Council Meetings

Full Council (usually held the third Monday of the month)
Chair: Councillor Sean Barker (Mayor)

The Town Council has two Committees:

Environment & Town Affairs (usually held the first Monday of the month)
Chair: Tbc

Finance, Buildings & Personnel (usually held the second Monday of the month)
Chair: Tbc

Meetings for 2023/24:

Admission of public: All welcome. If you wish to join a meeting, please contact the Town Clerk for full meeting details including Covid precautions.

As it will not always possible to keep this page updated, please also check the meeting agenda page –http://www.wirksworthtowncouncil.gov.uk/agendas/

Annual Town Meeting Tuesday 30th May, Memorial Hall (6.30pm)
Dates of Scheduled Council Meetings 2023/24 (6.30pm start):
15 May 2023 (Annual Meeting of Town Council) 19 June 2023 17 July 2023 18 Sept 2023 16 Oct 2023 20 Nov 2023	18 Dec 2023 22 Jan 2024 19 Feb 2024 18 Mar 2024 22 Apr 2024
Environment & Town Committee Meetings 2023/24 (6.30pm start):
5 June 2023 3 July 2023 4 Sept 2023 2 Oct 2023 6 Nov 2023	4 Dec 2023 8 Jan 2024 5 Feb 2024 4 Mar 2024 8 Apr 2024
Finance, Buildings & Personnel Committee Meetings 2023/24 (6.30pm start):
12 June 2023 10 July 2023 11 Sept 2023 9 Oct 2023 13 Nov 2023	11 Dec 2023 15 Jan 2024 12 Feb 2024 11 Mar 2024 15 Apr 2024

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)