Jacquie Ward It is surprising how many residents I have spoken with do not know about Kentle Wood which is situated on the edge of Daventry it is a small woodland reserve at the back of the Ford site on the Royal Oak industrial estate. The wood was created in 2000 as part of the Woodland Trust’s ‘Woods […]
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Clean Up at Kentle Wood
Be Aware of the Following – Keep Doors Locked
Be aware of the following – Keep Doors Locked Be aware of the following. There has been reports of individuals trying doors on the Grange to see if they are unlocked. Even if you are home please make sure your doors are locked. Please also check that you have locked your cars, do not leave […]
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Recycling boxes Versus Pod Bins
Recycling boxes versus pod bins. I am sick to death of our recycling boxes! Yes it is great to recycle things and have it collected from our kerbside every week but on windy days it drives me to distraction when I come across recycling waste all strewn across the estate. We used to have […]
Read more >Your Vote Matters
Why should you vote Your Voting Counts You can leave your ballot blank – if you don’t agree with any of the parties you can leave your ballot blank, it’s a much more effective protest than not voting at all. Your vote matters, make sure you are registered Register to vote online : www.gov.uk/register-to-vote […]
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The hunt for litter pick sticks
The hunt for litter pick sticks across three counties I have been a busy bee the last couple of days, Me and Hubby went to Home Bargains and bought 7 litter pick sticks, an absolute bargain at only £1 each, he nabbed them all before anyone else had a look in. On Saturday we went […]
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National British Clean Up Day Results
Keep Britain Tidy – Community Clear Up Day – Part 1 The first ever Keep Britain Tidy – Community Clear Up Day took place this weekend, to celebrate the start of Spring. Communities around the country came together and organised clear up days. The Grange estate being one of those communities. The Grange estate held […]
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The Grange School Easter Fete
The Grange School Easter Fete Come along and join in the fun Space available for tabletop stalls at £10 each The Grange School Contact – Where to find us
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Our new website – Daventry Express
“New website for Grange estate: A plucky resident of the Grange Estate has launched a new hyperlocal community website for residents. Yourgrange.co.uk was launched on Thursday, March 12 by Jaquie Ward with the help of her son Andrew, who runs a web development business in Birmingham. Jacquie said she was keen to see the new […]
Read more >Northamptonshire Police launch month-long knife amnesty
Northamptonshire Police News Northamptonshire Police Launch month – long knife amnesty Police in Northamptonshire are hoping to take hundreds of dangerous knives off the streets with the start of a month-long knife amnesty, launched today. Anyone with information about knife crime and anti-social behaviour in Northamptonshire is urged to call police on 101 or Crimestoppers, […]
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New – DDC interactive map
DDC Interactive Map Daventry District Council has launched it’s new interactive map to log reports and complaints. DDC – Interactive map This should make it much easier when reporting issues for example – under the amenities tab you can select a bin, next click on the bin that you want to report, there are 2 options […]
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