Current Parish News
PARISH COUNCIL MEETING
At the Annual
Meeting of the Parish Council on May 12th Councillor
John Amsden was elected as Chairman for 2025/26 and Councillor Steve
Sheldon was elected as the Vice-Chairman. Also at the meeting the Annual
Accounts were approved. A copy of the accounts and the annual return will be
available on the website. The next Parish Council meeting will be held at
the Village Institute at 7.30pm on Tuesday, 8th September 2026. Members of
the public are always welcome to attend.
The Annual Residents’ Meeting was held on Monday 23rd March
2026 at the Village Institute. The minutes of the last Annual Residents' Meeting held on
4th March 2025 were approved and signed as a true record, and the Chair,
Councillor Amsden, thanked villagers for their attendance.
The Carperby Poor Land Trustees report was presented by Mr
David Brampton. It
was noted that income for the 2025 calendar year was £2104.14, compared to
£1,988.04 the previous year. A total of £1,900 was distributed, leaving an end
of year balance of £5.14 after costs. A request was made to share information
about the organisation in the village since not everybody is aware of it. Contact can be made with Councillor
Brampton, or the other Trustees Mr. Roger Dinsdale, Mr. Martin Beckett and Mrs.
Janice Peacock. It was also noted that the trustees have been named a regulated
charity commission.
The annual auction of Parish Lands was in the hands of our local
NYC Councillor Yvonne Peacock, and this source of Parish revenue was successfully
secured for another year. Bids were slightly down on 2025, but almost £800 was
raised for the parish.
The
meeting received a report from North Yorkshire Councillor, Yvonne Peacock in which she stated that, overall, there is a shortage of funding, especially
since the £14m that had previously been received as a rural grant is no longer
given. This inevitably has a knock-on effect. The majority of Councillor
Peacock's work centred around Highways issues, including drains, potholes and
bridges. An amount of the Highways budget has been allocated for the Mayoral
Office to use and Councillor Peacock is keen to see what will happen with this.
The finances at NYC are balanced, but the increase of 4.99% in council tax was
needed to mitigate shortfalls. Furthermore, central government has said that if
they did not charge this extra amount and NYC subsequently approached them for
help with social care etc. then they would be penalised if the council tax had
not been increased by the maximum amount.
A member of the public asked how money received from the second home council
tax surcharge was used. Councillor Peacock explained that NYC were the only
council in the
The question of who
would be the next head of the National Parks was discussed and Cllr Peacock
confirmed that NYC have no say in this. However, Councillor Peacock had been
invited to a Q&A with candidates and her questions revolved around how the
National Park would interact with the community and prioritise them, looking at
issues linked to social and economic wellbeing.
Regarding village matters, a member of
the public asked why the insurance premium paid by the Parish Council was so
high. It was explained that the Parish Council have always been responsible for
this insurance as part of the original agreement and it covers the separate
entities of the Pavilion, playing fields, and other items in the village that
the Parish Council is responsible for.
Councillor Amsden
has circulated a letter to all parish residents, outlining the impact of
changes at Reeth Medical Centre. The majority of patients from Reeth will be registered
to the Central Dales Practice, but at the time of writing the Central Dales Practice was still waiting to gain access to
the building in Reeth. The Parish Council has expressed concern regarding
possible strains being placed on the Central Dales Practice. Consequently, the
council has sent a letter of support to CDP and a letter of concern to the
Integrated Care Board, that is now based in
There is a great
deal of local debate about the proposed construction of wind turbines at Hope
Moor, between Arkengarthdale and Teesdale. Each
turbine will be 200 metres in height (including blades), and there will be a
total of 23 of them. Concerns have been raised over the visibility of the
turbines over long distances, the potential for noise disruption to nearby
settlements and the lack of detail in the planning submissions. If you wish to
learn more, or express your opinion, you can find information at www.hopemoor.co.uk. The deadline for feedback is 30th June.
CHANGES AT HOUSEHOLD WASTE SITES
A reminder that you must now register
to use
The Parish Council
will be reviewing and revising the way its
communications are undertaken. Impending central government compliance requirements
necessitate these changes and it seems likely that councillors will have
specially assigned email addresses, and that website address changes may also
be needed. It is hoped to have more information by the time of the autumn
Parish Council meeting.
Please note that if you wish to contact the
Parish Council, the new email address is
carperbyclerk@protonmail.com.This will put you in touch with Lorna Bleach,
the new Parish Clerk.
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
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
Follow this link for news.
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
