Make the Most of Selby Park
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Summer 2012 Make the most of Selby Park Now is the ideal time to visit Selby’s biggest and most popular park – Selby Park in the heart of the town. It’s easy to forget that a day at areas for the kids, crazy golf and The Park also has an Annual Park the park can keep the whole bowling are just the start of it. As Open Day every July – a fantastic family entertained without well as offering ice creams, tea, free day out for all the family. costing you a fortune. coffee and snacks, the Pavilion Selby Park is maintained by The busy park, near Selby Abbey also hosts bingo sessions. WLCT as part of a deal with covers five acres and offers Don’t forget that over the Selby District Council to deliver something for everyone. Play summer months, the play area leisure services. adjacent to the pavilion offers toys suitable for younger children and a bouncy castle. Make sure you keep an eye out INSIDE for posters advertising regular Find out about: music concerts by local and regional bands. The latest work of your Community Officers Welcome to the summer issue of The Police your Open Door newsletter. Operation Tornado This newsletter gives you a chance to get local information, the latest news on our services and gives Recent changes you all the important contact details you might need, to the benefits all in one place. system Don’t forget, if you would like to receive future issues of Open Door by email, rather High speed than through the post, please let us know. broadband Contact [email protected] and campaign we’ll do the rest. Community officers round-up There have been some small changes to the areas your Community Officers cover. Here’s a summary of who does what and where: Southern area North Duffield, Osgodby, Riccall, Carol V Baker Ryther-cum-Ossendyke, Skipwith, Balne, Beal, Burn, Stillingfleet, Thorganby, Wistow Camblesforth, Carlton, Chapel Tadcaster & Villages Central Haddlesey, Cridling Dominic Kris Capperauld, Sue Stubbs, Drax, Eggborough, Richardson & Cooley, Suzanne Collins Gateforth, Hambleton, Heck, Ruth Beckwith Barlow, Brayton, Selby Hensall, Hirst Courtney, Acaster Selby, Kellington, Kirk Smeaton, Little Appleton Roebuck, Western Smeaton, Long Drax, Newland, Barkston Ash, Barbara Scargill & Stapleton, Temple Hirst, Thorpe Bilborough, Bolton Christine Morton Willoughby, Walden Stubbs, West Percy, Catterton, Birkin, Brotherton, Haddlesey, Whitley, Womersley Colton, Grimston, Burton Salmon, Healaugh, Lead, Byram, Fairburn, Eastern Kirkby Wharfe with Hillam, Lumby, Monk Andy Rouse North Milford, Newton Kyme, Fryston, Newthorpe, Barlby, Biggin, Cawood, Oxton, Saxton, Steeton, Stutton, Sherburn in Elmet, Church Fenton, Cliffe, Tadcaster East & West, Towton, South Milford, Sutton Escrick, Hemingbrough, Ulleskelf Kelfield, Little Fenton, Working together Tadcaster’s Safer Neighbourhoods Team and Access Selby’s Community Officers dedicate one day each month to work together to deal with the issues that matter most to the local community. Working in partnership they Neil Charlton are two of those community issues. This is a great can deal more effectively with a involved. PCSO Vause said, opportunity to strengthen our wide range of concerns, such as “Having a joint approach to partnership and build on this.” neighbour disputes and fly tipping; dealing with these issues will see Acting Chief Inspector Richard issues that can have a real impact a faster resolution to problems Abbott, The Selby Safer on people’s day-to-day lives. and it will help to keep officers Neighbourhood Commander, Access Selby delivers services on up-to-date on what’s happening in said, “I’m very pleased that both behalf of Selby District Council the area. This will increase public organisations have grabbed this and the organisation’s dedicated confidence and reassurance.” opportunity to work together. I Community Officers are often Access Selby Community Officer, am convinced that we can both out and about dealing with a Dominic Richardson works achieve more by working together wide range of front line services alongside colleague Ruth Beckwith and can share information such as housing and street scene as part of the scheme. He added, about crime and the causes of issues. Meanwhile the Police Safer “Selby District Council has always crime. This shows that both Neighbourhoods Team offers had a good track record of organisations are forward looking community policing in the area. working closely with the police and are keen to explore new PSCO Kelly Vause and PCSO in Tadcaster to deal with key working procedures”. 2 OPEN DOOR Summer 2012 View from the estates All residents are welcome to join these estate walkabouts by Access Selby’s Community Officers and members of your Tenants’ and Residents’ Association. You can raise any issues that concern you and point out any problems you feel need attention. Here Suzanne Collins, Community Officer for the Central area explains why they matter… “The estate walkabouts are a great chance for the community to get involved and talk to us Tenants’ and about what matters the most to Residents’ them. “It can be a great way to draw Association my attention to an issue that they may have noticed and been • Litter meetings concerned about for some time. • Grass cutting The Flaxley Road “It keeps us, as Community • Graffiti Tenants’ and Residents’ Officers, in touch with what is • General property maintenance Association meeting going on in our estates in Selby. “The estate walkabouts really takes place on the “We can also monitor are valuable for us in terms of second Tuesday of reoccurring issues on these information gathering. every month at the estates and see exactly what is “But its also a two way process Coultish Centre at going on in a particular area. because we get the opportunity 6.30pm. “The regular issues that to keep residents up to date The Selby South residents talk to us about with the work that we’re Tenants’ and Residents’ include: doing.” Association meeting, usually takes place every six weeks at the Cunliffe Centre, Petre Walkabout with us Avenue, Selby at 7pm. Sherburn walkabouts Tadcaster Walkabouts – meeting point library 10am start 10am start Thursday 6 September – Monday 3 September Calcaria House Monday 3 December Thursday 6 December – Rosemary House In Tadcaster Byram Walkabouts – Selby Walkabouts – the Community meeting point Byram Flaxley Road meeting Officer Surgery Park Road flats 10am point – Coultish Centre; will run every start Abbots Road meeting Thursday at Thursday 6 September point – Cunliffe Centre – Calcaria House Thursday 6 December 10am from 9.30am until Friday 7 September 12.30pm. Friday 7 December OPEN DOOR Summer 2012 3 Keep warm and stay safe Smoke alarms, fire retardant bedding and throws and free home safety visits are available for vulnerable people in our communities. Colin Hunter, from North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service explained, “Some elderly people may be particularly at risk from fire due to health problems or because they have reduced mobility. “Over half of those killed by fires in the home are aged 65 or over. Poor mobility, poor sense of smell and a reduced tolerance of smoke and burns contribute to fatalities. Major sources of ignition include cookers, smoking materials, candles, coal fires, “North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue “Do you have an elderly or heaters and electrical faults on Service has identified elderly vulnerable relative, neighbour items such as electric blankets. and vulnerable people as a top or friend whose safety would “Elderly people smoking in bed priority for action. This includes benefit from this support? If so, or falling asleep in a chair with publicity campaigns and direct please get in touch with us.” a lighted cigarette have resulted interventions, where we will Call the Fire Safety Advice Line in a number of fatalities. The carry out a free home safety 01609 788545. problem is particularly acute for visit, then provide and fit smoke Go online: www.northyorksfire. those who live alone and have alarms and other equipment gov.uk mobility problems. which will enhance the safety of Telephone 01757 702453 or the individual. 01937 832223 to request a home fire risk check. Can you help broaden the band? local economy and in What you can do to Getting high turn increases local job help? quality broadband opportunities. Register interest with through the district Broadband which offers North Yorkshire County a reliable service and Council www.northyorks. is important to all consistent speeds allows gov.uk/broadbandsurvey of us. families and businesses If you have any the chance to connect questions or need any A high speed broadband with face to face high further information, helps residents keep in definition video, webcams please contact District touch with the wider and internet telephone. It Community Broadband world and supports also means easy viewing Co-ordinator Drew businesses as they of ‘on demand’ TV Fussey at dfussey@selby. grow – this builds the without stalling. gov.uk 4 OPEN DOOR Summer 2012 Tenants’ insurance made simple Selby District Council Council. It’s simple and Selby District Council has tenants now have the value for money, with negotiatied this scheme chance to insure the premiums payable weekly, as a service for tenants contents of their homes in monthly or annually. This and does not receive any an easy and affordable way. is a voluntary scheme money from the scheme. Working with us, Royal & and tenants are of course Further information and SunAlliance has produced free to make their own an application form are a home contents policy arrangements to insure available by visiting our specially designed for the the contents of their website www.selby.gov. tenants of Selby District home. uk. Operation Tornado is launched Inspector Richard Abbott, the police inspector for Selby The fight against metal theft is being Rural, said, “We continue to be taken to a new level as Operation threatened by travelling criminals committing this sort of crime.