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Welcome to the West Haddon Parish Council website..
West Haddon Parish Council provides many of your local services. We are constantly striving to make West Haddon a better place to live, work and visit. Our website includes a wealth of information about how we conduct business and what we do but we need your input to make it your website - please forward event information; group and organisation contact details - anything that you feel would interest members of our community.
You can register events in the Village Diary or just check what is happening.
If you can't find what you are looking for, or would like to recommend improvements to our website, or if you want to add your details to our Community Directory, then please contact Gill, Executive Officer at executiveofficer@westhaddonparishcouncil.gov.uk. Remember, if you don't tell us we may not know!.
- West Haddon Parish Council Sports Pavilion
A building used by multiple sports clubs situated on the West Haddon Playing Fields. Available for private hire when not in use by sports clubs for regular sporting fixtures. Please contact the Executive Officer to the Council to find out more information.
PLEASE NOTE, THE PAVILION IS CURRENTLY CLOSED DUE TO COVID 19 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.
- West Haddon Parish Council Play Area
West Haddon Parish Council Play Area - West Haddon Playing Fields.
In 2019 a large amount of the play area was replaced after years of careful budgeting and saving to replace the equipment.
The Parish Council are passionate about the need for children to play and this area is aimed at the under 14 age group.
The area is inspected weekly but as it is not monitored daily please contact the Executive Officer if you have any concerns: executiveofficer@westhaddonparishcouncil.gov.uk
PLEASE ABIDE BY COVID SAFETY REGULATIONS WHEN USING THE EQUIPMENT - USERS USE AT THEIR OWN RISK AND ARE REMINDED TO SOCIALLY DISTANCE; ABIDE BY THE RELEVANT REGULATIONS AT THE TIME OF USE; AND TO ENCOURAGE HAND WASHING AND SANITISING AFTER USE. - Outdoor Gym Equipment
- Covid 19
A page dedicated to any formal information relating to the Covid 19 situation i.e. Government regulations / restrictions / HMRC responses to the Covid 19 situation.
- West Haddon News (WHNews)
A free monthly publication delivered to all households providing useful information regarding upcoming events; puzzle pages; inspirational messages from the Parish Council; and classified adverts for local businesses.
Latest News
Christmas Waste Collection - & DDC Opening Times
Posted: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 09:19 by Gill Wells
Daventry District Council's offices will be closed from Christmas Day until they reopen on Monday 4 January 2021.
Essential services, such as waste and recycling collections and street cleaning will continue over the festive period, and there will also continue to be arrangements in place in the event of an emergency.
Find out more about waste and recycling collections, office opening times and online services below: More »
Waste and recycling collections
Collection schedules
Collections will continue to take place as usual over the Christmas and New Year period, except for Christmas Day and New Year's Day:
- If your collection is due on Christmas Day (Friday, 25 December) it will instead take place on Sunday, 27 December
- If your collection is due on New Year's Day (Friday, 1 January) it will instead take place the following day on Saturday, 2 January
Extra recycling collection
During the week beginning Monday 28 December, all households will get an extra collection of their blue-lidded bin on their usual collection day.
Extra recycling will also be collected if it cannot fit into the blue-lidded bin. Please put these items in clear or white bags and place them next to your bin.
Food waste collections
Food waste bins will continue to be collected on their usual weekly schedule. Please remember you can recycle leftover raw and cooked foods, including veg peelings, egg shells, out-of-date food, plate scrapings, solid fats, meat and fish bones. Please do not put any liquids in the caddy.
Garden waste collections
Those subscribed to the service are advised there will a short break in collections during the week beginning 28 December, to allow crews to focus on the extra seasonal recycling.
General waste collections
Black bins containing general waste will continue to be collected as normal on their three-weekly cycle. Please make sure you recycle as much as possible and make use of the extra blue-lidded recycling bin collection, as black bins with raised lids or bags of rubbish left next to your bin will not be collected.
Real Christmas trees
If you have a real Christmas tree you can put it out for collection in the week beginning Monday 11 January.
It should be placed next to your bins on your normal collection day. Those subscribed to the garden waste service can cut the tree up and place it in their garden waste bins if they prefer.
There are no communal collection points for real Christmas trees, but they can be taken to your local household waste recycling centre: https://www.daventrydc.gov.uk/living/waste-and-recycling/where-is-the-nearest-recycling-centre/
What can I recycle?
Find out more information about what can be put in each bin at: https://www.daventrydc.gov.uk/living/waste-and-recycling/what-can-i-recycle/
Keep on top of collections
You can check your collection day and which bins to put out using any of the following methods:
Check the collection calendar we sent you in August
Check your bin day online: https://selfserve.daventrydc.gov.uk/forms/postcodechecker.aspx
Download the free Daventry District Council app from the Apple or Google Play stores
Report a missed collection
Daventry District Council's offices and Contact Centre will be closed from Christmas Day, reopening on Monday 4 January. During this period any missed collections can be reported via our online self-serve system: https://selfserve.daventrydc.gov.uk/forms/MissedCollections.aspx
Council opening times
Lodge Road council offices
Daventry District Council's offices will close at 4.30pm on Christmas Eve (Thursday 24 December), reopening at 9am on Monday, 4 January 2021.
Over Christmas, residents can continue to access a range of information and services online: https://www.daventrydc.gov.uk/online/
Please note that Jobcentre Plus and Northamptonshire County Council's Children's and Young People's Service will each operate different working hours over Christmas.
Please also be aware that due to Covid-19 there are restrictions on who can enter the Lodge Road offices. It is currently only open to people who are: homeless or threatened with homelessness; in need of a food bank referral; accessing Children and Young People's services; accessing Job Centre Plus; or vulnerable and in need of help with Universal Credit. Please come to the front door and a member of staff will speak to you from a safe distance
Abbey Advice and Resource Centre
The Abbey will operate its normal office hours up to and including Christmas Eve (Tuesday 24 December). It will then operate the following opening hours:
- Christmas Day through to Monday 28 December (inclusive): Closed
- Tuesday 29 December: Normal opening hours
- Wednesday 30 December: Normal opening hours
- Thursday 31 December: Normal opening hours
- Friday 1 January: Closed
- Saturday 2 January: Closed to tenants only. Open for Library click and collect from 10am to 2pm
- Sunday 3 January: Closed
- Monday 4 January: Normal opening hours » Less
Covid 19 - NORTHAMPTONSHIRE IS TIER 2
Posted: Thu, 26 Nov 2020 15:33 by Gill Wells
In tier 2:
- you must not socialise with anyone you do not live with or who is not in your support bubble in any indoor setting, whether at home or in a public place
- you must not socialise in a group of more than 6 people outside, including in a garden or a public space – this is called the 'rule of 6'
- businesses and venues can continue to operate, in a COVID-Securemanner, other than those which remain closed by law, such as nightclubs
- pubs and bars must close, unless operating as restaurants. Hospitality venues can only serve alcohol with substantial meals
- hospitality businesses selling food or drink for consumption on their premises are required to:
- provide table service only, in premises which sell alcohol
- close between 11pm and 5am (hospitality venues in airports, ports, transport services and motorway service areas are exempt)
- stop taking orders after 10pm
- hospitality businesses and venues selling food and drink for consumption off the premises can continue to do so after 10pm as long as this is through delivery service, click-and-collect or drive-through
- early closure (11pm) applies to casinos, cinemas, theatres, museums, bowling alleys, amusement arcades, funfairs, theme parks, adventure parks and activities, and bingo halls. Cinemas, theatres and concert halls can stay open beyond 11pm in order to conclude performances that start before 10pm
- public attendance at outdoor and indoor events (performances and shows) is permitted, limited to whichever is lower: 50% capacity, or either 2,000 people outdoors or 1,000 people indoors
- public attendance at spectator sport and business events can resume inside and outside, subject to social contact rules and limited to whichever is lower: 50% capacity, or either 2,000 people outdoors or 1,000 people indoors
- places of worship remain open but you must not socialise with people from outside of your household or support bubble while you are indoors there, unless a legal exemption applies
- weddings and funerals can go ahead with restrictions on numbers of attendees – 15 people can attend wedding ceremonies and receptions, 30 people can attend funeral ceremonies, and 15 people can attend linked commemorative events such as wakes or stonesettings.
- organised outdoor sport, and physical activity and exercise classes can continue
- organised indoor sport, physical activity and exercise classes will only be permitted if it is possible for people to avoid mixing with people they do not live with (or share a support bubble with). There are exceptions for indoor disability sport, sport for educational purposes and supervised sport and physical activity for under-18s, which can take place with larger groups mixing
- you can continue to travel to venues or amenities which are open, but should aim to reduce the number of journeys you make where possible
- if you live in a tier 2 area, you must continue to follow tier 2 rules when you travel to a tier 1 area. Avoid travel to or overnight stays in tier 3 areas other than where necessary, such as for work, education, youth services, to receive medical treatment, or because of caring responsibilities.You can travel through a tier 3 area as a part of a longer journey
- for international travel see the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office travel advice for your destination and the travel corridors list
The West Haddon Nativity Trail - Finding Baby Jesus
Posted: Tue, 24 Nov 2020 12:36 by Gill Wells
Here is a way to get ready for Christmas and remember the Christmas story. Each one of us has favourite bits of the Christmas story. If we each put that into our window or our front garden for everyone to see we can share our own special "take" on the Christmas story.
Would you like to be part of this? Chose an aspect of the Nativity story that you would like to share. This could be a story from the Old Testament about God promising to send His Son into the world; it could be part of the story told in the New Testament; or just one element of the story: for example a sheep, a star, an angel. You could use paper or card, wood, plastic, Lego bricks or whatever your favourite medium is. Find a place, a window or part of your garden, where you can put this on display. You might like to put in a bug or a mouse or another small creature. I'm sure they were there in the stable where Jesus was born. More »
Then let me know where you live and the name of your scene. I will make a map of all the roads in the village where these can be viewed and distribute them so that everyone can visit and see what you have made.
Do you need some help with ideas of what to do? You could look in the Church porch where I will put some pictures of the Nativity story and from Wednesday 25th there will be a picture each day of a part of this story on West Haddon Live
The displays should go up by December 17th but I need to get the map ready and distributed as soon as possible so please let me know by Monday, December 7th if you would like to take part.
A map can be down loaded from West Haddon Live facebook page; a hard copy obtained from the church porch; or from Sue Tringham, 4 Guilsborough Road.
For further details please contact:- Sue Tringham on 01788 510275. » Less
