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Repair Café

10th April 2024

West Northants Council (WNC) plan to host a programme of pop-up repair cafés during June and July within WNC libraries. They are planned to run between 10am and 2pm on Saturdays.

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The events will be promoted to members of the public who have small broken electrical items eg soup maker, hairdryer etc who can bring their item along to see if it can be repaired.

We are looking for volunteers with suitable skills (and hopefully tools) to come along to the repair cafés to assess and, where possible, repair electrical items brought in by members of the public.

Whilst these events are one-off events we hope to stimulate interest within local communities for running repair cafés on a regular basis which will help reduce waste and build local community resilience.

Dates and Locations:

Brixworth library – 8th June

Central library – 15th June

Towcester library – 22nd June

Brackley library –29th June

Weston Favell library – 6th July

Hunsbury library –13th July

If you are interested in finding out more or would like to volunteer to help with repairs please get in touch by emailing

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Have Your Say – WNC Draft Local Plan

10th April 2024

You are invited to give your views on the draft Local Plan and help shape the future of West Northamptonshire.

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People across West Northamptonshire are being invited to have their say on the draft Local Plan strategy which enables West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) to plan for the future of the area positively and sustainably by guiding decisions on future development proposals and creating places where people wish to live, work and visit and will thrive.

The draft Plan sets out a vision and objectives for the area, its ambitions for new development and commitment to dealing with climate change. The Plan allocates land for housing and employment and contains a series of planning policies for these and many other topics such as leisure, transport, health and wellbeing, infrastructure and the environment and where development can and cannot take place.

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Once adopted the new Plan will replace current plans that cover West Northamptonshire and form part of the development plan against which planning decisions are made.

This consultation is gives residents the opportunity to get involved with this stage of the local plan process and will help WNC consider and address issues before a final draft is produced. People can have their say from Monday 8 April to Sunday 2 June by visiting: Have your say on West Northamptonshire’s new draft Local Plan – West Northamptonshire Council – Citizen Space

The eight-week period of public consultation will commence Monday 08 April 2024 and run to 23:59 to Sunday 02 June 2024. Representations received after this time will not be accepted.  

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Have Your Say – Managing Local Flood Risks

8th April 2024

West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) lead in managing local flood risks, this includes risks of flooding from surface water, groundwater and ordinary (smaller) watercourses.

Under the Flood and Water Management Act 2010, WNC is required to develop, apply, and monitor a Local Flood Risk Management Strategy which sets out how it intends to manage floods and the effect of flooding on our area. The Strategy will focus on local flood risk from surface water, groundwater, and watercourses including rivers, streams and brooks, culverts and ditches and sets out the way the Council manage flood risks for the next six years.

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People across West Northamptonshire are being invited to share their views during this non-statutory consultation which will help shape the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy during the early stages of its development.

This is a consultation on the draft strategic objectives for the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy. It is open for people to share their views from Monday 8 April to Sunday 16 June. To view the draft strategic objectives and provide your feedback visit: https://westnorthants.citizenspace.com/cet/local-flood-risk-management-strategy

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Brixworth Heritage Trail

8th April 2024

Congratulations to Sean and Vernon who have created this incredible video over the past two years, of the Brixworth Heritage Trail. Thank you for asking us to share on our social media and website. The video can also be seen at: https://bit.ly/BrixHTrail

Sean and Vernon’s other Brixworth videos are available here: https://youtube.com/@brixworthscenes

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Photo ID required for the Polling Booths!

8th April 2024

The UK Government has introduced a requirement for voters to produce accepted photographic identification when voting in person at a polling station. This will include the upcoming vote on the 2nd of May, as Northamptonshire will go to the polls to elect their Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner.

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Voters intending to vote in person are urged to ensure they have one of the acceptable forms of photo ID prior to attending their polling station. Residents without an acceptable form of ID have until 5pm on Wednesday, 24 April to apply for their Voter ID. https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/…/electoral…/voter-id

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