Kirkgate Arts & Heritage

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Welcome to Kirkgate Arts & Heritage- home to Cockermouth's vibrant venue the Kirkgate Centre & Cumbria's rural touring scheme Arts Out West. Please visit our website for more information https://kirkgateartsandheritage.org.uk/ our box office is open from 10am until midday on Mondays and Fridays, and for an hour prior to most public events. You can book online via our website, or call 01900 826448

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What are your plans this weekend?We're all set for a full house on Saturday with John Lebbon , Sam Avery and Oliver Bowl...
07/02/2025

What are your plans this weekend?

We're all set for a full house on Saturday with John Lebbon , Sam Avery and Oliver Bowler bringing the laughs.

Then on Sunday it's all about the music, with the first of this year's Sunday Sessions, swiftly followed by an evening with Simon Kempston 😍

get your tickets here- https://thekirkgate.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873667468

This weekend, don't miss the chance to see Simon Kempston live in Cockermouth!"Scottish singer-songwriter and leading ac...
05/02/2025

This weekend, don't miss the chance to see Simon Kempston live in Cockermouth!

"Scottish singer-songwriter and leading acoustic fingerstyle guitarist Simon Kempston has toured the world performing his highly original, contemporary acoustic songs and music.

A unique talent, his beautifully crafted material showcases his incredible, distinctive and intricate fingerstyle guitar-work and his gently nuanced, compelling tenor vocals.

An inspiring, poetic lyricist, Simon's impassioned live performances showcase timeless songwriting with a universal appeal, interspersed with humorous worldly tales. This first ever concert in Cockermouth is unmissable.

'One of Scotland's very best singer-songwriters' Herald.
Stunning talent' STV"

https://thekirkgate.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873667468

Another busy weekend coming up!Saturday is our first Comedy@Kirkgate for 2025, and tickets have flown out of the box off...
05/02/2025

Another busy weekend coming up!

Saturday is our first Comedy@Kirkgate for 2025, and tickets have flown out of the box office! Yet another s0ld 0ut event at the Kirkgate! You can join the waiting list here- https://thekirkgate.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873666834

Sunday is a day filled with music as we have our first Sunday Session of 2025, closely followed by what promises to be a really special gig from Simon Kempston.

"Scottish singer-songwriter and leading acoustic fingerstyle guitarist Simon Kempston has toured the world performing his highly original, contemporary acoustic songs and music.

A unique talent, his beautifully crafted material showcases his incredible, distinctive and intricate fingerstyle guitar-work and his gently nuanced, compelling tenor vocals.

An inspiring, poetic lyricist, Simon's impassioned live performances showcase timeless songwriting with a universal appeal, interspersed with humorous worldly tales."

Grab your tickets while you can!- https://thekirkgate.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873667468

03/02/2025

Arts Out West Spring/Summer 2025 coming soon 🎉

Follow this link -- https://kirkgateartsandheritage.org.uk/whats-on/ -- to book tickets and select the Arts Out West category.

Let's support our local venues and the fantastic array of performers they are hosting!

We're looking for your stories...Have you been coming to the Kirkgate Centre for a while? Got any tales to share? We sen...
03/02/2025

We're looking for your stories...

Have you been coming to the Kirkgate Centre for a while? Got any tales to share? We send out a monthly newsletter to everyone signed up to our email list (The Kirkgate Quarter Chronicle, if you've missed it where have you been!?!?).

You can catch up on previous Chronicles here- https://kirkgateartsandheritage.org.uk/newsletters/

As this is our 30th birthday year we want to hear about your memories of events, activities, dramas, comedy moments... If you have a story to share with us please get in touch. We'd love to include it in our monthly Chronicle, with a couple of photos too if you have them!

Welcome to our archive of the Kirkgate Quarter Chronicle To receive these and up-to-date information on Kirkgate’s events by email, please sign up to our mailing list HERE

New opening times!After a number of requests from our regular sellers we will be opening our Monthly Market to the publi...
03/02/2025

New opening times!

After a number of requests from our regular sellers we will be opening our Monthly Market to the public from 10am until 1pm.

There's still chance to register to sell at our February sale, follow the link for more info and to book a table...

For £10 you have access to one of ten tables for the morning of our monthly indoor market, where you can sell your unwanted items, home produced…

Join us next week for the first Cockermouth Chat of the year!Cockermouth Chat starts back on Thursday 6th February, from...
30/01/2025

Join us next week for the first Cockermouth Chat of the year!

Cockermouth Chat starts back on Thursday 6th February, from 1pm - 3pm, at the Kirkgate Centre, CA13 9PJ.

It's a time to chat and share memories over a cup of tea/coffee. From food to school days, to work and travel and all sorts in between.

We'll have some photos and artefacts from the Cockermouth Heritage Collection out for you to have a look at with a different theme each month.

Free and open to all, you don't have to be 'local' to join in. Cockermouth Chat takes place on the first Thursday of the month between 1pm and 3pm. Drop in when you can, no need to book.

Try something new this new year!Crafts@Kirkgate: Pastel Landscapes Made Easy15th February, 1pmJoin Unison Soft Colour As...
29/01/2025

Try something new this new year!

Crafts@Kirkgate: Pastel Landscapes Made Easy
15th February, 1pm

Join Unison Soft Colour Associate Artist Emma Hunt as she guides you through some simple and very effective techniques in landscapes. Learn how to paint convincing water, sky, mountains with ease.

In this two hour workshop, you should feel equipped and ready to start your own projects!

https://thekirkgate.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873668992

Our Katie says Simon Kempston is one of the best guitarists she's heard. Don't miss him at the Kirkgate Centre on the 9t...
28/01/2025

Our Katie says Simon Kempston is one of the best guitarists she's heard. Don't miss him at the Kirkgate Centre on the 9th February!

Scottish singer-songwriter and leading acoustic fingerstyle guitarist Simon Kempston has toured the world performing his highly original, contemporary acoustic songs and music.

A unique talent, his beautifully crafted material showcases his incredible, distinctive and intricate fingerstyle guitar-work and his gently nuanced, compelling tenor vocals.

An inspiring, poetic lyricist, Simon's impassioned live performances showcase timeless songwriting with a universal appeal, interspersed with humorous worldly tales. This first ever concert in Cockermouth is unmissable.

'One of Scotland's very best singer-songwriters' Herald.

Book now: https://thekirkgate.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873667468

OPEN FROM 9.30 THIS MORNING!Come along and have a browse 😃
25/01/2025

OPEN FROM 9.30 THIS MORNING!

Come along and have a browse 😃

From the Collection: Kirkgate Corner is closed for repairs at the moment, after a crane got stuck there last year. It's ...
24/01/2025

From the Collection: Kirkgate Corner is closed for repairs at the moment, after a crane got stuck there last year. It's not the first time, here's a images from the Cockermouth Heritage Collection of the corner over the year.

Going right back to 1897, there was a meeting to discuss widening "Sun" corner. The Sun is now Seth's Bar and is one of the oldest pubs in town. There's also a photo of previous repairs in action, we think in the 1990's. And finally, the time that Eaglesfield Paddle Church of England Primary Academy's Hook-themed carnival float almost got stuck in 1992. Do you remember it?

Another busy weekend at Kirkgate!Tonight's Burns Night Supper and Whisky Tasting is s0ld 0ut. 😃It's the first of this ye...
24/01/2025

Another busy weekend at Kirkgate!

Tonight's Burns Night Supper and Whisky Tasting is s0ld 0ut. 😃

It's the first of this years Monthly Market's tomorrow morning, come along and see what's on offer from our sellers from 9.30am. FREE ENTRY!

Sunday we welcome 'Eternal Triangle' for January's Jazz@Kirkgate, and there is just ONE lonely ticket remaining! Snap it up (or join the waiting list for returned tickets) by following this link- https://thekirkgate.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873666359

Cockermouth Chat starts back on Thursday 6th February, from 1pm - 3pm, at the Kirkgate Centre, CA13 9PJ.It's a time to c...
23/01/2025

Cockermouth Chat starts back on Thursday 6th February, from 1pm - 3pm, at the Kirkgate Centre, CA13 9PJ.

It's a time to chat and share memories over a cup of tea/coffee. From food to school days, to work and travel and all sorts in between.

We'll have some photos and artefacts from the Cockermouth Heritage Collection out for you to have a look at with a different theme each month.

Free and open to all, you don't have to be 'local' to join in. Cockermouth Chat takes place on the first Thursday of the month between 1pm and 3pm. Drop in when you can, no need to book.

From the Collection: This week, Anthony Simpson sent us this photo of a Cumbrian Beekeeper's Tea, probably taken in the ...
17/01/2025

From the Collection: This week, Anthony Simpson sent us this photo of a Cumbrian Beekeeper's Tea, probably taken in the 1950s. Anthony's grandfather Bert is front row, third from right.

Anthony thinks it maybe a Cumbrian, north Cumbrian or north Cumbrian/Dumfries group, and the photo might have been taken over the border as the photographer is L Searle from Ayr. Does anyone have any ideas on the location?

We like the hives in the foreground!

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The Kirkgate Centre, Kirkgate
Cockermouth
CA139PJ

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