Source: https://www.wirksworthtowncouncil.gov.uk/about-the-council/ Read: 2026-11-04 SHA-256 of the file as fetched: 29e3111308631ff81ea4f2fd2e6a5ab3aeb16981f3f0121bbbc9985fa2f78e83 Wirksworth Town Council - Derbyshire - Welcome Scroll to content ")"> Toggle navigation Home About the Council News Meetings Council Meetings Minutes Agendas Information Assets Facilities Community Grant Scheme Data Protection & GDPR Defibrillator locations Financial Information Freedom of Information Act Neighbourhood Plan Policies & Procedures The Meadows Meadows News Meadows Project Overview Meadows Volunteers Consultations Newsletter sign-up Hall Hire Contact Useful Links Markets What’s on What’s On Listings Twinning About Wirksworth Town Council The Wirksworth Town Council was established in 1972 to provide the town with a local authority upon the introduction of the West Derbyshire District Council in 1974 (later renamed the Derbyshire Dales District Council). The West Derbyshire District Council encompassed the former Urban and Rural District Councils at Ashbourne, Bakewell, Matlock and Wirksworth, and provided a centralised district authority based at Matlock. The Town Council was granted powers to deal with parish issues, and were appointed consultees on both parish and district matters. THE TOWN HALL – WIRKSWORTH Built by the Freemasons in 1871, the Town Hall was designed by the architect A B Bradby. In common with most Victorian buildings, styles were ‘borrowed’ from previous periods in history. The Main Hall leans heavily towards the Jacobean period and has been decorated to emphasise the beamed ceiling. The Italianate façade conceals a number of offices and is also the home of the public library and a charity shop. THE MEMORIAL HALL – WIRKSWORTH Built in the 1930’s, the Memorial Hall has had a chequered career. Attached to the old cinema, it started life as a ‘country club’ and went on to become a transport cafe. The downstairs kitchen and hall is now hired out to the community, the upstairs has tenanted office space. TOWN COUNCILLORS 2026/27 Town Mayor: Cllr Steve Thompson Sean Barker 07990 985395 s.barker@wirksworthtowncouncil.gov.uk Alison Clamp 01629 823870 a.clamp@wirksworthtowncouncil.gov.uk Andy Jordan 01629 824396 a.jordan@wirksworthtowncouncil.gov.uk Steve Maskrey 07786 073735 s.maskrey@wirksworthtowncouncil.gov.uk Elisa McDonagh 07838 312174 e.mcdonagh@wirksworthtowncouncil.gov.uk Andy Pollock 01629 823752 a.pollock@wirksworthtowncouncil.gov.uk Frances Rostron 01629 823610 f.rostron@wirksworthtowncouncil.gov.uk Steven Spencer 07977 481345 s.spencer@wirksworthtowncouncil.gov.uk Pam Taylor 01629 824457 p.taylor@wirksworthtowncouncil.gov.uk Steve Thompson 07876 190132 s.thompson@wirksworthtowncouncil.gov.uk Chris Whittall 01629 822648 c.whittall@wirksworthtowncouncil.gov.uk Register of Interests can be found on the Derbsyhire Dales District Council website Representation on Outside Bodies Join our mailing list 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 … Read More » 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. Read More » 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) Read More » Scroll to top Contact Address Town Clerk - Paul Jennings Wirksworth Town Council Town Hall Coldwell Street Wirksworth Derbyshire DE4 4EU Contact Us Telephone: 01629 823408 Email: enquiries@wirksworthtowncouncil.gov.uk Find Us: Google Map Newsletter: Join our mailing list Accessibility: Statement Cookies: We do not use cookies to collect personal information about you or to identify individual users. Any cookies used by this website are either on a per session basis or to help us monitor our website, to improve it for future visitors. 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