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Warwick District Council is appealing to residents to help support next year’s County Council election in May 2025. 

​The Council is advertising six paid roles to support the forthcoming election, from supervising polling stations on voting day to assisting with the count. Allocation of staff to locations commences in December of this year.

The roles, which include Presiding Officers, Poll Clerks and Count Clerks, are available to anyone over 18 years, subject to proof of ID. Those applying to work at a Polling Station will need to be available from 6.30am to 10.30pm on polling day.

The count venue is to be confirmed, with the date and timings to be also confirmed nearer the election.

Full paid online training will be available for those applying for Presiding Officers and Poll Clerk roles. To find out more and to apply online for roles, visit www.warwickdc.gov.uk/workingattheelections

HS2 will be carrying a programme of site clearance works on Crackley
Lane in preparation for the road tie in works for the Crackley Road
overbridge. In order to carry out these works in a safe and secure
manner HS2 will close Crackley Lane between the hours of 8.00am to
5.00pm on Saturday 26 October 2024 and then from Monday 28 October 2024 to Thursday 31 October 2024 between the hours of 8.00am to 5.00pm.

Due to the nature of works being carried out, there is no safe
through route for pedestrians and cyclists.

A fully signed diversion will be in place while these works are carried
out and access will be maintained to properties during these works. 

​Warwick District residents have been chosen as the first in the County to recycle plastic bags and wrapping along with their usual recycling at the kerbside.
Plastics such as plastic bags, confectionary wrappers, foil lined packaging, plastic film, bubble wrap, food wrapping, fruit and vegetable net bags and more can now be placed in the blue lidded recycling bin (or red box/bag) for fortnightly collection. The plastic must be empty and clean, free from food residue and other contaminants.

A full list of what flexible plastics can be recycled in your blue lid bin is available at the Sherbourne Recycling website.
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Dozens of buildings in our district, some of which are not normally accessible to the public will be opening their doors for free next month for Heritage Open Days.
Running from 6 to 15 September, Heritage Open Days is England’s largest festival of history and culture and over the ten days there will be over forty local venues taking part.
During the festival visitors will get a chance to visit the oldest tennis club in the world, the church where JRR Tolkien was married, the ancient location where Guy of Warwick lived and died as a hermit or a historical site dating back to the Knight’s Templars. There is also the opportunity to join a variety of themed guided walks around Leamington, Warwick and Kenilworth.
Many of the district’s churches will also be open with volunteers on hand to show visitors around their stunning interiors designed by the leading architects and artists of the day. Other local attractions including the Lord Leycester, Packwood House, Baddesley Clinton, Hill Close Gardens and Bagot’s Castle will be offering free admission at limited times.
Amongst the venues taking part is the Collegiate Church of St Mary in Warwick, who will be offering visitors the chance to tour the tower and see the Victorian ringing room and bells for the first time in two years following its closure for a £multi-million restoration.

A guide listing all the venues taking part and opening times is available from libraries and visitor information centres. Further information is available on the Heritage Open Days and Warwick District Council websites.