Parish council records

Council Meeting, 23 February 2023

Minutes of the parish council meeting: HS2, the coronation, the email policy, the Annual Village Meeting, the Cross Lane complaint and the B4525 layby.

Council Meeting, 22 March 2023

Minutes of the parish council meeting: HS2, the email policy, the B4525 gritting store, the playground play wall, the allotments and the coronation weekend.

Internal audit report, year ending 31 March 2023

The internal auditor's report on the parish council's accounts for the year ending 31 March 2023.

Annual Meeting of the Council, 24 May 2023

Minutes of the annual meeting of the council: elections, the flagpole, HS2 funding, a Good Neighbour Scheme, a new Parish Plan and the play wall.

Council Meeting, 28 June 2023

Minutes of the parish council meeting: HS2, Northants CALC membership, the War Memorial and Pump Garden, and the council's website contract.

Council Meeting, 26 July 2023

Minutes of the parish council meeting: HS2 and filling council vacancies by co-option.

Council Meeting, 27 September 2023

Minutes of the parish council meeting: council vacancies, HS2 and alternative website providers.

Council Meeting, 25 October 2023

Minutes of the parish council meeting: council vacancies, delegates to West Northamptonshire meetings and flagpole maintenance.

Council Meeting, 22 November 2023

Minutes of the parish council meeting: co-options, a new website provider, Neighbourhood Watch, flood mitigation, the allotments, the Parish Plan and the Welsh Lane gritting.

Council Meeting, 24 January 2024

Minutes of the parish council meeting: a new website provider, Neighbourhood Watch, the Community Governance Review, flood mitigation and a Parish Plan working group.

Council Meeting, 28 February 2024

Minutes of the parish council meeting: parking near Station Road, diverting footpath AP30, the Helmdon Old Station site, the Welsh Lane gritting store and a portrait of King Charles III.

Council Meeting, 27 March 2024

Minutes of the parish council meeting: the allotment plot holders' meeting, the Station Road working group, the Transparency Code, community recycling and the B4525 Welsh Lane.

Annual Meeting of the Council, 22 May 2024

Minutes of the annual meeting of the council: elections, a community recycling day, grass cutting, the local plan, the Community Governance Review and a welcome pack for newcomers.

Council Meeting, 26 June 2024

Minutes of the parish council meeting: the Station Road and local plan working groups, a Freedom of the Parish policy, playground inspections and benches and notice boards.

Council Meeting, 24 July 2024

Minutes of the parish council meeting: the planning committee, Station Road, the Parish Plan working group, standing orders and the play area inspection.

Council Meeting, 25 September 2024

Minutes of the parish council meeting: the play area, the defibrillator, the Helmdon sign on the Sulgrave road, the village survey, Brackley buses and nominating The Fat Landlord as an Asset of…

Council Meeting, 23 October 2024

Minutes of the parish council meeting: the Helmdon Old Station Local Wildlife Site, the Welsh Lane grit store, an Honorary Freeperson policy, a Flagmaster and the Parish Plan.

Council Meeting, 27 November 2024

Minutes of the parish council meeting: recruitment, Welsh Lane, the play area, Station Road, the Parish Plan and a guardian and bleed kit for the defibrillator.

Council Meeting, 22 January 2025

Minutes of the parish council meeting: parking restrictions, repairs to benches and noticeboards, grass cutting, flooding, the Parish Plan, a welcome pack and the May 2025 elections.

Council Meeting, 26 February 2025

Minutes of the parish council meeting: Welsh Lane, planning, a churchyard extension working group, the Parish Plan and the Annual Village Meeting.

Council Meeting, 26 March 2025

Minutes of the parish council meeting: planning, the Parish Plan, the allotment plot holders' meeting and the Reading Room.

Annual Meeting of the Council, 7 May 2025

Minutes of the annual meeting of the council: elections, co-options, the General Power of Competence, policies, Welsh Lane and the annual accounts.

Council Meeting, 25 June 2025

Minutes of the parish council meeting: co-option, the final report of the Parish Plan working group, Welsh Lane and parking problems.

Council Meeting, 23 July 2025

Minutes of the parish council meeting: the Parish Plan, bollards by the village entrance, dog bins, the verge opposite the school, traffic through the village and access to the gravel path.

Council Meeting, 24 September 2025

Minutes of the parish council meeting: co-option, a 20mph working group, replacing the dead tree at the top of Station Road, Blackpits monitoring, the Parish Plan and bus services.

Council Meeting, 22 October 2025

Minutes of the parish council meeting: co-option, unitary councillors at meetings, the school playing field licence and the council's governance.

Council Meeting, 26 November 2025

Minutes of the parish council meeting: co-option, an allotment allocation policy, councillors' roles and a tree inspection.

Council Meeting, 28 January 2026

Minutes of the parish council meeting: wildflower seed mixes, the finance committee, the Tree Warden, councillors' roles and policies.

HS2 liaison report, February 2026

The parish council's HS2 liaison report for February 2026, on traffic in Church Street and Welsh Lane and a meet-and-greet with the contractors.

Council Meeting, 25 February 2026

Minutes of the parish council meeting: the Priory development, a tree inspection, the Local Nature Recovery Strategy, the grass-cutting contract, HS2 and the Annual Village Meeting.

Council Meeting, 25 March 2026

Minutes of the parish council meeting: the possible Priory development, speed on Station Road, the allotments, a village shop working group, HS2 and the War Memorial.

Annual Meeting of the Council, 27 May 2026

Minutes of the annual meeting of the council: elections, policies, the Annual Village Meeting, Priory Fields, dog waste bins, the annual accounts and the resignation of the Clerk.

Parish council members (an earlier version of the members page)

A summary of Electors Rights

Annual Parish Meeting

Confines call for sites and SHELAA map 01

Electors notice

Helmdon Flagpole

Freedom of Information guide to information

Freedom of Information publication scheme