June 19, 2013

New on the Parish Website : Archives

There is now an archive of all of the past articles available on the Parish website under the ‘News and Events’ menu. You can also use the search box at the top of the page to find anything of interest on the site. The web team will be meeting again shortly, so if you have any comments or suggestions around the site and what you would like to see on it contact us here : webteam@claxton-sandhutton.org.uk

We are always looking for new volunteers to help build, promote and maintain the site so if you’d like to help please let us know; and. most importantly, keep your contributions flowing!

York Press Sales

Would anyone like to begin to order the York Press, to collect from box at my gate in the village hall car park? Please let me know if you are interested, on 468571.
Deborah Bayley

Village Hall Spring Clean Cancelled

Unfortunately tomorrows spring clean of the village hall has been postponed and will be reorganised during April. Thank you to those who offered to help and apologies for the lack of notice.

John Short

Flood Relief 2013

 

The Fawcett and Cussins families would like to send heartfelt thanks to their wonderful neighbours for their assistance in operation “ditch dig” this morning.

We cannot promise that we have solved Claxton’s flooding problems but we have unearthed another previously unknown land drain which we have successfully rodded and cleared. Hopefully, every little helps! Thanks also to the Thompsons for the excellent work they have carried out further down the ditch. It will be interesting to see the impact the next time we have heavy rain.

nb. It would seem that there is a considerable amount of fuel oil leaching into the drainage from somewhere on Main Street in Claxton, so it might be worth while anybody with an oil tank getting it checked out as it could be a big saving for somebody.

Many many thanks to everyone who helped.

Help us shape your Village Website

The Parish Council Website team will be meeting on Tuesday to discuss and plan for the year ahead. So let us have your feedback please.

  • What would you like to see on the site? New ideas?
  • How do you find using it? Easy, Hard?
  • What would make you contribute to the site?
  • What is Good / Bad about the site? Design? Content?
  • What would you like to see more / less of?

Leave us your comments in the box below. Remember – its your website and your feedback is vital – we are keen to hear what you think.

Thanks

The Claxton & Sand Hutton Parish Council Website Team

Richard III

If, like I, you believe the recently discovered remains of Richard III ‘The Lord of the North’ should be rightfully interred in York please take a moment to sign the petition on the link below and pass on to your friends and family. Over 6,000 have already done so.

https://submissions.epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/38772

Below is a picture i took last year at Sheriff Hutton Castle, which has strong links with Richard III and his family (click on the picture to enlarge)

Andrew Fawcett

 

FERA Developments

From Todays Evening Press – FERA to launch new food safety training base in Sand Hutton

click on the link below for more details

http://tinyurl.com/aoqku8l

Appeal for filing cabinet

The Parish Council receives lots of paperwork and generates quite a lot too! We are currently struggling to store all the plans, maps, documents and letters that have accumulated and are looking for a lockable filing cabinet. Does anyone have a second hand filing cabinet that they would be willing to part with (donate or sell)? If anyone can help out, please contact the clerk Fiona Hill at clerk@claxton-sandhutton.org.uk or ring 468773. Thank you.

Bags to School – the results

Thank you to everyone who donated some bags of clothes, bedding, shoes etc for the recent Bags to School appeal at Sand Hutton school. We have heard back from the organisers and the big pile of bags has managed to raise £340! That is great news for local children and will help towards important equipment, library books, outside shelters etc for the school.
Please start to collect again because there will be another collection in March next year – you can recycle, clear out those old clothes and help the school. Thank you!

New addition to the Community Library!

From Monday 30th July, when the Community Library is open, we will also have a ‘Community Jigsaw’ on the go, so why not pop in, have a complimentary cuppa with us and complete a piece or two of jigsaw then, choose a book to go home with.

If you have bored kids during the school holidays, why not bring them down to the village hall to help complete the jigsaws too – everyone is welcome (as are donations of jigsaws – no pieces missing please).

The Community Library is open every Monday Morning 10am – 12 in the village hall. We look forward to seeing you!