Waterfall To Be Discussed At Parish Meeting

Paul, the Chair of the Parish Meeting, has asked me to add this to the website.

"You may have received a note through your letterbox on Monday relating to the waterfall at the Old Mill. I was asked on Saturday to look in to this matter as the Chair of the Parish meeting and to put it on the agenda for the next meeting in April. I agreed this was the correct way to deal with this matter and spoke to a number of people on Sunday. I am very disappointed that this note has been delivered, two days later, without giving the issue the chance to be discussed in a responsible way at the meeting so everybody can have their view heard. This note was very unhelpful, aggressive and not based around any factual evidence and the person sending it did not have the decency to sign it, therefore I would ask you to ignore this note and come to the meeting to hear all the facts and make your own minds up, that includes the mystery person writing this note."

Thank you
Paul Ward
Chair of the Parish Meeting

Local Crime Community Sentence Project

I have been asked me to see if anyone in the village would be interested in attending a presentation about the Local Crime Community Sentence project (LCCS) which is a joint venture by magistrates and probation officers to increase knowledge and understanding of community sentences.

You can find out more about this project via the LCCS website http://www.lccs.org.uk/

If you are interested in attending a LCCS presentation then please drop us a line in the contact form box by clicking on the contact form link.

Fund Raising For Venezuela Charity Trip

Ellie Stanford, from The Mill, is going on a trip to Venezuela in July this year for 6 weeks. Whilst she is there she will be working with a team from the UK building a community centre and planting trees to help prevent landslides during the rainy season. It is a very worthwhile cause and she is very passionate about it. She has to raise £2500 to cover the cost of the trip and this is how she is going to do it!!!

In Everingham Village Hall On Saturday 21st April there will be a Musical Afternoon, 3-6pm, including Jazz, Folk and Fun, a delicious home-cooked tea (including a vegetarian option), an open bar with Local Ale available. The tickets are £10 per person and £5 for under 14s. Tickets are available from Beatrice, Jon, Ellie or Mae 01759-319432 0r 07931-909900. We will do the rounds soon too, limited spaces available so book early!!!

ALSO....

On May Bank Holiday Weekend, Ellie, Mae and Beatrice will be cycling to the seaside and back on 'Ladies Shopper Bicycles' with a nights camping thrown in!!! We are looking for sponsors for our magnificent effort and forms will be available to pledge your dosh on the Musical Afternoon in Everingham, and will also be in general circulation from 1st April.

Please support Ellie if you can thank you!!!

Pub Social Night

Hi everyone,

Just a quick reminder that it's the last social night in the College Arms on Thursday evening.

Update From Flood Liaison Group

Paul has sent an update from the Flood Liaison Group meeting that took place on 10th February.

The villagers were asked if they had any questions regarding flood issues.

Stephen submitted a question;

There are approximately 1,300 new houses proposed to be built in Pocklington over the coming years. The surface water from this proposed development will be drained into the Bielby Beck which is already at capacity in times of high rainfall, causing flooding to houses in the village and along the course of the beck. Will this issue be considered by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council when it is making its plans for future development in Pocklington? Stephen Ridsdale - Bielby Parish Council.

The answer is below;

The Council has taken into account information about flooding in Pocklington through the preparation of a Strategic Flood Risk Assessment and other sources, such as the River Derwent Catchment Flood Management Plan, June 07 flooding records, etc, All of this information is being used in assessing the suitability of different sites for accommodating new development. Parish / Town Councils and other landowners / bodies with an interest in such land will be contacted shortly to ensure that the 'evidence' (including flood risk where this is relevant) is factually correct. Following on from this validation of information, the Council will be consulting on these sites through the Site Allocations Development Plan Document. This consultation will be done in the normal manner and will allow all those with an interest in this matter to respond. Also, the Core Strategy contains a policy which requires developers to take measures to manage surface water on-site (through Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems where practical), to ensure that the run off rate on greenfield sites is like for like, and on brownfield sites, development must achieve a 30% reduction. In both instances, a climate change allowance is required (i.e. to offset future increases in rainfall). You can view the latest version of this policy by looking at the Core Strategy Further Consultation document on the Council's Forward Planning web page.

Union Jack Bunting & Flags Wanted For Jubilee Celebrations

The Jubilee Committee have had their first meeting and come up with a plan for the Jubilee Celebrations for the village which the committee members are now looking into in more detail. We will let you know what has been decided as soon as possible but we hope that the main celebration will take place on Monday 4th June 2012, so keep this date free if possible!

In the meantime we were wondering if anyone had any union jack bunting or union jack flags they would be willing to lend us for the jubilee celebrations, if so please let us know via the contact form. Thank you.

Dancing Cancelled

It's late notice, but the dancing at Allerthorpe Village Hall has been cancelled for tonight (Thursday 9th Feb) due to the snow and poor travelling conditions.

We've all been having a great time at Allerthorpe learning new moves and routines.

There is now a fourtnights break, so the next session is on Thursday 1st March at 7.30pm - everyone welcome.