Just Moved Here?
If you’ve just moved to Buckingham here’s a list of numbers and links that you may find useful, including information on school admissions, household waste collections and registering to vote.
Let Buckinghamshire Council know you have moved by filling in this online form
Contact Buckinghamshire Council for help with Council Tax including how to pay, banding and reductions. You can also call them on 01296 585299.
Make sure you have registered to vote. You can register to vote online or if you prefer, you can call Buckinghamshire Council's electoral department on 01296 585807.
A new Waste Wizard widget have been developed to help you find the nearest place to recycle or dispose of your waste, give it a try below:
Household bin collections
You can contact Buckinghamshire Council with rubbish related enquiries on 01296 585 510, or via their website.
Printer Cartridges
The Buckingham Centre, Verney Close accepts empty printer ink and toner cartridges for recycling.
Batteries
The Buckingham Centre, Verney Close is now accepting your old batteries (but not car).
All domestic batteries (eg watch, phone, torch) and car batteries can be taken to the Household Waste and Recycling Centre.
For information about parking including Cornwalls Meadow carpark visit Buckinghamshire Council's website.
Buckingham is a very easy town to walk and cycle around. For more information about footpath and cycle routes view our walk and cycle guides.
Local bus timetables are available via Traveline South East.
School Admissions are dealt with by Buckinghamshire Council. You can call them on 01296 383250
If you are looking for a local NHS GP, dentist or other local service in the area you can use the NHS find a service function. Simply enter your postcode and the kind of medical service you are looking for.
For more helpful information, visit our Residents' Information page.
Buckingham Town Council provides new residents to our town with a welcome pack, if you’d like a copy please visit the Tourist Information Centre or Buckingham Library to receive yours today. You can also contact the Town Council Office on 01280 816426 or by email at office@buckingham-tc.gov.uk.
The welcome pack includes information about:
- Buckingham Town Councillors
- The Flood Warning Service
- Buckingham Library
- Lace Hill Sports and Community Centre
- History of Buckingham and the Charter Fair
- Annual Town Council Events
- Buckingham Tourist Information Centre
- Latest Buckingham Town Matters newsletter
- Walking maps of Buckingham
- The Old Gaol
- Buckingham Markets
Additional information is available on our resident's information page.