BARTONIAN LOCAL NEWS AND VIEWS FROM BARTON TOWN COUNCIL MARCH 2021 BARTON & BARROW CLAYPITS HERITAGE NATURE TRAIL p10/11 Congratulations on a jab well done! Barton Civic Society Chair Neil Jacques presents a Good Mark to Dr Toby Blumenthal, practice manager Sarah Thompson and Julie Killingbeck. This edition WATERS’ EDGE page 3 Dr Toby Blumenthal and Julie Killingbeck, North Care Network Manager After such a challenging year for Dr Uzma Khan , Caroline Fox, everyone it has been great to see the Shahmeer Khawar. In addition to the Pfizer vaccination THE VIKING CENTRE response from the people who live and clinics, each of the three North page 5 work in Barton. Care Network practices as well as West Town Surgery now also Members of the community have As the Pfizer vaccine is not able offer local AstraZeneca vaccines really got involved caring for their to be transported easily, Central to their own registered patients. neighbours and the environment Surgery, as part of the North Care These smaller clinics support each we live in. The professionals we rely Network practice, has hosted of the practices within the network on for our healthcare have been vaccination clinics for patients work through the eligible cohorts no exception and we are grateful at Central Surgery, Winterton Dr Uzma Khan and patient David Morton as efficiently as possible with the to them for their dedication and Medical Practice and Bridge supply of vaccine provided. skills. Street in Brigg while initially Volunteers, Barton Town Council RIVERCARE At the time of going to press West page 7 Barton’s two general practice West Town sent patients in the and North Lincolnshire Council. Town and Central Surgery had surgeries have been working first tier for vaccines to Riverside By late January deliveries of the offered vaccines to the first six at pace to roll out the Covid-19 Surgery in Brigg. In addition West Astra Zeneca vaccine became cohorts and were now inviting vaccination programmes. Town Surgery provided staff to available to the West Town those in Cohort Seven to attend Riverside Surgery to assist with Staff at Central Surgery and Surgery, which enabled GP Dr Khan for vaccinations when batches of the vaccination programme. This West Town Surgery, supported and Practice Nurse Caroline Fox to vaccines are received. At Central has involved some of their staff by volunteers and other partners, vaccinate on site. The practice has Surgery staff can proudly say that working 7 day weeks and late have been working tirelessly received lots of positive feedback to date 6,000 people have had their nights to ensure patients received to deliver jabs in arms with from all of the clinics run to date, Covid-19 vaccination. Both Surgery their vaccine. vaccination clinics being held on and hope to maintain the same teams are prepared to work as a regular basis as soon as vaccine At Central Surgery extremely level of care and service for all many hours as necessary to get the CENSUS 2021 supplies are available. successful Pfizer vaccinationfuture vaccination clinics. Practice community vaccinated and praised page 13 clinics offering more thannurse Caroline Fox has been all patients and staff members for 1,200 vaccinations to patients heavily involved in the vaccination their flexibility and commitment to over a period of 2.5 days were of the residential care homes and drive the vaccination roll out. THE WRITTEN WORD held supported by local Barton housebound patients. pages 18/19 2 BARTONIAN MARCH 2021 MARCH 2021 BARTONIAN 3 Barton Town Wild Flower Verge gets the go ahead Spring Bulb SPOTLIGHT ON Barton’s first wild flower roadside verge on Butts Road was Planting given the go ahead at a recent meeting of the Town Council’s The Town Council spring Council Members Environment Committee. bulb planting programme If you think that they can help you with anything then please contact in October/November 2020 one of your Town Councillors. All email addresses are cllrname@ Increasing the number of wild away from a road, and partly to and walkers, have been taken on bartonuponhumbertowncouncil.gov.uk flowers is widely seen as essential to leave room for pedestrians, as board by the committee. was completely different help protect the pollinators on which several residents pointed out in their It is hoped that phase 1 of the orchard to normal years due to A.L. Chapman [C] 29 Lower Meadows 07900-517424 cllralvinchapman@ food production relies. consultation response it is well used can be planted by mid-March with a Covid-19 restrictions. Mrs A C Clark [I] 10 Western Drive 01652-634152 cllrannclark@ by walkers. A temporary barrier is Waters’Neil King Edge The committee was advised limited number of trees, with further All of the spring bulbs were handed being considered to mark off the J Evison [C] 11 Beck Hill 07976-276895 cllrjonathanevison@ that residents showed their consultation over the summer as to over to schools within the town for looks at one of N Jacques [G] 15 Queen Street 01652-632438 cllrneiljacques@ overwhelming support in a recent area planted, until such time as it is the eventual number of fruit tree pupils to plant around their school established. N Pinchbeck [I] 10 Lower Meadows 01652-633811 cllrnigelpinchbeck@ consultation exercise, so plans are people would be happy with. Phase grounds. Barton’s most J Sanderson [I] 9 Barrow Road 01652-661157 cllrjohnsanderson@ being drawn up to plant the verge This is the first of what could be 2, to complete the project, could Have a look in February and March Mrs C Thornton [G] 27 Butts Road 01652-634142 cllrcarolthornton@ in the mid-March to mid- May many such planting schemes so the then happen in the autumn and 2021 when passing Bowmandale environmentally A Todd [C] 8 Orchard Close 01652-634539 cllralantodd@ planting time. Residents who wish Town Council would be keen to get winter. Several families were keen Primary School, Castledyke B Troop [I] 8 Clipson Crest 07894-855449 cllrbentroop@ to be involved will be allocated a suggestions from residents on other to get involved in the project and Primary School, Barton St Peter’s friendly and set area to work on, to ensure social possible sites. Gravel Pit Road has to “adopt” a tree to look after, and J P Vickers [C] 16 Plumleaf Way 01652-661068 cllrpaulvickers@ CE Primary School or Baysgarth distancing is maintained and the already been suggested. these residents will be contacted School to check out their displays. striking pieces of K Vickers [C] Horkstow Road 01652-633951 cllrkeithvickers@ plants, seed and any equipment individually to let them know how C = Conservative. G = Green. I = Independent needed will be provided by the Town Community Orchard on they can become involved. Correct architecture Council. Residents will be contacted Lapwing Way social distancing and Covid secure Members serving on North Lincolnshire Council individually once the exact timescale The Town Council’s Environment measures will be key considerations. Standing on the banks of the is confirmed. Grass Cutting Cllrs J Evison, JP Vickers, K Vickers. Committee has given approval The Town Council has received Humber estuary, under the Advice is being sought on the for the planting of a community permission from North Lincolnshire Humber Bridge, stands the appropriate species of flowers for orchard on Lapwing Way. Following Council for the planting to go in Barton You can also write to the Town Clerk at: the area and the correct mix of suggestions from residents last year ahead, pending a site visit to double The Town Council is responsible Waters’ Edge Country Park and Council Office, Assembly Rooms, Queen Street, Barton-upon-Humber, annuals and perennials for the best that it could be good location for check the ground conditions of for the maintenance and cutting its iconic visitor centre – but how DN18 5QP. visual and environmental impact. It such a venture, all residents in the the proposed site. Given the all of the town’s grass verges and much do you know about it? waste. The process had advanced and Leeds following an invited design is anticipated that a mixture of plant street were consulted. The majority clear, it is hoped to get the trees in amenity areas. the factory was a well-established competition and cost £3.3million. Tel. 01652 633598 were in favour of getting some fruit Early history plugs and seeds will be used. The the ground before the mid- March This includes all grass verges around chemical plant with facilities to make The competition brief given to email [email protected] trees on the site. Concerns that the planting will be done towards the deadline. If this is not possible the Barton plus the parish paths around Between the early 19th century and acids. Unfortunately these fertiliser participants was for a ‘contemporary whole green space should not be www.bartontowncouncil.org.uk rear of the verge at the Pasture Rd first planting will be postponed until the town boundary. An important the middle of the 20th century, the materials and the associated design, free from the restraint and covered in trees as it would prevent end of Butts Rd, partly as scientific later in the year. part of this contract will commence site on which Waters’ Edge stands chemicals contaminated the site. compromise of traditional vernacular other uses of the area by children research advises planting a metre in March/April time which will be to was quarried for brick and tile clay. The site was bought by Glanford building form’. Firstly, the building leave spring flowers in grass verges In 1955 the last brick works were Borough Council from BritAg (a had to have a low environmental to die back completely before that demolished, although the clay subsidiary of ICI) in 1989 and MTM impact, and secondly it would COUNCIL MEETINGS section gets cut.