Staveley & Copgrove Parish Council
Local Government in North Yorkshire
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The government has signalled its determination to change the structure of local government in York and North Yorkshire. In effect this means that the existing districts, boroughs and county council will cease to exist and new structures will be formed.
Over the coming weeks, the Leaders of the district and borough councils in North Yorkshire will be preparing a bid for local government reorganisation.
You can find out more about Harrogate Borough Councils approach by visiting: www.get-change-right.com
As you may be aware, Staveley and Copgrove benefit from having an active Parish Council rather than as with some other villages nearby, only a Parish Meeting or village committee. Your PC is here to represent you and your interests, however unless we hear from you from time to time the only voice that will be heard is that of the Council members.
Please let us know if you have any opinion in relation to planning applications, currently there is another application by Abacus which, in the PC’s opinion, could lead to further increases in traffic through the village.
We provide a play area in Staveley (known as the Jubilee Recreation Field):
The benches around the villages are due for a refurbishment, are they in the right locations, do you use them, do we need any more? Once the building work reduces there will be a new bench outside Barley Court on Arkendale Road and the developers are also donating a new bench for the Jubilee Recreation Field.
We would also like to know of anyone in Staveley who would be interested in an allotment plot in the village. We currently have only two plots in the village, both of which are let, but there is anecdotal evidence of further demand for plots and some residents are known to have taken plots in surrounding areas. If we can establish and quantify demand from within the village, we can investigate the potential to meet it.
Please keep in touch!
Over a number of years there have been periodic floods across Arkendale Road and in the immediate vicinity of the Jubilee Recreation Field ( JRF). This last winter (2019/20) the flood levels were severe and caused the road to be impassable, damage to the JRF and homes to be put at risk.
We have spent a considerable amount of time trying to establish which authority are best placed to suggest solutions and identify responsible parties.
Continue reading “Update on Flooding Along Arkendale Road”
On 26th November 2019 Cllr Windass (North Yorkshire County Council) received a response from Area 6 (NYCC Highways) addressing the issues we raised based on the speed surveys the PC undertook at a cost in September 2019.
In summary the two pertinent points were:
North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) are asking North Yorkshire residents to complete a short survey to help them understand how people have been supporting others where they live, and whether they feel that coronavirus has helped bring communities together.
Staveley has been operating a buddy scheme since the start of the isolation restrictions, with many residents offering to help their neighbours. If you would like to take part in the survey, you can do so at here. It should take just a few minutes to complete.
Following a request by the Public Rights of Way Officer at North Yorkshire County Council, the signs at either end of the unsurfaced section of Bedlam Lane (U8086/9/50) have now been removed by the landowner.
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The woodland adjoining this section of lane to the south is private land however, and the signs have been moved to the entrance to the woodland.
The signs in the field that links footpath 15.124/8/1 to Bedlam Lane remain as this informal path is not a public right of way.
North Yorkshire Connect Community Directory (NY Connect) is an online resource for people of all ages, helping them to find out about local activities, services, advice and guidance that is relevant, reliable and accessible 24 hours a day 7 days a week. NY Connect is available here.
The directory has around 7000 entries that people looking for local services and support can search either by keywords, postcode, area, or by using the category menu. Changes have been made to the community directory so that it can also be used by residents looking for support services during the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.
North Yorkshire County Council have opened more of their household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) recently. The HWRC at Dallamires Lane is Ripon is the latest to open. The site at Penny Pot Lane in Harrogate has been open for several weeks but the HWRC off Wetherby Road in Harrogate is still closed.
You can visit the two open sites from 8.30am to 5pm every day of the week (including bank holidays).
For more information, visit the North Yorkshire County Council website.
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
Description: Four sided seat with central planter.
Location: Recreation Field, Arkendale Road, Staveley.
Acquisition: 2021
Estimated Value: £1,000
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:
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
