Welcome to Aspatria Town Council
Aspatria is a Market Town located on the old Roman road between Maryport and Carlisle. It is one of seven towns that make up the district of Allerdale. Aspatria developed as a coal mining town in the 18th and 19th centuries, however, it remains a rural area and farming is still a key activity.
In 1888, a group of dairy farmers formed the West Cumberland Dairy Company and built a creamery near Aspatria railway station. Over 170 dairy farms in the surrounding district now supply the creamery with milk and it is known for its Lake District Cheese.
Sealy is the biggest bed brand in the world and has a manufacturing site in Aspatria and is the biggest employer in the town. There are two schools, Richmond Hill Primary and Beacon Hill Secondary. Both serve the town and surrounding communities.
Aspatria is also known for its 19th century Church of St Kentigern, on the site of a former Norman church. Within it is a carved Viking hogback tombstone and carved stones pre-dating the Normans. The churchyard has a holy well reputed to have been used by St Kentigern himself. Nearby, an ancient burial site discovered in the 18th century contained a skeleton, weaponry and gold ornaments.
About the Town Council
Aspatria Town Council is made up of fifteen unpaid Councillors who meet on the third Tuesday of each month. There is also a Town Clerk – Mrs Kelly Cooper and a Responsible Finance Officer – Ms Sharron Hullock.
A Parks & Allotments Sub Committee looks after the green spaces and parks reporting to the main Town Council.
An Events Sub Committee and the Clerk organise the events within the Town.
The Town Council meet at 6pm on the third Tuesday of each month in Aspatria Methodist Church. There is no meeting in August. General Public are welcome to attend the meetings.
We are currently recruiting for Town Councillors
Recent News
The latest news from Aspatria Town Council
We have been purchasing some new benches for St Mungos Park. This morning we met to decide where these would go. We are thinking of making the old shelter area into a seating area with the possibility of adding picnic benches in the spring. Thank you to Councillor Thurlow and Councillor Hankin for securing them in place. Great job 👍🏼🌳 ... See MoreSee Less
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This morning I received an email from the insurance company regarding the broken bus shelter on Queen Street. The new shelter has finally been ordered and is currently in production. The build time is approx 4 weeks but could be sooner 🤞🏼 traffic lights will need to be in place for the work to be carried out due to Health and Safety but once I have a date I will update you all. Thanks. ... See MoreSee Less
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🎉🎉 GREAT NEWS TO SHARE WITH YOU!! 🎉🎉
Back in February I asked you all for feedback on purchasing two trainer walls for our parks..I applied to The National Lottery and yesterday they confirmed we have been granted £17,450!!! With this we can order a target wall like the picture below for St Mungos Park and a climbing wall for Victoria Park (due to safety and no ball games allowed)
I will keep you all updated with when these are to be installed but we are over the moon to be adding more play equipment to our parks 😊 ... See MoreSee Less
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