BARTON NEWS BARTON PARISH COUNCIL NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2003
Chairman - Peter Wood Vice Chairman - Alasdair Thorogood Councillors: Michael
Charlton, Campbell Dawson, Michael Holmes, Alen McFadzean Clerk to the Parish
Council: Alan J Spivey
RETIREMENTS The September meeting was tinged with an element of sadness in
that two resignations were received: " Our Clerk to the Parish, Alan J Spivey
now looks forward to enjoying many years of happy retirement pursuing his interests
in carpentry and gardening. Alan has been a good servant to the Parish Council,
his balanced thoughts, guidance and general help will be much missed. We all
wish him well in the future. " Parish Councillor, David Lambert is in the process
of selling his property and moving out of Barton. Similarly, David's valued
contributions and thoughts on the well being of Barton will also be missed.
Enjoy your new home and good luck for the future David. Two vacancies have occurred
as a result of the above; Clerk to the Parish - is currently being advertised
in the Village Post Office - please contact Alan Spivey or Peter Wood for more
details. The normal processes in respect of the Parish Councillor vacancy are
being followed.
ITEMS COVERED IN THIS ISSUE:
- VILLAGE PLAN In June we distributed questionnaires
inviting your thoughts and comments in helping to shape Barton's future. 25%
of those booklets were completed and returned - well done. It is not unusual
in market research for a 1% - 2% return - we bettered that, so thank you very
much. The answers and information provided have been compiled into a Baseline
(starter plan) that is in the process of being filled out. Whilst it is still
a little early to comment on the nature of the content, not surprisingly,
matters such as traffic volumes and traffic calming received mention (see
later in this newsletter). We will keep you informed.Public consultations
(venue - Village Hall) on the Plan are to take place during October - we will
post notices once a date has been finalised. Winner of the £100 draw was David
Shotton
- ALLOTMENTS Negotiations are proceeding with a landowner
and we are hopeful of a satisfactory outcome.
- TRAFFIC CALMING & INCREASED VOLUMES OF VEHICLES
THROUGH THE VILLAGE Matters progress slowly. Speed measure strips have been
in place, now removed, in Silver Street and some local consultation has taken
place. You will have noticed that 'new' signs that have been erected warning
of the School and Church Lane junction. We can report nothing further at this
time in connection with the scheme for the introduction of the 20mph zone
but we will keep you informed. Roadwork on the A1(M) have resulted in major
traffic hold ups that have in turn caused drivers to use Barton as a short
cut. You do not need reminding of the inherent dangers of this increased traffic
flow, particularly through the centre of Barton. Police vehicles have been
making their presence felt, in an effort to get a message across to speeding
drivers (yet again one of the first two to be caught was local!). We are told
that they will continue to make appearances in Barton as they work to encourage
drivers to respect the speed limit. Our thanks to those villagers who took
the time to contact the police and request action.
- COMMUNITY EMERGENCY PLAN Over the coming weeks
we are putting together an Emergency Plan for Barton. The aim of the plan,
when completed, is to provide up-to-date information enabling the community
to organise a response to an emergency when requested to do so by the emergency
services - The police, fire & ambulance services will normally provide the
initial response to a major incident. They in turn may call for assistance
from local authorities as appropriate. Experience has pointed to the need
for communities at Parish level to have procedures in place for incidents
when the emergency services may require that assistance. We have only recently
received the documents in this respect and will be collecting together the
necessary information. At this stage we are hopeful that our local knowledge
will be sufficient to complete the task Whilst we are hopeful that it will
never be called upon it is important that we have a Plan in place.
- REPAIR WORKS Work has been completed on the footbridge
across the ford. Repair of the potholes in the road at the ford have not been
overlooked but might take a little longer - we will continue to pursue the
relevant department.
- DIRECTORY OF USEFUL INFO Is almost finished.
- VILLAGE WEBSITE A draft website has been completed - we will let
you know when it is ready for viewing on the Internet.
- OTHER AREAS OF INTEREST Doorstep Crime Initiative;
North Yorkshire County Council, along with others, have recently launched
an initiative to tackle doorstep crime, that is to say uninvited callers who
trick householders into letting them in so that they can steal or otherwise
persuade householders to hand over money. In an effort to reduce such crime
the NYCC Trading Standards Unit is setting up an early warning e-mail network
- Barton PC is to participate. The main benefits will be that information
regarding doorstep callers & relevant issues such as itinerant tradesmen working
on local houses can be passed back for immediate attention & where appropriate
followed up. General security advice and support can then be disseminated
to local communities. Please let PC Sam Grainger - Community Policeman (01609
789343) know if you receive a visit that you feel is suspect.
- Richmondshire Senior Forum; If you are 50 or over
you must be interested in the services provided to you now and those that
you may need as you grow older. The Forum is a growing number of older people
who want to be active and make a contribution to our community. The Forum
can give talks on home safety, tax credits and a host of other subjects. Free
training can be given for older people to enable them to improve their ability
to discuss issues with service providers. If you would like to find out how
you can become involved or would like more information please call Paul Fisher
on 01609 771624
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