Current Parish News

 Parish Council Meeting
At the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council on May 27th 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, 2nd September 2025. Members of the public are always welcome to attend.

Parish Clerk Vacancy
With great regret, our parish clerk, Gill Harrison, has given notice that she will be resigning from the post at the end of September. Consequently, the Parish Council will be advertising for a replacement. If any resident is interested in finding out what this role entails, in the first instance please contact the Parish Council Chairman, John Amsden, to express your interest and discuss details. Call him on 01969 663432 / 07990 570243 or Email: jamsdencarperby@gmail.com

Newsletter – Final Paper Edition
At the Parish Council Meeting on 27th May it was decided to halt future publication of the paper version of the Parish Council Newsletter. Since publication began in 2008 costs have increased substantially, particularly over the last few years, and electronic media has, to a large extent, replaced print material as a means of communication. Consequently, the current issue  will be the last publication of the newsletter on paper. However, a quarterly email version will continue to be published, as will information on the Parish Council website and Facebook page. If you are not on the current email list please send an email to carperbyparish@btinternet.com to register for the newsletter.

North Yorkshire Boundary Review
New boundaries are being proposed for council divisions in North Yorkshire Council and draft recommendations have been published. The Commission has recommended that Carperby should return to being part of the Upper Dales ward and the Parish Council has submitted feedback supporting this proposal.  The Boundary Commission would like to hear what residents and local organisations think about the proposals. The consultation on the proposals closes on 9th June 2025. You can access the feedback form at https://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/north-yorkshire

Insurance Review
The Parish Council have decided to undertake a thorough review of insurance requirements for the assets that they are responsible for. It is proposed that a meeting takes place, including representatives from the Playing Fields Association and the football club, to discuss the accuracy and details of insurance. The meeting is scheduled to take place between May and September 2025.

Changes To Rubbish Collections
The new NYC is introducing changes to waste collections and recycling. The whole county will adopt the system currently in use in Selby of alternate fortnightly collections for recycling — one for paper and card, and another for glass, cans and other recyclable materials.Our collection day will continue to be Tuesday, and will no longer be subject to change when a Bank Holiday occurs on Monday.The new bin collection calendar is  available at the North Yorkshire Council website at:
https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/bins-recycling-and-waste/check-your-bin-or-recycling-collection-day    The boxes and bags used for recycling will be replaced by two 240-litre wheelie bins. Non-recyclable waste collections will continue to be on a fortnightly basis, as will garden waste collections for those who subscribe. Council officials say they do not yet know when Richmondshire residents will move to the new system.

Village Benches
The bench that was removed from outside Beckwith Cottage can now be replaced. The Parish Council is grateful to North Yorkshire Councillor Sedgwick for a grant of £400 to purchase new seating.

Congratulations
Huge congratulations to Carperby Rovers Football Club on an outstanding, and record breaking, season. The Wensleydale League title and Dales’ Cup have been added to the Medal Shield, won earlier in the season. They are the first side from within the dale to achieve this feat. Well done to all the team members, management and backroom staff.

Annual Residents’ Meeting
The Annual Residents’ Meeting was held on Tuesday, 4th March 2025. The minutes of the ARM held in March 2024 were read and approved and the meeting received the annual report of the Needham Garth Trustees from Councillor Brampton. The Trust had an income of £1988.04. Of this £1880 was distributed. After bank charges a balance of £41.64 remains. Residents should inform the trustees of any cases of need in the parish. Contact can be made with Councillor Brampton, or the other Trustees Mr. Roger Dinsdale, Mr. Martin Beckett and Mrs. Janice Peacock. Clarification on the history of the Trust was also provided by Councillor Brampton. The income for the Trust is derived from money that was received when the Parish Council sold land in Needham Garth to Richmondshire District Council. This money was invested and the interest from this provides the Trust with its funds.
For the first time the annual auction of Parish Lands was in the hands of our local NYC Councillor Karen Sedgwick. She discharged this duty capably and with good humour and this source of Parish revenue was successfully secured for another year, raising over £1000 for the parish.

The meeting then received a report on NYC activities and issues from Councillor Sedgwick.

·        The 100% Council Tax increase for second homes comes into force in April. It is proposed that the extra revenue should be used for the construction of affordable housing.

·        NYC has had £14.3million of central government funding withdrawn. The Council is considering legal action to get the money re-instated.

·        The funding for elderly care and Special Educational Needs provision is becoming a priority. The proportion of the population in the county over the age of 65 is rising. Councillor Sedgwick stated that 40% of the local ward population fall into this category.

·        The Council’s new school transport policy is likely to go ahead despite opposition. A resident noted that there had been reports of some confusion regarding terminology relating to “catchment” and “nearest school” . This seemed to create a contradiction between the school’ admission policy and the new school transport policy. * Subsequent to the meeting, moves are afoot by some councillors to amend the policy.

·        Rising costs have led to an increase in Council Tax of 4.99%. It was pointed out that local residents might question the rise in Council Tax when some NYC employees are on annual salaries in excess of £100,000. Councillor Sedgwick accepted that this might be the perception, but the move to the Unitary Authority meant that the wage bill had been reduced. She also stated that NYC is trying to reduce costs and will be cutting a number of  senior managers.

The meeting thanked Councillor Sedgwick for her report and for her attendance.

The issue of speeding traffic was raised and a discussion took place about possible measures. It was suggested that North Yorkshire Highways be contacted to see what the current policy is on illuminated speed signs. In the meantime, residents are reminded that they can report speeding concerns on the link below: 
https://www.northyorkshire-pfcc.gov.uk/how-can-we-help/common-problems/speeding/#Reporting_speeding_concerns
 
You must report your concerns via the link, but if you would also like the police to appear at random times in a particular location of concern, feel free to let them know the details. 


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

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