A new feeding station has been installed in the Abbey Grounds! It is solar powered so it can be placed entirely off grid and provides education to the public about feeding the ducks.

Whilst progress is being made, the refurbishment is turning out to be more complex than first envisaged and therefore is behind schedule by a number of months, with completion now expected later this year; it has also been challenging securing specialist sub-contractors for some of the works.

The Business & Trade Committee is currently gathering feedback from small businesses across the country to inform Government thinking on how best to support enterprise and growth, particularly on the high street.

We are pleased to welcome Dave Wadge to the team at the Town Council, who was recently co-opted, as a Ward Councillor for Watermoor.

Our play spaces are varied and in much need of maintenance and improvement; our Junior Town Council has also identified a need for our play spaces to be accessible to all.

NOTICE is given that a vacancy has arisen for a Councillor for the Town Council.

Today, Monday 30 June 2025, the Notice of Public Rights for the year ended 31 March 2024 has been published.

At the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Town Rob Weaver CEO of Cotswold District Council spoke about Local Government Reorganisation in Gloucestershire.

Our play spaces are varied and in need of maintenance and improvement; our Junior Town Council has identified a need for all our play spaces to be accessible to all.

Project Orpheus is an exciting community initiative celebrating the 200-year anniversary of the Orpheus Mosaic discovery in Cirencester, supported by Cirencester Town Council there is a vibrant array of art, music, and heritage events planned in the coming months.

Cirencester Town Council is proud to announce the return of The Big Lunch! The free, family-friendly community event will take place on Sunday 22nd June in the Abbey Grounds between 12 noon to 6pm.

Project Orpheus is an exciting community initiative celebrating the 200-year anniversary of the Orpheus Mosaic discovery in Cirencester. We also welcome the return of the free music festival - the Phoenix Festival.

Last month we launched Josser in St Michael’s Park, this month we are delighted to say that the tennis courts have been upgraded and we’ve introduced the popular pickleball!

A list of of meetings coming up this month ….

No Mow May is when lawns and grassed areas are left uncut until June. This gives early-season pollinators a temporary habitat and food source until more plants grow.

As one of the Founding Patrons we are delighted that the History Festival is returning in 2025 from 25th October to 2nd November.

The cost of anti-social behaviour is thousands of pounds each year, from litter and dog fouling, broken glass, vandalism, arson, fly-posting/stickers, and graffiti; it detracts from the day-to-day tasks we want to be undertaking on your behalf in making Cirencester an even better place than it is now.

Further to the stakeholder event held in November 2024 we hoped to publish a draft green spaces strategy by the end of March 2025.

Every year Ward Councillors have the opportunity to make a difference in their local community through a small allocation of grant funding.

We have listened to the public and responded by extending the opening hours of our public toilets. Throughout the summer months our public toilets in the Abbey Grounds and St. Michael’s Park will continue to be free to use and open from 8.30 am to 8 pm.