17 projects to benefit from £284,000 community funding · Each of these three charities will receive one third of all donations from ticket sales for my ticketed functions. Keep

SUMMER 2016 | ROUND UP OF THE LATEST NEWS AND SERVICE INFORMATION

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17 projects to benefit from £284,000 community funding

Introducing thenew Chairman | pg 2

Top tips for asafe barbecue | pg 6

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Stanwick Parish Council

awarded £37,500 to nstall new

play equipment.

Manor Learning Trust awarded £32,000 for changing / catering /restroom facilities of football pitch .

Oundle Town Rowing Club awarded £34,000 for Clubhouse development for the Rowing Club.

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Message fromthe Chairman

Welcome to the summer 2016 edition of ENCircle.

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Rupert Reichhold. I live in Oundle and have served as a district councillor since 1999 and, concurrently, for three terms as a county councillor.

On 18 May I was elected as Chairman of East Northamptonshire Council for the coming year in succession to Cllr Marika Hillson. Marika was a well respected Chairman and she will be a challenging act to follow. I will do my best during the year to carry out the Chairman’s duties as well as I can.

I have nominated three charities to support as Chairman: The National Autistic Society, who do excellent work throughout the country and in East Northamptonshire; the Royal Anglian Regiment Benevolent Charity, a charity that supports serving soldiers, injured soldiers, veterans and their families in need or distress; and the Gurkha Welfare Trust, who provide similar support to Gurkha soldiers, veterans and their families.

Each of these three charities will receive one third of all donations from ticket sales for my ticketed functions. Keep your eyes peeled for more details.

Accompanied by our Leader, Cllr Steven North, I was pleased to visit and present cheques to the successful groups who were awarded money from our Community Facilities Fund. This fund supports local community groups in providing and enhancing the many environmental, recreational and social facilities that we all value in the district. See the back page to find out what the money will be spent on.

I wish you all an enjoyable summer.

Find out what the Chairman is doing by viewing his diary atwww.east-northamptonshire.gov.uk/chairman

Work at the Rushden Lakes site is now well underway withthe first stores set to open for business spring 2017.

Big names for the £140m shopping and leisure complex include Marks and Spencer, House of Fraser, H&M, Primark, River Island, New Look, Schuh and Fat Face. Pre-lets have also been agreed with Paperchase, Moss Bros, and Holland and Barrett. A 12-screen cinema, pre-let to Cineworld, will be completed later in 2017. Developers LXB Properties have also been granted permission for a bowling alley, climbing structure, cycle hire business and restaurants.

A visitor centre, run by The Wildlife Trust, will also be built by the lakeside using some of the highest sustainable building techniques. As part of the scheme, a network of greenways will be constructed enabling greater visitor access to this part of the Nene Valley and beyond while ensuring that the sensitive wildlife found there is protected. The 191 acre nature reserve will link together four of the trust’s existing nature reserves in the area to form one giant 660-acre space for wildlife.

Rushden Lakes starts to take shape

ENC Chairman , Cllr Rupert Reichhold

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Anyone who has lost their dog will know the worry it can cause, but did you know that lost dogs also carry a hefty financial cost?

On 6 April 2016, it became law to have your dog microchipped; not doing this could land you a £500 fine.With a simple microchip, you can make it easier and cheaper to have your pooch returned to you safely. If a dog is lost or gets stolen and is picked up by a council or a dog shelter, the microchip can be scanned and matched to contact details stored on a database making it much easier to reunite pooch with owner.

Environmental services manager, Charlotte Tompkins, said: “We urge all dog owners to get their dog microchipped for their own peace of mind and to save larger costs picked up by ENC.

“Each stray dog found in East Northants costs us £250. We can spend many hours recovering a stray and taking it to kennels. If a dog is not claimed within the week, ENC pays for all the kennelling costs as well so potentially each stray could cost nearly £400!”

Dog owners are also reminded to keep microchip details up to date. If you move address or change telephone number, please inform your chip provider. Incorrect contact details make reuniting lost dogs very tricky and expensive.

If you lose or find a dog in East Northamptonshire, report it to 01832 742000 during office hours or 01832 733530 outside of office hours.

For more information our dog warden service, visitwww.east-northamptonshire.gov.uk/dogs

Lost dogs break hearts and cost hundreds

Our website is smart phone friendly, so you don’t need a PC to access our services!

Tell wasps to ‘buzz off’ with our pest control service!Our professionally trained and qualified pest control officers can treat and give advice for a wide range of common pests in both household and commercial premises, one of which is treating wasp nests.

Find out more about our pest control service atwww.east-northamptonshire.gov.uk/pestcontrolDon’t have access to the internet? Call us on 01832 742167

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Rogue Traders

If you are concerned about a caller at your door or suspect that rogue doorstep traders or distraction burglars are operating in you community, please contact the dedicated Doorstep crime Action Network (DAN) number 0345 23 07 702. If you believe a crime is in progress, please dial 999. Remember,IF YOU’RE NOT SURE DON’T OPEN THE DOOR.

The advice of Trading Standards and the Police is NOT to buy goods or services from a cold caller on your doorstep.

If you do need work carried out around your home or garden,Trading Standards operates an approved trader scheme– Buy With Confidence.

For details of Trading Standards approved traders please go towww.northamptonshire.gov.uk/approvedtradersor telephone 0300 126 1000.

Your NorthamptonshirePolice and Crime Commissioner

Stephen Mold was elected as Police and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire on 5 May 2016. The role of the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) is to be the voice of the people, to lead policing and criminal justice within their geographical area of responsibility and to hold Chief Constables and the police force to account.

Police and Crime Commissioners are publically-elected officials who are responsible for the totality of policing, aiming to cut crime and deliver an effective and efficient police service in their area, ensuring that the police are answerable to the communities they serve.

Find out more about Stephen and his role atwww.northantspcc.org.uk

Find out where the Rag and Phone Man will be atwww.east.northamptonshire.gov.uk/weee

We can now take your unwanted electrical items,mobile phones, batteries and textiles.

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Commit enviro-crime and receive a fineIn the last year our waste officers issued £5475 worth of Fixed Penalty Notices (FPN) to environmental criminals who offended in the district. A FPN can be served on an individual or business if they are seen committing an offence such as littering or failing to pick up dog poo. It offers the recipient the opportunity to pay a fine rather than be taken to court and prosecuted. Here are some examples of FPNs issued since June 2015.

Ditchford LakesBags of dumped waste traced back to an Irthlingborough resident who used an unregistered individual to take them away.

£300

ChelvestonWood and cardboard found, details traced back to a Wellingborough resident who paid someone else to dispose of the waste.

£300

Between Stanwick/RaundsLarge bags and boxes of waste left in the layby. Resident admitted using a scrap metal dealer to remove waste from their property.

£300

Near King’s CliffeBuilders waste from a renovated property in Peterborough found and material traced back to the owner.

£300

SouthwickCardboard boxes, Christmas wrapping paper and other packaging found relating to a property in Oundle.

£300

TwywellA resident from

Sheffield used an unlicensed waste

carrier during a recent house move, who then fly tipped

sacks of waste.

£300

BrigstockFly tip traced back to a Market Harborough

resident who had paid a man with a van £40 to remove waste from

their property.

£300

HarringworthFailure to produce waste documents.

Clopton20 black sacks and other items fly-tipped on roadside.

DeenethorpeThrowing litter on pavement rather than using waste

bin that was near.

A6116Brigstock to Sudborough

Disposing of cigarett butt on

pavement.

CotterstockOne black sack and one bag for life dumped.

Chowns Millroundabout

Sheets of paper and food box

thrown from car.

£75

£75

£75

£75

£75

£75

Rushden3 separate instances

of dog fouling£75EACH

Find out how to report an enviro-crime atwww.east-northamptonshire.gov.uk/waste

reducereuserecyclein East Northamptonshire

We leaf nothing behind with our Garden Waste Service

For only £52.02 a year, residents can sign up to our Garden Waste Service. You’ll get a 240L bin (black with a brown lid) that is emptied once a fortnight, normally the same day as your recycling bin is emptied. Occasional gardeners can buy ten 75 litre compostable garden waste sacks for £15.15, to collect and store your garden waste in. Use these as and when you choose.

For more information or to sign up to the service, visitwww.east-northamptonshire.gov.uk/gardenwasteor telephone 01832 742026.

Top tips to be barbecuesafe this summer

Barbecues are fun but food poisoning certainly isn’t – especially if your family and friends are struck down with dangerous bugs, passed on through undercooked or unhygienically-handled food. Serve up a barbecue that is tasty and safe for your family and friends. Avoid food poisoning by knowing the facts and taking care of the little things that make all the difference.

• Pre-cook the meat or poultry in the oven first and then finish it off on the barbecue for flavour.

• Disposable BBQs take longer; always check that your meat is cooked right through.

• Charred doesn’t mean cooked, check all poultry is cooked properly by cutting into the meat and checking that it is steaming hot all the way through, none of it is pink and any juices run clear.

• Avoid cross contamination with raw and cooked meats by storing separately. Use different utensils and chopping boards and don’t forget to wash your hands regularly.

• Don’t wash raw chicken or other meat, it just splashes and spreads germs.

We became Dementia Friends in

Dementia Awareness Week

dementiafriends.org.uk#DAW2016

We’re proud to be your friend.

People with dementia want to feel confident and comfortable doing the things that are important to them, in their community.

Working with our friends,we’re determined to make East Northants a friendly place for people with dementia.

You can join us inmaking this happen.

East Northants is ready to blossom.

www.east-northamptonshire.gov.uk/dementiafriends

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Advice on bonfiresGarden or domestic bonfire smoke can be very irritating and cause great stress to those who are exposed to it. The smoke could potentially contain gases and particles which can be prejudicial to health. It can also affect the environment, for example, by soiling washing hung out to dry. Smoke caused by garden bonfires could be a statutory nuisance, and people causing a serious problem may be fined up to £5,000.

If you must have a bonfire• Never burn household rubbish, plastic, rubber, furniture foam or tarred felt• Do not light a bonfire if it is wet or windy• Never leave a bonfire unsupervised or leave it to smoulder. Douse it with soil or water if necessary• Avoid burning at weekends and on Bank Holidays, warm sunny days or other times when your

neighbours may want to enjoy their gardens• Site the bonfire so that it causes least disturbance to your neighbours; this may include taking into

account the wind direction• Only burn dry material, this will reduce the amount of smoke produced.

There is a common misconception that there are bylaws that restrict when someone can have a bonfire and that they can only be lit at certain times, this is not the case.

For more information or to report a smoke nuisance caused by a bonfire, visitwww.east-northamptonshire.gov.uk/smokenuisance

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and walking boots?

How about the food hygiene rating of where you’re going to eat?

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Visit food.gov.uk/ratings to find the rating before you eat.

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Leader of ENC, Steven North and Chairman Rupert Reichold met with local groups to learn more about how council-funded community projects will benefit the residents of East Northamptonshire.

This is the third round of projects supported by the fund that was set up by ENC using money it receives from central government as new homes are created in the district. This ‘New Homes Bonus’ is based on the number of properties added to the Council Tax base each year, including new builds and empty properties being brought back into use.

Voluntary organisations, charities and schools, as well as town and parish councils can bid for grants of up to £50,000 for capital projects which aim to enhance the local area and benefit the whole community. This could include building and construction work or purchasing large items of equipment.

Councillor Steven North said: “We’re delighted to visit the places where, thanks to council funding, these exciting community projects will take place. We’re confident that every one will make a positive impact on the lives of those who live, work and play in East Northamptonshire.”

For more information about the Community Facilities Fund, visitwww.east-northamptonshire.gov.uk/cff

Ringstead Parish Council awarded £2000 for renewal of heating system, redecoration and replacement of old chairs.

Transition King’s Cliffe Awarded £8279 replacement of current minibus.

Stanwick Community Gardens awarded £10,000 to Establish a community garden within Lottery allotment.

Oundle Tennis Club awarded £4000 to modernisation and upgrade of clubhouse facilities.Brigstock Women’s Institute

awarded £9418 to install new

toilets and connect to main

water supply.