Preston Capes church tower
Preston Capes church in profile
The Square in Preston Capes
Springtime on The High Street
Preston Capes Parish Council provides YOUR local services in conjunction with your District and County counclls (soon to become the West Northamptonshire Unitary authority). We strive to make Preston Capes a better place to live, work and visit. Our website includes a wealth of information about how we conduct our business and what we do. Find local groups and businesses in our community directory. Use the search facilities or browse the site to find whatever you are looking for. If you can't find what you want or would like to recommend any improvements to our website then please contact us.
The village has a friendly and active social media group on FaceBook (independent of the Parish Council). It is a private group called Preston Capes. Other village organisations are listed under the Community tab (left).
You may gain a quick feel of all the many varied activities within the village, by browsing through the ANNUAL PARISH MEETING reports, by clicking here.
Your Parish Council is Local Government in action, with local democracy ensuring accountability and response to local needs. The council comprises villagers, elected to serve four year terms without payment, save a better living environment for us all. To ensure fair play and accountability for public funds, the council abides by Local Governance documentation and procedures, reviewed annually and listed on this site.
Gratitude is expressed to David Wilkinson who has personally run and hosted the village web site on behalf of the villages of Preston Capes and Little Preston over many years. Much of this site's content is based upon his endeavours and other village contributors - Gary Denby, Parish Clerk, May 2020.
Latest News
Notice of Parish Council vacancy.
Posted: Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:47 by Gary Denby
14 day notice period provided.
Fly tipping support for local landowners
Posted: Wed, 01 Sep 2021 14:44 by Gary Denby
Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner extends fly-tipping removal scheme to help landowners
Dear Parish Clerk
A pilot scheme to support landowners with the cost of removing fly-tipping from their land and securing it against future incidents is being rolled out across the county.
Earlier this year, Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Stephen Mold set up a scheme to help farmers and landowners, with a view to intervening early to prevent crime and to assist in tracking down people who are fly-tipping. More »
The pilot scheme was run in conjunction with the former East Northamptonshire District and Daventry District Councils and the Commissioner's Office will now take it forward in conjunction with the two successor authorities, North Northamptonshire Council and West Northamptonshire Council.
Local authorities do not remove fly-tipped waste on private land, which is the responsibility of the landowner to clear.
Under this new scheme, farmers and private landowners can apply for a grant towards the cost of having the fly-tipped waste cleared away and to support them in putting prevention measures in place that will make the land less vulnerable to fly-tippers in the future.
Grants of up to £1,500 are available and the scheme is now open to landowners across Northamptonshire who can apply by contacting their relevant local authority.
More can be read here:
For more information and an application pack, for areas in the former boroughs of Northampton, Daventry and South Northants Councils, please email: environmentalimprovement.ddc@westnorthants.gov.uk and for areas in the former boroughs of Kettering, East Northants, Corby and Wellingborough waste.enc@northnorthants.gov.uk
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The Link - September 2021
Posted: Wed, 01 Sep 2021 13:22 by Gary Denby
The Magazine of The Knightley Parishes. Includes details about the come-back of the Film Society in October. Kindly supplied by Penny Cory.