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Annual General Meeting
You are invited to attend Wigton Town Council’s Annual General Meeting on Monday 16th May at 6.30pm at Wigton Market Hall.
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Wigton’s Heritage Trail – New Plaques Installed
Wigton has a wonderful Heritage Trail that takes approximately 60-90 minutes to walk.
Newly created blue plaques were installed in April 2022 using funding from Allerdale Borough Council’s Welcome Back Fund.
You can pick up a copy of the route from the Community Offices at Market Hall, Wigton Library and other locations in town.
Download the booklet by clicking on the following link
Wigton shows solidarity with Ukraine
Over 80 people attended a candlelit vigil outside St Mary’s Church on Wednesday evening.
All ages were there, and the silence was only broken by the passing traffic – a reminder that for many people life goes on as normal. A Ukrainian flag flew outside the church as a symbol of us all united in one cause. Before this about 30 people went to the Methodist Church for a session of prayer for the people of Ukraine and all those helping to alleviate suffering.
The session began with the playing of the Ukrainian national anthem.
Wigton Prayer Service and Candlelit Vigil
Support for Ukraine event – Wednesday 23rd March, Wigton
With so much national and international anger at what is happening in Ukraine and so much sympathy for the people of that country (and all the other countries affected) Wigton Town Council, our Mayor and the churches of Wigton invite you to special events next Wednesday evening, 23rd March.
In the Methodist Church in Wigton there will be a half hour session of prayer from 7.30 p.m. onwards.
Then from 8 – 8.15 p.m. there will be a silent candlelit vigil on the Cornmarket in front of St Mary’s Church. (It will be inside the Methodist Church if the weather is poor).
David Ferriby, Mayor of Wigton, says, “Everyone is invited to come to one or both of these events to show solidarity with the people of Ukraine, and the millions of others desperately trying to help to relieve the suffering. It would be good to see our community come together in a show of support. In addition, people are encouraged to donate to the DEC – the Disasters Emergency Committee. Over the coming months and years huge sums of money will continue to be needed to repair lives shattered by this war”.