Many thanks to everyone who joined us us at the East Farndon Village Hall, on Sat 21st Dec, for the Laugh Out Loud Theatre Company, professional production of ‘Beauty and the Beast’. Everyone had a great time and please click this link to see some photos from the evening.
Do you want to nurture nature? The East Farndon Parish Council is looking for a volunteer Biodiversity Co-ordinator, to promote and support its Biodiversity Action Plan, plus volunteers to get involved under the direction of the Co-ordinator. If you are interested, please use this link to view our Wildlife and Biodiversity webpage and if you have any questions, please use this link to email our Parish Clerk, Caroline Burton. We really hope to hear from you soon!
On this page you can view the latest news from West Northamptonshire Council and the office of the Northamptonshire Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner.
December 2024 Town & Parish Briefing
Dec 6th 2024 – Festive Waste and Recycling Collections
Daventry area collections, which includes East Farndon, due to take place on Wednesday 25th December 2024 will instead take place on Saturday 21st December, while collections due on Thursday 26th December will take place on Saturday 28th December. Collections due on Wednesday 1st January will take place on Saturday 4 January. All other collections will take place on their normal days. Garden Waste – those subscribed to the service are advised there will be a short break in collections from Monday 23rd December until Monday 6th January. Crews will collect real Christmas trees over a two-week period starting Monday 6th January. Please ensure trees over 6 feet (183 centimetres) tall are cut in half so they fit in the lorries safely. They can also be taken to your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre. Residents in the Daventry and South Northants areas should put real Christmas trees out on the day garden waste is due to be collected in their area. You do not need a brown bin subscription to put out your Christmas tree for collection.
Dec 6th 2024 – Residents encouraged to help shape approach to tackling climate change
Residents, businesses, and stakeholders are being encouraged to share their views on a strategy to tackle climate change across West Northamptonshire.
Dec 6th 2024 – New Safer Northants website launched
The Northamptonshire Serious Violence Prevention Partnership (NSVPP) has launched Safer Northants, a new online resource aimed at providing information to make communities safer. The website is designed to empower young people, parents and guardians with the knowledge they need to stay safe and support one another.
Nov 28th 2024 – Police, Fire & Crime consultation
Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Danielle Stone has launched an online consultation on her draft police, fire and crime plan, which sets the blueprint for police and fire services in Northamptonshire. Both a copy of the plan and the link to the survey can be found on the OPFCC website, here: Precept and Plan Consultation – Northamptonshire Police & Fire Commissioner
Nov 18th 2024 – Spotlight on reducing food waste – article in Nov newsletter
In the UK we waste a quarter of all the food and drink we buy! This is responsible for producing 18 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions every year (imagine 36 million standard sized water butts full of petrol on fire) which contributes towards climate change. One of the best things we can do for the environment and our wallets is not waste our food and drink. An average family can save £1,000 a year by reducing their food waste. Some top tips to reduce food waste include:
The Love Food Hate Waste website has lots of great hacks and guidance for making the most of food at home and saving you money. See www.lovefoodhatewaste.com Any food that can’t be used (for example tea bags, bones, plate scrapings etc) or does become wasted, should be placed into your food waste bin and put out for collection each week, on the same day as your other bins (currently unavailable to most flats but will be available to all by April 2026). More and more people in West Northamptonshire are recycling their food waste when they see how easy it is. Visit www.westnorthants.gov.uk/foodwaste for more information or to order a free food waste bin. Did you know?:
For a FREE weekly reminder of which bin goes out when, and a comprehensive list of what can and cannot be recycled in West Northamptonshire, download the West Northamptonshire Council App – available on either Google Play or Apple App Store
Oct 29th 2024 – Residents are urged to access vital winter financial support
WNC is encouraging all residents, especially those most vulnerable, to take advantage of a wide range of financial support available this winter.
Oct 26th 2024 – Sepsis: get to know the risks, spot the signs, and act fast
Recent reports highlight that local communities remain unaware of the risks and signs of sepsis. By raising awareness of how people can spot the signs and symptoms, and know how to act fast, if sepsis is suspected, it can help families across West Northamptonshire and beyond. WNC urge everyone to familiarise themselves with the symptoms and seek immediate medical attention if they suspect sepsis. Timely treatment with antibiotics, intravenous fluids, and support for organ function is critical for saving lives. Click here to find out more about sepsis and infections.
Sept 18th 2024 – It’s time to apply for you child’s school place for September 2025
Parents and carers of children living in West Northamptonshire can now apply for a reception place in a primary or infant school, a year 3 place in a junior school, or a Year 7 place in a secondary school, for the September 2025 intake. Parents and carers can apply for a place in reception if their child will be four years old on or before 31 August 2025. The closing date for applications for places in reception (and year 3 at junior school) is 15 January 2025 at midnight. The closing date for applications for Year 7 places is 31 October 2024 at midnight.
Sept 18th 2024 – 24 hour mental health text message service launched for Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) along with North and West Northamptonshire Councils have partnered with charity Mental Health Innovations to offer free, confidential and 24/7 mental health support to those across the county through the charity’s text messaging support service Shout.
July 20th 2024 – WNC service to deal with Wasp problems
Mar 13th 2024 – Eligible households urged to access funding to save money to heat their homes
Residents who have an annual household income of under £31,000 or less and are not connected to mains gas networks could be eligible for government funding to help to make their homes more energy efficient and save money on heating their homes, reducing fuel poverty. From Tuesday 2 April the criteria will change to less than £36,000 combined gross annual income.
Marriott Green is the green space in front of the East Farndon church that is open for the enjoyment of all village residents. It is owned and maintained by a charity called the East Farndon Amenities Trust. David Thake has been the Treasurer for many years and he has announced that he would like to step down from his role in early 2025. The Trust is now looking for a new Treasurer and two new Trustees to join the team. Being a Trustee involves managing the charity in terms of land maintenance, insurance etc, with income being generated from a small number of fund raising events. If you are interested in getting involved, or need more information, please contact David Thake, Mervyn Curtis or Paul Hodgetts. You can click this link to make initial contact via email and then one of us will give you a call. Thank you.
Back in March 2024, Jack Beesley and Will Evans presented a plan to the East Farndon Parish Council to renovate the bench on Lubenham Road, East Farndon, as part of their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award. Jack presented a very eye catching design and the project was gratefully accepted by the Parish Council, with a budget agreed of up to £100 for materials. The renovation team of Jack Beesley, Will Evans and Alfie Freeman set to work to clean up the old metal bench and then re-paint using their design. Click this link to see photos of the team and the renovation work. The project was managed well within budget and reported as complete at the Parish Council meeting in May 2024. The finished bench looks superb and many village residents have commented on how good it looks and that the design very much reflects community life within East Farndon. The Parish Council is very grateful to Jack, Will and Alfie for their hard work, innovative design and excellent support for our community. The team were very professional in the planning and execution of their project and definitely achieved all of the objectives set. They have created a lovely on going asset for the residents of East Farndon to enjoy. Well done Jack, Will and Alfie! Posted on behalf of East Farndon Parish Council.
As we head towards Christmas, a reminder that this time of year can be difficult for some people. Please see below some information from WNC Public Health on mental health, including links to services that offer help and support.
Everyone has mental health. MIND state that ‘good mental health typically means being able to think, feel and react in the ways that you need and want to live your life’. We all need to take care of our mental health, even if we do not have a mental health problem.
Mental health problems can affect anyone and are a common experience. There is a range of support available that can help you or someone you know. You can find out more using the links below:
You can find information here: Every Mind Matters – NHS
There is also a local mental wellbeing service directory where you can find out about what help is available: Mental health services and support | West Northamptonshire Council (westnorthants.gov.uk)
Locally, we also have a 24/7 mental health number run by NHFT: 0800 448 0828 – lines available 24 hours a day, seven days a week: The Mental Health Number | NHFT This also includes a text service.
Many thanks to everyone who joined us at the Remembrance Service at the East Farndon War Memorial on Sunday 10th November 2024 and afterwards at the Village Hall for tea and coffee. Huge thanks to the War Memorial team for organising the event and raising a fantastic total of £235 for the Royal British Legion. Also, many thanks to Corporal Oliver Burton, Royal Corps of Signals, for laying the wreath on behalf of the parish. Click this link to see some photos from the event.
As part of the West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) development of a new local plan, in June 2024, East Farndon Parish Council (EFPC) responded to submit our drawn Village Confines, 4 nominations for Local Green Spaces and a request to extend the WNC Special Landscape Area within which East Farndon is located. These requests will remain in a pending status until the new WNC local plan is formally accepted and published, this being expected in 2025. In Sept 2024, WNC reported that new housing targets have been set by the new Government. A further 460 houses each year need to be built, which over 17 years is an increase of about 8,000 houses (a 21% increase). This means that WNC have to revise their draft Local Plan and re-consult. The EFPC submissions from June 2024 can be viewed in map form by clicking the links below.
Local Green Space Nominations Map
Also, most people will know that East Farndon has medieval settlement remains in the village and this is a Historic England Scheduled Monument. This can be viewed in map form by clicking the link below.
Medieval Settlement Remains & Scheduled Monument Map
The parcels of land in the WNC spatial options strategy and call for sites documents, identified for potential major housing developments between East Farndon and Market Harborough, remain in the latest / new WNC local plan. The good news is that all of these areas have been marked as not suitable and thefore will not be going ahead into the new housing areas to be developed for this plan. It remains the case that Harborough District Council (HDC) could request these development areas from WNC to include in the new HDC local plan. This is unlikely, but EFPC will continue to monitor closely the development of both the WNC and HDC new local plans.
Please click this link to read more about this on our page dedicated to Planning & Major Housing Development.
If you have any questions, please use this link to email our Parish Clerk, Caroline Burton.
Home-Start Daventry & South Northants is a voluntary organisation committed to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under five years of age and living in West Northamptonshire. They offer a unique service, recruiting and training volunteers to support families.
Volunteers visit families in the families’ own homes on a regular basis giving informal, friendly and confidential support that helps to increase parents’ self-esteem and confidence in their parenting ability. The volunteers also help run groups, such as school readiness or fitness and fun groups. Sometimes volunteers go on to develop professional careers in related services.
If you are interested in being a volunteer for Home-Start, or perhaps know someone who might be, please visit https://www.home-start.org.uk/Pages/Category/how-to-volunteer
Sam Beesley has set up an East Farndon WhatsApp group called “Fabulously Fantastic Farndon”. This was set up originally to support the 12 Days of Christmas event that took place last year, but it has developed into a quick and useful way to update residents on events etc. It is a completely personal and private group and not linked to any formal East Farndon organisation. If you would like to be added to this group then please contact Sam. You can use this link to email Sam Beesley.