SPRATTON PARISH COUNCIL –June 2010
Your Parish Council is made up as follows:-
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Mrs Lynne Compton,
Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer
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Tel No: 01604-880727
Address: 12, Olde Forde Close, Brixworth NN6 9XF
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Cllr
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Barry Frenchman, Chairman
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Cllr
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Rachel Baillie
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Cllr
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Bill Blowfield
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Michael Heaton
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John Hunt
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Ruaraidh McDonald-Walker
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Mark David Pacey
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Liz Tee
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Cllr
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Jay Tindale
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Hugh Willson
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Parish Council meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 7.30 pm in the Village Hall, School Road, Spratton. All meetings are open to the public.
The next Parish Council meetings are:
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Tuesday 20th July 2010
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Tuesday 19th October 2010
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No Meeting August – Parish Walk 18th August 2010
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Tuesday 16th November 2010
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Tuesday 21st September 2010
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Tuesday 21st December 2010
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Your District Councillor is:
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Your County Councillor is:
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BARRY FRENCHMAN (elected May 2010)
2 Manor Road, Spratton NN6 8HN
01604 821438 bfrenchman@daventrydc.gov.uk
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CHRIS MILLAR (re-elected June 2009)
23 Grass Slade, Brixworth, NN6 9HZ
01604 881925 cmillar@daventrydc.gov.uk
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To assist Parish Council in its decision making processes, we have 4 Committees:-
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PLANNING
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CHURCHYARDS,CEMETERIES and OPEN SPACES (CCOS)
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RESOURCES
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HIGHWAYS
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Cllr Liz Tee (Chair)
Cllr Rachel Baillie
Cllr Ruaraidh McDonald-Walker
Cllr Mark Pacey
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Cllr Bill Blowfield (Chair)
Cllr Barry Frenchman
Cllr Michael Heaton
Cllr Jay Tindale
Cllr Hugh Willson
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Cllr Michael Heaton (Chair)
Cllr Rachel Baillie
Cllr Barry Frenchman
Cllr Jay Tindale
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Cllr Mark Pacey (Chair)
Cllr John Hunt
Cllr Ruaraidh McDonald Walker
Cllr Hugh Willson
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Next Meeting(s)
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Tues 14th Sept
Tues 9th Nov
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Weds 18th Aug (Village Walk)
Tues 26th Oct
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Weds 8th Sept
Tues 9th Nov
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Weds 18th Aug (Village Walk)
Tues 26th October
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PARISH COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES
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Parish Plan/Design Statement
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Cllr John Hunt
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NCALC
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Mrs Lynne Compton, Clerk
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Recreation Field Charity
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Cllr Rachel Baillie
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Village Hall
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Cllr Rachel Baillie
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Town & Land Charity (Trustees)
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Cllr John Hunt
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Audit (Self)
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Cllr Michael Heaton
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Village Maintenance/Greenworks
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Mr J Pye
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Audit (Internal)
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NCALC Audit Services
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Audit (External)
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BDO Stoy Hayward
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VILLAGE MOWING: SCOTTS currently hold the contract to provide mowing services in Spratton until 31st March 2011
INSURANCE: With effect from 1 June 2010 our insurers are Norwich Union through Came and Company
BANKING: Parish Council currently banks with NATWEST
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WARDENS
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VILLAGE AREAS
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Cllr Responsible:
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Footpaths
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Cllr John Hunt
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Outside Village Signs (Parish)
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Cllr Rachel Baillie
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Snow
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Mr Chris Saul
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Welford Road, Smith Street to Brixworth Road
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Cllr Ruaraidh McDonald-Walker
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Trees
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Mr David Cooke
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Half of Brixworth Road, School Road, Olde Hall Close
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Cllr Liz Tee
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StreetLighting
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Mr Chris Saul
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Holdenby Road and South + Orchard Close
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Cllr Hugh Willson
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Newsletter
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Enid Jarvis (Editor)
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Bakers Lane, Manor Road, Haynes Lane
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Cllr Barry Frenchman
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Bus Services
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Lynne Compton, Clerk
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Gorse Road and roads off.
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Cllr Mark Pacey
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Notices and Website
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Lynne Compton, Clerk
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Church Rd & roads off, Yew Tree Lane
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Cllr Michael Heaton
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East View Cemetery, Rec.Field & Roly Banks
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Cllr John Hunt
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Churchyard
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Cllr Bill Blowfield
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Brixworth Road Cemetery
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Mr David Cooke
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Half of Brixworth Road (split at Church Road), Sandhills and Starvold Close
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Cllr Jay Tindale
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PARISH COUNCIL RESPONSIBILITIES
It can be confusing to know which council is responsible for what services in the village. There are three levels of local government: Parish, District and County Councils. Each is responsible for different things. In addition, there is Regional and Central government.
What is the PC responsible for?
In general the Parish Council is responsible for:
Ø Streetlighting (excl Welford Road (via a contract with EON)
Ø The Bus shelter
Ø Provision of Litter and dog fouling bins
Ø Seats and benches.
Ø The Rose Garden
Ø The Pound
Ø Eastview Cemetery (Raybells now provide the skip and empty it quarterly)
Ø Brixworth Road Cemetery
Ø 2 Noticeboards
Ø 1 Millenium Sign
Ø Some tree maintenance (Cutting Edge do an annual tree assessment but have to quote for any maintenance jobs)
Some Examples of Daventry District Council’s responsibility are:
Ø Community transport
Ø Environmental health
Ø Housing (Starvold Close through Daventry District Housing)
Ø Leisure facilities
Ø Parking
Ø Planning
Ø Road safety
Ø Road and pathway sweeping
Ø Rubbish collection and recycling
Ø Street cleaning
Ø Emptying of dog bins
Ø Graffiti Removal
Ø Street Name signs
Some Examples of Northamptonshire County Council’s responsibility are:
Ø Children and young people
Ø Education
Ø Highways and pathways (includes siding out of metalled pathways)
Ø Public Footpath maintenance across fields etc
Ø Some tree maintenance
Ø Fly tipping matters
Ø Street Lighting (Welford Road)
Ø Grass cutting, verges
Ø Mobile Library
Ø Drain clearance
Ø Road markings
Ø Social services
HIGHWAYS PROBLEMS
If you see a highways problem you can report it directly to:-
The Street Doctor by phone 0845 601113 or email: streetdoctor@northamptonshire.gov.uk
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