Arts Council Capital Funding Project: next stage

Kirkgate Arts & Heritage is delighted to announce the next phase of their improvement works at The Kirkgate Centre in Cockermouth have begun. After the completion of the first two stages of funded work, a complete refurbishment of the lift and replacement of all the outdated lighting around the building, the upstairs auditorium space is now undergoing significant improvement with …

Kirkgate Quarter Chronicle December 2024

Welcome to the December 2024 edition of the Kirkgate Quarter Chronicle. A very different newsletter this month, as Gloria, Bob and all the volunteers have worked so hard bringing you their articles over the last twelve months we wanted to give them a festive break. We can’t quite believe how fast 2024 has gone by! So many events, exhibitions, projects, improvements, …

Developing skills in sound engineering

We are delighted to announce that we have received support from the Lakes to the Sea investment panel to improve facilities in our downstairs performance space at the Kirkgate Centre in Cockermouth. The funding will provide industry standard PA equipment to compliment the existing sound facilities at the centre, as well as enable the sound engineers at the Kirkgate to …

Kirkgate Quarter Chronicle November 2024

Welcome to the November 2024 edition of the Kirkgate Quarter Chronicle. This is always a busy month at Kirkgate! Alongside all our usual events, classes and activities we are host to the annual Round Table Beer festival! You can now book your tickets for this on our website, although they are already sold out for some of the sessions… Get …

Taste of the Lake District Exhibition

Exhibition will tell the story of brewing’s importance to Cockermouth Final details have been confirmed ahead of the launch of an exhibition at Cockermouth’s Kirkgate Centre chronicling the fascinating history of beer and brewing in the town. The Cockermouth Heritage Group has been exploring the origins of brewing as a cottage industry in the town up to the closure of …

Time to celebrate with Andrea Bocelli!

Music lovers in Cockermouth will get the opportunity to help world-renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli celebrate his 30-year career later this month. Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration (PG) is a musical extravaganza filmed over three days in a breathtaking natural amphitheatre, the Teatro del Silenzio (Theatre of Silence), in the singer’s hometown of Lajatico, Tuscany. The film captures Andrea in …

It’s Cockfrock Time Again October 2024

Cockfrock — Cockermouth’s ever-popular fashion shopping extravaganza — is back with another special pre-Christmas event! An annual two-day sale of pre-loved, good-quality ladies fashion usually takes place at the town’s Kirkgate Centre each Spring. However, with Christmas not far away, organisers have once again decided to stage an Autumn event this weekend to allow people to grab a bargain in …

Kirkgate Quarter Chronicle October 2024

Welcome to the October 2024 edition of the Kirkgate Quarter Chronicle. The nights are drawing in and the leaves are falling, we love this time of year- such beautiful colours, and a good excuse to have a hot chocolate and get cosy! It’s now we’re really feeling the benefit of those new windows and the boilers that we had replaced …

Press Release: Arts Council Capital Funding Project well underway

Work has begun on an ambitious project at the Kirkgate Centre in Cockermouth. With funding awarded through last year’s round of the UK shared prosperity fund, the centre now has a fully refurbished lift, improved lighting and soon (thanks to investment from this year’s round of the same fund) an accessible WC on the first floor. “This marks the completion …