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The Bishopthorpe Youth Award is presented each year by the Parish Council to recognise the efforts of young people between the ages of 11 and 19 living in the village.  The awards this year were selected by independent judge Lisa Thornton and presented to Hannah Elliott and Alastair Dunn by Parish Council Chairman Stewart Harrison.

 

The Award has been presented each year since 2002 and previous winners have been recognised for working with both young and elderly people, working within the church, school or organisations and working both in the village and the wider world.

 

Hannah has been successful in achieving the award for her work through planning events and helping to run the Bishopthorpe Rainbows Group and working with groups at St Andrews Church by committing her time to both the regular Sunday School and the Holiday Club which ran during the summer of 2011.  She is considered to be "an enthusiastic and reliable sixteen year old able to help young people to become responsible and happy members of our community"

 

Alastair is a young leader in the Scouts and has also helped to organise and run Danger Zone for younger teenagers, Summit Youth Group for older teenagers and the Cafe Church associated with St Andrews Church.  During the last 12 months he has also raised over £1,000 by undertaking sponsored cycle rides to raise funds for both the scouts and the church.

Alastair has also been a member of the Ebor Players for nearly 10 years and "has matured into an enthusiastic and reliable member of the group"

Article from 'The Press' today

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The article states that,

"Bishopthorpe residents are being invited to attend a public drop-in event on January 5 at the Village Hall on Main Street, where Yorkshire Water and contract partners Mott MacDonald Bentley staff will answer questions about the work."

This event takes place between 4.00pm- 7.00pm.

What's going on?

The latest hack is phoning people up claiming to be from Microsoft or from where your computer's anti- virus software is from.

What do they say and do?

They are very plausible, and usually able to trick you into downloading their software onto your computer. They will then tell you something is wrong and offer to fix it for a fee. They will then want your credit or payment card details.

What should I do if I get such a call?

Hang up!

But what if I do have a computer problem?

There are lots of really good computer shops, computer engineers in York who advertise their services. Ask around; find one that somebody else recommends.

I keep getting telephone calls all the time from people claiming to be 'official'

Never give personal details to ANYBODY on the telephone you do not know. If that person for example claims to be from your bank, take their name and department only before putting the phone down. Then look up the number of the organisation and call them back directly. This puts you in control and verifies if the call was genuine.

The GOLDEN RULE....

Nobody can verify on the telephone who they are. Unless you actually know that person always be suspicious!!

I had a long meeting with Cllr Harrison and Cllr Jemison last night and here are the outcomes;

1. I believe the risk assessments & control measures to be correct where the village hall and pavilion are concerned. There is no need for any further action, (apart from scheduled monitoring already in place) until the risk assessments expire in two years.

2. I now accept the Parish Council to be approachable- especially in view of last night's meeting. I will discuss any future issues I have with the Parish Council personally with them at their scheduled meetings.

3. The reason I was going to make a complaint about Cllr Jemison because at the time I did not like the advice he was giving me. I now agree that it was actually good advice.

I often have opinions which I like to share. Sometimes I can go about things in the wrong way- clearly on this occasion by putting things in the public domain, this was not a good idea and I have apologised for this. For all those who have already judged me- please just take the time to talk to me. I do many positive things for the village and in fact have two big projects at one of the local schools over the next two years. You can contact me on 07834 228502.

I am going to attend Parish Council meetings in the future; I am going to continue writing for Bishopthorpe.net, commenting for Radio York, facebook (from Jan 2012) and tweeting.

An article from today's York Press

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Apparently the man was training in Bishopthorpe so may not actually live here.

The man says he was bitten by a black and white Jack Russell terrier and had gone to a nearby bakery where they had helped him clean up his injury.

The man bitten said, "The woman was in her mid-to-late 20s, tall, with brown hair and she didn't have a coat on. That's why I thought she was a local girl.

Do you know who she is?

Just spoken to a representative of the contractors on site and he has given me the following information:
The initial repairs were undertaken successfully but once the flow was turn on new faults were discovered further along the system which meant the re-introduction of tankers to transport the water away.
The water has now been diverted to other routes eliminating the need for tractors, tankers and pumps although they are still on standby in the event of further problems.
A decision has now been taken to re-line the whole of the pipework between Keble Park North and Maple Avenue.
This work will be done in three phases of 72 hours but is very dependent on the weather - if we have excessive rainfall the work cannot be undertaken. However, this work will not necessitate digging up the roads but can be done whilst the pipes are in situ.
Residents will be informed when the work is planned to start and I will be update this web site when further information is available.

Just a reminder to everyone that the tickets for this years panto go on sale at 11.00am this Sunday 6^th November at the Ebor Inn.

 

Tickets prices are:

 

£7.50 Adults

£5.00 Children

 

£10.00 Saturday Evening  

Have you noticed a certain French flair throughout the village, perhaps a little Gallic shrug of the shoulders a little je ne c'est quoi? If you have don't worry it is not a new EEC directive or the pungent aroma of an overripe Camembert, it's just the build up to this years panto, The Three Musketeers. Forget the film; this is the production you need to see.

 The time is the 17^th century (or thereabouts), the place Paris and the evil Cardinal Richelieu and his one eyed sidekick Rochefort, have disbanded the King's musketeers have imprisoned the King and his wife and is all set for world domination!! The only problem is the King's daughter Princess Constance has gone into hiding and Richelieu must find her for his plan to work. At this point a dashing young swordsman enters Paris. D'Artagnan is his name and he has come to Paris to become a musketeer but they have all turned into a bunch of drunken layabouts. You can see where this is heading can't you?... Oh yes you can! Anyway rather than give you the whole story, why not just come along and see for yourself. With rollicking good songs, plenty of laughs, heaps of swash and plenty of buckling, a good time is guaranteed for all for one and one for all!!

 

Produced and directed by Philippa Parrish the panto kicks off on Monday 5^th December at 7.45pm and runs until Saturday 10^th December. There is a matinee on Saturday at 2.30pm and this is followed by the ever popular 'cabaret style' Saturday night (adults only!)

 Tickets will be on sale at The Ebor Inn on Sunday 6^th November at 11.00am. Don't delay!!a

 

Bon chance mes amis!!

Yorkshire water contacted me today with the following email to give an update on the works currently being undertaken in Bishopthorpe.

Repair at Junction of Maple Ave / Beech Ave
We are in the process of trying to isolate one of the two mains, which is damaged at this location and once this is achieved this will significantly reduce the amount of tanker movements in the area. Unfortunatelt there could be one or two more nights of tanker movements. At this location, we will continue to have a presence 24/7, until the works are completed.

We are current completing our survey works in the road - to give our team a clear understanding of the location of existing services, ground formation and other pertinent factors that we need to account before prior to making a repair. Once this investigation work is complete, our team will immediately commence the repair works.

At this stage, we expect the repair works to commence early next week (w/c 24th Oct) and may take 1-2 weeks to complete. We'll have a much more
definitive idea of the extent of repairs and timescales once our survey works are complete.

We appreciate that the over-pumping arrangement and frequent tanker movements are a disturbance. At this stage however these are critical in
enabling our team to complete the works as quickly as possible, whilst minimising any further disruption to the local community. As soon as the extent of works is known, we'll be writing to all in the area to advise of our intentions.

Repair at Keble Park North
At this stage, our engineers are in the progress of determining the best solution for the works required to make the repair at this location. The works here may involve two elements of works;
i) Necessary amendment to the support structure that supports the pipe at this location (known as a thrust block) - the extent of this repair is
dependent on a number of complex equations which our engineers are in the process of completing. The outcome of this assessment will determine the
size of the operation required to make the repair - it is our best intention to keep this to an absolute minimum if possible.
ii) In addition to this, we'll be internally resealing the pipe through a process known as 'patch lining', which is the least disruptive and unobtrusive means of making a repair; however, given the size and pressure of this particular pipe, we are waiting on a specialist material to arrive from Germany, which is expected to be delivered towards the end of next
week;
Any repairs will follow thereafter.

At this stage we expect works to commence from w/c 31st Oct, and could take 1-4 weeks; until we determine the extent of the repair, it is difficult to provide a definitive timescale.

Please rest assured that we understand the frustrations with the temporary measures employed by our team in the short-term. We will do our utmost to minimise any further tanker movements and pumping arrangements at the earliest opportunity, although both measures are critical to addressing the issue.
Stewart Harrison
Chairman - Bishopthorpe Parish Council