Newbury News

Newbury is celebrating outstanding success in this year’s Thames & Chiltern in Bloom competition, earning a Silver Gilt Award and winning Best Large Town for the first time. The celebrations also saw a heartfelt moment as the Secret Garden Project received a Special Recognition Award from the judges for exceptional community engagement.

Local environmental groups in Newbury now have the chance to bring their green projects to life with support from Newbury Town Council’s Climate Emergency Grant Fund.

The Council has set aside £10,000 to help fund community projects that cut CO₂ emissions and take meaningful action against climate change — and there’s still around £7,000 available for this year’s applications!

Newbury’s Remembrance Sunday Parade and Service will take place on 9 November 2025. The parade starts at 10:30 a.m. from Pelican Lane, proceeds along Northbrook Street, and stops at Mansion House Street where the Mayor, Cllr David Harman, will take the salute before continuing to the Market Place for the Remembrance Service.

Over the past two weeks, Newbury’s school pupils have been discovering how their Town Council works — and what it takes to be a Councillor.

Newbury is celebrating a remarkable achievement after being awarded a Silver Gilt Award at the prestigious Thames & Chiltern in Bloom campaign. The town also proudly received the Best Large Town Trophy – a first-time honour for Newbury.

Newbury Town Council is pleased to announce that the contract for the much-anticipated Victoria Park Community Café has been awarded to Maspace, following a successful tender process. Works commenced on Saturday 27 September 2025, marking the start of the next major milestone for this flagship community project.

The Corn Exchange was bursting with community pride on 10 September 2025 as Newbury came together to celebrate this year’s Newbury in Bloom winners.

Hosted by the Mayor of Newbury, Cllr David Harman, and supported by our generous sponsors, the evening recognised the green-fingered heroes who help keep our town looking its very best.

Newbury’s annual ‘Best Kept Allotment’ awards were celebrated at the Town Hall Chamber on Tuesday evening. The Mayor of Newbury, Cllr David Harman and the Mayoress, Rosalind Harman, presented awards to tenants who impressed judges with their outstanding allotment plots across the 6 sites in Newbury.