News: January 2023

Bracknell Forest is proud to celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender + (LGBT+) History Month this February. It can also be called LGBTQ+ History Month. The Q references the contributions of those defining themselves as Queer.

Players of the Bracknell Forest Lottery are in with a chance of winning a whole year of HelloFresh deliveries when they buy a ticket before Saturday 25 February.

In honour of Holocaust Memorial Day, there will be a special candle lighting ceremony in Bond Square, The Lexicon, on Friday 27 January from 5:30pm.

Do you have space to host a Ukrainian guest? Are you a pet friendly household and would love more animals in your home? Do you know someone happy to accept a resident and her dogs? Are you a pet friendly landlord with a property available to rent?

This February, The Lexicon will host a trail based on Eric Carle’s best-selling children’s book The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

Bracknell Forest Council has received the government planning inspectors' feedback on the draft local plan, which sets out where new homes, businesses and facilities could be located in the next 15 years.

Over the last few months, we’ve been working to build new features for our website.

Lunar New Year is one of the most important celebrations of the year among East and Southeast Asian cultures.

Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) takes place each year on 27 January.

Bracknell Forest Council and The Lexicon are working together to mark the historic occasion of The Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III, by helping to create Berkshire’s largest coronation crown.

With the current cost of living pressures increasing, we are working with the Department for Work and Pensions to offer a free information and guidance drop-in session on the range of local financial support available.

Due to a significant water leak, which requires emergency repair by South East Water, the westbound carriageway of the A322 Downshire Way will be closed from 9pm tonight, Friday 6 January.