Summer 2017 Newsletter
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About your community, by your community: serving Tadcaster and the surrounding villages TODAY Supported by the Tadcaster and Villages Community Engagement Forum www.your-community.org.uk including... TADCASTER TOWN COUNCIL SUMMER 2017 NEWSLETTER The official opening of a new mosaic created by the pupils of St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School. Contribution to the funding for the mosaic was provided by Tadcaster Town Council Grant Aid. Photo provided by St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School News E.G.G is What from one!! a day! the Forum Page 17 Page 15 INSIDE Page 18/19 Issue 12 | Summer 2017 Business Jemima Forums presented abound! It seems that there is, all of a sudden, a with Diana wealth of support around for our business community. From May, Heidi Green, working Don’t be a Waster – Reduce, Reuse, for the CIC, has started the popular Respect is a 12 month Selby District Enterprise Cafes once more - great little Council project designed to raise Award networking meetings held monthly on the awareness of the issues affecting you and Photograph: Carmel King last friday of the month, the next will be held the local environment. We’re looking 0930 on friday 30th June - contact Heidi for at different issues each month including Jemima Browning has received a prestigious award more details on 07927 479845. household waste (reducing and recycling in recognition of her selflessness for others. Also back up and running is the Business it) and the impact of fly tipping, dog fouling, Forum - which met for the first time in a graffiti and litter in our district. The Year 11 student from Tadcaster Will who has Down’s Syndrome. Jemima’s year at 21 The High Street earlier in June The campaign launched in January with a focus on litter and since then we’ve looked Grammar School is one of only 20 belief is that everyone should have the with over 30 local businesses attending at food waste, fly tipping, green waste outstanding young people from across opportunity to enjoy sport. “My brother alongside our MP, Nigel Adams. These and the reuse and repair of clothes and the world to be presented with a Legacy is my inspiration,” says Jemima. “He has Forums will be held quarterly as early evening events and the next one will be in furniture. We’ve held roadshows, supported Award in memory of Princess Diana. enriched my life and taught me so much community litter picks and worked with September. Contact David for more info - Jemima received the Inaugural Legacy about what it means to be disabled and local community groups to tackle fly tipping. 07905 766831/[email protected]. Award from The Duke of Cambridge how we should never put limits on what And we’ve still got lots to talk about for the Finally, not only is a new Events Management and Prince Harry at St James’s Palace in we think individuals can achieve.” rest of the year! Group being set up to try to co-ordinate a London on 18 May. Stingrays has gone from strength to July – dog fouling new programme of events in the wake of the In her typically modest way, Jemima aged strength and now has the backing of August – environmental crime – 16, does not believe she is a worthy Invictus Games captain David Wiseman, Tour de Yorkshire and Bridge Celebrations abandoned vehicles, graffiti and fly posting recipient of the Diana Award; an Award who himself is a former Tadcaster (contact Cllr Kirsty Perkins for more details), September – the Big Clean up – district which is given to exceptional young people Grammar School student. a new Tadcaster Traders Association has also wide day of litter action who embody Princess Diana’s qualities formed, recently meeting with Johnny Hayes October – what’s in your bin – what of kindness, compassion and service. MBE (pictured) from the Bishy Road Traders happens to your waste and how can you However, when you read her list of Association in York to learn a few lessons reduce it? achievements for the benefit of others, you about what has made this initiative such November – love your neighbour – will realise how worthy she is to receive a resounding success. More details in due antisocial behaviour, noise, air pollution this honour. course, or have a chat with David Bewley or December – Christmas recycling, A belief that everyone should have the John Stainthorpe for the very latest! reducing, reusing and recycling over the opportunity to enjoy sport led Jemima festive period to start her own swimming club at the If you want to know more about Don’t be beginning of 2016. Then aged 15, Jemima a Waster or would like to get involved visit was inspired to set up Stingrays at If you would like to find out more please www.selby.gov.uk/DontBeAWaster or email us at [email protected] Tadcaster Swimming Pool by her brother email [email protected] 2 www.visit-tadcaster.co.uk Summer 2017 Summer 2017 www.visit-tadcaster.co.uk 3 TODAY TODAY A wonderful group of volunteers News from the Villages from Bolton Percy embarking on a very successful community clean up Kirkby Wharfe church day on 14th May. needs your help Since Norman times there has been a church in the hamlet of Kirkby Wharfe at the edge of the rolling parkland of Grimston Park. As a result of a quinquennial survey last year the tiny parish has to raise over £40,000 for various repairs. The Daytones The main project is the repair of two New to windows. One is very special (said to be of Scarthingwell! national significance) as it contains Austrian Pam Stone from Scarthingwell stained glass of c1420; it was given to the Golf Course has got in touch church by the first Lord Londesborough , a to tell us about this lovely noted antiquary and collector, who restored new venue on our patch the church in the 1860’s. The glass has to be for lunch, for drinks or for cleaned, restored and protected against future meetings big and small! corrosion. Another larger window also needs total reconstruction and replacement. A thirty strong, increasingly popular, male harmony chorus. Regularly entertaining at charity events, social clubs and festivals. If you would like to make a donation to the Raising money for local charities. Restoration Fund or help with fundraising, please contact either Christine Bleasby We are keen to welcome You don't need to be new members... a Pavarotti! ([email protected]) or John Nor able to read music. We – To improve our performances provide sound tracks to make Fielden ([email protected]) it easy. There's no audition - just – To enhance the quality of our music pop in one Tuesday morning for a guaranteed welcome There’s good reasons for joining... and see for yourself.. – You’ll be fitter. Singing is healthy. It exercises Church Fenton your lungs, your mind, your body. Clifford Village Hall Albion St, Clifford Community Shop – You’ll be happier. Singing reduces stress Congratulations to the good folk and improves how we feel. Wetherby, LS23 6HY of Church Fenton who have been – Singing in a choir improves well-being better than for those who sing alone or Rehearse Tuesday, successful in saving their village those who play team sports. 10AM - 12PM shop! The opening party was held – We’re all great friends and we laugh a lot. on 11th of June - and if you can Coffee & Biscuits – By joining you could improve your health, help in any way...or want to know enhance your social life, build new www.daytones.org.uk friendships, and have fun. And it might how they did it, contact: info@ even help you stay young for longer! 01937 572775 churchfentoncommunityshop.com. 5 4 www.visit-tadcaster.co.uk Summer 2017 Summer 2017 www.visit-tadcaster.co.uk TODAY TODAY Landlords we need you! TADCASTER Do you own a property in or around TOWN COUNCIL The Ark, 33 Kirkgate, Tadcaster. North Yorkshire. LS24 9AQ Tadcaster? Need to find a tenant? t: 01937 834113 e: [email protected] w: tadcastertowncouncil.co.uk Office Open: Monday to Thursday, 9.30 am to 12.30 pm (closed Fridays) We have access to a large database of available tenants that require accommodation in your area. The service includes SUMMER NEWSLETTER Free Tenant Finder service Financial assistance Support to landlords and tenants ALL OUR SERVICES ARE FREE OF CHARGE Tadcaster’s new Mayor For further details please contact Tadcaster’s new Mayor, 07530559818 - Elisha Brown | Email [email protected] Councillor Margaret Middlemiss, was elected at the Annual Council Meeting in May. “I will have lived in Tadcaster for 25 years and been a town Councillor for 13 years this October. This is the fourth time I have been Focus on…Colin Wilson Mayor, and am looking forward to serving the Council and the community and CPW Chauffeur Services was established of Tadcaster on representing the town at events and when I retired from North Yorkshire Police Day 2 of the meetings in other venues in my year of after serving 30 years in the Force. tour and driving office. I decided to utilise my skills and experiences out ahead of the I have been very happy living in Tadcaster, as a Close Protection officer and Advanced riders from the I enjoy the work of the council and regard Driver, having driven and protected members newly restored it as an honour and a privilege to be your of the British Royal family, US Presidents, bridge through the amazing crowds which Mayor.” Politicians and Diplomats, and transfer these was an immensely proud moment.