There are three tiers of local Government, each with different responsibilities.
The Town Council works with Breckland District Council and Norfolk County Council
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Full Council Meetings
Residents are welcome to attend or you can try watching the meeting which is live streamed on YouTube. The agendas for the Full Council Meetings are usually posted on the agendas page the Wednesday prior to the meeting the following Tuesday evening.
Dates of meetings until the Annual Town Council Meeting : 25.02.25,11.03.25, 25.03.25, 08.04.25, 22.04.25, 13.05.25 (Annual Town Meeting when Chairman/Mayor is elected for the forthcoming year).
Bridle Road Play Area
The Town Council is currently making improvements to the Bridle Road Play Area. The pump track mounds have now been re-locate so they are more user friendly. The basketball hoops/goals removed from Lovell Gardens Play Area will be installed in the near future.
This work is likely to be ongoing for a while and no finish date can be given at present, but it is envisaged the equipment will be installed soon. Hopefully, there will be little, if any, disruption to the use of the Play Area and more and better facilities will be available when all is complete.
To help with general grounds maintenance we have been lucky to have help from volunteers to clear some of the overgrowth along the north and east boundaries of the play area site. As part of this lots of bulbs have been planted, so look out for the spring time flowers which should pop up.
Town Mayor 2024/25
Councillor Don Saunders was elected as the Chairman and Town Mayor of Watton Town Council for the year 2024/25. Don’s charities for his term are the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme at Wayland Academy and the Thursday morning Watton Family Group at the Charlotte Harvey Trust building.
Councillor Gillian Turrant was elected as Vice Chairman of Watton Town Council for the year 2024/25
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