Current Parish News

Parish Council Meeting - PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE
The next Parish Council meeting will be held on Wednesday, 4th December 2024 at 7.30pm in the Village Institute. The Parish Precept for 2025/26 will be set at this meeting. Members of the public are always welcome to attend.

September Newsletter
Once again, there was very little to report on from the summer period. Relevant information was added to the Parish Council Facebook page during this time.

Parish Council Meetings
The Parish Council intends to reduce the frequency of its meetings during the year. At present the meetings take place every two months, but the intention is to have meetings four times a year. This is in line with the minimum statutory requirement. Since the reorganisation of local government and the abolition of the District Council, there has been less business for the Parish Council to transact, much of the correspondence now being dealt with on-line. Additionally, North Yorkshire Council requires a precept return in December, rather than January.  Councillors felt that fewer meetings that are more tightly focused would be more efficient. Consequently, the revised calendar of meetings will take place in the first week of March (including the Annual Residents’ Meeting), May (including the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council), September and December (to include precept setting).

Wensleydale School Sixth Form
There is a proposal by North Yorkshire Council to change the age range at Wensleydale School and Sixth Form, by ceasing the Sixth Form Provision from 31st August 2025.  There will be a public meeting on Thursday 5th December at 5.30pm at Wensleydale School.
Please note that the closing date for responses to this consultation is 5pm on Friday 20th December 2024 and on-line responses can be made via the following link  https://online1.snapsurveys.com/alldkk This consultation is also available to view at Proposal to change the age range at Wensleydale School and Sixth Form by ceasing the Sixth Form provision | North Yorkshire Council

Village Green
A significant amount of damage was done to the village green in Hargill Lane recently and minor damage was also  inflicted on the main village green area. Both instances involved tradesmen and couriers taking insufficient care. If you are expecting a delivery please ask, if possible, that the company concerned avoid contact with the village green areas. It takes a significant amount of volunteers’ time to repair the damage and re-instate the turf. If problems persist the Parish Council will have to take action to protect these areas.

Carperby Advent Windows
Vicar Tom would like to hear from anyone who wants to do an Advent Window this year. Please contact Bev Ringland directly at the Vicarage or via the WhatsApp group if you can offer a window and if you have a particular number in mind.

Monday Art Group
The Monday Art Group, who meet at the Village Institute, are looking for more members. It’s a friendly, informal and relaxed group, each member following their own choice of art or craft but happy to give mutual support if requested. Whether you are an absolute beginner or fully experienced and whatever your choice of art/craft, new members would be welcome. If you are interested, please contact John on 01969 629708 or Angela on 07939 811220 for more details.

Thank You
A big thank you from the Carperby Concert team to all those who attended the Steve Tilston gig in November. A fantastic night was had by all and £732 was raised for Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Over the last three years these concerts have raised nearly £6000 for various local and national charities.

Christmas Refuse Collection Days

PLEASE NOTE – Collections up to, and including, Tuesday 24th December are as normal. Excess glass, cans and plastic recycling can be placed in open carrier bags. Excess cardboard should be flat packed and placed beside the blue or white bag.  Alternatively excess can be taken to the recycling centres located across the district. Please check HWRC holiday opening hours on the NYC website. Christmas cards and envelopes should be placed in the blue or white bag.  However wrapping paper and tissue paper cannot be placed in your blue/white bag - it should be placed in the grey bin. Christmas Trees - If you are part of the garden waste collection service, you can chop up your Christmas tree and put it in your garden waste wheelie bin for collection in March when the service starts. Alternatively, trees can be recycled at the Recycling Centre, Leyburn.  For further information contact : 0300 131 2 131 or https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/  

North Yorkshire Council
To contact the new council by ‘phone please call 0300 131 2 131 or visit www.northyorks.gov.uk.
to apply for, book and/or pay for services online. You can also report problems relating to the council. https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/new-council-and-devolution-north-yorkshire

 

Parish Communications - A Reminder
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 Needham Garth. The salt is to be used on the untreated roads in bad weather conditions. Please do not use the salt for private drives.

Carperby WhatsApp Group
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

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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