Bainton and Ashton Parish Council is made up of five councillors, and represents you the residents of Bainton and Ashton villages.
Your currently elected councilors are:

Councillors:
Zena Coles (Chairman),
Andy Totten (Vice Chairman),
Graham Fletcher,
Richard Harris,
Judith Morrice.

Parish Office:
Stonycroft, Millstone Lane, Barnack, PE9 3ET
Telephone: 07944 054546
Email: bainton.ashton.clerk @ live.co.uk (NB remove spaces around @ if copying)

Your Council usually meets on the first Tuesday of every month in the Reading Room in Bainton, and all local residents are always welcome to attend the meetings which start at 7:30 unless there are pressing requirements for an early start. The agenda for each meeting is posted in advance on the notice boards in Bainton and Ashton. If you have items of interest / concern please contact any councillor who will ask the clerk to add them to the agenda for the next meeting

The job of the council is to represent the interests of the whole community. Discovering the needs of different groups in the community is an important part of our role, and our regular meetings are a key way in which we can determine your needs. We are governed by a code of conduct which means we will carry out our duty with selflessness, honest and integrity. We will be objective in the decisions we make, and accountable to you for our actions and the manner in which we carry out our responsibilities

Our local Peterborough City Councillor – David Over – usually attends all our Parish Council meetings

Peterborough City Councillor : David Over 01733 755939

The Parish Council is particularly active in supporting and preserving the village aspects of Bainton and Ashton. This is mainly done by commenting on planning applications to Peterborough City Council Planning Dept, making representations to the council and other bodies to maintain highway safety, road and pavement maintenance and repairs, managing applications for grants to improve the area, and organizing and promoting local restoration / reclamation activities. The Council is also responsible for some local maintenance around the village.

The Council seeks to promote the village community spirit within Ashton and Bainton villages and has been responsible for a number of initiatives over the years which draw out this spirit from the local residents – litter collection, bulb planting etc.

History of Meeting Minutes

Highlights from January 2012 meeting:

Planning
Environment
Finance

DATE OF NEXT MEETING
7:30 pm on Tuesday th February 2012.

Read the full minutes here Minutes Jan2011

Highlights from December 2011 meeting:

Finance - including 2011 accounts
Environment
Washdyke

DATE OF NEXT MEETING
8.00pm on Tuesday 3 January 2012.

Read the full minutes here Minutes Dec2011

Highlights from November 2011 meeting:

DATE OF NEXT MEETING
8.00pm on Tuesday 6 December 2011.

Read the full minutes here Minutes Nov 2011

Highlights from October 2011 meeting:

DATE OF NEXT MEETING
8.00pm on Tuesday 1st November 2011.

Read the full minutes here Minutes Oct 2011

Highlights from Sept 2011 meeting:

New drop kerbs on Barnack Road = mobile access all the way to Barnack
Grit bins will be installed for winter
Tallington Road tree trimming agreed
Ward Wildlife meeting 9/9/11
Jubilee celebration meeting to be convened
Red phone box
Police liason meeting 14/10/11

DATE OF NEXT MEETING
8.00pm on Tuesday 4th October 2011.

Read the full minutes here Minutes Sept 2011

Highlights from May 2011 meeting:

Annual Reports from local organisations:
a. Reading Room by Andy Totten.
b. Buttercross by Janette Abbott – Donnelly.
c. Allotment Association by Richard Harris.
d. Neighbourhood Watch by Judith Morrice.
e. Speedwatch by Zena Coles and Andy Totten.
f. Church – Michael Bratley
g. Chairmans Annual Report.

DATE OF NEXT MEETING
8.00pm on Tuesday 7th June 2011.

Read the full minutes here Minutes May 2011

Highlights from April 2011 meeting:

Cutting Policing hours, planning applications & village environment

DATE OF NEXT MEETING
8.00pm on Tuesday 3rd May 2011.

Read the full minutes here Minutes Apr 2011

Highlights from March 2011 meeting:

Presentation on Affordable Rural Housing in Peterborough Parishes.
Grit Bins

DATE OF NEXT MEETING
7.30pm on Tuesday 5th April 2011.

Read the full minutes here Minutes Mar 2011

Highlights from February 2011 meeting:

New Salt Grit bins
Speaker on Affordable housing at March meeting

DATE OF NEXT MEETING
7.30pm on Tuesday 1st March 2011

Read the full minutes here Minutes Feb 2011

Highlights from January 2011 meeting:

Public consultation on the Design Statement will take place during Jan and Feb

Neighbourhood Watch: Judith Morrice reported that all areas of the parish were now covered by local coordinators who were online and working to link residents with information

DATE OF NEXT MEETING
7.30pm on Tuesday 1st February 2011

Read the full minutes here Minutes Jan 2011

Highlights from November 2010 meeting:

Presentations from Peterborugh City Council & Police

DATE OF NEXT MEETING
7.30pm on Tuesday 4th January 2011

Read the full minutes here Minutes Nov 2010

Highlights from September 2010 meeting:

Playground
Finance
Environment

DATE OF NEXT MEETING
7.30pm on Tuesday 2nd November 2010.

Read the full minutes here Minutes Sept 2010

Highlights from August 2010 meeting:

New council members
Environment
Village Matters

DATE OF NEXT MEETING
7.30pm on Tuesday 7th September 2010.

Read the full minutes here Minutes Aug 2010

Highlights from March 2010 meeting:

Highways maintenance
Allotments
Planning Applications

DATE OF NEXT MEETING
Tuesday 4th May 2010 at 7.30pm to include AGM and APM

Read the full minutes here Minutes March2010

Highlights from January 2010 meeting:

Weight Restriction Order.
Roads And Pathways.
Bus Stop Lay By
Mobile Vas Signs.
Street Lighting.
Red Telephone Box.
Allotments
Environment Project Grant
Community Leadership Fund
Training
Village Design Statement
Rural Working Group
Lolham Crossing

Next meeting: Friday 19th March at 7.30pm Reading Room

Read the full minutes here Minutes Jan 2010

Highlights from November 09 meeting:

Significant progress on Allotments
New grants and donations
Updates on the roads and parish maintenance

Next meeting 5th January 2010 at 7.30pm

Read the full minutes here Minutes Nov 2009

Highlights from September 09 meeting:

New PCC Neighbourhood Management Team
Allotments

Next meeting 9th November, 2009 at 7.30pm

Read the full minutes here Minutes Sept 2009

Highlights from March 09 meeting:

PRESENTATION BY P.C. MCCULLUM. Our local police officer brought along and
demonstrated an example of a speed activated mobile sign,

WEIGHT RESTRICTION ORDER We are advised by Highways that
the signs will be installed on 20th April 2009, and thereafter the weight restriction will be
enforceable.

Read the full minutes here Minutes Mar 2009

Highlights from November 08 meeting:

Councillors recently attended a personal meeting with Highway Officials at Peterborough Council to press our concerns about:
Delays to applying weight restriction to Barnack Road
Concerns over safety at the bus stop for children waiting for school bus
Review of safety of Lolham level crossing
Over 3000 bulbs planted in the village
Allotments Association formed - meeting more popular than Parish Council meetings
Discussions continu about reinstating village stocks

Read the full minutes Minutes Nov 2008

See the photostory of installing the Bainton Stone: (click picture)

Hot topics from September 08 minutes

• Public flock to PC Meeting in Reading Room
• Long fight for Barnack Road weight restriction nearly over
• Bus stop lay-by issue to be escallated
• Safety procedures at Lolham crossing to be witnessed
• Speed signs being reviewed by Highways Dept
• Allotment land still being sought
• Pathways & Quiet Lanes projects complete
• Village stocks location under review