At its Annual Meeting of 17th May, Felixstowe Town Council elected Councillor Seamus Bennett as the Mayor of Felixstowe for the Municipal Year 2023/24. On the same evening Cllr Mike Deacon was appointed as the Deputy Mayor. On accepting the office of Mayor, Cllr Seamus Bennett, who has been Member of the Town Council since 2019,… Read more »

Following elections held on Thursday 4th May 2023, the following 16 Members were elected to Felixstowe Town Council: Central Ward: Darren Aitchison (IND) Seamus Bennett (LIB) Jan Candy (LIB) East Ward: Nick Barber (CON) Bernard Price (LIB) Steve Wiles (CON) Port Ward: Stuart Bird (CON) Corrine Franklin (LAB) Marc James (LAB) David Rowe (LAB) Michael… Read more »

Felixstowe Town Council warmly invites you to attend the Annual Town Meeting, hosted at The Orwell Hotel on 10 May at 7pm. During the evening, the winners of the 2023 Civic Awards will be presented and the Mayor of Felixstowe will provide a short report on her year in post. A public question time will… Read more »

Felixstowe Town Council first introduced the Felixstowe in Flower scheme in 1985 to support the whole community in transforming the town with flowers each summer.  In the first year 60 hanging baskets were sponsored by local firms and organisations and from these small beginnings a comprehensive community scheme has developed. Felixstowe in Flower is a… Read more »

Commonwealth Day will be marked on Monday 13 March 2023 with a flag-raising ceremony starting at 9:55am at the Town Hall flagpole. During the ceremony, the Commonwealth  Flag will be raised and flown from the Town Hall. This will be the first Commonwealth Day since Her Majesty’s passing, and the first presided over by His… Read more »

A Civic Memorial Service for Councillor Graham Newman is being held at 11am on Saturday 25th February at St. John’s Church. All are welcome to join. Graham sadly passed away on Wednesday 28th December after a short illness,    The Mayor of Felixstowe, Councillor Sharon Harkin, said: “We have all lost a wonderful colleague and… Read more »

White Ribbon Day Felixstowe Town Council is supporting  White Ribbon Day which aims to end violence against women and girls.   The Town Councillors have taken part in a video  organised by the National Association of Local Councils (NALC).   You can find out more about White Ribbon Day, which is on November 25, on whiteribbon.org.uk…. Read more »

Felixstowe Town Council joins the country, and friends around the world, in mourning the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the nation’s longest reigning monarch. 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022 Councillors and officers at Felixstowe Town Council have been deeply saddened to learn of the death of The Queen. Books of Condolence… Read more »