Newbury News

Newbury Town Council will be hosting its third Climate Change Workshop on Saturday 17 April 2021. The workshop will be held via ZOOM and open at 2:15pm for a 2:30pm start.

Newbury Town Council are inviting local residents take part in a Public Consultation regarding improvements to the Wash Common Recreation Ground and Open Space. The Town Council already provide a number of recreation facilities on the site and would like your views on how the area could be improved.

This year’s Newbury Town Civic Awards presentation took place online with a pre-recoded video being showcased on their Facebook page and website on Wednesday 17th March announcing the winners of the awards.

Would you like to hear about the plans of the Town Council and the District Council for Newbury to 2024? Or how the West Berkshire Town Centre study is progressing? If you would also like to hear how business in Newbury plans to re-open after Lockdown, then The Annual Town Meeting is the place to be! The Mayor of Newbury, Cllr Elizabeth O’Keeffe, invites the electors of Newbury to the meeting, which takes place on Zoom at 7pm on 22 March 2021.

The By-Election for the Clay Hill Ward member for Newbury Town Council (1 seat) is to be held on 6 May 2021. West Berkshire does not have a full District Council election this year.

Polling Stations will be in place on 6 May and will be subject to stringent Government Covid safety measures to ensure people can vote safely.

Newbury Town Council will be hosting its third Climate Change Workshop on Saturday 17 April 2021. The workshop will be held via ZOOM and open at 2:15pm for a 2:30pm start.

Newbury Town Council have plans to plant an NHS Commemorative garden at Old Hospital Green, on Andover Road. The green space, which is home to the ‘Binary Conversation’ sculpture, has been chosen by the Council’s Green Spaces Working Group for the new scheme.  Herbs, shrubs and plants, widely known for their medicinal qualities, will be planted.