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PICKERING TOWN COUNCIL’S NEWSLETTER The Town Council - A Quality Council Continental Market Wartime Weekend in October, the 60’s Festival in July, just recently British Cycling’s Sprint Event, bring visitors to our town and entertainment and interest for our residents. The events themselves do not necessarily attract the same people and this can only be to the good: the town becomes more widely known and, hopefully, visitors decide to come back. The Council is adding to the calendar of events by supporting a continental market. This will be held in the Market Place on SUNDAY 4 JULY. Amongst the food for sale will be French crepes, Spanish paella, garlic prawns and tartiflette, Italian saucisson, German sweets and fudges, French and Swiss cheese and Brittany biscuits and there will be non-food products too. The market will be open from 10am and close in the late afternoon and a road closure order affecting the Market Place only will be in force. Hawthorn Lane play area Vandalism and other anti social behaviour continues in the play area. This time a pogo stick was taken from a youngster by teenagers and used to bounce up and down on the safety surfacing around the junior swings. The surface was punctured many times and the cost of repair will be £550.00. The incident and damage was reported to the police but they have not been able to find the culprits. Some people who visit the play area still find delight in smashing glass bottles leaving the shards scattered on the ground. Despite the presence of two litter bins, youngsters, it seems, prefer to drop crisp packets, plastic bottles, chip containers on the grass. If your child goes to the play area irrespective of whether he or she is four or fourteen would you please ask him or her to put their litter in the bins, respect the equipment and not climb over the fence into neighbours’ gardens. It goes without saying that no one should be drinking alcohol in the play area. Thank you for your cooperation. Grants Not everyone knows that local organisations which bring benefit to the town as well as organisations, not necessarily based in Pickering but whose activities help local people, can apply to the Council for a small grant to help fund their activities. Applicants need to accompany their requests with their most recently audited accounts (if they have accounts) and information about who else is being approached for money. We like to know, too, what fund raising activities, if any, the applicants themselves are undertaking. The Council has become eligible to use the power to promote well being, a power to do anything which is considered likely to achieve the promotion or improvement of the economic, social or environmental well-being of its area. The power can be used in relation to, or for the benefit of, any one or more of the following categories:
Given this new power, the Council will be reviewing the criteria it uses to award grants and the result of the review will be included in the next newsletter. Castle Passes Pickering residents are eligible for a castle pass which gives them free entry to the castle. The passes are available from the Town Council office and cost £1.00 each. Passes are issued to adults only – those who have children have their names recorded on their pass. Each adult who wants a pass should bring a passport size photograph and proof of residence when they come to the office. Town Guide The Town Guide for 2010 and 2011 has now been published and each household in Pickering will receive a copy. The cost of the publication is met by the many local businesses who pay for advertising space. The Council is, as ever, grateful to local business for its support of this project and to those who contribute articles. Multiple copies are delivered to visitor attractions in the town and all forms of visitor accommodation. Town Council Office Kitching Room, Memorial Hall, Potter Hill, YO18 8AA, 9am-1pm, Monday to Friday. Tel: 01751 476503. e-mail: townclerk@pickering.gov.uk Website: www.pickering.gov.uk The Town Clerk is Andrew Husband. The Council meets in the Memorial Hall on the third Monday of each month at 7pm. The next three meetings are on 21 June, 19 July and 16 August. The agenda is available on the Tuesday preceding the meeting from the Council office and its website. Members of the public are entitled to make representations, answer questions and give evidence in respect of any item of public business on the agenda. |