Service and Amenities

The Village Hall and play areas on Broad Lane are a focal point for the community and the many clubs and societies in the villages.

Management is conducted by a Village Hall committee and supported by the Parish Council.

Similarly the Parish Rooms at Throckmorton provide community meeting space and a focus for events.

Both may be hired for private events.

Bishampton and Throckmorton are extremely unusual in having acquired these properties on behalf of the community to secure their future. This unusual step was taken in recognition of their huge importance to the life of the villages and the real possibility of losing them in the early 2010s.

The council act as landlords to the businesses and the tenants at the flat though the businesses are run independently and outside the control of the council.

Notice boards are provided and maintained in Bishampton (next to the shop), Throckmorton (by the Parish Rooms) and Tilesford (by the road to Willow Bank).

The council is responsible for the creation and maintenance of footpaths including the Jubilee Path created in 2002.

These include the availability of a parish Lengthsman to do a variety of jobs including keeping drains clear and roadside verges cut back; regular litter picking.

Communications with parishioners include publication of a Newsletter, Maintenance of a website and using social media to help keep the community informed  

Events are arranged and supported to build on community relationships within the parish; the Parish Council will work with any group wishing to stage such activities.

Grants for funding support can be requested from the council; a copy of the Grants Policy is available elsewhere on this site 

The council manage several amenities for the community. The Nature reserve beyond Moat Farm Lane, Play areas at the Villages Hall, Shorthorn Wood are all maintained on behalf of the community

Located at various points around the villages.

Two former telephone boxes in Bishampton and Throckmorton have been re-purposed to serve as mini information points with local information including maps.

Purchased and maintained by the parish Council these are located outside Bishampton Stores and outside Throckmorton Parish rooms as potentially life saving resources for the community.

The Parish Council will represent residents wishes and needs to other stakeholders in the parish, including other levels of local authority government, transport, police and health bodies.