Braintree District Council – Braintree District Council

Garden waste subscription

Subscriptions for the April 2024 - March 2025 garden waste collection service close on 31 December 2024. If you have already subscribed, you do not need to do anything and will continue to receive collections until the end of March. Subscribe to receive collections until the end of March 2025.

Subscribe to garden waste collections

Cost of living support

Find out what support with the cost of living is available to you. You can get information about benefits, help with bills or childcare costs, travel, housing and more

Community mental health wellbeing garden in Braintree

Located on the Braintree Recreational Ground in John Ray Street, the new Braintree Community Garden is a nurturing and therapeutic space where those dealing with complex mental health challenges can find support and empowerment through gardening and engaging with the community.

Braintree Community Garden

Look out for our resident's magazine Contact

Our resident’s magazine, Contact, is being delivered to all households in our district. The magazine features a wealth of information including updates about our corporate strategy and budget, a guide to our Local Plan Review, a round up of local markets and much more.

Read our Contact magazine

Notice of public rights to audit

We have published dates for when the public can request to inspect our accounts and supporting records for the financial years 2022-23 and 2023-24. The public may also question the auditor during this period.

Read our Notice of public rights to audit