Newbury Town Council will be hosting a Climate Change Workshop on Saturday 19 September 2020. The workshop will be held via ZOOM and open at 2:15pm for a 2:30pm start. Cllr Martin Colston, Leader of the Council, is keen for people to get involved,...
Glyn Moyse started selling state of the art digital watches at Newbury Market with his brother, Ian, in 1979. They were so busy on the stall and they worked together for around 15 years before they expanded, and Ian worked other markets. Glyn’s mother,...
Carried out by Newbury Town Council in partnership with Newbury BID The Covid-19 crisis resulted in a temporary 24-hour vehicle ban from Newbury town centre from the beginning of June until 7th September. At the Full Council meeting on 20 May, Newbury Town Council resolved to...
Councillors of both Newbury Town and Greenham Parish Councils agreed unanimously to oppose plans to develop up to 1,000 homes at Sandleford. The 2 Councils recently considered the recommendations of their Joint Working Group (JWG) which was set up two years ago to secure, as...
On Sunday 23rd August, the Mayor of Newbury, Cllr Elizabeth O’Keeffe, hosted a treasure hunt around the Town to raise money for the Mayor’s Benevolent Fund and her chosen charities Berkshire Women’s Aid and Time to Talk West Berkshire. The event saw teams of families make their way around the town, answering questions...
Newbury Town Council are proposing to plant 120 trees at a Community planting event in December 2020 to create a woodland area at Blossom’s Field in Wash Common. This is part of Town Council’s plan to invest in the Wash Common community...
PATHWAYS AT CITY RECREATION GROUND TO BE UPGRADED USING RECYCLED RUBBER! As part of Newbury Town Council’s ongoing commitment to invest in City Recreation Ground, works will start on 1 September 2020 with our contractors, Star Rubber Environmental Ltd to upgrade the existing worn out pathways using a material made...
Wildflower Meadow Cut at City Recreation Ground – Volunteers needed to help on Sunday 6 September at 10am. Just before ‘lockdown’ in March, volunteers helped to plant a beautiful wildflower meadow at City Recreation Ground. In the Spring the flowers started growing and by June they were amass...
The Newbury Youth Work project will deliver 12 hours a week of detached work across Newbury, aiming to reach 750 youths per annum. The Project aims to support young people on the streets of Newbury, focussing on young people between the ages of 13-19. The aim will be to protect...
NEW PLAYGROUND AT SKYLLINGS! Newbury Town Council will soon start work to install a new playground for older children at Skyllings on 21 August 2020. The project should take around 3 weeks to complete and the work will be carried out by Playdale Ltd. As part of the Town Council’s 10-year Playground...