Your Parish Council
Lilford Wigsthorpe Thorpe Achurch Parish Council has 6 elected councillors and an electorate of 223. The Council meet bi-monthly, on the second Tuesday of the month, currently at Barnwell Village Hall. Members of the public are welcome to attend.
The Parish Council expects a certain standard of behaviour from all staff and members and as such as signed up to the Civility & Respect Pledge which can be viewed here
Your Parish Councillors are:
Chair
Thorpe/Achurch Ward
Responsible for planning, and highways in Thorpe and Achurch
Joint Action Group Representative
Town & Parish Forum Representative
Website checks
Vice Chair
Lilford/Wigsthorpe Ward
Responsible for planning, and highways in Lilford and Wigsthorpe.
Town & Parish Forum Representative
Councillor
Thorpe/Achurch Ward
Responsible for planning, and highways in Thorpe and Achurch.
Website checks
Councillor
Lilford/Wigsthorpe Ward
Responsible for planning and highways in Lilford and Wigsthorpe.
Thorpe/Achurch Ward
Responsible for planning, and highways in Thorpe and Achurch.
Rights of way (footpaths etc.)
Parish Councillor's Register of Interests can be found at: https://northnorthants.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s12563/LilfordCumWigsthorpeandThorpeAchurch.docx.pdf
Clerk to the Parish Council - Mrs Nicki Phillips
You can contact the Parish Council by phoning the Clerk on 07562372430, or by email: parishcouncilforlwta@gmail.com. Please be aware the Clerk only works for a few hours each week so there may be a delay in receiving a response, also due to a poor mobile signal, an email or text message might achieve a faster response.
Parish Council Responsibilities - it can be confusing to know which council is responsible for what services in the village.
Parish and town councils are part of local government in Northamptonshire together with the North Northamptonshire Council and each is responsible for different things.
The Parish Council is responsible for - seats and benches, the village noticeboards, the telephone kiosks, and the Achurch war memorial.
North Northamptonshire Council is responsible for local services including housing, local planning, environmental health and refuse collections along with services such as highways, education, libraries, social services, strategic planning and refuse disposal.
Highway problems - if you wish to report problems such as potholes, overgrown verges, or problems with footpaths, you can report on line at the following: https://fixmystreet.northamptonshire.gov.uk/
Planning Applications, past and present, can be viewed at:- https://publicaccess.east-northamptonshire.gov.uk/online-applications/