Christmas
Bracknell Carol Services: Nine Lessons on Sunday 20 December
Nine Lessons and Carols is at 4pm at Holy Trinity and 6pm at Easthampstead on Sunday 20 December. Plus Christingle, crib and midnight services.
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Housing
Bracknell Forest Council Housing: Cabinet Agrees First Step
Bracknell Forest Council will apply to become a social landlord again, 18 years after its homes went to Silva. Cabinet agreed on 3 November; 1,017 households wait.
Food & Drink
Christmas Dinner in Bracknell: From a £51.99 Pub Roast to a £145 Feast
12 Christmas Day menus around Bracknell from £51.99 to £145, with children's rates, deposits and pre-order dates. Prices checked again on 9 November 2026.
Young People
Bracknell Forest Youth Survey: Transport and Mental Health
Bracknell Forest's Member of Youth Parliament wants young people's views on transport costs, mental health and activities, in a survey taking 5 to 7 minutes.
Council
Thames Valley Mayor: Bracknell Could Vote for One in 2028
Bracknell Forest is set to join a Thames Valley mayoral authority with Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Swindon, electing a mayor in 2028. Bins and schools stay local.
Crowthorne
Morgan Rec Play Area Opens in Crowthorne: Jeep and Campervan
Crowthorne's accessible play area at the Morgan Rec is open, with a safari jeep, a campervan and a wildlife mural. Built for younger children by the parish.
Council
Bracknell Forest Climate Bond Approved: Invest From £5
Bracknell Forest Council will sell a £300,000 climate bond from £5 in December, after Cabinet approved it on 3 November. It pays for solar panels on two sites.
Post Office
Bracknell Post Office in Princess Square to close
The town centre Post Office inside TG Jones at Princess Square will close, with no date yet. It is where the Post Office sent Crown Wood customers in August.
Christmas
Lexicon Santa's Grotto 2026: Not On Sale Yet, Oaktree 28 Nov
The Lexicon had not put its 2026 grotto on sale by 7 November. Oaktree in Bracknell opens 28 November from £14.95; All Saints Wokingham is £5 on 5 December.
Council
Easthampstead Park Crematorium Rated Outstanding: 96%
Inspectors scored Easthampstead Park Cemetery and Crematorium 705 out of 735 in September. What a cremation there costs, from £415 to £1,720, and how to book.
Council
Bracknell Forest Asks Ministers to Cap Grant Cut at 10%
Bracknell Forest and Wokingham will ask the minister to limit each council's core grant cut to 10% a year. Bracknell puts the funding gap at £18m to 2029.
Crowthorne
Crowthorne Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Crowthorne
Crowthorne roadworks: Ringmead (notice of 4 Nov) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's notice linked.
Sandhurst
Sandhurst Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Sandhurst
Sandhurst roadworks: Land At Camberley Sewage Treatment Works (from 27 Nov) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the...
Bracknell was designated a new town after the war and built out from a village into what it is now, which is why so much of it is planned: the roads, the estates, the town centre that has been rebuilt more than once. Around it are Binfield, Warfield and Winkfield, and to the south Crowthorne and Sandhurst, tucked into the pines on the Berkshire and Surrey border.
Bracknell Forest Council has run all of it as a unitary authority since 1998, so planning, bins, roads, licensing, council tax and schools all sit with one body. It publishes the evidence for its decisions, and hardly anybody reads it. That is what this site is for. We read it and write down what it says, with a link to the document every time.
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- Local Info: house prices parish by parish, trains to London and roadworks and parking.
- News: the public record, including planning across the borough.
- What’s On: things to do in Bracknell, Crowthorne and Sandhurst.
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