Contacts & Information
Allotments | ASHTAV | Community Times | Dog Warden | Footpaths | Genealogy | Get Involved | Go Green | Harborough Mail | Market Harborough & Bowden Charity | Mobile Library | Open Access |Police | Political | Radio | Recreation Ground | Recycle | Tree Warden | Village Map
Allotments
Great Bowden Allotment Site
Located off Leicester Lane. The site consists of 8 plots.
Contact Matthew Bills - 01858 821283 or e-mail m.bills@harborough.gov.uk
District Councils Allotment Link
ASHTAV
Association of Small Historical Towns and Villages
Registered Charity 1017025
Website and regular newsletter working to unite amenity and civic societies, parish and town councils in small historic towns and villages across Britain to preserve beauty, distinctiveness, social fabric and vitality of our historic towns.
www.ashtav.org.uk
Community Times Market Harborough
News and Information for the surrounding area.
www.ctmarketharborough.co.uk
Dog Warden
Please contact the dog warden on 01858 821133
Footpaths
This Search link allows you to view all the footpaths in and around Great Bowden
County Council Footpaths Weblink
Genealogy
If you would like to trace your past family tree to the area then perhaps these links below may be of use to you.
All of the sites listed offer varying services from Census records, birth, marriage & death certificates, Military records, Parish records as well as Immigration & Emigration records.
Family Records
National Archives
The Family Records Centre
Ancestry.co.uk
1901 Census of England & Wales
General Register Office England & Wales
General Register Office for Scotland
Scotlands Census
Leicestershire County Council - Parish Records in Leicestershire Libraries
Get Involved - Harborough Districts Enforcement Team
Dog Fouling,
Fly Tipping/Fly Posting,
Graffiti and other defacements,
Abandoned Vehicles,
Litter,
Minor Planning irregularities/issues,
Licensing (issues with pubs, restaurants etc)
If you would like to help or advice with any of the issues above then please contact Harborough District Council on
Tel: 01858 828282
Email: enforcement@harborough.gov.uk
Your Local Enforcement Officer will then contact you directly.
Enforcement Hotline Number: 01858 821005
Go Green
Some useful links to help the environment are:-
Recycle Now - Compost Bin offers – limited to 3 per household
Severn Trent Water customers – Save a flush bag – limited to 4 per household
Severn Trent Water customers – discounted water butts and compost bins
Green Electricity Suppliers/ packages – in support of 100% renewable energy.
Good Energy
Ecotricity
Green Energy UK
Independent Advisors/Price Comparison
Green Electricity
Uswich comparison site for Green Energy
Organic Food delivered to your door
River Nene
Woodlands Farm - Resident at the Farmers Market, The Square, Market Harborough: First Thursday in the Month
Harborough Mail
9 Northampton Road, Market Harborough, LE16 9HB
Tel: 01858 436000
Harborough Mail Website
Market Harborough & The Bowdens Charity
Market Harborough & The Bowdens Charity Website
Mobile Library
FREE Internet Access,
Free book loan including bestsellers for all ages and Talking Books as well as
Videos/DVDs to rent
Every other Tuesday, The Green, Great Bowden 2.45 – 3.30pm
2008 dates are:
| January - 8 & 22 | February - 5 & 19 | March - 4 & 18 |
| April - 1, 15 & 29 | May - 13 & 27 | June - 10 & 24 |
| July - 8 & 22 | August - 5 & 19 | September - 2, 16 & 30 |
| October - 14 & 28 | November - 11 & 25 | December - 9 & 23 |
Main Library in Market Harborough is
Pen Lloyd Library, Adam and Eve Street, Market Harborough, LE16 7LT
Tel: 01858 821272,
Fax: 01858 821265
Email: marketharboroughlibrary@leics.gov.uk
Market Harborough Library web page
Open Access
Countryside Access website allows you to search for among other things Open Access land within the area
Police
Call (0116) 222 2222 to speak to the police about a matter not covered by the 999 services.
Henry Whatley – Police Community Co-ordinator – 0116 248 3875
Harborough Local Policing Unit Website
Community Beat Officers Webpage
Leicestershire Police Website
Leicestershire Police Authority Website
Political Representatives for Great Bowden & Arden Ward
Councillor Alistair Swatridge Captain RFA Retd
Tel: 01858 434164, Mobile: 07515 879839
Email: a.swatridge@btinternet.com or a.swatridge@harborough.gov.uk
Website: www.aswatridge.com/
Liberal Democrats
Councillor Dr Sarah Hill
Tel: 01858 431993
Email: s.hill@harborough.gov.uk
Website: www.harborough-liberaldemocrats.org.uk/index.htm
Councillor Barbara Johnson
Tel: 01858 446294
Email: b.johnson@harborough.gov.uk
Website: www.harborough-liberaldemocrats.org.uk/index.htm
Radio
Harborough FM Website
102.3 FM
Recreation Ground
The recreation ground is a central part of the village with a well equipped playground for children as well as fitness apparatus. It is home to the Great Bowden Cricket Club and the Market Harborough Lawn Tennis Association. It is also used by many dog owners and dog litter bins are provided around the perimeter. You may also recycle here (see below).
Recycle
Within the car park of the recreation ground is Great Bowden’s recycling point.
There you will be able to recycle:-
Glass, Plastic bottles, Clothes, Paper, Can & Tins
Tree Warden
Paul Terry -
Tel: 01858 46219
Oldest Trees Map 1998
Village Map
www.streetmap.co.uk
or you could use the fantastic Google Earth and zoom in!
Google Earth