Scotchman Lane Update

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Please see the following regarding upcoming maintenance and the longer term plan for Scotchman Lane:

  • Marked out in yellow paint are the Spray Injection Patching extents that Highways are proposing to carry out.
  • This is weather dependant but currently planned to start on Tuesday 17th September for 3 days under a daytime road closure. On the Wednesday morning they are going to another site first but will be back in Scotchman Lane in the afternoon. The extents of the patching is from the golf club/hotel entrance up to Flaxton village 30mph limit.
  • Spray Injection Patching was successfully carried out last year along this road, but the type of Spray Injection Patching has evolved this year and is believed to have been enhanced. They do the same as what they did last year but also include surface dressing over larger areas to seal the patch and adjacent cracking. They also spray a bitumen product over the surface dressing to lock in the aggregate.
  • There will be a road closure in place from about 08:00 to about 16:00 each day while work is in progress. The hard closure point will be at the hotel/golf club access to allow access via the A64 to the hotel/golf club. They will try and manage access to the log cabins on site. Everyone else that requires access to Flaxton village will have to come in from the Flaxton end. The diversion route is along the A64 to Strensall and then back to Flaxton via York Lane.
  • The aim of this work is to try and hold the road together until such time as there is capital funding to carry out wholesale resurfacing works. There doesn’t look like any realistic prospect of funding being agreed to carry out resurfacing works in the next two years for this road.
  • Some of the road markings will get refreshed after the patching works are completed.

Flaxton Friends Table Top Sale Saturday 9th November 2024

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Advance notice

Flaxton Friends are holding a Table Top Sale in Flaxton Community Hall on Sat 9 November 2024 from 11am-2.00pm.

Bacon/Sausage sandwiches, tea, coffee, cake available.

Book a table to raise funds for schools, charity or yourself.

Tables £15.00.

Make your booking with Jill Fagan 01904 468523

Flaxton Environment Group Open Meeting & Talk – ** Revised Date** Tuesday 17th September 2024 @ 7pm

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Note from the Environment Group

The date for the open meeting has changed, it will now be held on the 17th September (previously advertised as 10 September).  Please see attached flyer for details.  If you are planning to come it would be helpful if you could let me know by email () or WhatsApp (07805 446983) to help estimate numbers.

Nigel Boatman, Flaxton Environment Group

Environment Group Talk Flyer

Outcome of Meeting to Discuss a Community Bid to Purchase The Blacksmiths Arms

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A public meeting was held in Flaxton Village Hall on Thursday 29th August 2024 to decide whether to submit a community bid to purchase The Blacksmiths Arms allowed under Asset of Community Value (ACV) Regulations.

Following constructive representations from many participants it was decided by a majority (but not unanimous) vote that the community would not be submitting a bid at this stage, preferring an outcome where the public house were to be purchased and re-opened by a commercial business.