Lowestoft Town Council
Are you interested in making a change in Lowestoft?
Ever thought about becoming a Town Councillor?
Local town councils and councillors make a massive difference to local people's quality of life. They are passionate about their communities and seek to make a change to help improve their residents' lives.
Councillors are elected to represent the local community, so you must either live or work in the council area. Becoming a councillor is a rewarding experience as you will be able to make a change in your community to help improve residents' lives. A councillor’s role can include developing strategies and plans for the area, helping with problems and ideas, representing the community, working with other local community groups, decision making and reviewing decisions and talking to the community about their needs and what the council is doing.
If this interests you, the deadline to enter your nomination is 4th April 2023 at 4pm. Nomination forms and more information on the timetable can be found on the East Suffolk Council website.
If you are successfully elected, the Town Council will be holding two training sessions for new councillors. These will take place on Wednesday 10th May, 6pm-9pm and Monday 15th May, 9:30am-12:30pm.
More details and resources can be found on our 'Become a Councillor' page.
For International Women's Day 2023, we asked you to get involved in a video montage celebrating our local women. This video highlights some of the amazing women who live and work in our town.
The video is available to view on our YouTube channel
Lowestoft Town Council would like to pay tribute to all women in our town who all make a positive impact to Lowestoft and the wider world.
The newly refurbished play area at Bentley Drive is now open.
This bug-themed play area features a range of new equipment to develop different play methods, with a new play tower, climbing block and three-way seesaw amongst some of the new features.
The play equipment comes from Kompan's "Made Green" range with some of the equipment being made from post-consumer ocean waste, recycled textiles and plastic waste.
The play area is the latest in a series of improvements across Lowestoft Town Council-owned assets.
Lowestoft Town Council is working with Gunton Estate Residents’ Meeting Hall users to create a new management committee. Please come along to this meeting to find out more about the future running of the Hall.
The meeting will take place on Tuesday 14 March, 6pm at Gunton Estate Residents' Meeting Hall, Hollingworth Road, Lowestoft.
Please contact Lowestoft Town Council on admin@lowestofttowncouncil.gov.uk with your name, postal address, email address and to confirm your attendance. On confirmation a document pack will be sent to you ahead of the meeting.
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Read more on Your Hall Needs You - Gunton Estate Residents Hall
Lowestoft JobCentre (Rishton House, Clapham Rd S, Lowestoft NR32 1RL) are hosting their Jobs Fair on Wednesday 8th March, 10am-1pm.
All are welcome to attend.
A large group gathered today outside the Town Hall at midday to hold a one-minute silence and to see the Ukrainian Flag raised. The group included a large number of Ukrainian refugees who have been supported and accommodated in the area thanks to the work of Waveney Hosts.
The short ceremony, which marked the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, included a speech from Ukrainian refugee Inna which was read in both English and Ukrainian.
Lowestoft Town Council would like to express their thanks to Froggy Hire Ltd who donated their time to assist with the raising of the Ukrainian Flag.
#StandWithUkraine
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The Annual Assembly for the Town is taking place at Hamilton House on Thursday 2 March, 6pm. This is a chance to hear from different organisations and authorities on what is going on in the town, and to ask questions.
Some of the organisations have submitted written reports in advance on the meeting. These have been published on our website alonside the agenda.
Everyone is welcome to attend to find out more about what is going on in Lowestoft. If you have any questions for any of the organisations or local authorities, these can be submitted in advance to admin@lowestofttowncouncil.gov.uk
The meeting will also include information on the Neighbourhood Development Plan. This is currently out for public consultation. More information can be found on our website.
The gables on the Denes Oval wall have been removed due to urgent health and safety concerns. All the components are being stored and will be reused when the wall is repaired in full.
On 24th February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has caused tens of thousands of deaths on both sides and has instigated Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II.
To mark the one year anniversary of this, Lowestoft Town Council will be raising the Ukrainian Flag at Lowestoft Town Hall on Friday 24th February 2023, at 12noon.
A short ceremony will take place at Compass Street Pocket Park, just opposite the Town Hall.
Lowestoft Town Council would like to express their thanks to Froggy Hire Ltd for their help in raising the Ukrainian Flag, and to Orbit Housing for their kind permission to use Compass Street Pocket Park.
The Ukrainian Flag flying over the Town Hall in March 2022
