Melsonby Community

on: Saturday 17th August 2024

at: Melsonby Methodist School

Times

Staging of exhibits:                                      9.30 am – 12.30 pm

Doors open. All welcome:                           3.30 pm

Presentation of Trophies:                            4.30 pm 

Auction of produce / raffle draw:             to follow  

Exhibit Entry Fees

Adults: (16 years and over):                      20p per entry

Juniors: (under 16 years):                          no fee

Prizes           1st place  50p   2nd place  30p   3rd place 20p

Cups and Trophies awarded for most points

H Lamb Challenge Cup                              Class A Vegetables and Fruit

Runner-up Trophy                                     Class A Vegetables and Fruit

Leek Club Trophy                                      Classes A3 and A4 Pot and Trench Leeks

Rose Bowl                                                  Class B Flowers

Runner-up Shield                                      Class B Flowers

Jan Archer Trophy                                     Class C Floral Art

Kim Nixon Trophy                                      Class D Preserves and Baking (Adults)

Runner-up Shield                                      Class D Preserves and Baking (Adults)

West Trophy                                              Class D+  Junior’s Baking

Beehive Trophy                                         Class E Artwork and Crafts (Adults)

Geoff Garrett Trophy                                Class E+  Junior’s Artwork and Crafts

Stokoe Trophy                                           Class F  Photography

Stokoe Trophy                                           Class F+ Junior’s Photography

Wendy Vart Memorial Shield                    Best Newcomer in Show

Cups and Trophies awarded for best exhibit in Classes

Larry Thompson Trophy                            Best Exhibit in Class A

Golding Cup                                               Best Exhibit in Class B  

If you have never exhibited in the Show before, HAVE A GO THIS YEAR.

Just one exhibit will make a difference and ensure that the show continues to be an important event in the village’s calendar.                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Even if you decide not to enter an exhibit, please come along and support our Village Show. You are promised a fun afternoon. In addition to perusing your friends’ and neighbours’ prize exhibits, there is the opportunity to obtain lots of lovely fresh veggies and home- made produce for your family’s delectation. Always a highlight of the afternoon, and not to be missed, is an auction of produce under the hammer. Melsonby Parish Village Show is organised by Melsonby Parish Village Show Committee.

The programme is attached and include a exhibit entry form.

North Yorkshire Council wants to hear your experiences, so that they can look at how to

Reduce the amount of food waste and make healthy food more accessible.

They want people living and working here to be involved – please fill in the Let’s Talk Food survey https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/LetsTalk

The Let’s Talk Food survey is part of the wider conversation that has been taking place about food in North Yorkshire, looking at the whole food system – from how we grow food, what we grow, to what we buy and eat and how much we throw away

There are several ways you can take part in Let’s Talk Food:

You can fill in an online survey here https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/LetsTalk – the survey is on Commonplace, which is a safe and easy-to-use online tool used to engage with communities, by over 250 organisations including neighbouring councils in Leeds and West Yorkshire.

If you would prefer, you can pick up a paper copy from your local library, leisure centre or main local office and return it in the envelope provided.

You can also email letstalk@northyorks.gov.uk or call

0300 131 2 131 (please say ‘Let’s Talk’ when prompted) to request a survey.

You can write to:

Let’s Talk

North Yorkshire Council

County Hall

Northallerton

Home to school travel policy – consultation

I write to advise you that the Council has commenced a consultation on proposed changes to the Council’s Home to School Travel Policy.

The necessary information can be found here on the Council’s website: https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/your-council/consultations-and-engagement/current-consultations/home-school-travel-policy-consultation

with an online survey form for your responses to the consultation and details of engagement events that will be held during the course of the consultation period.

The consultation closing date is Friday 12 April.

If you’re struggling to pay for food and other essentials, there are local schemes and organisations in North Yorkshire which may be able to help or point you in the right direction. You’ll find information about emergency financial support, managing debt, benefit entitlement, energy bills and staying connected all in one place at http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/costofliving

North Yorkshire Council’s cost of living web page also has information about pension credit, schemes to help families and local community-based support including Warm Welcome spaces as well as advice on staying safe and well.

If you’re less confident with technology and have friends or family who might be able to help you understand what support is available with the cost of living, please ask them to look at the web page with you. You can also go into any North Yorkshire library or North Yorkshire Council office. If you’re not sure who to turn to, you can call North Yorkshire Council’s customer service centre on 0300 131 2 131 Monday to Friday from 9:30am to 4:30pm asking for ‘cost of living help’ when prompted.

Following on from comments and an email from parishioners re pedestrians, some with dogs, walking on roadways around the village the PC contacted Highways re road signage and received the following response:

Thank you for your e-mail.

Whilst I note and appreciate the request for warning signs to be placed on the approaches to the village,  I regret that this is not something that we would take forward.

Just to confirm that the warning sign in question is usually used with the associated plate advising of the lack of footway for a given distance at locations where an existing footway has a break in it and then starts again further along the road.  You will appreciate that throughout the County there are countless similar locations to those mentioned in your e-mail on the approaches to villages which do not meet the above description and it would not be reasonable to sign them all not least because of the possibility of drivers potentially becoming oblivious to the message and therefore not taking notice at the locations where they are more clearly needed.

With regard to the provision of new sections of footway,  I regret that funding for this type of work is not presently available.

Notwithstanding the above, if there is general concern about the speed of traffic at a given location then you may wish to consider making a report to the  ‘Traffic Bureau’ at North Yorkshire Police using the form to be found on our website by following this link:

https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/roads-parking-and-travel/road-safety/speed-limits-speeding-and-road-safety-concerns

Once a completed form is received, relevant evidence relating to speed of vehicles and casualty history will be gathered and the local  ‘95 Alive Partnership’ which includes representatives from the Police, the Fire And Rescue Service and the Council will then assess the findings and identify any actions that the group consider to be appropriate and effective. This may include consideration of educational initiatives, temporary matrix sign deployment,  or enforcement measures. Speed limits on these roads is generally 60mph.

Another option that the residents may wish to consider is setting up a  ‘Community Speed Watch’ scheme with training and equipment provided by the Police.  We already have this.

I’m sorry that I cannot be more positive but trust that you will appreciate my position.

Ian Beighton

Highways – Area 1

North Yorkshire Council

Please see the update below on 6th February 2024.

An agenda item at the January 2024 meeting raised a question regarding the replacement of the Green Bins.

Item: The existing small green bins are to be replaced by a 240l bin at double the cost. What will happen with the smaller bins and this is a considerable increase in costs.

The Parish Council raised this with NYC Councillor Angus Thompson. Please see his correspondence below.

Dear All,

I can appreciate that the new scheme appears to be inefficient but in fact the reverse is true. We within the old RDC District have been out of line with other councils in terms of size of bins etc. and it is by bringing everyone onto a uniform system, so everyone has the same size of bin and the same charge, that we can make savings across the county.

Some were paying more than RDC customers, some were paying less eg. Selby residents who weren’t charged for green bins. The end product however is savings across the county.

It is not just a question of the size of bins, but the vehicles required to collect the rubbish. If we are all on the same system ie. identical bins, then savings can be made on the vehicles. You may have noticed that Harrogate yellow vehicles have been used in the last 9 months to collect recycling and non recycling rubbish. This is because Harrogate had a surplus of vehicles, RDC had a deficit. Hence saving money.

When it comes to ordering replacement lorries, then discounts for bulk buying should come into play, but ONLY if we are all on the same system.

Savings like this can only be achieved if we are all on the same system. Harrogate lorries could not be used for RDC green waste if they were geared up for larger bins whilst our bins were the smaller ones.

I hope this clarifies any confusion.

Regards,

Angus Thompson.

UPDATE: Received from NYC via Councillor Angus Thompson dated 2nd February 2024:

Dear Councillor Thompson

Thank you for your email. 

Yes, you are correct residents can keep their existing 140 small bin, but they will have to pay the increased charge of £46.

There has been no requirement to make any changes to the bin wagons, the wagons are able to collect a whole range of bin from 140 litres to 1100 litres.

Regards

Amanda Dyson

Area Manager (Waste & Street Scene)

North Yorkshire Council

Mercury House

Station Road

Richmond

DL10 4JX

There is currently one resident in Melsonby who is a part of the Community First Responder Scheme for the NHS. Could you spare 5 Hours minimum per week to provide the village with a valuable service. Melsonby currently shares Gillings kit, however if responders can grow in numbers, we could gain a dedicated Melsonby kit. Further information on the scheme is available to view on the Parish Council website.
If you would like to speak with Steve McLean, the current responder prior to officially making contact with the coordinator in Richmond. Please email Steve at stevenmclean217@gmail.com