About US
The Settlement At Castle Hill is managed by the Castle Hill Trust CIO - Charitable Incorporated Organisation: Registered Charity No. 1173361.
Castle Hill Trust (CHT) took over The Settlement in January 2018. The Settlement has been an important part of the educational and social fabric of Maryport since 1937. It has had ups and downs, but it is still held in great affection by local people.
The aim of CHT is to rejuvenate The Settlement to benefit the people of Maryport, especially the most disadvantaged, through a programme of arts, crafts, education and social activities, as well as making facilities available for other local groups and organisations.
All of our activities are open to any member of the community who wishes to participate. We have people with various issues; learning difficulties and/or social problems who come to these activities and mix with other members of the group – to the benefit, we think, of all of the group.
Our aim is to develop more activities and events, in response to people’s needs, so that The Settlement is once again a community hub.
Our latest development is the opening of a Creatives' Hub on the 1st floor. This will give opportunities to cerative people to delelop their skills by working in a open-studio with other Creatives.
The Hub will be open to the public, so will, we hope, inspire some of them to learn a new skill.
Who we are
Jim O'Rourke
Trustee
Jason Rose
Trustee
Hayley Kinnear
Trustee
Social Media;
Events Co-ordinator
Jackie O'Rourke
Trustee
Room Hire; Volunteer Liaison
Christine Slater
VolunteerArts Out West Promoter
Linda Wyatt
Volunteer
Marketing; Creative Writing
Marilyn Ross
Trustee
Lyndsey Houghton
Volunteer Leader
Ceramics Groups
John Leyland
Volunteer Leader
Art Groups
Leah
Volunteer leader
Camera Club
This could be YOU!
Volunteer