Way back in early September we reported that Donald Allister, Bishop of Peterborough had asked the Diocesan Board of Finance to review the social and economic impacts of its proposal to promote the development of Titchmarsh glebe land. After a […]
Tony Knivett and his wife Liz have lived in Titchmarsh for many years. You might know him as the quietly-spoken, white-haired gentleman with the bushy moustache who lives near the village shop. If you know him well enough you might […]
Titchmarsh Parochial Church Council submitted its formal Representation to the Peterborough Diocesan Board of Finance (DBF)on 13th August. The full document is available to read at https://titchmarsh.info/virus_updates/save-the-glebe-land-august-update/ . The Representation looked at: the current situation of the church and church […]
Thrapston Town Council have written a strongly worded letter to the Perterborough Diocese concerning the proposed development of the neighbouring Glebe Land. The council strongly object to sale of the land and any future development. The letter, posted on Facebook, […]
Petition and Letter Writing The response to the petition and letter writing campaigns has been phenomenal. 1,371 names have been added to the petition. The Diocese has been deluged with well over 150 letters. Many thanks to all who took […]
Objections are sent to the Bishop of Peterborough about the scale of development A RURAL PCC in Northamptonshire has condemned a decision by the diocese of Peterborough to sell 114 acres of glebe land without acknowledging community objection. This was a “betrayal” of Christian […]
The story of the village’s fight to protect the glebe land has started to appear in print. Today the Northampton Telegraph featured the story – complete with local interviews, drone footage and photos of the site. It also provided a […]
When we started out on this exercise we set ourselves a success target of 100 letters to the Bishop and 400 names on the petition. To date we have sent 143 letters and e-mails with more to come and over […]
PCC Meeting with Diocese’ Representatives on 29th July On Wednesday evening 29th July the 9 members of St Mary’s Parochial Church Council (PCC), including Rector Brian, met with Gordon Steele, Archdeacon of Oakham, and Michael Appleton from Carter Jonas (the […]
The Parish Council consists of nine elected members of the village. Our main aim is to represent the interests of parishioners at local, regional and national level, and to contribute to the debate on issues that might affect them. Parishioners are encouraged to communicate with the Parish Council, bringing any matters of concern to our attention.Clerk to Titchmarsh Parish Council
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