A near £300,000 refurbishment programme at Cockermouth’s Kirkgate Centre is complete. An 18-month improvement project, with funding from a range of organisations, has allowed the Kirkgate to substantially upgrade the equipment and facilities at its town centre base – a converted Victorian primary school. To mark the event, representatives from one of the major funders, the Benny Walker Charitable Trust, …
The Cockermouth Community Musical, developed through Kirkgate Arts and Heritage as part of the Our Freedom: Then and Now project, is part of a national photography exhibition launched recently in London to a host of organisation representatives. Our Freedom: Then and Now was a UK-wide, locally-led arts and creative programme reflecting on what ‘Our Freedom’ means to local people and …
The Oscar winners are on their way to Cockermouth! The town’s Kirkgate Centre hosts weekly movie screenings with popular films shown each Friday, then the following Monday and Wednesday. And this week’s offering is none other than Hamnet, for which star Jessie Buckley won the Oscar for Best Actress at Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. The film dramatises …
Three top quality acts who proved big hits on recent visits to Cumbria will shortly take centre stage at Cockermouth’s Kirkgate Arts Centre. All three proved hugely popular when they visited Cumbria as part of the Arts Out West programme, which stages performances in community venues from Furness to the Solway and is managed by the Kirkgate. “These three acts …
The Kirkgate Centre in Cockermouth’s popular monthly Crafts@Kirkgate programme led by professional artists is now up and running with all 2026 dates confirmed. This year’s series kicked off last month with Flower Painting for Beginners. It continues shortly with a Fused Glass Taster Session led by Roxanne Denny of RD Glass on Saturday, February 28 (2pm). Kirkgate Chief Executive Emma …
Arts Out West programme brings a touch of music, dance, bingo – and murder! An eclectic mix of characters – including Flanders and Swann, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Juliet and Romeo and a bingo-playing murderer! — all combine to highlight the Arts Out West programme of village hall theatrical activities for the first half of 2026. Kirkgate Arts Out West …
Final chance to see ‘Our Freedom’ musical A community musical celebrating the concept of freedom, which was premiered at the Cockermouth Christmas lights switch-on recently, will be performed for the second and final time at the town’s Kirkgate Centre next week. ‘Our Freedom: Then and Now’ is a new programme of community-based events in arts centres and libraries across the …
Final preparations are underway on a community musical that will take place in Cockermouth shortly as part of a nationwide celebration linked to the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. ‘Our Freedom: Then and Now’ is a new programme of community-based events in arts centres and libraries across the UK highlighting what ‘Our Freedom’ means to local …
Cockfrock — Cockermouth’s ever-popular pop up sale of pre-loved ladies clothing and accessories — 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 again decided to stage an Autumn event next month to allow …
Cockermouth’s Kirkgate Centre has been chosen to participate in a nationwide arts and creative programme reflecting what freedom means to people, linked to the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Our Freedom: Then and Now is a new programme of community-based events in arts centres and libraries across the UK highlighting what ‘Our Freedom’ means to …
