Cockermouth Town Council

The Town Council meets each month and we publish the following : Dates of meetings, Minutes of Meetings, Freedom of Information
Budget and Precept 2009/2010, Fees and Charges. More information.
See also Town Council's Diamond Jubilee Gifts.
Flood Defence Plans to go to Planning in January 2012
A special meeting of Town Council was informed : "The Environment Agency were very optimistic that the scheme would progress. Planning permission would be submitted on 11 January 2012. Other works that did not require planning permission would commence shortly.It was anticipated that final grant allocations would be announced in February 2012."
The town had voted on whether to increase the council tax precept to help fund flood improvements. Results were: Yes 1,394, No 448, Spoils 17, Total return 1,859. 4,153 forms were distributed to each household in Cockermouth. This represents a 44.76% return rate.
Also a campaign starts over the failure to dredge the rivers prior to the floods is launched.
The Flood Action Group website
Video Tour of Cockermouth

A short video tour of the town and its setting.



Taste of Cumbria 2012

Headlined by TV chef duo The Hairy Bikers, more than 20,000 people were in the town on Saturday and Sunday (September 24-25 2011) for the food festival, named as one of the best in the country by The Guardian.

Taste Cumbria Food Festival will be held on 22nd and 23rd September 2012


Cemetery Inscriptions
The Cockermouth Museum Group has been recording the headstone inscriptions in Cockermouth's Cemeteries. See the results so far (1276 listed, with many more to come, and photos, eventually).

Weddings at Wordsworth House