Welcome to the October 2023 edition of the Kirkgate Quarter Chronicle. This month the Chronicle has a guest writer! If you follow us on Facebook you’ll have spotted our Kirkgate Pixie taking over the reins every now and again, with behind the scenes snippets. We thought we’d hand over to our resident pixie (our Operations Manager, Katie Gentry) for October’s …
In My Shoes
In My Shoes is our 18-month project which aims to share and celebrate West Cumbria’s diverse culture and heritage, running from April 2023 – September 2024. The project will feature a series of storytelling events, theatre, music and exhibitions across the area, to inspire people to share their own stories. What makes your community unique? What do you take pride …
Kirkgate Quarter Chronicle : September 2023
Welcome to the September 2023 edition of the Kirkgate Quarter Chronicle. Although we had a spell of unseasonably warm weather to start the month, there’s certainly a nip in the air as autumn arrives. We’re very glad of our new double glazed windows, now in the auditorium as well as downstairs in the bar, to keep the draughts out! September …
Kirkgate Quarter Chronicle : July 2023
Welcome to the July 2023 edition of the Kirkgate Quarter Chronicle. There’s big news this month from #Kirkgate about the King’s Award for Voluntary Service. You all know just how amazing our volunteers are so we are delighted that they have received a nomination for this award. The Kirkgate’s volunteers have been selected from the Cumbrian nominees to go forward …
Kirkgate Quarter Chronicle : May 2023
Welcome to the May 2023 edition of the Kirkgate Quarter Chronicle. It’s a bumper Bank Holiday month and we have a bumper KQC for you too. UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS Big Screen We love being Cockermouth’s cinema. The fabulous sound quality and big screen impact of our film screenings and live streaming can’t be beaten. So don’t stay home for your film fix, come …
Kirkgate Quarter Chronicle : March 2023
Not long now – the clocks change to British Summer Time in the wee small hours of 26 March (yet we’re still getting snow!), and Kirkgate’s first ever Book Festival arrives the day before, Saturday, March 25. So new things to do are just around the corner and all the latest news is in this month’s KQC. BOOK EARLY Kirkgate …
Kirkgate Quarter Chronicle : February 2023
Welcome to longer days, early spring flowers and all the latest news at #Kirkgate! Work is gathering pace for our first ever Book Festival on March 25 at the Kirkgate Centre. With the annual Words by the Water celebration of books and authors in Keswick now no more, we decided to give it a go in Cockermouth. So, for one day only, …
Kirkgate Quarter Chronicle : January 2023
Welcome to #Kirkgate 2023. In this first newsletter of the New Year we send you our best wishes and hopes for health and happiness, joy and jubilation. Coming along to the Kirkgate Centre or an Arts Out West venue could do wonders for you in all those areas, so we look forward to seeing you! UPCOMING HIGHLIGHTS This year #Kirkgate …
Kirkgate Quarter Chronicle : December 2022
There’s been Christmas fare aplenty at the #Kirkgate and Arts Out West venues so far this December. Cockermouth Amateur Dramatic Society have given us laugh-out-loud comedy in their show The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production of A Christmas Carol (phew – what a title!). And there’ve been gorgeous Celtic Christmas Strings with Máire Chathasaigh and Chris Newman playing festive music …
Kirkgate Quarter Chronicle : November 2022
It’s a boozy kind of love this month in the Kirkgate Quarter. The prosecco corks will be popping at our AW Cockfrock (that’s Autumn/Winter in fashion parlance) on 19 and 20 November, with an exclusive preview evening for Friends of Kirkgate on Friday 18th. The bar will be open. Cockermouth Round Table’s Beer Festival is back at the Kirkgate on 24, 25 and …