Keynsham Town Council Services

The Town Council is responsible for numerous services and amenities on a local level, that benefit the town and residents including:

• Keynsham Cemetery - Including chapel and burial grounds
• Allotments - 128 plots at the end of Park Road
• Street Furniture & Bus Stops - Including some notice boards, benches, bins and bus shelters
• Play Areas & Play Equipment - Upper Memorial Park, Park Road, Lower Memorial Park, Downfield, Kelston Road, Teviot Road, Holmoak Road, Manor Road
• Basketball Facilities - Teviot Road, Manor Road, Park Road and Kelston Road
• Football Pitches & Pavilion - Manor Road Playing Fields
• Memorial Park Floodlit Multi-Sports Court - Including tennis, football and netball facilities
• Skate Park - In Memorial Park
• Grants to Help Local Organisations - £23,100 for general grants and £15,750 for environmental projects
• Consultation on Neighbourhood Planning - The Town Council has the opportunity to comment on planning applications within the Keynsham area before they are considered by the Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Planning Committee
• Events - Including the Keynsham Winter Festival, Bandstand Concerts and Keynsham Business Forum
• Youth Service - The Town Council offers a full programme of centre based and outreach sessions for young people aged 11-19

 

Find out more information about the services and amenities offered by the Town Council by contacting us.

 

Bath & North East Somerset Council services

Keynsham is under the jurisdiction of Bath & North East Somerset Council which is responsible for many of the council services in the town, including:

• Parking & Travel - Including applications and renewals of blue badges and parking fines
• Rubbish & Recycling - Including rubbish collections
• Planning & Building Control - Including planning permissions and applications
• Schools, Colleges & Learning - Including admissions, school closures, term dates & SEND Partnership Service
• Council Tax & Benefits - Including paying council tax, tax bands, benefits and welfare support
• Library & Information Services - Including reserve library items, print services, room hire and exhibition space
• Streets & Highway Maintenance - Including roadworks, street lighting, pavements, highways drainage, litter, street care and cleaning
• Housing - Including finding a home, energy advice and landlords
• Birth, Marriages & Deaths - Including citizenship, copies of certificates and register offices
• Adult Social Care & Health - Including substance abuse, disability, mental health and available support
• Children, Young People & Families - Including adoption, fostering and help with SEND
• Leisure & Parks - Including most of Keynsham Memorial Park and other Green Spaces in Keynsham (not including play areas, Memorial Park Tennis and Football Courts and Manor Road playing fields)
• Trading Standards - Including business advice, consumer advice, health & safety at work and food standards
• Tourism & Heritage - Including museums & attractions, Discovery Card and visitor information
• Public Health - Including the latest health messages and One You health help
• Environment - Including asbestos, flooding, pest control, climate emergency, pollution, trees and woodlands, ecology and biodiversity and green infrastructure