Film festival with a local flavour for Kirkgate’s big celebration!

Details have been finalised for a film festival with a strong Cumbrian flavour that will form one of the centrepieces of the 30th Anniversary programme at Cockermouth’s Kirkgate Centre. Thirty films, one from each year of the Kirkgate’s existence since its launch in 1995, will be screened at the centre over three weeks in July and August. Films have been …

Kirkgate looking for a helping hand

Cockermouth’s award-winning Kirkgate Arts and Heritage is looking for a volunteer to help out with its marketing and communications activities for one to two days per week. The organisation, which last year was presented with the King’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award given to volunteer groups across the UK, wants to ensure that as many people as possible …

Cockfrock’s lessons in fashion for Prom Season 2025!

Cockfrock — Cockermouth’s eagerly-anticipated pre-loved fashion and shopping experience — is back and proving as popular as ever! Cockfrock Spring 2025 takes place at the town’s Kirkgate Centre on Saturday, May 17, and Sunday, May 18 … and, with a couple of weeks still to go, organisers have announced that all sales spots have already been snapped up. “That means …

Cockermouth Castle hosts Kirkgate’s big birthday picnic!

A rare opportunity to enjoy a visit to Cockermouth Castle is one of the highlights of the 30th anniversary celebrations for the town’s Kirkgate Centre. The castle’s owners, Lord and Lady Egremont, have kindly agreed to allow the stronghold, parts of which date from the 12th Century, to host a 30th Birthday Picnic on Sunday, June 1st. Members of the …

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 …

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 …