Syresham's Annual Parish Meeting to be held on Wednesday 22nd May at the Village Hall from 7.30pm.
Come and hear about the new recycling scheme, meet your district councillor and hear reports from the village organisations and Parish Council.
This will be your first opportunity to see the Village Design Statement which will be available for consultation from 1st June!
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Northamptonshire ACRE Oil scheme in Syresham.
The ACRE Oil Buying franchise was launched in October 2011. Using professional negotiators the scheme has been able to enjoy savings for clients averaging £30 per 500 litres order.
The annual membership fee is £20.00 and a minimum order of 500 litres can be made each month by the order deadlines as published.
International fluctuations in oil costs as well as varying quantities of heating oil ordered each month affect the overall prices but as you can see from the tables at http://northantsacre.org.uk/files/2012/05/Bulk-Oil-Order-Price-Graph-AUGUST-2012.pdf, the cost of membership can largely be recouped through a single purchase.
Membership application can be made via www.northantsacre.org.uk or by a Google search for Northants ACRE Oil Scheme.
April delivery price 59.95p/ltr + vat = an average saving of £49.50 on 500 ltrs
Next Order deadlines are
Thursday 13th June for end of month delivery
Friday 12th July for end of month delivery
Thursday 15th August for end of month delivery
Thursday 12th September for end of month delivery
Friday 18th October for end of month delivery
Thursday 14th November for end of month delivery
Thursday 16th January for end of month delivery (NO ORDERS IN DECEMBER 2013)
Ian Draper, Syresham Oil Group Coordinator
composed of a double loop on either side of a shallow valley through which flows a brook, reputedly the source of the great River Ouse. The population was once much larger than it is today (c800 inhabitants) and most of the land in and around the village was once owned by Magdalen College Oxford. St James Church dates from the 12th century and there are still buildings in the village constructed from stone obtained from a quarry just north of the church. The village is traversed by the Welsh Lane, an old drover’s road used to bring cattle and sheep to London.Several books have been written giving a detailed history of the village, including Dr Philip Pettit’s ‘Syresham – A Forest Village’
comprises the village itself, the smaller settlements of Crowfield and Pimlico, and a small number of outlying farms and rural properties, altogether some 300+ dwellings. To the Planners of Northamptonshire it is a 'restricted infill village', which means that appropriate small scale developments are only permitted within the village confines.Syresham is advantageously served by good road communications. Northampton, Oxford, Milton Keynes and Banbury are within shopping distance, and it is only a 20 minute drive from two of the UK's main motorways, the M1 and the M40 putting London and Birmingham just over an hour away. The world famous Silverstone race track borders on the Parish boundary and the local towns of Towcester, Buckingham and Brackley all have a good range of shops and businesses close by.
POCKET PARK
This was an initiative of the Parish Council created on land off the Kingshill lay-by as part of the Parish Action Plan. It is now managed by volunteers and it is hoped that people will continue to use it and enjoy it in all seasons of the year.
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH AND SMARTWATER
The parish coordinator is Ruth Grovell at the Post Office. Syresham is a Smartwater village. Many residents have already purchased Smartwater to mark their valuables.
If anyone requires further information, please ask Ruth.
EMERGENCY PLAN
The Parish Council Emergency Plan has been updated and details can be seen on the Parish Council notice board on the wall of the Chapel Sunday School in Bell Lane. This plan was brought into action recently when a serious fire occurred at the Green Man.