Bridgnorth Town Council budgets for improved services
Members of Bridgnorth Town Council unanimously agreed the Council’s budget for the year from April at their meeting on Tuesday, 27 January.
The Town Council’s spending is mainly paid for through a share of the Council Tax which Bridgnorth residents pay to Shropshire Council.
The Council agreed to increase this amount by just under a tenth to meet cost increases and enable the Council to enhance some of its services. The increase amounts to an increase of 37 pence per week on the 2025-26 budget for a home in Council Tax Band D, taking it to £4.06 a week. Shropshire Council has been asked to include this when it sets the overall level of Council Tax at a meeting during February.
The budget will enable the Council to deliver key priorities that directly benefit residents and visitors alike. These include investment in local play areas, the re-opening of the public toilet facilities at Innage Lane Car Park, and provision for improved maintenance of Council-owned buildings and heritage assets.
The Council also intends to enhance environmental maintenance in the Town, helping to protect and improve the appearance of Bridgnorth’s streets, green spaces and public areas.
Town Mayor, Councillor David Cooper, said: “Councillors and staff have been looking carefully over the last few months at what we do and how we can maintain and improve the facilities that residents rely on. We also recognise the pressures on household budgets, and have tried to balance those conflicting demands.
"This investment will allow us to make some improvements to play provision; bring important public conveniences back into use; safeguard our buildings; and make Bridgnorth a cleaner, more welcoming, and better-maintained town.
"At this stage we will not be taking over the work that Shropshire Council does to look after the streets and the open spaces which it owns in the town, but our staff will be working with theirs to deliver an improved overall service.”
The Council says it remains committed to delivering value for money while investing in projects that enhance the quality of life in Bridgnorth and support the town’s long-term sustainability. It recently launched a wide-ranging survey of residents and their priorities, which will help shape the Council’s longer-term program.
Further information on the 2026/27 budget and planned projects will be made available through the Council’s website.
