Leek Town Council are responsible for the following services:

Allotments

Leek Town Council maintains seven allotment sites, situated in: Cheadle Road, Beggars Lane, Peggs Field, Badnall Street, Parrs Field and Crescents One and Two. The sites make up nearly three hundred plots, for which we charge £25 for a full plot or £12.50 per half-plot per annum. Read more...

War Memorials

The Nicholson War Memorial, locally known as "The Monument", is a Grade II Listed Building and reputed to be the tallest in the country and the only one with four clock faces. It was built in 1925 by Sir Arthur Nicholson ( a local silk manufacturer) in memory of his son and the local men who were killed in World War One.

We have recently set up a group known as The Friends of The Nicholson War Memorial,who are dedicated to the preservation and maintenance of the memorial and we meet monthly in the Clerk's office. If you are interested in joining the group, please contact Mrs. Julie Taylor on 01538 381271.

The two other war memorials that we maintain are sited at Ball Haye Green Recreation Ground and in Leekbrook.

Benches

The maintenance and renewal of the majority of the town's benches, of which there are around sixty.

Ball Haye Green Recreation Ground

Thanks to a generous lottery grant and funding from Staffordshire Moorlands District Council and Barclays Living Spaces, this recreation ground has recently been refurbished with the addition of a multi-purpose sports facility, new gates, fencing and additional paths and benches. Read

Christmas Lights

We provide the Christmas lights and decorations in the town centre and organise the events and activities during "switch on" night.

Town Centre Events

We rorganised the Leek 800 medieval celebrations in June 2007, which was made possible by a grant of £44,500 from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Planning is underway for a town centre event to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 2012.

Grants

We make financial grants to various local organisations and community groups to assist their work, for example The Citizens Advice Bureau, Staffordshire Moorlands Council For Voluntary Services, Leek Arts Festival and Leek Sports Council. The value of these grants totals over £18,000 per annum.

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Planning

Leek Town Council is consulted on all planning applications submitted in the parish of Leek, these are then passed to Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, which then determines the applications.

The Town Council's Planning Committee is also consulted on various other matters e.g traffic regulations, licensing applications, and local plans.

Twinning

Twinning in 2002 the Council signed a Twinning Agreement with Este in Italy, which has a similar population to Leek.

Many social and cultural exchanges are arranged each year by the Twinning Committee. To obtain further information about twinning, please refer to the Twinning Committee's page on the Main Menu of this website.