Welcome to the July edition of the Kirkgate newsletter. What a busy and exciting month June was. July and August are going to be amazing as the summer hots up! Coming up – something for everyone What’s your bag? Live music, the year’s best films, keeping the kids entertained in the holidays, a fascinating outdoor challenge, new shopping experiences? We …
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 Quarter Chronicle : May 2021
WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM OUR FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES IN THE KIRKGATE QUARTER Welcome to this first edition of the Kirkgate Quarter Chronicle. Each month we aim to bring you news and opinions from our community. In April we had four seasons in one month and in May we have started with winter but we are enthusiastically looking forward to summer. Putting …