Newbury - Essential Guide 2021

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NEWBURY TOWN COUNCIL 2021 E Essential Guide

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Mayor’s office

Adult education

committees are open to the public. Agendas are published on the Newbury Town Hall noticeboard and on the town council website. For further information on meetings, contact the administration team at the town hall during working hours, e-mail: committees@newbury.gov.uk or visit the website. Saturday morning. If you wish to speak to a town councillor about anything to do with the town, then visit the surgery between 10am and noon on the steps of Newbury Town Hall, in the Market Place. Lights, Seats and grit bins Newbury Town Council owns and maintains many of the town’s footway lights and public seats and grit bins. For more information, or to report damage or faults, telephone the services officers on 01635 35486, or email towncouncil@newbury.gov.uk Surgeries Newbury Town Council runs a councillors’ surgery every

Adult & Community Learning West Berkshire Council Avonbank House, West Street, Newbury, RG14 1BZ; 01635 519060; www.westberks.gov.uk; aclteam@westberks.gov.uk Education Business Partnership Shaw House, Church Road, Newbury, RG14 2DR; 01635 279277; info@ebpwb.co.uk Interakt Community, Garden Cottage, Oxford Road, World’s End, Beedon, Newbury, RG20 8SB www.interakt.org.uk/ enquiries@interakt.org.uk 07900867704 University of the Third Age (U3A) Broadway House, 4/8 The Broadway, Newbury, RG14 1BA; 01635 760346; office@ newburyu3a.com; www.u3asites. org.uk/newbury Newbury College Monks Lane, Newbury, RG14 7TD; www.newburycollege.ac.uk; 01635 845000; info@newbury-college.ac.uk Hungerford & District Community Arts Festival www.hungerfordartsfestival.com; 01488 683719 Newbury Art Group www.newburyartgroup.co.uk/ Tadley & Baughurst Art Club Hurst Leisure Centre, Baughurst, RG26 5NL. See Facebook Age UK Berkshire Huntley House, 119 London Street, Reading; 0118 959 4242; info@ ageukberkshire.org.uk; www. ageukberkshire.org.uk Berkshire National Animal Welfare Trust Trindledown Farm, Wantage, Great Shefford, RG17 7DQ; 01488 638584; www.nawt.org.uk/ centres/berkshire Berkshire Carers Service Reading Bridge House, George Street, Reading RG1 8LS Berkshire Vision Supporting the visually impaired. Charities Arts

Every year, the council elects a town mayor, who is the first citizen of Newbury. If you want to meet the mayor, or discuss any of the council’s civic events or responsibilities, telephone the civic manager on 01635 41583, or e-mail mayor@ newbury.gov.uk The town council is responsible for Victoria Park, as well as many children’s play areas and football pitches. To run an event in Victoria Park, report damage or hire a football pitch, telephone the services officers on 01635 35486, or email towncouncil@newbury. gov.uk Recreation areas

Allotments

Newbury Town Council is the allotment authority for Newbury town ONLY and looks after the following sites: Wash Common, Dairy Farm, One Tree Park, Parsons, West Mills and Southby’s. For more information, telephone the services officers on 01635 35486 or e-mail towncouncil@newbury.gov.uk The council is the burial authority and looks after Newtown Road Cemetery and Shaw Cemetery, Shaw Hill. Open to the public every day. Detailed opening times www. newbury.gov.uk, telephone the services officers on 01635 35486 or email towncouncil@ newbury.gov.uk The town council provides bus shelters throughout the town. These are provided under contract and can be repaired swiftly if damaged. To report any damage to bus shelters, telephone the services officers on 01635 35486 or email towncouncil@newbury. gov.uk To advertise your event at local bus stops for free, call the town hall for more information. Burials Bus shelters

Remembrance Day

Newbury Town Council organises the Remembrance Day parade in conjunction with the Royal British Legion. For details, 01635 41583 or e-mail mayor@newbury.gov.uk

Town Hall

The town hall in Market Place is owned by the town council. It is licensed for public entertainment and fully accessible. For details/ bookings, 01635 35486 or email towncouncil@newbury.gov.uk

Floral displays

The council usually provides more than 200 floral displays in the town centre. Many are sponsored by local businesses. If you are interested in sponsoring

Weekly markets

floral displays, telephone the grounds maintenance officer 01635 35486, or e-mail servicesmanager@newbury. gov.uk

The town council operates the markets held every Thursday and Saturday. Telephone0163535486, email towncouncil@newbury.gov. uk, or for the farmers’ market, email info@tvfm.org.uk or tel 01235 227266

Grants

Young people

Newbury Town Council offers limited grant aid to local organisations. For details and/ or an application form, telephone the town hall on 01635 35486 or email towncouncil@newbury. gov.uk

The council supports the Newbury Youth Council, which gives a voice to the young people of the town and surrounding areas. For details, telephone 01635 35486 or e-mail towncouncil@newbury.gov.uk

Council meetings

All meetings of the town council and its