Tags: Community
Proposed retail development set for Green Light
Daventry District Council Local Planning Authority is to give final approval to planning application DA/2017/0123 with regards to the construction of a new retail park in Daventry, which will involve demolishing the existing buildings and constructing new ones to include retail outlets, restaurants, a public house and a hotel, along with car parking, drain installation and landscaping works.
As a statutory... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 05 Mar 2018 13:50 by Daventry Town Council
Short Story Competition
Daventry Town Council is running a Short Story Competition for the Arts Festival taking place this year.
Open to any and all aspiring writers, there are only two rules to follow:
- The story must be no more than 500 words
- The story must feature Daventry Town
The competition will be judged by local author, Mark Robson, in the following categories: under 10's / 11- 16 / 17+.
Entries must be submitted no... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 17:02 by Daventry Town Council
Daventry Town Arts Festival 2018
Daventry Town Council is pleased to announce the dates for this years' Arts Festival. Running from 16th – 24th June 2018, it will be a vibrant and dynamic week celebrating the town of Daventry and playing host to a multitude of creative and entertaining performers, musicians, bands, poets and authors, to name but a few.
After the success of last years' Arts Festival, Town Mayor and Chairman of... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 09:45 by Daventry Town Council
Vacancy: Events and Communications Officer
Daventry Town Council is looking to appoint a special individual who can develop, plan and deliver Town events by engaging with the community and partner organisations.
This is a full time position and will require Saturday and occasional evening work.
If you have a genuine interest in helping the Council provide quality and innovative services to the community please call 01327 301246 or download the... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 16:28 by Daventry Town Council
Daventry Town Council invests in Community Safety
Daventry Town Council takes community safety very seriously and for the past 4 years has allocated over £50,000 of its annual budget in managing and maintaining a CCTV service for the Town.
The CCTV system operates 24/7 and images, of prosecution evidence quality, are directly linked to the Northamptonshire Police control room and can be guided by experienced operators, monitoring over 40 cameras... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 17:08 by Daventry Town Council
Edward A Sharp 'Ted' - A Eulogy
Edward Alfred Sharp 'Ted'
Honorary Burgess of Daventry Town 2006-2017
'To the innermost heart of their own land they are known' (from the poem For the Fallen by Robert Laurence Binyon).
In recognition of 'Ted's' service to his country
and his community, and with the kind permission of his family, Daventry Town Council wish to pay tribute to Ted, by publishing the eulogy his family wrote for his funeral... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 20 Dec 2017 16:30 by Daventry Town Council
Police & Crime Commissioner to Visit Daventry Town
Your Police and Crime Commissioner, Stephen Mold, will be visiting Daventry Town, to explain his role and take questions from members of the public.
When: Friday 1st December 2017 at 2pm
Where: Daventry Town Council offices, 3 New Street, Daventry NN11 4BT
Places are limited so please contact Daventry Town Council on 01327 301246 to advise your attendance.
Posted: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 17:32 by Daventry Town Council
Lantern Making Workshops - Success
Big THANK YOU to Homebase, Daventry for donating lantern making materials and Mercure Daventry Court Hotel, for giving us two fantastic rooms to enable everyone who attended the lantern making workshops to be at their creative best.
Mums and Dads joined-in the fun and we now look forward to seeing all the wonderful designs at the Town Council's Lantern Parade, taking place at 6:30pm on 8th December,... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 17:11 by Daventry Town Council
Daventry Phoenix Sports Academy is officially opened
After years of planning and perseverance from a team of people, dedicated to improve the well-being of the youth of Daventry, The Phoenix Youth Centre has been transformed into a multi sports activities facility now know as Daventry Phoenix Sports Academy (DPSA).
The centre was officially opened, by Rio 2016 Paralympian Athlete, Sam Ruddock, on Saturday 21st October followed by impressive demonstrations... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 10:08 by Daventry Town Council
Daventry Town Council and Rotary Club of Danetre, Daventry support the End Polio Now Campaign
END POLIO NOW
For over 30 years, Rotary and its members have been committed to fighting to eradicate polio across the world.
The amount of polio-endemic countries has dropped from 125 to just three, with over 2.5 billion children receiving vaccinations thanks to the help of Rotary.
At 10:00 on Tuesday 24th October, members of Rotary Club of Danetre Daventry, Daventry and Allotment and Gardeners' Association... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 20 Oct 2017 16:10 by Daventry Town Council
