Who we are
Cockermouth and District Civic Trust
Cockermouth and District Civic Trust is a voluntary organisation and charity with nearly 60 years of history. The Trust aims to preserve and stimulate public interest in Cockermouth and its surroundings, promote high standards of town planning and architecture, and secure the preservation and improvement of features of public or historic interest.
While maintaining the town’s character and identity, the Trust supports evolution to meet 21st century needs. It advocates proactive community involvement in shaping the town’s future, identifying positive development opportunities ready to be advanced when funding becomes available.
Our Aims
Aims of The Trust
Cockermouth should be an attractive, distinctive, and enjoyable town where residents take pride in living and shopping. It must honour its heritage while embracing the needs of the 21st century and building resilience to challenges like climate change.
The town must provide local employment, attract visitors, and ensure new developments respect its architectural character. Achieving this requires ambition from local councils, building owners, tenants, and the community. Environmental sustainability should be prioritised, with developments exceeding minimum legal standards to make Cockermouth a ‘green town.’
The Trust is established for the public benefit for the following purposes:
- To protect and preserve the heritage and character of the town of Cockermouth and its surrounding area.
- To stimulate public interest and engagement with the town’s history, culture, and environment.
- To secure the preservation, conservation, development and improvement of features of general public amenity or historic or public interest.
- To promote high standards of town planning and architecture in all developments.
guiding framework
Constitution
Cockermouth and District Civic Trust is a registered charity and has a formal constitution agreed with the membership. We are a member of Civic Voice, the national charity for the civic movement in England. Civic Voice represents and supports hundreds of similar societies and aims to make places more attractive, enjoyable and distinctive. It promotes Civic Pride and seeks to influence relevant national policy in association with other interested parties.