Register for a self-service account: www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/selfservice Summer 20191 Brought to you by Bracknell Forest Council 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 What’s inside Happy 70th Birthday Bracknell! Thousands of residents turned out to celebrate Bracknell’s 70th anniversary as a new town on Saturday, 15 June. Bracknell reached its grand 70th anniversary as a new town on Monday, 17 June and to mark the occasion residents were invited to take part in the celebrations at the Bracknell Forest Council #BracknellTurns70 stall at the Bracknell Community Day. The Community Day was organised by A guide to your elected Involve Community Services, Easthampstead Rotary Club and the Bracknell Forest Society. councillors See page 5 Check out summer events See page 8 Bracknell Forest Council hosted of helping mastermind the town’s were shared on our social media a 70th birthday stall and activities recent regeneration channels. 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Lexicon gift vouchers As part of the continued • helping to create a piece of celebrations we launched a artwork in the shape of a giant 70 series of memories from long- which was exhibited at Bracknell time Bracknell residents who Library following the event will also be turning 70 in 2019. • having a selfe taken in the special We also took a trip down #bracknellturns70 Instagram memory lane with a frame seven decades in seven • the chance to speak to Victor days fashback and a Nicholls from the University commemorative photo with of Reading’s Henley Business town and borough councillors Important changes to School, author of the book ‘The took place in Bond garden waste collections Lexicon - Making it happen’, Square. 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As we’re well into the summer months ahead of next chapter it’s a great time to see what’s going on in the borough as well as to refect on the busy start to the year we’ve had. As you will have seen on the front page, the people of Bracknell Forest showed their party spirit in June when we celebrated Bracknell’s 70th birthday. It was great to see everyone come together and get involved at the Community Day and to see people sharing their fond memories of Bracknell. I’m very proud of how far Bracknell has come in its 70 years, especially our town centre. As you’ll see in the story to the right, The Lexicon has been ranked number 29 by industry experts for best shopping destination in the UK. This is a huge step up from our ranking of 255 in 2017! I’m sure residents are also as excited as I am to see what’s in store for the next couple of Following the announcement of the next major milestone in Bracknell town phases of regeneration, which will include the development of The centre’s regeneration, Bracknell Regeneration Partnership (BRP) will be Deck and the remodelling of Princess Square. sharing more information with residents regarding the next wave of the town’s overall regeneration during the summer months. Another exciting event was The Lexicon Bracknell Half Marathon The £30m investment by BRP and Bracknell Forest Council, which includes and this was the second year the course started and ended in The the refurbishing and remodelling of Princess Square and the creation of The Lexicon. It was fantastic to see the community spirit amongst the Deck, will see additional food, drink, retail and leisure facilities added to crowds – well done to those who took part. The half marathon will the town’s already popular line up, further boosting the credentials of The continue for its 36th year next year and you can fnd more details Lexicon which opened in September 2017. about this on page nine. This will follow hot on the heels of The Lexicon’s recent success of being recognised as the 29th best shopping destination in the UK according to We also had the local elections in May and there is no doubt that leading industry commentator, Trevor Woods Associates. This is up from these play a vital role in shaping the council’s future. The results of 33rd place last year and 255th position prior to The Lexicon’s launch. the borough elections determine the council’s plan as it is the majority party which sets the vision for the borough of Bracknell Forest. Now the elected council is in place, work to create a new council plan is underway; it will refect the Conservative party manifesto and give the council a clear direction of travel for the next four years. A copy of the plan will be available for residents to view this autumn. We’ve included a guide to your elected borough councillors on page fve. As well as a busy start to the year, we also have an event-flled summer to look forward to in the borough. There are a number of events and activities going on in our local parks, libraries and town centre across the summer months.