The Mayor of Newbury, Cllr Gary Norman and local volunteers, including families that have been relocated to Newbury because of the war, have helped to plant a rose bed at the Peace Gardens (by The Wharf) in Newbury.
As part of a joint project with Berkshire Youth and the Town Council’s Green Spaces Working Group, children were given the opportunity to build a bat box during the half term break.
Growing Newbury Green have planted 6 community orchards across Newbury on Town Council managed land and the idea of the projects is to provide free fruit to anyone living locally and walking in the parks as well as re-introduce old Berkshire bred varieties of apples.
For its 17th blue plaque, Newbury Town Council is commemorating an eminent academic, John Newport Langley, Professor of Physiology at Cambridge 1903-25, who achieved ground-breaking work in two main areas of physiology.
Newbury Town Council have recently entered 2 of their parks into the latest round of Green Flag judging, to retain the Green Flag in Victoria Park and achieve a new Green Flag for City Recreation Ground.
Newbury Town Council has approved its budget for next year, including the new grounds maintenance contract, as well as maintaining all of the other services and facilities which the Council provides.
