We want to hear from you. We are keen to get a better understanding of how flooding in our village is impacting residents and businesses alike.
The Parish Council are working in partnership with Warwickshire County Council and Cllr Andy Wright to gain a better understanding of the issues and look a potential solutions to the ongoing flooding in our village.
We need to gain as much information as possible about where flooding occurs and how it impacts the lives of residents, whether it be road closures, houses / land flooding or drainage issues.
WCC are hosting a drop in event at the Community Centre to gain insight to the issues facing our village.  Please come along and share your experiences.

When: Friday, 7th March 2025
Where: Grendon Community Centre, Boot Hill, Grendon, CV9 2EL
Time: 4pm til 7pm

View / Download Leaflet Here

If you are unable to attend the drop in event we would still like to hear your experiences,
please use the following link to send your information.

View / Complete Form Here 

Photo Courtesy of: Andy Ball

We lay this wreath in honoured memory of those who, over many years and in many places, gave their lives in defence of their country and all that they held dear.

They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old;

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.

When you go home, tell them of us and say,

For your tomorrow, we gave our today.

Please use the link below to participate in the public consultation.

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Please use the link below to participate in the public consultation.

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We lay this wreath in honoured memory of those who, over many years and in many places, gave their lives in defence of their country and all that they held dear.

They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old;

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.

When you go home, tell them of us and say,

For your tomorrow, we gave our today.

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This deadline applies to children born between 1 September 2018 and 31 August 2019, who must submit their application for a place in a Reception class in September 2023. The 15 January deadline also applies to children who are currently in Year 2 at an infant school, who want to move to a junior school. This transfer does not happen automatically, even between schools with the same name.  

Applications should be made online at: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/primaryplace . All parents and carers who apply by the deadline will receive their child’s school offer on National Offer Day, 17 April 2023.  

Applications that don’t meet the 15 January deadline will only be considered once those submitted on time have been made offers, by which time many schools will be full, and the child is much less likely to be offered a place at their preferred school.  

Cllr Kam Kaur, portfolio holder for Education at Warwickshire County Council, explains: “Starting school for the first time and moving to a junior school can be a big transition, but it doesn’t need to be scary for parents or carers. The best thing you can do is to get your application in by the deadline of 15 January. To help you do this, we’ve got lots of advice and support on our website, including a video to guide you through the process and a handy directory of schools where you can find all those that are local to you.”

We lay this wreath in honoured memory of those who, over many years and in many places, gave their lives in defence of their country and all that they held dear.

They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old;

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.

When you go home, tell them of us and say,

For your tomorrow, we gave our today.

National Highways will be holding a public consultation in respect to the proposed new A5 Bypass between Grendon & Dordon on the Thursday 20th October 2022 @ Grendon Community Centre, 3pm - 8pm.

We lay this wreath in honoured memory of those who, over many years and in many places, gave their lives in defence of their country and all that they held dear.

They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old;

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.

When you go home, tell them of us and say,

For your tomorrow, we gave our today.

It's a great addition to the village and we wish the owners every success in their new venture. 

10am - 4pm

Sunday 5th September 2021

2pm - 4pm

Full details can be viewed by using the link below:

All Saints Church - Open Weekend

Please use link below to view the full document.

Highways England Letter

Details for our litter picking day are as follows;

Date - Saturday, 21st August 2021*

Time - 10am

Venue - Meet at the Grendon Community Centre, Boot Hill, Grendon.

 *Weather Permitting

All equipment will be provided. We ask that you wear suitable clothing and footwear. All volunteers are covered by Parish Council Insurance whilst undertaking this event. 

 We very much hope that you’ll be able to join us and help tidy up our village.

 Should you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact us.

The first of the new bins has been installed on Folly Lane and the second has been installed by the nursery on the junction of Little Brum and Boot Hill.

We hope the installation of the two new bins in our village will encourage the small minority of dog owners who do not clean up after their dog to do so in future.

We continue to ask residents to be vigilant and report any dog fouling issues directly to North Warwickshire Borough Council via their website www.northwarks.gov.uk.

We really appreciate all of the volunteers time and effort
to help tidy up our village.

We will arrange another community litter picking day in
August, the date will be published on our noticeboards
and website in due course.

The Councillors have agreed that we should organise a community litter pick throughout Grendon to help us tidy up our village. We are looking for volunteers to come along and help make our village a better place to live. 

We have arranged the date for our community litter pick which we will be as follows;

Date - Saturday, 26th June 2021

Time - 10am

Venue - Meet at the Grendon Community Centre, Boot Hill, Grendon.

**Weather Permitting**

All equipment will be provided. We ask that you wear suitable clothing and footwear. All volunteers are covered by Parish Council Insurance whilst undertaking this event. 

We very much hope that you’ll be able to join us and help tidy up our village.

Should you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact us.

As it was our first we had no idea who would turn up, so could not contact people. Hopefully we will arrange the next for better weather and take people's contact details.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

The Councillors have agreed that we should organise a community litter pick throughout Grendon to help us tidy up our village. We are looking for volunteers to come along and help make our village a better place to live. 

We have arranged the date for our community litter pick which we will be as follows;

Date - Saturday, 15th May 2021

Time - 10am

Venue - Meet at the Grendon Community Centre, Boot Hill, Grendon.

All equipment will be provided. We ask that you wear suitable clothing and footwear. All volunteers are covered by Parish Council Insurance whilst undertaking this event. 

We very much hope that you’ll be able to join us and help tidy up our village.

Should you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact us.

We benefit from having many footpaths and open designated routes through fields. These routes are available to all and as such, are just as much a part of the villages as the pavements. No one wants to walk through dog waste, so please pick it up wherever you may be.

Dog faeces are not only unpleasant and unsightly but also a carry a harmful infection, which can cause serious illness and/or disability if ingested. 

ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR, CRIME AND POLICING ACT 2014

PUBLIC SPACE PROTECTION ORDER (CONTROL OF DOGS) 2015

Not clearing up your dog’s waste is a Criminal Offence under the legislation listed above, which can be prosecuted in the Magistrates Court with fines of up to £1000.  Further action may also be taken against repeat offenders in the form of Civil Injunctions which, if breached, can result in custodial sentences of up to two years.

If you want to report dog fouling, and you know the offender or have a description and when the fouling is happening, then North Warwickshire Borough Council can investigate this.  Please visit the website www.northwarks.gov.uk and follow the links to report a dog fouling issue. 

Dog waste should be picked up and disposed of responsibly in a dog waste bin.  It can also be placed in any litter bin, as well as a domestic general refuse bin if bagged. Dog fouling is a social problem caused by a few irresponsible dog owners, and it is only with the combined efforts of the community, the Parish Council and NWBC that we can address this unacceptable behaviour.

Please use the following links below to view the full details and the proposed diversions.

WCC - Site Notice

Diversion Map

You can support your local centre every time you shop at Amazon by following the link below.

This is at no extra cost to you, Amazon will kindly donate a proportion of your total order cost to Grendon Community Centre.

Link - https://smile.amazon.co.uk/ch/1148339-0

Contrary to rumours the CO-OP is still planned to open on the 4th December 2020.

Their shopfitters have removed signs and will be replacing them with the CO-OP's own.

The Howkins and Harrison  "TO LET" signs refer to the old accommodation which has been turned into 5 offices.

This information is direct from the building's owners.

The challenges of this year will not prevent Grendon from remembering the bravery of those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

We lay this wreath in honoured memory of those who, over many years and in many places, gave their lives in defence of their country and all that they held dear.

They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old;

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.

When you go home, tell them of us and say,

For your tomorrow, we gave our today.

The Parish Council have received enquiries as to when the recreation ground will reopen.

A vast amount of money was obtained with difficulty by Cllr. Wright for the following purpose.

To lay new drains to make it suitable and safe to accommodate a senior football pitch and a number of smaller ones for the large number of junior teams which have nowhere to play.

In the past pitches have been fouled by dog walkers who do not clean up behind them.  The Parish Council has installed a bin and there are plenty of other walks and footpaths nearby.

Should this be repeated the Parish Council will consult with NWBC regarding access.

It will reopened when the  contractors have decided the ground has settled properly and the grass roots sufficiently strong enough to take the wear and tear.

We will aim to keep you fully updated on any developments.

Members of the Parish Council have been working hard to revive a local newsletter to keep the community up to date with Parish Council and Community Centre news.

Our next edition will hopefully be produced in January 2021, we are looking for volunteers to assist us with the distribution of our next newsletter to ensure we reach all residents in Grendon.

If you are able to spare 30 minutes to deliver to your street please contact us for more details, via the link below.

'Contact'

Newsletter - October 2020

Please use the link below to view the full letter send by Grendon Parish Council to North Warwickshire Borough Council.

Letter to NWBC

DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME, BADDESLEY COMMUNITY CAFE IS OFFERING DELIVERY OF HOT MEALS TO THE ELDELEY, SELF-ISOLATING AND VULNERABLE IN BADDESLEY, GRENDON AND BAXTERLEY.

THESE WILL BE DELIVERED ON WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS.

2 COURSES - £4.00 

3 COURSES - £5.00

PLEASE ORDER ON THE PREVIOUS DAY BY CALLING KAREN ON:

01827 715729

The Parish council has purchased "gateway" signs
showing ‘Welcome to Grendon’ with the speed
limit[s] for all road entrances to the village. These will
be installed shortly. We have also agreed to gift a new
slide to NWBC for use at the Boot Hill play area which
will be installed in February.

A new Parish notice board will be installed near
Woodside School shortly. This will allow residents stay
up to date with important local information.

The new development ‘The Green’ (Phase 2 Penmire
Rise) has now commenced, we are aware of issues
and disturbances with early morning deliveries and
the PC has written to the developer outlining issues
and requesting contact details for the Site Manager to
allow us to address our concerns.

Dordon Hall Lane – The PC are aware of complaints
over the suitability of this lane for commercial
vehicles and has been liaising with WCC Highways to
find a resolution to this issue.

Grendon Flood Action Group have met with the
developers of the Kier development (Grendon Point) to discuss how
the impact that proposed drainage changes will affect
neighbouring properties.  A further multi agency meeting is being arranged for
early 2020 and the group continue to look at the
impact of flooding throughout Grendon. 

Vice Chairman, Michael White attended and laid a wreath on behalf of the Parish Council.

We lay this wreath in honoured memory of those who, over many years and in many places, gave their lives in defence of their country and all that they held dear.

They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old;

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.

When you go home, tell them of us and say,

For your tomorrow, we gave our today.

If you have two hours to spare on Fridays 10.00am till 12.00noon please contact Ann 01827 714032.

Perhaps you are recently retired and looking for something new to fill your spare time.

The Parish Council has a limited number of inflatable sand bags available to assist those residents affected by flooding. These are available FREE OF CHARGE and can be collected from the Community Centre by prior arrangement with the Parish Council. Visit the Parish Council website for further information.

A follow up multi-agency meeting is pencilled in for Tuesday, 17th September, this meeting with allow the members of the group to follow up on action points agreed at our last meeting. A full report will follow.

If you have any information on flooding in Grendon that would be useful and would assist us at our next multi-agency meeting, please contact us with details.

Anyone who is interested in joining or contributing to the Grendon Flood Action Group please feel free to get in touch with Sanjay Johal from the National Flood Forum by e-mail

Sanjay.johal@floodforum.org.uk.

It would be a shame to loose the Newsletter as it features all relevant and important village information, it would be good if someone else would be prepared to take it on.

If you would like to consider it, please contact the Parish Council either via the website or 01827 716051.

Grit bins for strategic locations will be next on the list.

Michael who farms with his family at Swan Farm, Watling Street, Grendon, has been breeding British Percheron Horses on the farm for around 10 years, under the 'White Swan' Prefix. 

You can find out more information about this magnificent breed of heavy horse via The British Percheron Horse Society website. www.percheron.org.uk

(Photo courtesy of Kevin Wright)

On Tuesday, 16th April the Grendon Flood Action Group, chaired by myself, held our first multi-agency meeting at Grendon Community Centre.

Representatives from NWBC (Planning), WCC (Lead Flood Authority), WCC Highways, Environment Agency, Severn Trent Water and the National Flood Forum Charity met together to discuss flooding issues in and around Grendon and address the action points which the Grendon Flood Action Group had discussed and scripted for the meeting.

We discussed a variety of issues from preventative measures to planning applications and the Environment Agency kindly provided information on who is responsible for preventative maintenance of the Penmire Brook and the River Anker. The Environment Agency have agreed to attend a walk around Grendon with members of the Grendon Flood Action Group so we can bring the different issues to their attention.

Kevin Blount from WCC, the Lead Flood Authority, has proposed a separate meeting with the flood action group on the 7th May 2019 as he would like to discuss the proposals being put in place by WCC to prevent flooding by improving & altering the infrastructure in Grendon and the wider area.

There will be a further multi-agency meeting on Tuesday, 17th September to follow up on all of the issues raised.

Anyone who is interested in joining or contributing to the Grendon Flood Action Group please feel free to get in touch with, 

Sanjay Johal from the National Flood Forum Charity by e-mail:  

Sanjay.johal@floodforum.org.uk

or Megan Toop-Rose from WCC by e-mail: 

megantoop-rose@warwickshire.gov.uk

Update from Chris Rich-Bate

Appointments must be made.

Telephone: 01827 715243

sallyb.wilson@parliament.uk

In his place we welcome Chris Rich-Bate. As well as serving all residents, Chris has been deeply involved in the flood problems at Penmire Rise, so has got to know a lot of local residents.

'Met with Roads Minister, Jesse Norman MP, this morning to discuss the need for Government funding to improve and upgrade the A5 in North Warwickshire.

This followed on from a meeting - had with Midland Connect last week, who are also supportive of the need for change.

Not good enough that eastbound traffic during peak times between Dordon & Atherstone has an average speed of just 20mph in mornings & 30 mph in the evenings on such a critical stretch of road.

Also raised several issues in Grendon raised by the local Parish Council as Highways England were present at the meeting as well as re-iterating concerns about Mancetter Island, which needs urgent attention.'

New Bench Locations:

Boot Hill / Little Brum - Outside Banana Moon Day Nursery

A5 Dual Carriageway heading towards Atherstone

It was agreed that a 'Grendon Flood Action Group' would be formed, this group will meet regularly and be supported by the Flood Forum and Warwickshire County Council.

The main aim of the group is to agree a strategy of which areas need addressing by the relevant authorities, raising a list of questions / issues to be addressed. The representatives from both the Flood Forum and Warwickshire County Council will then send the questions to all of the relevant authorities involved, eg. WCC, NWBC, Environment Agency, Highways England, and then ask them to attend a meeting with the group to address these concerns.

The group will then follow this up with the relevant authorities through continued meetings to ensure issues are addressed and rectified. 

This has been a great success in other areas where flood action groups have been set up.

For further information, please contact below:

info@floodforum.org.uk

megantoop-rose@warwickshire.gov.uk