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Newsletter No. 29
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Welcome to our November 2020 newsletter. We hope you are keeping safe and well. The following news items have been posted on our website recently and we would like to bring them to your attention here:
Update from the Government
It has been confirmed that our district will be placed in Tier 2 from 2nd December 2020..
Here is the summary of restrictions.
Countdown to Christmas @ Staveley 2020
This Christmas, Staveley residents and organisations, your Parish Council, The School, Village Hall, Sports Association and Staveley Ladies are joining together to make this Christmas a celebration of the community spirit, support and friendships which have sustained us during the pandemic
Please join in and help create a Circle of Light around the village by illuminating your front gardens with fairy lights and joining up with those of neighbours. Where possible lights will front our public areas, such as the Recreation Field and Village Hall. On 13th December at 6pm, a siren will give the signal for the switch on. At the same time, the competition for the best Christmas Tree will begin with prizes including a take away meal from our own local French chef and a large home made Xmas cake.
Why not make this your ‘must do’ Countdown List to Staveley @ Christmas 2020 ?.
- Dec 1st -13th
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- Plan your part in the Circle of light.
- Be creative. Enter the Christmas tree competition. Make, decorate any tree/bush.
- Challenge yourself. Enter Christmas Quiz competition
- Write a letter to Santa Claus. Post box at Village Hall
- Last posting for Santa: 13th Dec
- The Big Switch on of Lights when the siren goes : 6 pm 13th Dec
- Last entry for Christmas tree Competition: Dec 13th
- Santa Claus in Santa Mobil tours village: 6 pm onwards 21st Dec,
- Church bell rings to herald carol singing on your doorstep: 7pm 21st -24th Dec
- Visit All Saints. Crib with carols playing in background daily 21st-24th Dec
- Dress up, sing and toast your neighbours 7pm 24th Dec
- Last chance enter and win a prize in the Christmas Quiz, 27th Dec.
Together we can make this Christmas special.
For more information on any of the above please call 07766409414
We need your views – so please have your say!
Banking changes in Knaresborough
It’s anticipated that Knaresborough will lose its final bank branch soon. We’re working with community and business leaders in the town to try and find a solution. We’d like to properly understand the banking needs of local residents, so we’ve set up a short survey. Please spare us a few minutes to contribute to this important piece of work. You can add your comments from tomorrow (Friday 27 November) until 7 January.
Proposed changes to enforcement policy
We have powers to take action against dodgy landlords in the district when housing conditions need to be improved, poor practice needs to be challenged or where vulnerable tenants need our support. Usually, enforcement action isn’t our first choice, but the government has changed this approach under the Housing Act of 2004 where a move to enforcement happens sooner. Our private sector housing team is updating our enforcement policy and is consulting on the changes. We’d really like you to let us know your views. The consultation closes on 7 December 2020.
Community Request for Food and Toiletry Donations by Resurrected Bites
Please help with food and toiletry donations for Resurrected Bites, based in Knaresborough, who put together and deliver food parcels to the people in our community who find themselves in great difficulty and require assistance. They cover the areas around Harrogate, Knaresborough Ripon and Boroughbridge and surrounding villages.
On average with everyone’s help we put together and deliver 113 orders, feeding 165 adults and 168 Children weekly.
At the moment we are requesting donations for non-perishable items with a long shelf life. In addition to food items, we are currently in very short supply of:
- Toiletries, including toilet paper, sanitary products, cleaning items.
- Tinned meat and fish.
- Christmas treats – selection boxes and sweets for kids
Donations Collection Points:
There is labelled plastic boxes at the following locations:
ARKENDALE: Arkendale Village Hall (tucked under the eaves)
FERRENSBY: Bus Shelter (by the duck pond on Farnham Lane)
STAVELEY: The Village Hall Community Stall
SCOTTON: The Guy Fawkes Arms (in the car park)
For more information visit: www.resurrectedbites.co.uk
Email: resbitesdonations@gmail.com
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Local Collections Contact: Thomo Quinn (The Old Vicarage, Arkendale)
Harrogate and Knaresborough libraries temporarily closed
The libraries are unable to process Select & Collect forms or book bundles, take bookings for PCs or accept returned books.
If you have any queries, please call 01609 533878 and the team at Library HQ will do their best to help or you can email harrogate.library@northyorks.gov.uk or knaresborough.library@northyorks.gov.uk
Check the Harrogate and Knaresborough facebook pages for updates.
North Yorkshire Together online activities for adults, families and young people
Rural Arts, North Yorkshire Youth and North Yorkshire Sport are pooling resources to make it easier for people to stay happy and healthy during the pandemic.
Each week, they will be uploading two videos to Facebook – one for adults, and one for young people and families. There will be a wide range of activities that you can join in with at home, including art, drama, music, wellbeing, and more!
Click HERE to view the website.
Free online courses and help managing your worries about the Coronavirus
With Winter fast approaching, lock down and the impact of COVID, Self Care Week was a reminder that it’s more important than ever to look after ourselves.
There are free, online mental health and wellbeing resources from the Recovery College Online
The Virtual Village Hall
A programme of themed online activities designed to enjoy at home. Sessions are led by expert tutors, Royal Voluntary Service activity coordinators, volunteers and some well-known faces, and require very little space or equipment.
You’ll find a wide range of sessions to take part in, like creative arts and crafts, music and singing, cooking and baking, dance and exercise, and technology skills. Join in with live sessions or catch up on demand when suits it you.
Local Government reform Update
The six district and borough councils of Craven, Richmondshire, Ryedale, Scarborough, Selby and ourselves have now submitted an outline proposal for local government reorganisation to government.
The proposal is for an East and West model of two unitary councils of a similar population and economic size. This would see Craven, Hambleton, Harrogate and Richmondshire join together to form a unitary council in the west, and Ryedale, Scarborough Selby and York join together to form a unitary council in the east.
The East and West unitaries will provide the strongest approach to unlocking devolution – potentially worth billions to the region in investment – while also being the optimum size for effective strategic and local service delivery to citizens and communities. The model also offers the opportunity to improve services and efficiencies in York.
A summary of the East and West model can be viewed online.
Saint Michael’s Light up a Life 2020
A time to remember, in a year like no other.
Dedicate a light this Christmas to remember someone special and share in a unique virtual event on Sunday 13th December 2020, from the safety and comfort of your own home. Remembering and celebrating the lives of friends and family members who are no longer with us can be especially poignant during challenging times.
Saint Michaels invite you to light a candle in remembrance, pause amidst all that 2020 has delivered and take some time to remember.
http://www.saintmichaelshospice.org/fundraising/events/saint-michaels-light-up-a-life
Autumn and Winter Activity Toolkit
To help inspire and motivate people in our communities to continue to be physically active, Sport England have produced an Autumn and Winter Activity Toolkit that’s packed with resources and links to further information.
There are links to other resources on the North Yorkshire Sport website including Ways to move – inspiration and resources to help people with long term health conditions get active.
Yorkshire Yoga Free Online Classes
Yorkshire Yoga have developed a new set of online courses which shall be running through this current lockdown period. There is a range of classes including Gentle Years Yoga, Beginners Mindfulness and Children’s Yoga.
View the classes here > Yorkshire Yoga free online classes
Coronoavirus Community Support
6 community support organisations (CSOs) have been the point of contact since March for those who are alone and isolated by the pandemic and who have no other local support available. They are still here to provide: shopping for food and essential items, collecting prescriptions, a friendly listening ear, information & signposting to online activities, activity packs or someone who can help, if they can’t.
People who have additional needs can contact the County Council’s customer service centre on 01609 780780 (every day between 8am and 5:30pm). There is also information about the help and support available on the NYCC website
Planning Applications
The following planning applications within the Parish have recently been submitted to Harrogate Borough Council:
20/03602/FUL East View Barn Bedlam Lane Staveley. Erection of conservatory.
The following planning applications within the Parish have recently been decided by Harrogate Borough Council:
20/02412/FUL Little Acres Bedlam Lane Staveley North Yorkshire. Conversion of domestic storage building to residential use (holiday let) and external alterations including formation of new pitched roof and wall cladding. Withdrawn on 12th November 2020.
20/02992/FULBlessingbourne 1 Pinfold Green Staveley HG5 9LR. Erection of utility room extension and alterations to existing rear extension to form flat roof. Pemitted on 30th October 2020.
The following planning applications within the Parish are awaiting a decision by Harrogate Borough Council:
20/02479/FUL Hope Cottage Main Street Staveley Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 9LD. Erection of single storey extension including rebuilding of outbuildings to form garden room.
20/03180/LB Hope Cottage Main Street Staveley Knaresborough North Yorkshire HG5 9LD. Erection of single storey extension including rebuilding of outbuildings to form garden room.
20/02303/FUL Jubilee Court, Abacus House, Wath Lane, Copgrove HG3 3TB. Retrospective application for the relocation of existing pallet store.
20/03116/LB Tanner Beck House Main Street Staveley HG5 9LD. Erection of single storey rear extension infill and replacement windows in existing extension
20/03115/FUL Tanner Beck House Main Street Staveley HG5 9LD. Erection of single storey rear extension infill and replacement windows in existing extension
You can track all planning applications within the Parish from 2018 onwards, including any Parish Council comments, on our website here.
Parish Council Meeting
The next Parish Council meeting is being held on 8th December 2020 at 7pm via Zoom.
The Agenda can be found on the noticeboard and website three clear days before the meeting.
The draft minutes of the meeting held on 8th September 2020 are available on our website here.
You can read all of our past newsletters here.
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