Bishop Thornton News
Parish Council: An ordinary meeting of the Bishop Thornton and Warsill Parish council was held in Bishop Thornton Catholic Primary School on Thursday, January 28. There were five parish councillors, the HBC councillor and three members of the public present. Apologies were received and accepted from Dr J Gillingham.
A declaration of interest regarding all items on the agenda was signed by Coun Mrs B Rickards due to the fact she will be writing up the meeting as she sees it for the Nidderdale Herald area news.
The minutes of the ordinary meeting held on November 26 and the GPC meeting held on December 22 were agreed to be true records and signed by the chairperson.
Planning: Thornton Grove Farm, Bishop Thornton - No objections. High North Farm, Fellbeck – No objections.
Plan granted by HBC - Dobson House Farm, Bishop Thornton.
Plan withdrawn - Oakwood House, Bishop Thornton.
Planning matters not on the agenda: Councillors discussed concerns raised by parishioners regarding the provision of off street parking at the two properties on land previously occupied by Church Cottages, Colber Lane, Bishop Thornton. On Street parking by future occupants of the properties will cause problems for both other road users and restrict access to neighbouring properties unless adequate off street parking is provided. The chairperson informed members that Harrogate Planning Department are aware of this matter.
Financial: Shaw Mills Notice Board Repair 60 – Members agreed this payment. SLCC Annual Membership Free 30 - Members agreed this payment.
HBC commuted sum balance sheet: Members acknowledged receipt of information regarding the sums of money set aside by HBC for use by the Parish. Councillors discussed the restrictions placed on the use of this money by HBC and HBC councillor confirmed that a lot of this money had not been claimed by PC’s because of the restrictions and undertook to look into the matter and see if the money could be used in different ways.
Highways: Footpaths and Joy’s Bridge, Backside, Shaw Mills. Coun Mrs B Rickards showed members photos of Joy’s Bridge showing that it is in need of repair. The clerk informed members that having seen the photos NYCC’s Paths Office has agreed to undertake urgent repairs. The chairperson has spoken to Simon Foster from NYCC Highways regarding the state of our roads in the parish and will report back to next meeting whether any work has been undertaken.
NYCC neighbourhood profile guide: Members received Coun Mrs B Rickards apologies for not having followed through with this matter. As far as she was aware no-one has contacted her.
HBC community emergency scheme: Members acknowledged receipt of the information and agreed that the clerk should request a template from HBC for setting up a community emergency scheme so that members can review the present situation.
NCCZ - The clerk informed members that only one response had been received regarding this matter following an article in January’s Magazine. The item had again been placed in the February edition of the parish magazine in the hope of eliciting further responses.
Any other urgent business not on the agenda: Coun Mrs B Rickards informed members that the trellis fence around the electricity sub-station at the bottom of Grange Close is in need of repair.
Coun Mrs B Rickards informed members that a resident from the Top Mill was concerned about the parking at the bottom of Grange Close and on Town Street. The inconsiderate parking of a large camper van and a number of cars are making it difficult for other road users to see along the road or get through and out of the village.
A member of the public drew members’ attention the problems caused to road users by a very large camper van parked outside Bishop Thornton Primary School as it is making it very difficult for tractors and large vehicles to get through. Members agreed that there is very little that can be done about this matter other than highlighting the problem in the area news column of the local paper in the hope that people will be more considerate when parking their vehicles on the street.
Next meeting: 7.30pm February 25 Bishop Thornton Primary School.
Thank You: Thank you goes to everybody who has passed their use stamps on, and to everyone who has already paid their annual subscription for the parish magazine. St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Bishop Thornton would also like to say thank you to all those people who contributed to the Bags 2 School collection.
Parking: The parish council has been notified by local residents about the number of cars parked on the roadsides around Grange Close, Town Street, Shaw Mills and Colber Lane, Bishop Thornton outside the schools. This is making access very difficult for vehicles to pass. Please be considerate where you park and think of other road users.
School News: The children of Bishop Thornton Primary School had a non uniform day and few games to help raised funds for the Haiti earthquake appeal.
Art Council: Through the Art Council initiative to develop creativity in schools, Bishop Thornton Primary School will have Jenny Mine as their artist in residence for the school term. She will be leading the children on a creative journey to explore the heritage of the area. The children are all working on scrapbooks/sketchbooks to help reflect their home, families and daily lives. The school is hoping to transform into a gallery for an exhibition of the work the children have been doing.
Key Stage 1: Key Stage 1 children from St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Bishop Thornton as part of their topic on the weather wrote a poem together.
Winter Wonderland
The world had turned a diamond white
Jack Frost has made it glisten
Snow has fallen from the sky
And turned the world sparkling white
The snow is sleeping silently on branches and on trees
Looking like candyfloss and good enough to eat!
We like the snow but now it’s time
To say goodbye and welcome in the spring.
Visit: The children from St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Bishop Thornton both Key Stage 1and 2 visited RHS Harlow Carr. Key Stage 1 explored the garden with Max from Where the Wild Things Are and Key Stage 2 explored the artistic work of William Morris who used shapes from the natural world to make patterns.
Church Services: St John’s CE Church Bishop Thornton February 7 11.15am Family Service. St Joseph’s Catholic Church, Bishop Thornton Saturday Vigil Mass 6pm Sunday Mass 10am Weekday Masses 9am.
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Sunday 05 February 2012
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