A date for your Christmas diary – Staveley & Copgrove Parish Council

Community Speed Watch Equipment

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Description: Assorted equipment used by the Community Speed Watch team.

Location: Used at various sites around Staveley. Stored in the village hall.

Acquisition: 2022

Estimated Value: £500

Vehicle Activated Sign

Description: Speed travelling and “Slow Down” flashing sign, fixed to street lighting pole. Moveable between locations.

Location: 1. Opposite Church, Main Street, Staveley. 2. Next to bus stop, Minskip Road, Staveley.

Acquisition: 2023

Estimated Value: £4,000

Recreation Field Bench

Description: Four sided seat with central planter.

Location: Recreation Field, Arkendale Road, Staveley.

Acquisition: 2021

Estimated Value: £1,000

Copgrove Signs

Description: 2 signs indicating entry to Copgrove, 1 on Wath Lane and 1 on Apron Lane.

Estimated Value: £710

Acquisition: Purchased in November 2020 and installed in February 2021.

Locations:
Wath Lane – Grid Reference:
Apron Lane – Grid Reference:

Recreation Field

Description: Enclosed field of public open space with a fenced children’s play area and small football pitch.

Location: Arkendale Road, Staveley.
Grid Reference: SE

Rented From: Staveley Relief in Need Charity
Rental Fee: £70 per annum

Allotments

Description: 2 allotment plots leased annually to local residents.

Location: Arkendale Road, Staveley.
Grid Reference: SE

Rented From: Harrogate Borough Council
Rental Fee: £40 per annum per site
Lease Agreement

Posts & Chains

Description: A row of posts and chains along the edge of the village green west and the unmade road in front of the Royal Oak pub, acting as a barrier to prevent car parking on the green.

Location: Village Green West, Main Street, Staveley.
Grid Reference: SE 363 627

Acquisition
Date: Not known
Cost: £665

Current Use: Boundary fence

Notice Boards

Description: 3 village notice boards at various locations around the two villages.

Total Estimated Value: £1,425

Notice Boards 1 and 2

Location: Village Green East, Main Street, Staveley.
Grid Reference: SE 366 627

Estimated Value: £950

Acquisition: 1997 and 2005/6

Key Holder(s): Bill Kirkpatrick, Neil Horton

Notice Board 3

Location: Start of St. Mongah’s Lane, Copgrove.
Grid Reference: SE 345 632

Estimated Value: £475

Acquisition: 2002

Key Holder(s): Peter Edwards

Safety Barrier

Description: Safety barrier alongside the pull-in in front of the primary school. The Parish Council financed the barrier following the withdrawal of funds by North Yorkshire County Council.

Location: In front of primary school, Minskip Road, Staveley.
Grid Reference: SE 366 628

Acquisition
Date: November 2011
Cost: £550

Current Use: Public safety barrier

Childrens Playground

Description: Childrens Playground, located on the recreation field comprising the following equipment items:

Wicksteed Whirly Bird
Record Cradle Swings
Record Flat Seat Swings
Hags Multi Pondo
Play and Leisure Multi Unit
Play and Leisure Fish Spring Mobile
Ledon Car Spring Mobile
Bench
Fencing and Gates

The playground is inspected annually by RoSPA and four times per year by a local specialist contractor. It is also visually inspected weekly by a team of local volunteers and stands on land rented annually from the Staveley Relief in Need Charity.

More information about the development of the childrens play area is available here. Maintenance of the playground is one of the Parish Council’s ongoing projects. Progress on the project can be seen by selecting the Children’s Play Area project page.

Location: Arkendale Road, Staveley.
Grid Reference: SE 366 625

Acquisition: Adopted .

Estimated Value: £12,000

Bus Shelter

Description: Coated steel frame, clear screen shelter with 4 seats

Location: On village green east, Main Street, Staveley.
Grid Reference: SE 366 627

Acquisition: January 2012. Purchased by the Parish Council, thanks to a donation from Abacus, a local employer based at Jubilee Court, Copgrove.

Estimated Value: £1,900

Maintenance: North Yorkshire Councy Council are responsible for looking after bus stops and shelters across the county.

Further Information: See Extras – Public Transport and Extras – External Links for bus timetables.

Phone Box - Defibrillator

Description: Ex BT telephone box, now home to the village public defibrillator unit. The phobe box is a K6, designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott in 1936 and introduced to celebrate the King George V Silver Jubilee. It was probably installed under the ‘Jubilee Concession’, which meant kiosks were installed in every town and village with a Post Office. The K6 was 80 years old in 2016.

Location: Opposite the village green east, Main Street, Staveley.
Grid Reference: SE 366 627

Acquisition: Phone box purchased from BT in May 2016 for a nominal sum of £1. The defibrillator was purchased from Wel Medical Ltd. and installed in June 2016.

Cost: £1,800
Current Valuation: Defibrillator £1,800. Replacement cost of K6 approx £2,500 plus delivery and installation.

Further Information:The defibrillator is checked weekly by the local Community First Responders coordinator. See Community First Responders for more details on how to use the unit.

Wooden Benches

Description: 5 wooden benches at various locations around the two villages.

Estimated Value: £1,900 for benches 1 – 4

Bench No. 1

Location: Wath Lane, Staveley.
Grid Reference: SE 359 625

Acquisition: 1995

Bench No. 2

Location: Village Green West, Staveley.
Grid Reference: SE 363 627

Acquisition: 1995

Bench No. 3

Location: Village Green West, Staveley.
Grid Reference: SE 363 627

Acquisition: 1995

Bench No. 4

Location: Main Street, Staveley.
Grid Reference: SE 365 627

Acquisition: 1995

Bench No.5

This seat was removed in 2020.

Location: Arkendale Road, Staveley.
Grid Reference: SE 368 624

Bench No.6

Location: Open space on St. Mongah’s Lane, Copgrove.
Grid Reference: SE 345 633

Estimated Value: £475

Acquisition: 2002

Stone Bench

Description: Wooden bench set within a stone surround.

Location: Junction of Main Street, Minskip Road and Arkendale Road, Staveley.
Grid Reference: SE 366 627

Acquisition:

Estimated Value: £2,375

From the Archive: The seat when new in 1990

The Pinfold

Description: An animal pound where stray livestock were impounded. Animals were kept in a dedicated enclosure, until claimed by their owners, or sold to cover the costs of impounding. The term pinfold is saxon in origin and common in the north of England. A village pound was a feature of most English medieval villages.

Location: Arkendale Road, Staveley.
Size: approx 250 sq mt including the adjacent land.
Grid Reference: SE 367 626

Acquisition: Erected in 1832 by public subscription and restored in 1986.
Date: Not known
Cost: £20,470
Current Valuation: £20,470

Current Use: Public amenity

Further Information: In 2012, thanks to an initiative by Staveley resident Ken Barker, a rose garden was planted in land next to the Pinfold to commemorate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. In 2019 a new gate to the Pinfold was installed by D.Hargreaves (Blacksmith) of The Forge, Coneythorpe.

Village Green East

Description: Former allotment site, purchased from the estate of F.L. Knowlson. A copy of the deed of conveyance is available here.

Location: Junction of Main Street, Minskip Road and Arkendale Road, Staveley.
Size:
Grid Reference: SE 366 627

Acquisition
Date: 2nd September 1986
Cost: £750
Current Valuation: £750

Current Use: Public open space

From the Archive: Oak Tree Planting

Village Green West

Description: Triangle of land registered to the Parish Council under Section 3 of the Commons Registration Act 1965 when no evidence of ownership was offered to the Commissioner at a hearing in Harrogate on 31st October 1973. A copy of the decision notice is available here.

Location: In front of the Royal Oak pub Main Street, Staveley
Size:
Grid Reference: SE 363 627

Acquisition
Date: 9th November 1973
Cost: £0
Current Valuation:

Current Use: Public open space