Suffolk County Council Elections April 10th 2026 Nominations have now closed for the Suffolk County Council elections taking place on Thursday, 7 May 2026. Please see below […]
Chris Greenhill March 23rd 2026 We are sad to announce that former Councillor Chris Greenhill, who was Deputy Mayor when he resigned from the Town […]
Container for rent March 20th 2026 Beccles Fenland Charity Trust have now let three containers and we now have just one 20 feet long container for […]
Communication boards installed in Quay play parks March 20th 2026 Two new communication boards have been installed in the play parks at Beccles Quay at Beccles Common. The boards have […]
Statement on closure of Waveney Centre February 27th 2026 I am sure that my fellow councillors and indeed very many residents of the town will be as concerned as […]
Vacancy for part-time Harbour Master at Beccles Quay February 17th 2026 We are looking for an enthusiastic person to join our team at Beccles Quay. The role involves collecting mooring fees, […]
Christmas Opening Times December 22nd 2025 Beccles Town Council Opening Times: We will be closed from Wednesday 24th December 2025 re-opening Friday 2nd January 2026. Merry […]
Winners of Town Council Awards December 19th 2025 Beccles Town Council’s annual awards evening took place on Tuesday 16th December at the Town Hall. Mayor of Beccles Cllr […]
Alan Hopley co-opted to fill councillor vacancy on Darby Ward December 4th 2025 Town Councillors voted on Tuesday to appoint Alan Hopley to fill the Town Council vacancy for Darby Ward. Congratulations to […]
Town Council statement on unofficial flying of flags in Beccles November 6th 2025 Union Flags have been fixed without permission to lampposts in various streets. The lampposts are Suffolk County Council property. We […]
Become a Beccles Allotmenteer! October 17th 2025 Are you looking to take on an allotment ready for next years’ summer season?? Please contact us on admin@becclestowncouncil.gov.uk or […]
New Town Councillor elected October 3rd 2025 John Greig was yesterday elected to fill the Town Council vacancy for Centre Ward. Congratulations to John and we welcome […]
Beccles Bell Tower October 3rd 2025 Beccles Bell Tower will be open tomorrow, Saturday 4th October with reduced hours of 10.30am-1.30am. There may be a need […]
Improvements to Beccles Quay car park September 1st 2025 Beccles Fenland Charity Trust are pleased to say that they have agreed a new contractor to manage the car park […]
By-election for vacancy in Centre Ward August 28th 2025 The notice of election has now been posted for the vacancy on the Town Council in Centre Ward (see below). […]
Bell Tower Open! July 17th 2025 We are pleased to announce that the Bell Tower will re-open on Saturday 19th July. Find out more about the […]
Vacancy for councillor for Centre Ward July 9th 2025 Following Cllr Colin Hill’s resignation, the town council have a vacancy for a councillor in Centre Ward. A by-election has […]
Tragedy on River Waveney on Wednesday evening July 3rd 2025 Beccles Town Council are saddened to learn of the tragic death of a local boy in the River Waveney on […]
Bell Tower Closed! June 17th 2025 Unfortunately due to nesting gulls on the roof we have had to suspend tours of Beccles Bell Tower until further […]
New Mayor elected May 21st 2025 Beccles Town Council has elected its new town mayor. At the council’s Annual meeting on Tuesday 20th May 2025, Councillor […]
Cllr Colin Hill presents cheque May 19th 2025 On Monday 19th May, Cllr Colin Hill presented a cheque for £2044.46 to Jennifer Shepherd, Group Leader for Forget-me-Nots. This […]
Annual Town Report April 23rd 2025 The Beccles Town Council Annual Report has now been published. Download you copy here.
New Fruit and vegetable stall on Beccles Market from 17th January January 16th 2025 Redfield’s Fruit and Vegetables is joining Beccles Friday Market tomorrow,17th January. Over the last 4 years, this family-run business has […]
Beccles Skate Park Floodlight Poles Installed January 6th 2025 The floodlight poles have now been installed at Beccles Skate Park – with thanks to East Suffolk Council for funding […]
Beccles Town Council’s annual awards presentation. January 6th 2025 Beccles Town Council’s annual awards evening took place on Tuesday 17th December at Town Hall. Mayor of Beccles Cllr Colin […]
Paralympic Gold Medallist Swimmer Awarded ‘Freedom of Beccles’ January 6th 2025 William Ellard, who won two gold and one silver medal at the Paralympic Games in Paris in the summer, was […]
New Mayor elected August 3rd 2024 At the council’s Annual meeting on Tuesday 21st May 2024, Councillor Colin Hill (pictured below) was elected as Mayor for […]
Beccles Community Gardeners – helping to make the town look great August 3rd 2024 The rain may have stopped our group session the other week but bad weather has not managed to stop all […]
Avenue Gates to Beccles Common now officially reopened May 3rd 2024 Cllr Christine Wheeler today cut the ribbon to formally recognise that the repair and refurbishment of the gates at Beccles […]
