Northamptonshire Highways are requiring to close a section of the A6116 at Aldwincle, Islip and Lowick for three nights (8pm to 6am) from the 19th February 2020. The closure is to allow the carriageway to have chippings removed following the resurfacing works last year.
The closure and diversion can be viewed here https://one.network/?tm=116337234
If you require more information about the works please contact Gavin Hopkins on 01604 883400.
East Northamptonshire Council’s Residents’ Survey for 2019 is now open. This is an opportunity for residents to give their feedback on public services within the district and where they feel improvements could be made.
They would like as many residents as possible to complete the survey.
The survey can be accessed through the council website at https://www.east-northamptonshire.gov.uk/residentssurvey and is open to all residents of East Northamptonshire.
Islip Parish Council has received the following information from Northamptonshire Highways
Following a number of attempts to procure a replacement contract, a contract has been awarded to Whippet Coaches Limited in the last few days and today a registration has been received for a replacement for services 8 and 18. Subject to approval from the Office of the Traffic Commissioner, a Government body, this will commence on Monday 28 October.
The timetables from Thrapston, Brigstock, Little Stanion, Stanion, Corby Old Village, Geddington and Weekley are comparable to the current timetables, albeit with slight amendments. It is worth noting, however, that passengers from Brigstock who wish to arrive in Kettering before 1100 should travel on services towards Corby and remain on the bus.
Whippet Coaches, operating under the name “Go Whippet”, are based in Cambridgeshire between Huntingdon and Cambridge. As a result of this and the operator’s requirement to run buses to their depot to relieve drivers for a break, we are able to offer an experimental direct service from Corby and Thrapston to Huntingdon three times per day in the off-peak. Full details can be found on the following link: http://www.go-whippet.co.uk/latest-news/news/
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We have had a request by members of the public that have brought to our attention of unacceptable behaviour and have requested this message to go out and shared to everyone. Could all dog owners, while enjoying the country walks , please keep all dogs under control at all times, when out to which we encourage doing, Please observe/respect the countryside code: We would like to advise leaving gates open or shut as you find them, keep to footpaths, avoid climbing over fences, and please be mindful and park in a considerate fashion so that you are not blocking residents and farmers from using the track. Sheep worrying by dogs is becoming a major issue in the countryside, and this behaviour is unacceptable. We apologise and fully understand this message is not intended to everyone, sadly and unfortunately a very small minority of us have to be kindly reminded from time to time. We do Hope you all have an enjoyable weekend. Regards |
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Please see attached letter about a road closure due to works on a bridge extension joint over the River Nene in Thrapston . There is also a map of the diversion route
Please see below information received from Northamptonshire Highways
Dear All
Since 23rd July 2018, services 8 (Kettering – Geddington – Lt Stanion – Corby) and 18 (Raunds – Thrapston – Brigstock – Lt Stanion – Corby) have been running under contract to Northamptonshire County Council using what remained the section 106 public transport funding from Little Stanion that was part-funding the previous service 8.
The present service 8/18 arrangement, in addition to Little Stanion, is partly funded by other section 106 funding in Thrapston and the inclusion of two entitled home-to-school transport services within the timetable. On bus takings and concessionary fares reimbursement cover about 55% of the net operating cost of the service.
At this rate, the funding will cease in September or October of this year and, given that the service does not cover costs, under these circumstances it is unlikely that any commercial operator would take over the service. However, there is scope within the timetable to make measured reductions in order to reduce costs and prolong the life of the service. These discussions have been on-going with Centrebus over the last month.
It is intended that a revised service comes into force from the end of May 2019, that achieves sufficient savings so that it is hoped that the service can continue until at least this time next year, or beyond if usage of the service continues to grow. The final detailed timetables are still being drawn up, and will be shared in due course, however the headline changes that you should be aware of are as follows:
· The service between Little Stanion and Corby will be reduced to approximately every 2 hours after 1000. It is currently every hour, but usage data clearly shows that the busiest journey is the 0750 arrival in Corby, with busy journeys immediately after 0930 but otherwise low usage spread across the remaining journeys. By removing the need for the bus to be in Little Stanion every hour, we can be more flexible with the way in which the buses are scheduled and we can incorporate drive rest breaks within the time. This reduces costs a great deal. There will also not be an opportunity to travel from Little Stanion to Kettering until a bus arriving at around 1300, outside of peak hours (see the next bullet point).
· It is proposed that there will be a new journey from Corby to Kettering, on schooldays, arriving between 0800 and 0830, with a matching return journey in the afternoon. The morning journey will not serve Wood Street, only the main road in Geddington in order to save time at busy peak hours. To accommodate this, the 0750 arrival in Corby from Thrapston will be advanced to arrive at 0740. This is subject to being able to accommodate the school bus from Gretton to Corby Business Academy elsewhere.
· The Saturday service will be reduced to be operated by one bus instead of two. As a consequence, rather than every 2 hours similar to weekdays, it will be much more based around a single journey from the villages to either Kettering or Corby, or between Raunds and Thrapston, outside of peak hours.
· Journeys on service 18 will be centred around morning journeys to Raunds/Thrapston and afternoon journeys to Corby, rather than every 2 hours throughout.
· Opportunities to access Corby from Geddington will be greatly reduced, and there is little evidence from the passenger loadings that there is demand for this.
· There will be a single workers journey home from Kettering and single workers journey home from Corby at 1745 each day.
· There will be no notable reductions to services between Brambleside and Kettering, given that this is generating a significant amount of the usage, thus income, on the service. Journeys between Geddington and Kettering will be retimed, with certain journeys stopping only on the main road in the village in the interest of making these journeys as quick as possible. Return journeys from Kettering will all serve Wood Street, as now, as will the first two buses towards Kettering after 0930.
Residents welcome to attend the Annual Meeting of the Parish of Islip- where various organisations will give a report on their activities during the year
It has come to the Parish Council attention, that there have been instances of dogs possibly consuming rat poison around the lake/nine arches bridges.
Owners/Dog walkers are urged to be extra vigilant when walking in this area, and suggest keeping dogs on the lead.
Islip Parish Council are to delighted to announce that the refurbished recreation ground will be officially re-opened on Saturday 6th April at 11am by the Chairman of East Northants District Council- Cllr Wendy Brackenbury.
Gigaclear, in conjunction with a County Council initiative will be installing fast broadband (up to 900 megabytes) to the North end of the village in the Summer. Currently there are no plans for the rest of the village, but if residents register their interest, and enough do so- it may be considered.
Go to their website https://www.gigaclear.com/postcode-checker and follow the instructions