Kintbury
New Commander in West Berkshire
Superintendent Nicholas John has been appointed as the new Commander for the West Berkshire Local Policing Area (LPA). Superintendent Nicholas John started his new role as LPA Commander for West Berkshire today (Thursday 1st August 2019), taking over from Superintendent Jim Weems who has moved on to be the Head of Force Intelligence. Supt John […]
Crafty Craft 2019
The first Bank Holiday of May is just around the corner and that can only mean one thing! The Crafty Craft will be setting sail from Kintbury with the hand-made crafts making their way along the canal to the finish line in Victoria Park. This year’s theme is “The History of Newbury”. Kennet Radio will […]
Deadline for returning Electoral Registration Forms approaching
West Berkshire Council want to thank the 44,222 households in West Berkshire that have already responded to the Electoral Registration Forms which were sent to properties several weeks ago. This, however, means we are still waiting for replies from more than 23,000 properties. That’s more than 34% of households yet to complete their forms. Completing […]
Are you the next community champion?
West Berkshire Council launched its annual Community Champion Awards on Monday 10 September. The awards started with the Junior Citizen Award in 2001 and have now grown to consist of four awards to recognise the valuable contribution many local residents make to West Berkshire. The four categories are: The Pat Eastop MBE Junior Citizen of […]
Get Your Coat with this new travel app
West Berkshire Council has been working with Safer Roads Berkshire* to create ‘Get your Coat’, a useful free phone app which provides ‘intelligent travel planning’ to help you get home safely after a night out. The app allows users to choose a designated driver in advance from their contacts. When the time comes to leave, […]
CPR training for Kintbury
Kintbury councillor, Jon Hemphill, attended a Heartstart Thatcham course in 2017 where collaboration was formed. Jon arranged for a hall to be made available in his home village of Kintbury where he set the target of training a quarter of the population with at least CPR and defibrillator skills by the end of 2019. That […]
National Carers Week – Activities for Carers
This week, 11th to 17th June is National Carers Week which aims to raise awareness of caring and recognise the contribution carers make to families and communities and to improve the lives of carers and the people they care for. As part of their support for the Carers Week campaign, West Berkshire Council is inviting […]