Buntingford Town Council

Buntingford Town Council provides your local services. We strive to make Buntingford a better place to live, work and visit. Our website includes a wealth of information about how we conduct business and what we do. Use the search or browse the site to find whatever you are looking for. If you can't find the information you require then please contact us.

CCTV Update

It has been a long process, but the Town Council are happy to finally announce that planning and listed building consent has been granted for the CCTV system in the High Street. We have a provisional start date of 3^rd February 2020 to begin installation.

If you have any questions please contact us on 01276 272 222.

Waste and Recycling Collection Dates Feb 19 - Jan 20

Make sure you know your bin collection dates for Christmas 2019 and the start of 2020!

Christmas CHANGES
Fri 27 Dec - NOW Mon 30 Dec
Fri 3 Jan - NOW Mon 6th Jan
Fri 10 Jan - NOW Sat 11 Jan

East Herts Council has an alternate refuse and recycling collection service. This means your black wheeled bin is collected fortnightly on your waste week with your blue and brown bin being emptied on the alternate week. Visit East Herts for more information.

Click here to see a guide of what you can and can't put in each different bin.

For any further information or queries regarding waste and recycling collection please contact East Herts District Council on 01279 655 261.

Seth Ward Community Centre Play Area - Now Open

The new play area at the Seth Ward Community Centre is now open!

We would like to ask everyone not to use the grass mound and slide until the fencing is removed. This is to give the new grass time to establish.

The design features a road layout through the middle of the park with a roundabout in the centre, as well as lots of other play equipment including a trampoline and a basket swing.

If you have any further questions please contact the Town Council on 01763 272 222.

Chatter Tables

If you would like some company when you go for a tea or coffee, come along to the Manor House every 1st and 3rd Monday of the month between 10:00 - 11:30. Spend some time with others whilst enjoying a hot drink and a cake.

The first few sessions have seen a good number of people turn up, but we would like to see even more of you come along.

Free tea and coffee provided for Chatter Table participants.

For more information contact 01992 531 613.

Finn's Freedom of the Town

On Friday 28^th June 2019, at the Buntingford Civic Reception, the Town Council was honoured to present the freedom of the town to retired police dog, and local celebrity Finn. The award was presented by the Town Mayor, Graham Waite.

You may have seen Finn and Dave on Britain's Got Talent, but for those of you who are unaware of his story, Finn was seriously injured whilst pursuing a suspect with his handler PC Dave Wardell in 2016. He suffered stab wounds to the chest and head. Under the current law, the attacker was only charged with criminal damage. This lead to a long campaign spearheaded by PC Dave Wardell, and because of all his hard work a new law recently passed, "Finn's Law" which gives service animals more protection. For more information please visit. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/finns-law-delivered-to-protect-brave-service-animals

Buntingford Town Council AM 2019

At the Annual Meeting on the 16th May 2019 the Town Mayor & Deputy Town Mayor were elected for the forthcoming Civic Year. We also welcomed three new Town Councillors.

After serving the last year as Town Mayor, Councillor Graham Waite was re-elected by the Councillors to the Office of Buntingford Town Mayor for 2019/20. Councillor Steve Bowman was elected to the Office of Deputy Town Mayor for 2019/20.

As a result of only 9 candidates standing for election, three new Councillors were welcomed onto the Council, Councillor Ross Craddock, Councillor Pat Furness and Councillor Brian Lemay have all been co-opted to the Council. We wish them all the best during their time in office.

Official Buntingford Town Guide

The Town Guide features information & history about the town, numbers for local clubs, societies & businesses, and useful contacts for those living in and around the area.

You can pick up spare copies at the Manor House.

You can also view the new Town Guide electronically by clicking here or by clicking the front cover.

Power Cut During Stormy Weather?

As part of their preparation plans, UK Power Networks has organised for additional staff in their contact centre to help customers whose electricity supply might be affected by the predicted weather, and they have called up additional engineers to carry out repairs to overhead lines and poles as soon as the wind reduces to a speed at which it is safe to work.

Anyone experiencing a power cut should:

• Call 105 to report power cuts and damage to the electricity network, or 0800 3163 105 (from a corded phone or mobile phone if you have no power)
• Visit www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk for the latest updates
• Visit www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk/powercut and type in their postcode to view our live power cut map
• Tweet @ukpowernetworks to report a power cuts or to receive updates

They advise people to stay clear of power lines and report damaged power lines immediately by calling 105 free from either a landline or a mobile phone. If you see electricity lines that are down or causing significant risk to the public you should call 999.

They provide extra help to customers on their Priority Service Register during a power cut. Households with older or disabled people, those with children under five, or where someone uses medical or mobility equipment that requires electricity as well as other reasons can join the register. You can find out more information about their Priority Service by following this link: ukpowernetworks.co.uk/priority.

Latest News

East Herts District Council Election Results

Posted: Fri, 03 May 2019 10:57 by Clerk's Office

Jeff Jones (872 votes) and Stan Bull (782 votes) have been re-elected as District Councillors for Buntingford.

Turnout - 28.87%

New Member Of Staff

Posted: Mon, 02 Jul 2018 09:30 by Clerk's Office

Following the search for a new member of staff, we are delighted to announce that Alexander Georgiou has joined Buntingford Town Council on a full time basis.

We hope that Alex enjoys his time working for the Council and wish him all the best during his time here.

Buntingford Town Council AM 2018

Posted: Mon, 04 Jun 2018 10:30 by Clerk's Office

Our Annual Meeting for 2018 was held on 31st May to welcome our new Town & Deputy Town Mayor for the upcoming Civic Year. We also welcomed a new face on to the Council.

After serving 3 years as Deputy Town Mayor, Councillor Graham Waite was elected by his peers to stand as Buntingford Town Mayor for 2018/19. Councillor Peter Hay was elected to stand as Deputy Town Mayor for 2018/19. More »

Also, following the resignation of a previous Councillor in March 2018, we have finally filled the vacancy by co-option. We'd like to congratulate Councillor Andrew Huggins for becoming a Councillor and wish him all the best during his time in office.

Finally, our thanks must go to Councillor John Noades for an excellent 3 year term as Town Mayor. » Less