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Dirty Roads The Parish Council have now started a campaign to keep the road clean
between Kellingley Colliery and Cridling Stubbs level crossing.
If any resident has any evidence ie. photographs or videos of their
dirty cars caused by the slurry dropping off UK Coal wagons or accidents
or near-misses caused by the filthy road, please talk to a Parish
Councillor. A dossier is
being prepared to give to the relevant officer of NYCC. Gale Common Flora and Fauna This is to be a regular feature of the newsletter.
In October, birds seen at Gale Common include grey wagtail, jay,
kingfisher, wigeon, goldeneye, woodcock, gadwall, mistle thrush, lapwing,
and golden plover. A large
falcon that is possibly a peregrine has also been seen harassing the
lapwing and golden plover. This
is the first known sighting of two kingfishers together at the site and
the pair of gadwall are also the first to be seen there.
Stoats were being seen more often than usual and squirrels were
busy preparing for winter. The
fruit and berries have ripened earlier than usual. Christmas Carols in Cridling Stubbs A final reminder that carol singing will take place around the village on Monday
22nd December. Anyone
wanting to take part should meet at the junction of Wrights Lane and
Cobcroft Lane at 6.30 pm with a torch.
Word sheets will be provided.
Anyone with requests for a particular carol to be sung outside
their house should contact Claire Crossdale at The Nook, Cobcroft Lane.
After the carols, seasonal refreshments will be available in the Village
Hall. Parish Council Meeting The next Parish Council meeting will be held on Wednesday 7 Jan 2004 at 7.00 pm in the village hall. (please note the different day due to a regular booking of the village hall.) The Agenda for the meeting will be posted on the Village Hall notice board as usual.
The Parish Council wants to hear from younger residents.
Therefore, the first part of the meeting will be a “Parish
Meeting” to discuss youth issues in the village.
All residents (of any age) are invited but under-16s must be
accompanied by an adult. Recycling Update Over 200 tonnes of paper and cardboard and 83 tonnes of mixed glass were collected in September as Selby’s waste recycling scheme got underway. The project, covering 31,000 households saw a 65% increase in the amount of waste disposed for recycling compared to figures for August.
Additional schemes in the pipeline include green wheelie bins for garden
waste, recycling banks for plastic and tin can collections.
However, for now, both plastic and tin cans can be deposited in the
containers situated in the car park at the rear of Knottingley Sports
Centre. Over the holiday
period please refer to the printed calendar and the poster outside the
village hall for information on collection days.
Selby District Council have finally recognised that there is a problem
with flytipping, litter and abandoned cars in the district.
They have issued an email address, cleanstreets@selby.gov.uk
and
a telephone number if you want to report waste issues.
The Clean
Streets hotline number is 01757 292044. Community Trust Fund Committee The first meeting has been held and work is underway to establish the
terms under which this charity will operate.
This is not an easy job as The Charity Commission require various
forms to be completed, but hopefully, some
monies should be released soon. Cridling Stubbs Educational Trust Fund The appeal (in the last newsletter) for residents to serve on the
Educational Trust Fund Committee has, so far, been unsuccessful.
The possibility of an “awards” scheme can only go ahead if some
volunteers come forward. Please see a Parish Councillor if you would like to be a part
of this committee. Operation Ratcatcher This operation has been launched by the North Yorkshire Police to give
residents an opportunity to support their local police by providing
information to the Crimestoppers charity.
Information will be passed on and action will be taken quickly to
deal with issues and problems. The Crimestoppers number is (Freephone) 0800
555 111 and is available 24 hours a day. |