Cancellation of Well Dressing

Message from Cllr Gladwyn Gratton, Chair of Wirksworth Well Dressing Committee

“Considering the situation with the current Corona virus the Well Dressing committee have decided to cancel the event for this year.

I been in contact with a number of the higher profile well dressing associations in our area and the general consensus is of concern of public safety and all are considering their position to their respective events, and some have also already taken a similar difficult decision to cancel.

As you can imagine this is not a situation I am happy with, but the safety of all our residents must come first. We hope to next year resume this historic tradition which both provides support to many charities (chosen by well dressing) and ofcourse brings pleasure to Wirksworth residents and visitors alike.

I will be contacting all individual well dressing organisations to advise them of the decision.“

The Town Council are supportive of the organisers decision to cancel this annual civic event.

Stoney Wood

Stoney Wood is Wirksworth’s Millennium woodland planted in the area recovered from Stonecroft Quarry. The land on which the wood is planted was donated by Tarmac Ltd to Wirksworth Town Council. The original planting was started by Tarmac but later sections were planted by local adults and children in a project …

Hiring the Hall

We have two buildings with rooms to hire on an hourly basis, and the newly renovated Fanny Shaw’s Community Building (FSCB) which is operated on a key loan system.

Town Hall:- The Main Hall is large, suitable for a variety of uses – dance, exercise, large meeting space, wedding reception, family parties, musical events, etc, whilst other rooms – the Club Room, Ante Room, Council Chamber, are suited to smaller classes/groups. All rooms are available for hire during the day & evening during week days & weekends.

Memorial Hall:- the Hall & Kitchen are available to hire for meetings, parties, fayres, events and classes/groups, during the day & evening during week days and weekends.

Fanny Shaw’s:- Community building key available free of charge for use by groups such as: parents, schools, nurseries, scouts & not-for-profit groups holding events on the park.

Council Meetings

Environment & Town Affairs
(Usually held on the first Monday of the month)
Finance, Buildings & Personnel
(Usually held on the second Monday of the month)
Town Council Meeting
(Usually held on the third Monday of the month)