Additional consultation on Local Plan to start
The council’s decision-making executive agreed the final version of the borough’s Local Plan on Tuesday, ahead of its submission to the government for examination by an independent inspector.
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Supporting access to apprenticeships
This week the Executive supported recommendations made by the Education, Skills and Growth Overview and Scrutiny Panel which are intended improve access to apprenticeships.
COVID-19 vaccination for carers
Sole or primary carers who provide close personal care or face-to-face support for an elderly or disabled clinically vulnerable person in the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation groups 1 to 6, are eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Read, talk and share with our libraries
Our libraries are working the Reading Agency to use the proven power of reading to tackle loneliness and support mental health, as part of the country’s COVID-19 recovery.
Financial help for Everyone Active to reopen
Bracknell Forest Council’s decision-making Executive has pledged financial support to Everyone Active so that the borough’s leisure services, which help residents’ physical and mental health, can open as soon as practically possible.
Update from council leader - 17 March
Cllr Paul Bettison, OBE, Leader of Bracknell Forest Council, gives a weekly update.
He celebrates the offer of free lateral flow tests for businesses and their employees.
Lighting up for census 2021
On census weekend, the council’s Time Square office and Eagle Lane in The Lexicon will be illuminated in purple lights, the official colour of census, to raise awareness and symbolise that the unique, once-in-a-decade survey is upon us.
Help available for families experiencing hardship
Support for those experiencing hardship through the COVID Winter Grant Scheme.
Funding awarded for schools climate change decarbonisation project
Significant new government investment has been awarded to Bracknell Forest Council towards its work to address human induced climate change.
Rapid testing available to businesses in Bracknell Forest
As part of the government’s roadmap to cautiously lift restrictions, businesses of all sizes, including those with fewer than 50 employees, can now register to order free lateral flow tests for their employees.