NEXT MEETING
The next Parish Council meeting will be held on Wednesday 30th October at 7:30pm, rather than 13th November as previously scheduled. The meeting will be held at Chapel Haddlesey Community Hall and is open to all.
LITTERPICK
A Litterpick has been arranged for Sunday 10th November, Can any interested residents meet at the Bus Shelter at 10am. Equipment is availble which has been has been supplied by Selby DC.
PHONE BOX
The Council has been trying to find a Contractor to refurbish the Phone Box on the Green, but has not yet found anyone who is prepared to quote for this work. Any suggestions on how to progress this work would be appreciated - please contact the Clerk on gateforthpc@gmail.com.
VILLAGE MAP
A detailed map of Gateforth Parish has been put up in the bus shelter. This identifies individual properties and aims to make it easier for visitors and people making deliveries to find you.
COUNCILLOR VACANCIES
Following the recent Parish Council election there are 2 unfilled vacancies. Please contact the Clerk (gateforthpc@gmail.com) if you have an interest in becoming a Councillor and contributing to the future of the village. There are currently 4 formal meetings each year held in the evening. There are currently no Councillors from the Gateforth Hall area.
WELCOME TO GATEFORTH
The Parish Council has produced a leaflet providing information about Gateforth and its local services, primarily aimed at new residents. It is available to download here.
SPEEDING
The Parish Council have submitted requests for the speed limit in the Village to be reduced to 30 mph. However this can only be formally be reviewed every 3 years, with the next opportunity in 2020. To support a case at this point information about problems caused by speeding would be useful. Any accidents or near misses should be reported to the Police using the 101 phone number.
Mushroom Farm site
The Council has received a progress update with regard to the development on the former Mushroom Farm site.
Work has started at "Gateforth Park", which has involved the erection of perimeter fencing and hoarding to make what is now a construction site compliant with Health and Safety. Within the site remediation and clearing is now ongoing. Contractors will be taking up the large concrete pad to the North of the site in early September and are aiming to have demolition, remediation and site clearance finished before Christmas. You can also keep up to date with progress by going to www.gateforthpark.co.uk and selecting the 'Blog' option.
Viner Station, Birkin
The retrospective planning application for a Biomass plant at the above site has been refused. Selby DC have issued an enforcement notice, but this has been appealed by the operator.
Defibrillator
The Parish Council have acquired a Community Defibrillator which has been installed in Bus Shelter. In the case of an emergency please phone 999 when, in appropriate circumstances, the operator will provide the access number and talk you through its use. Any parishioner who is interested in helping to manage this facility please contact the Clerk.
Footpaths
There is a good network of public footpaths in the Parish which provide off road routes to neighbouring villages including Hambleton, Birkin and Haddlesey. These are shown on this OS Plan. They also provide routes to the Canal towpath. The best way to protect these routes is to ensure that they are regularly walked. Any problems should be reported to North Yorkshire County Council.