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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Welcome to #Kirkgate’s February newsletter. We’re excited to let you know that we’re having a lot of shiny new windows installed at the Kirkgate Centre! Windows on our quirky Kirkgate world The 13 specially made windows will grace the ground floor Egremont Room – the shape-shifting community space that works its socks off as a café/bar/exhibition hall/private party venue/business meeting …

A very Happy New Year to you from the #Kirkgate team. After the carols and Christmas songs, Auld Lang Syne and the Vienna New Year Concert, we want to keep the tempo up with a tuneful and KEEP MUSIC LIVE start to the year. We feature Cockermouth music legend Billy Bowman; we launch our new jazz evenings; and we put …

Welcome to #Kirkgate’s December newsletter. Cockermouth’s town centre Christmas lights are now adding a sparkling dazzle to the long nights of the festive season as the winter solstice approaches. Our amazing illuminated ‘Portrait of Dorothy Wordsworth’, by Cumbrian artists Chris and Jennie Dennett, is a fascinating addition. She stands on the Main Street central reservation, not far from Wordsworth House …

Welcome to #Kirkgate’s November newsletter. Here in Cockermouth we had a difficult few days with record amounts of rain at Honister and across the area leading to the Cocker in particular rising dangerously. Fortunately the flood defences held but a few very vulnerable properties, including our near neighbour The Honest Lawyer restaurant on the Cocker bridge, were inundated. The Town …