There's Summit Special in Selby

Autumn Edition 2016 The Newsletter for Residents of the Selby District Bridge over troubled There’s Summit special in Selby waters: Tadcaster’s bridge takes shape (page 3) Pathways to health: Joseph Walden tries out the ski simulator, while his brother and sisters take on the adventure new walking routes in the play; meanwhile, an aerial trek makes its way over the top of the indoor skatepark. district to help you get fit It’s here! Selby’s newest attraction, “It was tough, but once I’d got the hold of it once, but it didn’t matter,” (page 5) Summit Indoor Adventure, has been hang of it, it was brilliant fun. I did explained Harriet. “I was really scared entertaining the more adventurous need a bit of help at the start though”. at the top of the tall stepping stones among you over the summer Ten-year-old brother Alex loved the too, but all my friends cheered for months. With aerial trekking, BMX adventure climb, “It was awesome, I me and that made me brave so I track, ski simulator, adventure loved going through the tunnels the could get to the top.” Harriet was play, climbing walls and bowling, best.” Meanwhile twin sisters Rosie joined by her two-year-old sister, as well as two places to eat, there and Lucy favoured the skate ramp: Eloise, who loved the adventure play is something for everyone. Rosie explained, “It was really exciting area. Mum Jennifer was pleased with - the ramps are really big - but you go how the day went too, “The staff And the best bit - it’s all under one Shaping our future: roof, which makes it a perfect day out really fast and I had to try hard not to were great and the party was really get involved in decisions as the autumn weather kicks in. fall over!” well organised - it made it really easy for everyone to have fun. The about your area (page 9) But don’t just take our word for it… It’s also a great place for a birthday party, too. Harriet Clewley from North food selection was good too, which We asked the Waldens, a family of six Duffield celebrated her seventh kept children and adults happy”. from Riccall, to road test a day out at birthday with six friends on a ‘climb Check out the latest deals for the adventure centre. Twelve-year-old is produced jointly by Selby and dine’ package. “The leap of The Summit online: Joseph tried out the ski simulator, the District Council and North faith on the climbing wall was really www.summitindooradventure.co.uk. only one of its kind outside London: Yorkshire County Council, awesome - I only managed to grab to give you the information you need about your local services. Working together Creating a bypass fit for Selby’s future helps to minimise the cost of getting this information to you, and is part of a much bigger programme of work between our councils to deliver great value for money. We publish these twice a year, but you can keep up- to-date in lots of different ways. Follow us on Twitter (@ selbydc and @northyorkscc) or ‘like’ us on Facebook (facebook.com/selbydc and As Citizenlink went to press, the second phase of facebook.com/northyorkscc). reconstruction of the A63 Selby bypass was on See page 5 for a full list of course for completion. Full story back page. useful contact details. 02 Selby pilots national Leaders’ Leader brownfield development After an uncertain few months for business, it’s now Consistency in our approach to supporting business scheme more important than ever that we’re able to offer and working with others is important. At the District Selby District Council is taking part in a some stability for companies working and investing Council we faced a big change earlier in the summer, new national scheme to bring forward in our area. With this in mind, we continue to invest with the move of our chief executive, Mary Weastell, brownfield land for development. in things that will help companies consider the Selby into her new position as chief executive at York. So district as their business base. we’ve welcomed Janet Waggott, who is now working A new ‘brownfield register’ provides house builders with up-to-date Over the summer, the County Council has made in a joint position between Selby and Ryedale district information on all brownfield sites major improvements to the Selby bypass, a key councils. This will help districts to work together, and available for housing in the district. A infrastructure link in the district, in direct response alongside the County Council too, to focus on what brownfield site is land that has previously to comments raised by residents and businesses. really matters: and we know that supporting growth been developed. Meanwhile, the District Council has been supporting is a key issue for you and the people you work for. new big investment, such as Legal and General’s The register helps house builders identify plans to create around 400 new jobs at Sherburn, suitable sites quickly, speeding up the and has been working up plans for opening up new construction of new homes, which can business development land as part of the long-term help to meet new housing need in the PLAN Selby. district. It also allows people to draw attention to sites for listing; including Our district has a lot to offer businesses: our road derelict buildings and eyesores that and rail links to the rest of the country are first-class, could be redeveloped and that could and we have more affordable business space on attract new investment. offer compared to our big city neighbours. Sites that are listed as part of the register The district is also a great place to live, with top- Leader of North Leader of Selby are still subject to the usual planning rated primary and secondary schools and unspoilt Yorkshire County District Council, conditions and any planning application countryside; and that’s important for attracting the Council, Cllr Carl Les Cllr Mark Crane would still need to be submitted in the right staff. normal way. The new register is online via www.selby.gov.uk - this includes a list of Planning for sites with basic data and maps. our future Sherburn in Elmet upgrade Selby District Council has supported a community-led project in Sherburn to transform part of the village centre. The new look was unveiled earlier in the summer, after several weeks of work. The aim is to improve the look and feel of public space in the centre of the village, which has seen significant growth over PLAN Selby sets out a plan for sustainable recent years. long-term development to boost business growth and deliver the housing that’s needed. This autumn you’ll have a chance to see how plans game. It means we can press ahead with delivering are shaping up for new housing and business the new development we need to support the right development across the Selby district. And there’s housing in the right place, and the business growth an opportunity to have your say, too, about the that will help deliver new jobs and opportunities. places where new development should take place. It also means we can protect other areas from Over the past couple of years, Selby District inappropriate development, which we know is a big Council has been working on a long-term planning issue for some communities. strategy. This has looked at how many new homes Now we’re going to ask for your opinion on the we need and how much business development is exact sites where this will take place. We’ve come required for our district between now and 2027. up with a list of places we think are suitable, but It considers issues such as local transport links we want to test our plans with residents, local and infrastructure. It’s a strategy built on lots of businesses and community organisations. We’ll be evidence about population and business needs, promoting this via our website and social media as and it’s been independently assessed. well as writing directly to some organisations. Look We’re one of the only councils in this area to have out for more details online over the coming weeks: agreed such a plan, which puts us ahead of the www.selby.gov.uk. The centre of Sherburn has been much enhanced by new landscaping works. Also online at www.selby.gov.uk and northyorks.gov.uk 03 People urged to Good progress on continue going Tadcaster Bridge repairs the extra mile for Tadcaster Five months on from the Christmas flooding, the York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Enterprise Partnership’s Growth Hub, How’s Business, has been back to Tadcaster. The Enterprise Partnership’s Vice Chair, David Kerfoot, and team were regular visitors to the area during the floods and wanted to see how businesses have been getting on since. David Kerfoot said: “One of the ways for us to continue to help was through one of our Popup Business cafés which provide free advice from local experts about being better at business.” The May event was held at the Everything Good Goes coffee shop - a new addition to Tadcaster, and attended by around 20 local businesses. As Citizenlink went to press, work was progressing So alongside the repair programme the County well on the repair of Tadcaster Bridge. Council submitted a planning application, which was Martin Marner from Tadcaster Animal Supplies on Commercial Street said: The 18th century grade two listed bridge partially due to be considered by Selby District Council early “The business is surviving and the little collapsed due to the force of flood water following in September, to widen and strengthen the bridge.

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