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His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

In light of the sad news of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, The Town Council and Residents of Berkeley would like to send their condolences to Her Majesty the Queen & family.
His Royal Highness opened Berkeley Power Station in the 1950’s

Notice of Annual Town Assembly-Monday 19th April at 7pm via zoom

This meeting is for the residents of Berkeley. Please join in to find out more about Berkeley Town Council, and to hear reports from the Mayor, Committee Chairs, and County and District Councillors. You will then have a chance to raise any subject for Berkeley Town Council to consider. Details of how to join Zoom are available on the agenda which is on this website under 'Your Council'.

Notice of Next Full Council Meeting-Monday 19th April at 7.30pm via Zoom (after the Annual Town Assembly)

The next Full Council Meeting will be held on Monday 19th April at 7.30pm via Zoom virtual platform. Details of how to join Zoom are available on the agenda which is under 'Your Council'. Members of the public are always welcome to attend a Council meeting and may discuss with Councillors any item of concern. The first thirty minutes of this meeting is set aside for this purpose, and while visitors are welcome to stay beyond that time, they are not permitted to participate in the business of the evening.

Berkeley Town Centre: Temporary Covid Measures

You may have noticed some changes around the Town Centre, read the full letter here:

Temporary Measures Letter to Businesses

Berkeley Town Hall and Town Council Offices Closed
Covid Update
Due to Government advice Berkeley Town Council has taken the decision to keep the Town Hall closed until further notice (this includes the Town Council Offices).
If you need any help or to speak to the Town Clerk the contact details are as follows:
Tel: 01453 511964
Email: clerk@berkeley-tc.gov.uk
If you need to speak to any of the Town Councillors contact details are below:

PHIL STEVENSON 07794 588304
JO SEALEY 07976 980579
QUENTIN SOMERSET 07971 040141
TONY TUCKER 07592 027177

Park View and Canon Park Play Areas

The Government recently announced that Play Parks could be re-opened on Saturday 4th July and produced guidance on how they can be managed while minimising the transmission risk of Covid-19.

Berkeley Town Council has carried out a Risk Assessment on both areas and is happy to announce that they can be opened.

There will be a professional wash, disinfect and rinse down of all the play equipment, benches and gates on Friday 3rd July, so we request that you do not enter the parks until Saturday when they will re-open. Please be sensible and act responsibly, the virus has not gone away.

Some of the Government guidance is not practical for a small town like Berkeley. For example, it is not feasible to provide stewards, arrange a booking system, creating waiting areas with barriers, provide cleaning equipment etc, so the Town Council has put together a set of guidelines which must be adhered to. They are displayed on the entrances to both parks and below, please do not enter the play areas until you have read the rules and are prepared to follow them:

Park View and Canon Park Re-opening guidelines

About Berkeley

Berkeley is an ancient English settlement, referred to in the Doomsday book as "Berchelai". Berkeley is the birthplace of Edward Jenner, the originator of vaccination, who in 1796 discovered the vaccine for smallpox. The Vicarage, Edward Jenner's home is now Dr. Jenner's House Museum and Garden, you can still see the hut in the garden where he carried out his first vaccinations. The town is also noted for Berkeley Castle, the site of the imprisonment and gruesome murder of King Edward II in 1327. Berkeley is a neighbour to the site of Berkeley Power Station, the first commercial nuclear power station to enter service in the UK.

The town is located mid-way between Bristol and Gloucester on the south bank of the River Severn. The town sits on a hill, surrounded by marshland which forms part of the flood plain for the River Severn. The central area of Berkeley is a designated conservation area and includes many listed buildings.

Following the 1974 re-organisation of Local Government, the Parish of Berkeley regained its Town Status and its Mayor. Within these pages there is information about the Town Council and the facilities it provides. If you would like to find out more about Berkeley Town Council, please do not hesitate to contact the Town Council Office.