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THERMAL IMAGING CAMERA

The parish council would like to remind parishioners that the thermal imaging camera is available on a free loan to parishioners to help identify areas of their homes that could benefit from further draft proofing or insulation.  Details of how to book the camera can be found on the information page of the parish council website Sustainability (boddingtonparish.co.uk) 

LOCAL ELECTIONS 1 MAY 2025 

If you are interested in the local election and would like to stand as a Parish Councillor for Boddington Parish Council please contact the Clerk for more information at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  The Parish Council meets in the evening on the second Wednesday of every month. 

DEVOLUTION 

West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) has agreed to pursue proposals to partner with other authorities in the South Midlands in a bid to join the Government’s ‘priority programme’ for devolution.  Devolution is used to describe the transfer of powers from national to local government and in places with a regionally-elected mayor, this also means the transfer of significant investment to drive new infrastructure, jobs and growth. WNC is keen to seize the opportunity to leverage the hundreds of millions of pounds of further investment that is now promised to devolved areas. 

We are now recruiting various roles for the general election on 4 July 2024. You can earn up to £288 per day running a polling station or £19 an hour helping out at the count event.

Please click below for further details.

Employment opportunities at elections | West Northamptonshire Council (westnorthants.gov.uk)

The Reports discussed at the Annual Parish Meeting are available to view on the Boddington Parish Council website Boddingtonparish.co.uk click on the Minutes and Agenda tab for the WNC Report, Boddington Sustainability Group, Boddington Memories, JFCG APM Report, Police Liaison Representative Report, Police Report.

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The Parish Council have received a number of requests for help in raising awareness about the condition of the roads in and around Boddington, we addressed these issues with our Unitary Councillor at the Boddington Parish Council meeting on the 13^th March.

The issues are not just the “Bomb crater” potholes, but the overall deterioration of the road surfaces and edges, and as residents of Boddington it can be difficult to understand why our roads seem to be worse than many in the surrounding areas. Of course, HS2 is an obvious culprit when it comes to the damage we see on our roads, and that cannot be ignored, but years of neglect by Highways has exacerbated the problem. If we had adequate, regular, high quality maintenance then perhaps the increase in heavy traffic would have had a much reduced effect.

For far too long little or no attention has been given to Boddington and it’s needs, with respect to highway maintenance and improvement. This needs to change and Councillor Eastwood agrees. If she is to lobby on our behalf, we need to give her the tools to do so. With this in mind, we would like the residents of the Parish to help us, help her, help Boddington.

So, what can we do ?

1. When you see an issue with the roads in Boddington, STOP take a picture, and note the exact location of the problem.
2. Go to https://www.fixmystreet.com/ and report the issue. Add as much detail as possible. (This is a quick process and takes as much time as making a coffee).
3. Additionally use STAN (Safer Travel Around Neighbourhoods), RAC’s official pothole reporting partner. https://www.stantheapp.com/
4. Send the details YOU reported to the Parish Council Clerk at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (The PC will collate all the logged issues and send them to Councillor Eastwood).

DON’T ASSUME SOMEONE ELSE WILL REPORT AN ISSUE, PLEASE BE PROACTIVE.

What should you do if the road conditions contribute to damage to your vehicle, yourself or animals?

If this happens, we want to know. In this unfortunate situation we also want to be able to tell Councillor Eastwood what happened, where and why, so, if you can, document the incident. Report it on https://www.fixmystreet.com/ and email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Ultimately HIGHWAYS must be held accountable for the state of the roads, they can blame HS2, bad weather or anything else they like, but it doesn’t change the fact: IT IS THEIR PROBLEM TO SOLVE.

HIGHWAYS are responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the roads, how the roads got into this state should not be an excuse for them to further neglect their duties.

Councillor Eastwood will lobby on our behalf, but we need to ensure she has the “Grist for the mill”.

There is not going to be a “silver bullet” and the problem won’t suddenly be resolved. This will raise awareness of our problems with the Unitary Council who must pressure HIGHWAYS.

The reality is that whatever we do, and however much pressure Councillor Eastwood puts on HIGHWAYS on behalf of Boddington, don’t expect to see a flurry of activity any time soon.

HIGHWAYS have worn us down, along with our roads, it’s time we turned the tables and wear them down. We want to be a constant buzzing in their ear, constantly reminding them Boddington matters! constantly at the top of their agenda when they discuss road conditions, making them as sick of the situation as we all are, and get them to act!

HIGHWAYS are not being asked to do anything special for Boddington, just their job correctly!!