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Hustings Wednesday 24^th April 2013

The St. James Residents’ Association has organised a hustings for this years County Council elections. The event is for residents of St. James who live in the new divisions of Sixfields and Dallington Spencer which have bizarrely replaced St. James ward in County Council terms.

The meeting takes place on Wednesday 24^th April, 7.pm at the Doddridge Centre, St. James Road Northampton..

All Candidates have been invited to attend, those who have replied and confirmed their attendance are, for Dallington Spencer; Gareth Eales (Lab), Eamonn Fitzpatrick(Green), Jenny Conroy(Lib Dem) and for Sixfields; Jill Hope (Lib Dem) and Viv Dams (Labour).

Residents and business owners are urged to attend in order to make an informed decision on their voting preference. They will hear the candidates make a short address then they will have the opportunity to put questions to them.

More information about the candidates can be found on our website here

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Hope to see you there!

Residents’ Meeting Thurs 11th April 2013

The next open meeting of the St. James Residents’ Association will take place next week on Thursday 11th April at 7pm at the Doddridge centre, St. James Road.

We will have updates from local councillors, Police, Neighbourhood wardens and the Castle Partnership. Two of the councillors will be making their last attendance at this meeting as councillors as the changes to ward boundaries in the forthcoming County Council elections mean they will no longer be representing St. James as a ward, they are Tony Clarke and Suresh Patel.

The forthcoming elections will be discussed at the meeting and some of the candidates will be in attendance hoping to influence the residents vote. All are welcome to come along and see if the candidates are worthy of your vote.

In addition, we have two guest speakers; Jodie Low, Director of Free2TalkCIC, a social enterprise company that work with young people and families and help empower them to change their lives, Jodie will be talking about her work and how they help communities and how they can help residents.

The other guest speaker is Pauline Woodhouse, Community Development Officer for the Northampton Bangladeshi Association who will be talking about her work and the Womens’ Forums she is running and the wider role in the community.

Residents will also have the opportunity to raise any issues or concerns that they may be experiencing and wish to share with the community.

Free tea and coffee will be available and everyone is welcome to attend.

Bands in the Park 2013 summer dates announced

Abington Park in Northampton is to play host to a packed programme of 
live music every Sunday throughout the summer.

Sunday 5 May - Bletchington Silver Band
Sunday 12 May - Gretton Silver Band

Sunday 19 May, 12.30pm-630pm - Pentecost in the Park.
A celebration of the feast of Pentecost by local churches

Sunday 26 May - Northampton Concert Band. 10th anniversary Friends of Abington "Picnic in the Park"
Sunday 2 June - Bedford Town Band
Sunday 9 June - Kidlington Town Band

Sunday 16 June, 1pm-6pm - Twinfest at the Bandstand.
Music from Northampton’s Twin Towns plus local artists

Sunday 23 June - NMPAT Music Services.
The bandstand plays host to the best of the county’s youth performers

Sunday 7 July - MK Brass
Sunday 14 July - Watford Band
Sunday 21 July - Abington Wind Band
Sunday 28 July - Towcester Studio Band
Sunday 4 August - Praise in the Park.  Gospel celebration of praise
Sunday 11 August - Rushden Windmill Band
Sunday 18 August - Moulton 77 Brass Band

Sunday 25 August - Similar Jones.
A bank holiday bash - with a brilliant local band from the Beatles and Stones up to the present day.

Sunday 1 September - Corby Silver Band
Sunday 8 September - District of Dunchurch Band

The next open residents' meeting of the St. James Residents' Association will take place on Thursday 14th February 2013 at 7.00pm at the Doddridge Centre on St. James Road.

This is the first meeting of the year and residents' are invited to come along and find out what is happening in the area or raise any issues that they are having problems getting resolved.

Residents' can meet their local councillors and hear updates from them. They can raise any crime issues to be forwarded on to the local Safer community Teams.

Whether it be blocked drains, potholes, parking, housing or any other problem that they think people should know about, then come along to the meeting and raise your concern.

The association are also seeking additional committee members to help run the association and raise the profile of the area. So if you have a little time to spare and want to give something back to your community then come along to the meeting or telephone 0784 1678018 for more details.

Free tea and coffee is available and it doesn't matter what race, colour, gender or age you are, all are welcome to attend SJRA meetings.

Use It Or Lose It.

National Libraries Day

Waste and recycling collections update Monday 4 February

Waste and recycling collections are back to normal from today.

Please return to your scheduled collection.

Brown bin collections have resumed and so if your normal collection is scheduled for this week please put your bin out.

The waste and recycling crews will continue to pick up any extra recycling placed at the side of boxes.  They will also pick up any real Christmas trees that are left out alongside brown bins for the next two weeks.  Any extra green waste that has accumulated over the last few weeks can also be left alongside the brown bin, preferably in untied, clear bags.

Check Northampton Borough Council's website at www.northampton.gov.uk for updates or follow on twitter @NorthamptonBC

Dozens of roads to be closed for £2.5 million upgrade of Northampton’s sewers

Anglian Water is planning to re-line 90 different sections of sewer including five-and-a-half kilometres of pipes in the town centre.

The aim of the work is to protect the ageing brickwork and reduce the potential for the sewer to be blocked.

The work will involve a number of road closures across the town while the work is carried out.

Roads affected include Booth Lane South, Collingtree Road, Kettering Road and Weedon Road.

The work involves a long ‘sock’ lined with resin being inserted into the sewer where it fixes itself to the walls. It is then heat cured to form a rigid pipe within a pipe which is designed to last for 100 years.

John Clare from Anglian Water said road closures may be needed for safety reasons but this will be done with plenty of notice and access will be maintained for residents and emergency vehicles.

He said: “This is a big job but the hope is that by using the liners we can keep disruption to an absolute minimum.

The Government today announced millions of pounds more for road repairs in Northamptonshire on the day the county was hit by the first snowfall of 2013.

Northamptonshire County Council, which oversees highways maintenance, will receive an additional £3.7m over the next two years in addition to the current annual budget of £16m which the authority spends on preventative road repairs across 2,500 miles of roads.

According to County Hall, the heavy rainfall at the end of last year has caused considerable damage to the roads and, combined with the current severe winter weather, it will bring further deterioration.

Councillor Andre Gonzalez De Savage, county council cabinet member for infrastructure and public protection, said: “We very much welcome this extra money from the Government which is part of a nationwide investment with the aim of helping councils to fund the repair and maintenance of roads which are experiencing increased deterioration due to successive severe winters and the recent heavy rainfall.

“We will use this extra money to continue with our good work of preventative repairs which extends the life of roads and therefore reduce the need for future full structural reconstruction works which can cost up to 10 times more.

“In this way the county council is able to improve value for money and treat more of the road network.”

The Government has made £2,457m available in 2013/14 with a further £1,315m on offer for the financial year 2014/15.

Fluctuations in temperature during very cold conditions can break up the road surface as water expands when it turns to ice. But milder weather brings no respite as surface water can also damage highways because vehicle tyres compress water to such an extent, the increased pressure breaks up the carriageway.

Published on Monday 14 January 2013 13:22

http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/business/local-businesses/3-7m-extra-to-treat-northamptonshire-s-weather-worn-roads-1-4679675