The Mayor of Newbury and the Newbury Weekly News have joined forces in search of a design for this year’s Mayoral Christmas card. Each Christmas, the Mayor takes the time to send Christmas cards to those who they have worked with closely throughout their time in office, as well as charities,...
Public Protection Partnership Press Release – 16th October 2020 With COVID making everyone rethink many aspects of our lives then Halloween this year is no different. The current advice is to forego the tradition of ‘trick or treating’ and instead go on a local ‘pumpkin trail’. See previous PPP...
Victoria Park has once again been awarded ‘Green Flag’ status for 2020/2021, recognised by the Green Flag Award Scheme as one of the very best in the world. The Town Council received the Award for ‘The Jewel in Newbury’s Crown’ as Victoria Park is known for the first time in...
NEW COMMUNITY CAFÉ PLANNED FOR VICTORIA PARK Newbury Town Council is seeking planning permission for a Community Café in Victoria Park. The application has been submitted to West Berkshire Council and is available to view on the website https://publicaccess.westberks.gov.uk/online-applications/, reference no. 20/02294 Cllr Martin Colston, Leader of the Council said, “There have been...
Newbury Town Council is pleased to announce its twelfth blue plaque. Lottie (Charlotte) Dod (1871-1960) was one of the most successful and versatile female British athletes of all time. She lived in Newbury with her brothers from 1905-13, and the plaque to her has been erected at the Victoria Park...
Each year Newbury Town Council present awards to allotment tenants from each site who are judged to have kept the best allotment plots. This year, during these difficult times, it was felt that as a number of allotment tenants would have been shielding and not able to spend time...
A new playground has been installed at Skyllings and includes new play equipment for children aged between 4 and 16 years old. Children can now enjoy this brand new area which includes a ‘wobble board’, ‘spinner’ and ‘gravity bowl’ together with other play equipment. Children will love the fast-paced spinner, as they...
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Friday 11th September – Sunday 20th September www.heritageopendays.org.uk Newbury Town Hall usually throws its doors open to the public as part of the Heritage Open Days festival, however current restrictions mean that unfortunately this is unable to take place this year. Instead, a visual display of the history and heritage, that would normally be on exhibition,...
Newbury Town Council has awarded £14,635 to 17 local charities to support them in their work for the community in Newbury. The projects to benefit include the Newbury Lockdown Wood promoted by Newbury Friends of the Earth, Eight Bells programme post Lockdown, making the restaurant at Fair Close Day Centre...