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TOWN COUNCIL OFFICES
Please note that the Town Council offices at Globe House will be closed on Friday 5th September. Construction work is being undertaken on site on that day and staff will not be able access the building.
The office will reopen as usual at 9 am on Monday 8th September.
WARWICKSHIRE LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANISATION – YOUR VIEWS MATTER
Central Government plans to restructure local government. It aims to remove the current two-tiers of county, district and borough councils and replace them with a single tier of councils; called unitary councils. Four of the five local borough and district councils across Warwickshire, including Stratford-on-Avon District Council, have united to reach a preferred option: to split the county in half with a single council in the north and a single council in the south of Warwickshire. This map shows the districts’ preferred option for local government reorganisation in Warwickshire.
Local councils and the services they provide have an impact on residents’ lives, and it is important that you have a say on possible changes to how these services are delivered in the future. There is an engagement document ‘Shaping the future of our Councils’ available online https://shapingourcouncils.co.uk/get-involved which provides further details about the proposals.
Feedback is being sought from residents in the form of a short questionnaire which is available by clicking ‘Take part in the consultation’ online at the above website address. Hard copies of the questionnaire are also available at the Alcester Library on Priory Road, or from the Town Council’s offices (behind the library). This public engagement exercise is running until Sunday 14 September.
Once the results have been analysed, the district and borough councils will submit their final local government reorganisation proposal to Central Government on 28 November 2025. We will continue to keep you updated on devolution and local government reorganisation on the website, newsletters and social media channels.
NEURODIVERGENT FRIENDLY ALCESTER
We were very pleased to launch our new film on 19th June at The Greig Hall.
You can watch it here A Town for All
ALCESTER BANKING HUB
The temporary Banking Hub is now open at The Greig Hall, Kinwarton Road, Alcester, B49 6AD.
The Banking Hub is open Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm.
The leaflet explaining more about a Banking Hub is here Cash Access UK Leaflet – Jan 2025
Details of exactly what services are available is here Post Office Cash Access leaflet – 2025
There is a rota of Community Bankers as follows:
| Community Bankers | |
| Weekday | Member Firm |
| Monday | Barclays |
| Tuesday | NatWest |
| Wednesday | Lloyds |
| Thursday | HSBC |
| Friday | Halifax |
As previously reported, Town Council received the news on Friday 28th June 2024 that the Alcester branch of Lloyds Bank would be closing in June 2025. The Town Clerk immediately made enquiries with the appropriate authorities explaining that this was the last bank branch in the town. Thankfully, news was received that Cash Access UK had confirmed that a new Banking Hub would be set up in Alcester.
A permanent site for the Banking Hub is still being sought.
DID YOU KNOW?
Waitrose has launched soft plastic recycling at 295 Waitrose stores, including Alcester. Film and flexible packaging accounts for about 25% of all consumer packaging but is not collected at the kerbside. As long as it’s clean and dry you can now recycle instore soft plastics such as cling film, bubble wrap, plastic bag, baby and pet food pouches.
Warwickshire Fire & Rescue offer free Safe and Well visits to help those most vulnerable in Warwickshire receive some additional safety support. The visits are carried out by firefighters and community fire safety officers and have helped protect thousands of residents across Warwickshire from the risk of fire in their home. Vulnerable residents in Alcester are able to apply for a free Safe and Well visit on the County Council website. For essential advice and information on fire safety in the home, visit www.warwickshire.gov.uk/fire-safety-home
Council and Community Blog posts outlining historical activities and events in Alcester either organised or supported by Alcester Town Council.