Current Parish News

 
PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
The next Parish Council meeting will be held on Monday, 23rd March 2026 in the Village Institute. It will be preceded by the Annual Residents’ Meeting. Please check website or Facebook page for details. Members of the public are always welcome to attend.

Parish Precept  2026/27
At the December Parish Council meeting the Parish Precept for 2026/27 was set at £7000. This represents a small increase per household of approximately 8p per week. The decision was made as the council is conscious of needing to replace the mower at some future date and it is an attempt to build up a reasonable deposit. Running costs have also increased.

New Parish Clerk
The new Parish Clerk, Lorna Bleach, was introduced at the December meeting.  It was officially agreed that Lorna's start date was to be from 1st December 2025 and the current clerk, Gill Harrison, would have her last working day on 31st December. This would allow for a bedding in period. It was agreed that there will be an official hand over in January, so all paperwork will remain with Gill Harrison until that time. Lorna will also take over as Responsible Financial Officer for the council.
The Parish Council would like to express its gratitude to Gillian Harrison for her invaluable service as clerk. She has worked tirelessly on behalf of the council, offering excellent support and advice throughout her time as clerk. We wish her well in all her future endeavours.

Bridge Repairs at Aysgarth Falls
The bridge at Aysgarth Falls is scheduled for repair some time before the end of this financial year. No date has been set, but it will be necessary to close the road over the bridge. Details / updates to follow. Please be aware that the walls that are not part of the bridge will not be repaired as there is currently no money available for this work.

Flower Troughs
The flower troughs that were purchased for the west end of the main village green area are now in place. They have been planted with bulbs and wallflowers. Thanks are due to Councillor Amsden for positioning the troughs, and to Alistair Dinsdale for his advice.

Village Institute
The Village Institute will be 100 years old in 2026. Centenary celebrations are being planned for the first weekend in May. If you feel that you can help, in any capacity, please call Tina Richard on 07715 045600.

Village Institute Coffee Mornings
The drop-in coffee mornings at the Institute take place on occasional Saturdays. The first one for 2026 will be on January 3rd. Drop in for a chat and a cuppa; donations welcome. Check out the dates for the coffee mornings and other events at the Institute at https://hallbookingonline.com/carperby/calendar.php

Thank You
A big thank you to all those who were involved in the Christmas Bingo event that took place at the Institute on Saturday, 5th December. Almost £1000 was raised for the Playing Fields Association funds. Well done to the organisers.

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/

Home Library Service
North Yorkshire Council Library and Information Service provide a free Home Library Service for people of all ages in the county who are unable to visit their local library due to disability, illness or because the are caring for someone.  The service, which is available on a permanent or temporary basis, can be applied for by calling 01609 533800, or by emailing to: libraries@northyorks.gov.uk

Parish Communications
If you know anyone in the parish who is not on the mailing list for the newsletter, please ask them to send an e-mail to carperbyparish@btinternet.com so that they can be added. Alternatively, they can  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