NEWS RELEASE Immediate: November 14, 2023 The Kirkgate Arts and Heritage Group in Cockermouth has been awarded The King’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award given to volunteer groups across the UK. The prestigious award, equivalent to the MBE, has been made in recognition of the exceptional work volunteers do from their base at the town’s Kirkgate Centre for the …
Press Release: New exhibition highlights Cockermouth’s shoemaking heritage
PRESS RELEASE 26th October 2023 An exhibition telling the story of how boots, shoes and clogs were made in Cockermouth for several hundred years opens at the town’s Kirkgate Centre next week. Dead animals, dog and pigeon poo, and even the bark from oak trees were all once used in the shoemaking process! The exhibition reveals the history of making …
Press Release: An “Absolutely Fabulous” Pink October line-up at Kirkgate
NEWS RELEASE Immediate: October 3, 2023 An ‘Absolutely Fabulous’ Pink October line-up at Kirkgate How much pink can one town take? Cockermouth’s entertainment venue the Kirkgate Centre has a run of absolutely fabulous girlie fashion, glamour and fun events lined up from Saturday, 7 October. Cockermouth’s legendary pre-loved fashion shopping experience Cockfrock returns on Saturday and Sunday (7 and 8 …
Press Release: A Kirkgate Big Weekend for Food Festival
NEWS RELEASE Cockermouth entertainment venue The Kirkgate Centre has lined up a weekend of big-hitting shows as part of the town’s Taste Cumbria food festival on 23 and 24 September. Headlining on Saturday 23 September is comedy favourite John Lebbon joined by Irish comedian Kieran Lawless, hailed by reviewers as “hilarious self-deprecating humour from a man desperately trying to be …
Press Release: Comedy Alive in Cockermouth
NEWS RELEASE Immediate: January 23, 2023 Comedy Alive in Cockermouth A popular comedy actor and comedian from the award-winning television series Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights is set to take to the stage at Cockermouth’s Kirkgate Centre on Saturday, January 28. Archie Kelly, best known for his comic portrayal of Kenny “Dalglish” Senior in Phoenix Nights, is top of the bill …
Press Release: It’s Cockfrock Time Again
Cockfrock, Cockermouth’s ever-popular fashion shopping extravaganza, is back! The annual two-day sale of pre-loved, good-quality ladies’ fashion takes place at the town’s Kirkgate Centre later this month (Saturday, June 29 and Sunday, June 30). The event is a chance for local people to find a buyer for items they no longer wear. Anyone can sell their clothes and all sellers …