Birchwood Town Council

18/06/2026

02/06/2026

An exciting local event happening over at Thomas Risley Church and hosted by Birchwood Acts. Please email the address on the poster for tickets or further details! 🎙️🎭

02/06/2026

Please come along to Birchwood Carnival on Sunday. There are lots of free activities to enjoy and we are proud to sponsor this local annual event.

Only one week to the Carnival at Birchwood Forest Park - join us from 12 noon on Sunday 7th June!

We have many completely free activities for you this year including...

🐕Little Nippers Terrier Display Team
🦅Ridgeside Birds of Prey displays
🧗Climbing wall
🛝Inflatable Wipeout
🏄Surfboard simulator
🎭Punch and Judy
🐛The Creepy Crawly Show

👀Look out for our Free Activity posters!👀

👏Thank you again to all of our supporters who have enabled us to provide these free activities:

Birchwood Town Council
Warrington Borough Council
Birchwood Park
Birchwood Shopping Centre
Gleeds
Gorse Covert Primary School
Nisa - Making a Difference Locally
PPL PRS Ltd
Rachel Sewell - NVT Practitioner
Sellafield Ltd
Sunbelt Rentals
TF Jones
The Friends of Birchwood Forest Park CIC
Your Housing Group

27/05/2026

Annual Chair's Report - Councillor Nigel Reeves, Chair 2025/26

27/05/2026

Congratulations to our newly elected Chair of Birchwood Town Council for 2026/27, Councillor David Ellis, who was elected during the Annual Council Meeting on Tuesday 26th May 2026. We look forward to working together to serve the community of Birchwood.

Councillor Julie Brereton was elected as Vice-Chair.

Pictured is Councillor Nigel Reeves, Chair of the Council for 2025/26 handing over the Chain of Office to Cllr Ellis. The Town Council would like to thank Cllr Reeves for his hard work, commitment and support during his time as Chair, along with the outgoing Vice-Chair, Councillor Jacquie Sheridan.

https://birchwoodtowncouncil.gov.uk/?post_type=news_article&p=72692&preview=true

20/05/2026

The Annual Council Meeting will be held at 6:30pm on 26th May 2026, directly after the Annual Town Meeting which will be at 6:00pm. All residents are welcome and encouraged to attend.

20/05/2026

Birchwood Town Council is proud to once again sponsor the Birchwood Carnival. This year it will take place on Sunday 7th June at Birchwood Forest park. If you are part of a local group or organisation and would like to walk in the fancy dress procession, please email us at [email protected]

We hope to see you there 😊

🥳It's three weeks until we welcome you to Birchwood Forest Park for the 2026 Carnival on Sunday 7th June! 🥳

🐕Our headline acts this year are the Little Nippers Terrier Display Team and Ridgeside Falconry birds of prey displays 🦅

🌼Your group can take part in our Flower Power-themed opening procession led by Batida Rio Samba band! Contact [email protected] for details 🌺

19/05/2026

WARRINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL
ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984
THE BOROUGH OF WARRINGTON (BIRCHWOOD WAY, BIRCHWOOD) (PROHIBITION OF DRIVING)
TEMPORARY ORDER 2025

Notice is hereby given that the Council made an Order under Section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 on 21st August 2025. The effect of which is to introduce a prohibition of driving on Birchwood Way from its junction with Moss Gate to the M62 Junction 11.

The Order was effective from 1st September 2025 for 24 weeks, between 9pm and 5am. The works were subsequently delayed until 5th January 2026, however they are now required to remain in place until 6th September 2026, as and when signed on site. The access, alternative route and reason for the works remains the same as previously advertised.

Dated: 7th May 2026 Ref: 15672626
Paul Clisby, Director of Law and Governance, Town Hall, Sankey Street, Warrington, WA1 1UH

18/05/2026

Warrington East Police will be at Birchwood Shopping Centre Tomorrow, Tuesday 19th May at 1pm, with their knife surrender bin if you have any unwanted knives you would like to safely dispose of.

Officers will be at the following locations this week as part of Operation Sceptre. We will have the knife surrender bin with us so if you have any unwanted or unused knives you would like to dispose of safely then please come and see us:

Tuesday 19th:
Padgate Community Centre car park - 0930
Birchwood Shopping Centre - 1300

Thursday 21st:
Culcheth Library - 0930
Woolston Hub car park - 1130