The next Ward committee meeting is on Monday 11th June at Dringhouses Primary School. 6.30pm meet your councillors and ward team. 7.30 meeting starts, chaired by Cllr Anna Semlyen. Agenda includes update on Moorcroft Road Shops area improvements, Planning Panel elections, Ward Scheme grant announcements, All are welcome. Free entry. Come and tell us your views. See http://www.york.gov.uk/council/Wards/02ward_meetings/ or email shapingneighbourhoods
york
govuk (shapingneighbourhoodsyorkgovuk)
Labour Branch Meeting 30th May at 7.30pm Dick Turpin
The next Labour Party Branch meeting for Dringhouses and Woodthorpe is on Wednesday 30 May at 7.30pm at the Dick Turpin Tavern on Moorcroft Road. Do come along!
Friends of Chapman’s Pond Meeting 17th May 7pm
You are warmly invited to the Friends of Chapman’s Pond Meeting on Thursday 17th May at 7pm prompt at the Love To Eat Cafe, Moor Lane near the pond.
Dave Meigh (Head of Parks and Open Spaces) and the Management Plan will be first substantial item (as he is going onto an evening class), so please arrive in time to start the meeting at 7pm
This invitation is open to anyone interested in being a Friend of Chapman’s Pond. Membership of the Friends is free. Do contact me if you have any comments or questions.
Anna Semlyen (01904 654355 / 07891 98931) Vice Chair of the Friends of Chapman’s Pond
Benefits Changes Letter in the Press
The Press printed my letter about the nightmare of changes to benefits instigated by the Coalition. See it second down at http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/features/readersletters/9663063.It_could_be_you/
This letter was informed and prompted by a talk given at the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe Labour Branch meeting in March. Thank you Mark Windmill!
Love Where You live clean up 21st April – Near the Grove
I went out with Street Environment Officer Jackie Armitage, Duncan Bartlett (Tesco’s Community) and Liz Levitt (Environmental Enforcement). We cleared up litter in the Grove, the Cemetery opposite York College and along Tesco’s boundary. It all looked improved and felt satisfying. Contact Jackie on 553134, Jackiearmitageyorkgovuk (Jackiearmitageyorkgovuk) to find out more or see the Love where you live page at http://lovewhereyouliveyork.wordpress.com/join-us/
2012/3 Dringhouses and Woodthorpe Ward Grant Recipients
Ward funds will be allocated to Friends of Chapman’s Pond,the Elderly Person’s Bingo Club at Moor Lane Youth Centre, Friends of Acomb Wood, Woodthorpe After School Club, St Edward’s Playgroup the Rising Stars Youth Group and Dringhouses Dance Group
Free Insulation for ALL York residents
Free loft and cavity wall insulation for all York residents, whether private rented or owner occupier. Subject to survey. No qualifiying criteria. To register call 01904 554406 – Yorkshire Energy Partnership
Free Home Fire Risk Check
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue offer FREE home safety checks, including if appropriate fitting smoke alarms for FREE. Contact 625272 or www.northyorksfire.gov.uk or via Fire Station, Boroughbridge Rd, York YO26 5SP
Marriott Hotel offers for Residents
The Marriott Hotel, Tadcaster Rd offers a resident discount – 10% off the bar and grill. Call in or 701000 for your card. Am going to check out Sunday carvery for £9.95 (-10% = £9).
Note the date of their Residents day- Sun 2 Sept for complimentary refreshments and use of hotel facilites - Leisure Club, Swimming pool and spa and have a tour of the hotel.
Lively Ward Meeting on 26 January and Planning Panel
A packed meeting saw 64 residents attend the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe Ward Committee on Thur 26th January. They met their Councillors, heard about the new non emergency police number (101 which is 15p per call), asked questions on the Number 12 bus, the Askham Bar park and ride new access junction consultation and the Chase Residents Association presentation on section 106 land. Plus a have your say session.
Roger Jennings is looking for people to join the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe Ward Planning panel which meets once a month on a Monday night. Make your offer via the ward clerk Matthew Ward – matthew-nmowardyorkgovuk (matthew-nmowardyorkgovuk)
Acomb CYC office closes at the end of Feb. People will then be able to drop in to meet council staff on Friday afternoons from 1-4pm at the Wains Road Youth Club.
