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Annual Report

The Council’s Annual Report has now been published and has been distributed by the Parish Councillors. If you have not yet received your copy, and wish to receive it, please contact either the Parish Clerk, details below, or any of the Parish Councillors.

Fly Tipping

The Council has received complaints of persistent fly tipping along Darton Road, particularly at and near to Polly Lane. Readers are reminded that fly tipping is unlawful, and that the local District Council has powers to prosecute offenders.

Summer Fete

This year’s Summer Fete which was held on the village green on Saturday, 28^th June, was once again a great success. The Parish Council wishes to thank the Summer Fete Group for their hard work, and also all those who participated with stalls, events, etc.

Yorkshire in Bloom

The Council extends very many thanks to those Parishioners who have volunteered to ‘adopt/care for/water’ the troughs and public spaces within the village. Thanks also to the retail outlets, to the Spencer Arms, to the Brownies and to the children from the school, for their displays and support, and last, but by no means least, to everybody for their wonderful gardens.

Parish Council Grants

There are still some funds available for small grants to bona fide organisations. Please note that organisations which have already received a grant during this financial year are unlikely to be successful with a second application. Please apply in writing to the Parish Clerk.

Parish Council Meetings and Public Question Session

The following procedure to enable parishioners to address the Council came into effect from the July 2007 meeting of the Council. Councillors and the Clerk attend at 7.30 pm as per usual practice; members of the public who are in attendance are allowed to ask questions of the Council, on any matter, from 7.30 pm to 7.40 pm; at 7.40 pm the formal meeting of the Council commences. Members of the public are not permitted to participate in the formal meeting unless they have complied with the requirements previously advertised. This procedure also applies to Council Committee Meetings, although timings will normally be half an hour earlier.

Next Meeting of the Parish Council

The next meeting of the Parish Council will be held on Thursday 7^th August 2008, at 7.40 pm, in the Moxon Room, Village Hall. All parishioners are welcome, and are encouraged to attend at 7.30 pm.

F. Johnston, Clerk to the Council.                           Telephone: 01226 765569.