more of you out to some of our exciting offerings this month! And to encourage you to mark the change in season and stretch those limbs after hibernating, we’re featuring our twice-weekly Pilates class in this month’s KQC. We also hear from one of …
Kirkgate Quarter Chronicle : March 2022
Welcome to #Kirkgate’s March newsletter. Top news this month – our new look, box fresh, slimline tonic, low cal snack treat, easy peeler website has just gone live, so take a look! www.kirkgateartsandheritage.org.uk The website is a mixed bag, selection box, one-stop shop for wandering through the department store that is Kirkgate online – so double-dig into the spring Kirkgate …