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Foxwood Residents launch Scarecrow competition
Charitable donation means more trees will be planted in Foxwood area
Another batch of trees funded by The Galtres Festival Charitable Foundation will soon be planted in York, under the festival’s partnership with Treemendous.
The Foxwood area of York has been chosen as the location for this latest planting project, where it is hoped new trees will line public paths and form new areas of woodland.
Ticket-buyers for the annual Galtres Parklands Festival are encouraged to contribute to the event’s plant-a-tree scheme, which Galtres has set up as a voluntary carbon tax – and this week £1425 has been channelled to the city’s Treemendous initiative.
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Plant sale tomorrow (16th May) at Foxwood Community Centre
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Latest updates on “improve our neighbourhood” campaign
More and more residents are following our advice that they should be intolerant of poor public service standards.
Here are some of the issues reported over the weekend.
Residents should click here to access the My Council reporting tool
Thoresby Road – litter
Litter – Cornlands Road
St Stephens Road – Poor street sweeping standards
The Wandle – detritus
Chapelfields – Grass growing THROUGH footpath surfaces
Chapelfields – Damaged verges
Foxwood – Graffiti
Plant sale at Foxwood Community centre on Friday 16th May 10:30am
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Poppy projects getting good support
Hard on the heels of the poppy planting project implemented by the Foxwood Residents Association, the
City of York Council has announced that it has secured cross-party support to help the First World War commemorative Poppy Road Poppy Project take root. The council is giving further assistance by providing two plots of land and support for volunteers.
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Foxwood residents plant poppies and wildflowers
Residents were out and about planting wild flowers and poppies on Foxwood Lane yesterday.
The poppy seeds have been donated by local residents as a way of commemorating the start of the First Wold War.
The project formed part of a series of events aimed at brightening up the neighbourhood.
Extensive tidy up work has also taken place in the Foxwood Park.
It also builds on the success that the community had in the Britain in Bloom contest last year.
NB. The Foxwood Residents Association is holding its AGM on Wednesday. Click below for details.
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Handypersons service available in Foxwood
Yorkshire Housing’s Handyperson Service will provide a first class and reliable advice service with practical assistance for repairs, improvements and adaptations to your home.
From changing a lightbulb or hanging curtains to fitting a security chain or installing a grab rail, our friendly, fully trained and knowledgeable staff can provide professional advice and practical support.
The Handyperson Service can help if you are:‐
- Over 60 or are disabled and of any age
- A home owner, private tenant or social housing tenant
Contact: York Home Improvement Agency on tel: 0345 366 4401 or e mail handyperson@yorkshirehousing.co.uk
Foxwood Lane collision
Debris on Foxwood Lane highway on Monday morning
A vehicle has collided with a bollard on Foxwood Lane near its junction with Bellhouse Way.
The carriageway was partially blocked with debris.
The Council was asked this morning (Monday) to clear the highway and restore the bollard.
Empty Council property in York
A number of commercial properties, owned by the York Council, remain empty.
They include 1 Shipton Road (Ashbank), 17/21 Piccadilly, Clementhorpe Maltings (Lower Darnborough St), ,former Railway Canteen (Holgate Rd) and the Parkside Commercial Centre.
Some are being actively marketed but it seems that the Railway Canteen may simply be demolished. It was originally purchased, many years ago, for possible use as a community centre.
The Parkside Commercial Centre has also been empty for several years. Its sale was agreed in 2010 but little progress has been made since. Guildhall sources blame planning delays. Planning permission for a 3 storey office building was granted in July 2013.
Foxwood Lane
Meanwhile York’s longest void Council house remains unoccupied. 102 Foxwood Lane has been empty since sewage problems were discovered. The Council blames Yorkshire Water for the delays in bringing the 2 bedroomed bungalow back into use.
It is something of a mystery why they haven’t taken legal action to have the drainage problems resolved.
This section of Foxwood Lane has a record of flooding issues. They are one of the reasons why residents have opposed building on Acomb Moor which is located further up the Lane.