About Aldwincle Parish Council

Aldwincle is a village in the east of the county of Northamptonshire. It is on a bend of the River Nene not far from Thrapston. Aldwincle has a mixed population of 350, with  a high proportion of retired people. Those in employment mainly commute to towns such as Peterborough and Kettering, or further afield to Cambridge,  London or Birmingham. There are a number of small home-based businesses, a garage,  as well as a working farm.

There is a highly regarded voluntary aided primary school in the parish, Trinity CE Lower School which is now part of the 2 tier system which was  in place for September 2016. The school now caters for Reception to Year 6, with a current roll of about 150 pupils.

Aldwincle Village Hall has  been extensively refurbished, including a catering standard kitchen. It has good resources for village events and is available for private hire.

The parish church, dedicated to St Peter, is an attractive and well-maintained building. There are two Sunday services each month, one of them being a  Family Service. There is a  second Anglican church building (dedicated to All Saints and shown above), though this was declared redundant several years ago. It is in the care of the Churches’ Conservation Trust and the Parish Council maintain the churchyard. This was one of the first churches to introduce “champing”, and has proved popular with walkers and canoists using the nearby River Nene. The original village rectory was the birthplace of the poet, John Dryden.

Aldwincle parish council has 7 councillors and an electorate of about 260.

The council meet every 6 weeks, usually on a Monday evening in Aldwincle Village Hall at 7.30pm. The agenda and minutes of our meetings are displayed on the Parish Council notice board outside the Village Hall, in addition to their availability on this site.

Parish Council meetings are open to the public, and each meeting opens with a public session at which parishioners can address the council on any relevant village issues.

Register of Interests link:http://www.east-northamptonshire.gov.uk/downloads/download/1584/aldwincle_parish_council (to be updated)