We have a daily post collection from Warmington from the Post Box outside the village shop/post office on School Lane.

Monday to Friday : 4:40pm
Saturday: 11:45am

A later weekday collection is made from the Postbox outside PETERBOROUGH SORTING OFFICE, Papyrus Road at 7:30pm Daily

Royal Mail Customer Services: 03457 740 740

www.royalmail.com

Nearest Libraries

• Oundle Library is our nearest library just down the road in Oundle (opposite the Oundle Surgery. Check the opening times as it is not open all day every day.
• Stamford Library is a little larger than Oundle.
• Peterborough Libraries - check out the website for all  the details.

Warmington has three levels of elected representation. These are as follows:

• Warmington Parish Council (a civic parish is a constitutional area, nothing to do with the church)
  The first tier of local government, closest to the people of the parish. Responsible for allotments, cemetery, churchyard maintenance, pocket parks, recreation ground, street-lighting, verge cutting (under contract from highways authority), benches, bus stops, most hedge works, local flood resilience, Warmington Neighbourhood Plan and statutory consulted on planning applications.  It organises village celebrations, such as the 2022 Jubilee, litter picks and other events.  
  warmington.org/index.php/warmington-parish-council
  
  
• North Northamptonshire Council
  Responsible for services including education, social services, transport, roads and libraries, planning, council housing, and rubbish collection.
  
  
• National Government at Westminster
  Responsible for making laws and scrutinising all UK government activity.

Parish Council: HERE   More information about Warmington Parish Councillors

North Northamptonshire County Council: https://www.northnorthants.gov.uk/ - Warmington is in the Thrapston Ward and represented by


Wendy Brackenbury: https://northnorthants.moderngov.co.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=341

David Brackbury : https://northnorthants.moderngov.co.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=340

Geoff Shacklock: https://northnorthants.moderngov.co.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=349

National Government (Westminster Parliament) - Warmington is in the Parliamentary Constituency of Corby and represented by Tom Pursglove.

Warmington is in the county of Northamptonshire.  It sits within the North Northamptonshire Unitary Authority area

The unitary authority is responsible for:

• Adult and child social care and child protection issues
• Housing benefit 
• Education
• Planning 
• Council tax
• Waste management, including fly tipping
• Dog control
• Highways, including public transport & parking
• Births, deaths and marriages
• Libraries
• Country parks and leisure centres
• Environmental health
• Business support
• Tourism
• Flood management

Its website is here: https://www.northnorthants.gov.uk/

Border of Three Counties

It can be tricky sometimes knowing which county we belong to in terms of services as we are on the border of 3 counties - Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire so most of us use services from all three at different times.

Note our postcode is PE8 - which makes our postal address Peterborough and yet Peterborough is in Cambridgeshire.

• Oundle in Northamptonshire (five minutes drive away) is nearest market town with supermarket, a local market, nurseries, secondary schools, doctors, dentists and library all at hand. 
• Peterborough in Cambridgeshire is our nearest large city (15 minutes drive from here). This is the nearest centre for a large shopping centre, mainline train station, cinema, hospital etc. 
  
  
• Stamford (20 minutes drive away) is another market town in Lincolnshire, slightly larger than Oundle but with similar facilities and also has its own train station. Lincolnshire County Council Information.

Warmington's community health services are provided by the South Peterborough Primary Care Trust.

General Practice

There are two GP surgeries both with extensive websites full of information:

• Oundle Medical Practice - in Oundle with a GP surgery in Elton, tel: 01832 273408
• Wansford & King's Cliffe Practice - in Wansford with a branch practice in Kings Cliffe, tel: 01780 782342

Hospitals

For information on local hospitals, health authorities and community health councils click here

Peterborough City Hospital    Tel: 01733 678000

Dental Care

There are two dental practices in Oundle (10 minute drive away) with their own detailed websites and one in Wansford (20 minute drive away):

• Oundle House Dental Practice (NHS) Tel: 01832 270045
• Townley House Dental (Private) Tel: 01832 272515
• Wansford Smile Studio (Private): Tel: 01780 784949

 Other dental practices can be found in Peterborough.

Warmington Parish Council consists of 9 members, elected for a term of office every four years. 

The parish council comprises:

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The Role of a Parish Council

Civic Parishes are the smallest areas of administration in England and provide the statutory tier of local government closest to the people. A local council, a town or parish council, is a statutory local authority set up under the Local Government Act 1894, which sought to separate the governance of a parished area from the Church of England. Other acts of parliament have expanded the role of parish councils

Local Councils are separate stand-alone bodies – they are not accountable to Unitary or County or District councils.  Local councils are an essential part of the structure of local democracy and have a vital role in acting on behalf of the community they represent. A council is an executive body and has a number of powers, some of which are obligatory, while others are optional.

These powers relate essentially to local matters, such as looking after community open spaces, allotments, closed churchyards, cemeteries, festivals, fireworks, play areas and much more. The Council also has the power to raise money through taxation, the precept.  

The Council also: Gives views, on behalf of the community, on planning applications and other proposals that affect the parish;  Undertakes schemes and projects that benefit local residents; Works in partnership with other bodies to achieve benefits for the parish; Alerts relevant authorities to problems that arise or work that needs to be undertaken; Helps the other tiers of local government keep in touch with the local communities; Articulates the needs and wishes of its community; Works closely with voluntary groups in its community; Encouraging solutions to community issues; Acts as an information point for the community

Warmington Parish Council has 9 members, elected for a term of office every four years. The parish councillors do not receive an allowance, although they are entitled to.  The council employs a clerk who executes the council’s decisions and manages all administration and day-to-day workings of the council.

As the parish councillors are unpaid they represent the best value and least bureaucratic kind of local authority. Councillors are elected by the residents of the parish to serve and administer the needs of the local community.  The Parish Council frequently leads on projects benefiting the local community, drawing on its extensive local knowledge and understanding of the well-being needs of the local community, with the resources to take the initiative.

If you would like to know more about the Parish Council or wish to become a councillor please feel free to contact any of the existing parish councillors or the clerk.    #

Click here for details, agendas and minutes of Parish Council Meetings

Go here for planning applications

Links to Parish Council documents can be found here.

Links to details of the Council's committee structure and individual member responsibilities are detailed here

Links to members' registers of interest can be found Register of Interest HERE

If you have any queries or issues regarding the village please contact one of the team above.

Click here for details of Parish Council Documents