Bracknell Forest Council

30/10/2026

Halloween is just around the corner and the supermarkets are full of spooky sweets. 🍬

Don’t forget any aluminium wrappers such as chocolate or sweet wrappers can be recycled. Scrunched them all together into a ball - the bigger the better.

You can also save your plastic wrappings and sweet bags and recycle those at your local supermarket or in the blue bag if you’re a part of the flexible plastic collection scheme!

29/10/2026

Calling all Year 6 parents 📢

The National Closing Date to apply for a Year 7 school place for September 2027 is this Saturday, 31 October 2026.

If you have not applied already, see the link in the comments to submit your application online.

Applications received after the closing date will be considered as late, which may affect your application.

For further information about the application process, please see the Guide to Secondary Education 2027/28, available via the link in the comments.

⏰ The closing date is fast approaching. Don't leave your application until the last minute.

Bracknell Forest residents only.

29/10/2026

If you're carving a pumpkin this Halloween, make sure you cut down on waste by using up the flesh to make Halloween delicacies such as pumpkin pie, risotto or soup.

♻️ Don't forget you can put pumpkin in your food recycling bin (leave it next to your bin) or add it to your own compost heap.

27/10/2026

27/10/2026

Our accommodation team is inviting landlords and prospective landlords, interested in renting their properties through the council, to attend the Landlord Forum.

The event will provide information and guidance on direct let options and private sector leasing. Attendees will also hear from guest speakers representing the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) and Bracknell Forest Council’s senior surveyor.

• Wednesday, 28 October from 6.45pm
• The Honeysuckle Hall, Bracknell Open Learning Centre

26/10/2026

Are you carving a pumpkin this Halloween?

When Halloween is over, simply chop up your pumpkin and put it in your food waste caddy, or communal food bin if you live in a flat, not your garden waste bin.

Or you can leave it next to your caddy or food bin on collection day, and the crews will collect it. You can put it in a bag to avoid any mess.

If you have decorated your pumpkin, please remove any candles, plastic decorations, stickers, or other non-food items.

If you don’t have a food waste caddy and would like one, or need an additional one, see link in comments.

26/10/2026

October Half Term Fun with our friends at Best Start in Life Family Hubs.

For more information, please contact them directly

26/10/2026

Any aspiring Manga artists, book your space on this great workshop.

Free manga drawing workshop

Ever wanted to create your own manga characters and stories? Now’s your chance! As part of our Festival of Reading, join us at Bracknell Library for a fun one-hour manga drawing workshop with an experienced artist and tutor.

Learn about character creation and storytelling, try out your own ideas and get expert guidance as you bring your characters to life.

Free one-hour workshop for ages 16 years and over.

All materials provided so you can take your artwork home and keep drawing!

📅 Saturday 14 November 2026
🕛 Workshop sessions: 12pm and 2pm
📍 Bracknell Library

Spaces are limited, so book your free place on Eventbrite and get creative with us! Link the the comments.

25/10/2026

As the clocks change, how about a change in your career?

Social worker - children looked after (maternity cover up to 12 months FTC, part time 22.5 hrs p/w) - £29,745 - £31,057 per year for 22.5 hrs per week

Senior commissioner (maternity cover - fixed term contract 12 months) - £50,570 - £55,977 per year

Job coach - £28,563 - £32,231 per year

For more info please see link in comments.

23/10/2026

Bracknell Forest Council is due to raise concerns with ministers about how quickly changes to local government funding have been put in place.

The government changed the way it allocates money to local councils at the end of last year following the Fairer Funding Review. The council estimates this change will see a funding gap of £18 million affecting Bracknell Forest between 2026 and 2029.

Bracknell Forest Council is working with Wokingham Borough Council and other similarly affected authorities to show government ministers how changes to grant funding will affect local people and communities.

They will write to the minister responsible for local government funding to request that reductions in each council's core grant between 2026 to 2027 and 2028 to 2029 be capped at a maximum of 10 per cent.

They will also invite the minister to discuss their concerns about how essential services can be safeguarded against a backdrop of rising demand, rising costs and reduced government funding.

More info on our website.