Tonight! Watch a film in a Viking longhouse. We're showing At Home In The Steep Places, a moving doc about climber and artist Bill Peascod, with a great folk music soundtrack. Thanks to Cumbria Life for the article about Moorforge. Doors open at 7. Pay what you want #Cumbria

Another item we don’t know what it’s for, some sort of masher. I suggested an industrial potato masher but been told no! Any ideas?

Waiting for his treat!

As a mark of respect to her Majesty The Queen, we will be closed for the date of her funeral on Monday 19th September 2022.

Random selection of some of my favourite things in at the moment…

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

We're having a huge competition on our Facebook page! All you need is to comment, like or share on Facebook to be in the chance of winning a hamper of goods worth over £100! facebook.com/profile.php?id…

How lovely is this new stock from Netherton Foundry. We’ve got the glamping pan and prospectors pan in today

Please bare with us while we train the newest member of staff!

Can't believe shop dog Seymour is 6 today! He's currently lounging on the sofa but we've always got treats on hand for him and our doggy customers!

A decade has passed since the first photo was taken. Dream big, start small!

Thank goodness times have changed… If we followed these rules found on our Office wall our youngest team member would be working 74 hours a week!

If you are visiting my hometown of #cockermouth I highly recommend a trip to JB Banks Cockermouth ! It’s not only a fantastic heritage shop - almost 200 years old - they have an amazing museum at the back of untouched workshop and offices #heritage #history #cumbrian

Treat Dad this Father’s Day to a JB Banks Gift Voucher!

Brochures have arrived ! Look out for them around #Cockermouth and beyond.

Love these!

Cockermouth Live! 2024 begins on Tues Oct 24th 2023 at 7pm at Cockermouth Town Hall ! Everyone is invited to come together to celebrate this year's success and start thinking about what we all want to happen next year. Also the first showing of the official film from this year.

A Merry Christmas to all!

JB Banks is a traditional ironmonger shop in Cockermouth #Cumbria that has been in business for nearly 200 years - and Ken is today celebrating working for the same shop for 60 years. Congratulations Ken!