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Traffic Volume and Speed Through Staveley and Copgrove

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:

  • “In light of your enquiry, I have looked at the accident statistics on Minskip Road, Staveley for the last 5 years which indicate that there have been no incidents which are attributable to vehicle speeds. Given the absence of an established accident record in the area I do not believe that the application of the assessment formula to any traffic calming scheme to reduce vehicle speeds in the area would result in a score which warranted the provision of funding.”
  • “The speed survey results have shown that speed enforcement is required, however the Police have not enforced any 20 mph limits in the Harrogate area, so I shall take this up with my contact in the Traffic Police, and get a written response about it from them.”
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Transport to Medical Appointments

If any resident is not able to access transport to a medical appointment independently or via a person in the household and is not eligible for Patient Transport Services, please contact the local Community Support Organisation or North Yorkshire County Council directly on 01609 780780, they will be able to arrange transport for you. This takes a few days to arrange so please contact them as soon as possible.

Yorkshire Ambulance Service Patient Transport Service is back operating, please contact them directly if you are eligible for Patient Transport.

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Have you helped a neighbour during the Covid-19 pandemic?

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.

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Signs on Bedlam Lane – Update

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.

Bedlam Lane West End June 2nd 2020
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Bedlam Lane Unsurfaced Section April 2020
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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.

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North Yorkshire Connect Community Directory

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.

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Household Waste Recycling Centres

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.

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Citizens Advice Craven & Harrogate Districts

A quick reminder that Citizens Advice Craven & Harrogate Districts (CACHD) is up and running and able to provide help and support to everyone who needs it. Although they have had to close their face to face interviews for now, their staff and volunteers are working from home providing help and support over the phone and by email to almost as many people as they did before lockdown. Their services now are:

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Coronavirus Buddy Scheme Update

Over these past weeks, the majority of us have been required to stay home. How lucky we are, that not only are our homes in lovely countryside but, as the lockdown has demonstrated, we are part of a wonderful community.

Early in March, just before lockdown, we set out to contact every village household to reassure all, that whatever lockdown was going to mean, they would not be alone.

In Copgrove, being smaller than Staveley, through informal arrangements, residents have been able to help each other simply by looking out for their neighbours, keeping in contact, and sharing errands.

In Staveley, due partly to the greater number of households, we established a Buddy Scheme. Through the scheme, volunteer ‘helper/buddies’ from less restricted households were allocated to households who requested help and needed to strictly isolate. Some buddies were on stand-by to step in and help where and when situations and personal circumstances changed.

Buddies have cheerfully multi-tasked : picked up shopping,  phoned for friendly chats, helped with pets, picked up supplies and medicines and provided information about local home deliveries for their neighbours, for long established and for new friends.

To all those who have offered help and friendship and especially to those who continue to provide it: A BIG THANK YOU from the community. However, we do not know what challenges the next few months will bring. Whatever they are, you and your household will not be alone. If you are self-isolating, require shielding support, a buddy or other help, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH.

Likewise, for anyone who is finding every day is too like the day before and staying home means little human contact or you are very new to the village do PLEASE GET IN TOUCH. You are not the only one and we are happy to coordinate the exchange of phone numbers with a view to creating even more new friendships within the villages, our home.

TO GET IN TOUCH:

‘YOUR PARISH COUNCIL WORKING FOR YOU’