BISHOP BURTON NEWS JULY 2017

Postcard of the Mere 1906

Two Hundred And Eighty Seventh Edition

JANET OXTOBY It is with great sadness that I have to write that Janet died suddenly in hospital on Friday 23rd June. To David, their four daughters, Helen. Lesley, Emma and Alison and their families we send our heartfelt sympathy at such a loss. Janet was one of five children of the Forbes family who lived in Walkington. She was a wonderful mother to her girls and then a very special grandma to all her grandchildren, Emily, Katie, Sam, Megan and James. She nearly always seemed to have one or two in tow with her. An excellent farmer’s wife who loved to watch snooker on television even late into the night if need be. Janet was an unsung hero in our village. Always cheerful and welcoming and always ready to help out in the village hall and take charge of the kitchen quietly and efficiently. Janet was a big asset to the village and ran the Darby and Joan club as well as the Coffee Mornings which would see Janet in full flow. She was a fabulous cook – her apple pies were second to none. When the Country Women cooked a Christmas dinner Janet did the vegetables – quite a task for up to seventy people but Janet took it in her stride and just popped on her pinafore and rolled up her sleeves and got stuck in. A very keen church supporter and with their annual Sunday Lunch at Raikes Farm raised considerable funds for the running costs of the church. Janet will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

May we please have your articles for the September 2017 edition before the 23rd August. Thank you. Susan Leeding – 01964 551277 – [email protected] Editor

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“ODD JOB MAN” The Parish Council is seeking to engage an “odd job man”. The work will be at an agreed hourly rate. The hours will be as and when required. The type of work will all be small jobs e.g. changing the bulb in the bus shelter, fixing the noticeboard, rightly damage on fences etc. The person will therefore be expected to turn their hand to a range of tasks. No electrical work will be undertaken unless the person is appropriately qualified. If you are interested please contact the Parish Clerk – Margaret Hebb on 01964 551315 .

VILLAGE HALL COMMITTEE The Village Hall Committee would like to thank all those who supplied photographs for consideration to be included in the photo montage for the Village Hall. This has now been completed and is hanging in the Hall, for all to view. Our thanks to John Sprakes who kindly arranged for the montage to be put together and also had the ensemble framed, to great effect. A reminder too, that book donations are most welcome and can be left by the table at the entrance to the Hall. This has become a well- used and valued facility. Regular donations are appreciated and enable a regular turn-around of good books. Nickie Hoddinott Village Hall Committee THANK YOU A big thank you to everyone who gave to the Christian aid collection. Between you we raised £259.56. Thank you also to Una, Muriel, Sue and the two Anns who helped me with the collection and could not have done so without them.

Judy McDonald

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BISHOP BURTON COUNTRY FRIENDS On Saturday 12th May the Friends held an Irish Evening. The village hall was packed as the evening started with an Irish quiz, followed by the first course of ‘Irish Cobbler’ which was prepared by members of the committee. The village choir then entertained us with Irish songs, not a dry eye in the house for ‘O Danny Boy’! Then it was time for dessert which was fruit cake (Brack) served with cheese. The McKeown Irish Dance Academy then wowed the audience with their excellent dancing and afterwards there was a chance to learn a folk dance. As the evening came to an end, Rowland Bridgewater and guitar led the audience in Irish Folk Songs. The whole evening was compered by Trevor Thomas in his inimitable jovial style. Thanks go to all those people who worked so hard to make this such an enjoyable evening. Monday 12th June – Christine Patchett of ‘Cooking with Passion’ gave a cookery demonstration on how to make traditional Yorkshire dishes including Parkin and Fat Rascals of which samples were tested with a nice cup of tea. Delicious!

BISHOP BURTON COUNTRY FRIENDS INVITE YOU TO JOIN THEM ON THEIR

TRIP TO LINCOLN

Date: 10th July 2017 Leave from the Mere 9.30am. Arrive Lincoln Old Town 11am. All day in Lincoln. Leave 4pm, arrive Bishop Burton approx. 7.30pm after 2 course-supper at the Marrowbone and Cleaver, Kirmington (£8.50). Cost: £13.00 members; £23 non-members (includes coach and entrance to Lincoln Castle and Cathedral). For tickets contact Jan 552364; Sue 551624 or Margaret 551315. Sue Brooks

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A WEDDING On Saturday 24th June the wedding took place of Laura the only daughter of Paul and Heather Hayward to Andrew Cruickshank. They met whilst students at Edinburgh University. With all good wishes to the bride and groom.

HOUSE MOVE Congratulations to Simon, Johanne and Emily Evans for moving from their house on School Green into their transformed and extended house on Callas. We have all watched ‘work in progress’ and are delighted to see you now in residence including, of course, Tigger the cat.

WELCOME Welcome to Mr and Mrs Evins and family who have come to live in 5 School Green. We wish you happiness in your new home and look forward to seeing you all at village events. Editor A NOTE OF THANKS We moved into our new home on Callas at the end of April, after many months of planning and building. We would like to say a huge thank you to all our friends and family, many from Bishop Burton, who have helped us to get our new home ready. Our particular thanks go to the moving day gang, we are so grateful to you all, without you we'd probably still be on School Green! We'd like to thank the parish council for their overwhelming support, and our final thanks go to everyone in the village, especially our new neighbours for all your patience and support during the building works. We would also like to wish the Evins family many happy years in Bishop Burton. Simon, Johanne and Emily

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PROFESSOR MARGARET BORLAND We were very sorry to learn of the death in hospital of Mrs Borland aged 94. Margaret and her husband Harold moved into Elm Cottage many years ago which they extended to enable them both to have a study each and room to house their extensive library. They were professors at Hull University, Harold a professor on Scandinavian Studies and Margaret’s subject was Spain. They used to have a holiday one year in Scandinavia and the next year in Spain. They had no children. When the village hall was rebuilt Margaret very kindly donated part of her garden to enlarge the site on the understanding that a tree on the right of the entrance to the car park was not removed as Harold had planted it. The tree is still there. After Harold died Margaret moved to Packers Hill where she lived until her death. Sadly her hearing and eyesight – she had macular degeneration – deteriorated which to a person who was surrounded by books must have been catastrophic for her but ‘talking books’ came to her aid. The book Bishop Burton and its People was edited and compiled by Margaret and John Dunning in 1992 and is a comprehensive view of the history of our village. She also wrote a leaflet on the history of the church which was on sale in the church for many years. A quiet, gentle and highly intelligent person. Margaret’s funeral is on Thursday 6th July at 2pm in All Saints Church, Bishop Burton. Susan Leeding

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BISHOP BURTON GOLFING SOCIETY Spring meeting 25th May, 2017

Phew, what a sizzler, and a lot of blue sky thinking occurred at Golf Course. Only ten men braved the sunburn, other members having wilted before the day arrived! The winner with 37 points was David Marginson (cut by 2 strokes) and runner-up, Bryn Jones, achieved 30 points. Nearest the pin on the 18th hole was Richard Stocks, the only person to drive the green! In the evening, we all enjoyed a few drinks and a meal at the Altis. The Autumn meeting will be held at Cottingham Golf Club on Thursday 12th October Golfers - we welcome new members to our Society. Please contact :- Rob Douthwaite - 01964 550587.

TESCO BAGS OF HELP SCHEME Please VOTE for new community benches for Bishop Burton. Exciting News – The Parish Council have applied for funding for new community benches through the Tesco Bags of help Scheme. Their application has been accepted and will be one of the 3 schemes featured in the Beverley store in the near future. To be eligible to vote you just need to make a purchase, of any value, in Tesco Beverley store. You will receive one token per transaction and it is not necessary to purchase a carrier bag. You can then use the token to vote for “Bishop Burton Community Benches”. The more votes we get the more money we get and the more new community benches we can buy. So if you shop in Tesco’s please remember to ask for a token, as in my experience they sometimes forget to give them out, and please vote for the project. Margaret Hebb

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SANCTON HILL WIND FARM TREE PLANTING FUND Grant applications are invited from landowners wanting to develop tree, woodland and hedgerow planting activity on their land. The awards are up to £1,000. Applications need to be within 5km of the wind farm development and can be from public and private organisations. If you are interested please contact: [email protected]

A WORD OF HOPE This past month has been a really mixed month with lovely sunny weather, times for celebrations, BBQs, holidays, good times but in the wider world there have been some, what can only be called dreadful times, so dreadful that perhaps you are beginning to fear switching on the television or radio, fear of what may have happened overnight. Terrorist attacks here and abroad, the terrible fire in Grenfell tower and the wildfires in Portugal. In the midst of all this we begin to ask questions like, ‘How?’, ‘Why?’, ‘Where is God in all this?’ And yes, I admit that when I am asked these questions I feel I do not have sufficient words to answer them. What I do know is that God loves all of his creation and must weep over what he sees happening, that we join with Him in weeping, that we may find some solace in the lost tradition of lamenting. The Bible tells us that Jesus lamented at the grave of his friend Lazarus, he wept. A lament is a passionate expression of grief or sorrow, it is a biblical thing to do. In the Old Testament there is a book called Lamentations it was written by the prophet Jeremiah. His grief ran deep and he was often called the ‘weeping prophet’, his tears flowed from a broken heart. When we learn to lament it means that we are learning to grieve with God, to weep tears with Him for this broken world, for people who reject His ways, ways that call us to love and live in peace with one another.

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Somehow as Christians we may think that to be angry is wrong, but that is not always so. We cannot just sit back and blame God, instead we can be angry together with Him for the state of our world. In Lamentations 2:11 Jeremiah cries, “My eyes fail from weeping, I am in torment within, my heart is poured out on the ground because my people are destroyed.” Jeremiah’s tears were sincere and full of compassion. Sorrow does not mean we are weak or that we lack faith, it does not anger or hurt God when we weep for our world, for the pain of our friends. If we share God’s love for our world then we should weep and sense the pain. At the same time though we have to try to cling to the promises we know. That God will never leave us or forsake us, that God is with us in all of this, even if we do not understand how or where. Faith is about trusting God even when we are unsure of what the future holds; it is trusting in His love for us even when we feel broken and unlovable; it is searching for His presence even when we feel alone; it is experiencing His peace even when we feel in turmoil. There are no easy answers to all that is happening and whilst we may not have words to explain we do have tears and words to express our frustrations, our fears and all of our emotions. So, let us recover the way of lamenting; we don’t have to always be strong, always smiling, always looking on the positive side. We can be on our knees and weeping with our God who loves each and every one of us. Amen

Blessings

Ruth (Associate Priest)

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ALL SAINTS BISHOP BURTON

Service Times for July and August

July 2nd 11.00a.m Matins July 9th 11.00a.m BCP Holy Communion July 16th 11.00a.m Back to Church Sunday Morning Prayer July 23rd 11.00a.m Holy Communion July 30th 11.00a.m Benefice Holy Communion Service

Please note the changes to our pattern of worship during August. All are services of Holy Communion, times and place will differ.

August 6th 9.30a.m Holy Communion Skidby August 13th 11.00a.m Holy Communion Rowley August 20th 9.30a.m Holy Communion Walkington August 27th 11.00a.m Holy Communion Bishop Burton

Date Cleaning Flowers 2nd July Miss H M Swann Mrs A Cherry & Mrs J Macdonald 9th July Mrs A Danforth Mrs A Danforth 16th July Mrs H Hayward Mrs A Danforth 23rd July Mrs M Wray Mrs A Danforth 30th July Mrs M Cutland Miss H M Swann 6th Aug Mrs S Thomas Miss H N Swann 13th Aug Mrs S Brooks & Mrs J Miss H M Swann Biden 20th Aug Miss H M Swann Mrs S Thomas 27th Aug Mrs A Danforth Mrs S Thomas 3rd Sept Miss H Hayward Mrs S Thomas

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NEWS FROM ALL SAINTS CHURCH Now Summer is here....and hopefully we shall soon have a new vicar! Four applicants have been interviewed and were driven round the parishes on a lovely summer’s day last week. We shall look forward to hearing news of the new appointment..(watch this space!) We have been looking forward to the “Friends’” Open Gardens event, and people have been working extra hard to make their gardens, hanging baskets and window boxes look their best – and they do look lovely! Ten people generously offered to open their gardens to view, all within easy walking distance within the village. The flag was raised for the Queen’s birthday – many thanks to the new volunteer ‘flag officer’! It was left in place for the Open Gardens event. The churchyard has had a bit of a much needed tidy up, but we could do with an autumn tidy up when we hope to arrange a get together of volunteers – ‘Cupid style’! Meanwhile – enjoy the summer! Sue Thomas

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY It has been confirmed that the Village Hall through ArtERY has managed to secure two fantastic acts for the Autumn season. They are:

Friday 13th October – “Here Comes Trouble” – a one woman autobiographical show by Kiera Martin with a fusion of Irish and Contemporary dance theatre. ( www.keiradance.com ) The show will be followed by a ceilidh.

Friday 24th November – we are very pleased to announce that Maire Ni Chatasaigh & Chris Newman are to perform their “Celtic Christmas Strings”. This celebrated partnership will bring their alchemy of harp and guitar and present a Christmas show featuring a

[11] blend of traditional Scottish, Irish, swing jazz and blue grass with festival favourites – a spellbinding treat for mid-winter. (www.oldbridgemusic.com and www.maireandchris.com) Tickets for both events are £15.00 including a 2-course home-made supper and £8 for the show only. Doors and licensed bar open at 6.45pm, food served 7.15pm, and show starts at 8pm. Tickets available from Jan, Lavender Cottage, 11 Bryan Mere, or 01964 552364. All profits from the shows in 2017 go towards the fund for a new kitchen. The kitchen fund currently stands at £2,800, including £1,100 in donations. Many thanks to everyone who has attended the Cinema and live events to help make this possible and a special thanks to those who have donated. We look forward to seeing you at the Autumn events. Details of Autumn Films will be announced later. Village Hall Committee

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SAFE AND SOUND GRANT

Are you in need of additional security measures in your home such as: Additional locks for doors and windows, Door Chains, Door Viewers, Window Alarms or Security Lights? To qualify for assistance applicants must be: • Aged over 60 or disabled; • A homeowner or private sector tenant / Housing Association tenant.

Everyone living in the property must not have a bank balance, when added together, of over £5,000. Further grants will not be made to anyone receiving support from the Safe and Sound grant scheme in the last two years How do I apply? You can request an application form by sending an email to [email protected] or by calling 01482 396380

BISHOP BURTON POSTCARD 1906 I came across recently two colour postcards of the village mere and the Altisidora that date back to 1906 and 1905 respectively. It was part of a series of village photographs produced by Scott Russell & Co, Art publishers of Birmingham. Our postcards are numbers 471

[13] and 472 in the series. In this article I will examine the photo of the village mere. In the next edition of the newsletter I will look at the one of the Altisidora. The 1906 photo is on the front cover of this month’s newsletter. 1906 postcard The 1906 postcard of the Mere is from “Gertie” to a Miss E Taylor of Lockington. According to the 1901 census there were two ladies named Gertrude living in the village. One was a married lady, Gertrude Duck born in 1879. The other was Gertrude Ellerington, daughter of Thomas and Selina Ellerington born in 1890/1; she would have been an aunt of the late Geoffrey Ellerington. The recipient was a Miss Eliza Taylor daughter of a farm worker in Lockington, Joseph Taylor. I think it’s more likely that the writer was Gertrude

Ellerington since they were of the same age (16) at the time the card was posted. The message reads: B.B. Dear E. Thanks very much for the P.C. I hope you enjoyed yourself whilst you were away. I think you will know the view. Hope you are

[14] all well. With best love from Gertie xxxxxxx. (Mr Balde (??) and Miss Fish) If anyone can make out the indecipherable name, please let me know. There was no one living in the village with the surnames Fish or Balde so perhaps they were a nickname or the names of pets. The frank on the stamp confirms that the postcard was sent from the village on October 5th 1906, right in the middle of the reign of Edward VII whose head appears on the halfpenny stamp. I suspect that the photograph was a black-and-white picture with colour tint added afterwards. The gentleman sitting on the fence has a rather odd yellow cap which maybe gives the game away. 2017 photograph Here we have a photo of the same location taken in March:

Note that the view today is a little different.  The white fence in the foreground does not have a gap.  The alms houses (but not the wall in front of them) have been demolished and replaced by modern houses  Mere cottage now has a garage and an extension.  The house beyond the alms houses has been demolished and replaced.  The war memorial has been built (1922)

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 Trees now mask the view of the top of the church

I also have a photo of the location taken in about 1960. It forms part of a collection put together by Francis Frith. There are 10 other photos of the village available at their web site: http://www.francisfrith.com/uk/bishop-burton In this photo the almshouses are still standing, but Mere Cottage now has its two storey extension at the rear.

History of picture postcards

Great Britain was slow to latch on to the possibilities of picture postcards, and it was 1894 before the Post Office gave the green light to their private publication for use through the mail with an adhesive stamp. Plain postcards were introduced in 1870, and some illustrated and advertising cards were used with pre-printed stamps, but their use

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By 1902 the use postcards was increasing rapidly: subject cards had been published featuring the Boer War and royal events, and in that year, the Post Office allowed both address and message to be written on one side of the card, freeing up the whole of the other for the picture. Britain thus became the first country to introduce the 'divided back' postcard format we are familiar with today and features on our postcard.

From then on, postcards exploded in popularity, rivalling their use by tourists on the continent, and they quickly became the standard medium for transmitting short messages. They were cheap and reliable. People bought them to keep as souvenirs as well as to send to friends, and postcards had their first golden era as collectables. The postcards began as the equivalent of today’s text messages and became a match for today’s picture messages. With some places receiving postal deliveries seven times a day, the urge to communicate information quickly was as apparent then as it is now.

Bryn Jones

BISHOP BURTON PARISH COUNCIL Minutes of Bishop Burton Parish Council meeting held in Bishop Burton Village Hall on Monday 27th March 2017 at 7.00pm in Bishop Burton Village Hall. Present: Councillors: Cllr Martin Gray; Cllr Mrs Sue Ellerington; Cllr Mark Hoddinott; Cllr Jack Wray; Cllr Leonard Byass; Cllr Jonathon Dolton; Cllr David Oxtoby (from 8pm) Note: the meeting was adjourned between 7.30pm and 8.00pm for the Parish Open Meeting. Members of the public-none

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3.1195 Apologies for absence: Cllr Trevor Thomas; Cllr Andrew Oxtoby; Cllr David Oxtoby (until 8pm). In the absence of the Chairman the vice-chair Cllr Mrs Sue Ellerington took the chair. 3.1196 Declaration of Pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests and requests for dispensations: None 3.1197 Open Forum – no matters arising. 3.1198 Matters of previous meetings - – Minutes of the full council meeting of the 16th January 2017 and 20th February were previously circulated. Resolved minutes were a true and correct record, proposed Cllr Gray, seconded Cllr Byass. The minutes were duly signed by the chair. 3.1199 Matters Arising: a) Bus Standing Westbound - Cllr Gray to confirmed that he expected the seat to be in place by the end of May. b) Stiles – Dale Gate – Cllr Gray to confirmed he expected to complete the work by the end of April. c) Notice board – carried forward to next meeting as Cllr Thomas was not present. d) Rattan row – Yorkshire Water have confirmed to ERYC that the drains down Ratten Row are now working. In the open meeting residents brought up the fact they were blocked. It was noted that YW had just cleared them. Residents requested to monitor the situation and if indeed they remain blocked to get photographic evidence and send to clerk who will contact YW/ERYC as appropriate. e) Johnsons pond – Cllr Gray to confirmed he expected the work to be completed by the end of May. f) Wall around War Memorial – Carried forward. g) A1079 – update re positioning of speed cameras. ERYC have confirmed that the matter is ongoing they are awaiting a report with the options available. 3.1200 Heritage Weekend

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FOASBB have agreed that they will hold their open weekend on the Heritage Weekend. Resolved Clerk to put article in the Parish Magazine. 3.1201 Lambing Sunday – It was agreed that the roping of the greens and the extra signage put around the village by the college had significantly improved the village experience. There were a significant number of cars parked, as would be expected, but the ropes meant they were parked on the roads. This prevented parking on both sides of the road and blocking the roads. Cllrs were not aware of any drives that were blocked. Cllrs believe that the signs helped steer traffic in the right direction. Resolved: Clerk to write to the college thanking it for putting up the extra signage. 3.1202 BT Phonebox – BT have agreed that the phone box in the village will remain for now. Resolved. Clerk to put note in the Village Newsletter. 3.1203 Playground a) Weekly inspections – No new matters to report. It was noted that Mr.D.Jolliffe undertook the weekly inspections whilst Cllr Wray was on holiday. Resolved: Clerk to write to Mr Jolliffe to thank him. b) Inspection Course – A new inspection course is being organised. Resolved: No one to attend. 3.1204 Lighting – following not working a) Old School House light – Clerk has confirmed from the records that it is a Parish Light. Resolved: Clerk to contact ERYC and add it to the schedule. b) Village Shop – reported and now working. 3.1205 Sweeping the Village Clerk has been chasing ERYC to obtain a sweeping schedule for the village. So far it has not been forthcoming. Resolved: Clerk to continue to chase.

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3.1206 Tesco Community Bag Fund – In view of the disappointing state of the Cold Harbour Railings, following repair work by ERYC contractors, it was Resolved that the Parish Council should apply to the fund for replacement railings and seats. Resolved: Cllr Hoddinott to liaise with Cllr Gray re costings and complete and submit the application. 3.1207 Listing of Ice Houses – Matter ongoing. 3.1208 Garage at back of Pudding Gate – ERYC informed the clerk they had inspected the garage and confirmed that it was in a poor state. They have written to the owner asking them to rectify the matter. Resolved: Clerk to chase ERYC. 3.1209 Bridleways – Motorbikes in increasing numbers appear to be using Green Lanes and Bridleways. Resolved: Clerk to follow up on the matter. 3.1210 Planning – changes to the planning process - From 1 April ERYC will cease to send letter to neighbouring properties when planning is applied for. They are requesting residents to sign up to the planning portal, and register such that it will notify them if a planning application is received. The site notice will continue to be posted. Cllr’s were very concerned that without the letter neighbours may not be aware that planning has been applied for until too late. They are also concerned that in an area with poor internet accessing the portal is not always easy. Given the demograph of the population many may not have computers and thus it would not be possible to access on the internet either at home or in the library. Resolved Clerk to write to ERYC expressing the Council’s opposition to the change. 3.1211 Planning ERYC have approved the following plans: None The Following plans have been received: 1) 17/00561/STPLF. Proposal: Erection of a Factory Building for Use Classes B1, B2 and B8 and erection of replacement palisade boundary fence. Location: Teckno Developments Site Killingwoldgraves Lane

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Bishop Burton HU17 8QX. Applicant: Conceptus UK Ltd. Application type: Strategic - Full Planning Permission It was unanimously resolved that the Parish Council very strongly objects to the application and recommends that the application should be refused. The Parish Council resolved that if the planning officer is recommending a different decision, the matter should be referred to the appropriate committee/sub-committee. As far as the Parish Council are aware the site has never previously operated a B2-industrial classification. The previous operation was warehousing and distribution with all the noise contained in the building, which looked for all intents and purposes like a farm building and thus blended into the countryside. The principal reasons for objecting are that the classification (B2) applied for is not appropriate for the site – it is too industrial for the rural setting and will change the character of the area; the size of the structure is too large and the location too close to the neighbouring property. It will lead to overshadowing/loss of privacy of neighbouring property , proposed opening hours (7 days a week) and expected noise and disturbance are not appropriate for the rural setting next door to housing, they are more suited to an industrial site. The Parish Council also commented that drawings suggested that in the future they were looking to expand and to construct workshops for rent. It is very concerned that this will lead to further industrialisation of the countryside. Concern was also raised for the neighbouring business as it is believed that Turkeys are very susceptible to noise. 3.1212 Finance - year end accounts to 31 March 2017 i. Main Account – Resolved to approve the receipts and payments account and bank reconciliations circulated.

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Proposed Cllr Hoddinott, seconded Cllr Wray. The chairman duly signed the accounts and reconciliations ii. Firework Account – no movements. Cllr Wray confirmed that £470 had now been received from BBEG for the firework fund. A letter thanking them for the donation had been sent. The Clerk was handed a cheque to bank. iii. Annual Return 2016.17 – Resolved to use the annual return assertions pro-forma as advised by ERNLLCA. iv. Annual Internal Audit -It was unanimously resolved to continue to use Richard Dixon as the Internal Auditor. Proposed Cllr Wray, seconded Cllr Ellerington. Resolved Clerk to make arrangements. Finance – other To Pay:

ERNLLCA – planning course (cheque 101493 £102.00 CPRE – annual subscription (cheque 101494) £ 36.00 Clerk – Wages & expenses (cheque 101495 ) £293.57 C.Charlton -grass (cheque 101496) £300.00

It was resolved that the above be approved and paid. Proposed Cllr Hoddinott, seconded Cllr Wray.

Received: nil

3.1213 Correspondence a) Town and Parish Liaison Meetings – Resolved Cllr Wray to attend the Town and Parish Liaison meeting on the 16th May. Clerk to send details. b) Mill Lane verges – It was noted that the verges were ERYC. However, Cllr Gray would roller the verges and hopefully this will improve the matter. Failing this the

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residents will need to contact ERYC. Resolved Clerk to write to the residents to this effect. c) Sancton Windfarm Tree Planting Fund – contents noted. Resolved Clerk to put article in village magazine. d) War memorial. A letter has been received from a cleaning company commenting on the current green appearance of the War Memorial. Cllr Byass stated that the last material used to clean the memorial had not been effective. Resolved Cllr Byass to continue to deal with the matter. Resolved Clerk to write to the company thanking them for their interest, and confirming that the matter was in hand. 3.1214 Any other Business a) Highways – Cllr’s Gray commented that ERYC had been completing roadworks along Walkington Heads road, and once finished instead of filling in pot holes on nearby roads in Walkington and Bishop Burton they dumped the excess at the top of Dale Gate in a farm entrance, it was not even put in one of the laybys. Cllr Oxtoby commented that he had recently rung in respect of a pot hole that needed filling and had been told there was no money left in this year for such matters. Resolved – Clerk to contact Steve Dean and make him aware of the matter.

Date of next Parish Council Meeting 22nd May 2017 7.30pm Bishop Burton Village Hall. Chairman declared the meeting closed at 9.50pm

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PARISH COUNCIL MEETING NOTES From the Parish Council meeting of 22nd May 2017 (inc updates)  A1079 – update re positioning of speed cameras. ERYC have responded commenting that the cost is prohibitive to carry out the work as a one-off and will need to wait for other similar works. Cllr’s voiced their disappointment, the matter has been ongoing for some time and needs to be resolved. Clerk has now spoken to ERYC who have confirmed it will be carried out when work by the contractor is required for repair or on a new scheme with Hull.  Bus Standing Westbound – Two new seats are now in place.  Stiles – Dale Gate – The stile has now been replaced.  Bridleways/footpaths etc – it had been reported that these were being used by inappropriate vehicles. Clerk obtained a definitive description of what modes of transport can use each. Cllrs and others encouraged to report to ERYC inappropriate use.  Litter – the litter pick on the 6th of May was very successful with 8 bags of rubbish being collected. All those who took part were thanked for their help.  Litter – the matter of littering in the wood by students was raised. It was also noted that litter is often left elsewhere in the village by students. Cllrs agreed that the matter should be included in a letter to the college.  Bishop Burton College – Cllrs expressed their disappointment that they were not notified of the event on the 3rd May which created noise disturbance in the village. Cllrs agreed that the matter should be included in a letter to the college.  Damaged rail on the Mere – Cllr Gray was thanked for repairing the rail  Flooding outside nos 9&10 School Green. Cllrs queries whether a resolution could be incorporated into the street

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scene schedule. ERYC have commented that they have put a gully into their plans – no date given, but to alter the current lie around the houses would require resurfacing and thus cannot be included in street scene. Clerk progressing.  Heritage Weekend – FOASBB will be conducting church tours. War memorial will be cleaned.  ERYC have approved the following plans: a) 17/00783/PLF, Erection of replacement agricultural buildings with associated feed silo, Park End Farm Finkle Street Bishop Burton East Riding Of Yorkshire HU17 8QF b) 17/00784/PLF, Erection of roof over existing access track, Park End Farm Finkle Street Bishop Burton East Riding Of Yorkshire HU17 8QF  The Following plans have been received: 1. 17/01128/CLE – Proposal – Continued use of part of dwelling without compliance with agricultural occupancy condition of planning reference 312-74. Location – Mount Pleasant Cottages York Road Beverley East Riding of Yorkshire. Applicant – Ms Becky Curtis. Application type – Cert of Lawful Development – Existing. Resolved that the agricultural tie should stay in place on the property and only be removed on the individual if all criteria were met. 2. 17/01226/TCA – Bishop Burton Conservation Area: Horse Chestnut: fell as diseased and dropping branches. Location – Woodridge House, School Green, Bishop Burton, HU17 8QD. Applicant: Mr P. Whitehead. Resolved that due to the state of the tree that permission be granted.  The following plans have been appealed: APP/E2001/W/17/3169697. ERYC Appeal Case number: 17/00012/REFUSE. Proposal: Erection of

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dwelling and conversion of existing dwelling to form garage and office all in connection with equestrian use (resubmission 16/00849/PLF); Location: Heath House Stables Newbald Road Bishop Burton East Riding Of Yorkshire HU17 8EF; Appellant: Ms Caroline Mackevych. Resolved Clerk write to the Inspectorate reaffirming the councils’ views. It was noted that work had been carried out that make it look like a “swiss chalet” which is out of keeping with the original building, the plans submitted and the area. Clerk to include in the letter and enquire whether the work required planning.  Finance o The annual return was reviewed, approved and the chairman authorised to sign on behalf of the Parish Council. o The internal audit report was reviewed. Noted there were no significant weaknesses. The Clerk was thanked for her work.  Correspondence/other o Memorial Seat – A request for a memorial seat has been received. It was agreed that a seat in front of Woodridge house would be appropriate. Clerk to progress. o WW1 Beacons of light – 11/11/18 – agreed the Parish Council will take part.  Street Scene work in village – ERYC have recently marked the areas for work. ERYC have confirmed the work will be completed by the 30th September.

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OPEN GARDENS – STOP PRESS

We are pleased to report that the Open Gardens held in the village on Sunday 25th June was a great success. We attracted over 250 visitors to the ten gardens and managed to raise over £1750 for the Friends of All Saints’ Church. We’re very grateful to the great effort put in by the gardeners and to the volunteers who helped with refreshments, parking, signing and plant sales. The visitors came from far and wide and we had some very complimentary comments about the whole event. Well done to all those involved. Hopefully the large number of cars in the village did not cause villagers any problems – apologies if this was the case. Friends Committee

REGULAR EVENTS

Mondays Mobile Library - 3.30 - 4.00 p.m. by the Mere 10th and 24th July, 7th and 21st August, 4th September Every 2nd Monday Bishop Burton Country Friends 7.30 - 9.00pm (see Special Dates) Every Monday except 2nd of Month - Hull & East Riding Canine Society - 7.30 - 9.30 p.m. Every Tuesday Village Choir - 7.30 - 9.30 p.m. Westfield Farm Every Wednesday Short Mat Bowls 7.00 - 9.00 p.m. Every Thursday Tai Chi - 9.30 - 11.30 a.m. Third Thursday Book Club - Altisidora 7.30 p.m. Every Friday Dog Training - 7.30 - 9.30 p.m. Every Week Social Bridge - Members homes: evenings vary 7.00 - 10.30 p.m.

DO PLEASE COME ALONG AND SUPPORT EVENTS IN YOUR VILLAGE. All events take place in the Village Hall except where otherwise stated.

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SPECIAL DATES

Sunday, 2nd July Parish Lunch Please note this has unfortunately had to be cancelled this year.

Monday, 10th July Trip to Lincoln organised by the Country Friends. All welcome. Leave the pond at 9.30 a.m. Return 7.15 p.m. approx. £13 members and £23 for guests. Includes coach, entry to the Castle and Cathedral and guided tours in both. Tickets available from Jan on 01964 552364 or Margaret 01964 552315.

Saturday, 9th September History Tours of the Village and the Church. Please look out for further details. . Monday, 11th September Bishop Burton Country Friends

Saturday, 23rd September Quiz Night in the Village Hall More details next time but please reserve the date.

Friday, 13th October Keira Martin Dance “Here ComesTrouble” Through a fusion of Irish and Contemporary Dance we are invited to share Keira’s life and upbringing with a sense of humour and irony. This will be followed by a short ceilidh. Two-course supper. Please reserve the date. More details on page 11.

Sunday, 5th November Bonfire Night on the Village Green.

Friday, 24th November Celtic Christmas Strings This Christmas show features a breathtaking blend of traditional Irish and Scottish music, swing jazz and blue grass, plus festive favourites. Two course supper. Please reserve the date. More details on page 11.

For more information on any of the above please call Jan on 01964 552364

Printed and published at Bishop Burton 1st July 2017

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