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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:

• Raise any local concerns or issues

• Get advice on community safety and crime prevention

• Learn more about what’s happening in the area

• 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!

 

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

With the festive season fast approaching, West Northamptonshire Council is advising residents of the arrangements for waste and recycling collections over the Christmas and New Year period.

 

Collection changes

The public holidays will affect households on a Thursday or Friday bin collection this year, as follows:

Daventry area

• Collections due Thursday 25 December will take place on Saturday 27 December
• Collections due Friday 26 December will take place on Sunday 28 December
• Collections due Thursday 1 January will take place on Saturday 3 January.

South Northants area

• Collections due Thursday 25 December will take place on Saturday 27 December
• Collections due Friday 26 December will take place on Monday 29 December
• Collections due Thursday 1 January will take place on Saturday 3 January.

Northampton area

• Collections due Thursday 25 December will take place on Saturday 27 December
• Collections due Thursday 1 January will take place on Saturday 3 January.

 

Garden waste

Subscribers are advised there will be a short break in the garden waste collection service, which will be suspended from Monday 22 December through to Sunday 4 January. It will resume its usual schedule from the week beginning Monday 5 January.

 

Household Waste Recycling Centres

Recycling centres will be closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day, and will close early on Christmas Eve, at 2pm.

With those exceptions they will be open from 10am to 4pm as usual, offering a great way to dispose of a range of materials, from excess household waste, to recycling and larger items that can’t be collected as part of your kerbside collection service.

Please remember if you are visiting any of our sites on or after 3 November 2025, you must book a slot in advance. Find out more information about the booking system

 

Additional recycling 

If you have more recycling than your bin can handle, you can put it in clear plastic bags or boxes and present it alongside your recycling bins or boxes. You can also take this to your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre

 

Real tree collections 

Crews will collect real Christmas trees from Monday 5 January through to Friday 16 January. You do not need a garden waste subscription to take advantage of this.

Residents in the Daventry and South Northants areas should put real Christmas trees out on the day garden waste is due to be collected in their area.

In the Northampton area trees should be put out next to recycling bins, while those on sack collections can present trees beside their recycling boxes.

Please ensure trees over 6ft tall are cut in half so they fit in the lorries safely. They can also be taken to your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre

 

Food waste

Food waste bins will continue to be collected on their usual weekly schedule. Please remember you can recycle leftover raw and cooked foods, including veg peelings, egg shells, out-of-date food, plate scrapings, solid fats, meat and fish bones.

Do not put in any liquids and don’t forget that when it comes to lining your caddy – any bag will do! Find out how to make the most of your food waste collection service

 

Keep on top of collections 

Downloadable bin calendars with information about waste and recycling arrangements for your area will be available from the Bins, Recycling and Waste pages of West Northamptonshire Council’s website in November.

You can check your collection day and set up alerts on your mobile by downloading the free West Northamptonshire Council app from the Apple or Google Play stores

Find more information about collections together with top tips for reducing your waste and recycling more this Christmas on the Council’s waste and recycling pages

 

 

Do you tend to avoid motorways, feel less confident driving on them than you would like, don’t like joining them, or have a general issue, then this free event is for you.

Each session (of around 2 hours) starts with a short classroom session about motorway driving delivered by Northamptonshire Police’s Driver Training Unit. Following that you will go out in a marked police car, from Police HQ to the M1, where an officer from the Roads Policing Unit will demonstrate how to join and leave the motorway safely, how to change lane and judge speed.

Once you have returned, you can practice what you have just learnt by having a free motorway taster drive in your own vehicle with a qualified Observer from Northampton Advanced Motorists.

The event is free and will take place at Police Headquarters, Wootton Hall, Northampton NN4 0JQ. There are a number of sessions throughout the day. Booking is essential https://orlo.uk/MiUne

A partnership event between Northampton Advanced Motorists and Northamptonshire Police’s Roads Policing Unit, Safer Roads Team and Driver Training Unit.

West Northamptonshire Council is introducing a booking system for its Recycling Centres.

It launches on 3 November this year, with the aim of reducing queues and easing pressure on local roads.

You’ll be able to book a slot online, or over the phone if you prefer. Bookings can be made up to two weeks in advance or on the day at least 30 minutes before arrival. Find out more at https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/household-waste-recycling-centres-hwrcs

If you’re planning to visit any of West Northamptonshire’s Recycling Centres on or after 3 November, you must book a slot first.

The booking system opens on 20 October, allowing you to reserve a slot online. You can also book by phone if you prefer. More: https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/household-waste-recycling-centres-hwrcs

Are you ready for the new booking system being introduced at Recycling Centres across West Northants?

It launches on 3 November, with the aim of reducing queues at centres and easing pressure on local roads. Find out more on their website at https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/household-waste-recycling-centres-hwrcs