Sue is a serial career woman having worked in the Police, large companies, the Voluntary Sector, NHS, property sector and since moving to Cockermouth 10 years ago, hands on retail as she ran the Country Market at the URC for seven years! She has also held many committee, governance and management roles in education, heritage and charitable organisations both in …
New Leader at Cockermouth’s Kirkgate
Cockermouth’s entertainment and cultural hub, the Kirkgate, has appointed a new General Manager to take forward its revived programme of creative arts, entertainment and community activities following the closures caused by Covid-19. Emma Heys, of Greysouthen, will take up her new post with the charity next week (September 13). Ms Heys has had a long association with Kirkgate Arts and …
Lottery Players Back Dorothy Wordsworth Celebrations
Cockermouth charity Kirkgate Arts and Heritage has won a major grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to support a year-long celebration of Dorothy Wordsworth, the town’s most famous daughter. Made possible by money raised by National Lottery players, the £67,100 grant for Kirkgate’s ‘I Am Dorothy’ project will fund a range of community activities including a special art work …
Kirkgate “Shines” The Spotlight on Cumbria’s Musical Talent
Cockermouth’s Kirkgate Centre is ready to ‘Shine’ the spotlight on the blossoming Cumbrian music scene as it prepares to re-open its doors to live events. Whitehaven pop and rock outfit The Little Lies launches the Kirkgate’s summer selection of live music events next Saturday – a programme that includes an appearance by internationally-renowned pipes and fiddle player Kathryn Tickell. Tickell, …
Friday Night is Pizza Night in Cockermouth’s Kirkgate Quarter
Two Cockermouth businesses are joining forces to cook up a new spin on Friday nights out on the town. From this week (Friday, June 4), film fans at the Kirkgate Centre cinema will be able to order in pizzas from nearby Fermento, Market Place, to enjoy before the film in the Kirkgate’s newly spruced up ground floor bar. From 6 …
Stars of Stage, Screen and Sport Set to Shine at Kirkgate
Stars of stage, screen and sport are set to shine a light on the entertainments scene in West Cumbria as the region emerges from the darker days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cockermouth’s Kirkgate Centre is preparing to welcome back visitors in a socially distanced and COVID-safe way on Monday, May 17, after five months of enforced closure in the lockdown …