Lottery The Clock has now been repaired and is now chiming on the quarter hour as it has for many a year. This was funded following a successful application to the The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
The 2023 Grant round is open, copies of the application form can be found on this web page, on the back pages of the news letter and obtained from the Council office. Click the title of this post to obtain the grant documents. The final date for the submission of the grants is 31st March 2025. Grant Application | BCTC Grant-awarding-policy
We have now developed our programme and would like to make you aware that works on High St, Bishops Castle are due to commence 15/08/24 – 21/08/24 . please note that drainage works will commence in advance of the resurfacing, likely to be WC 05 Aug onwards. Works will likely be undertaken in the daytime 0900 to 1700 under a… Read more »
The Neighbourhood Plan drawn up by Volunteers and Town Councillors has been accepted by Shropshire Council following the recent Referendum and will be used to help it decide on planning applications once they have formally adopted it. The full plan is available in the Library and Bishop’s Castle Town Hall & Visitor Information Centre as well as online. Further Information… Read more »
The Annual Town Meeting will be held in the Town Hall on Tuesday April 23rd at 7.00pm Town Meeting Agenda 2024
The Neighbourhood Plan for Bishops Castle will be going to a Referendum on May 2nd for the approval of the community. A group of volunteers have worked with the Town Council and other local bodies over the last few years to develop this plan for the Town – Full details of the plan can be found in the documents uploaded… Read more »
Bishops Castle is one of the first Councils to develop and adopt a Food Resilience Stategy and we are very grateful to Daphne Du Cros from the Bishops Castle Community Seed Bank and Shropshire Good Food Partnership for developing this document. You can read the document here Community Food Resilience Strategy Also find attached a copy of the Green Leaves… Read more »
Mayor’s Sunday took a slightly different format this year in Bishop’s Castle. Held on 30/10/22 at the St John the Baptist Church in Bishop’s Castle this year the incoming Mayor and Councillors were joined by many of the Town’s Covid Volunteers for the Parade and service. Covid Volunteers who had been nominated by the towns’ residents were presented with Certificates… Read more »
As we continue to mourn the passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, here is an update on activity you will see over the weekend, In the County and in the Town. Saturday 10th September Flags at The Town Hall and St John the Baptist. Currently the flags are at half-mast, all flags will be raised at 11am on Saturday… Read more »