Plastic Bags and Wrapping Pilot
A Plastic Bags and Wrapping Pilot is now launching in the following areas: Barby, Braunston, Kilsby, Lilbourne, Norton and some areas within Daventry and along the A5.
This means that residents in those areas can now include certain plastic bags and wrappers etc in their blue-lidded recycling bins.
You can also find further information on the following website: Plastic Bags and Wrapping Service – Pilot Scheme | West Northamptonshire Council
The Forcer Protocol
Northamptonshire Police is encouraging military veterans and their families to sign up to a potentially life-saving safeguarding scheme called the Forcer Protocol.
The Forcer Protocol was founded by Claire Lilly and is named after her former husband Lance Corporal Alan Forcer, a veteran who suffered with depression and complex post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following service in Kosovo and Northern Ireland. Tragically he died by suicide in 2020 after going missing. The Forcer Protocol enables police to ensure key information is available to them when searching for military veterans who are lost or reported missing.
The service is free and run independently from police with the provider Safe and Found Online.
Veterans, their families and carers can complete an online form and provide a variety of information which is held digitally on a secure platform, including photographs, a physical description, any medical conditions, mobile phone numbers of the veteran and friends, vehicle details, whether they have gone missing before, and whether they pose a risk to themselves. The information entered into the personal profile is completely confidential. Police can only access the profile, if the person featured is reported missing.
Register now on the Forcer Protocol pages of the Safe and Found website: safeandfoundonline.co.uk/register.php .
PCSO Village Walkabout 27th Oct Update
PCSO Tara Cooksammy and Cllr Palmer wanted to thank those that spoke to them during the village walkabout in Kilsby on 27th October. The walkabout offers residents the opportunity to raise any local concerns or issues, get advice on community safety and crime prevention, learn more about what’s happening in Kilsby or an opportunity to stop for a friendly chat.
Following the village walkabout, we would like to take this opportunity to remind residents to always park considerately, ensuring that if any vehicles are parked on pavements, they do not cause obstructions or cause serious inconveniences to pedestrians, including those using wheelchairs and pushchairs.
Parking over dropped curbs is considered an obstruction – therefore, please ensure that dropped curbs are not obstructed at any time.
Crime Prevention Advice Firework and Bonfire Safety
Crime Prevention Advice Firework and Bonfire Safety
PCSO Village Walkabout
PCSO Village Walkabout – Come and Say Hello!
Parish Councillor Jenna Palmer, Police Liaison Representative for Kilsby and Our local Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) Tara Cooksammy will be carrying out a village walkabout on Monday 27th October 2025 at 6pm.
This is a great opportunity for residents to:
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Raise any local concerns or issues
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Get advice on community safety and crime prevention
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Learn more about what’s happening in the area
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Simply stop for a friendly chat!
Meeting initially at the Red Lion car park – the PCSO will be happy to speak with anyone who’d like to share feedback or ask questions about local policing.
Your views really help shape how we keep our community safe, so please do take a moment to say hello if you see them out and about!
Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Newsletter – October 2025
Please find attached the latest newsletter from Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Danielle Stone. You can also access it via this link to our website – Newsletter – October 2025 – Northamptonshire Police & Fire Commissioner
This month’s edition features updates on how the Commissioner’s Voice for Victims team has offered support to thousands of victims and witnesses across the county, and how a new intervention programme is helping women at risk of entering the Criminal Justice System.
You can also find out how to ask questions of the Commissioner and the Chief Constable in their upcoming online public meeting, and read more on how Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service is changing to respond to the growing risks of wildfire and flooding.
TTRO(25/26) W749 – Willoughby Road, Barby and Kilsby
West Northamptonshire are intending on carrying out carriageway repairs on Willoughby Road, Barby and Kilsby. To undertake this work safely will require that the road will be closed for 1 day at off peak times, and it is expected that the works will commence on the 20th October 2025.
The closure and diversion can be viewed here https://one.network/?tm=GB146117543
TTRO(25/26) W744 – Nortoft Lane, Barby and Kilsby
West Northamptonshire are intending on carrying out insert works on Nortoft Lane, Barby and Kilsby . To undertake this work safely will require that the road will be closed for 5 days at off peak times, and it is expected that the works will commence on the 27th October 2025.
The closure and diversion can be viewed here https://one.network/?tm=GB146104928
