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Follow us on our Facebook Spring/Summer 2021 page and website Riccall Parish Council The Regen Centre t: 01757 249222 e: [email protected] www.riccallparishcouncil.org.uk w: www.riccallparishcouncil.org.uk Welcome ! To a very different, but hopefully interesting version of The Riccall Beacon. As most village groups are not currently able to meet and events are on hold, 2021 this copy is full of current information of what is happening around us and what will affect us as residents of this lovely village and our wider community. Please see our articles on the local government re-organisation, the response made to the Selby Local Plan Preferred Options Consultation, reports from Snow Patrol, who have been very busy keeping the footpaths ice free, and Community Resilience Group, who have been active helping residents throughout the lockdowns. We have news on a change to the planning system and a local planning consultation. We also have good news for progress at St Mary’s Church and a report on the award for our Youth of the Year, plus more Parish Council news. We welcome our new councillor, Martin Wiles, who joined us in January. Congratulations Nancy Spring/Summer On 18 March 2021, Nancy Leetham, a well known and loved village resident turned 100. Nancy, born in the village, spent most of her 100 years here, moving away for a few years following her marriage to George. Known to most people as ‘the lady who lived next to Riccall Primary School’, where she was caretaker for 20 years until 1980, when she retired shortly after being widowed. During that time, she reputedly knew the first name of every child in school! WWW.RICCALLPARISHCOUNCIL.ORG.UK Since then Nancy lived alone, remaining self sufficient until 2 years ago, when she moved to a residential home. They ensured Nancy had a fabulous birthday. The highlight of her day, a birthday card from the Queen. ICCALL? Inside this issue: Parish Council news 1 Parish Council news 2 Community News 3-4 Best Wishes Notice Board 5-9 Nancy from all Riccall Groups 10 at Riccall Parish RLC & WI NEWS 11 Council 12 New PC The Riccall Beacon The Riccall Beacon WHAT’S GOING ON IN R SPRING/SUMMER 2021 Page 2 Riccall Park– car park consultation results A big thank you to all the residents who took the time to respond to the recent consultation. The majority of responses were in support of a car park within the park, but also offered alternative suggestions and solutions. The main topics raised, which have been taken into consideration are: • Suggestions to change the access and location of the car park to the Checker Lane area of the park. This has been considered previously but failed as the access is too close to the A19 junction. • A double access/egress was preferable to the proposed single car access. The feasibility of this option is being investigated. • A pedestrian access using a fully closing gate instead of a staggered access was preferable. The existing kissing gate will be repositioned and used. • Permeable surfaces were preferable to the proposed tarmac surfaces. This option will be pursued to be in-line with sustainable drainage. This will also offer more protec- tion for the mature trees in the park. • Pay & Display for parking was suggested. We prefer to provide a free facility, and Pay & Display would be difficult to manage. The option of an Honesty Box will be considered. • Security, particularly for ‘out of hours’ was a concern. A lockable gate or barrier are being considered. • Installing double yellow lines on the road outside the park. An application will be made for double yellow lines, but we are aware that these applications are not always successful. Recently we have received concerns from residents regarding both the amount of parking outside Riccall Park and roadside parking at the north end of the village, to use the cycle track. We are in consultation with both NYCC Highways and the Police, who are monitoring the situation and including these area in patrols. The park is very popular with visitors, especially at weekends and school holidays, and as current restrictions are being lifted, so is the cycle track. In addition, we have been contacted about the properties neighbouring the park suffering from inconsiderate and sometimes abusive drivers using private drives for turning and parking when it is busy. We encourage residents to walk or cycle to use the park and for particular care to be taken by car users when taking children in and out of parked cars. Please use the pavement side and not the roadside for safety reasons. Contact Details - Riccall Parish Council Chairman 2020/21 Mrs Sandra Botham– Clerk/RFO Cllr Brian Keen The Regen Centre Fuchsia Cottage, Kelfield Rd Landing Lane Vice-Chairman 2020/21 Riccall Cllr Steve Sharp YO19 6PW 33 York Road Tel: (01757) 249222 [email protected] Members: Cllr Howard Adamson 12 Holmes Drive Cllr Keith Dawson - 3 Kelfield Rd, Cllr Jeff Marston 23 Selby Road Cllr Mark Nuttall 1 King Rudding Close Cllr Nick Morton 1 Cherry Orchard Cllr Bob Owens 42 The Meadows Cllr Duncan Rimmer 3 Viking Drive Cllr Rebecca Tatterton, 11 Chapel Walk Cllr Martin Wiles, 66 Chapel Walk SPRING/SUMMER 2021 Planning consultation notices Page 3 Selby District Council adopted a new Statement of Community Involvement which was implemented from 1st January 2021. A full copy of the document can be seen on the Selby DC website at https://www.selby.gov.uk/statement-community-involvement-sci In line with current legislation and this new Statement of Community Involvement, Neighbour notifications are no longer being sent from this date. We understand that this will be reviewed after 6 months. All planning consultation can be viewed on the Selby DC Planning Portal. In addition, our own new website, soon to be launched, will also feature planning application details for the village. Public Rights Of Way (PROW) The map below identifies Public Rights of Way in and around the village. To view in more detail, please visit North Yorkshire County Council - Public Rights of Way, using the link below. The Zoom facility can be used to show any area in North Yorkshire in detail. https://maps.northyorks.gov.uk/connect/analyst/mobile/#/main?mapcfg=Out_and_About Cyclists A cycle rack has been installed on the village green following requests for this facility from residents. It is located against the wall, behind the memorial bench, and we hope it will be a useful addition to the village green. Thanks to Cllr Musgrave for funding from North Yorkshire County Council. SPRING/SUMMER Riccall Park - play equipment news Page 4 2021 Much of the timber play equipment at the park has now undergone major maintenance. This meant that for some periods of time, parts of the park were out of use, while the work took place by contractors. In addition, some of the surfacing is also being renewed. The basket swing has been removed to allow the grass mat surface to get established, following new mats and seed being installed and will be replaced, as soon as possible. The toddler and junior swing area will also be resurfaced and will need to be left while the surface settles in. The Kompan roundabout surface will also be renewed and goal posts maintenance carried out. We will update our website and Face Book page as work dates are confirmed and progressed. Please be patient while the work is in progress, and the surfaces settle, so that the area is an even better experience for our younger residents. Thank you! RICCALL AND DISTRICT RESILIENCE PLAN GROUP As reported in the Autumn, the Community Resilience Group has supported local families suffering Covid related financial hardship. We have used grants from North Yorkshire County Council, from Tesco “Bags of Help” and from Two Ridings Foundation. We recently received a second round of funding from NYCC, so an extra special thank you to Councillor Richard Musgrave for facilitating this. Our support to the families continues. There are three levels of flood warnings issued by the Environment Agency: Flood Alert, Flood Warning and Severe Flood Warning. The EA issued a Flood Warning for Riccall at the end of January. This level of warning is issued when flooding is expected but fortunately it did not occur. The Resilience Steering Group contacted the EA about this. As a result of our conversations, the four Riccall members of the Steering Group (listed below) are now registered as Flood Wardens and will shortly be trained. The Flood Warden role opens a direct line of communication with the EA and gives the EA local knowledge on the river level; this should reduce the frequency of false alarms in the future. We have registered about 20 fantastic and valued volunteers. But we need more. Would you be able to help move sandbags? To escort vulnerable people to a place of safety? To make tea and chat? Or offer general practical help? If so, please register as a volunteer. Just contact one of the below and we will get you the correct form to complete. Also, feel free to contact one of the below, if you have any questions or concerns about resilience and/or emergency planning. Mark Nuttall – 1, King Rudding Close, 248016. Keith Dawson – 3, Kelfield Road, 248268. Steve Sharp – 33, York Road, 248115. Nick Morton – 1, Cherry Orchard, Main Street 248973 Snow Patrol– True Grit We call ourselves “Snow Patrol” but we are really a winter gritting team. We mainly go out gritting when there is frost and ice.