Get an insider's view of how our Star Council Awards 2025/26 Council of the Year winner, Oswestry Town Council, is building a better community together through partnership, innovation and local leadership. This exclusive study tour offers the opportunity to connect with the councillors, officers and partners behind the council's success while exploring key sites and learning from Oswestry's award-winning approach to regeneration, community services and place-making.
Tour highlights:
🏘️ Discover the impact of the High Street Heritage Action Zone and the Empty Property Grant Scheme, including hearing directly from local businesses that have benefited from the scheme.
👥 Tour The Centre, Oswestry's youth-focused community hub, and learn how partnership working is helping to support and empower young people.
🌳 Enjoy a walk through the award-winning Cae Glas Park and discover how the council manages and maintains its green spaces.
🏛️ Explore the historic Old School House, believed to be the second school built in England.
🛍️ Visit Oswestry's award-winning markets and learn how they support the council's corporate priorities, local economy and wider community ambitions.
🏗️ Learn about the ambitious restoration of Llwyd Mansion, the town's only Grade I listed building and one of the area's most significant regeneration projects.
🚗 Gain insight into the council's infrastructure, including its toilets, car parks and depot.
🤝 Hear how the council works in partnership with organisations such as the TNS Foundation, Oswestry BID and Oswestry Borderland Tourism to build a better community together.
💷 Discover how the council finances its activities and uses its resources to deliver services, support regeneration and invest in the future of the town.