Annual Parish Meeting

You are invited to the Annual Parish Meeting on Thursday 14th June 2012 from 19:00 - 19:30 at Grange Park Community Centre

Open to all Grange Park residents the Annual Parish Meeting is your opportunity to meet councilors and discover just what your local parish council is striving to do on your behalf.

Should you have any topics of concern please notify us in advance and we will endeavor to provide answers.

Press Release: Council vice-chairman dies

South Northamptonshire Council regrets to announce the death of Councillor Paul Farrow, vice-chairman of the council and a ward member for Grange Park.
Councillor Farrow passed away on the night of 2 May, the council is sending its condolences to his family.

Full press release

Anti-social Behaviour

It has been brought to our attention that the Finney Drive and Williams Way areas of Grange Park, have been experiencing a spate of anti-social behaviour and offences of criminal damage, namely the puncturing of vehicle tyres.

For further details including how to report issues please see the full notice from the Police Safer Community Team: full notice

Hosepipe Ban

Comments from GP Cricket Club

As we all know there is a hose pipe ban in force at the moment in our region.

Grange Park Cricket Club (GPCC) has been in consultation with varying groups on this subject, Anglian Water Authority (on behalf of all affiliated clubs in Northamptonshire about the hose pipe ban that came into force on 5th April 2012) submitted the following statement on its website (anglianwater.co.uk)

GENERAL SPORTS PLAYING AREAS ARE NOT EXEMPT HOWEVER WHERE HEALTH & SAFETY ISSUES ARE IDENTIFIED THE PLAYING AREA IN QUESTION CAN BE WATERED, BEST PRACTICE SHOULD BE ADOPTED TO MINIMISE WATERING. EXAMPLES OF WHERE HEALTH & SAFETY ISSUES MAY EXIST ARE CRICKET, FOOTBALL AND RUGBY.

With this in mind GPCC would like to confirm that if we think Health & Safety is being effected we intend to water the cricket square BUT only with the harvested rain water that is stored in a reservoir that was built into the plans for the devlopmement at Foxfield Country Park.

We will not be using any mains water for this function so if you see anyone watering during this hose pipe ban you know that we are not breaking any regional ban.

Kind regards, Steve Cates, GPCC Secretary

GP Community Dog Show

Date: 26th August 2012
Location: Foxfields Country Park

Further details available soon.

Street Doctor

Report problems with potholes, road signs etc...

If the problem you would like to report is either an emergency or requires urgent attention, please telephone 0300 126 1000 or via the website.

Why Have Street Lights Been Turned Off In Northampton ?

In Northamptonshire the county council is responsible for over 66,000 lights. A programme to reduce the cost of street lighting by 50 per cent in order to save £2 million was approved by the county council in February 2011. This was to contribute to the £73million of savings the council needed to make in 2011/2012. As well as making cash savings the initiative will also help the county council reduce its energy consumption and carbon footprint.

The only street lights within Grange Park that have been turned off (1 in every 3) will be on the adopted roads of Saxon Avenue, Part of Bridge Meadow Way and Wake Way. All other lights should be working - if not please email the parish council on parishclerk@grangeparkpc.org who will contact the developers. The Parish Council are also in liason with Northampton County Council regarding the lights which are located by bus stops and requesting that these be switched back on.

A361 now open to motorists

The A361 is now open again to traffic following flood alleviation works over the summer.

Please see the News section for ful details.

Park Closed

Grange Park Parish Council would like to advise you that due to vandalism and relevant Health and Safety issues - we have had to close the park adjacent to the school.

If anyone witnessess any damage being done to these areas, please can they contact / report the incident to the police. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused.

How should Grange Park look ...

... from your window ?

No matter where you live on Grange Park, you have daily access to one of the most green open spaces in the whole of Northampton.

With continued investment in maintaining our Community, your Parish Council want to understand what you like and don't like about the view from your window.

You should have received this full article through your letterbox recently. If not, please read it here.

Foxfield Pavilion Premises Licence

We are pleased to announce that Grange Park Parish Council has been granted a Premises Licence for the Pavilion which opens on the Country Park in October. The licence enables a number of licensable activities to take place on the premises including the playing of recorded music and the sale by retail of alcohol.

The Parish Council is very mindful that the primary purpose of the Pavilion is for sporting activities and intends that any licensed activities that take place will be mainly by the Clubs and Associations that will be using the Pavilion and therefore the times licensable activities are able to be carried out are restrictive.

Sale by retail of alcohol: Monday - Sunday 12.00 - 9.30pm
Recorded Music: Monday - Saturday 9.00am - 9.45pm

The Pavilion will also not be used any later than 10.00pm on any evening. If you require any further information regarding this please do not hesitate to contact the Parish Council.