Hambleton Parish Council

I would like to draw your attention to our updated emergency planning webpages. There are two sections in particular which will hopefully be of use to you and your communities:

Flooding – www.wyre.gov.uk/flooding

New flooding content including advice from multiple agencies on being prepared, during an incident and recovery plus details of community flood groups.

Winter – www.wyre.gov.uk/winter

Includes where to find out about gritting, school closures and weather etc.

In addition, details of refuse and recycling collections over Christmas can be found at www.wyre.gov.uk

As always, our Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts are continually updated with advice and information.

Please support this event. Flooding in Lancashire is not going to go away. 

FLOOD CONFERENCE

THE MET OFFICE WEBSITE PROVIDES INFORMATION AND ADVICE ON HOW TO PREPARE FOR WINTER WEATHER INCLUDING HEALTH AND WELLBEING ADVICE.  CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

 http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/barometer/get-ready-for-winter

Be aware of the risks this winter for your community:

Are you are aware of the emergency risks in your area?  Your local resilience forum has a community risk register outlining the risks in your local police force area. Contact details for your local resilience forum:

 https://www.gov.uk/guidance/local-resilience-forums-contact-details

Check your local flood risks including coastal, river and rainfall /surface water:

 https://flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk/long-term-flood-risk

Sign up for flood warnings and weather alerts:

https://www.gov.uk/sign-up-for-flood-warnings   

Are You Looking for A Reputable Trader?

The Safe Trader Scheme is operated by Lancashire County Council Trading Standards Service to assist residents of Lancashire to find reputable local traders for property repairs, home improvements, gardening services, mobility aids and other services around the home.

Traders on the Scheme have all demonstrated their commitment to fair and honest trading by signing up to the Scheme's Code of Practice, and have agreed to work with Trading Standards should any dispute arise.

You can search for a local registered trader via the Safe Trader website www.safetrader.org.uk or by phone on 0303 333 1111.  All you need to provide are your postcode and the type of trade you are looking for and a list of relevant businesses will be produced in an order relevant to your postcode. If searching via the website you can compare businesses by checking out their profile pages and the customer reviews they have received.   

If you do have any work carried out please leave feedback for the trader on the website. This will assist both the Scheme and will help businesses to ensure that they are providing the best service possible to their customers.

As winter approaches, Lancashire County Council has issued advice on how to 'be prepared' if there is flooding again in the county this winter.

It's worth taking a couple of minutes to have a look at its website here http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/flooding/flooding-in-lancashire.aspx There's a quick animated video with some really practical advice plus sections on what you can do before, during and after a flood.

We know you'll not necessarily live in an area that has been affected in the last few years but you probably have a friend or relative who does so please share this with them.

A Life In Wyre residents’ survey has been launched and will close on the 13 November 2016. It is available online via  SURVEY CLOSED and a random sample of 3,500 surveys have been posted out this week by Wyre Council..

There is a section ‘Your Local Councillors’ with an option included for parish councillors so it would be good to get a good response from parished areas in order to have a significant result. Have a look at the survey and given your comments.

You can read more about the survey here.

Dear Sir,
I am Vice Chairman of Churchtown Flood Defence Group and we have applied for funding to organise a Conference for Flooding victims/ those threatened with flooding in the area. I myself am a victim of Flooding and the Conference will have speakers that will talk about issues that interest those affected. Funding is in place and most speakers are now in place.
It will be held at Myerscough College and start at 10.00. lunch will be included and will be free to those specified. Members of the EA,  UU and Wyre will have to pay.
It will be on Saturday 28th of January.
It will give those who are in this terrible position the opportunity to get together and also educate and inspire them to keep going. It will make them aware of what is going on in the area and the wider community.
Places are limited, so they can be reserved by registering by email to it will be entrance by ticket only. Email.  hoggontheweb@hotmail.co.uk, and as I said priority will be given to flood victims/ those threatened.
If you could ask if the date could be saved and then if they register an agenda will follow.
One of the speakers will be Professor Onno Bokhove from Leeds University who will speak about Flood risk management  in the age of extremes. He will demonstrate alternative ways of slowing the flow and managing water.
Thankyou.
Siriol Hogg Vice Chairman of Churchtown Flood Defence Group.

Could you be a Councillor and stand for what you believe in?

If you care about the area that you live or work in and the issues facing local people, we need you.  Lancashire County Council is holding its county council elections in May 2017 and we need new candidates to represent their areas.  Information events will be held on 10 and 25 October at County Hall, Preston where you can come along, find out what's involved and the process to become a county councillor.

Both events start at 5.30pm and there will be presentations on a day in the life of a councillor, support available and the process of becoming a councillor. There will also be the opportunity to speak informally to council officers, District Electoral Officers and the Local Government Association.  Register your interest in attending an event by visiting www.beacouncillor.co.uk/lancashire

 ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A REPUTABLE TRADER?  SEE ATTACHED FLYER RE THE SAFE TRADER SCHEME ENDORSED BY LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL!

SAFE TRADER SCHEME

THE ATTACHED IS A MESSAGE FROM SGT FREANEY ASKING ANYONE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICE TEAM IF THEY ARE AWARE OF UNLAWFUL DRUG USE OR THE SELLING OF ILLEGAL DRUGS.

MESSAGE FROM SGT FREANEY

VOLUNTEERS ARE WANTED FOR THE DRIVING SCHEME IN HAMBLETON - SEE ATTACHED POSTER.

VOLUNTEER DRIVING SCHEME

DO YOU WANT TO KEEP YOUR VILLAGE CLEAN AND TIDY?

THE BEST KEPT VILLAGE COMMITTEE ARE SEEKING VOLUNTEERS TO HELP KEEP HAMBLETON TIDY.

IF MORE VOLUNTEERS ARE NOT FORTHCOMING THE VILLAGE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ENTER THE BEST KEPT VILLAGE AND NORTH WEST IN BLOOM COMPETITIONS NEXT YEAR. PLEASE CONTACT:

BERYL ON 01253 700066 IF YOU CAN SPARE A COUPLE OF HOURS.

TO PREPARE FOR THE JUDGING OF THE 2016 COMPETITIONS

THE BEST KEPT VILLAGE COMMITTEE ARE ORGANISING TWO LITTER PICKS:

MONDAY 27^TH JUNE 2016 7.00 PM

SUNDAY 17^TH JULY 2016 7.00 PM

FOR BOTH DATES MEET AT THE SHOVELS INN CAR PARK

COME ALONG AND HELP CLEAN UP YOUR VILLAGE

THE DATE OF THE JULY PARISH COUNCIL MEETING HAS BEEN CHANGED TO 12TH JULY 2016 AT 7.30PM AT HAMBLETON VILLAGE HALL.

Flood warning

The Environment Agency has developed a new flood widget which you may wish to add to your websites to show flood warnings. Further details and instructions can be found in the attached document. 

You’ll find lots of information about flooding on the council website too which you are welcome to link to your websites. The main webpage can be found at www.wyre.gov.uk/flooding and this contains our emergency flood plan.

 There’s also information online about Wyre’s flood forum and generic emergency response plan.

Finally, members of the community can sign up to receive council news by email and information alerts by text message at www.wyre.gov.uk/register. Any assistance in encouraging residents to sign up would be gratefully received.

If you have any questions or I can be of further assistance, please get in touch.

Many thanks

Steph

Stephanie Collinson Senior Communications Officer

GHANTS LANE, HAMBLETON, WYRE BOROUGH)

(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF THROUGH TRAFFIC) ORDER 2016

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Lancashire County Council intend to make an order under

Section 14(1) (a) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as

amended, the effect of which will be to temporarily prohibit traffic on the roads

set out in this notice.

1. No person shall cause any motor vehicle or cycle to proceed over that

length of Ghants Lane, Hambleton from its junction with Church Lane to

its junction with Sower Carr Lane, in the Borough of Wyre.

2. The prohibition will be operative from 0800 hours on Monday 16

th May 2016 until 1800 hours on Monday 11 th July 2016, or until completion of

the works within this period.

3. An alternative route for vehicular traffic affected by the closure is via:-

Church Lane – Marsh Lane – A588 Green Meadow Lane – A588 Broadpool Lane – A588 Carr Lane – Sower Carr Lane and vice versa.

The temporary prohibition is necessary to allow strengthening and resurfacing of the carriageway works to be carried out.

Authority given for this Order to be made:

Michael White,

Network Regulation Manager

Lancashire Highway Services

0300 123 6701

LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL HAS PRODUCED THE ATTACHED POSTER REGARDING THE CHANGES TO BUS SERVICES.  THESE CHANGES WILL COME INTO EFFECT FROM 3RD APRIL 2016.  TAKE A LOOK AT THE ATTACHED POSTER.

BUS SERVICE CHANGES

THE OUTLINE PLANNING APPLICATION FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF UP TO 165 HOUSES ON LAND OFF ARTHURS LANE

HAS NOW BEEN SUBMITTED TO WYRE BOROUGH COUNCIL

THE APPLICATION NUMBER IS 16/00217/OULMAJ

FOLLOW THE LINK BELOW TO

VIEW THE APPLICATION DETAILS AND MAKE ANY COMMENTS

www.wyre.gov.uk/planningApplication/search

THE NEXT MEETING OF HAMBLETON PARISH COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON

TUESDAY 5^TH APRIL 2015 – 7.30PM IN THE VILLAGE HALL

THIS AND ALL PARISH COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE OPEN

TO RESIDENTS TO ATTEND TO RAISE ANY ISSUES/CONCERNS

Coastal Access in Cumbria

Silecroft to Cleveleys

Consultation on key issues and opportunities

Natural England, working closely with the Cumbria and Lancashire County Councils, is about to start work to improve access on a further stretch of coast path from Silecroft in Cumbria to Cleveleys in Lancashire.

England Coast Path: Silecroft to Silverdale - GOV.UK

England Coast Path: Silverdale to Cleveleys – GOV.UK

It is important for us to achieve clarity about the main issues and opportunities on this stretch of coast - we need to be able to identify the pivotal locations on the stretch where particular issues (i.e. estuaries, major developments, environmental sensitivities, areas of significant erosion, where improvements for people with reduced mobility would be most beneficial etc) could have a significant influence on the choices for alignment of the trail along the coast.

Detailed alignment work will not be conducted until we meet with owners and occupiers on site later this year.

We are keen to gather relevant and useful information from a variety of sources and therefore invite you to submit your comments on the main issues and opportunities using this form. If you would like to receive the digital Area of Search shape file, please get in touch.

Please send the completed form back by e-mail to the following address: northwest.coastalaccess@naturalengland.org.uk by Thursday 24^th March 2016.

If you have any queries or would like any further information then please contact the North West Coastal access Team via the above e-mail address.

Involving and sharing news and opportunities with as many people as we can must be part of our engagement mantra, so please help by forwarding this bulletin as relevant.

There are a number of consultations in progress so it may be an opportune moment to remind you that you can keep up with online council consultations at any time via our consultation portal.

WYRE BOROUGH ENGAGEMENT BULLETIN

WYRE BOROUGH COUNCIL ARE CHANGING THE GREEN WASTE COLLECTION SERVICE FROM 1ST MAY 2016.  PLEASE SEE ATTACHED FOR FURTHER INFO!

GREEN WASTE COLLECTION CHANGES

Activity groups urged to sign up to new directory

September 14, 2015 in News by Angela Glass

Voluntary and community groups are being asked to join a community directory which can be used by GP s and health practitioners across Fylde and Wyre.

The new directory will help health professionals steer patients towards activities such as mother-and-toddler groups, dance groups and walking groups – so a directory listing could mean more members and subscriptions for organisers.

Wendy Jackson, for Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde Council for Voluntary Services which is compiling the directory, said: ‘The area has hundreds of activities such as walking, dancing, reading and gardening taking place every week and doctors are keen to steer people their way.

‘The trouble is that GPs and other health professionals do not always know who is doing what. We’re asking people who run not-for-profit organisations to get in touch with us so that we can list their activities and venues in the new directory.

‘It will be a great help to doctors and patients as well as helping organisers publicise their activities – and even boost their membership numbers and income. It is entirely free for all concerned and only takes five minutes to arrange the listing.

‘Leading an active life is hugely important in staying healthy and happy. The NHS helps medically but there are groups in just about every church hall, scout hut and community centre that are already doing great work.

‘Everyone can be a winner as hundreds of health professionals in the area will be using the directory.’

People and organisations wishing to be included in the directory are asked to download and complete the form by clicking: http://www.cvsbwf.org/9007-fylde-and-wyre-community-directory-open-for-entries/ and returning to Angela Glass at: angela.glass@cvsbwf.org.uk

                      The Parish Council along with the WI, Best Kept Village Committee and other community organisations are supporting the campaign to ‘Clean for the Queen.’ The Queen will celebrate her 90^th birthday this year and litter charities across the country have come together to encourage communities to clean up the country. Hambleton will be holding a litter pick on Saturday 5^th March 2016 – all ages welcome, meet on The Shovels Car Park at 10.00am.TAKE A LOOK AT THE ATTACHED FOR INFORMATION!

LITTER PICK - 5TH MARCH 2016

THIS PETITION IS CALLING FOR GOVERNMENT TO INTRODUCE A LIMITED THIRD PARTY RIGHT OF APPEAL BY GIVING PARISH COUNCILS A RIGHT TO APPEAL PLANNING DECISIONS TO THE PLANNING INSPECTORATE.  WHEN THE PETITION REACHES 10,000 SIGNATURES GOVERNMENT WILL RESPOND TO THE PETITION.

PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK TO SIGN THE PETITION:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/110489