9.30am: Let's Build an Eggs-mas Tree Together!
Mundy Playing Fields
Join us at Thornbury Town Hall to create a Christmas tree out of egg cartons!
What We Need: Egg cartons
Here’s how you can get involved:
- Drop off your decorated or plain egg cartons (clean and not soiled) at the Town Hall reception before 29 November 2024 during office hours.
- Join us on Wednesday 27 November (9:30 AM - 3:00 PM) to help draw on the collected cartons and make them look festive!
Once completed, our staff will stack the cartons into a tree for display in the Town Hall. The fun doesn’t end there! Guess how many cartons we used for a chance to enter a lucky draw and win a prize! (Details to follow once the tree is finished.)
Let’s make this an eggcellent Christmas to remember!
Address: The Town Hall, 35 High Street, Thornbury BS35 2AR
Tel: 01454 412103 (Mon-Thurs 9am-5pm, Friday 9am-4.30pm)
Email:
Website: www.thornburytowncouncil.gov.uk
Photographs on this page are kindly supplied by RichMcD Photography.
We are excited to announce the Thornbury Town Council Mayor’s Awards, a civic award dedicated to celebrating the outstanding contributions of our vibrant Thornbury community.
The event is kindly hosted by Thornbury Castle and held in conjunction with Thornbury Chamber of Commerce and Thornbury Volunteer Centre.
Do you know someone who goes above and beyond for our town? Whether through Volunteering, Arts, Sports, or Business, we want to recognise those making a difference.
You can nominate individuals, groups and young people in community, business, arts and sports categories.
Nominations are now open at: www.thornburytowncouncil.gov.uk/mayors-awards.
The Award Categories are:
Get Involved
The Thornbury community are invited to nominate deserving individuals and groups on the form at www.thornburytowncouncil.gov.uk/mayors-awards. Nominations are open now and close on Monday 2nd December at 9am.
Public voting for the first stage of the judging process will open in December. The second stage will be completed in January by Thornbury Town Council and the Chamber of Commerce, with winners and runners up contacted soon after.
Let’s give back to those who give so much and do incredible work in Thornbury!
Click here to download an open letter from Thornbury's Town Centre Partnership to Andrew Birch, who is leading on the implementation of parking charges in South Gloucestershire. Claire Young MP and our local ward councillors have also been copied. The letter was sent on October 31st 2024.
Thornbury Town Council are responding to the announcement of the incoming parking charges by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC).
The Town Council became aware of the specific detail via the press release on 30th September 2024. The Town Council were invited to a stakeholder event, with limited participants, on the 2nd October which confirmed the details and allowed for questions and concerns to be put forward to SGC.
The concerns raised at this meeting reinforced the expected significant impact on residents, workers, volunteers and visitors.
The community have taken to social media and have shared their views highlighting that parking charges take away the convenience of going to the town, businesses fear the financial impact of the charges through deterring customers and reducing foot traffic in the town, displacement of parking, along with commuting workers who will need to find £1,000 for a permit or £9 per day from their salaries.
A spokesperson for the Town Council has said “we are seeing and hearing the concerns being raised and sympathise with people’s frustrations”.
Thornbury Town Council have previously objected to the parking charges and responded accordingly in the public consultation held by SGC. However, the Town Council have not been included in discussions about the details related to the charges.
Whilst we understand the budgetary reason SGC have made the decision to bring them in, we have concerns with the implementation. The Town Council will be looking into the feasibility of challenging this, with the intention of identifying if improvements can be made to relieve some of the difficulties this brings to the community.
For members of the community who wish to communicate with SGC, they have advised the following email can be used: .
The Town Council will be arranging an opportunity for the community to voice their opinions with more details to follow.
Thornbury Town Council will be carrying out further statutory testing of memorial stones at Thornbury Cemetery during the Summer and Autumn.
A spokesperson from the Town Council said “This testing involves a very specific amount of force being applied onto memorial stones and if any movement is detected, the plot owner is contacted to let them know what they need to do next. In some instances, the staff must carefully lay down the stone to prevent a potential hazard to users of the cemetery. Our staff at the Cemetery are fully trained in the appropriate process by the Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management.”
They added “As a burial authority, Thornbury Town Council is legally obliged to carry out this testing. There have been instances at other cemeteries of injury and even death as a result of loose memorial stones falling over onto Cemetery visitors. We understand completely that families may be very upset if a memorial stone needs to be laid down, but we would like to reassure people that this is done very carefully. We will write to any plot owners whose memorial stones fail the testing and are very happy to talk to them about the process and help to guide them through what they need to do next. Unfortunately, many plot owners are not aware that once a memorial stone is put in place, both they, and the Town Council, continue to have legal responsibilities for it.”
Click here for lots more information on the legal requirements relating to this process, including Frequently Asked Questions.
Thornbury Town Council kindly requests that any concerned plot owners contact the office in the Town Hall rather than talking directly to Cemetery staff, who have unfortunately encountered instances of abusive behaviour when carrying out testing previously. Staff in the office can assist with all queries related to testing and can be contacted by calling 01454 412103 or by email at .
The Town Council is responsible for running Thornbury, and it's your first point of call if you want to find out more about where you live or how the town operates.
The Town Hall is easy to find, right on the High Street in a Grade 2 listed former police station. Although you're normally welcome to drop in any time, while COVID-19 restrictions are in place you must make an appointment in advance.
It houses the Council chamber, offices and community facilities.
The building is also home to the Town Council's Tourist Information Centre, South Gloucestershire Citizen's Advice Bureau, Thornbury and District Volunteer Link, and Thornbury Pensioners' Drop in Centre.
A Full Council meeting takes place every few weeks. Under normal circumstances meetings are held at 7.30pm at the Town Hall and Councillors must attend if they're able. Currently meetings are being held via Zoom.
Members of the public can attend any of the Council and Committee meetings. (The committee meetings vary in start times). There's an opportunity at each meeting for any of us to speak or ask questions on any relevant topic.
The Council has 16 members, each elected for four years. The town is divided into five wards: one of which has four councillors and the others 3. The Chairman of the Council, who is also Town Mayor, is elected by members each May.
Councillors serve on six committees: Outdoor Spaces, Planning and Town Development, Finance & Policy, Staffing, Buildings sub committee and Youth sub committee. Each of these submits reports and recommendations to full Council.
Some councillors are also representatives on outside bodies and attend their meetings too.
Click here to view the meeting schedule.
Known locally as the Thornbury Town Trust, this is a Registered Charity with seven trustees, three nominated by the Council. It helps organisations, groups and individuals in Thornbury.
The Trust owns property and land around Thornbury. It runs four almshouses and over 80 allotments on Daggs Field. If you would like to know more about the allotments, click here.
To contact the Trust, visit www.thornburytowntrust.uk.
You can hire the Council Chamber and its kitchenette for meetings or conferences. There is also an excellent exhibition/meeting room.
The Town Hall is fully accessible with a ramp on Silver Street and a lift to the first floor. Please contact the office staff for more details.
Thornbury has its own civic regalia, worn on appropriate occasions. The silver gilt Town Mace is carried by the longest-serving Councillor and is a replica of the solid silver original, which is in the Bristol Museum.
The Mayoral chain was created in silver by local craftsman John Pinch in 1974. The Mayor's escort and the Deputy Mayor also wear chains, and the Mayor and Lady Mayor wear robes and corned hats.
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