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Warwick Council This Week: Thickthorn Units and Padel Courts
Two planning nights at Leamington Town Hall: Lidl and 160 homes on Tuesday, six industrial units at Thickthorn, Kenilworth, and a padel refusal on Wednesday.
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Food hygiene
Leamington Food Hygiene: 43 New 5s, Pizza Shop Rated 2
Every Warwick district food hygiene rating since 1 September: 43 businesses rated 5, a Warwick pub 4, a Baginton pub 3 and a Leamington pizza unit rated 2.
Kenilworth
Kenilworth Castle Father Christmas: £12, Weekends 5-20 Dec
Father Christmas is at Kenilworth Castle on the three weekends from 5 to 20 December 2026: £12 a child, seven sessions a day, booked ahead. Times and booking.
Stoneleigh
Stoneleigh Winter Fair: 28 and 29 Nov, £7, Free Parking
Stoneleigh Winter Fair is Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November 2026 at NAEC Stoneleigh: £7, under-5s free, free parking, Santa's sleigh and a skate rink.
Kenilworth
Kenilworth Christmas Lights: 6pm, Friday 27 November
Kenilworth's lights go on at 6pm on Friday 27 November on the High Street, closed 3pm to 10pm. Then the free Abbey End Festive Hub with Santa on Saturday.
Schools
Leamington School Term Dates 2026/27: Break Up 18 December
Warwickshire schools break up on Friday 18 December and return on 4 January. Half terms, INSET days, and the five local schools that set their own dates.
Christmas
Leamington Spa Christmas Market 2026: Seven Sundays on Parade
Leamington Spa's Christmas market is on the Parade on seven Sundays, 1 Nov to 20 Dec, 10am to 5pm. Warwick's is Monday 21 Dec, 9am to 3pm, in Market Place.
Christmas
Santa Near Leamington 2026: Hatton From £31, Castle From £29
Hatton's Father Christmas runs weekends from 28 November and daily 19 to 24 December, children from £31. Warwick Castle's Stories with Santa is from £29.
Kenilworth
Kenilworth HS2 Noise: Major Impact Now at Dalehouse Lane
HS2's own report now rates Dalehouse Lane noise as major, day and night, where the Environmental Statement said moderate. The council rules by 20 October.
Leamington Spa
Leamington Remembrance Sunday: 10.50am, 8 November 2026
Leamington's Remembrance service is about 10.50am on Sunday 8 November at Euston Place, with roads shut 6am to 1pm. Warwick, Kenilworth and Whitnash too.
Leamington Spa
Leamington Halloween 2026: Free Pumpkins, Ghost Tours
Half term is 26 to 30 October. Lord Leycester ghost tours at £15 adult, 500 free pumpkins in Warwick, the Pumpkin Path and both castles' Halloween, with prices.
Kenilworth
Kenilworth Skate Park Survey Closes Friday 11 September
Warwick District Council wants views on rebuilding Castle Farm skate area in Kenilworth. The survey shuts on Friday 11 September. What is there now.
Kenilworth
Fireworks near Leamington: Kenilworth and Warwick, Both Sat 7 November
Kenilworth Castle fireworks are Saturday 7 November 2026: adults £14, children £7, last entry 6.45pm. Warwick Racecourse bonfire is the same night, from £10.
Kenilworth
Kenilworth 550 Homes: Consultation Closed, Nothing Filed Yet
Catesby's consultation on 550 Green Belt homes at Kenilworth closed on 20 September. No outline application was on the council's register as at 24 September.