Hungerford in Bloom 2025
Hungerford Town Council is delighted to announce that Hungerford in Bloom 2025 competition is now open, and we invite entries from residents, community groups, and businesses to showcase their beautiful gardens and floral displays.
The competition has various categories for different types of gardens, whether large or small. Participants can get creative and enhance the town’s aesthetics with their green thumbs!
The contest is free to enter and you can enter up to two categories (not including the ‘Newcomer’ category), providing you meet the entry criteria.
The deadline for entries is 5pm on Friday, June 27th and Judging Day will be Saturday, 12th July.
Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd & 3rd places in each category. This year we are dedicating the award of the Margaret Wilson Cup to the most eco-friendly entry.
To enter, please contact HTC for an Entry Form on:
• 01488 686195 Hungerford Town Council
• emailadmin@hungerford-tc.gov.uk
• websitewww.hungerford-tc.gov.uk
• collect a copy from HTC Office, The Library, Church Street, Hungerford.
We look forward to receiving your entry
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Thank you for your interest in joining the council. We currently have four vacancies and have been advised that we are able to fill all by co-option. Council will consider co-option of new members at its meeting on 2nd June 2025.
Please find attached a copy of HTC's policy explaining the process for joining the council by co-option. If you decide you would like to apply we will require Appendix A signed and returned along with your resume for consideration. In the meantime you are very welcome to attend any of our Town Council meetings to get a feel for how they run and topics for discussion. The next upcoming agendas can be found on the home page of this website. There is always the option to introduce yourself at the meetings should you wish or you can just listen.
The co-option policy refers to the Code of Conduct and please click on the following link, for this, our Standing Orders and Financial Regulations which are on our website Policies - Hungerford Town Council (hungerford-tc.gov.uk) A calendar of our meetings can also be found on our website. Most meetings usually take place in the Library and are generally held on a Monday evening commencing at 7pm.
To give you an idea of the commitment required –
All councillors meet for Full Council, usually the first Monday of every month and you would also be required to join at least 2 other committees, so attending around 3 meetings a month. There are a variety of committees to choose from and free training is available. Outside of meetings most correspondence is by email but there are also site meetings, civic events and hands on tasks depending on your interest. It is quite a commitment but very rewarding.
If you have any queries whatsoever please don’t hesitate to give me a call (01488 686195) and I am happy to chat through what the role would involve in more detail.
Kind regards
Claire Barnes
Town Clerk
Hungerford Town Council
email: townclerk@hungerford-tc.gov.uk