Welcome to the Official Long Buckby Website

NEW LOOK

Welcome to the new look website. This is in the process of being installed at the moment so please bear with any difficulties. The main changes will be to the sections you can contribute to: the Guestbook, the Gallery and the Village Diary. The Guestbook will have a separate section for people interested in tracing their families or finding out more about the village. A second section will be for general chat and exchanges about the current issues in the village.

You should now find the Gallery much easier to access with the facility to find photos by subject. The Village Diary will eventually be accompanied by a notice board where announcements of major events or other matters can be made.

PUBLIC MEETING ON GRAIN SILOS

In response to the widespread concern at the application for a significant increase in the size of the grain store at Long Buckby, the Parish Council has agreed to call a public meeting in March to discuss the matter. The main worries are that the increased size of the store which is situated near the railway station, will give rise to an unacceptable increase in the number of heavy lorries visiting the site. These will either have to come on a minor road through the small hamlet of Buckby Wharf or through the main village itself. There is also concern that the development will have an undesirable visual impact. The meeting will be held at the Community Centre on Tuesday 16th March at 7.30 pm.

CTV CAMERAS FOR THE MARKET PLACE

The Parish Council has recently agreed with the Police to provide three CCTV cameras on Long Buckby Market Place. For some time there have been problems with anti-social behaviour by a small minority of young people and it is hoped that this will act as a deterrent and help to identify those concerned. The cost of the scheme is £2,500 which will be met with money from the Police, the Parish Council and the County Council.

CHILDREN'S CENTRE FOR THE DISTRICT

It is hoped that work will begin in May on the creation of a Children's Centre at Long Buckby Community Centre. The Centre which is based on the very successful Surestart programme will serve Long Buckby and the surrounding rural area. The activities will be administered from a office located at the community centre and various activities for parents and their young children will be held either there or in venues in other villages. The project will be run under the auspices of the NHS and it is hoped that it will be opened in the summer.