Whitwick Parish Council

Welcome to our Website.

This website is provided by Whitwick Parish Council for the benefit of the whole community. The Parish Council also run the Community Office in the Centre of Whitwick (next to the Co-Op). The office is open:

Wednesday 13.00 to 16.00, Thursday and Friday 10.00 to 13.00. You can contact us on 01530 459527 for routine matters or 07787 588760 (emergencies only please).

Email us at clerk@whitwickpc.org

The Parish Council has a Community Notice Board in Market Place (behind the Post Box) that you can use to publicise your Whitwick community group or local event. You can also send details to the Community Office – by email, post or pop it in the letterbox. If people ask us for information like this we will be able to let them know.

The 2021 Census showed the population as 8,229.

Event to mark the 126th Anniversary of the Whitwick Mining Disaster – 10.30am Friday 19th April 2024

An act of commemoration and remembrance will take place at The Winding Wheel, City of Dan, Whitwick on Friday 19th April 2024, starting at 10.30am.

Councillors will be laying a wreath and the flag will be lowered in an act of remembrance for those lost in the Whitwick Mining Disaster in 1898.

Everyone is welcome.

Whitwick Colliery                    Whitwick Pit Disaster                    Wheel Wreath Pic

Images 1 and 2 from Whitwick Historical Group website – please read the full article here about Whitwick Colliery, the Whitwick Colliery Disaster 1898 and the pit winding wheel – click here.

WHITWICK COMMUNITY CRISIS TEAM are still providing support for those in need. Call 07407 766518 and leave a message.

Whitwick Parish Council and Woodstock in Whitwick formed a partnership to work together and set up the Crisis Team in March 2020.

Community Information

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Parish Council

View minutes and agendas, plus find out more about your councillors.

Council Services

Access information about the range of services provided by Whitwick Parish Council.