A New Mayor for Wirksworth

Residents still have time to register interest for the vacant seat in Bolehill

The new town council met on Monday, 15^th May, for the first meeting since the election. Councillor Sean Barker was elected the new mayor and chaired the meeting. There are currently nine councillors for Wirksworth and one for Bolehill. There remains one vacant seat in Bolehill and this is up for co-option at the next full council meeting in June. If you are interested in becoming a town councillor and standing for co-option, please contact the Town Clerk by 2 June by the following means:

townclerk@wirksworth.gov.uk | 01629 823408

Find out more about your new councillors here: www.wirksworthtowncouncil.gov.uk/about-the-council.

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)