The Town Council is currently advertising two councillor vacancies, one in Chase Ward and the other in Link Ward.
Should electors in either ward wish to request an election, then a request in writing, supported by ten electors needs to be made to the Returning Officer no later than 13 March, otherwise the Town Council will fill these vacancies by co-option.
Should anyone wish to enquire further about the process or the role of being a town councillor, please contact the Town Clerk on lblake@malvern-tc.org.uk
At a meeting of the Council held in January, it was agreed that Malvern Town Council would submit a petition to the House of Lords, objecting to the Private Parliamentary Bill deposited by the Malvern Hills Trust.
Following a detailed response to the original consultation, which was submitted to the Malvern Hills Trust in July, it was agreed that the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Town Clerk would be delegated to submit the petition summarising the main points and in particular hi-lighting the issue of representation.
Malvern Town Council is thrilled to announce that the Mayor’s Peaks Challenge is returning for 2025 in aid of the Mayor’s chosen charity, Cube Youth.
Scale the heights of the Malvern Hills on 3 May as part of the Mayor’s Peaks Challenge 2025. The challenge will see participants take on either the long walk of 18km (approximately 12 miles) or the short walk of 9km (approximately 6 miles) across the Malvern Hills, with both walks finishing in Priory Park. All walkers will receive a sustainable medal, t-shirt and free transport to the start of each of the walks.
The walk will welcome both walkers and their dog friends to the hills, with all registered dogs receiving a dog treat bag and rosette for completing the walk, proudly sponsored by Austin & Co.
Mayor of Malvern Marilyn Birks commented “I’m thrilled to be launching the Mayor’s Peaks Challenge for 2025 with all the money raised going to Cube Youth one of my chosen charities. Cube Youth work with young people of all backgrounds and is inclusive in reaching out to provide social, creative and learning opportunities across all areas of Malvern. We can’t wait to welcome everyone to take the challenge of walking either the long or short walk, it’s going to be such fun and don’t forget that your dog is also welcome to come and walk with you. I want to extend my thanks to ZXLidar for sponsoring our medals and t-shirts and to Austin & Co for supplying the doggy prizes (Rosette and Treat Bag). A great day lies ahead, and I am excited to welcome you all to take part.”
If walking isn’t your thing, then join Malvern Town Council and Cube Youth for an afternoon in Priory Park to welcome the walkers back with live entertainment, light refreshments along with fun family friendly activities.
Early bird tickets for both walks on the 3 May are available now at the Malvern Town Council website, with the long walk costing £19 (normally £22) and the short walk costing £14.40 (normally £17), with all participants receiving a sustainable medal and t-shirt kindly sponsored by ZXLidars as well as travel to start locations of both walks.
Image is taken from last years Mayor’s Peaks Challenge
Following the successful launch of the Happy to Chat bench in April this year, a new pilot is being launched from this December across 4 cafes within Malvern to include Happy to Chat tables within their premises on certain days and times.
The Happy to Chat initiative started in Malvern in April 2024 with 3 benches lead by Councillor Julie MacLusky in aid of improving social connections and interactions which has been a great success.
The Malvern Happy to Chat initiative is now expanding into cafes in hopes of reaching a wider audience and getting people talking. Malvern is one of many locations across the UK taking part in the Happy to Chat table initiative with a lady from Bradford on Avon stating the Happy to Chat table at her local café “saved her life” after she suddenly becoming widowed.
Cllr Julie Maclusky “We are thrilled to be expanding the Happy to Chat initiative to include a wider more diverse audience of Malvern. The Happy to Chat tables will provide a space for people to strike up chats in more central locations across the town. As a Council it is important that we take the appropriate steps in pro-actively addressing the epidemic of loneliness, something the Happy to Chat initiative is critical in doing.”
As we come into Christmas there will be four cafes taking part in this first phase of the pilot including Faun, Abbey Road Café, Book and Cup café at Malvern Library and the Cube. All these cafés will have happy to chat tables located in their premises with a destinated place that people can go for a cuppa and a chat. This will be particularly beneficial at this time year when Christmas can be a lonely time for some.
All premises will be advertising when their Happy to Chat tables will be available.
This year, Malvern Town Council is organising the following annual Remembrance Commemorations and welcomes anyone who wishes to join us as an opportunity to remember the service and sacrifice of all those that have defended our freedoms and protected our way of life.
Remembrance Sunday 10 November, Great Malvern Priory Church & Malvern Library
Joint Remembrance Service with Great Malvern Priory Church at 10am
Remembrance Parade starts from Outside Great Malvern Post Office, between 10.45am – 10.50am and will parade down Church Street and into the grounds of Great Malvern Library.
A short service including a two-minute silence will be held at Great Malvern Library War Memorial at 10.57am. This will be followed by the laying of wreaths.
Marilyn Birks, Mayor of Malvern, said “Remembrance Sunday is our chance as a nation to stand together to remember the millions of people from across the United Kingdom, and from across the world, who have sacrificed so much to keep us safe.”
Armistice Day 11 November, Great Malvern Priory Church
A short service including the planting of crosses will be held in The Priory Church from 10.40am. Crosses are available on the day free of charge, however donations for the Poppy Appeal are appreciated.
Field of Remembrance from 7 – 14 November, Malvern Library
Children from three local schools will be joining local dignitaries and members of the public to plant crosses in a special dedicated field of remembrance on the 7 November from 10:40am.
Roll Up Roll Up as Christmas comes to Malvern Town Council!
The festive season begins in Malvern from 23 November with various activities and events taking place across Malvern throughout the end of November. Immersive yourself in the festivities taking place including Christmas Markets, Circus themed window display trail and don’t forget to be there for the switching on of Great Malvern’s Christmas lights.
Come along on the 23 November where everyone can immerse themselves into the festive fun with live performances on stages in the Priory Church Grounds, Bottom of Church Street and Belle Vue Terrace, circus-themed workshops from both The Coach House Theatre and Solo Circus, fairground style rides and stalls, local craft and food traders plus much more and don’t forget to visit Santa in his grotto at the Malvern Library. The Great Malvern Lights Switch On will also see the team at Malvern Theatre Players joining in the festive fun at The Coach House Theatre, bringing live circus performances and workshops between 1pm – 4pm. These performances & workshops have limited spaces and booking is essential with tickets at £5 per family (up to 2 adults and 3 children).
The Great Malvern Lights Switch On will see Great Malvern’s Christmas lights turned on at 5:30pm with guest appearances from Mark James & Phillip Arran following the annual Christmas parade at 5:15pm, starting at the bottom of Church Street. This event is free to attend with some additional charges.
The festive celebrations don’t stop there, come and sing along with the Malvern Town Council team on the 18 December for Carols around the Tree at the Community Hub. As we bring in Christmas spirit with a live band at Victoria Park from 8pm there will be plenty of singing as well a small charity stall and refreshments. This is event is free of charge – simply turn up and join in.
For more details about the festive offering for 2024 please visit our social media.
UPDATE: Thank you to everyone that join us for Restart a Heart day 2024 is was highly successful training over 80 people in lifesaving skills.
Malvern Town Council in partnership with Heartstart Malvern bring you Restart a Heart Day 2024. A day highlighting the importance of lifesaving skills like CPR while giving individuals and groups the opportunity to learn these skills.
So, join us at the Community Hub on the 16 October where Heartstart Malvern will be running free 90 minute bookable training sessions all day around the importance of CPR and defibrillators while teaching these life saving skills.
These session must be booked in advance with anyone over the age of 11 welcome to attend, no prior knowledge or training is required or needed and there is no assessment or examination at the end of the session. All the training is delivered by Heartstart Malvern’s friendly volunteers with practical elements throughout.
Do you have a question about your local services? What is happening within your community? Come along and meet your Town Councillors at our bi-monthly surgeries.
The sessions running from 2pm-8pm on two Mondays a month will be held in the new Park View Community Room at the Community Hub, Victoria Park, Malvern Link. These are drop-in sessions, so the public are welcome to come at a time convenient to them and use the free onsite parking.
The session is organised by Malvern Town Council but run directly by the Councillors themselves for the community. This provides a unique opportunity to come and speak with a Town Councillor directly about local services, schemes and what is happening within your community.
The sessions are free to attend with further updates being provided via our social media channels.
Three “Happy to Chat” benches have been installed by Malvern Town Council, following an idea championed by Cllr Julie MacLusky and then supported by other town councillors at a meeting of Council.
A new initiative within Malvern, “Happy to Chat” benches have been introduced in Rose Bank Gardens, Victoria Park and in Station Gardens and follow an idea adopted not only across Britain but also in the United States, Canada, Australia, Switzerland and Ukraine.
The benches are identified by a colourful plaque which says, “Sit here if you don’t mind someone stopping to say hello”. How often do you see someone sat on their own in a park? Do they want to chat? Do they want to be left alone? Have they spoken to anyone else on that particular day? “Happy to Chat” benches provide a simple way of letting other people know that you are open to a chat and if the idea proves successful then the Council will consider adding benches on other town council land.
Cllr Julie Maclusky proposer of the motion said, “Councillors will be aware of publicity about the health risks of loneliness, and I believe that our “Happy to Chat” benches could play a small but very significant role in alleviating loneliness, and improving social connection and interaction, amongst the residents of Malvern, I believe that many people could benefit from a random hello and chat.
Cllrs Julie MacLusky (Upper Howsell ward) and Cllr David Watkins (Link ward) “having a chat”!
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