Councillor Margaret Blake raised the prospect at an online parish council meeting on Tuesday evening. She was outlining progress on the Moot Hall renovations. The building, in Market Place, is home to the town s Tourist Information Centre which is due to reopen after lockdown restrictions ease. Cllr Blake said: I have been been looking at a number of websites in different areas and I think we need one for Brampton. It needs to be done as soon as possible for when the visitor centre reopens. What I m hoping to do is promote Brampton as a town and not just a pass-through.
PROPOSALS by Brampton Parish Council would mean that residents who want to commemorate loved ones who died, with a park bench and plaque, would be charged up to £400. Councillors had previously considered the plans in December which included limiting the number of memorial benches on land that it controls . Additionally they decided to look at adopting proposals that would limit the types of benches and plaques that can be used. They are furthermore seeking to clarify their responsibility for their upkeep, who is liable if they are damaged or vandalised, and establish the the right of removal. The proposals state: The parish council will only permit memorial benches to individuals, and in exceptional circumstances, an historic event. Applications for memorials to pets will not be considered.