2010 - News

December

January

Examples of the heavy falls of snow the village suffered from just before Christmas through to the middle of January. Top pictures show the views from the front and rear of 29 High Street; the lower ones are of Gilling Beck from Anteforth Bridge to the Millenium Garden.

February

15 - Letter circulated in northern end of village from Yorkshire CC Business and Environmental Services indicates that highway drainage improvements will take place from 22 Feb until 19 March in Hartforth Lane 'to assist in the alleviation of flooding problems to the north of Gilling West village. The works comprise of the installation of drainage swales with weirs and inlet grips along the northern verge of the highway between Hartforth Lane and Gilling West.' Construction will take place during normal working hours of 7:30 - 17:30 and be carried out under temporary traffic signals.'

19 - 'The Angel' Inn re-opened its doors again today.

21 - More snow - beginning at 7.00am and lasting through to the evening.

22 - Heavy frost during the night resulted in minor roads being very icy. Postman could not get up to Crabtree farm this morning.

23-24 - More heavy rain with the Beck running high again.

March

3 - Tree cutting carried out by RDC along the Gilling Beck at the Millenium Field to assist in improving flood protection. Work approved by the Environment Agency.

 

10 - Parish Council Meeting - News Updates

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April

26 - Cricket returns to Gilling West's cricket ground for the first time in 14/15 years when Richmondshire CC's 5th XI defeated Haughton in a 35 over league match. The game was played in sunshine on a square that had suffered from recent floods followed by a very dry spell. A wicket had been cut on the edge of the square and performed satisfactorily - but much of the square had to be covered by tarpaulin during the game. About 30 spectators turned up to watch what turned out to be a well fought match.

The fixture list indicates that the ground will stage 2 games per week involving Richmondshire CC's 4th/5th or Junior teams.

May

6 - General Election - Village Hall opened for voting 7am to 10pm.

7 - Gilling Farmers' Ball which was held at the Morritt Arms Hotel was a great success. The Committee wish to thank everyone who supported the event and all the people who very kindly donated items for the auction. A profit of £907.00 was made for the Great North Air Ambulance.

10 - Village Hall roof restoration begins. This work is planned to last 4-5 weeks.

16 - Neville Patterson - local resident and well-liked frequenter of "The White Swan", sadly passed away this weekend. As Stuart Belton's poem indicates, Neville will be much missed. The picture - also by Stuart - shows  him giving Ann Collinson a cuddle in the bar.

30 - Gilling Old Mill Cottages staged their first wedding reception today in a marquee set up on the lawn between the buildings and Gilling Beck.

 

 

July

23 - Aske Hall: Alternative plans for a controversial housing estate have been submitted to Richmondshire council in the hope that new access arrangements will be passed by planning officials.

The proposed plans for 48 houses to be built on land between Stanley Grove and Laburnam Grove, Richmond, has been the subject to a long-running row about how residents would gain access to the estate. They prefer this to be built off Gilling Road, but the Highways Agency and the developers had the opinion that this would not be safe. A public meeting has been called on 27th.

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August

Police - End of Month Report: August

               

Richmond Rural ( West ) Crime update

 

There has been four thefts of motor vehicles in the Richmond Rural (West) Wards during August, with three of them being in the Barton Area. On three of these occasions the vehicle keys have been left with the vehicle. The majority of crime is opportunist and simple security measures will ensure that you do not become a victim, more importantly you may find that your Insurance policy will be invalid if it your vehicle has been stolen as a result of your negligence, by leaving the vehicle keys within it.   

 

Barton (7 crimes)

 

Melsonby (4 crimes )

 

 

Gilling West (7 crimes)

 

 

 

 

 

Newsham & Eppleby (6 crimes)

 

 

If you have any information regarding any of the crimes identified this month, or wish to speak to your local Officer in relation to any other matter. Please make contact on Tel No 0845 60 60 247.

Your Local Officers are PC John Wilbor and PCSO Becky Hart.

 

Footnote:

 

Persons were arrested in connection with the outbuilding burglary where the hedge trimmer was stolen.

 

At the end of July 4 males were reported for daytime poaching and their vehicle seized at Newton Morrell. Robust action is being taken against such offenders and I am attending court on 3 occasions during September all for poaching activity. The fields are being harvested now so this activity may increase again. We are having successes against those involved but they are becoming wary of coming into Richmondshire. However we still need to be vigilant and report such activity and any other suspicious or strange incidents or vehicles and persons as in the type of crime mentioned at the top of this report.

If you wish to become actively involved in initiatives such as Borderwatch or you wish to be on the messaging system called Ringmaster please contact me. Thank you.

 

John Wilbor

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September

Steak Night - Saturday 4th

Super Sporting Sunday 5th

 

 

 

 

DUCK RACE WINNERS

 

1st  324  Sarah Metcalfe

2nd  115  Johnny Gill

3rd  102  Pat McKenna

4th  334  James Willis

5th  187  Rob Robinson

 

Thanks to all those who took part.

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October

Super fast Broadband

 

The Government plans to include North Yorkshire in a trial scheme for super-fast broadband. This will be welcomed locally as those who live in Hartforth or Sedbury, in particular, have little or no connection at present.

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GILLING WEST PARISH COUNCIL

SECURED A GRANT OF £2000 TO BE SPENT ON LOCAL COMMUNITY PROJECTS.

 

 

APPLICATIONS WERE INVITED FROM INTERESTED GROUPS AND FOUR PROPOSALS WERE RECEIVED:

 

1) Village Hall Committee: 2 x Fully Installed Hot Water Heaters to improve the Kitchen & Toilets

 

2) Village Hall Committee: External Maintenance & Weed Control

 

3) Gilling West Bowling Club: Timber Boards and Relaying Flag Stones

 

4) Gilling Gig: A Contribution to the costs of the Event

 

The Parish Council invites local parishioners to a presentation of the four proposals

to be held in the Village Hall on 19th October 2010 at 7.00pm.

 

Please come along, listen to the ideas, comment and cast your vote for the proposals which you feel would be most beneficial to the village as a whole.

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November

Letter received from the Environment Agency

Dear Customer,

You are registered with the Environment Agency's Floodline Warnings Direct service.  We want to tell you about changes we are making to your flood warning service.

New flood warnings
From the end of November, there will be three types of warning:

There is information available from Floodline and on our website about what you need to do when you receive a warning.

More information about changes to the flood warning service.

Are your details correct?
Keep your registration details up to date so that we can always contact you in a flood.  You can check and update your details online or by calling Floodline on 0845 988 1188.

Check and update your registration details.

Make a flood plan
Prepare for flooding by making a flood plan for you and your family, and find ways to reduce the impact of flooding on your home or business.

More details on how to prepare for flooding.

Check river and sea levels online
You can now see actual river or sea levels on our website.  This information will show you what's happening to water levels in your area.

Check the river levels in your area.

Flood risk forecasts
From the end of November, we will publish county-based flood risk forecasts for flooding from rivers, the sea and surface water on our website.  Each forecast will be for three days and we will update them daily.  This will give you an indication of any possible flooding in your area

More information about the flood forecast service.

Be prepared for flooding.

Thank you

The Environment Agency

Please visit the Environment Agency website and search for 'flood codes' if you want to find out more information about the changes to your flood warning service.

If you want more information about flooding or to stop receiving these emails, please phone Floodline on 0845 988 1188 or visit our website www.environment-agency.gov.uk/flood.

 

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25th - 30th - Serious weather change. Snow falls - the heaviest for November in seventeen years - have rendered access into the village to be very limited.