Braybrooke Gossip 136 – October 2023
Issue 136 – October 2023 Download and read the October issue of the Braybrooke Gossip
Decision Notice: Wantage Farm, Harborough Road (land at), Braybrooke
Decision Notice: Grants Permission Application type: Full Planning Permission: Construction of a cattle shed, Wantage Farm, Harborough Road (Land at) View Application on Local Planning Authority (NNC) Website: NK/2023/0512
Update from the Leader of North Northamptonshire Council
Read the latest newsletter here – North Northamptonshire Council Leader’s Update 61 update
Are you an unpaid carer?
A carer is a person of any age who provides unpaid help and support to a relative, partner, friend or neighbour, of any age, who has an illness or long-term condition and cannot manage without the carer’s help. We would like to invite carers to join us at one of our workshops. As a carer,…
Grants of up to £15,000 for rural businesses available
Grants of between £5,000 and £15,000 are now available for rural businesses across North Northamptonshire. Using monies received from the Rural England Prosperity Fund, North Northamptonshire Council has re-launched a grant scheme to support existing rural businesses, with applications now open. Following on from Round 1 earlier in 2023, Round 2 applications are invited from projects…
Household Support Fund Awareness Week (16-22 October)
North Northamptonshire Council is encouraging residents who may be facing financial challenges due to the rising cost of living to access the support available. The reminder comes during national Household Support Fund Awareness Week which marks its fourth phase – with an extra £842 million made available by the government to help the most vulnerable…
Wooden House Kennels, Griffin Road, Braybrooke
Application type: Approval of Reserved Matters: Appearance, landscape and scale to be considered in respect of NK/2022/0105 (1 nno. dwelling with access and layout considered) View Application on Local Planning Authority (NNC) Website: NK/2023/0534
The River Jordan
What do Braybrooke, Market Harborough, Rockingham, Uppingham, Stamford, and Spalding have in common? The answer lies in the water that connects these places. Meandering through Braybrooke as the Jordan, our ‘Brook’ merges with the Welland at Market Harborough. From there, it winds its way through the East Midlands, ultimately finding its way to the North…
Dog Fouling
While most Braybrooke pet owners act responsibly, there are increasing incidents of dog fouling. The North Northants Council website provides valuable guidance on new tougher legislation that has been introduced: When your dog fouls in a public area, it’s an offence not to pick up the mess and dispose of it in a designated dog…
Trees in Church Close Play Area
The play area was part of the Mapletoft Close development and was always intended to be taken over by Kettering Borough Council (now North Northamptonshire Council). But KBC had seen the trees in the play area, a relic of the school that used to be there, as a liability. They demanded that the developers pay…