Current Parish News
The next Parish Council meeting will be held at
the Village Institute at 7.30pm on Tuesday 6th May 2025. This
will be the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council. The first item on the Agenda will be the election of Chairman
for 2025/26. Members of the public are always welcome to attend.
Annual
Residents’ Meeting
The Annual Residents’ Meeting was held on Tuesday, 4th March 2025. The
minutes of the ARM held in March 2024 were read and approved and the meeting
received the annual report of the
For the first time the annual auction of Parish Lands was in the
hands of our local NYC Councillor Karen Sedgwick. She discharged this
duty capably and with good humour and this source of Parish revenue was
successfully secured for another year, raising over £1000 for the parish.
The meeting then
received a report on NYC activities and issues from Councillor Sedgwick.
·
The 100% Council
Tax increase for second homes comes into force in April. It is proposed that
the extra revenue should be used for the construction of affordable housing.
·
NYC has had £14.3million
of central government funding withdrawn. The Council is considering legal
action to get the money re-instated.
·
The funding for
elderly care and Special Educational Needs provision is becoming a priority.
The proportion of the population in the county over the age of 65 is rising.
Councillor Sedgwick stated that 40% of the local ward population fall into this
category.
· The Council’s new school transport policy is likely to go ahead despite opposition. A resident noted that there had been reports of some confusion regarding terminology relating to “catchment” and “nearest school” . This seemed to create a contradiction between the school’ admission policy and the new school transport policy. * Subsequent to the meeting, moves are afoot by some councillors to amend the policy.
·
Rising costs have
led to an increase in Council Tax of 4.99%. It was pointed out that local
residents might question the rise in Council Tax when some NYC employees are on
annual salaries in excess of £100,000. Councillor Sedgwick accepted that this
might be the perception, but the move to the Unitary Authority meant that the
wage bill had been reduced. She also stated that NYC is trying to reduce costs
and will be cutting a number of senior
managers.
The meeting thanked Councillor Sedgwick for her report and for her
attendance.
The issue of speeding
traffic was raised and a discussion took place about possible measures. It
was suggested that North Yorkshire Highways be contacted to see what the
current policy is on illuminated speed signs. In the meantime, residents are
reminded that they can report speeding concerns on the link below:
https://www.northyorkshire-pfcc.gov.uk/how-can-we-help/common-problems/speeding/#Reporting_speeding_concerns
You must report your concerns via the link, but if you would
also like the police to appear at random times in a particular location of
concern, feel free to let them know the details.
Parish Council
meetings now take place four times a
year, at the Village Institute. The next two meetings will take place on 6th
May and 2nd September. December’s meeting to be arranged. Any changes
to the venue or dates will be notified via the Parish Council website and
Facebook page.
The blocked “drain” on the north side of the village green
has been attended to by North Yorkshire Highways and Yorkshire Water. It was
discovered that this was a soak-away that had been blocked by a large stone.
The situation was made worse by a long-standing leak from the water main that
has now been fixed. Highways’ officers are hoping to re-institute the
soak-away, by piping the water further into the village green and filling the
cavity with gravel and hard core to assist soakage. This work should be
completed by the end of April.
The damage to the village green area at the east end of the
village by Hargill has still to be resolved with the company responsible.
Revised Rubbish Collection Dates
Normal Day Easter 2025 Revised Date
Tues. 22nd
April H/hold Waste Wed.
23rd April
Normal Day
May Day 2025 Revised Date
Tues. 6th
May H/hold Waste Wed. 7th
May
Normal Day May BH 2025 Revised
Date
Tues. 27th
May Recycling Wed. 28th May
Information
about
Health Matters
Central Dales
Practice - Dr Josh Milner will be joining the Central Dales Practice
between March and October this year. He is a fully trained Military
doctor who wants to become a GP. He will be at the Aysgarth Surgery for 3
days a week and in Hawes on a Wednesday.
Niall Pain will
start as a trainee dispenser in March. Richard, Tara &
Elizabeth will remain as the Receptionists.
Meanwhile, work continues on the new
Catterick Health Centre.
Casino and Curry Night
The recent Casino and Curry Night
raised approximately £900 for Carperby Playing Fields. Many congratulations to
all the organisers and contributors who made it such a thoroughly enjoyable
evening.
VE Day 80th Anniversary Event
Plans
are under way for a village celebration to mark the 80th Anniversary
of VE Day in May. Please keep an eye on
the Parish Council Facebook page and the village WhatsApp group for updates.
Village Institute AGM
The Annual General
Meeting of the Village Institute will be held on Wednesday 26th
March. Please contact Tina Richard
(663953) if you would like an item added
to the agenda. Further information is
available on the noticeboard in the bus shelter.
The Parish Council
has received information from YDNPA regarding their new coppicing and
development plan for Freeholders’ Wood. As the Parish Council holds no remit
for the wood, the contents of the plan have been noted and it has been
suggested that YDNPA should make local freeholders aware of the proposed
changes.
The Carperby Concert team would like to thank all
those who contributed to the Steve
Knightley concert in February. A
total of £811 was sent to The White Knights
Although the Parish Council has now
taken possession of the old telephone box at the bottom of Needham Garth, we
are still waiting for BT to fully de-commission it. Once that is done, the box
will be available for use by the community. Unfortunately, no suggestions for
its use were brought to the Annual Residents’ Meeting. Watch this space.
Half of the households in the parish council area receive the newsletter by e-mail and about a third access information via the Facebook page. The Parish Council would like to increase this number and thus save some money on parish communications. If you would like to help, please send an e-mail to carperbyparish@btinternet.com, giving your e-mail address or make a friend request for the Facebook page.
Parish Salt Bins
A
reminder that the two Parish Council
salt bins for the village are situated on Hargill and on the north side of
the main village green. There is an
additional RDC bin in
Carperby village now has
an active WhatsApp group. Should anyone wish to join the village group, please
message Tina Richard on 0771 5045600. In
order to join you will need to have a smart phone and download the app. Tina
can help if you have any doubts or queries. WhatsApp is a
free messaging application that lets users text, chat, and share media,
including voice messages and video, with individuals or groups. It relies on
data (broadband/4G) to send messages, so it doesn't cut into your monthly text
allotment. Every message and call is end-to-end encrypted by default, so WhatsApp
is quite secure for virtually all users. This level of encryption means not
even WhatsApp can see the content of your messages, despite what you might hear
online.
Parish Forums
The
Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
hopes to continue to hold a series of parish forum meetings, as a way to engage more
closely with parish councils within the YDNPA. Please contact Councillor Amsden
for details of the meeting and let the Parish Council know if there is anything
you would like to be added to the future agendas. Details here: http://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/living-and-working/parish-councils-and-meetings/parish-forums
AYSGARTH SURGERY - EVENING APPOINTMENTS
A quick reminder that appointments are available at Aysgarth Surgery on Tuesday
evenings for those needing to see a doctor after work.
Community
First Responders - REMINDER
The First Responders are still looking to recruit additional volunteers to the
team. This does not require a great deal of time and can easily be
arranged around your work/family/social commitments. A short training programme
and a qualification test are all that is needed. Even a small commitment would
be helpful to them and the local Ambulance Service. If you are interested
in joining or simply wish to know more about the service they provide, please
contact David Brampton on 663561.
DOG WASTE BINS IN CARPERBY
One of the issues to emerge from the recent Parish Plan Event in January was the continuing problem of dog waste in the village. The main problem seems to stem from visitors and it was felt that the location of the dog waste bins could be better advertised. IF YOU OWN A HOLIDAY LET IN THE VILLAGE OR USE YOUR SECOND HOME FOR FRIENDS AND VISITORS, PLEASE PRINT & DISPLAY THE ATTACHED MAP. More copies of the map are available from Councillor Sheldon at The Quarter House.
Upper Dales Health Watch
Follow this link for news.
Freeholders Wood - YDNPA coppicing plan can be viewed by clicking here. If you wish to speak to Geoff Garrett on matters relating to Freeholders Wood please contact him on 01756 751648.
A reminder that NHS dental provision in the area has been awarded to ADB (Alpha). They have bases in Hawes, Leyburn and Bedale. Residents can register with them by calling 01969 623999.
Anyone interested in volunteering for the local branch of Daleswatch should contact Councillor Brampton via the Parish Council e-mail address at carperbyparish@btinternet.com
