Ellerker News A roundup of news from around the parish – Issue 87 – Summer 2019

Defibrillator was completed 6 entries. Parish Council News by the Ambulance Service. Donations made on Following the local Council The Parish Council met on the evening were made to the elections on Thurs 2nd May 9th May 2019 for the Annual Yorkshire Air Ambulance. 2019, the 7 current Council Meeting. The Parish Councillors have been Council also facilitated the The Men’s race of the Tour re-elected unopposed. Annual Parish Meeting on the de Yorkshire passed through Following the ERYC elections 9th May 2018 at which time Ellerker on Thurs 2nd May we are delighted to have groups from the Parish were 2019. The Parish Council and continuity in Councillors invited to share details of Ellerker Community Groups Meredith and Smith and to activities completed in the worked with our welcome Terry Gill in his past year and plans for the neighbouring Councils to successful election. next 12 months. The minutes celebrate this world class of both meetings are event. Events took place on The Annual Governance and available to view on the the day on the Playing Fields Accountability Return (AGAR) Ellerker Parish website. and near the Village Hall for the year ending 31 March with £415 raised for Help for 2019 has been completed by The Great British Spring Heroes. Helium was donated the Parish Council. The dates Clean / Annual Litter Pick to inflate balloons by Energas set for the period of exercise took place on Saturday 23rd and portable toilets of public rights commences March 2019. The 30 donated by Ellerker Lodge. on 17th June 2019 and ends volunteers contributing to the We entered the “Best on 26th July 2019. During this Annual Litter Pick gathered dressed village” competition period the Annual 63 bags of litter and assorted but unfortunately Ellerker did Governance Statement and items this year, along with 24 not achieve a place in the top Accounting Statements for lorry and car tyres that had been fly tipped intermittently along Norfolk Bank and Mires Bank Lane. Sewell’s kindly provided refreshments as well as equipment and additional helpers on the day, for which the Parish Council is most grateful.

A Community Public Access Defibrillator Awareness Session took place on Thursday 11th April 2019 at the Village Hall. A demonstration of how to access and use the 2018/19 will be available to fabric of the village for future It is intended to remove the view on the Parish generations. gutters around the village hall noticeboards and the and fix UPVC soffits and website. Work continues on projects to fascias and replace gutters improve the ambience of the where necessary. The Parish Council are village in the short and Mike and Sue Parker working with ERYC to medium term. Work to complete a feasibility study address residents’ concerns with regards to a with regards to Speeding, St Anne’s Neighbourhood Plan. Ellerker Parking and Verge is a beautiful Yorkshire maintenance continues. The Annual Parochial Church village and justifiably Quotations are being Meeting was held in Church deserves its conservation obtained in conjunction with after the service on Sunday, status whilst still retaining a the Playing Fields and Village 8th April when Messrs. D fine community spirit and Hall Committees for a larger Cooney, R Maitland, M Parker, being a great place to live. notice board adjacent to the J Timperley and Mesdames D. With a Neighbourhood Plan, Village Hall. Bushby P Davies, B our community would have Maitland, S Parker and J Scott the power to direct new Alan Barker were re-elected. Mrs L. development, using our own [email protected] Waddingham was proposed planning policies, which http://www.ellerkerparish.uk/ and seconded as a new mem- will work in conjunction with ber of the PCC. Mrs J Seward the Village Hall News did not wish to stand for Council’s Local Plan and re-election and grateful the National Planning Policy Arrangements are well in hand thanks were given to her by Framework. A for the Barn Dance on 28th the Vicar for all the service Neighbourhood Plan would June. Tickets are available she has given to the PCC over set out a vision for the from Mike Barnett at the Old many years. Parish for the next 15 years Plough, Mike Parker at Amen that would build on and Cottage and Tricia Davies at It was mentioned that all reflect the opinions and views Belvedere and also at members of the PCC had of parish residents. The Ellerker Garden Centre. The completed a safeguarding Plan is designed to build on White Horse Ceilidh Band will course. the East Riding of Yorkshire again provide the music and Council’s Local Plan so that caller, pies and peas from The application for a faculty we may have greater Newport Butchers and beer for the supply of water to the influence on planning and from Newsome Brewery at church has been deferred consenting activities in the . Barn pending consultation with the future. The aim of the Plan cleaning at White House Farm Church Architect and will be to retain and build will take place on Saturday, Archeologists. upon the Parish’s strengths 22nd June and offers of help as a rural thriving village will be gratefully received. Permission to attach 2 brass that works together in a rural plaques to the walls inside the community with the Anyone who could provide a church has been approved. neighbouring villages. The pudding, please contact Sue One relates to Wilfred and objective is to achieve Parker 01430 421132 or Tricia Roderick Donner, 2 brothers sustainable development that Davies on 422104. who lived in the village who meets housing, social, were killed in the 2nd World environmental and Mike Riding has inspected War and the other relates to community needs whilst underneath the stage and the late Alan Scott in whose protecting the environment, traces of woodworm have memory the bell was improving green space and been found which refurbished. conserving the character and requires treating ASAP. Mike and Sue Parker Playing Field Update and Ellerker Fayre!

A huge thank you for bearing with us while the updates to the park are being carried out. Cakes Needed Advertise with us Some of the equipment delivered and installed was We’ll be selling tea and cake The Ellerker Parish website incorrect, and the providers from the village hall during the allows local businesses to have met with reps from the day – all donations gratefully promote their business and Playing Field Committee on received. Please drop your sponsor the website at a cost site to agree a way forward. baked goods at the village of £10 per year. The new hall from 9am on Sat 6th July. sponsorship year commenced The work is due to be Thank you! on 1st October 2018. The completed before 6th July, Parish Council would like to which is the date of our annual Help Us On The Day thank the existing sponsors for village fayre and beer fest. their support during the past The fun will start from 11am, If anyone is willing to help on 12 months, invite renewal of with the now famous duck the day, even just a half-hour existing sponsorship and offer race at 4.30pm, carrying on or so, please call or email the opportunity for further into the evening with drinks Sophie on 07495 344167 businesses to become a and live music. All profits will sophierosinke.home@gmail. sponsor. go towards the upkeep of our com or Paddy on 07710 two fabulous playing fields. 377032 paddy.hall45@ www.ellerkerparish.uk/spon- btopenworld.com. sors

Tombola Prizes wanted If you’re unable to help, please come and support us on the Women’s Institute day and bring your friends and Once again, we need your In April Kathleen Barnett families. Please also “like” and help re. tombola prizes. The stepped in at the last minute to share our Facebook page to committee members will be deliver a very interesting talk spread the word even further collecting prizes on Tuesday about Virginia McKenna. Our www.facebook.com/EllerkerVillageFayre. 25th June, so if you’re able to May meeting was a cookery contribute we’d be extremely demonstration from Sue A huge thank you once again grateful … anything that would Dunleavy, when she produced for your continued support, make a nice prize – even good three delicious dishes which Sophie Rosinke for The quality second-hand items, we raffled. In June our Playing Field Committee inc. children’s toys and books. president Sarah Watson lead A large collection box will be Allotment Update a brilliant session on placed in front of the village papercraft. hall from 17th June if you want The Allotment Working Group Maggie Tomlinson to drop off any prizes there - are pleased to confirm that the this will be emptied on a daily wildflower meadow continues basis. We’ll be to progress well for part of the Yorkshire Countrywomen clearing the beck on Sunday Stone Pits Field Allotment 30th June, so you can also Gardens. Please contact the drop off prizes then (we’re Clerk via the contact form on Until such time a new hoping to open up the village the website if you are interest- Chairman steps forward, hall so you can leave them ed in becoming an allotment meetings of the Ellerker inside). Many thanks in tenant. branch of the organisation advance. www.ellerkerparish.uk/contact have been suspended. Sophie Rosinke The Editor extension to side (6 Mill Hill) • 19/00862/PLF Erection of two Planning Applications EPC Approved – 15.02.19 storey detached dwelling with ERYC - Approved 08.04.19 basement, erection of 1.8m Information with regards to high stone wall and 1.2m high planning applications submit- • 9/00413/PLF Construction of stone wall with pedestrian and ted to the Parish Council for a vehicular access vehicular access gates, and comment can be found on the (retrospective application) construction of associated ERYC planning portal or in the (The Croft) EPC Objected – access (dropped kerb) and Parish Council meetings min- 24.02.19 ERYC -TBC parking (Land South East of utes. The following applica- The Croft) EPC – Approved tions have been reviewed and • 9/00834/PLF Erection of 09.05.19 ERYC -TBC commented on by the Parish greenhouses and erection of Council: - an extension to existing Bio- • 19/01416/PLF Erection of two mass boiler house (Ings Lane storey and first floor • 19/00086/PLF Erection Nursery) EPC Approved – extension to side (revised of open shelter/store build- 23.03.19 ERYC -TBC scheme of 19/00411/PLF) (Mill ing (AMENDED SCHEME Hill - Maitland) – EPC Ap- 16/01723/PLF) ( • 19/00351/PLF Change of proved 19.05.19 ERYC -TBC Hall) EPC use of barn to dwelling includ- Approved – 29.01.19 ERYC ing alterations and extension • 19/01107/STREM Erection of -TBC (Croft Garth) EPC Approved – 129 dwellings with associated 18.04.19 ERYC -TBC access, parking and infra- • 19/00344/PLF Erection of a structure following dwelling with attached garage • 19/01145/PLF Erection of application 15/02649/STPLF (Elmsall House) EPC Objected single storey extension to rear (hybrid with approved outline – 14.02.19 ERYC – N/A. (Hazel House) EPC Approved permission, all matters to be Application withdrawn. – 22.04.19 ERYC - Approved considered) Land South and 30.05.19 East of Old Priory 8 station Rd, • 9/00411/PLF Erection of two South Cave. EPC Objected – storey and first floor 26.05.19 ERYC -TBC

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June To access the village website Look here to check on the next 28 Barn Dance use the URL ellerkerparish.uk Parish Council meeting date, - this will show the latest news you can also read the Minutes July 6 on the site ‘blog’. of Parish Council meetings Elleker Fayre and the Agenda for the next You can also check the bin one. The WI meets the first collection dates after a bank Wednesday of the month. holiday as well as what can You can also read something and can’t go in your three bin of the history of the village If you’d like your event colours. using the History link included in the Newsletter - email [email protected] If you’re unsure where a To read old issues of Ellerker particular house in the village News (going back as far as Follow us on Twitter @EllerkerNews is located, try looking at the 1998) you can see them here map showing house names. Tim Pickles