19th March 2024

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Serving the people of Roade

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Who we are & what we do

Roade Parish Council consists of 13 Councillors who serve for a four year term.

All Councillors are voluntary and receive no payment whatsoever. They reside/work within the Parish and are holders of a public office. They give up their own time and commit to working on your behalf to make our community a great place to live.

What we do:

  • Maintain play areas*
  • Buy dog poo bins
  • Purchase CCTV to assist with crime reduction measures - crimes need reporting to Northamptonshire police by phoning 101 or 999 in an emergency
  • Mow verges* and purchase street furniture
  • Provide litter bins
  • Street lighting**
  • Maintain parks and open spaces*
  • Community safety schemes
  • Comment on planning applications - the final planning decision is made by West Northamptonshire Council
  • Promote community transport schemes
  • Street Cleaning - litter picking
  • Organise and/or assist with festivals and celebrations
  • provide leisure facilities
  • Burial authority for the village
  • issue small grants to local groups
  • install vehicle activation devices to record the speed of traffic through the village

* Areas we do not look after - Walkers Way estate, Chaplins Estate and The Pianoforte development, these are maintained by the builder's management companies.

** We do not maintain the streetlights on Chaplins Estate or Pianoforte development. We do look after the streetlights on Walkers Way, but the security lighting in the car park areas are the responsibility of the management company.

For further information relating to the services offered by the Parish Council please contact the Parish Clerk who will be happy to give advice and assistance.

The Parish Office Opening times Monday - Thursday 10am - 12pm and 1pm - 2pm and Fridays 10am - 12pm.

We regret that the parish council offices are not accessible to all visitors. If you have any accessibility requirements, please call or email so we can make arrangements to accommodate you or arrange a location to meet that suits your needs.

Roade Parish Council is staffed by the Clerk who works full time - 37 hours a week and the Deputy Clerk who works part time - 12 hours a week.

Council Meetings are normally held on 2nd Monday of each month at 7.30pm, see the diary of meetings for more information.

Roles and Responsibilities

The following roles are required in law to run a Parish/Town council.

Councillors

Our Councillors are elected or co-opted. If you would like to become a Councillor or find out more about what they do then please contact The Clerk.

Committees and Working Groups

Our committees have specific tasks and can have delegated powers.

Roade Council Standing Orders

  • RPC Standing Orders (PDF, 302 Kb)

    Standing orders were readopted at the Parish Council meeting held on 13th February 2023.

Our Staff

The Council employs a Clerk and Deputy Clerk.

The Clerk is responsible for ensuring that the Council as a whole conducts it's business properly and provides independent, objective and processional advice and support to the Council.

The Deputy Clerk provides support to the Parish Clerk, undertaking a variety of duties to support the smooth and effective operation of the Council.

The Clerk is employed full time and the Deputy Clerk is employed part time, both can be contacted by phone or email.

Alison Reynolds

Alison Reynolds

Clerk, Proper Officer and Responsible Finance Officer

Roade Parish Council

Address
PO BOX 847, Northampton
Northamptonshire NN7 9AB
Telephone
01604861976
Mobile
07484922868
Victoria Horton

Victoria Horton

Deputy Clerk

Roade Parish Council

Address
PO Box 847, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN7 9AB
Telephone
01604861976

Our Contractors

The Parish Council employ various contractors who provide a range of services to ensure that our village is maintained to a high standard.

These include Andy and Lyn self employed Village Technicians who ensure that the village and cemetery are maintained to a high standard.

LC Grass and Hedge Maintenance who ensure that the grass areas within our village are cut and maintained.

Marcus Young Landscapes who empty all of the dog waste bins throughout the village on a Tuesday morning, with an additional empty of the dog waste bin along Ashton Road, Churchcroft Open Space and Hyde Road (outside the Football Club) on a Friday morning.

Andy Johnson

Andy Johnson

Village Technician, Contractor

Self employed Village Technician

Lyn Luxton

Lyn Luxton

Village Technician, Contractor

Self employed Village Technician

Luke Costello

Luke Costello

LC Grass and Hedge Maintenance

Grass contractor

Last updated: Thu, 22 Feb 2024 11:48