Parish Council » Annual Report 2016-17 Ripponden Parish Council » Annual Report 2016-17 Your Councillors 2016 - 2017 Barkisland Rishworth Ripponden Councillor Susan Russell Councillor Peter Hunt Parish Council Councillor Melvyn Smith JP Councillor Craig Johnson Councillor Alan Watson Councillor Geoff Potts Ripponden Soyland Councillor Geraldine Carter Councillor Jane Moran Councillor Steve McCarley Councillor Andrew Naylor Councillor Jayne Smith Councillor Sharon Robins

Grants Grants totalling £6,066 have been made during 2016/2017 year to the following groups:  Barkisland Old People’s  Young at Heart Group Welfare  In Bloom Groups for Barkisland,  Ripponden Children’s Day Soyland and Ripponden  Ripponden Festive Market  Rishworth Environmental Group st  Ryburn United Football  1 Ripponden Brownies rd Club  3 Ripponden Cubs Getting in touch with the Parish Council

Clerk to the Council and Responsible Officer: Anne Haynes 107 Halifax Road, Ripponden, Sowerby Bridge, West HX6 4DA Office Hours 11.00am – 1.00pm Monday to Friday Telephone 01422 823245 Email:[email protected] www.rippondenparishcouncil.co.uk www.rippondenneighbourhoodplan.co.uk Have your Say! The Parish Council welcomes feedback on this publication and other issues local residents have on matters concerning the Parish Council.

The Parish Council would like 2016 - 2017 to thank everyone whose photographs have been used in this publication. Annual Report

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Ripponden Parish Council » Annual Report 2016-17 Ripponden Parish Council » Annual Report 2016-17 The Council and Its Work New Initiatives

Welcome to the 11th Annual Report  Environment The Neighbourhood Planning The Council has committed to an action Committee was set up to develop a from Ripponden Parish Council,  Events plan to increase awareness of dementia summarising the work carried out by  Civic Events Neighbourhood Plan (NP) in and encourage our four villages to the Council over the past year.  Christmas Lights consultation with residents. We are become dementia friendly The Parish Council is made up of 12  Communications keen to have as many people as communities. Already four dementia volunteers led by our chairman for  Buildings possible tell us what is important to awareness training events, open to the 2016/17 Cllr Jayne Smith and supported  Neighbourhood Planning them about planning and development public and local businesses, have been by our Clerk and Responsible Officer, in the Ripponden Parish. Once the NP held. We have set up a committee to We have representatives on the Anne Haynes. is in place it will form a part of the guide this initiative with following Committees: planning policies for this area. Get representatives from our churches, old The full Council meets every two weeks  Soyland Charities involved now as this has the potential peoples welfare, parish councillors and on Thursday evening, and has a number  Yorkshire Local Councils Association to be really powerful in directing medical professionals. As part of the of smaller committees which report to  Council’s Town and development in Ripponden Parish. Visit initiative, a dementia friendly café, ‘The the full Council and manage different Parish Council Liaison Group www.rippondenneighbourhoodplan.co.uk Riverside Café’, has been set up by St areas of work, some of which include: or call at the Council office. Our thanks Bart.’s church, open on the 2nd and 4th

go to Hebden Royd Town Council for Wednesday of each month. It looks like Around the Parish sharing its experience and knowledge being an invaluable facility for people to help progress our Neighbourhood with dementia and their carers. The Parish Council successfully 2016. Well done and thank you to all Plan. obtained a Tesco Bags of Help gran