Budget consultation sessions

Woman in a grey top sitting behind a table, smiling as she puts coins in a pink piggy bank. Coins and a calculator are on the table next to the piggy bank

Bracknell Forest residents can visit a drop-in budget session to have their say on the council’s proposed 2025 to 2026 budget.

At its meeting on Tuesday 10 December, the council’s cabinet agreed that the public should be consulted on the proposed 2025 to 2026 budget for 6 weeks. 

The consultation will run until 5pm on Wednesday 22 January. 

Residents, groups and organisations can have their say on the draft plans through the online consultation

Alternatively, residents can visit a drop-in session over the next couple of weeks to give their views and ask questions.  

Sessions will run on: 

  • Wednesday 8 January - 10am to midday at Crowthorne Library
  • Thursday 9 January - 5pm to 7pm at Time Square (Forest Café) 
  • Friday 10 January - 10am to midday at Bracknell Leisure Centre (café)
  • Saturday 11 January - 11.30am to 1.30pm at Owlsmoor Community Centre
  • Sunday 12 January - 10am to midday at South Hill Park (cinema) 
  • Monday 13 January - 6pm to 8pm at Bracknell Leisure Centre (café) 
  • Tuesday 14 January - midday to 2pm at Whitegrove Library  
  • Wednesday 15 January -11am to 1pm at Binfield Parish Offices - The Foxes’ Den Community Café
     

You can read more about the budget plans online or you can watch a short video by Cllr Kathryn Neil, cabinet member for finance and business change.