WESTOW PARISH COUNCIL
AGENDA FOR
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
OF WESTOW PARISH COUNCIL
TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY
1st May 2024
7.30 pm
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
1. Adoption of 2023 Minutes
2. Election of Officers
3. Treasurer’s Report
4. Chairman’s Report
Regular Meeting
1. Agreement of Minutes (All)
2. Matters Arising (All)
3. Action Log (All)
4. Clerks Update (AF)
5. Budget & Finance (JS)
6. Planning Applications (HC)
7. A64 Concern (HC)
8. Items from the Website (PH
The 13th running of our fundraising event is due to take place again over the weekend of Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th June and we are due to pass through this parish on the Saturday between 8.30am and 10.30am.
The event has become a hugely important part of the fundraising activity for Ryedale Special Families, raising in excess of £30,000 last year and a total in the region of £250,000 over the years.
The route follows the waymarked Yorkshire Wolds Cycle Route covering 72 miles each day, with an overnight camp at Hutton Cranswick Sports Fields.
It’s not a race, it’s a non-competitive leisure ride, following the strict guidelines set out by British Cycling, and to minimise congestion we set riders off in small groups so they are well spread out.
We have received an update about Kirkham Bridge repair works. The works are due to finish on Friday 26th April. However, a further one-week road closure is required due to identifying further remedial and maintenance works that require attention before the bridge can re-open.
PLANNED ROAD RESTRICTION NOTIFICATION – 19815 – Henlow Lane to Galley Gap, Westow
Location: Henlow Lane To Gally Gap, Howsham CP, Westow
Description of works: Drainage works.
The Restriction will be in place for a period of 1 day between 11th April 2024 and 15th April 2024
The Road Restriction and any associated traffic management can be viewed using this URL link https://one.network/?tm=138170941#
PLANNED ROAD RESTRICTION NOTIFICATION – 19794 – Village Streets, Firby
Location: Village Streets, Westow CP, Firby, Unknown
Description of works: Carriageway patching works.
The Restriction will be in place for a period of 1 day between 3rd April 2024 and 7th April 2024
The Road Restriction and any associated traffic management can be viewed using this URL link: https://one.network/?tm=138152032#
The Westow Table Tennis team are short of a team member or two and are looking for new players.
Do you know someone who might be interested?
The season runs from October to late March, one match a week,
home matches played at 7pm on Wednesdays and away matches usually played
at either Amotherby or Pickering.
It is enormous fun, competitive but played in good spirit and there are
a great group of players within Ryedale. You definitely don’t need to
be an expert but keen and a bit of competitiveness is good!
Our home matches are played at Westow village hall.
If you are interested please email Sara: sara@winndarley.net
The York and North Yorkshire Mayor will be chosen by you in the first York and North Yorkshire Mayoral election on Thursday 2 May 2024.
The Mayor will lead the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, with investment of £540 million to be spent over the next 30 years. The Mayor and Combined Authority will have powers and responsibilities devolved to them by central government. This includes powers to improve the supply and quality of housing and funds to improve transport.
You must be registered to vote in this election by 16 April 2024.
Find out if you are registered and how to vote at https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/mayoralelection
You can cast your vote however it suits you – in person, by post or by proxy, which is when you identify someone to vote on your behalf.
If you are voting in person you will need to bring a Photo ID to your polling station. You can make sure you have an accepted form of identification here, https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/your-council/elections-and-voting/how-vote
If you don’t have an accepted form of identification, you can apply for free voter ID by 5pm on Wednesday 24 April. Apply for free voter ID here: https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-photo-id-voter-authority-certificate
You can vote from home if you can’t or don’t want to go to your polling station on election day. Registering to vote by post is easy – you’ll simply need to prove your identity. Apply for a new postal vote or cancel an existing one, before the deadline of 5pm on Wednesday 17 April at https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/your-council/elections-and-voting/apply-postal-vote
You can apply for a trusted friend or family member to cast your vote by proxy at your polling station at https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/your-council/elections-and-voting/apply-proxy-vote
Apply for a proxy vote for this election before the deadline of 5pm on Wednesday 24 April.
You can also call 0300 131 2 131 (please say ‘Election’ when prompted) to request information about how to vote.
Accessible formats are available on request.
KIRKHAM BRIDGE (328) – PARAPET AND WING WALL REPAIR
This letter is to inform you that North Yorkshire Council, will be undertaking bridge repair works at the above location.
The works are currently programmed to commence on 02/04/2024 and will be carried out under a full road closure
with diversion in place for a continuous period of 3 weeks. A plan showing the extent of the works is enclosed for
your information. Emergency services will be informed of the works.
Advance warning signage advising of the works will be installed on site shortly. Whilst the works are in progress, a
fully signed diversion will be in place. On-site personnel will assist in managing access to properties and businesses
within the closure. Please be advised there may be extended periods when access will not be possible due to the
nature of the works and physical constraints of the site. Pedestrian access will be maintained during the closure
periods.
Please note, this work is part of an extensive programme and therefore, some adjustment to this start date or the
duration of the works may be necessary should unforeseen circumstances such as significant weather events or
emergencies on the highway network arise.
To ensure the delivery of these works we request your assistance in the following ways:
• Please contact the Customer Service Centre on 0300 131 2131, to identify any special access needs you may
have prior to work commencing.
• If you normally park within the vicinity of Kirkham Bridge, please make suitable arrangements to store your
vehicle at an alternative location.
• Please co-operate and comply with any instructions issued by the traffic management operatives and take extra
care whilst within the works area.
May I draw your attention to the County Councils Corporate Privacy Policy by using the following link
https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/privacy-notices. When submitting a response, we will record personal information
including your name and address.
For further information, including diversion information and to sign up for alerts please go to;
https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/roadworks
I would like to take this opportunity to apologise for any disruption that these works may cause and would again
request your cooperation to help ensure an efficiently and safely executed project.
PLANNED ROAD RESTRICTION NOTIFICATION – 19409 – Henlow Lane to Galley Gap, Westow
Location: Henlow Lane To Gally Gap, Howsham CP, Westow, Unknown
Descripition of works: Culvert repair works.
The Restriction will be in place for a period of 1 day between 5th March 2024 and 9th March 2024
The Road Restriction and any associated traffic management can be viewed using this URL link https://one.network/?tm=137736041#
WESTOW PARISH COUNCIL
AGENDA FOR
MEETING
TO BE HELD ON
Monday 4th March 2024
IN VILLAGE HALL
7.30 pm
EVERYONE WELCOME
1. Agreement of Minutes (All)
2. Action Log (All)
3. Clerks Update (AF)
4. Budget & Finance (JS)
5. Planning Applications (HC)
6. Village Hall Table & Chairs Purchase (CSGB)
7. Items from Website (PH)
Dear Westow Parish,
It feels like five minutes since we last wrote to you and it’s hard to believe a whole year has gone by. Perhaps it’s the increasing demand and pace of work this year that has made it go so quickly. The themes we have been dealing with particularly in your area of benefit mainly relate to increasing anxiety around income and fear of energy costs, health, and security. We are also seeing concerns around housing and access to local services, particularly for those experiencing rural or other isolation.
In the Ryedale district in 2022-2023 we helped 1,171 individuals with 7,265 problems. In Westow Parish we helped 3 people.
We gave a range of advice from a one-off simple consumer enquiry through to specialist preventative services to stop debt/ homelessness occurring, and representation at tribunals and court. We ran a main service in Malton which had drop-in sessions or appointments most days of the week, along with outreach advice at Pickering, Helmsley and Kirkbymoorside.
Our Mobile Advice Van and Bus also visited various locations throughout the year including markets, libraries, community groups, and events. We were joined by some of our partners including Warm & Well in North Yorkshire, IDAS, NY Fire and Rescue Service, and MIND, helping to promote all our services and reaching those in real isolation.
We are not a popular charity for public donations as most of the public think we are a statutory body which is not true. Demand for our service is at crisis point at the current time. Before Covid our helpline had a demand of an average 250 calls a week. It now has an average of 650 calls a week. We are trying to do what we believe is vital for our vulnerable clients and keep all our on-ground services open while meeting our phone demand. In some areas we are one of the few open-door services left that people can walk into and get support and talk to real people.
Please help us keep our service on the ground and face to face. We can assure you that any donations received, no matter how small, will be spent delivering our service to people in your area. If you would like to make a donation, and are unsure how to do this, please reply to this email for further information.
If you cannot help this year we understand and ask that you help publicise our services to your community. If you would like more information or for us to come and give a talk to Westow Parish council about the work we do, please let us know.
Yours truly,
PP. Carol Shreeve, CEO
THE NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNCIL
(PROHIBITION OF HEAVY COMMERCIAL VEHICLES IN EXCESS OF 7.5 TONNES MAXIMUM
GROSS WEIGHT) (C181 KIRKHAM BRIDGE) ORDER 2023
The North Yorkshire Council (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) in exercise of their powers
under Sections 1(1), 2(1), 2(2), 2(4) and 3(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (“the 1984 Act”)
and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the 1984 Act and of all other enabling powers and after consultation with
the Chief Officer of Police in accordance with Part III of Schedule 9 to the 1984 Act, hereby make the
following Order.
PART 1 – GENERAL
1. This Order shall come into operation on $TBC and may be cited as “The North Yorkshire
Council (Prohibition of Heavy Commercial Vehicles in Excess of 7.5 Tonnes Maximum Gross
Weight) (C181 Kirkham Bridge) Order 2023 “.
2. In this Order “heavy commercial vehicle” means any goods vehicle which has an operating
weight exceeding 7.5 tonnes.
PART 2 – RESTRICTIONS ON HEAVY COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
3. Save as provided in article 5 of this Order no person shall except upon the direction or with
the permission of a Police Constable in uniform use or cause or permit any heavy commercial
vehicle to proceed in either direction along the length of road specified in the Schedule to this
Order.
4. (1) Nothing in article 4 of this Order shall render it unlawful for any heavy commercial
vehicle to proceed along the length of road specified in article 4 if the vehicle is being
used:-
(a) for or in connection with the conveyance of goods/for the purposes of access
to or from any premises on or adjacent to that road or length of road,
(b) for the purposes of agriculture on any land adjacent to that road or length of
road or for or in connection with the conveyance or haulage of timber felled
upon any such land, or
(c) in connection with the carrying out of any of the following operations,
namely:-
(i) building industrial or demolition operations,
(ii) the removal of obstructions to traffic,
(iii) the maintenance, improvement or reconstruction of any road,
(iv) the laying, erection, alteration or repair in or in land adjacent to any
road of any sewer or any main, pipe, cable or apparatus for the
supply of water, gas or electricity or of any electronic communications
network or electronic communications service as defined in Schedule
3A and Section 32 of the Communications Act 2003,
(d) for fire brigade, police or ambulance purposes,
(e) to proceed to or from any premises at which the vehicle on that occasion is to
be or has been garaged, serviced or repaired,
(f) in the service of a Local Authority or Water Authority in pursuance of statutory
powers or duties of that Authority,
(g) for the purpose of access to or from any premises on or adjacent to any other
public road which has a junction with the length of road specified in the
OFFICIAL
Schedule to this Order and that premises or land can only be accessed by
means of the length of road specified in the Schedule to this Order.
(2) In this article any reference to premises or land is a reference to premises or land, in
whole or in part, to which access for heavy commercial vehicles for any of the
purposes specified in article 5(1) of this Order can be obtained by means only of a
road specified or referred to in article 4 of this Order and any reference to the carrying
out of any operations is a reference to the carrying out of such operations on any
premises, land or road specified in article 5(1) of this Order.
5. The prohibitions and restrictions imposed by this Order shall be in addition to and not in
derogation from any restriction or requirement imposed by any Order or regulations made or
having effect as if made under the Act or by or under any other enactment.
6. “North Yorkshire County Council (Prohibition of Vehicles in Excess of 13 Tonnes Maximum
Gross Weight) (Kirkham Bridge) Order 2016” is hereby revoked in its entirety
NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNCIL
(PROHIBITION OF HEAVY COMMERCIAL VEHICLES) (C181 KIRKHAM BRIDGE) ORDER 2023
NOTICE is hereby given that North Yorkshire Council proposes to make an Order under Sections 1(1), 2(1),
2(2), 2(4) and 3(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the 1984 Act, the
effect of which will be to prohibit any heavy commercial vehicle (i.e. any goods vehicle which has an operating weight exceeding 7.5 tonnes) from proceeding along any road or length of road specified in the following table, except for certain permitted purposes which include the conveyance of goods/access to or from premises situated on or adjacent to any of those roads, for the purposes of agriculture on land accessible from and only from any of those roads or for the garaging, servicing or repairing of a vehicle at premises accessible from and only from any of those roads.
ROAD IN THE VILLAGE OF KIRKHAM
PROHIBITION OF HEAVY COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
Location
1 C181 Kirkham Kirkham Bridge
A copy of the draft Order, together with a map showing the road affected and a statement of the Council’s
reasons for proposing to make the Order may be inspected at County Hall, Northallerton and at Malton
Library, St Michael Street, Malton, YO17 7LJ during normal office hours from 5 July 2023 until 11 August 2023
and also viewed online at www.northyorks.gov.uk/roadworks-map and www.northyorks.gov.uk/trafficregulation-orders
If you wish to object to the proposed Order, you should send the grounds for your objection, in writing,
addressed to Area 4 Kirby Misperton Highways Office, Beansheaf Industrial Park, Tofts Road, Kirby
Misperton, Malton, North Yorkshire YO17 6BG or by email to Area4.Kirbymisperton@northyorks.gov.uk or via
the website link above by 11 August 2023.
BARRY KHAN, Assistant Chief Executive Legal and Democratic Services, County Hall, NORTHALLERTO
Local Access Forum are currently recruiting new members. People with a passion
for the countryside and an interest in exploring their neighbourhoods are invited to apply.
This is a National Campaign for default 20mph limits where people live, work, shop, learn and play. The campaign argues that with a lower speed limit the quality of life improves. Places become safer, healthier, quieter, cleaner, better for everyone. Less danger leads to 20% fewer road casualties and less fear.
If you are interested please complete the survey by clicking the link below:
20s Plenty for North Yorkshire : Speed Review – Whitby Community Network
Ryedale District Council are launching the Green Dog Walkers Scheme. Dogs are a valued part of the community in Ryedale, with many dogs living in the area. We want to make sure the good practices of many dog owners are shared and celebrated.
It is a non-confrontational and friendly way to change attitudes about dog fouling.
Green Dog Walkers are role models for responsible dog ownership and sign up to the pledge to always:
Dog owners who take the pledge will play a part in helping to keep their communities free from dog fouling. They will receive a free dog collar and tag.
Over 95 people have now signed up and after a successful pilot we’re officially launching the project across the district.
Residents and visitors can sign the Green Dog Walkers pledge online via the link below to the Council’s public consultation and engagement platform Commonplace.
Due to the impact of Coronavirus over 5.5 million people are claiming Universal Credit. Many of them are new to claiming Universal Credit having been negatively impacted by Coronavirus.
We’re encouraging Parish Councils to share the following guide on their website and/or social media to help local people navigate claiming Universal Credit.
Here’s the Universal Credit guide https://www.jobcentrenearme.com/universal-credit/
The following may offer some guidance to members of the public on how a Council meeting works and when members of the public can participate. The guidance is based on that provided by the National Association of Local Councils and is similar to that provided by Parish Councils nationwide.
The role of the Parish Council
Parish councils are a local authority that makes all kinds of decisions on issues that affect the local community – most commonly planning matters, crime prevention, managing open spaces and working to deliver better services. Parish Councillors are unpaid volunteers who give their time and service freely to assist the local community. Westow Parish Council is made up of 9 Councillors (one of whom is elected as Chairperson) and the Clerk.
Meetings of the Parish Council (PC) are not public meetings but members of the public have a statutory right to attend meetings of the council as observers. They have no legal right to speak unless the PC Chairperson authorises them to do so. However, as part of its community engagement, Westow PC now sets out a time during the meeting agenda for public participation when members of the public are invited to speak.
Are residents allowed to speak or contribute?
A public participation session takes place following a temporary adjournment of the meeting. It is an opportunity for members of the public to:
(a) make representations,
(b) answer questions or
(c) give evidence relating to the business to be transacted.
Such sessions form part of the PC meeting in law and shall be duly minuted.
Procedure for a member of the public to speak at Parish Council meetings
Members of the PC are always willing to discuss topics put forward by the public. The following points are intended to help make the best use of the public participation session.
a) if the issue raised is on the current meeting agenda then it will be discussed under the appropriate item
b) if it is a matter which can be referred by the Clerk to another authority, or;
c) if the item is not on the agenda, and may need a PC decision or expenditure, it would need to go onto a future agenda.
What about ‘bad behaviour’ at a Parish Council meeting
All persons present will act respectfully towards every other person present and will not act in a manner that demeans, insults, threatens or intimidates him or her. All statements, questions and responses must be related to the facts of the matter and not personal in nature. Members of the public disturbing a PC meeting will be asked by the Chairperson to desist in any behaviour considered to be disrupting the meeting. If the behaviour continues the PC can resolve, without discussion, that the person(s) withdraw from the meeting.
September 2020
YORKSHIRE LOCAL COUNCILS ASSOCIATIONS
We like to use photographs of the Yorkshire area in our annual review.
If you have some good photos of features of your parish, please send
them to us in j.peg format, telling us the name of the parish and
details of what is in the photo. Please send these to:
admin@yorkshirelca.gov.uk