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Village Facilities
Postal Collections
Postbox outside the Post Office (High St), also on Moorend
Road near Hesketh Road. Collection times: Mon-Fri 7.45am and 4.15pm, Sat
7.45am (and 11.45 from the Post Office only), Sun 1.15pm from the Post
Ofice only.
Door-to-Door Refuse and Recycling Collections
Twin Bin / Box Scheme, collected on alternate Wednesdays.
Black wheeled bin for unrecyclable and uncompostable items,
plus
Black plastic box with lid for recycling cans with plastic.
Green wheeled bin for organic garden waste and cardboard, plus
Green plastic box with lid for recycling newspapers and bottles.
Collection-calendar supplied by SNC. Bins should be put
out by the roadside by 7.30am Contact SNC for collection of heavy items
eg. old fridges, etc 01327-322322
Central Recycling
There are dumpsters for newspapers, cans and glass in "The Coffee Pot"
car-park.
Municipal Rubbish-Tips
Nearest are at New Bradwell in Milton Keynes, and Towcester.
Allotments
Adjacent to the Potterspury Road, £5 a year for a 5-pole plot. Enquiries
for vacant plots to the Parish Clerk 542150
Rooms for Hire
Village Hall, Chestnut Road
Public and private events, max 150 persons. Regular bookings £3.50
/ day, £4.00 / evening. Parties, wedding receptions etc apply to booking
agent: Mrs Lily Whitmarsh, 6 Hortonsfield Road 542821 Managed by a voluntary
committee, Chairman Mrs Vera Warner 542182
United Reformed Chapel, Chestnut Road
Small meeting room with kitchen and toilet available at £3.50 / hour,
whole building at £5.00 / hour. Booking agent: Mrs Jennifer Barry, 13
Orchard Close 542556
Recreation Centre, School Lane
Hall and meeting room available. Managed by a voluntary committee. For
details, ring: 542734
Children's Centre, School Lane
Available for hire for children's groups or parties. For details, ring
between 9:00am - 1:00pm or 3:30pm - 6:00pm 543456 Website: www.ygchildrenscentre.freeserve.co.uk
Telephone Box
Stands in the High Street on Chestnut Green.
Grit-Boxes
A number are placed around the village for use by residents in icy conditions
at their own risk.
Notice-Boards
1 On the wall by the Post Office. Keyholder Mrs Bee Beauchamp, 7 Mt Pleasant
543265
2 At the junction of Chestnut Road with Hortonsfield Road
3 On the wall at the side of the Hesketh Road / School Lane shops Keyholder
Mr Les Potter, 50 Hesketh Road 54251 1
4 Outside the Meadows Care Home on Moorend Road Keyholder Mr Graham Crisp,
107 Hesketh Road 542818
Playing-Fields
Provided and maintained by the Parish Council and known as the "Coffee
Pot Field" and the "School Lane Field." These public open spaces include
full-size football-pitches and fenced-off play-areas for children. Dogs
are not permitted in play-areas.
Pocket Park
An old orchard behind St Leonard's Church maintained as an area of conservation.
Run by the Pocket Park Management Group, contact Mr Chris King 542322
The Old Mail
Free magazine produced by a team of volunteers for the parish of Yardley
Gobion, Potterspury & Cosgrove, and distributed monthly to every house
in the 3 villages. Contains news of village activities, Council reports,
and church services, with a monthly diary of events.
Contributions from residents are welcome, see The Old Mail for contact
details. Advertisements: Mr John Giddings, 61a Meadow View, Potterspury
542156
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