What Are They For?
The aim of The Parish Council is to maintain and improve the quality of life for those who live or work in the Parish of Aynho. As the first level of government the council has certain duties, powers and responsibilities to help in this purpose and works as well as it can with South Northants Council, Northamptonshire County Council, the Northamptonshire Police Authority and other relevant organisations, all of which have a direct impact on the quality of life in our parish. The council is supported in its work by Northamptonshire ACRE, an organisation which offers training and advice to parish councils and village halls. In practical terms the council owns and maintains street lamps, playground equipment, bus shelters and benches. It has responsibility for grass cutting and shares responsibility for general tidiness and litter clearance with District and County Councils. It is consulted on all planning applications but can only make observations on these. Its views are frequently sought on a whole range of policy issues by the organisations listed above and many others.
How Much Does this Cost?
The council spends approximately £15000 per year. This is made up of £12000 from the Council Tax and the remainder from grants and donations. The accounts are managed by the Responsible Financial Officer and audited internally and externally every year. All payments are agreed at Council meetings. The accounts are available for inspection immediately before audit in April each year.
Finding out More
You can find out more by contacting the clerk, coming to the meetings, reading the newsletter, checking the noticeboards or visiting this website.
Contacting the Council
You are welcome to attend all or part of any council meeting. These are held in the village hall at 7.30 PM on the first Monday of the month except in January and August. The Agenda is published on the noticeboards several days before the meeting. You may want to listen to what is said on a particular subject or put your own views. The chairman can suspend standing orders and invite you to join in the discussion, but obviously only councillors can vote on any proposals arising. At other times you can contact the council through the clerk. If you wish the council to discuss a particular issue it is best if at all possible to put the matter in writing. The council is then obliged to discuss it. Many people raise issues informally with councillors known to them and problems can be resolved through informal advice, but the full council is not obliged to discuss issues raised in this way.
The clerk is Sadie Patamia, 9 Roundtown, Ph 07887 548774 (3pm-6pm Mondays and Thursdays) or email aynhopc [at] googlemail [dot] com
Get into the stride
South Northamptonshire Council will be running a series of "Learn To" Nordic walking courses that provide an opportunity to try something fun and new.
Nordic walking is one of the fastest growing activities in the world. Invented by cross country skiers for their summer training it offers a unique way to keep fit and enjoy the outdoors. An enhancement of normal walking yet twice as effective, Nordic walking uses poles to add significant benefits:
- upper body muscles are used as well as lower
- it reduces the pressure on knees and joints
- it’s great for posture and can burn up to 46% more calories than normal walking.
South Northamptonshire's portfolio holder for community wellbeing, Councillor Rosie Herring said, “Nordic walking fits in well with the council's aim to keep our district fit and healthy. It's a fantastic way to increase fitness and have fun at the same time. I hope people will make the most of this chance to give it a go.”
The "Learn To" courses run at:
- Deanshanger Library; Saturdays from 4 to 25 February. 10am to 11.30am
- Brackley Library; Saturdays from 10 to 31 March. 10am to 11am.
- Roade Library; Saturdays from 14 April to 5 May. 10.30am to 11.30am
The courses each cost £25.
There's also a £5 taster session at Brackley Library on Saturday 3 March from 10am to 10.45am.
For more details and to book a place email colin [dot] hull [at] southnorthants [dot] gov [dot] uk or phone 01327 322337.
Village Parking Provision
Monday 28th November - 6pm Village Hall
APC invite you to a meeting to discuss parking provision in the village.
In attendance will be Helen Howard of NCC
We look forward to seeing you.
Date and Time:
Nov 28 2011 - 6:00pm
Venue:
Village Hall Aynhoe Park licensing application
APC has been informed that Aynhoe Park House have submitted a licensing application. The details of this can be found at http://62.189.201.148/MVM/Online/EGov/License_Registers/StdDetails.aspx?...
Should you wish to comment you can do so by 1st October at licensing [at] southnorthants [dot] gov [dot] uk or by writing to Springfields, Towcester, Northants, NN12 6AE. Further information can be found on the licensing section at www.southnorthants.gov.uk
APC has not been officially consulted on this matter but because of the noise impact that the granting of such a license would have on residents of the village that APC has made the attached response.
License Application
Aynho Parish Council have been asked to comment on a license application for a mobile van to be placed in the Walton Grounds lay-by off the B4100. This van will serve hot and cold drinks and snacks between 7.00am – 4pm Monday to Friday.
If you have any comments on this please pass them to licensing [at] southnorthants [dot] gov [dot] uk or to the following address – Licensing, SNC, Springfields, Towcester, Northants, NN12 6AE ASAP
Sadie Patamia
Clerk to Aynho Parish Council
[Webmaster's note: This is the lay-by on the Banbury Road before it crosses the M40]
Notice of meeting to be held 27th July, 7.30pm, AYNHO VILLAGE HALL
Notice of meeting to be held 27th July, 7.30pm, AYNHO VILLAGE HALL (NOT Pavilion as stated on previous notices)
Please note, Aynho Parish Council will be meeting to discuss planning application:
S/2011/0874/MAF, Land at Aynhoe Corner Aynho, The erection of a Working Heritage Centre and associated car parking to accommodate the storage restoration and study of plaster cast artefacts and heritage interior design and furniture studio
Please come along to share your views.
The plans can be viewed at http://snc.planning-register.co.uk/plandisp.aspx?recno=65077
Sadie Patamia
Clerk to Aynho Parish Council
Date and Time:
Jul 27 2011 - 7:30pm
Venue:
Village Hall HS2 Roadshow
http://highspeedrail.dft.gov.uk/roadshow/brackley-exhibition
May 28th, 9am - 5pm
Brackley Leisure Centre, Springfield Way, Brackley, NN13 6JJ
Date and Time:
May 28 2011 - 9:00am
Venue:
Brackley Leisure Centre HS2 Roadshow
http://highspeedrail.dft.gov.uk/roadshow/brackley-exhibition-0
May 27th, 8am - 8pm
Brackley Leisure Centre, Springfield Way, Brackley, NN13 6JJ
Date and Time:
May 27 2011 - 8:00am
Venue:
Brackley Leisure Centre High Speed 2 Rail Link
Information on the HS2 proposal can be found at: http://www.aynho.org.uk/node/978
Planning applications
As mentioned at the Village Meeting, you can use the following website to check for planning applications in the Aynho area: http://snc.planning-register.co.uk/
Select "Enter Search Criteria" and click Continue, and you will get a screen which allows you to select dates, names etc. to narrow your search.
For this village, set "Parish" to "Aynho", and set a date range if you wish to filter out old applications.
For ongoing monitoring, you can use the following website. You enter your email and a postcode, along with the desired area, and it will send you a mail when a new application appears. http://www.planningalerts.com/
(But see the warning at the top - hopefully this will be resolved soon)
