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

Cirencester Town Council is consulting the public on its budget for 2025, to assess the amount of council tax needed to support local services and projects.

We have a vacancy on the Town Council for the Chesterton Ward and wondered if you would be willing to step up for your local community. The vacancy will be filled by co-option.

We have various recreational activities at St Michael’s Park, including crazy golf, pitch n putt, croquet, boules and tennis.

Congratulations to the team at Cirencester Town Council’s LIC who recently were accredited Silver in the South West Tourism Awards.

Our grounds team are responsible for maintaining significant areas of open space and public realm throughout Cirencester.

The Local Information Centre received a record 2,671 visitors in October 2024.

Wow, what an amazing inaugural festival. With 99% of tickets sold across the whole programme, credit to everyone involved who made it the success it was.

Over nine action-packed days, history came alive with an amazing line-up of events and speakers.

The Cirencester Waterways: Environment and People Symposium was held on June 12th 2024 at the Royal Agricultural University.

In early 2024, the Town Council was required to fell a diseased Beech Tree in Abbey Grounds. To honour the tree’s legacy and connect young people with their local heritage, the Council decided to transform the felled tree into a distinctive natural play feature featuring three animals of local significance: The Hare, the Phoenix, and the Cotswold Lion Sheep.

Thank you to everyone who responded to the Regulation 14 consultation and visited the exhibition. We are now collating, and reading through, every comment from statutory consultees and members of the public.

Cirencester Town Council’s Local Information Centre has secured a significant achievement in the Green Tourism awards certification programme with a silver in recognition of the business’s commitment to sustainability.

At our most recent Junior Town Council meeting, the children established their own political parties we have the Watermoor Warriors, The Uprising Shakers Party ‘Modern Junior Voice’ and Corinium Collaborators.

At the recent annual meeting of the Council, Councillor Sarah Orr was elected as the new Mayor of Cirencester and Chair of Council, with Cllr Andy Jopp being elected as Deputy Mayor and Vice-Chair

We held our first ever Junior Town Council meeting last month, with around 30 children from local Primary Schools.

We’re delighted to announce that due to popular demand we are going to be open on Saturdays from 4th May until 26th October 10am to 4pm. Do pop-in and say hello to our team!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the recent public consultation. We received over 855 comments from over 130 individuals, organisations and statutory consultees.

We have launched our Green Spaces Consultation and Green Spaces Youth Consultation providing the opportunity for local residents to share their thoughts on the future of our local Green Spaces.

New life saving equipment is being installed in Cirencester Town Council’s green spaces, and the current Market Place provision will be improved as part of the Town Council’s dedication to enhancing emergency preparedness and ensuring the well-being of its residents and visitors.

At the recent meeting of the Town Council tough decisions had to be made on the budget estimates for 2024-25, with both the internal and external auditor advising that we had to address our low reserves.