Woodbridge Town Council
Shire Hall
Market Hill
Woodbridge
IP12 4LP
Tel:  01394 383599
Fax: 01394 384251
Email the Town Clerk 

The Town Council was created in 1974 as a successor  the Urban District Council.  It is based in the Shire Hall, Market Hill and is open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. 

It is the 3rd tier of Local Government following Suffolk County Council and Suffolk Coastal District Council and deals with the Town of Woodbridge only.

The Town itself is split into 4 Wards; Farlingaye, Kyson, Seckford and Riverside and each ward has four Councillors.

The Town Mayor is Chairman of the Council; he/she is also the Civic Head of Woodbridge, representing the Town at many civic and other functions.  The current Town Mayor is Councillor Les Binns and his Deputy is Councillor Cliff Cocker. 

The Town Council meets on the second Tueday of each month (with the exception of August), with the Amenities, Finance & Staffing and Planning Committees meeting in turn on the remaining Tuesdays of the month.  Meetings are held in the Council Chamber, Shire Hall, Market Hill, usually starting at 7 p.m. 

Members of the public are welcome to attend these meetings. Date of Next Meeting and Town Council Minutes.

In addition, Town Councillors are appointed to local bodies in the Town including the Town Centre Management Group, Woodbridge Community Council, The Community Hall Management Committee, Woodbridge Museum, the Suffolk Association of Local Councils, the Tide Mill Trust, the Seckford Foundation and the Safer Neighbourhood Team.

The Town Council owns and maintains the Shire Hall and Market Square, the award winning Elmhurst Park, Kingston Field, The Garden of Remembrance and War Memorial and Fitzgerald Green (off Sun Lane).  It also maintains on behalf of the owners, the Quaker Burial Ground in Turn Lane (just of Church Street) and whilst owning the Tide Mill has given delegated responsibility of the running of it to the Woodbridge Tide Mill Trust.

The Shire Hall Council Chamber is also an approved premises for Civil Ceremonies.   Click here to find out more.........