Newnham News
Important News and Information happening in and around Newnham Village
Are you providing care of support to a family member, friends or neighbours, who may be affected by a diability, physical or mental ill-health, frailty or substance misuse?
Northamptonshire Carers are a registered Charity working with North and West Northamptonshire Councils to deliver a Roadshow of ‘One Stop Shops’ to encourage those looking after someone in the community with a disability or long term health condition to recognise themselves as Carers and to come forward for information and support to help prevent them from becoming isolated.
Find out more here
The Parish Council installed some Speed Indicator Devices
(SIDs) in various positions in the village to assist in keeping our village roads safe.
There are some eye watering figures from the Weedon Road SID with vehicles entering the
village at over 90mph. Regularly speeds of over 80 are detected, albeit by a very small number of cars and usually early in the morning.
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here
Residents will soon be able to take their waste to recycling centres across West Northants 7 days a week offering a better service and value for money this spring.
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clicking here
Newnham is a small village located in the county of Northamptonshire, just south of Daventry, situated on the banks of the River Nene and surrounded by beautiful countryside. The village name is thought to derive from Anglo Saxon meaning, however it could also mean 'At the new homestead/village' or 'at the new hemmed-in land'.