Cosgrove village

Welcome to our village website, where you'll find information about Cosgrove and the community.
Cosgrove village is a rural community located in South Northamptonshire and is served by West Northamptonshire Council.

Use the menu and dropdowns above to find information, news and points of interest for our village, where to eat, drink & stay, local businesses and our country walks. The Events calendar screen has details of what's on in the village for this and coming months, when and where each is held and which waste bins need to be put out for emptying each Wednesday morning. 
Spend some time to meander through our gallery of village views, both present and yesteryear. To help provide more interesting information and photographs, we have our News roundup and Village Events pages. Please take a look and see what's made the news.

For an email notification of important news, select the News tab, where you can add your email address. You will receive an email informing you, whenever items of news are added to the website.

Information for Development and Planning in the Parish is available by clicking the link or selecting from the dropdown menu above. 

If you can't find what you're looking for, please let us know by selecting Contact from the options above.

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Recent updates
Click the blue hyperlink to be directed to the page on the website containing the information. 
22nd October 2025 - Home: WNC introduce Household Waste Recycling Centre booking system. Trading Standards warn of fireworks danger. West Northamptonshire Council:  Household Waste Recycling Centre booking system. New website launched to give people access to Northamptonshire’s Historic Environment Record. Christmas waste collections. Events calendar: updated.
6th October 2025 - Home: Change of email address for Cosgrove Parish Council.
2nd October 2025 - Home: Flu vaccination for pregnant women - information added.  Parish Council Meeting Minutes 2025: Draft Minutes of the October Meeting added. Approved Minutes of the September Meeting added.
25th September 2025 - Parish Council: Agenda for Parish Council meeting on Wednesday 1st October 2025.
3rd September 2025 - Finance - Cosgrove Parish Council: Financial Regulations 2025 added. Documents - Cosgrove Parish Council: Additional documents added.
1st September 2025 - Development and Planning: Four pending planning applications.
20th August 2025 - Home: Entrance gates on Yardley Road have been refreshed.

West Northamptonshire Council introduce Household Waste Recycling Centre Booking System

WNC are introducing a booking system at the recycling centres to help reduce queues, ease traffic on nearby roads, and make visits smoother for residents. The booking system commences starting from Monday 3 November 2025. Bookings can be made up to 2 weeks ahead of your visit and up to 30 minutes before your visit, subject to availability. For full details on the booking system click here.

Pregnant women eligible for flu vaccines this season

West Northamptonshire Council are encouraging pregnant women to request a flu vaccination to protect both themselves and their baby. For more information click on this link Pregnant women eligible for flu vaccines this season 

Applications for postal voting

Residents across West Northamptonshire are being reminded that if they want to carry on voting by post in future elections, they may need to re-apply to keep their arrangements in place. For details, please click on this link Residents reminded to re-apply for postal voting arrangements

Cosgrove Parish Council

Email accounts for our Parish Council clerk and Councillors are now using the official dot gov dot uk addresses.
After many years where Parish Councils were not supported when setting up email accounts, the majority were left to purchase dot org dot uk domains. This was recognised by government and support has been put in place for Parish Councils to use the official email address.
Contact details for Cosgrove Parish Council are available here. 

With only six members of the community standing for re-election to Cosgrove Parish Council, there are three vacant positions that can now be filled by co-option. If you have thoughts about maintaining or improving Cosgrove, like making decisions, can listen and share your knowledge, you are invited to come forward, attend meetings and let the clerk know of your interest.
The Parish Council meets on the first Wednesday of each month, except August, in the Village Hall at 7.30pm. 

West Northamptonshire Council

Residents across West Northants are invited to take part in a competition that launched today (Tuesday, 1 July) to raise awareness of how easy it is to recycle your food waste and bag the chance to win some fantastic prizes. Click the link to see how you can win prizes for simply putting out your food waste for weekly collection. Take the pledge to recycle your food waste for a chance to win!
 

West Northants Trading Standards warn of fireworks danger

People planning Bonfire Night or Diwali celebrations are being advised on how to stay safe when buying fireworks.
West Northamptonshire Council’s Trading Standards team is reminding people to buy only from licensed sellers, and to avoid the temptation to pick up cheap fireworks from the back of a van, a market stall, or on social media.
All fireworks sold in the UK must carry the CE (Conformité Européenne) or UKCA mark and come with English labelling and instructions. Those that carry the China Export mark do not comply with European safety standards.
Fireworks which lack this will not have been put through the same rigorous testing as genuine fireworks and could pose a serious risk to public safety.
People are also reminded that the sorts of fireworks typically designed for private displays can only be bought by those aged 18 and over, and that the most powerful Category F4 fireworks must only be used by professionals.
The safest place to enjoy fireworks is at a properly organised public display, but those who choose to have a firework party at home should always follow the firework code here: RoSPA- Firework safety tips | RoSPA
Residents are also being reminded that it is illegal to set off or throw fireworks, including sparklers, in the street or other public places. Fireworks must not be used between 11pm and 7am, except on Bonfire Night (when the cut-off time is midnight), and on Diwali, New Year’s Eve, and Chinese New Year (when the cut-off time is 1am).

Cllr Andrew Last, West Northamptonshire Council’s Cabinet Member for HR, Corporate and Regulatory Services said: “Fireworks are a wonderful part of our seasonal celebrations, but they must be treated with care and respect. We want everyone to enjoy Bonfire Night and Diwali safely, which is why we’re urging residents to buy only from licensed sellers and follow the firework code. Unsafe or illegal fireworks can cause serious harm, and it’s simply not worth the risk. Our Trading Standards team is working hard to protect the public, and we encourage anyone with concerns to report them.”

More information can be found on the Northants Fire website: Bonfires and Fireworks – Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (northantsfire.gov.uk)

People are encouraged to report any suspected illegal products or sellers to Trading Standards by contacting Citizens Advice and Consumer Service on 0808 223 1133.