Annual Parish Meeting, 23 March 2016

Sulgrave Parish Council
Street Lighting
THE APPROACH TAKEN BY SULGRAVE PARISH COUNCIL

The Start
The Street lighting in Sulgrave was installed in the 60’s and hence is
50 years old. We have 25 street lighting fittings in the village
Reliability was falling off, maintenance costs were growing
We decided to examine the condition of the parish street lighting over 5 years ago.
We secured a grant from Councillor Ben Smith to pay for a survey to be undertaken and a report to be prepared
A very comprehensive report was published which confirmed our view that the lighting system needed to be upgraded and modernised.

The first enquiry
We investigated the requirements for a “Footway Lighting
Scheme” as this is acceptable for Parish Lighting under the
Highways Act and allows existing lanterns to be changed on a like for like basis.
A technical enquiry specification was written to allow a budget to be determined.
Three suppliers/contractors were approached to obtain initial costs and to set out a budget

The Choices
We started by considering a standard lantern on a column which would replace all of the brackets currently fitted to wooden poles
Through consultation this gradually changed to more modern LED lighting fittings as these were preferred by the villagers
The price differential for standard Vs
Architectural is nearly 3 times

Consultation
We advised the villagers of progress on the project through the village newsletter, web-site, PC discussions and Minutes and open forums.
We had 4 separate consultation documents which were circulated including a preferred style voting form
The final decision on the style of was the subject of a special meeting called by the PC

Costs
We came up with a number of options all of which were costed.
Standard lighting fittings are the cheapest
Architectural fittings are of course more expensive
We considered removing wooden poles where possible.
Most of our lanterns are brackets on poles, we have a few steel and concrete fittings, it was decided to replace all to give uniformity in the village

Funding
Sulgrave Parish Council Contribution
Grant aid through the “new Homes Scheme”
A public works loan
Reductions in the energy costs and maintenance are expected to be in the region of £800/year

Contract execution
We have an independent Surveyor supporting the project
A local experienced contractor will operate to the correct standards
Health and safety is a KEY ISSUE for work of this type
We have consulted with
Highways
South Northants
Conservation officer
The villagers

Summary
The public works loan was not overly difficult to secure
It helped our case for the PC to make a contribution towards the costs
The “New Homes” grant can be used for improvements to the village services.
We would recommend using a Project Manager who is aware of the H&S regulations and minor works construction regulations
You do not need planning permission but you do need Highways
Authority
The Installation of our new street lighting starts in May 2016

Questions ?

Helmdon village Annual Parish Meeting Report
The county is undergoing the biggest change that has been seen in many years.
As part of this change we need look at some sort of combined / Unitary
Authorities for the County. At the moment we have nine separate authorities including District, Town and borough Councils as well as the County .There is definitely some confusion amongst the public as to which authority does what.
Significant Savings could be made by combining all these authorities and working together. The county have now commissioned a study on the options for a unitary model in Northamptonshire. At the same time South
Northamptonshire Council are looking into their options. Until recently the only option they were looking at was a combined authority with Cherwell in
Oxfordshire .I understand that they are now looking at options within the
County as well. Even though this is at an early stage I do not support a combined Authority with Cherwell as this would effectively remove South
Northamptonshire from the County. I have always believed that we need to look at all options but that these options must be within Northamptonshire’s borders. There are going to be a number of options to look at the first are a single unitary authority for the whole county. The second is a two unitary authority and the third would be a three or four unitary option. The first would achieve the greatest savings but might not be the best option for the democracy and governance of the County and I personally favour a two unitary authority roughly split between the north and the south of the county. Until we have further details and figures we can only speculate and all of the
Authorities need to work together to deliver a successful outcome. I would be very interested in hearing what people think about this.
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In the meantime at the same time as we look at reorganising the structures within the County you are no doubt aware that the County is under continuing financial pressure and having to make further and deeper cuts to its budgets.
This has so far been achieved without effecting front line services but this cannot continue going forward and therefore the Council has had to re-think how it delivers its services .This will include the setting up of separate companies to run services and deliver essential cuts going forward without damaging them. LGSS is a good example of such a company and this allows for savings and profits to be generated by working for other organisations.
In connection with the continuing financial pressure the County finds itself under it has been decided to raise the Council Tax for the first time in many years . This increase will be for 4% and will include 2% for Adult Social Care specifically . This will help fund services going forward and prevent any erosion of services .
The first of these delivery vehicles, First for Wellbeing official launched on the
1st April 2016. First for Wellbeing . Operating as an enterprise in its own right, this Community Interest Company will ultimately be able to secure additional income and new business to help increase the Council’s and partners’ financial security.
Northamptonshire is a growing county, and we have seen the growth in population as a strong trend over the last decade. Over the next 5 year we expect to see an increase of over 50,000 in the numbers of people living in
Northamptonshire, with the most pronounced increase being in the numbers of people aged 70 and over. These levels of growth have a significant impact on all services.
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Our schools are a particularly pressurised area, with four new schools opened since September 2015 to accommodate the additional demand. Between 2008
and 2017, the Council would have added 14,000 additional primary school places. Since the start of the current school year there have been almost 900
children arriving in the county needing a school place. Currently we require 31
new schools by the end of this cycle.
Fire and Rescue
Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service have reduced its call-outs to false alarms by 66 per cent over the past seven years. In 2008/09, the county’s fire service responded to 2,741 unwanted fire signals, which happen when an automatic fire detection system is activated even though a fire has not occurred. Following a thorough risk assessment, a policy which sets out when the fire service will respond to automatic fire alarms bringing the level of unnecessary call-outs below 1,000 a year for the first time.
Our specialist boat rescue team from Northamptonshire supported the flood rescue efforts in Cumbria as part of the fire and rescue service’s national resilience arrangements.
Support for Dementia Suffers
In Northamptonshire it is believed that some 8,000 people suffer from dementia; by 2030, this figure is expected to nearly double. More people with dementia are returning to their own homes after a hospital admission thanks to a new initiative between health and social care.
Our Older Persons Mental Health Pathway project, led by Northamptonshire
County Council and NHS Nene Clinical Commissioning Group, has resulted in
57% of dementia patients being discharged back to their own home, compared with 11% in December 2013
England’s Economic Heartland Strategic Alliance
England’s Economic Heartland seeks devolved powers to boost economic growth in a ground-breaking alliance between Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire
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and Northamptonshire. The three counties share much common ground and form the heart of science and technology innovation in the UK with sector markets having a global reach.
The growing devolution agenda nationally has provided the platform for this new approach and England’s Economic Heartland wants Government to provide the area with a five-year Growth Deal, unifying the various funding streams available for strategic projects and economic growth. This certainty would give confidence for businesses to invest in the area and give England’s
Economic Heartland a competitive advantage on the world stage. Already with a £46.6bn economy, England’s Economic Heartland, seeks to swell growth by a further £9bn each year, creating at least 135,000 new jobs by 2020.
Creating better road and rail links and easier inter-county travel in a £2.8bn infrastructure investment are the focus of an innovative transport proposition
England’s Economic Heartland is presenting to government. The Alliance’s transport proposal advocates the importance of investment in five strategic transport corridors to realising ambitions for growth locally and nationally –
including the A34/43/45 artery, and the A428/A421 Expressway corridor.
The proposal sets out ambitions for how public transport providers could work more cohesively across the three counties and how emerging internet and
Smartphone technology could empower travellers in their choices. Although some of the proposals, such as smart-ticketing, may have already been implemented in global cities it is believed that this is the first time they would be applied to shire counties.
Race to the Top
Northamptonshire County Council has awarded schools a share of a £1million fund for projects to improve young people’s aspirations. The cash has been made available as part of the county council’s innovative Race To The Top strategy, which aims to make Northamptonshire one of the highest performing counties for education by 2020.
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A total of 22 bids have been successful and these will now work with the
University of Northampton, businesses and voluntary organisations in a variety of projects to improve standards and these got underway in September.
The projects include:
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Ferrers School is running master classes and transition projects with pupils at Higham Ferrers Junior School, South End Junior School and
Whitefriars Junior School to improve English, math's and science skills and ease their transition to secondary school
The Hospital and Outreach Education pupil referral unit is working to encourage young people with autism and anxiety to re-engage with learning and bring them back into education through The Bridge project
Geddington CofE Primary School has launched the Geddington
University, working with Kettering Buccleuch Academy and voluntary sector partners, to provide a series of after-school sessions involving a sporting activity, a homework club, workshops and talks, with the aim of raising aspirations and improving pupil participation
Clipston Endowed VC Primary School is training its lunchtime supervisors to lead positive play activities during break times to engage pupils
Wren Spinney is working with Isebrook and Maplefields Academy to offer work-related learning opportunities for students with learning difficulties at The Studio in Kettering
Also forming part of the Race to the Top strategy is the new Place to teach campaign, led by Northamptonshire Enterprise Partnership, which aims to recruit talented teachers to work in Northamptonshire schools.
Women’s Tour
World-class cyclists were cheered on by thousands of spectators for the return of the Aviva Women’s Tour to Northamptonshire in June. The county hosted stage three of the five-day cycling event today, which began in Oundle where hundreds of people lined the streets to watch the riders set off on the 139km route. Independent reports showed a massive 67,500 people turned out to watch the Aviva Women’s Tour this summer – 12,500 more than last year –
and the event saw a £1 million boost to the local economy, with spectators,
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cyclists and media personnel spending on things like accommodation, food and drink, and merchandise.
Of the 67,500 people who watched the race, more than half (53%) came from outside of the county, resulting in a boost for local tourism, while 65% of people said the Aviva Women’s Tour has inspired them to cycle more often.
Northamptonshire County Council has now agreed with event organisers
SweetSpot that a stage of the five-day event will be held in the county next year and in 2017. Northamptonshire will host the final stage of the 2016 Aviva
Women’s Tour, with the proposed route starting in Northampton town centre and finishing in Kettering.
The last stage of the five-day international women’s cycling event will take place in the county on Sunday 19th June and attract some of the world’s best female riders. As part of the agreement, SweetSpot will also hold a mass-
participation cycle event in the county each year to encourage people, in particular women and families to become more active and get cycling.
A45 Development
Work on the A45 Daventry development link road has officially started with a sod-cutting ceremony officially launching construction work. A45 development link is vital for long-term growth in the Daventry area and improve access between Daventry and the M1 motorway.
The £32million single carriageway which would also effectively provide a by-
pass for the villages of Flore, Upper Heyford and Weedon has been made possible through an innovative county council-led funding scheme.
The project has been paid for through an innovative finance arrangement known as the Northamptonshire revolving infrastructure fund, which unites funding streams and sees local authorities, developers and contractors working together to put the money in place. This approach has been possible because of the county council funding the design, planning and implementation costs upfront.
Designed and constructed by KierWSP and Balfour Beatty, the link road will start at a new roundabout on the existing A45 between the settlements of
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Dodford and Weedon, to the east of Globe Farm. It will then pass to the north of the villages of Weedon, Flore and Upper Heyford before rejoining the A45 at a new roundabout between Upper Heyford and the M1 motorway at junction
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Superfast Northamptonshire broadband
The County Council’s Superfast Northamptonshire project, which has an ambitious target to see superfast broadband available countywide by the end of 2017, has completed its £12.9 million first stage three months ahead of schedule. Since stage one began in March 2013, fibre broadband infrastructure has been installed as part of a network which serves over 61,300 premises in the county, of which more than 57,500 now have access to superfast broadband (download speeds above 24Mbps).
Working with BT, superfast broadband (download speeds above 24Mbps) has also been made available to more premises than originally expected, helping
Northamptonshire remain one of the top performing broadband projects in the country.
Across the county, more than 53,900 homes and businesses which otherwise wouldn’t be served – many of them in rural areas – are now able to take up superfast broadband services. In addition, thousands more have seen an increase in speed and can now benefit from faster fibre broadband.
With the original contract due to run until March 2016, it means the work has been delivered more than three months earlier than planned, and under budget.
Work is already underway on a second Superfast Northamptonshire contract that was awarded to BT by the county council in November 2014. This will extend the availability of superfast broadband to an additional 20,450 homes and businesses by December 2017.
Around 90 per cent of households and businesses in Northamptonshire can now take up a fibre broadband service. Superfast Northamptonshire is a multi-
million pound project, which has already involved the installation of more than
300 new green roadside fibre broadband cabinets and structures and the laying of more than 490 kilometres of underground cable.
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The county council has secured £16.2 million of public funds committed through two contracts with BT, including contributions from Government, the county council and local partners. BT are investing £6.9m. The high-speed network installed by BT’s local network business, Openreach, is available on an open, wholesale basis to all internet service providers (ISPs), therefore offering Northamptonshire households and businesses the benefit of real choice from a highly competitive market.
The county council has ambitions to see the whole of Northamptonshire benefit and has already secured plans for 96 per cent of the county to be able to access superfast broadband by December 2017 (when combined with existing and planned commercial coverage).
Together, the first two stages of the project will see more than 73,850
premises benefit from access to superfast broadband by December 2017, involving a £16.2m public commitment and £6.9m from BT. Stage One has come in under budget and these savings will help to support the next stage of the project which is now being progressed by the county council following cabinet backing in October 2015.
All the above is great but until each of my villages has near 100% coverage I do not think we can say that the project has been 100% successful . I hope that the second phase of the work will resolve the many issues in the villages I
represent . I will be keeping up the pressure on both the County and BT to deliver this.
Angel Street
Work on Northamptonshire County Council’s new headquarters is progressing well as the £53million complex starts to take shape. The work is being carried out by contractor Galliford Try and it is expected that the building will be formally handed over to the county council after completion by the end of
October 2016 with full occupation by December of that year.
The project will see county council staff moved out of 12 buildings in
Northampton, including County Hall, into one purpose-built headquarters in the town centre.
Roads
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The state of our roads continues to be of concern to us all and I know there are a number of issues within this village that need attention. There is not enough money for all the repairs that need to be carried out within the county and my division is no exception. The best way to get repairs done is to report and keep reporting any poor roads / pot holes to street doctor at www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/en/councilservices/transport/roads/streetdoct or/pages/step1.aspx
The more a problem is reported the higher up the priority list it goes and the more likely that it will get repaired in time. I am also more than happy to arrange a site visit to the village to walk through the problems with Helen
Howard who is the highways local liaison for the area and more often than not a solution can be found eventually even if there is no specific budget for repair.
As we speak I can tell you that £14 million of extra funding is being provided by the Government to NCC for road repairs and maintenance over the next two years. Each Councillor will be allocated 25k for a footway and 25k for a road although we can allocate the full 50k to a road if we need too. I am expecting that I will be able to pick an area / Road by the end of April / Early May.
This money is likely to be keenly sought by lots of my villages so please do contact me ASAP if you have any thoughts on how this might be spent in your
Village.
Councillors Empowerment fund
This has benefitted many of my villages over the years.The good news is that we still have a fund for this year. The bad news is that it has been cut to
£5000.00 and that all of this has already been allocated to projects within my
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division. If you do have any projects in mind that I can help you with please get in early for next years allocation .
Police and Crime Commissioner Elections
You may be aware that the police and Crime commissioner Elections for
Northamptonshire take place on the 5th of May. Adam Simmons has done a great job as our PCC for the last four years and is not standing again this year. I
would urge you all to take time to consider all the candidates and get out and vote. This is a very important role within the community and could have a profound effect.
I am happy to be contacted by phone or e-mail on
I.Morris@northamptonshire.gov.uk or [phone number removed]. I am also on Twitter ‘Cllr
Ian Morris @aussielover100.
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Helmdon Annual Parish Meeting 27/04/16
SNC Budget
SNC Net Budget £11.78 million. Core funding from Government reduced again by £600k. The funding squeeze on local government will continue until 2020.
The Government have offered SNC a four year funding deal which was in line with the financial projections SNC had made.
Council tax to rise by 2.95% for the first time since 2010 which would equate to £5 on Band D
property up from £170.37 to £175.37
New Homes Bonus the government is consulting on the future of this scheme. They wish to move
£800m nationally from the cost of NHB to Social Care provided by county councils like NCC. They are considering
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reducing the scheme from 6 years to 4 years not paying any new homes bonus for houses won on appeal not paying any new homes bonus where there is not a local plan in place setting a threshold for growth and paying NHB when your housing growth exceeds this, in effect the first X homes per year do not count
Clearly SNC will need to review its policy on New Homes Bonus once the government have finalised their plans.
New Leisure Contract
SNC to have improvements at both leisure centres Brackley and Towcester
Brackley to have new pool and extensive modifications to the existing building.
New operator will take over from Serco / South Northants Leisure Trust from October 16
SNC to invest £4.8 m but will get an improved annual running cost, rather than this service costing
£125k per year it will contribute approx. £400k per year, giving 9 year return on the investment
Waste Recycling
SNC recycled 59.9% of all waste thanks to the blue bin and green bin schemes and the cooperation of the residents
SNC was best in Northamptonshire, best in East Midlands and 11th overall in the country
Towcester Sustainable Urban Extension (SUE)
Persimmon Planning permission and legal S106 Agreements are in place since March 2015

Design Code and reserved matters are now with planning department and due to complete by June
16. Target date to start phase 1 – Oct 16 with first occupation mid 2017
Relief Road must be completed end to end on or before the occupation of 1017 homes – approx.
target date is 2022 but SNC are working with government and others to try to bring this forward.
The funding to connect to the main road network is in the government five year plan but toward the end of it.
Jackson Stops – Redrow part of SUE at Wood Burcote is now under construction target date for first occupation late Autumn 2016
A43 Improvements
Coupled with the SUE improvements to Towcester the Tove roundabout (Tesco/VW) has been improved and works are complete.
Work will begin at the Abthorpe roundabout (McDonalds) Feb / March 16 and run for approx. 18
months.
Brackley Sustainable Urban Extension (SUE)
Housing are being delivered at approx. double the rate planned on the Radstone Fields development
Ground work is advanced for the Sainsburys site which will also have the new medical centre for
Brackely along with other retail and commercial uses.
Brackley Town Hall renovation is being supported by at £500k grant from SNC although the main funding is from National Lottery at £3m
Local Plan
SNC Local Plan part 2, will reconsider all the villages and confines and seek to put them in place where they do not exist in Old Stratford, Deanshanger and Middleton Cheney.
There will be consultation back to the parishes at various stages throughout but the plan is scheduled for adoption in Autumn 2018.
The government require all councils to have a five year land supply, the formula is complex but approx. 330 per year must be built, not including the areas closest to Northampton Borough. Any missed must be made up the following years. If there is no 5 year supply a planning inspector can /
will / did allow development on appeal. SNC currently have a 7 year land supply.
Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)
SNC will adopt CIL with effect from 1 April 2016. This has been consulted upon with the development industry and will be used to pay for infrastructure in the district. It will apply to many of the smaller developments that did not pay S106 monies in the past. The charge applies to residential and new retail space with differing amounts for Towcester and Brackley Town and the more rural areas.

There are national exemptions within the regulations for houses built for your own use provided you live in it for at least 3 years after completion.
The Parish Council is entitled to 15% of all CIL monies or 25% if there is an adopted Neighbourhood
Plan in place, capped at £100 per existing house in the parish.
The Forum, Moat Lane Regeneration
SNC moved to the Forum over the Easter weekend in 2015. The first year has been successful with more people visiting the building and using the Library.
The Forum has more than SNC offices and also houses Adult Learning, the Library and Registrars services for births, deaths and marriages. SNC are in discussions with the police about a front desk operation.
The Tove Long Stay car park on Northampton Road is due to open spring 2016 providing 60 new spaces initially and 160 spaced ultimately. The additional spaces will be accessible when road works a the Sacaracens Head side of the crossroads with A5 / Brackley Road are complete. These road works are linked to the development of Towcester South and will be done this year as the Towcester
South houses cannot be occupied otherwise.
Moat Lane regeneration continues, the phase 2 works, the corner site and temporary car park site will get underway this year.
Joint Working
Unfortunately Stratford District Council did not make any decisions about progressing in partnership with SNC and CDC in a three way alliance. Rather than delay SNC and CDC have pressed on continue joint working on a two way basis to have all services joined up by the middle of this year.
There is a management restructure ongoing to ensure that the council is able to face the changes to local government and reduced funding with a more commercial focus to develop alternative revenue streams.
During 2015/16 the councils transformation programme has continued to deliver savings through increasing joint working with Cherwell District Council. Since we began joint working CDC and SNC
have saved over £3million from their annual budgets. As well as the senior management team all back office services are now shared and we have delivered savings through joint procurement of ICT
(for example an upgraded finance system) and also in areas such as waste collection.
We are currently implementing a shared customer service team which will ensure we have more capacity to answer calls and provide a wider range of services to customer in a ‘one stop shop style’
which should greatly improve customer service. In 2016/17 we will also establish a joint revenues and benefits service with Cherwell. This will ensure that benefits work is undertaken locally and in predicted to save in excess of £250k once the service has been established.

Whilst delivering savings thorough joint working during the last year we have also invested in some key services, specifically economic development, which aims to ensure business locate and grow within the district which benefits the local economy, provides local jobs and also brings business rates to the area. Our business rate growth for last year was £780k from.
Devolution Options
Currently various options and scenarios are being modelled. This work will continue over the summer months and could then go out for consultation after that with a hope that any proposal would go the Government by the end of the year. Timescales are very approximate at this stage.
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Currently going through the petition process to the House of Lords. Government aim is to obtain
Royal Assent by the end of the year and, if successful, construction would then start later 2017/
early 2018.
Rail Freight Infrastructure Project
Under consideration by Government and is on land between the villages of Blisworth and Milton
Maslsor, by junction 15a on the M1. Ashfield Land Management wants to construct an 8 million square feet new strategic rail interchange known as Rail Central. As this project is deemed a nationally significant infrastructure project any decision would be that of the Government
Inspectorate. SNC do not support this proposal and have allocated a £100k fighting fund from unallocated reserves to be used to prepare expert evidence in support of the Council’s position in safeguarding our residents and communities.

Correspondence received by Helmdon Parish Council
23rd January 2016 – 16th March 2016
South Northamptonshire Council
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Cllr Simon Marinker: Helmdon Annual Parish Meeting
CIL Presentation Slides
Weekly Planning Application listings
New Homes Bonus Allocations
Statement released on behalf of the leaders of Borough and District Councils in Northamptonshire
Planning Applications:
o S/2016/0069/MAR at Radstone Fields Brackley o S/2015/2884/MAR at Radstone Fields Brackley o S/2016/0481/MAR at Foxhill Land North Of Northampton Road Brackley o S/2016/0510/FUL at 53 Station Road Helmdon NN13 5QT
o S/2016/0584/FUL at Grange Farm Road to Grange Farm Helmdon NN13 5QF
Confirmation of receipt of online planning consultation comments
Electoral register monthly changes – February & March
Various communications regarding the Parish Clerk’s Forum 18th March 2016
Press releases: Council given £30,000 to road test food waste campaign, Council run MOT station comes one step closer, Make informed food choices by asking ‘where’s the sticker’ if you don’t see one, Food hygiene courses support local catering businesses, Chairman has tough questions on behalf of charities, Residents invited to have their say on Courteenhall conservation area review, Towcester’s community building shortlisted for design award,
Another chance to learn the Nordic walk, Town nets funding for new women only sports team, Booking lines open for a SPLAT at half-term, Don’t be rejected; register to choose elected, Former Councillor John Kilmister, New contractor set to make a big splash in South Northamptonshire, Public protected from taxi driver willing to ply for trade illegally,
Communities to come together for Queen’s spring clean, Council Leader Supports Simplification of Local Government
Proposal, Funding for King’s Sutton flood alleviation scheme gets the go ahead, Responses sought on the review of
Tiffield’s conservation area, Green light for next stage of Moat Lane development, Long serving council workers rewarded with Royal Garden Party, The wrong type of tip during Cheltenham Festival
Northamptonshire County Council
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Cllr Ian Morris: Annual Parish Meeting
Northamptonshire County Council Consultations:
o North Northamptonshire Joint Planning Unit: Proposed Main Modifications to the Submitted JCS
Consultation Draft Northamptonshire Parking Standards Consultation o Northampton Northern Orbital Route Consultation
My County Council Newsletters – February
NCALC
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Survey of Parish & Town Councils
The Northants CALC Councillor Survey 2016
Communication from Lynn Lavender regarding 2015-16 audit

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New Courses Added to Northants CALC Training Calendar eUpdate – January/February 2016
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Details of clerking vacancies
CiLCA 2016 training
New edition of the Good Councillor’s Guide
2016 Best Village Competition
Miscellaneous
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Anglian Water: Help us reduce pollution in your parish!
Wicksteed: Playground Inspections
Andrea Leadsom: My Vote on the EU Referendum
Kevin Durno: Found some money
Phillip Ward: Contact Details for Ed Bastow at Material Change
Northants Police: PCC to announce new major road safety initiative
Enquiry from Richard Johnson regarding allotment plot 3a
Alastair Crabb: query regarding Jeffs Yard
Erica Sereno (Michael Graham): enquiry into advertising in Helmdon Voice
Enquiry from Helmdon Bridge Players regarding grant funding
Kierwsp: Annual Parish Survey reminders, For information – Consultation on the proposal by
Northamptonshire County Council to amend the 2015 roadworks permit scheme, Planning Your Journey
Better – Roadworks.org
January – April 2016 What's On programme at Northampton Museums & Art Gallery including Half Term workshops
CPRE: Field Work newsletter, Countryside Voice Magazine, C4Q meets StD for Litter Heroes
Clerks and Councils Direct: welcome letter, Local Councils Update March
Northants ACRE: Best Village Competition, Membership, Winter Village Viewpoint Magazine, Poster for
Best Village Competition judges wanted, Neighbourhood plan roadshow, Would a new kitchen help your community facility?, E-Bulletin for Parish Councils, Best Village Competition 2016 – £1000 prize for the overall winner
E.ON Monthly Market Report March 2016
Helmdon School Bursar: License agreement, Defibrillator application
Helmdon School: Grant for Queen’s 90th
Came & Company: The Queen's 90th Birthday
Gavin Curley, Western Power Distribution: Helmdon Village Electricity Works
Rural Vulnerability Service: Newsletter
NAB: Visit of Mobile Sight Centre to Daventry & Brackley
Various communications from Grass Cutting contractors
Various communications from Allotment holders
Richard Farquharson: Helmdon, Surcharging Foul Sewer, ref 52343977, 09 March 2016 – Foul Sewers,
Thank you for reporting a flood
Towcester News About My Area Newsletters
Neighbourhood Alerts
Gateway.gov.uk – receipt of online submission
Parish Online – latest news, top tips and new tools
Various communications from SLCC
Various communications from SNAG
Various communications from SNVB
Various communications from Rural Services Network
Various communications from Northants CAB

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Fields in Trust newsletters
Superfast Northamptonshire E News editor@Helmdon.com: Noticeboards, War Memorial Repairs
Trading Standards Newsletter 9
Northants Fifty Plus Network Magazine
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