Cotswold District is split into 8 County Council divisions with one Councillor for each.  In addition, we have by-elections in both Tetbury with Upton and Watermoor District Wards .

NOTICE is given that, due to the resignation of Gary Selwyn, a vacancy has arisen for a Councillor for the Town Council.

As well as Monday to Friday 9am to 4.30pm, the Bingham House Local Information Centre and Exhibition Gallery will be back open on Saturdays from the 5^th April until the 20^th December 2025.

We are supporting Rotary’s Activius Fun Day which is being held at Kingshill School on Saturday 13th September 2025. The aim of the day is to encourage children and young people under the age of 18 to participate in organised sports, exercise and well-being activities.

We are aware of various on-street parking issues in Cirencester and will be consulting local residents in late Spring after the County Council election in May; we want this consultation to be as informative as possible as we build an evidence base for a Cirencester-wide review.

We are delighted that Cirencester’s Advent Festival 2024 has been shortlisted for the Event of the Year Award, recognising the commitment and support of all our volunteers and colleagues in the Markets and Events Team.

You’re welcome to join us live via YouTube or in person at the Winstone Learning Centre in the Corinium Museum for our meetings.

Cirencester Town Council has submitted the Neighbourhood Plan with its vision statement for the future, to Cotswold District Council for the Reg. 16 public consultation, this is an opportunity to show your support for the wide-range of policies which have been shaped on your behalf by local residents and Town Councillors

We are delighted to announce that Watermoor School, Powell’s School, Chesterton Primary, and Cirencester Primary are participating in this years Junior Town Council initiative.

Cirencester Action on Buses promotes and campaigns for improvements in bus and general public transport in Cirencester and the surrounding area.

Exciting news! Our Advent Market & Light Switch-on has been shortlisted for Event of the Year at the So Glos Gloucestershire Lifestyle Awards 2025!

Every year this is a challenging issue to debate because we know the wider impact it has; equally, our role is to support the local community and provide services which meet the social, environmental and economic needs of Cirencester.

Whilst the 2^nd reading of the Private Members Bill, proposed by Roz Savage MP, was adjourned and now not likely to be considered further due to other parliamentary priorities, the Town Council wanted to show support for this important Bill.

Our CEO recently spoke at a national conference about the wider value of markets and events to the local community and economy of Cirencester. Whilst we have a diverse offer of markets and themed events, we want to extend that offer in the future. One idea from Market Harborough is an all-age Comic Con event. Everything to do with film and TV including characters, actors, cosplay, merch, toys, and collectables. Or maybe a themed weekend, such as a throwback to the 1980’s!

We are particularly interested in hearing from students at Cirencester College and the RAU, as well as young people in employment about the type of markets and events they would like to see in Cirencester.

Following extensive engagement with the local community and stakeholders, officers are currently preparing a draft strategy, for consideration by the Council’s Green Spaces Strategy Group on March 4th.

Following public consultation the Town Council approved the budget estimates for 2025-26 with an increase in expenditure from £1.8 million to £2.2 million, an increase of 22% with estimated income increasing from £205k to £346k, which is an increase of 69%.

We have a significant level of responsibility on behalf of the local community in looking after a wide range of historic assets, as well as land and the public realm, and community services which includes markets and events, community safety and children and young people.

We would like to say thank you to everyone who expressed an interest in being co-opted onto the Town Council to represent the Chesterton Ward, alongside Cllr Andy Jopp.

We use the Commonplace platform for public consultation and engagement. In 2024, over 3,300 people visited the ‘Cirencester Town’ portal.