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About 20 People Attended the Annual Parish Meeting, Including Our County and District Councillors and Mrs Julie Letts from Silverstone Schools Federation Abtalk June 2015 News from Abthorpe June 2015 PARISH COUN C IL About 20 people attended the Annual Parish Meeting, including our County and District Councillors and Mrs Julie Letts from Silverstone Schools Federation. Keith Fenwick took the chair and gave the Parish Council’s report, explaining that Stephen Noble has a new job which has prevented him from chairing the Parish Council meetings in the recent past. Keith noted that there were no controversial matters during the past year but various Jill Tolson tel: 857320; [email protected] Keith Fenwick tel: 857083; [email protected] 1 June 2015 Abtalk topics had been discussed and some £3,750. Individual payments are progress achieved. The Speed sign calculated by dividing this between has now been in operation for some the number of households in the time and appears to have an effect in parish. Otherwise the accounts were reducing the speed of vehicles along in a healthy state. Wappenham Road. Several other organisations The clerk has scored one notable reported on their past year. For the success when he arranged for Parochial Church Council, Barbara Western Power to dig up Wappenham Malcomson stated that their finances Road to install a new low voltage are stretched after paying for work cable before it was resurfaced! The to be done on the tower but they original plan to send traffic round the were still able to support various Green was thwarted when a large charities. Several fundraising truck was unable to negotiate the activities were held. Grants were corner at the bottom of Main Street. obtained to enable the north path to Sense finally prevailed and the be remade and the gate sandblasted diversion sent traffic over Oxbridge, and repainted. In speaking for the no doubt to the joy of the residents Old School Committee, Jan Miles of Slapton. highlighted the refurbished toilets. The suggestion that Brackley There are currently no regular users Lane was to be resurfaced was met of the School so more events will with stunned silence, but then the be needed in the future to cover its Clerk pointed out that it was just running costs. going to be patched. David Robbins, the Path Warden, This is election year for the remarked that it had been a very Parish Council but only four people quiet year. Forestry work in Bucknell were nominated for seven posts. Woods has had a positive impact The remainder will be filled by on some of the bridleways. The co-option at the meeting at the condition of some of the stiles still end of June. Keith thanked all the causes concern. If they are between retiring councillors but particularly two arable fields the normal practice mentioned Barry Haycock who has is to remove them. David does have given many years of service. some stile sets available if needed. The Clerk gave the financial report In Pam Watkins’ absence, which showed that expenditure Jill Tolson reported on the new had exceeded our income, as a Neighbourhood Watch alerting result of which the Precept had service. It has made a good start been increased for this year to with 30 people signed up to receive 2 Abtalk June 2015 and report information. Living in a invested in new schools, roads and relatively crime-free area, no-one is superfast broadband. bombarded with messages but it is Our District Councillor, Peter a useful immediate alerting system. Davies, pointed out that South It would be helpful to have one Northants is once again in the top other person to help Jill as back up ten places to live in the UK. Although to Pam when she is unavailable, and the budget has been in balance for the ultimate plan is to have a wider the last six years finances have again service to embrace information, such been under strain, alleviated by as events, items for sale, etc. You joint working with Cherwell Council. can sign up either at the Abthorpe Answering a question from the floor village website: www.abthorpe.net, about the inadequate car parking at or by email to neighbourhoodwatch@ the new offices/library, Peter said a abthorpe.net. new car park to provide 175 places Julie Letts told us about the latest is being discussed. developments at the two schools The meeting was asked its opinion in Silverstone which now have 90 on the donations made by the Parish children in the infants and 105 Council and supported continuation juniors. Standards remain high and of the grants of £50 to each of four both schools continue to provide an local charities and re-imbursement engaging and relevant curriculum. of TADD membership fees. The Detailed plans are now available for Council is trying to arrange for the the new school which should open in wording on the plaque set in to the September next year. wall below the War Memorial, which Ian Morris, our County Councillor, is now Grade 2 listed, to be made described some of the activities good. sponsored by the County Council. ‘Race to the Top’ is a strategy to raise NEWS FROM THE NEW INN educational attainment and make Those of us in the village who Northamptonshire one of the highest are regular pub-goers are well performing counties. An alliance has aware of the friendly and convivial been formed with Oxfordshire and atmosphere to be found there. And Buckinghamshire for development word is spreading as a number of of joint plans for transport, spatial local groups have decided to make it planning and key infrastructure their regular meeting place for both works. This alliance is similar in size food and drink, as well as a number to Greater Manchester. Over the of one-off parties. next five years £600 million will be A new summer menu has been 3 June 2015 Abtalk introduced as part of the £10 deal now got under way. It’s too early, (main course plus starter or dessert). we’re told, to tell how well they’re The Sunday lunch of two roasts (12 doing! The New Inn darts team - 3pm) also comes under the £10 continues all summer, apparently deal, so Chef Steve is gearing up for playing pretty well. Father’s Day on 21st June. And all the staff would like to thank Take away fish and chips is Rob and Barbara for the ‘Christmas’ available every evening that the celebratory trip to Towcester races restaurant is open, i.e. Tuesday to in May (think about it and how busy Saturday. Other outside catering the pub is at Christmas!). Decked can also be accommodated. And a out in their finery, they all enjoyed couple of BBQs are planned during a great day out before finishing off the summer; watch out for details. in the pub – of course. The charity quizzes continue to be popular and on 29 March the Barflies BADMINTON won, donating the £95 raised on the There has been some discussion evening to Help for Heroes. The next about starting a badminton session quiz was on 26 April when Half Left (or sessions) in the Old School. The (the teams do come up with some hall is large enough and some years original names!) sent £135 to breast ago badminton was regularly played cancer, in particular to support Jill there. Various ways of organising Geeenhalgh’s Moonwalk. The last it are possible: a children’s group, Sunday in May saw 5 Kids + It another for adults, or levels of skill. dominate and the magnificent sum The first step would be to find of £170 raised was donated to Riding out how many people would be for the Disabled in Silverstone. It interested. If playing casually is always pleasurable to see local appeals to you (regardless of ability), charities supported, and RDA in do email [email protected] or particular was thrilled to receive the call 857320, and we can chat about unexpected donation as they are how best to arrange it. needing to purchase new helmets. So do consider joining this fun WA pp ENHAM WIND TUR B INE evening on the last Sunday of the AC TION GROU P (WWTAG) month. We have been reporting on the saga There’s also live music on each of the planning application to build a afternoon before the quiz evening, wind turbine in Wappenham and the a popular event. subsequent legal action against the The summer skittles team has proposal by an action group from the 4 Abtalk June 2015 local community. On 10th March the taking photographs. If not, you group was successful in their high still have time! There will also be a court bid to have the application rolling display of old photographs of quashed. the Tove Valley area. An article broadcast on Anglian Television news is at: www.itv.com/ VILLA G E GARA G E SALE news/anglia/update/2015-03-11/ Keep the date and spread the word community-group-win-legal-battle- around – September 6th, 2-5pm. against-plans-to-build-60m-wind- This should be a fun afternoon, turbine/ walking around the village bargain hunting! People selling can put PHOTO G RA P HI C EXHI B ITION sale articles on their driveway The exhibition is a joint venture or patio or have a table on the between Tove Valley Broadband and green. It is a great chance to sell the Church, with proceeds going to all those unwanted objects lying the church, building on two previous around in the garage, attic or under shows in a similar format. It will the stairs.
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