Barnwell Parish Council

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The next scheduled Parish Council meeting will take place on Tuesday March 17th 2026.

Can you spare a few minutes to write a letter or Email asking for work to be done to alleviate the risk of flooding ? The Environment Agency are responsible for the brook and I can provide some contact details. The Agency does have many demands on their limited money but our brook is flooding more frequently and the Parish Council, who have been asking for action, feel letters from residents may help. There was some limited silt removal around the stone bridge about 5 years ago but it is a long time since silt was removed from most of the brook and there are significant areas where it has built up.

If you feel able to write a polite letter then I have 2 names and a specimen letter which I can give you. Individual letters would of course be best.

Please use the Parish Council email to contact me or call at my house.
clerk@barnwellparishcouncil.org.uk

Hope to hear from you soon.......David Brown

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Come and try our new childrens' equipment at the Recreation Field - the MONKEY CHALLENGE!!

A defibrillator is housed in the ex BT kiosk on the Green with a second device situated at the Village Hall. An information video on how to use a defibrillator can be accessed by using this link: how to use a defibrillator video

Please use this link to access the results of the Parish Council elections 2025: https://www.northnorthants.gov.uk/north-northamptonshire-council-and-town-and-parish-council-elections/election-notices-1-may-2025-0

According to the Environment Agency, over five million people in England live and work in properties at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, whilst more face flood threats from groundwater, surface water, sewers, and reservoirs.

At Gocompare, we have put together a guide to preparing for a flood and protecting your property - https://www.gocompare.com/home-insurance/limiting-flood-risk-and-damage/

In extreme conditions you won't be able to stop flood water, and you should always put personal safety above attempts to protect property and possessions. Despite this, there are steps that you can take to keep water out, to buy yourself time to preserve property and possessions, and to limit the damage that flood water does.

In the event of extreme weather please listen to updates and weather warnings from your local government services to remain informed of the situation in your local area.

You can check for flood warnings in England at https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk.

Age UK offers advice on how to support elderly residents during a flood crisis at https://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest-press/articles/2019/november/floods-and-safeguarding-older-people-during-crises/,

and the UK Government offers advice on what to do if you've been affected by flooding at https://www.gov.uk/after-flood

For information on the services offered by Volunteer Action please use this link Access Volunteer Action Service

Please view here the information poster for advice on Avian Flu.

Please use this link to access a copy of the definitive map of public footpaths and bridleways around Barnwell. Please not that due to copyright restrictions the PC is unable to give permission for individuals to download or print a copy./file/other-docs/BARNWELL.pdf

Privacy Notices

For information on privacy please view the documents below:

File Name	Last Modified	File Size
General Privacy Notice.pdf	23 November 2018	145kB
Privacy Notice for Staff Councillors and Role Holders.pdf	23 November 2018	633kB

Walking in Northamptonshire https://www.walkinginengland.co.uk/northants has hundreds of walks to download and print, free, it also has books of walks, details of all the walking groups in the county and much more.