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North Allerdale

Aspsillothsceneatria, Silloth and Wigton

North Allerdale is predominantly rural, with small interspersed settlements and villages on the outskirts of the three principle towns of Aspatria, Silloth and Wigton. The area is made up of 32 parishes within 9 wards.

Wigton is the largest of the three rural towns in North Allerdale and was the centre of a Norman barony in around 1100 A.D. The ancient market town of Wigton evolved within a pre-medieval street plan that still can be traced today. The town still has a largely unspoiled Georgian centre.

Aspatria was, historically, a centre of agricultural excellence as it featured one of the first Agricultural Colleges in Europe. Aspatria has a linear town centre, running along the county's A596 trunk road.

Silloth is a purpose-built Victorian seaside resort and is unique in the area as it features wide, tree-lined cobbled streets and the largest green in the north of England.

 

North Allerdale Development Trust

North Allerdale Development Trust (NADT) is a community regeneration body and social business that was uniquely born out of the Market Town Initiative (North Allerdale Partnership) which completed a 3 year programme of regeneration in the area to the end of March 2008. It is a company limited by guarantee, and is in the process of registering as a charitable trust. NADT is also a member of the Development Trusts Association and remains connected to a broad range of agencies supporting regeneration across Cumbria.

NADT as social business will provide services and undertake trading activity that contributes towards community regeneration and that will have real tangible benefits for the local communities that it serves.

NADT is currently working in partnership with Allerdale Borough Council on a pathfinder status project for asset transfer of of the Community Offices and Wigton Market Hall. The partnership has secured over £700k from the Office of the Third Sector to refurbish Wigton Market Hall to provide a central civic gateway to the town. This work is expected to be completed in December 2009.

NADT in partnership with Allerdale Borough Council is also expected to complete the transfer to the Trust of Wigton Community Centre shortly. A Strategic Framework and Action Plan for North Allerdale was commissioned by West Lakes Renaissance and NADT to identify further projects throughout the North Allerdale area, and this will provide the focus for NADT’s work over the coming years. Many of these projects are now ongoing and further regeneration projects have been identified in the area. NADT is seen as the catalyst and key regeneration vehicle to drive them forward over the coming years.

Contact details

For further information on the work of the Trust please contact:3 sector logo

Andy Bush - Chief Executive

Telephone: 016973 49864

Email: info@nadtcommunity.com


last updated 23 February 2010