Litchborough Village Community

About Litchborough Village

Latest News

Updated: 5th December 2023
(latest news and imminent events are shown first and older, but still current, news follows)

  • 10th December at 4pm: Carol Service, Village Green
  • Every Tuesday in term time from 9:30 to 11:00am: Children’s Play Group, Litchborough Village Hall
  • Every Monday at 11:00am and Wednesday at 6:00pm: Yoga, Litchborough Village Hall
  • 2nd Tuesday of every month at 7:00pm: Youth Club, Litchborough Village Hall
  • 2nd Friday of every month from 10:30 to 12:00 noon: Litchborough Ladies, various locations
  • Last Friday of every month from 3:00 to 5:00pm: Community Cuppa, Litchborough Village Hall, everyone welcome

For more information see the Calendar

Here is the November / December edition of the full eUpdate and here is the latest weekly update (Friday 8/12) from Danny Moody of Northamptonshire County Association of Local Councils and here is the  More information on NCALC can be found here.

Now it’s turning colder, if you want to see the gritting schedule, here is the Twitter link.

It’s that time of year when the Parish Council considers grant applications. Here are the details.

Here is an update on the village allotment from Teresa Cox.

The Larch Tree in the Churchyard

Following concerns raised by  residents of the village about the poor condition of the European Larch tree in the churchyard near to the church tower, the Parochial Church Council (PCC) and The Church Fabric Trust commissioned a resonance survey of the tree by a qualified Arboricultural Consultant.  This was carried out on 9 September.  It showed that the core of the tree is extensively decayed and that there is a significant risk of a major failure of the tree occurring, particularly during stormy weather conditions.  The consultant recommended that the tree be reduced to ground level (i.e. totally dismantled) as soon as possible.  The PCC and the Fabric Trust accepted the consultant’s recommendation and applied to West Northants Council and the Archdeacon of Northampton for the necessary permissions to fell the tree.  We expect the tree to be taken down before Christmas.

You may be aware that Age UK Northamptonshire regularly produce a magazine containing news and information about the services and support they provide in the county.  You can read a flippy version of the Summer Engage online here.

Here is the latest edition from West Northants of the Town and Parish Briefing.

If you’re interested in local and Litchborough Planning Applications, a link can be found on the Parish Council page.

There are a few Coronation mugs left, they are free to every child in the village of 16 and under or can be purchased for £5 each.  If you haven’t yet claimed your child’s mug or would like to buy one, please contact Sandy Aked-Walker (01327 830077 : dg2010@btinternet.com) or Gareth Lugar-Mawson (01327 830219 : lugarmawson@msn.com).

If you would like to check closures, roadworks, weight or other the restrictions on the roads the one.network site can be used. Just input the area of interest (e.g. Litchborough, Towcester), or allow it to use your current location and then select ‘today’ or another future time period as required.

For those not local, you can read our fun local newsletter here.

Here is the a link to the Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commission site where you can read about their performance, plans and latest news….

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Village Groups

Below are listed all the groups that operate within the village. Please follow the links to find out more information. Gardening Club Litchborough ladies Children’s Play Group Litchborough Village Lottery Litchborough Parochial Charity ...

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Village Hall

The  centrally heated village hall was opened in November 2009 as part of the Manor Farm development and includes the Children’s Play Area across the road. A well appointed hall including disabled facilities and kitchen with full catering  facilities of: cooker, hot cupboard, fridge, washing up ...

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