Wisbech Town Council

Wisbech Town Council is the Parish Council for Wisbech. It has five members of staff: Town Clerk, Mr Erbie Murat; Deputy Town Clerk, Mrs Susanah Farmer; Town Beadle, Mr Alister Hopkins; Asset Supervisor, Mr Michael South and Administrative Assistant Mrs Tracy Bidwell-Hazell. For any enquiries, please use the Contact Us link on the left-hand menu.

Wisbech Town Council manages allotments, Wisbech Market, and is in the process of taking over the public toilets in Wisbech Park and Exchange Square.

Wisbech Town Council organise a Rock Festival and a Multi-Cultural Festival each year - watch the website for details.

Wisbech Town Council Offices will be closed from 12noon Tuesday 24 December and reopen 9am on Wednesday 2 January.

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Fenland District Council and Cambridgeshire County Council are the two local authorities covering Wisbech with responsibility for services.

Some areas of Walsoken within Wisbech are in the Borough of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk.

Please see below for contact details and links to websites (Wisbech Town Council is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites)

Fenland District Council

( 01354 654321 (main switchboard)

Based in March but with an office next to the main Post Office in Wisbech

FDC is responsible for:

·        Refuse and re-cycling; street cleansing; public toilets; environmental health; and the dog warden;

·        Housing advice; housing and council tax benefits; council tax collections;

·        Tourist information;

·        Elections;

·        Sports, park, open spaces and play areas, The Hudson Sports and Leisure Centre;

·        Refuse and re-cycling; street cleansing; public toilets; environmental health; and the dog warden;

·        Fenland @ Your Service (One Stop Shop), Exchange Tower, and the Boathouse Business and Conference Centre;

·        Energy efficiency & grants; economic development; and community development;

·        Licensing; planning & building control and CCTV management.

Cambridgeshire County Council 

(0845 045 5200 (main switchboard)

Based in Cambridge with local offices in Wisbech for Social Services etc

CCC is responsible for:

·        Archaeology, arts, libraries & archives;

·        Schools & colleges, the Queen Mary Centre & community development;

·        Social Services for children, young people & families, adults, older people, and carers;

·        Highways, street lighting, roads and paths maintenance, and traffic management.

Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk

( 01553 616200

Adjoining local authority under Norfolk County Council covering parts of Walsoken, and areas East of Wisbech

 South Holland District Council

( 01775 761161

Adjoining local authority under Lincolnshire County Council covering areas North West of Wisbech