Happy New Year! A particularly happy one for Kirkgate Arts as it is our 30th birthday year!! We’re also really excited about all the work going on in our auditorium at the moment. Although we’ve been sat in the office cringing at the crashes and bangs of the ceiling coming down in the auditorium, we know it will be worth …
Arts Council Capital Funding Project: next stage
Kirkgate Arts & Heritage is delighted to announce the next phase of their improvement works at The Kirkgate Centre in Cockermouth have begun. After the completion of the first two stages of funded work, a complete refurbishment of the lift and replacement of all the outdated lighting around the building, the upstairs auditorium space is now undergoing significant improvement with …
Kirkgate Quarter Chronicle December 2024
Welcome to the December 2024 edition of the Kirkgate Quarter Chronicle. A very different newsletter this month, as Gloria, Bob and all the volunteers have worked so hard bringing you their articles over the last twelve months we wanted to give them a festive break. We can’t quite believe how fast 2024 has gone by! So many events, exhibitions, projects, improvements, …
Cash in on that unused sporting equipment
It’s time for a workout revamp! Get ready, set and go! with Kirkgate Arts and Heritage’s first ever sporting goods sale in Cockermouth this weekend. Kirk Kit represents the centre’s first sporting goods sale, based very much on the same formula that has made its Cockfrock event such a big annual hit. Kirkgate General Manager Emma Heys said: “After the …
Cash in on that unused sporting equipment
It’s time for a workout revamp! Have you got any old bits of sporting equipment or clothing taking up valuable space in the cupboard or wardrobe? Then now’s the chance to cash in on them at the first ever Kirk Kit sale at Cockermouth’s Kirkgate Centre next month. Kirk Kit represents the centre’s first sporting goods sale, based very much …