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Flaxton is a small village in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire. Located about nine miles north of York, the village lies entirely within a Conservation Area and has a population of approximately 350.
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Please see below a link to a letter received from Highways England regarding upcoming works and closures of the A64 at Brambling Fields 2020-09 A64 Brambling fields – final letter all
Please see the note below we have been asked to circulate from North Yorkshire Police North Yorkshire Police have received many reports of a new scam email in circulation purporting to be from HM Courts & Tribunal Service informing the recipient they have been using their vehicle on a road subject to a charging […]
Local Citizens Advice offices across North Yorkshire have launched a new helpline to increase their capacity for the additional demand that the Covid 19 pandemic has generated. You can call the helpline if you need support with: benefit entitlement, claims and appeals accessing other income such as charitable and statutory grants managing your money and […]
Church office holders targeted by gift card email scam North Yorkshire Police is warning local residents to be vigilant for an email scam in which the sender claims to be the local reverend and asks the recipient to purchase high value Amazon gift cards on their behalf. Church wardens, treasurers and volunteers have been targeted, […]
Please note that the Parish Council meeting which was due to be held remotely on Thursday 20th August 2020 at 7pm has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances We would like to apologise for the short notice. The next meeting of the Parish Council will now be held remotely on Thursday 17th September 2020 at […]
Highways England have sent us the attached for distribution in our Parish which details disruption to the A64 Brambling Fields over the coming months starting 21st September 2020 Highways England A64 Brambling Fields
The Parish Council have recently received the following request from North Yorkshire Police – can you help? We hope you can help us? North Yorkshire Police are trying to identify the number and location of illegal off road motoring incidents that are taking place. These usually involve trials bikes or quad bikes being ridden […]
Eat Out to Help Out Scheme You can use the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme at a participating establishment: to get a 50% discount on food or non-alcoholic drinks to eat or drink in (up to a maximum of £10 discount per diner) every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday between 3 and 31 August 2020 […]
The Speeding Survey closed on 31st July 2020 Firstly, we would like to thank villagers for taking time to respond to the Flaxton Speeding Survey. Also to Alan and D at The Blacksmiths for allowing us to place the survey returns box in the pub foyer. We anticipate having an agenda item to discuss […]
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