Bicester Town Council
The Garth, Launton Road, Bicester, Oxon, OX26 3YH
Tel: 01869 252915 Fax no.: 01869 324554 E mail: enquiries@bicester.gov.uk
Bicester Town Council has its offices in The Garth within the picturesque and award winning Garth Park grounds.
Garth Park is the show piece of Bicester Town Council who manage and maintain the park. In the park are well kept lawns, formal gardens, seats, picnic benches, a bandstand, a well-equipped children's play area and a BMX/Skateboard Park, all of which well used. The park has won several awards over the years and continues be something that Bicester Town Council are extremely proud of.
The Council
The full Town Council meets approximately every six weeks but the standing committees of Policy, Environment, Planning and Finance meet on a cycle to deal with the day to day business of Council.
Members of the public are invited to ask questions during a ten-minute period before these meetings. Should you want details of when meetings are please contact Bicester Town Council.
The Town Council is enthusiastically involved in many aspects of town life including Bicester in Bloom, Britain in Bloom and Christmas Lights. The Town Council are the major player in the revival of the town Carnival, a family event with a procession, arena events, competitions, charity stalls and farmers market stalls. Various other summer events are organised for the people of Bicester that vary from teddy bears picnics for the youngest Bicester residents to tribute bands for those a little older!
Civic events also feature prominently throughout the year and the town council is very proud to have connections with 23 pioneer regiment and works closely with them and other organisatons within Bicester to create a better Bicester
Bicester Town Council is also responsible for allotments for our green fingered residents in the Bicester area, and currently has four sites, with a fifth hopefully becoming available soon.
Links to other websites:
Bicester Crime Partnership: http://www.cherwellsafe.org
Bicester Local History Society: http://www.blhs.org.uk/
Dial-a-ride: http://www.banburyshire-cta.co.uk/