Keswick Town Council

04/09/2026

WHERE DOES YOUR COUNCIL TAX GO and what is Keswick Town Council Responsible for? 👀

How is your Council tax payment divided up?

**Cumberland Council - 76.39%

**Police & Crime Commissioner for Cumbria - 12.93%

**Cumbria Fire & Rescue Authority - 3.93%

**Keswick Town Council - 6.75%

KESWICK TOWN COUNCIL is responsible for the following;

🌳 Fitz Park & Townsfield
Funding staff and maintenance.
🌸 Floral displays, open spaces & allotments
Helping keep Keswick attractive and welcoming.
🎄 Christmas lights
Supporting the town's festive displays.
🎉 Four free annual community events
Events for residents and the wider community to enjoy.
🤝 Community grants
Supporting local groups and organisations.
📹 Market Square CCTV
Contributing towards CCTV provision in the town centre.
🌹 War Memorial
Helping maintain this important memorial.
⛪ Churchyard grass cutting
Maintaining local churchyards.
🏘️ Supporting Keswick's future
Ongoing financial support for KCERP and KCHT, alongside other community and town initiatives.
🏛️ And the Town Council itself
Paying for the staff, administration and essential costs needed to manage our responsibilities and deliver these services.

03/09/2026

Members of the public are warmly invited to attend our next Trust meeting to be held on Thursday 10 September 2026 at the Council Chamber at 7pm.
At this meeting, we will formally approve the Trustee Reports and Accounts for the year ending 31 March 2026 for Hope Park and Fitz Park.

We will also receive the Parks Manager’s report, covering activities in the parks over the past two summer months. This will include updates on recent vandalism in both parks, planned works to Wivell Bridge, and the planned autumn maintenance and improvement works across the parks.

The meeting will also include a review of the first-quarter budgets and consideration of a request from Rotary to upgrade the Tree of Lights on Penrith Road.

Link to view full Agenda below:

31/08/2026

Have your say about Keswick! Please share and come along ☺️

The next Keswick Community Partnership open meeting is on Monday 7th September at 5.30pm at Keswick Rugby Club. https://keswickcommunitypartnership.org.uk/

It’s a chance for local residents and community groups to come along, hear what’s happening locally and share your views.

We’ll be talking about:

** The recent Keswick Town Council survey on nuisance holiday lets
** The work of the Police and Crime Commissioner
** Our new community web directory
** Ideas for future projects and priorities
** And, of course, a chance to meet and chat with other people involved in our community.

There’ll be refreshments and time to catch up with everyone from around 6.30–7pm.

Before the meeting, there’s also a drop-in surgery from 4pm–5.20pm , where you can speak one-to-one with Cumberland Councillor Sally Lansbury and Police and Crime Commissioner David Allan.

If you live locally or are involved with a community group, please come along — we’d really like to hear from you.

👉 Monday 7th September
👉5.30pm
📍 Keswick Rugby Club, Davidson Park, CA12 5EG

KCP is a newly formed network which exists to improve access to services in Keswick and support the work of local volunteer groups. This Keswick Community Directory, aims to link local residents with regular activities and to provide a comprehensive list of local groups and support organisations. In...

24/08/2026

🚨 Important update from Cumbria Police – e-scooters and illegal e-bikes 🚨

Following concerns raised by residents about young people riding e-scooters and illegal e-bikes in the area – including reports of riders travelling the wrong way along one-way streets and without appropriate safety equipment – Keswick Town Council has spoken directly with PC Chris Moss.

Police are aware of the issues and have increased patrols at times highlighted by residents. Where riders are identified, officers will aim to gather evidence to help identify them and, where appropriate, take action including seizing illegal e-vehicles, or where riders are not legally entitled to use them.

Police will be sharing further information on this through their social media channels.

📞 Reporting non-emergency incidents

We understand that some residents have experienced delays when calling 101, particularly during busy periods. Cumbria Police have asked people to stay on the line if they do call 101, as calls that are abandoned may still require a call back, taking up additional control room time.

For non-emergency matters, residents can also report incidents online:

https://www.cumbria.police.uk/ro/report/

These reports are reviewed and handled by the police, who can assess and grade the report and make contact where necessary.

🚨 Always call 999 in an emergency or where there is an immediate risk to life or safety.

Thank you to everyone who has raised their concerns with us and the police. We will continue to share relevant updates and information with the community.

Report a range of issues and incidents, from road traffic matters to serious crimes, using our simple online tool.

20/08/2026

Come along and have your say!

David Allen, Cumbria’s Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, is holding a public surgery at Keswick Rugby Club on Monday 7 September, from 4pm to 5.20pm.

If you have any concerns, questions or views about policing or fire and rescue services in our area, this is a great opportunity to speak directly with the Commissioner.

No appointment needed – just come along. We’d love to see local residents there and make sure Keswick’s voice is heard. 👇Please share and tell people that aren't on social media 🙏

19/08/2026

Fancy winning while helping support Fitz Park play area?

*👉Each ticket has a 1 in 50 chance of winning a prize😮*

For just £1 a week, you can play the Allerdale & Lakeland Lottery — and at the same time help support Keswick’s much-loved Fitz Park play area that we are currently fundraising for.

When you choose Keswick Fitz Park Trust as your good cause, part of your ticket goes directly towards helping look after and develop this special community space — including the children’s play area.

So why not have a little flutter and do some good at the same time? 👀👀

👉Tickets are just £1 per week
🏆 There’s a £25,000 jackpot


👉 Choose Keswick Fitz Park Trust as your good cause and play here:

https://www.allerdalelottery.com/

Support your favourite good cause before Saturday 29th August, and you could win a £2,000 Luxury Holiday - or take the cash - in our huge end-of-summer draw!

18/08/2026

FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITY – KESWICK

Do you love Keswick and want to help make a real difference to our community?

Keswick Town Council is looking for an enthusiastic, self-starting Fundraiser to help us build a fantastic new children’s play area in Keswick. 🛝🌿

* 12-month fixed-term contract
* £22 per hour
* 1–2 days per week (days to be discussed at interview)
* Keswick
* Self-employed position

We’re looking for someone with experience in fundraising and a proven track record of delivery, who is passionate about Keswick and the wellbeing of our community. Most importantly, you’ll be able to communicate the exciting possibilities of the new play area to potential donors and help turn this vision into reality.

👉 Apply by 6pm on Monday 7 September 2026 with a covering letter and CV.

Interviews will take place in Keswick on 14 and 16 September 2026.

For full details, visit www.keswicktowncouncil.gov.uk or contact the Council office on 017687 73607 or [email protected].

Please share this post with anyone who might be interested! Thank you.

13/08/2026

Members of the public are warmly invited to attend our next Town Council meeting, which will be held on Thursday 20 August at 7.00pm in the Council Chamber.
The meeting will include discussion of:
• The quarterly budgets
• Council ideas for Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) in Keswick
• Planning applications
• Public correspondence regarding the state of the town centre
• The co-option of a new Councillor

We encourage members of the public to come along and take an interest in the issues affecting our town. We look forward to welcoming you.

Link to Town Council Agenda :

12/08/2026

Join us this Sunday at Fitz Park! 🌿

Come along and enjoy this free local residents’ event at Fitz Park.

For all the latest updates and information, make sure you’re following Keswick Town Council Events

We'd love to see you there!

11/08/2026

Keswick Town Council is working closely with The Keswick Binfluencers to provide feedback on Cumberland Council's online reporting system for fly camping and anti-social behaviour. We'd love to hear your feedback if you have used the portal or equally let us know if you were unaware of its existence. Please comment below and your feedback will be collated by Cllr Claire Peat and shared with the Keswick Binfluencers for a meeting they have planned with Cumberland Council.

The reporting portal is "real time", when you report something, it's automatically flagged (Red / Amber / Green) and allocated. Whether there is resource available to respond is a separate issue.

If you have not used the system, click the link below and start to report an issue so you know what's involved / missing; nothing goes to Cumberland Council until you press submit - so when you have had a look, you can simply abandon it.