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at the Community Centre March 1st 2012 7:30pm

Neighbourhood watch
To report local crimes please contact Neighbourhood Watch on 01604 432436

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Lost (18/07/2011) Black & White cat with black diamonte collar. more details Found (11/05/2011) Two keys found at the entrance to Foxfields Country Park. more details Lost / Found (16/03/2011) Black & white cat more details

Latest News
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. Grange Park 80’s Disco Saturday 31st March 2012 Grange Park Community Centre, 8pm til midnight Come and party the night away! Limited to only 200 tickets so book early. £5:00 per ticket including 1st drink – Please register your interest/numbers by e-mail on disco@grangeparkpc.org All profits to charity Gritting Regime for Grange Park this Winter ...... As Saxon Avenue is on the precautionary gritting network it was gritted along with all other roads on this network last winter, which was 65 times between October 2010 and April 2011. For the coming year the bus route through the estate has been added to the precautionary gritting network, ie Wake Way (part), Quintonside and Bridge Meadow Way (part). Crime and policing update for Grange Park ward Between Thursday 17 and Monday 21 November, properties in Bridge Meadow Way and High Barns Close were broken into. Anyone with information please call us on 101 or alternatively, information can be given anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. 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.

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.

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Grange Park 80’s Disco

Saturday 31st March 2012

Grange Park Community Centre, 8pm til midnight

Come and party the night away!

80's Disco night at the GP Community Centre

Limited to only 200 tickets so book early.

£5:00 per ticket including 1st drink – Please register your interest/numbers by e-mail on disco@grangeparkpc.org

All profits to charity

Gritting Regime for Grange Park this Winter ......

As Saxon Avenue is on the precautionary gritting network it was gritted along with all other roads on this network last winter, which was 65 times between October 2010 and April 2011. For the coming year the bus route through the estate has been added to the precautionary gritting network, ie Wake Way (part), Quintonside and Bridge Meadow Way (part).

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Crime and policing update for Grange Park ward

Between Thursday 17 and Monday 21 November, properties in Bridge Meadow Way and High Barns Close were broken into.

Anyone with information please call us on 101 or alternatively, information can be given anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

This is the official website of Grange Park Parish Council, run by your local parish council with the aim of keeping you up-to-date on all things Grange Park.

Here you will find information about what is happening in our area, local facilities, historical information, and all the official matters such as council meeting details and minutes. We would also love to hear from you about what you would like to appear on this site - we want to make this "the" place to find out what's happening in your area.

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