News: October 2021

The council remains committed to supporting the Afghan Locally Employed Staff Relocation Scheme.

COVID-19 temporary mobile testing and processing units returning to Sandhurst.

Cllr Paul Bettison discusses half-term plans, whether you are going abroad or staying in Bracknell Forest.

Monday 25 October marks the start of National Care Leavers Week 2021.

This half term, The Halloween Express will be back in The Lexicon giving visitors a mini tour of the town centre.

Primary schools in Bracknell Forest are set to be offered full fibre broadband to improve their digital infrastructure, thanks to a partnership between Bracknell Forest Council, Digital Infrastructure Group and Virgin Media Business.

We understand how important it is to have a diverse mix of foster carers. We are proud to have an inclusive approach and welcome enquiries from people of all race, religion and culture.

The council leader welcomes the winter season, whilst advising us of the precautions we all need to take to lower our chances of catching seasonal viruses.

This summer the Forest Friends’ Den theatre show, as part of the Bracknell Forest Giants, raised a terrific £6,245.

Sustainable Energy Officer, Hazel Hill, has been awarded a South East Energy Efficiency Award for her work on Bracknell Forest Council’s climate change action plan.

We have secured more than £2.3 million of funding from the government’s Brownfield Land Release Fund.

This is to progress 3 local regeneration projects over the next 4 years.

There is an issue with the direct debit payments for council tax. If you pay your council tax by direct debit on 20th of the month, regretfully payments that were due to be taken on 20 October 2021 will be taken before this date on either Thursday 14 or Friday 15 October.