Newbury News

The Mayor of Newbury, Cllr Elizabeth O’Keeffe, met with the winners of the Newbury Town Civic Awards for 2020 and 2021 as one of her final mayoral engagements before the end of her term in office.  

The election of a Town Councillor for Clay Hill Ward to be held on Thursday 6th May 2021, between the hours of 7:00 am and 10:00 pm.

The ‘Newbury in Bloom 2021’ campaign is now underway, and you can start to plan your entry and register now!

Newbury Town Council’s third Climate Change Workshop has been deferred to Saturday 15 May 2021. The workshop will be held via ZOOM and open at 2:15pm for a 2:30pm start.

This Workshop was postponed on 17 April 2021 as a mark of respect due to the death of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

The Heritage Working Group consists of members of the Town Council and local historians and volunteers.  Because of a recent retirement we are currently under-resourced, and we need to fill this vacancy if we are to continue our programme.  The only qualification for membership is an interest in local history and heritage

To mark the death of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh on 9th April 2021, there will be a national one minute silence at 15:00 on Saturday 17th April. To pay our respects to His Royal Highness, this silence will be observed in all UK government buildings, and therefore the Climate Change Workshop due to be held on Saturday will be postponed to a later date.

The election will be taken on Thursday the 6^th of May, between 7:00am and 10:00pm.

Newbury Town Council’s Members and Officers are deeply saddened at the news of the death of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.