What’s on in York – Fun Day tomorrow

Fun Day April 2016

Westfield Ward Committee meeting scheduled

Foxwood Community Centre

The next Westfield Ward Committee meeting has been scheduled to take place on Wednesday, 22 June 2016 at 7.00 pm. The venue will be the Foxwood Community Centre on Cranfield Place.

It will be the first opportunity since last October for local residents to quiz elected representatives and officials on progress being made with ward budget priorities.

Over £50,000 was made available to spend in 2015/16.

The budget for Westfield ward in 2016/2017 is £53,266. Part of this money (£17,180) comes from the highways budget, and has to be spent on improvements such as resurfacing, footpaths, cycle-ways and lighting.

The other part of the budget (£36,086) may be used for community, environmental and social care projects.

Residents have already given a view on priorities for the area with the following changes being proposed:

Trim back overhanging trees and bushes
Provide more off street car parking
Improve communal areas and around traffic islands (weed removal, resurfacing, railings, etc.)
Improve security (CCTV, target hardening etc.)
Provide more litter bins
Provide more “poop scoop” bins
Subsidise Community Centres
Subsidise events for elderly people
Subsidise events for children and teenagers

The Council has been asked to update the Ward pages which appear on its web site.

In some cases the news section hasn’t been updated since last year.

The links to local Residents Associations also reveal that key information – such as the dates that skips will be visiting – has also not been updated.

What’s on in York – Homicide in Haxby- a weekend of murder and mystery

Haxby Explore Library & Oaken Grove Community Centre :

Sat 23 & Sun 24 Apr

Haxby Explore Library : Sat 23 Apr : 2.00pm – 3.00pm : £3

Meet the author Zoë Sharp

We’re very excited to have bestselling author Zoë Sharp with us for our World Book Night event. She’ll be at Haxby Library to talk about her experience as a writer. Zoë’s series of thrillers, starring heroine Charlie Fox, have featured in the bestsellers list 11 times.

Sat 23 Apr

Oaken Grove Community Centre : 10.00am – 11.00am : Free
Children’s story writing workshop

A bit of creative writing with crime theme. Ever fancied becoming a writer? Join Jo to learn about how to put a crime story together, dream up characters and write a plot. Free workshop for children interested in a bit of creative writing.

This event is aimed at ages 7-12.

Haxby Explore Library : 6.00pm – 7.30pm : £5

“Murder in the library”-Mystery event

Turn your hand to sleuthing with our murder mystery evening in the library. The evening is based on a murder kit specially written by Ann Cleeves, see if you can solve the murder of Tony Ferdinand, the star maker. With the aid of suspect statements and a forensic report, you’ll have everything you need to turn detective and solve this puzzling who-dunnit.
Refreshments are included.

Oaken Grove Community Centre : 7.00pm – 9.00pm : Free

World Book Night Book Giving

World book night volunteers will be sharing their love of reading by giving out books to people in their communities. Join us to chat about the books you love. If you have a book you love and would like to share it bring it along.

North Yorkshire Police will be in attendance with various activities at Oaken Grove during the afternoon. We’ve got a Police dog and handler and there will be fingerprinting activities and property marking.

Sun 24 Apr

Oaken Grove Community Centre : 12.30pm – 3.30pm : Free
Enid Blyton Famous Five Picnic

There will be games and lashings of ginger beer. Bring lunch along on Sunday afternoon to a giant picnic. There will be lost of fun things to do with traditional games and stalls. Refreshments will be available on Oaken Grove Community field (indoors in the event of bad weather)

All event must be booked through Explore Haxby Library on 01904 552660 or haxby@exploreyork.org.uk

York Council using hi tech equipment to improve service stadards?

New road sweeper

Weed killing by quad bike

After a poor few years there are signs that some of the street level public services provided by the York Council are beginning to improve.

Last year saw parts of the City engulfed in weeds.

This year a quad bike is already zipping round the area applying weed killer to paths and gutters.

Blocked drainage gulley in Hammerton Close

Litter and detritus is also another major problem as these photos show.

We hope that the new specialist street sweeping machines (above left) will soon make an impact…and that the Council has thought through how it will cleanse difficult to access areas.

We hope that the York Council will also make its street cleansing – and weed control – timetables available on their web site. Taxpayers should know how often they can expect their streets to be swept

Detritus at Grange Lane cycle path entrance

Detritus in Chapelfields Road garage area

Litter in Walton Place snicket

We continue to report any issues that we see using the excellent “Fix my Street” web site

Latest planning applications for the Westfield Ward

Proposals lodged to build 7 houses in back garden on Green Lane, Acomb

Plans to develop garden of 63 Green Lane

Below are the latest planning applications received by the York Council for the Westfield ward.

Plans for 7 houses on Green Lane click

Full details can be found by clicking the words highlighted in blue

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63 Green Lane Acomb York YO24 3DJ

Erection of no.7 dwellings

Ref. No: 16/00709/FUL

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NatWest 4 Odsal House Front Street York YO24 3BL

Change of use from financial/professional service (use class A2) to restaurant/café (Use class A3) and alterations including glazed shopfront

Ref. No: 16/00696/

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Address The Acomb Kingsway West York YO24 3BA

Reference 16/00601/ADV

Proposal Display of 2 no. internally illuminated signs (retrospective)

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Representations can be made in favour of, or in objection to, any application via the Planning on line web site. http://planningaccess.york.gov.uk/online-applications/

NB The Council now no longer routinely consults neighbours by letter when an application is received

Latest planning applications for the Westfield Ward

Below are the latest planning applications received by the York Council for the Westfield ward.

Full details can be found by clicking the words highlighted in blue

Westfield

Lidl Thanet Road York YO24 4PE

Ref. No: 16/00788/ADV

Display of 1no. illuminated free standing pylon sign

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22 Green Lane Acomb York YO24 3DL

Ref. No: 16/00774/FUL

Single storey rear extension and detached garage to rear

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6 The Knoll York YO24 3EB

Ref. No: 16/00777/LHE

Erection of single storey extension extending 4.7 metres beyond the rear wall of the original house, with a height to the eaves of 2.3 metres and a total height of 3.0 metres

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Representations can be made in favour of, or in objection to, any application via the Planning on line web site. http://planningaccess.york.gov.uk/online-applications/

NB. The Council now no longer routinely consults neighbours by letter when an application is received

Government’s derisory pothole repair allocation for York

The government has announced that York will be given £120,000 to fill in potholes that have arisen during the floods and winter weather experienced over recent months

click to access interactive map

The allocation has been described as derisory as it is less that the £180,000 cut from maintenance funding over the last 2 years.

The Dpt estimates that 2,264 potholes in the City can be filled in using their allocation.

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