Spring edition 2017 The newsletter for residents of the District Town is reunited over bridge

The people of celebrated on 3 Tadcaster’s young people and school to complete a very challenging project February as their town was reconnected children led the opening procession of this kind in little more than half by the reopening of Tadcaster Bridge over the bridge accompanied by the time it would normally take.” Citizenlink is produced jointly by just over a year after the bridge Communities Secretary Sajid Javid and Council and North collapsed during a storm in December Selby and MP Nigel Adams. Barry Dodd CBE, Chairman of the County Council, to give 2015, splitting the town in two. LEP, said: “We encourage everyone you the information you need about Mr Javid said: “The reopening is a to continue to support Tadcaster by local services. Working together The County Council took the significant milestone, and is a clear visiting this reconnected community helps to minimise the cost of getting opportunity while rebuilding the sign that this community is back on and keeping their tills ringing.” this information to you, and is 300-year-old grade II listed structure its feet and open for business.” part of a much bigger programme to widen and strength it, giving After the reopening, work remained of work between our councils to the residents of Tadcaster and Mr Adams said: “I always said when to be done to complete the bridge improve services for customers and visitors an improved bridge. the bridge collapsed that Tadcaster structure and works below the deliver great value for money. would bounce back stronger and waterline. The County Council’s This collaboration has saved the The County Council started I believe it has done that. We contractors returned to finish works two authorities £1.5m in three reconstruction only two and half weeks have a better, safer bridge.” including to finish and cut piling work years by pooling resources, such after the bridge’s collapse, pulling out down to river bed level; re-establish as sharing a phone system and all the stops to complete the project. County Councillor Don Mackenzie, concrete collars around the pier finance services, and through The work was funded by £3m from Executive Member for Highways, said: bases; remove all the falsework from joint procurement. In addition, the the Government and £1.4m from “I am very proud of the enormous the bridge arches; landscape the County Council’s registrar service the York, and East effort made by our contractors, river banks; tidy up all the masonry now operates from the District Riding Enterprise Partnership (LEP). Balfour Beatty, and our bridges team work and tidy up the whole site. Council’s civic centre office, and the County Council’s highways team Inside: Full details of your Council Tax Don’t be a Waster – Reduce, Reuse, Respect and District Council’s assets team now share the same building. Details of your new Council support a range of your We’re looking at different issues Tax payments will be services, including the each month and we’re working We publish Citizenlink twice a year, arriving soon, and we’ve County Council’s roads, with parish councils, community but you can keep up to date in other got all the information you schools and social care, We’ve launched a new 12-month groups, schools and local ways. Follow us on Twitter (@selbydc need here in Citizenlink. North Yorkshire Police and campaign to encourage community businesses to tackle the issues and @northyorkscc) or ‘like’ us on The letter comes from your local parish council pride and raise awareness of together. You’ve already given Facebook (facebook.com/selbydc Selby District Council, too. We’ve got full details street scene issues such as litter, us lots of support for Don’t be a and facebook.com/northyorkscc). but Council Tax goes to on the middle pages. fly tipping, waste and dog fouling. Waster – find out more inside. 02

Leaders’ Police Leader move to Connecting people is a key theme support running through this edition of Citizenlink. Councils have a role to play at the heart of communities to frontline bring together people, businesses and organisations to do the things funding that are most important in a particular area. We’ve got plenty of examples Over the next few months North of this in the Selby district. Yorkshire Police will move from the Portholme Road police station The work to re-connect the two sides of in Selby to share facilities at the Tadcaster has encompassed the practical District Council’s civic centre, work to rebuild the bridge following as part of a move that will help the Christmas 2015 floods, but the the service to free-up more District and County councils have also money for frontline services. been using their position to support the community to come together. Sharing a building with the too. This means parking for the – which benefits both taxpayers The District Council backed a bid for District Council will reduce hospital, which also shares the and North Yorkshire Police – and Tadcaster to take a starring role in this overheads and running costs, site, will be unaffected. we’re also closer to the partner year’s Tour de Yorkshire race by pushing which makes better use of organisations that we work with the case for the town’s involvement police funding. North Yorkshire Police Assistant every day. All this means we can and funding the race start; whilst the Chief Constable, Paul Kennedy, focus our investments in people, County Council continues to offer its Building work is currently taking explained, “Co-locating with not property, ensuring we can support for the race across all parts place at the civic centre to Selby District Council is a win- deliver a really high standard of of the county. It’s a great chance for accommodate the new arrivals, win. It means we can run our policing for communities across people to come together to celebrate with an extension to the car park buildings more economically Selby district.” this great opportunity to show off our area to the world (see page 4 for more). at where best to put polling stations. Here’s a list of where polling station locations have changed. Our councils also continue to work Make sure closely together to support those most Bolton Percy – the Old School Hall in need, and in this edition you can read instead of Bolton Percy Parish Room about our work to support Community you know Biggin – voters to use Church Fenton Navigators, IT Buddies and the Digital Village Hall instead of a mobile polling Neighbours scheme (see page 10). All station at the Blacksmith’s Arms of these help to give you access to where to vote the people and support you need. Temple Hirst – the Sloop Inn instead The four-yearly of the Chapel of St John elections of all members of Monk Fryston – the Crown Inn North Yorkshire instead of St Wilfrid’s Church County Council Birkin – voters to use Beal Village Hall will take place on instead of St Mary’s Church in Birkin Thursday, 4 May. Sherburn in Elmet – Sherburn White Rose Football Club instead of Harold Mills Community Centre Leader of Selby They will cover all 72 Newton Kyme – voters to use Riley Smith District Council, seats, across 68 divisions, Hall in Tadcaster instead of a mobile polling Cllr Mark Crane including the nine divisions in Selby district. station at Newton Kyme village green The counts will take Whitley – the George and Dragon pub instead place on Friday 5 May in each of the seven districts. of Whitley and Eggborough Children’s Centre The latest information about the elections will be Little Smeaton – voters to use Kirk on the County Council’s website at www.northyorks. Smeaton Community Hall instead of gov.uk/elections. If you’re registered to vote you’ll the caravan at Little Smeaton be sent a card with details of where to vote, in the Leader of North lead up to the election. The District Council runs Selby – the Coultish Centre for voters who Yorkshire County elections in this area and has recently been looking previously used Scott Road Community Centre Council, Cllr Carl Les Also online at selby.gov.uk and northyorks.gov.uk 03 Don’t be a waster – Reduce, Reuse, Respect Together let’s clean Magnetic Arts, on an innovative project to produce art that will be placed at fly up our act tipping blackspots as visual deterrents. We’ve also produced new ‘Council aware’ stickers for fly tip sites which encourage potential witnesses to contact us.

Other issues we’ll look at later in the year include donate don’t dump (June), dog fouling (July), and recycling (December). Full details can be found www.selby.gov.uk/dontbeawaster.

Executive Member with responsibility for housing, leisure, health and culture, Cllr Richard Musgrave said, “We have a clear message: fly tipping is not acceptable in the We’ve also joined forces with environmental Selby district. Not picking up after your dog charity Keep Britain Tidy and the Wrigley is not acceptable. Throwing rubbish from Company in a bid to keep the streets of Selby We’ve launched a new 12-month campaign your car is littering and not acceptable”. cleaner as part of the Bin it for Good scheme. to clean up our district and tackle the issues This transforms litter bins into charity collection we know are important to you – including pots. This three-month campaign – which fly tipping, waste, dog fouling and litter. January focus on…litter finishes this month – will see Council chairman Cllr Stephanie Duckett’s chosen charities benefit – Don’t be a Waster – Reduce, Reuse, Respect Almost 40% less litter in Selby town centre Asthma UK and Macmillan Cancer Care. The final aims to encourage community pride and raise charity to benefit from the scheme was chosen awareness of environmental and street scene The launch month of Don’t be a Waster saw following a public vote – St Leonard’s Hospice. issues. Each month looks at a different issue us looking at litter. Residents, sports groups and how Selby District Council can work with and a local school joined the #1PieceofRubbish Figures during the scheme show that parish councils, community groups, schools social media campaign, which asked residents there was 39% less litter on the floor in and local businesses to improve our district. to pick up one piece of rubbish and put it in Selby in January and more in the litter In March we’re looking at fly tipping. We’ve the bin. Pictures shared with us were entered bins, compared to the previous month. worked with a local community art group, into a competition to win a range of prizes.

“I started back when I was in high school, Want to make a so it was a way to get some experience that would be good for my CV. It was also something positive to do when I wasn’t difference? Help in school during the holidays instead of just sitting around. We’ve got a bit of a us keep your friendship going on now, myself and some of the other volunteers. That’s a really good part of it. Volunteering isn’t just for people library open who are retired; young people thinking about volunteering should just go for it.”

Libraries are recruiting volunteers to help Without volunteers like Shannon the with a variety of duties, from running proposed community libraries will close. All children’s story time sessions to helping libraries, including those that will continue to This will mean a reduction in the opening customers and organising books. In return, be run by the County Council, need volunteers hours at Selby library unless enough libraries can offer people the chance to make to maintain their current opening hours. volunteers are recruited. Libraries in a difference in their community and the Sherburn-in-Elmet and Tadcaster will also People can go into their library and talk to opportunity to learn valuable new skills. continue to need volunteers when they members of the team about volunteering or There are currently ten community-managed are handed over to community groups. find more information on the council’s website, libraries operating across the county, www.northyorks.gov.uk/libraryvolunteers. Shannon Simpson-Foulkes, 19, a volunteer with a further 20 planned as part of a at Selby library, said: “I’ve learned a lot about Libraries in Selby district regular host a reconfiguration of the service due to come how to communicate with different people wide range of events, from reading groups into effect in April. This change is a direct from volunteering. Quite often some of the and story times to book clubs, a creative result of cuts in government funding that new volunteers need help, so last year I came writing course and IT advice sessions. have seen the library service budget reduced in on extra days to show them how it all Find out more about these by visiting from £7.8m in 2010 to £4.3m in 2017/18. works and just give them a bit of support. your library or from the website above. 04

Crowds lined the streets to watch riders pass through Tadcaster in the 2016 race, but this year the town hosts the start of both the women’s race and day two of the men’s race.

It’s the third year in a row that the Selby Where can I watch? district has featured in this prestigious race. You can see the riders at any point on their Selby District Council bid for Tadcaster’s route through the town. Check out www. involvement as part of efforts to support the letouryorkshire.com for full race maps. The town following the flooding of Christmas District Council’s website – www.selby. 2015. We know from previous years that gov.uk - will have details of parking and involvement in the race brings big economic road closures over the coming weeks. benefits, as well as giving people a chance to celebrate their town and their district. There’ll be plenty of events happening along the route and things to do in What will be happening in Tadcaster? the town, so make a full day of it! The start of the women’s race will be the first event. The Tour de Yorkshire offers the biggest What does it mean for Tadcaster? Chief Executive of Welcome to Yorkshire, Sir Gary Verity, prize money in women’s cycling, and we anticipate and head of the ASO – the organisation that runs the Tour It’s big business – and that’s why the District de France, Christian Prudhomme, visited Tadcaster to some of the sport’s best riders will take part. Council has funded the town’s involvement in celebrate the town’s role in this year’s Tour de Yorkshire. the race. Last year around 2m people came The men’s race will start around lunchtime. to watch from all over the country, and spent After a difficult year, Tadcaster is set to take This is stage two of their three-day race, around £60m. It’s broadcast around the centre stage in this year’s Tour de Yorkshire. following the same route as the women’s world and on national TV in the UK, which The newly re-opened bridge will star as riders one-day race. helps to put Tadcaster on the map as a visitor set off from the town on Saturday 29 April. destination. We’ve already seen significant We’re running a Tadcaster festival and fan zone media coverage for the town, and with the re- Tadcaster will host the start for the on race day. This will be a community celebration opening of the bridge it really helps us to tell second stage of the men’s race and the event, with a chance to watch all the day’s racing the world that Tadcaster is open for business. start of the one-day women’s race. on a big screen, with entertainment, food and drink. We’ll have full details of the event online: Equally as important – it’s a chance for the town Riders will make their way from the eastern www.selby.gov.uk over the next few weeks. The to come together to celebrate the race after a side of the town, over the new bridge, town will also have the race ‘caravan’ – a chance tumultuous year, with flooding and then the loop around Kirkgate, then a further loop to get yourself some race goodies – and along long-term disruption of the bridge closure. along Sutton Road and Woodlands Avenue, the route there’ll be a charity bike ride and before heading out towards Boston Spa. children’s parade. Bridge plans amended in response to residents’ views

North Yorkshire County Council has amended parish council, residents said they would during the school holidays, from 25 July proposals for a £1m scheme to strengthen prefer the work to be done during the to 1 September, for installation of the Cawood Bridge and increase the bridge’s summer. They felt there would be fewer steel plates and erection of scaffolding capacity from 7.5 tonnes to 10 tonnes, people using the road as schools would for use in painting the bridge. allowing buses to use the bridge again. be closed and people on holiday, there Originally, it was planned to refurbish the would be more daylight working hours motor and electronics that operate the The 20-week project involves painting the bridge and less likelihood of high river levels. bridge. However, the reduced closure period and installing steel plates to strengthen it. means there will not be time either to After listening to these views, highways refurbish or replace the motor. The County It was originally proposed to carry out this engineers drew up a revised plan. The Council now intends to return in 2018 to work under a road closure early this year County Council now expects work to start replace the motor and operating system when there would be least traffic on the river. in April and be completed by September, with new, custom-made equipment. This However, at a meeting convened by the with the bridge closed to road traffic would require a closure of only days. Also online at selby.gov.uk and northyorks.gov.uk 05 County and District Where the money goes councils set new Your Council Tax statement will have Selby District Council’s name at the top - that’s because Council Tax the District Council is responsible for collecting the money. But it actually goes to fund all sorts of different public services, delivered by We remain concerned about increasing different organisations. Based on last year’s pressures, not least in adult social care, which figures, here’s a breakdown of who gets what… now accounts for nearly half our budget, and we will continue to push for a fairer government funding deal. At the same North Yorkshire County Council time, we recognise the need to continue (To run services such as schools, to invest in programmes such as superfast roads and social care) broadband, extra care facilities, prevention services for vulnerable people and North Yorkshire Police and maintenance of the county’s roads network to Crime Commissioner boost growth and economic development. (To run local policing) The cost of the rise to the average band D household is an additional £45.64 a year Selby District Council (£3.80 a month or 88p a week). £22.88 is (To run services such as waste to support Adult Social Care funding, with and recycling collections, leisure £22.76 of the increase for general funding. services, environmental health Council Tax is used to fund a range of different and housing support) services delivered by different organisations. Selby District Council Each year these organisations set their Around 10% of the total Council Tax charge North Yorkshire Fire & individual Council Tax rates. The County goes to Selby District Council, and for the Rescue Authority and District councils have just done this. next year this part of the bill will increase (To run local fire and rescue services) by £5 for a Band D property – Band D is North Yorkshire County Council an average sized home. Over the year, The County Council has agreed an that’s an increase of just 10p per week. There are also payments for your local parish or town increase of 3.99%, which comprises an council, who provide a wide variety of different local increase in general Council Tax next year This gives us a budget of £11.6 million services such as litter and grit bins, play and recreation of 1.99% plus a 2% social care precept. pounds to deliver our key day-to-day services facilities and in some cases supporting local events. such as collecting your household waste This decision is part of our long-term plan and recycling, keeping your streets clean, for savings and investment and was made providing leisure services, environmental against a backdrop of increasing pressure health services and delivering Support with on council services, the progress of the key support such as housing help. council’s transformation programme and The District Council has saved nearly £5m Council Tax the continuing need to make savings. over the last five years, with plans in place to continue to deliver savings and efficiencies. By April, we will have delivered nearly £127m payments of savings and identified a further £33m to We’ll carry on looking at how we can be made by 2020. However, there remains a make best use of new technology You can get help Council Tax support is shortfall of nearly £10m to be met by 2020/21. to help us work smarter. with your Council Tax not a state benefit – it Our financial strategy is based on a similar payments if you’re is run separately by 3.99% increase in Council Tax each year up We’re also concentrating on growing our on a low income. If the District Council. If to 2020 to prioritise frontline services. local economy too, investing in new homes you’re below the state you think you may be and business growth. We know that’s pension age, you can eligible, you can get an receive a discount on application form from We will take advantage of the full amount important to our area. We’re supporting up to 90% of the total the Council’s website: of the social care precept permitted by the this with a £2.45m investment called our charge depending on www.selby.gov.uk (search government, which is 2% of the increase, Programme for Growth. It shows that how much you earn under ‘Council Tax’). and feel this is best done evenly across three despite a challenging financial position we and what other money Applying for the support years at 2% per year – balancing the need still want to invest for the future. We also you have available. doesn’t necessarily mean for funding of critical services, including plan to spend nearly £7m on our ‘capital Pensioners on a low that you’ll get it, so you income may be entitled must continue to pay the adult social care, with affordability for the programme’ – that will cover improvements to support for all of full amount until your taxpayer – rather than accept the government’s to our council homes and the building their Council Tax bill. claim has been looked at. offer to front-load it over two years. of much-needed new homes too. 06 District of Selby - Local Government Finance Act 1992 Notice is hereby given that the District property in respect of the year commencing expenditure requirements of each Parish/ Council of Selby at a meeting held on April 1st 2017 and ending on March 31st Town Council. The actual Council Tax to be February 21st 2017 made and approved a 2018. This amount includes the requirements collected for all bands within each Parish or basic Council Tax of £1,648.23 for a Band D of each local authority but excludes the Town Council area is shown below.

Local Authority A B C D E F G H North Yorks Adult Social Care £29.92 £34.91 £39.89 £44.88 £54.85 £64.83 £74.80 £89.76 North Yorks Fire Authority £44.79 £52.26 £59.72 £67.19 £82.12 £97.05 £111.98 £134.38 North Yorks County Council £763.08 £890.26 £1,017.44 £1,144.62 £1,398.98 £1,653.34 £1,907.70 £2,289.24 North Yorks Police Force £147.55 £172.14 £196.73 £221.32 £270.50 £319.68 £368.87 £442.64 Selby District £113.48 £132.39 £151.31 £170.22 £208.05 £245.87 £283.70 £340.44 Basic Council Tax £1,098.82 £1,281.96 £1,465.09 £1,648.23 £2,014.50 £2,380.77 £2,747.05 £3,296.46 Parish or Town Council £1,118.81 £1,305.29 £1,491.75 £1,678.22 £2,051.15 £2,424.09 £2,797.03 £3,356.44 & Acaster Selby Balne £1,120.49 £1,307.24 £1,493.98 £1,680.73 £2,054.22 £2,427.71 £2,801.22 £3,361.46 Barkston Ash £1,117.70 £1,303.99 £1,490.26 £1,676.55 £2,049.11 £2,421.68 £2,794.25 £3,353.10 Barlby £1,158.93 £1,352.08 £1,545.23 £1,738.39 £2,124.70 £2,511.00 £2,897.32 £3,476.78 Barlow £1,141.22 £1,331.43 £1,521.62 £1,711.83 £2,092.23 £2,472.64 £2,853.05 £3,423.66 Beal £1,146.72 £1,337.84 £1,528.96 £1,720.08 £2,102.32 £2,484.55 £2,866.80 £3,440.16 Biggin £1,112.41 £1,297.82 £1,483.21 £1,668.62 £2,039.42 £2,410.22 £2,781.03 £3,337.24 Bilbrough £1,119.81 £1,306.44 £1,493.07 £1,679.71 £2,052.98 £2,426.24 £2,799.52 £3,359.42 Birkin £1,098.82 £1,281.96 £1,465.09 £1,648.23 £2,014.50 £2,380.77 £2,747.05 £3,296.46 Bolton Percy, Colton & Steeton £1,112.94 £1,298.43 £1,483.92 £1,669.41 £2,040.39 £2,411.36 £2,782.35 £3,338.82 Brayton £1,120.35 £1,307.08 £1,493.80 £1,680.53 £2,053.98 £2,427.43 £2,800.88 £3,361.06 Brotherton £1,136.97 £1,326.46 £1,515.95 £1,705.45 £2,084.44 £2,463.42 £2,842.42 £3,410.90 Burn £1,138.84 £1,328.65 £1,518.45 £1,708.26 £2,087.87 £2,467.48 £2,847.10 £3,416.52 Burton Salmon £1,121.11 £1,307.97 £1,494.81 £1,681.67 £2,055.37 £2,429.07 £2,802.78 £3,363.34 Byram Cum Sutton £1,128.57 £1,316.67 £1,504.76 £1,692.86 £2,069.05 £2,445.24 £2,821.43 £3,385.72 £1,124.62 £1,312.06 £1,499.49 £1,686.93 £2,061.80 £2,436.67 £2,811.55 £3,373.86 Carlton £1,122.57 £1,309.66 £1,496.75 £1,683.85 £2,058.04 £2,432.22 £2,806.42 £3,367.70 Cawood £1,131.03 £1,319.53 £1,508.03 £1,696.54 £2,073.55 £2,450.55 £2,827.57 £3,393.08 Chapel Haddlesey £1,137.27 £1,326.82 £1,516.36 £1,705.91 £2,085.00 £2,464.09 £2,843.18 £3,411.82 Church Fenton £1,124.51 £1,311.94 £1,499.35 £1,686.77 £2,061.60 £2,436.44 £2,811.28 £3,373.54 Cliffe £1,127.80 £1,315.77 £1,503.73 £1,691.70 £2,067.63 £2,443.56 £2,819.50 £3,383.40 Cridling Stubbs £1,136.07 £1,325.41 £1,514.75 £1,704.10 £2,082.79 £2,461.47 £2,840.17 £3,408.20 Drax £1,123.99 £1,311.32 £1,498.65 £1,685.98 £2,060.64 £2,435.30 £2,809.97 £3,371.96 Eggborough £1,120.11 £1,306.80 £1,493.48 £1,680.17 £2,053.54 £2,426.91 £2,800.28 £3,360.34 £1,126.13 £1,313.82 £1,501.50 £1,689.19 £2,064.56 £2,439.93 £2,815.32 £3,378.38 Fairburn £1,121.93 £1,308.93 £1,495.91 £1,682.90 £2,056.87 £2,430.85 £2,804.83 £3,365.80 Gateforth £1,128.78 £1,316.91 £1,505.04 £1,693.17 £2,069.43 £2,445.68 £2,821.95 £3,386.34 Hambleton £1,126.49 £1,314.24 £1,501.98 £1,689.73 £2,065.22 £2,440.71 £2,816.22 £3,379.46 Healaugh & Catterton £1,102.10 £1,285.79 £1,469.46 £1,653.15 £2,020.51 £2,387.88 £2,755.25 £3,306.30 Heck £1,129.00 £1,317.17 £1,505.33 £1,693.50 £2,069.83 £2,446.16 £2,822.50 £3,387.00 Hemingbrough £1,119.92 £1,306.58 £1,493.22 £1,679.88 £2,053.18 £2,426.49 £2,799.80 £3,359.76 Hensall £1,129.60 £1,317.87 £1,506.13 £1,694.40 £2,070.93 £2,447.46 £2,824.00 £3,388.80 Also online at selby.gov.uk and northyorks.gov.uk 07

Parish or Town Council A B C D E F G H Hillam £1,122.80 £1,309.94 £1,497.06 £1,684.20 £2,058.46 £2,432.73 £2,807.00 £3,368.40 Hirst Courtney £1,154.89 £1,347.37 £1,539.85 £1,732.33 £2,117.29 £2,502.25 £2,887.22 £3,464.66 Huddlestone with Newthorpe £1,098.82 £1,281.96 £1,465.09 £1,648.23 £2,014.50 £2,380.77 £2,747.05 £3,296.46 Kelfield £1,115.63 £1,301.58 £1,487.51 £1,673.45 £2,045.32 £2,417.20 £2,789.08 £3,346.90 Kellington £1,135.71 £1,325.00 £1,514.28 £1,703.57 £2,082.14 £2,460.71 £2,839.28 £3,407.14 Kirk Smeaton £1,125.22 £1,312.76 £1,500.29 £1,687.83 £2,062.90 £2,437.97 £2,813.05 £3,375.66 Little Fenton £1,098.82 £1,281.96 £1,465.09 £1,648.23 £2,014.50 £2,380.77 £2,747.05 £3,296.46 Little Smeaton £1,113.32 £1,298.88 £1,484.42 £1,669.98 £2,041.08 £2,412.19 £2,783.30 £3,339.96 Long Drax £1,112.86 £1,298.34 £1,483.81 £1,669.29 £2,040.24 £2,411.19 £2,782.15 £3,338.58 Monk Fryston £1,127.78 £1,315.75 £1,503.70 £1,691.67 £2,067.59 £2,443.52 £2,819.45 £3,383.34 Newland £1,110.89 £1,296.04 £1,481.18 £1,666.33 £2,036.62 £2,406.91 £2,777.22 £3,332.66 Newton Kyme cum Toulston £1,107.85 £1,292.49 £1,477.13 £1,661.77 £2,031.05 £2,400.33 £2,769.62 £3,323.54 North Duffield £1,119.69 £1,306.31 £1,492.92 £1,679.54 £2,052.77 £2,426.00 £2,799.23 £3,359.08 Oxton £1,098.82 £1,281.96 £1,465.09 £1,648.23 £2,014.50 £2,380.77 £2,747.05 £3,296.46 Riccall £1,166.25 £1,360.62 £1,554.99 £1,749.37 £2,138.12 £2,526.86 £2,915.62 £3,498.74 Ryther cum Ozendyke £1,123.15 £1,310.34 £1,497.53 £1,684.72 £2,059.10 £2,433.48 £2,807.87 £3,369.44 Saxton cum Scarthingwell & Lead £1,156.41 £1,349.15 £1,541.88 £1,734.62 £2,120.09 £2,505.56 £2,891.03 £3,469.24 Selby £1,168.41 £1,363.14 £1,557.87 £1,752.61 £2,142.08 £2,531.54 £2,921.02 £3,505.22 Sherburn In Elmet £1,144.50 £1,335.25 £1,526.00 £1,716.75 £2,098.25 £2,479.74 £2,861.25 £3,433.50 Skipwith £1,098.82 £1,281.96 £1,465.09 £1,648.23 £2,014.50 £2,380.77 £2,747.05 £3,296.46 South Milford £1,113.95 £1,299.61 £1,485.26 £1,670.92 £2,042.23 £2,413.54 £2,784.87 £3,341.84 Stapleton £1,098.82 £1,281.96 £1,465.09 £1,648.23 £2,014.50 £2,380.77 £2,747.05 £3,296.46 Stillingfleet £1,113.77 £1,299.40 £1,485.02 £1,670.65 £2,041.90 £2,413.15 £2,784.42 £3,341.30 Stubbs Walden £1,098.82 £1,281.96 £1,465.09 £1,648.23 £2,014.50 £2,380.77 £2,747.05 £3,296.46 Stutton with Hazelwood £1,114.07 £1,299.76 £1,485.43 £1,671.11 £2,042.46 £2,413.82 £2,785.18 £3,342.22 Tadcaster £1,133.65 £1,322.59 £1,511.53 £1,700.47 £2,078.35 £2,456.23 £2,834.12 £3,400.94 Temple Hirst £1,098.82 £1,281.96 £1,465.09 £1,648.23 £2,014.50 £2,380.77 £2,747.05 £3,296.46 Thorganby £1,121.80 £1,308.77 £1,495.73 £1,682.70 £2,056.63 £2,430.56 £2,804.50 £3,365.40 Thorpe Willoughby £1,131.45 £1,320.03 £1,508.60 £1,697.18 £2,074.33 £2,451.48 £2,828.63 £3,394.36 Towton, Grimston, Kirkby £1,107.29 £1,291.85 £1,476.39 £1,660.94 £2,030.03 £2,399.13 £2,768.23 £3,321.88 Wharfe, North Milford Ulleskelf £1,137.12 £1,326.64 £1,516.16 £1,705.68 £2,084.72 £2,463.75 £2,842.80 £3,411.36 West Haddlesey £1,124.27 £1,311.65 £1,499.02 £1,686.40 £2,061.15 £2,435.90 £2,810.67 £3,372.80 Whitley £1,116.27 £1,302.32 £1,488.36 £1,674.41 £2,046.50 £2,418.59 £2,790.68 £3,348.82 Wistow £1,117.79 £1,304.10 £1,490.39 £1,676.69 £2,049.28 £2,421.88 £2,794.48 £3,353.38 Womersley £1,155.48 £1,348.06 £1,540.64 £1,733.22 £2,118.38 £2,503.53 £2,888.70 £3,466.44

Direct Debit: it’s hassle-free and means If you’re on a ten-month instalment plan you The easy the payments take care of themselves. don’t have to cancel payments and set them up again at the end of each year. We’ll only Paying by Direct Debit means the money take payments for the months that are due, way to pay comes out of your account automatically and we’ll write to you to tell you about any on a set date each month. You don’t have adjusted amounts for the next year too. to remember to pay each month, and it’s the most cost effective way for the District Find out more online – Council to collect the charge too, which www.selby.gov.uk or call helps to keep down costs for everyone. us on 01757 705101. 08

Supporting creative industries With a Christmas special also in the works, production company Mammoth Screen will be based at the studios, now transformed to create the interiors of Buckingham Palace, for seven months in 2017. Support of Selby District Council and the local community has been vital to ensuring production company Mammoth Screen returned to Church Fenton Yorkshire Studios. With 80% of the crew recruited from across the region, alongside opportunities for trainees, facilities, accommodation and other suppliers, ‘Victoria’ is already having a significant impact on Yorkshire’s film and TV industry.

Whilst ‘Church Fenton Yorkshire Studios’ is the central production base for ’Victoria’, the ambitious drama has also filmed at many of Yorkshire’s rich portfolio of stately homes and period locations, including Harewood House, One of the cornerstones of Selby District Council’s of the lavish period drama last year. Filming Newby Hall, Castle Howard, Temple Newsam, new approach to encouraging business investment on the second series, starring Jenna Coleman Allerton Castle, Beverley Minster, Bramham Park, in the district is to support creative industries, as the young Queen Victoria and Tom Hughes Carlton Towers, Wentworth Woodhouse, Whitby building on the success of developments such as as Prince Albert, was scheduled to begin as pier and York city centre. With plans for the the Church Fenton Yorkshire Studios, which is once Citizenlink went to press. It’s being filmed at series to broadcast around the world, from the again in the national limelight… the former RAF site, which Screen Yorkshire US where it is currently screening, to Europe, the launched as the region’s largest scale film and Middle East, Africa and Canada, it is hoped that ITV’s hit drama ‘Victoria’ is returning to Church TV studio facility in 2015, after they secured the series will inspire international audiences Fenton Yorkshire Studios following the success the landmark production for the region. to visit Yorkshire for many years to come. Work well under way on school

To make the new playground more exciting, a graffiti expansion artist came to school to work with the children, who had the opportunity to be creative and spray the hoarding.

Building work is well under way at Athelstan The school has already had its early years Community Primary School in Sherburn in provision completed, providing a new two- Council and housing developers through their Elmet, where a new two-storey extension year-old unit and an additional three-year-old obligations to support local infrastructure. is being constructed to add nine new room, creating 52 new early years places. Headteacher Karen O’Donnell said “We are classrooms along with refurbishing and The project will effectively double the all looking forward to seeing this exciting extending the existing building. number of places in the main school, an project completed. What is also thrilling is The school will also have a new entrance increase of 210. This will provide additional the additional school fields and playgrounds to the site from Milford Road, which is school places to meet housing growth in which are part of the build. So even when we currently being used as a site access to Sherburn in Elmet. The project is being are to capacity the children will have more minimise the impact on the school that undertaken by Sewell Construction and outdoor space than they do now, as well continues through the building project. jointly funded by North Yorkshire County as a fantastic, effectively ‘new’, school.” Also online at selby.gov.uk and northyorks.gov.uk 09 Making our Making our district a district a For example, over a number of months we’ve been working great place great place with the owners of the former Kellingley Colliery, to support their to enjoy life proposals to redevelop the site. for business The outline plans – yet to be An Englishman’s home is his castle. homes. In particular, we’re working formally agreed – include a mix Or should it be that the home is with the Homes and Communities We’ve been talking to businesses of business space, which could where the heart is? There are lots of Agency and landowners to bring about how best to use Selby District accommodate anything from sayings about how important where forward development at the Olympia Council’s resources and position to office-based businesses to large we live is. That’s because it’s such Park and Rigid Paper sites. We’re help support new investment and storage and distribution companies. an important part of who we are. aiming to identify enough land for growth. New investment helps to Overall, it’s envisaged that the plans development over the next five years. create jobs and opportunities for will bring several thousand new jobs At Selby District Council we’re With five years’ worth of development people living in our area. We want to the south of the Selby district. committed to providing the right land secured, we’re better able to to create an environment in which types of homes, in the right places, ensure that development takes our businesses can be confident in The development of our long-term right across our area. We’ve been place in the areas where we want it their future. plan to support business growth is developing a long-term plan for to. Without it in place, this becomes based around the practical things this, based on lots of evidence about more challenging, as planning We talked to a range of different we can do to make a positive where you want to live, and what we approval is based on assumptions businesses during the autumn, difference for companies in our call the local infrastructure – that’s about what’s sustainable. During as part of the development of a area. This includes helping them things like road and public transport 2016 the District Council approved new long-term plan to make the to grow, but also ensuring that our access. We’ll be consulting on PLAN applications that will deliver over Selby district a great place to do towns and villages provide ‘great Selby – this will set out our big plan- 1,000 new homes across the district, business. We’ve already started places to live’ and that local people over the coming months. Meanwhile, as part of our efforts to support the taking some actions based on have the skills to benefit from we continue to work hard to support housing growth you want and need, in the feedback we’ve received. the new opportunities created. a long-term supply of land for new areas where it’s appropriate. Planning partnership to protect and enhance district’s history

A new partnership with Historic aims to ensure the District Council’s planning service can protect and enhance the historic character of the district.

The District Council’s put in place a new partnership The Council’s planning service deals with the vast “By working more closely with Historic with Historic England to support growth and majority of planning decisions in the district, from England we can ensure we’ve got the right make continual improvements to its planning considering applications for major new housing skills in place to support decisions about service. Historic England staff are now working or business development to reviewing small- planning issues across our district. directly with the Council. As well as supporting scale improvements on individual properties. day-to-day planning work, the partnership is “This is about making sure our planning service “We want to focus on developing and supporting helping to shape long-term ambitions for how has everything it needs to make the right decisions the centres of Selby, Tadcaster and Sherburn, and in the Council can best support its towns to grow. quickly and responsibly”, explained the District doing so we want to protect and enhance the very The new arrangements help to protect and Council’s Executive Member with responsibility thing that makes these places special, which is the enhance the historic character of the district. for Place Shaping, Cllr John Mackman. wealth of historic properties that build their character.”

Giving Selby a bypass to the road from the A19 Brayton roundabout to Thorpe Willoughby. This is the final stage of a project to support its economic growth ensure Selby has a bypass fit for purpose to support The third phase of the reconstruction of Selby bypass the town’s economic future. Details will be published is expected to begin in July and take between ten and on the County Council’s website, www.northyorks. 12 weeks to complete. This will involve the stretch of gov.uk, and in local media as they are finalised. 10 Community Volunteers become scheme good Digital Neighbours

Volunteers and support so those people can access, and opportunities available to navigates staff from community for example, social media, them. Well done to all those groups have become Digital price comparison and local who completed the training.” Neighbours, after completing government websites, or do Completion of the first training to success recent training courses. their shopping online. This phase of the project opens up helps with a range of everyday a pathway to the second phase Twelve volunteers signed tasks. Cllr Richard Musgrave, – which includes potential up for free training last Selby District Council Executive grant funding of up to £4,000 year, which gave them the member with responsibility for from North Yorkshire County techniques and confidence to housing, leisure, health and Council Stronger Communities. show others how to use the culture, said, “This scheme internet. The scheme equips enables people to make a The project is aiming to volunteers with the skills and valuable contribution to their fund at least five projects confidence to teach others community. Sharing vital digital spread across the Selby how to use computers, tablets skills helps everyone access district, which are expected and other digital technologies the latest information, advice to launch later in 2017. It’s your lifeline A helping hand

People who need help using computers, the internet, tablets or phones can use the IT buddies scheme at lifeline libraries in the district. Dedicated volunteers share their knowledge, answer questions and help local people improve their IT skills. Community Navigators is a new scheme in the If you have elderly parents, worrying that mum or dad is okay is a constant concern. Selby district. The Navigators are volunteers This is about helping customers using the library Getting time off to look out for older with the skills and confidence building they need who can help you access the information, people, whilst juggling family and work to get online, search for jobs, apply for jobs, write advice and the support that’s available in commitments, is a real headache. There’s CVs, find a new home or save money on their our area. The scheme launched last year but a service that gives you peace of mind bills. The volunteers are trained to help them they’ll get help quickly if they need it. is already proving popular - during its first provide one-to-one support to anyone wanting to develop their IT confidence and skills. month it received more than 400 enquiries. Lifeline offers dedicated support for older or vulnerable people. Support packages The scheme runs in libraries in the area The Navigators scheme is funded by both start from less than £3 per week. It’s a small - Sherburn, Selby and Tadcaster. investment to remove a big worry. Selby District Council and North Yorkshire More volunteers are needed to help more people County Council. We work with Selby and Contact us and our trusted support officers will improve their skills. For more information about this District DIAL and Age UK Selby District, who carry out a full assessment and make sure the level or other roles call 0845 8727374, email libraries@ deliver the project. Various community of support is right. The service is fully compatible northyorks.gov.uk or drop into your local library. with any personal telecare equipment already in groups and charitable organisations provide place. The person using the service will be given You may be asked to help support library staff information to the navigators, who can a lightweight emergency call pendant to wear, at planned IT taster sessions or give one-to-one then pass on this information to residents which connects directly to our friendly call centre. support to someone who lacks confidence in who might need to use their services. using a computer. This could involve setting up Help is only the press of a button away. an email account, keyboard skills and internet www.selby.gov.uk/lifeline searching. You don’t need to have special skills or Jackie Mook, Chief Officer from Age UK [email protected] experience but you must have competent IT skills. Selby District, explained, “Schemes like this 01757 705101 are hugely important to share knowledge and make sure everyone has access to Do you access our services in person at our information, advice, and support about Customer Contact Centre, by telephone or activities in their local area that promote health, Tell us how online? Please complete our short survey to help well-being or support independent living.” you access us understand how you get the information or support you need. If you think that you or someone you know would benefit from this our services This will help us to understand what we can do to service – or if you are interested in improve the way you access services in the future. volunteering - please contact Age UK Selby District on 01757 704115 or Selby The survey can be found in the ‘consultations’ area and District DIAL on 01757 210495. of our website www.selby.gov.uk/consultations. Also online at selby.gov.uk and northyorks.gov.uk 11 Forum funding delivers community-led improvements this supports the long-term goals of the Forum to create a tidy environment and to support health and wellbeing. • A grant to support a parish nursing scheme, subject to some conditions. This scheme helps to provide a range of medical and pastoral support, helping the Forum to meet its long-term ambition to Your village is covered by one of the five Southern Area Community improve health and wellbeing in the area. Community Engagement Forums covering Engagement Forum the Selby district. These Forums bring Eastern Area Community together the organisations delivering your • Funding to support the development of a Engagement Forum local services, and they work with the new ‘community hub’ at Carlton-in-Snaith people in each area on long-term plans primary school: the money to be invested • Funding agreed for Selby District Vision to to invest in the issues that matter most. in creating a space that can be used by lots work with local schools to raise awareness of different people and groups in the area. and understanding of eye health issues. Each Forum also has funding to support • Money to support repairs to Cridling • Money to help raise awareness of community projects that will help to deliver Stubbs village hall, which has been in the support offered by the Yorkshire on these long-term ambitions. Applications need of roof repairs: the hall supports Energy Doctor - a not-for-profit for funding can be made to each Forum a number of local activities. organisation that helps people get and a decision on whether to support each the best deal on their energy costs. request is made by a ‘Partnership Board’. Central Area Community • Funding to expand the Selby Swans This is a group that includes local councillors Engagement Forum Gymnastic Academy, which has a long and representatives of each community. waiting list. This will enable the club • Funding of around £2,000 to the Selby to give more opportunities for young To find out further information, please Young People’s Co-operative to make people in the area to take part. visit www.selby.gov.uk/cefs. improvements to the Cunliffe Centre • Money to help Kelfield Village Institute There are lots of different things that in the Abbots Road area. This work improve its facilities to maintain a each Forum has supported in the past includes clearing the site, adding new community resource that can be twelve months. Here are just some paving and creating new spaces for used for a range of different activities examples, from three different areas… people to grow vegetables and flowers: by people living in the area.

First new County local area Council homes committee in 25 years All county councillors that represent divisions in Selby district sit on the Selby Area Committee, which nearly complete enables local councillors to debate local issues.

Next month we expect to finish building the The committee works with the District Council and first new Council homes in the Selby district for other bodies to promote key community issues a quarter of a century. Five new bungalows such as safety, transport, education and economic are being built in Byram, which will provide Not many councils are able to invest development. It is also involved in local highways issues. brand new accommodation for older and in building new homes in this way, with vulnerable people. Selby helping to lead the way. The properties All area committee meetings are open to the public. will be let using the Homechoice service, Recently, Selby Area Committee has been As part of Selby District Council’s long-term which helps to match people with housing looking at policing matters. At its next meeting, ambition to make the area a great place to needs to appropriate homes in their area. at Selby civic centre at 6pm on 13 March, enjoy life, the Council has been looking at This service is run jointly by councils across members and the public will be joined by North ways of providing new affordable homes North Yorkshire. Find out more online - Yorkshire’s police and crime commissioner. for the people who need them most. This www.northyorkshirehomechoice.org.uk. You investment in new Council homes in Byram is can find out more about a wide range of Further details and agendas are published in part of that priority, helping to support people housing support on Selby District Council’s the “about the council” section of the County to live in their own community. website – www.selby.gov.uk. Council’s website, www.northyorks.gov.uk. 12

in Selby distict As part of our commitment to making Selby district a great place to enjoy life, here is a selection of events and things to do over the coming months. Contact your local leisure 18 June - Family Fun Day, a great day centre, local library and keep an eye out with entertainment, stalls and on the local media for more events. activities throughout the day in Selby www.selbytowncouncil.gov.uk/whats-on. 23-25 March - Selby District Children’s Reading Festival, a fantastic 22-30 July – Selby Arts Festival, the opportunity for children in the district inaugural week-long festival will bring a to experience storytelling and meet diverse and vibrant programme of events famous children’s authors. Find across numerous locations in the town out more at www.selbycrf.com. www.facebook.com/SelbyArtsFestival.

9 April – Cyclesense Tadcaster sportive, 29 July – Selby Food and Drink Festival, take in the beautiful scenic roads around sample some of the finest food and Tadcaster, routes for all abilities drink from across Yorkshire as www.cyclesense.co.uk. well as some delights from across the globe www.facebook.com/ 10–21 April - Active Holiday Camps, selbyfoodanddrinkfestival. keep the children busy during the holidays www.wlct.org/selby. July - Active Holiday Camps, keep the children busy during the summer 29 April – Tour de Yorkshire, come holidays www.wlct.org/selby. along and watch the women’s and men’s races at the Tadcaster stage two start. 26 August – Sherburn Craft and Once the race is over there will be a full Food Festival has a range of stalls, programme of events for all the family food, vintage cars and motorbikes and www.selby.gov.uk/tour-de-yorkshire. live entertainment including celebrity chefs and a children’s cookery school. 1 May – Tadcaster Triathlon, ideal for beginners or for those looking for a warm 27 August – Tadcaster Carnival, join in up event www.pdsportsmanagement. the family fun. Find out more on the co.uk/tadcaster-triathlon. Tadcaster Carnival Facebook page.

May – Great Selby Bike Ride, a family 3 September - Selby 3 Swans bike ride that is usually held on the first Cycle Sportive, end the summer Sunday in May www.selbylions.org.uk. with the Selby Sportive. A flat and 20 May – Sherburn Gala, this year’s theme friendly bike ride of 30 miles, 66 is ‘heroes’. The parade sets off from New miles or 106 miles, enter at Lane at 12.30pm, finishing at Eversley Park. www.selbythreeswanssportive.org Contacts Selby District Council Citizens’ Advice Bureau www.selby.gov.uk www.citizensadvice.org.uk 01757 705 101 03444 111 444 @selbydc www.facebook.com/selbydc Traveline (independent advice about public North Yorkshire County Council transport services) www.northyorks.gov.uk www.traveline.info 01609 780 780 @northyorkscc Business support www.facebook.com/northyorkscc Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership Police www.the-lep.com www.northyorkshire.police.uk York, North Yorkshire and East Non-emergency calls 101 Riding Enterprise Partnership Emergencies dial 999 www.businessinspiredgrowth.com

Health Parish councils Non-emergency calls 111 For details of your parish council, Emergencies dial 999 check via www.selby.gov.uk