Community

Council meeting 21/05/2020 access details

A meeting of Desborough Town Council will be held online using ZOOM on Thursday 21 May 2020, commencing at four o’clock in the afternoon

To attend the meeting follow this link https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74200371369?pwd=WlNKMFZmR0l4eXdXZHNmWG00SlV1UT09

and use the meeting ID: 742 0037 1369

and the password: 8wMF0DTC05

 

Members of the public who wish to follow proceedings are welcome to use the login details above using Zoom through the app or through a web browser. If you wish to follow proceedings by telephone only please contact the Town Clerk for further information.

All members of the public will be muted and not able to be heard unless the Chair of the meeting invites them to speak. Owing to the remote nature of attendance, any members of the public wishing to address the Council are requested to provide details to the Town Clerk before the meeting either by emailing the usual form (available on the Council’s website here Your Right to Speak at Council Meetings, by sending the same information to the Town Clerk by email, or using the email us facility on the Council’s website. 

May 15, 2020 in Community, Council

Do not use public play or fitness equipment

During the current crisis public facilities are closed.  In Desborough that includes the library and the leisure centre, as well as restaurants, pubs, clubs, and cafés.

Please do not use, or allow your children to use, the skatepark, outdoor gym equipment, or other play equipment.

 

Stay home

March 26, 2020 in Community

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) response

Following the advice of HM Government, the Desborough Town Council office will be closed for the foreseeable future.

You can still get in touch with the Council using the contact details above or by using the contact page on the website www.desboroughtowncouncil.gov.uk

Please help keep yourself and our community safe by following the Government’s advice on hand washing, self-isolation, and social distancing.

March 23, 2020 in Community, Council

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Quick Links

For more information on the symptoms and steps to take, go to www.nhs.uk/coronavirus

For the latest advice on travellers returning from affected areas, plus guidance to schools and care homes, visit www.gov.uk/coronavirus

Details of the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and risk in the UK https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public

Public Health England also maintain an informative online blog which is available here.

The recommended source of information for the public is now on the NHS website which is here https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

People who think they may have symptoms are being pointed to the NHS-111 on-line questionnaire in the first instance, which can be found here https://111.nhs.uk/covid-19

March 6, 2020 in Community

January 2020 – online consultation

The Council will be holding its annual budget meeting on 16 January 2020.  The Council needs to decide its priorities for the coming year and is asking you to help decide where efforts should be concentrated.  

How do I contribute to the discussion?

A drop-in consultation session with Councillors will be held on Saturday  4 January 2020 from 10 o’clock to noon in the library building.

December 30, 2019 in Community, Council

January 2020 Budget Consultation

The Council will hold a special drop-in consultation on the Council’s budget for 2020/21 and plans for the future.

This will be in the library building and you can drop-in from ten in the morning until noon on Saturday 4 January 2020.

You can contribute to the discussion in other ways too.  For further details look here.

December 27, 2019 in Community, Council

Honoured Citizen Award

Desborough Town Council’s Honoured Citizen Award is a tribute to members of the community and confers no material honours or special privileges. Awards may be made at any time and will not necessarily be made on an annual or regular basis.

Awards will take the form of an official letter or certificate, and may be presented at an appropriate place such as the recipient’s school or workplace, at an event, at a Town Council meeting, posted to them, or presented in private.

The scheme is intended to celebrate exceptional citizenship but to avoid embarrassment we keep details of nominations and deliberations confidential.

The nomination form is here (in pdf) and here (in word), together with the policy here.

February 15, 2019 in Community

Please bear with us

We are delighted to be working with a new website provider but not everything was live before the old site switched off.  We are working on this and the site will have more content added in the coming days.

If you sent us any email from Friday 15 February to Tuesday 19 February 2019 and you haven’t had a reply it is possible that we didn’t receive it.  Please send your email again and accept our apologies.

February 15, 2019 in Community