Vacancy for Parish Councillor

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Casual vacancy
Notice is hereby given that a casual vacancy has occurred among the members of Great Addington Parish Council. If a poll has not been requested in writing by ten electors prior to Wednesday 11th November 2015, the Council may fill the vacancy by co-option. Any eligible person willing to be co-opted should apply in writing to the Clerk, by Monday 16th November 2015. Please note that prospective candidates will be required to complete and sign a co-option check list to ensure eligibility.

Superfast Broadband hopefully arriving in October

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After enquiring at Northamptonshire Big Idea, the responsible team for the rural broadband initiative in Northants, below is a copy of the response received back.

 

BigIdea

24 Sep (13 days ago)
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Good morning
As far as we aware Cranford 1 is still anticipated to go live in October 2015, however please note that plans may be subject to change.
 
Please keep checking our Roll Out Schedule page and our interactive ‘When and Where’ map for the latest announcements.  
Kindest Regards
Tom
Broadband Delivery Team
 
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Great Addington Parish Council – Launch of new web site

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Dear Resident

Earlier this year the council undertook a project to review its communication strategy. Our goal was to improve dialogue between the council and residents and to increase engagement within our parish.

If you are wondering why you are getting this email, as part of this project a survey was undertaken and residents were asked if they would like to be kept up to date by email and if so to provide their email address. Your email address has been included in the Council’s mailing list but should you wish to stop receiving communication then simply click on the unsubscribe button below. Our thanks go to all those who participated in the survey, which helped us to formulate our plans.

A key part of the Council’s improved communication strategy was to create a new website where residents could be informed of current issues. The website was also to provide a forum for residents to respond to information provided by the Council and through this help the Council formulate responses to local government and other agencies when required. We are pleased to say that our new website is now up and running at: www.greataddingtonpc.co.uk

There will continue to be improvements to make as we receive feedback from residents and as we try to increase the involvement in the community, but our hope is for the website to be an ongoing and dynamic forum, not just a static site that people visit once a year.

Please would you pass this on to as many neighbours and friends in Great Addington as you can and encourage them to register for updates. As more people in our community get involved, the more communication and engagement will improve.

We await any comments or suggestions you may have.

Great Addington Parish Council

Meeting moved to the 23rd September

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This months meeting has been moved to the 23rd

August update for Saints Alive

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Great Addington Parish Council

 

Amended date of the September meeting

Due either to members’ work commitments or family responsibilities, it has been necessary to postpone the September meeting until the following week because it will not be quorate. Please accept the Council’s apologies for any inconvenience that this may cause.

 

New website greataddingtonpc.co.uk

As reported last month, the Council has been working on improving communication and engagement with the community for some time now and part of this process has been to develop a new website called greataddingtonpc.co.uk which will replace the Council’s current website www.parish-council.com/GreatAddington once all the information has been transferred. The new website will help the Council to make its information more easily accessible which is a legal requirement under new openness and transparency legislation but also to ensure it is acting in the best interests of Great Addington residents. If you would like to view agendas, minutes, financial and other documents; learn more about local issues and organisations or post comments, please visit the new website at greataddingtonpc.co.uk

 

Community Speed Watch 2015

As reported previously, the Council is once again asking for volunteers to be trained to help with Community Speed Watch (CSW). The next training session will be held at Caroline Chisolm School, Wooldale Road, Northampton NN4 6TP on Saturday 12th September 2015 from 9:00 am to 12 noon so please contact the Clerk if you would like to volunteer for CSW.

 

Volunteers are trained to use hand held speed cameras to monitor the speed of traffic through their village and the information obtained is passed on to the Police. Letters are then sent to the owners of the speeding vehicles, stating that repeat offenders could face prosecution. By being involved in CSW, Great Addington has the benefit of follow up visits and continued support from Northamptonshire Police to ensure that as much as possible is being done to tackle the problem of speeding.

 

Northamptonshire Police has sent traffic survey reports from before and after Great Addington had use of the speed device and associated equipment and these show a significant reduction in speeding. The percentage of vehicles exceeding the 30 mph speed limit reduced from 84% to 42% while those travelling over 35 mph dropped from 57% to 12%. The Council would like to thank everyone for their support of CSW, especially the volunteers.

 

Date of the next meeting

The next meeting of the Council will be held in the Memorial Hall, Great Addington on Wednesday 23rd September 2015 at 7:45 pm. and the agenda will be available (on the website and the notice board) 3 clear days before this date. Please note that members of the public have the right to attend any meeting of the Council.

 

Clerk’s contact details

Please write to the Clerk at 10 Rushwell Close, Great Addington, Kettering, Northamptonshire NN14 4BP, call 01536 330858 or send an e-mail to clerk@greataddingtonparishcouncil.gov.uk or visit the website as detailed above.

 

Helen Hoier, Clerk

Saints Alive – July PC update

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Great Addington Parish Council

New website greataddingtonpc.co.uk
The Council has been working on improving communication and engagement with the community for several months and part of this process has been to develop a new website called greataddingtonpc.co.uk which will replace the Council’s current website www.parish-council.com/GreatAddington once all the information has been transferred. The new website will help the Council to make its information more easily accessible which is a legal requirement under new openness and transparency legislation but also to ensure it is acting in the best interests of Great Addington residents. If you would like to view agendas, minutes, financial and other documents; learn more about local issues and organisations or post comments, please visit the new website at greataddingtonpc.co.uk

Northamptonshire County Council Draft Equalities Objectives Consultation
The County Council has a duty under the Equality Act 2010 to review its objectives every four years and it is asking for local residents and service users for their views. NCC must state what it will do to try to reduce inequalities in the county (especially the needs of protected characteristic groups) and so if you would like to take part in this consultation, please visit the consultations page before Friday 14 August 2015.

Date of the next meeting
The next meeting of the Council will be held in the Memorial Hall, Great Addington on Wednesday 19th August 2015 at 7:45 pm. and the agenda will be available (on the website and the notice board) 3 clear days before this date. Please note that members of the public have the right to attend any meeting of the Council.

Clerk’s contact details
Please write to the Clerk at 10 Rushwell Close, Great Addington, Kettering, Northamptonshire NN14 4BP, call 01536 330858 or send an e-mail to clerk@greataddingtonparishcouncil.gov.uk or visit the website as detailed above.

Helen Hoier, Clerk