About the Council

The Council came into being in 1974 upon the re-organisation of Local Government, and is the successor Council to Higham Ferrers Borough Council which was in existence from 1251 to 1974.

The Council consists of 16 elected Councillors and elects a Mayor and Deputy Mayor at the Annual Meeting of the Council in May of each year.

Mayor Making May 11 2009

The Mayor for 2011/12 is Councillor Bert Jackson and the Deputy Mayor is Councillor Mrs. Sheila Mantle.

The Council meets on the last Tuesday of each month except in December when the meeting is moved to the last available Tuesday prior to Christmas. The Council also has the following committees;
Policy and Establishment Committee - Meets bi-monthly
Sports and Recreation Advisory Committee - Meets 3 times per annum
Natural Environment Advisory Committee - Meets 3 times per annum

Details of your Councillors can be found on the Councillor Contact page.

The Council has the following members of staff:
Town Clerk - Mrs Sandra Mitcham BA (Hons), FILCM
Administration Officer - Mrs Julie Morriss
Park Ranger - Mr Ian McDonald
Mayor's Sergeant - Mr David Wicks

Contact Details for the Council:
Higham Ferrers Town Council
The Town Hall
Market Square
Higham Ferrers
Northants NN10 8BT

Telephone/Fax: 01933-312075
email: info@highamferrers-tc.gov.uk
The offices at the Town Hall are open from 09.00a.m. to 5.00p.m. Monday to Friday. No appointment required - Monday to Thursday 9am to 2pm and Friday 9am to 1pm. Other times by appointment. As we only have a limited staff it is suggested that you make an appointment if you have a complex issue in order to ensure that adequate time is allowed.