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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 »

The Mayor of Felixstowe presented the Civic Awards on 10 May at The Annual Town Meeting, hosted at the Orwell Hotel. The scheme, administered by the Town Council, recognises the contribution of those residents of Felixstowe who regularly go above and beyond for their local community. Each year, up to five Mayor’s Awards are presented… 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 »

A seaside trip awaits over 100 of the world’s best cyclists when Felixstowe hosts a stage finish of the Tour of Britain cycle race in September. The fifth day of the UK’s longest-running and most prestigious international cycle race will weave through Babergh and Mid Suffolk, the heart of the county’s countryside, before culminating along… Read more »

The Polling Day for Local Elections is on Thursday 4th May 2023. REMEMBER THAT YOU WILL NOW NEED TO BRING PHOTOGRAPHIC ID TO THE POLLING STATION TO BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE. See details here as to the type of identification that is permitted: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/voter-id/accepted-forms-photo-id Statements of Persons Nominated for election to Felixstowe Town Council have… Read more »

Work to renovate the Felixstowe Town Hall windows  is now complete. Scaffolding that was in place to facilitate the works was removed on 3 April 2023. The completed renovation work is pictured below: Felixstowe Town Hall, following completed renovation work to the windows. With Council’s Climate Emergency Declaration in mind, a newly developed type of… 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 »