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BANKS
Barclays Bank, Market Place.
Lloyds Bank, Market Place.
CHURCHES
See Places of Worship chapter.
CITIZENS’ ADVICE BUREAU
5 Market House Courtyard, Volunteer Centre.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday. 9.30am to 12noon
Advice Line Tel: 0844 848 7922
or Tel: 01295 255824
DENTAL SURGEONS
D.P. Neupert, Surgery, 72 Banbury Road. Tel: 703102
Oasis Dental Care, Surgery, 50 High Street. Tel:
703453
Orchid Dental Care, 4 Bridge Street. Tel: 703125
DISTRICT HEALTH VISITORS
DISTRICT MIDWIFE / DISTRICT NURSES
Telephone the Health centre on 704336 for further information.
DOCTORS
Springfield Surgery Tel: 703431
Halse Road Surgery Tel: 703460
Washington House Surgery, Halse Road. Tel: 702436
EDUCATION
Bracken Leas Primary School,
Magdalen Meadows. Tel: 707050
Brackley Church of England Junior School
Manor Road. Tel: 707060
Magdalen College School (Comprehensive)
St. Johns Upper School, High Street. Tel: 846300
Main School, Waynflete Avenue.
Southfield Primary School & Nursery Unit
Banbury Road. Tel: 709792
Waynflete Infants School, Waynflete Avenue.
Tel: 702270
Adult Education - For details of classes available
telephone 700228.
Private Schools
Beachborough, Westbury. Tel: 700071
Lakefield Nursery School
36b Banbury Road. Tel: 701587
Winchester House
(Preparatory and Kindergarten) Tel: 702483
FACILITIES FOR THE ELDERLY
Age Concern Day Centre, Godwin Court.
Mondays 11am - 2.30pm
Contact: R Miles. Tel: 704896
Red Cross Day Centre For handicapped elderly. Each
Monday Brackley Cricket Club (off Buckingham Road). Co-ordinator:
Sue Gibbons, Bell House, Charlton. Tel: 01295 811472
GAS
British Gas Southern, P.O. Box 3,
Whitehouse Road, Oxford. Tel: 01865 797100
Emergencies Gas Escapes: 01295 259955 or 01865 791777
British Gas Regional Headquarters
P.O. Box 103, Southampton SO9 7GH.
ELECTRICITY
Customer Services Tel: 0800 363 363
Emergency & Loss of Supply Tel: 0800 056 8090
HOSPITAL AND AMBULANCE
Cottage Hospital, Pebble Lane.
(now owned by private Trust). Tel: 702388
Trustees: Chairman: D. Brookhouse,
Mrs H. Boswell, J. Liddicot, D.C. Bradbury,
R. Faccenda, G.W. Britchfield, W.B. Stimpson, Miss C.S. Billingham,
D. Evison and Mrs P.L.P. Jeffs.
Ambulance Station, Manor Road. Tel: 999
INCOME TAX
H.M. Inspector of Taxes, Crown Building,
Southam Road, Banbury. Tel: 01295 273399
JOB CENTRE
Employment Office, Southam Road, Banbury.
Open: Monday - Thursday 9am -5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm Tel: 01295 455000
Careers Service, Connections. Tel: 01327 359080
or at The Volunteer Centre, 5 Market House Courtyard, Brackley.
Wednesday 2pm - 4pm
LIBRARY
Manor Road. Open: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9am
- 7 pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm Tel: 703455
LOCAL RADIO
Radio Northampton 104.2FM and 103.6FM
Programme Phone In: 01604 234455
Test: 07786 200 010
Email: northampton@bbc.co.uk
Main Switchboard: 01604 239100
Action: 0845 305 5852
Fax: 01604 230 709
Post: BBC Radio Northampton, Broadcasting House, Abington Street,
Northampton, NN1 2BH
Fox FM (Oxfordshire) 102.6 AND 97.4 FM
Brush House, Pony Road, Cowley, Oxford OX4 2XR
Phone 01865 871000
Text 80026
Radio Oxford 95.2 FM
269 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 7DW
oxford@bbc.co.uk Phone 08459 311 444
NEWSPAPERS
Banbury Guardian Thursdays
The Brackley & Towcester Advertiser Fridays
The Brackley & Towcester Post Free weekly
NURSERY SCHOOLS & PLAYGROUPS
Brackley Baptist Church, Waynflete Close, Brackley,
NN13 6AE.
Tues: 9.15 - 10.30 or 10.45 - 12.00
Parents and Tots Tel: 01280 705295
Brackley C of E Junior School, Little Fishes Pre
School. 9.30 - 12.30 Mon, Wed, Thurs and Fri.
Little Oaks Pre School, Recreation Centre,
Hugh Jarram: 840201
Stepping Stones Mrs D. Corroll: 01280 701846
Brackley Football Club Tel: 01280 704077
St James Pre School Mrs Taylor: 700669
Brackley C of E Church
Tadpoles: (18+ months)
Friday 9.45 - 11.30 Julie Tucker: 703857
Sparrows: (0+ babies and toddlers)
Thursday 9.45 - 11.30 Val Lyneham: 701864
POLICE
St. James Road (off Oxford Road).
Brackley Police Station will be open to deal with non-urgent enquiries
and other routine matters during the following hours: Mon - (Baker
Cathy) Thurs: (Baker Cathy) 8 am - (Baker Cathy) 4.30 pm. (Baker
Cathy) Fri 8am to 4pm At other times, Police can be contacted by
telephoning (Baker Cathy) Northamptonshire Police Control Room on
08453 700700 or in emergency 999.
POST OFFICE
30a High Street. Tel: 702447
Postal Boxes: High Street Post Office, Market Place,
Buckingham Road, Churchill Way, Halse Road (Bridgewater House),
Church Road, Valley Road, Ellesmere Road, Waynflete Avenue, Banbury
Road, Pavillons Way.
Metered Mail Boxes: Market Place, St James Road,
Buckingham Road Ind. Est.
REGISTRAR OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS
Sunnybanks, 55 Brackley Road, Towcester
Tel 01327 350774
(Births and Deaths). Open: Monday 9.30am - 4.30pm. Wednesday 9am
- 4.00pm. Tuesday 11am - 2.00pm. Friday 9.00am - 1.00pm
SOCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
21 Lower Mounts, Northampton NN1 3DE.
Tel: 01604 215781
SOCIETIES & CLUBS
Army Cadet Force
Mr Asplen, 19 Valley Road. Tel: 01280 850295
Brackley 50+ Club
Mrs Mary Yates, 5 Highfield Court,
Brackley, NN13 7AG. Tel: 01280 703371
Brackley Amenity Society
Secretary: Miss Beryl Hudson,
32 Church Lane, Evenley, Brackley, NN13 6EQ.
Tel: 01280 703508
Brackley Art Society
Mrs Dorman, Suncroft, Farthinghoe Road, Charlton, Banbury, Oxon,
OX. Tel: 01295 811554
Brackley Athletic Football Club
Mr S. Mackenzie Lawrie, 3 Chaffinch Way
Tel: 705061
Brackley, NN13 7NJ. Tel: 01280 704077
Brackley Camera Club
Mr E Ramsay, 6 Hawthorne Drive,
Brackley, NN13 6PA. Tel: 01280 700448
Brackley Cricket Club
David Hedger, 8 Elm Drive, Brackley, NN13.
Tel: 01280 705389
Brackley Cricket Club
Junior Teams, Youth Manager: Chris Watts
Tel: 01280 703768
Brackley Darby and Joan Club
Mrs D Howard, 2 Marlborough Croft,
Brackley, NN13. Tel: 01280 702692
Brackley & District Angling Club
PO Box 10, Brackley.
Brackley and District Band
Sue Tustian, 22 Martial Daire Boulevard,
Brackley, NN13 6LD. Tel: 01280 703073
Brackley & District Bowling Club
Westminster Road, Brackley, NN13.
Tel: 01280 702525
Brackley and District History Society
Miss B P Hudson, 32 Church Lane, Evenley, Brackley, NN13 5SG. Tel:
01280 703508
Brackley European Association
Secretary: Mr H. Struebel, Cuckoo Corner,
Old Town NN13 7BZ Tel: 840840
Brackley Evergreen Club
Mr K. Stacey, 21 Hans Apel Drive, Brackley
Tel: 700238
Brackley Flower Club
Mrs Vidler, 43 Waynflete Avenue,
Brackley, NN13 6AG. Tel: 01280 703219
Brackley Hospital League of Friends
Jan Hurst, 12 Holly Close, Brackley
Tel: 01280 705871
Brackley Girls Brigade
Mrs W Crisp, 81 Bridgewater Road,
Brackley, NN13 6BY. Tel: 01280 702386
Girlguiding Brackley
Includes Charlton and Westbury
Mrs K. Worrall, 3 Bishops Close, Brackley
Tel: 01280 706604
Brackley Jubilee Choir
Jane Lambert Tel: 01280 703042
Brackley Male Voice Choir
Mon at 7.30pm, Magdalen College Chapel.
Ian Watson Tel: 700218
Brackley Morris Men
Robin Stanley, 118 Crispin Road, Bradville, Milton Keynes, MK13
7BP. Tel: 01908 221205
or Mr C.W. Arnold, 9 Wordsworth Close,
Brackley, NN13 5GF. Tel: 01280 704755
Brackley Players
Mrs M. Sheppard, 8 Valley Rise, Brackley
Tel: 01280 703550
Brackley RUFC
Finelady Field, Nightingale Close,
Brackley, NN13 6PN Tel: 01280 700685
Brackley Rotaract Liz 01280 704220
or Mark 01280 850175
Brackley Rotary Club
David Fuller, 51 Min Road, Middleton Cheyney, Banbury Tel: 01295
710604
Brackley Round Table
Mr A. Hornby Tel: 01280 850060
Brackley Scouts
Includes Beavers (6-8), Cubs (8-10),
Scouts (10-15) and Venture Scouts
Mr P Hawkins, 3 Churchill Way,
Brackley, NN13 7EJ. Tel: 01280 703574
Brackley Squash Club
Manor Road, Brackley, NN13 6ED.
Tel: 01280 705239
Or Mr J Carter Tel: 01280 703138
Brackley Tennis Club
Mrs B Worthington, 29 Stuart Road,
Brackley, NN13 6HZ. Tel: 01280 703049
Brackley Women’s Institute
Mrs A. Carter Tel: 01280 703138
Canoe Club
Contact Brian Tel: 01280 704476
Netball Club
Meets at the Leisure Centre,
Mon: 7.30. Contact Trina Tel: 01280 702974
National Women’s Register
Mrs R Pearson, 8 Biddlesden Road, Westbury, Brackley, NN13 5JL.
Tel: 01280 705463
Northamptonshire Association for the Blind (Brackley
Branch) Chairman: Mr D. Johnson,
6 Valley Road, Brackley Tel: 01280 702361
Royal British Legion
(Brackley and District Branch)
Hon Sec: Mr L Waldron, 80 Waynflete Ave.
Tel: 01280 702784
St. John Ambulance Association
Louise Blackwell.
St. John Ambulance Association Badgers
Mrs L K Smith, 38 Kingsby Road, Whittlebury.
Mobile Tel: 07793 236332
South Northants Volunteer Bureau
Moat Lane, Towcester NN12 6AD
Tel: 01327 358264
WRVS
Mrs A Cook (information only) Tel: 01280 702087
VETERINARY SURGEONS
The Croft Veterinary Centre
Banbury Road, Brackley NN13 6BH. Tel: 703451
WATER
Anglian Water, Cambridge Division, Great Ouse House, Clarendon Road,
Cambridge.
Tel: 08457 145145
Customer Service Tel: 08457 145145
Water Voice Complaints Eastern Tel: 08457 959367
Local Government
As a result of local government re-organisation Brackley lost many
of its ancient rights as a Borough and became a Town Council on
1st April 1974. The Council consists of a Town Mayor and 14 other
Councillors from three Wards, East, South and West, which elect
five members each. Currently these are:
East Ward
K. Dixon, 24 Soudan Ave. 2001 (Mar) Tel: 702602
P. Joyce, 4 Brackley Fields. 1999 (May) Tel: 704334
W. B. Stimpson, 138 Halse Road. 1976 (June)
Tel: 702307
P. H. Stocker, 6 Romulus Way. 1999 (May)
Tel: 706412
One vacancy May 2007
West Ward
C. J. Blunden, 22 Tudor Way. 2000 (Jan)
Tel: 701364
P. J. Broomfield, 11 Blenheim Croft. 1989 (Dec)
Tel: 701393
C. O. Cartmell, 14 Flora Thompson Drive.
1991 (Oct) Tel: 703032
T. D. Hayward, 2006 (Aug) Tel: 701162
D. G. Dunham, 11 Prices Way. 2007 (May)
Tel: 700205
South Ward
C. S. Billingham, 7 Bridgewater Rise. 1975 (Aug)
Tel: 702031
K. D. Bonner-Dunham, 11 Prices Way. 2003 (May)
Tel: 700205
P. M. Titchener, Bramber, Manor Road. 1998 (Sep)
Tel: 703754
G. M. Rhys, 4 Brackley Mews. 2007 (June)
Tel: 701399
D. M. Shaw, 3 Burwell Hill Close. 2007 (June)
Tel: 07940 517726
Members of the public and press are welcome to attend all Committee
and Council Meetings which generally take place on the 2nd and 4th
Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Upper Town Hall in the Market
Place. All days, times and agenda are displayed on the Town Hall
noticeboard.
BRACKLEY TOWN COUNCIL
Offices in the Town Hall, Market Place. Tel: 702441
email town.clerk@brackleynorthants-tc.co.uk
or Town Clerk to whom all enquiries should be made.
www.brackleynorthants-tc.gov.uk
Area of Town: 1,685 acres - 682 hectares.
Population: 14,500
The TOWN COUNCIL is responsible for:
• Town Hall (available for dances and other functions) •
Market Place (market held every Friday) • Halse Road Cemetery
• Park (by agreement with National Trust) • Open spaces
and greens • St. James’ Lake, off Hinton Road. (Fishing)
• Pocket Park, off Hinton Road. (a quiet walk along a former
railway track.)
Although the South Northamptonshire Council is the planning authority,
the Town Council is consulted on all applications.
SOUTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL
Council Offices: Springfields, Towcester.
Tel: 01327 322322
There are two Councillors for each of the East, South and West wards
and these are:
East:
Nuelle, Geoffrey, 12 Wordsworth Close,
Brackley NN13 5GF
Stimpson, W. Blake, 138 Halse Road NN13 6EG.
Tel: 702307
South:
Billingham, Caryl S, 7 Bridgewater Rise NN13 6DA.
Tel: 702031
Titchener, Paul, Bramber Manor Road,
Brackley NN13 6EE
West:
Halvorsen, Rachel, Versions Farm Cottage, Brackley NN13 5JY
Patel, Ashor, 33 Lathbury Road,
Brackley NN13 6HW
This district is a very large one in area and has some 76 parishes
and two towns. The population is only about 78,000 (about 17% in
Brackley). District Council functions include the following:-
• Housing • Planning • Public Health • Refuse
Collection • Recreation and Leisure (including Tourist Information
Centre)
SOUTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL OFFICES AND BRACKLEY TOURIST INFORMATION
2 Bridge Street, Brackley. Tel: 700111
HOW CAN WE HELP YOU? Did you know that you can pay your council
house rent and Community charge over the counter in Brackley? We
also have a Customer Support Officer who can advise you about benefits.
If you have a problem we may be able to help. The Brackley Office
has a direct line to Towcester, we can contact all Council departments
and answer questions on Council services. If you would like a personal
interview to discuss your business in private, we can make an appointment
for you to meet an officer from the right department here at Brackley.
Brackley Tourist Information is here to help local people as well
as tourists. Do you want information about anywhere in England?
Whether it is holiday or business we can offer help in finding hotels
and other accommodation. We have a large supply of free information
and suggestions on where to take children or visiting relatives,
local bus services, opening times and prices of attractions.
RADIO NORTHAMPTON Do you want more publicity for the village fete,
meeting, dance, school production, concert, etc.? Brackley Tourist
Information has a one minute publicity spot for your attractions
every Saturday morning at approximately 10.45am. It also has a large
notice board and listing space in ‘What’s on in Northamptonshire
& Bedfordshire’. So hurry along with your posters or ‘phone
in your dates ....... it’s a free service!!!
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
County Hall is in Northampton. Tel: 01604 236236
There is a Library in Brackley, also a Police Station, Fire Station,
Ambulance Station, Health Clinic and, of course, schools.
Social Services, Mill House, Moat Lane, Towcester.
Tel: 01327 51822
County Council functions include the following:
• Education • Fire service • Highways •
Police • Planning (Strategic) • Social Services •
Trading Standards
There are 2 Councillors to represent the town and some surrounding
villages on the County Council.
Sawbridge, R, 1 Cartwright Gardens, Aynho. (Brackley West) Tel:
01869 819669
Grant, A. 1 Gilbert Scott Court, Towcester NN12 6DX (Brackley East
& South) Tel: 01327 350336
REPRESENTATIVES ON OTHER BODIES School Governors include:
Church of England Junior School County Councillor: Malcolm Mildren.
Bracken Leas School (New 1987) Councillor: Trevor Gregory. Southfield
Primary School Councillor: Chris Cartmell. Waynflete Infants School
Councillor: Paul Titchener
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