NORTH WEST RELIEF ROAD – PARISH COUNCIL SEEKS SPECIALIST ADVICE
The Parish Council has enlisted the advice of a planning barrister and transport consultant in order to respond to the planning application for the North West Relief Road. It is conceded in the application’s Transport Assessment that the road would have severe impacts on Boughton. […]
NORTH WEST RELIEF ROAD PLANNING APPLICATION SUBMITTED
Residents have until 2nd August to comment on the planning application for the NWRR, which was submitted in late June. Boughton is one of the areas that NCC Highways now concedes will be negatively impacted by the scheme and is proposing mitigation including speed humps and chicanes. NCC […]
RECORD NUMBERS AT ANNUAL PARISH MEETING
“Thank you to everyone who attended last month’s new format Annual Parish Meeting,” writes Parish Council chair Steve Potter. “It was good to see so many people coming along to the new venue of the village school and mingling with neighbours over a glass of wine. Formal Parish Council […]
BUCKTON FIELDS PRIMARY NOT TO OPEN IN 2020
It has been announced that the primary school at Buckton Fields, first advertised as opening in 2019 and more recently 2020, has been put on hold, perhaps indefinitely. Boughton Parish Council is committed to the opening of a primary school at Buckton Fields and is extremely dissatisfied […]
NEW FORMAT FOR ANNUAL PARISH MEETING
The Annual Parish Meeting will be held on 21st May but unlike previous years the venue will be the village school. Furthermore, the format will be much more relaxed, with wine and nibbles. The Parish Council would like the occasion to be more of a get together for the […]
ROMAN REMAINS DISCOVERED AT BUCKTON FIELDS
An archaeological survey carried out by Oxford Archaeology, as part of the mitigation required by the Buckton Fields planning application, has discovered a cemetery. So far, this has unearthed human remains believed be from the late Roman or possibly early post-Roman period. In the case of human remains, an […]
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BECOME A PARISH COUNCILLOR?
Boughton Parish Council has two vacancies. This is a rewarding volunteer role. By contributing a few hours a month you can become involved in the local decision-making process. The Parish Council meets on the second Monday of the month (excluding February, August and December) at 7pm in […]
Residents across Daventry District are being offered support to recycle as much as possible over the Christmas and New Year period.
For most people, collections by Daventry District Council’s (DDC) environmental services partner Daventry Norse will continue to take place as usual. However people whose bins are emptied on Tuesdays are advised of the following […]
CAROLS IN THE VILLAGE
There will be carol singing in Boughton on 19th December with a collection for Thomas’s Fund, which provides musical therapy for children with life-limiting conditions. Please come and join us if you fancy a sing-song or simply want to listen and get into the Christmas spirit. Carollers will be singing in […]
GET READY FOR BONFIRE NIGHT!
Gates open at 4.30pm in the Pocket Park on Saturday 3rd November for the annual village bonfire and firework display. The display starts at approximately 5.30pm. Tickets are £3.50 in advance (from Smiths Farm Shop) or £5 on the gate. There will be food, beverages and glowsticks sold within the […]
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