Weston-super-Mare Town Council

Amenities, Culture & Leisure Committee
2025-07-07 19:00 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | Weston Town Council Office, 32 Waterloo Street, BS23 1LW
The overall purpose of this standing committee is to discharge effectively and economically the Council’s duties in the spheres of its community, leisure and cultural amenities and activities.
Committee Structure, calendar of meetings, committee membership & terms of reference available on this page.

Planning & Environment Committee
2025-06-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Weston Town Council Office, 32 Waterloo Street, BS23 1LW
The overall purpose of this standing committee is: (a) to ensure informed local knowledge is brought to bear on planning and licensing applications and to convey those views in a timely way to the appropriate authority; (b) to ensure local knowledge is brought to bear in relation to highway, road safety and transportation matters affecting the Town Council’s geographical area and (c) to contribute to the formation of planning policies both locally and nationally.
Committee Structure, calendar of meetings, committee membership & terms of reference available on this page.

Finance & General Purposes Committee
2025-06-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Weston Town Council Office, 32 Waterloo Street, BS23 1LW
The overall purpose of this standing committee is to ensure that the council’s finances, resources and statutory obligations are conducted in accordance with legislation, statutory regulations and good practice, and to administer services, which are not the responsibility of the other standing committees.
Committee Structure, calendar of meetings, committee membership & terms of reference available on this page.

Planning & Environment Committee
2025-05-28 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-02-05 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-01-08 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-12-11 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-10-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Weston Town Council Office, 32 Waterloo Street, BS23 1LW
The overall purpose of this standing committee is: (a) to ensure informed local knowledge is brought to bear on planning and licensing applications and to convey those views in a timely way to the appropriate authority; (b) to ensure local knowledge is brought to bear in relation to highway, road safety and transportation matters affecting the Town Council’s geographical area and (c) to contribute to the formation of planning policies both locally and nationally.
Committee Structure, calendar of meetings, committee membership & terms of reference – JUNE 2024

Town Council
2025-05-15 17:00 - 20:30, 2025-03-24 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-02-03 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-11-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Town Hall, Walliscote Grove Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1UJ, United Kingdom
Members of the public are welcome to attend full Town Council meetings.
A Town Council meeting, may not sound like the most interesting way to spend your evening. However, listening to the councillors from different political parties you are likely to learn more about them than from a flyer that comes through the door at election time. More importantly, you can request to speak at the meeting by contacting admin@wsm-tc.gov.uk and they can learn about the issues that matter to you.

Amenities, Culture & Leisure Committee
2025-05-12 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-01-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Weston Town Council Office, 32 Waterloo Street, BS23 1LW
The overall purpose of this standing committee is to discharge effectively and economically the Council’s duties in the spheres of its community, leisure and cultural amenities and activities.
Committee Structure, calendar of meetings, committee membership & terms of reference – JUNE 2024

Personnel Committee
2025-05-06 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-10-30 19:00 - 20:30 | Weston Town Council Office, 32 Waterloo Street, BS23 1LW
The overall purpose of this committee is to effectively and efficiently discharge the Council’s duties as an Employer.

Planning & Environment Committee
2025-04-30 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-04-02 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-03-05 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-11-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Weston Town Council Office, 32 Waterloo Street, BS23 1LW
The overall purpose of this standing committee is: (a) to ensure informed local knowledge is brought to bear on planning and licensing applications and to convey those views in a timely way to the appropriate authority; (b) to ensure local knowledge is brought to bear in relation to highway, road safety and transportation matters affecting the Town Council’s geographical area and (c) to contribute to the formation of planning policies both locally and nationally.

Finance & General Purposes Committee
2025-04-14 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-12-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Weston Town Council Office, 32 Waterloo Street, BS23 1LW
The overall purpose of this standing committee is to ensure that the council’s finances, resources and statutory obligations are conducted in accordance with legislation, statutory regulations and good practice, and to administer services, which are not the responsibility of the other standing committees.
Committee Structure, calendar of meetings, committee membership & terms of reference – JUNE 2024

Amenities, Culture & Leisure Committee
2025-03-10 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-11-04 19:00 - 20:30 | Weston Town Council Office, 32 Waterloo Street, BS23 1LW
The overall purpose of this standing committee is to discharge effectively and economically the Council’s duties in the spheres of its community, leisure and cultural amenities and activities.

Finance & General Purposes Committee
2025-02-17 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-10-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Weston Town Council Office, 32 Waterloo Street, BS23 1LW
The overall purpose of this standing committee is to ensure that the council’s finances, resources and statutory obligations are conducted in accordance with legislation, statutory regulations and good practice, and to administer services, which are not the responsibility of the other standing committees.

Special Finance and General Purposes Committee
2025-01-20 19:00 - 20:30 | 32 Waterloo Street, 32, Waterloo Street, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1LN, United Kingdom

Christmas Lights Switch-On
2024-11-23 17:00 - 18:00 | Italian Gardens, W-S-M
Christmas Lights Switch-On Update: The Lights Must Go On!

Despite the weather forecast looking less than festive, Weston-super-Mare’s Christmas Lights Switch-On and eat Festivals: Weston Christmas Edition are still happening this Saturday, 23rd November 2024! We’ve made some adjustments to ensure everyone can stay warm, dry, and enjoy the day:

Revised Event Plan:
Christmas Lights Ceremony: The lights will still be switched from 5:00 pm, but the ceremony will now be held inside the Winter Gardens and live-streamed to a screen in the venue.

eat Festivals: Many of the fantastic food and drink producers will now be inside the Winter Gardens (access via the Garden Café entrance). Don’t worry, there’ll still be food trucks outside in the Italian Gardens near The Sovereign.

Weston Brass Band: Catch Weston Brass performing festive tunes in the Sovereign Centre.

Pauline Quirke Academy: The talented performers will take the stage inside the Winter Gardens to bring you Christmas cheer.

Father Christmas: He’ll be out and about all day to spread festive joy – no grotto, so keep an eye out for him!

Extra Festive Perks:
Free Bus Travel: Available on selected routes to make it easy to join in the fun.
Free Parking: From 3:00 pm at the Sovereign Centre.
Weston Town Council Survey: Visit us to share your thoughts on our new lights as part of the “Your Town, Your Voice” winter survey.

Thank you for bearing with us as we adjust to the weather. Wrap up warm and come along for a brilliant day of festive cheer! Let’s make this Christmas one to remember.

Weston-super-Mare to Illuminate the South West with the Region’s First Nordika Christmas Tree –

This festive season, Weston-super-Mare will sparkle brighter than ever as it becomes the only town in the South West to feature the spectacular 8-metre Nordika Christmas tree, a cutting-edge symbol of sustainability and innovation.
Crafted to mimic the beauty of nature with unparalleled realism, the Nordika tree is adorned with an impressive 8,664 pre-installed LEDs, ensuring it will be the stunning centrepiece of Weston’s Christmas celebrations. This investment aligns with the town’s forward-thinking ethos, combining festive tradition with a strong commitment to sustainability.
Blachere Illumination UK the creators of the Nordika tree and the design for the Christmas lights, have designed this magnificent alternative to natural trees in an effort to protect the environment. With a focus on reducing the need for real trees to be cut down, the Nordika is an eco-friendly, pre-lit masterpiece that can be easily assembled, stored, and reused year after year. The tree’s branches are meticulously crafted with attention to detail, creating a lifelike look that rivals the beauty of its natural counterpart.The Christmas lights switch-on ceremony is set for Saturday, 23rd November 2024 at 5:00 pm, marking the start of the festive season in Weston-super-Mare. The day will be filled with festive cheer, including performances of Christmas songs, and appearances by Father Christmas, Weston Brass. The much-loved EAT Festival will also take place throughout the day, offering visitors an array of delicious local food and drink options.From our Christmas lights survey we found a Golden light was preferred with a Victorian elegant theme. The environmental impact was also considered important therefore we have worked closely with Blachère who share these values.

Key Event Details:Date: Saturday, 23rd November 2024Time: 5:00 pm (Christmas Lights Switch-On event starts)Location: Italian Gardens Weston-super-Mare Town CentreFestivities: Christmas songs, Father Christmas, eat Festivals, and Weston Brass

Remembrance Sunday 10th November
2024-11-10 10:30 - 23:30 | Grove Park
Weston-super-Mare, along with every other town and village in Britain, will fall silent for two minutes on Remembrance Sunday 10th November as we pay respect to those who fell in two world wars and later conflicts. Once again Grove Park will be the centre of attention for the many hundreds who brave the November weather to watch and participate as serving and retired military, forces benevolent organisations, cadets, scouts, guides and other uniformed organisations march to the War Memorial for the Act of Remembrance.
The parade assembles in the Italian Gardens and, for the first time, will be joined this year by the Mayor, Lieutenancy, councillors and other dignitaries as they process from the Town Council’s new headquarters in Waterloo Street. Led by a band the parade moves off at 10.25 for the short march into Grove Park.
The traditional Act of Remembrance led by the Chaplains involves music, readings, prayer, National Anthem and wreath laying. At 11 o’clock Last Post signals silence, then for Two Minutes nothing stirs until the buglers’ Reveille.
Once the formal parade has ended members of the public are invited to plant memorial crosses or similar tokens of remembrance at the Field of Remembrance alongside the War Memorial
Orders of service are available at ttps://wsm-tc.gov.uk/news-events/grove-park-remembrance-sunday/ for downloading to phones or for personal printing

Weston Tree and Plant Group
2024-09-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Weston Museum
Weston tree and plant group’s aim is to bring together as many people, groups, organisations and ​businesses involved and interested in planting trees and other plants to ​increase tree canopy levels and biodiversity across the town.
The Office for National Statistics had conducted a study which showed that “the removal of pollution by trees, plants and grass saved 27,000 life years and the NHS around £1billion in medical costs” in 2020 alone.
In addition, a new tree nursery is being developed at a site in the Maltlands area of the Winterstoke ward. ]
The new tree nursey is called ‘WeSee Trees’ which gives a nod to SEE MONSTER Think Tanks where the original tree and plant group community was formed. It is anticipated that this will become a thriving community-led space to grow and nurture trees for ​planting in the future, as tree nursery has the potential to become invaluable to the town’s planting commitments and enable rare native species to be grown locally. The trees grown could be used to create woodlands, hedgerows and orchards or they can be planted in dedicated green space such as local parks, school grounds, private farmland, community gardens and private household gardens.
Partnerships have already been made with groups such as Friends of Grove Park, Keepers Gate Forest School and Osprey Outdoors to help establish the site, gain volunteers, share skills and collaborate with wider community initiatives.
If you would like to get involved with Weston tree and plant group, the tree planting sub-committee or WeSee Trees nursery please head to www.wsmtrees.co.uk.
