Local Bus Services

Paul attended a meeting on the bus service's around our villages. EYMS, the service providers are asking residents what they want from a bus service. If anybody has any suggestions, opinions on this matter please let me have them. To assist you they want to know things like: What destinations do you want? What times? Where do you want the buses to go, ie do you want to go straight to York or to Pocklington to catch a bus to York etc. Any other suggestions welcome. The reason for this consultation is that in 2013/14 the present timetable will cost £57,111 and will carry an estimated 5,086 passengers. This gives a subsidy per passenger journey of £11.23. Nearly 1800 of those passenger journeys are on the Tuesday only 196 service from Aughton to York. EYMS benchmark figure for representing value for money is £3.50 per passenger journey. Please let Paul have any comments by Friday 19th October.
Paul's email is pm242@btinternet.com
Thanks Paul Ward

Harvest Festival Family Service Sunday 6th October 2013

Just wanted to let you know that there will be a Harvest Festival Family Service at the church on Sunday 6th October at 10.30am.

If any children in the village would like to do a harvest picture and a banner flag then please get in touch with Sara.

Everyone welcome. Hope to see you all there.

Parish Meeting 21st October 2013

The next Parish Meeting will be on the 21st October. If anyone has any agenda items please let Sam have them by 7th October. Thanks.

Planning Application Received

Sam, the parish clerk has received another planning application which you can find out more about on the village notice board or by visiting the East Riding Council Website at the link below.
http://eastriding.gov.uk/newpublicaccess/ (then search for Bielby)

Bielby Music Festival A Great Success

Many thanks to all the volunteers who helped set up before and clean up afterwards, this was undoubtedly our best festival yet and it looks like we have raised more than £1000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care.

We will let you know the exact amount when all the bills have been paid.

A big thank you to Jed and Stacey for allowing us to use their field for the festival.

Ian and Richard.

Tony Is Running Great North Run For Charity

On September 15th I am running the Great North run on behalf of the Variety Childrens Charity.

This is a fantastic charity which does a tremendous amount of work for sick, disabled and disadvantaged children and is famous for Sunshine coaches. They also provide wheelchairs, specialised equipment and run innovative, exciting events for the children to enhance their lives.

The Great North run is one of the most challenging half marathons and is a distance I have never run in my life, so to say I am nervous/concerned is an understatement!!! My picture is post the Balmoral 10k with my sons Sam and Josh, along with my brother Chris who is also doing this run. It took me several days to recover and that was only just over 6 miles!

I appreciate any amount you can give, by following the link below, to support the Variety charity and my efforts to survive the Great North Run.

Thanks.

Tony,

http://www.justgiving.com/Tony-Britton

Market Weighton Canal & River Foulness Action Plan Meeting

Sam has been sent info re encouraging community involvement in the development of a practical action plan for the Market Weighton Canal and River Foulness.

A meeting was held on 26th June and the notes are as follows. A further meeting will take place on Thursday, 29 August, 6.00 pm at Gilberdyke War Memorial Hall to identify the initial priorities within the action plan, review funding opportunities for those priorities and set up a project steering group. To enable catering requirements to be confirmed could you please let Sam know, by Tuesday, 27 August, if you would like to attend the meeting.

Market Weighton Canal & River Foulness Action Plan Meeting 26th June 2013. 18.00 – 20.00, Holme-On-Spalding-Moor Village Hall. Action Notes.

1. Welcome and Introductions. GS welcomed attendees and invited everyone to introduce themselves. The apologies listed above were noted.

2. Reintroduction of the Market Weighton Canal & River Foulness Action Plan (the Action Plan). GS reintroduced the Action Plan. GS emphasised that the Market Weighton Canal and the River Foulness have been treated as two linked, but separate, entities within the Action Plan. GS highlighted the necessity of maintaining the drainage function of the Market Weighton Canal. MB noted surprise at anglers not being represented within the meeting. Maps were distributed and it was noted that legends on the maps were indicative only.

3. Funding Options. RA introduced herself and distributed a hand out of funding options (please see attached). RA explained the various funding sources which have been matched to the five themes identified within the Action Plan. RA clarified the role of the external funding team as a facilitator; as such they do not have the capacity to write funding bids. However they are able to act as a critical friend and support groups in the process of funding applications. RA and GS noted that it would be best to first identify a clear vision and then to seek funding opportunities and community engagement once the focus is clarified.

4. Identification of Priorities. GS invited each member of the group to identify their priority in turn around the table. GS and JC summarised the discussion as: o A need to engage landowners, once a vision and priorities have been defined; o A desire for connectivity and the reinstating of footpaths; o A need to have all the relevant parish councils engaged.

5. Next Meeting. Thursday 29th August, 6pm-8pm at Gilberdyke Village Hall.