Communities & Environment Committee

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SHREWSBURY TOWN COUNCIL
Livesey House
7 St Johns Hill
Shrewsbury
SY1 1JD

Meeting of the Communities & Environment Committee
to be in Committee Room, Livesey House, St Johns Hill at 6.00pm on
Wednesday 6 August 2025

 

To Councillors: B Bentick (Chairman), J Daniels, R Dartnall, A Fejfer, R Gratton, E Micklewright, A Mosley and R Wilson

All other members of the Council for information

Dear Councillor

You are hereby summoned to attend the meeting of the Town Council’s Communities & Environment Committee scheduled to take place on Wednesday 6 August at 6.00pm in Livesey House, 7 St Johns Hill, in order to transact the following business.

Helen Ball
Town Clerk

Meeting Agenda Items

• 1APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

  To receive and accept apologies for absence

• 2DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

  To receive Declarations of Pecuniary Interest in accordance with the Code of Conduct

• 3MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING

  To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 11 June 2025

  Attachments:

  • Communities & Environment Committee Minutes 25.06.11

• 4SEVERN TRENT BIOSWALES – ROUNDHILL GREEN

  To receive an update from Severn Trent regarding the Bioswales at Roundhill Green

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 4 - Flash CSO - Update

• 5BUDGET SETTING PROCESS

  To receive an update from the Town Clerk regarding this year’s budget process and the Committees input into that process.

• 6CLIMATE & NATURE RECOVERY FORUM

  To establish a Climate & Nature Recovery Forum including membership and Councillor involvement

• 7SAFETY BARRIERS AT WOODFIELD SCHOOL

  To discuss residential concerns of safety barriers outside Woodfield Primary School

• 8LOCAL NATURE RECOVERY STRATEGY CONSULTATION

  To consider the Town Council’s response to the public consultation, noting that the consultation closes on 15 October 2025 (next Committee meeting 8 October)

  https://www.shropshire.gov.uk/get-involved/local-nature-recovery-strategy-lnrs/

• 9BATHING WATERS

  To receive an update from the Town Clerk regarding her regular catchup meeting with the Environment Agency

• 10TEAM SHREWSBURY

  (i) To receive an update on the work of Team Shrewsbury and any operational impacts from crime & anti-social behaviour
  (ii) Policing Charter – To receive an update on the Policing Priorities.

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 10 (i) - Team Shrewsbury
  • Agenda 10 (ii) - Team Shrewsbury - Local Policing Charter

• 11QUARRY

  To receive an update on the Quarry Events Programme for 2025

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 11- Quarry events update Aug 2025

• 12GRANTS

  To receive a report from the Grants Sub Committee on current community grant applications

• 13YOUTH

  To receive an update on Young Shrewsbury Activity

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 13 - Youth Report

• 14MARKETS

  To receive an update on market activity in Shrewsbury

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 14 - Market update August 2025

• 15FISHERIES

  To receive an update on fishing activity in Shrewsbury from Shrewsbury Town Fisheries

  Attachments:

  • Agenda 15 - Fisheries Report