Bracknell Office maintained a large presence in the town until 2003, when it relocated to Exeter in Devon; however, the junction of the A329 and A3095 is still named the "Met Office Roundabout". Many businesses are located on the town's three industrial areas. Easthampstead Park in the southern suburb of Easthampstead is now a conference centre owned by Bracknell Forest Borough Council. Bracknell was made a civil parish in its own right in 1955. Under the Local Government Act 1972, the entire Easthampstead Rural District became the Bracknell District on 1 April 1974. In 1988, it was granted borough status, and
Bracknell Queen Bees Bracknell Queen Bees Bracknell Queen Bees IHC is a ladies’ ice hockey club based in Bracknell, Berkshire, England. They are located at the John Nike Leisuresport complex in Bracknell. Their home ice rink is affectionately known as the Hive. The club operates three teams that compete in the English Ice Hockey Association (EIHA) women's leagues: The Queen Bees, competing in the EIHA women's Premier division, The Fire Bees, competing in the EIHA women’s Division 1 South, The Ice Bees, a team of junior girls competing in the EIHA women's U16 South Division The Queen Bees club was founded November 1987,