At the last Parish Council meeting it was agreed that Flaxton will organise an event on the 5th June to share in the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. There is a planning meeting on Thursday 31st March at 7.30pm in the village hall to start to organise this event. Please come along and get involved – everybody welcome.
Please find attached the ideas and comments from the drop-in session about the Flaxton Village Plan, kindly collated by Maggie Farey.
The next stage of the process is to create a steering group to help develop the plan further. There will be a meeting on Thursday 14th April at 7.30pm in the village hall. Please come along if you’re interested in getting involved in the steering group. If you’re interested but can’t make the meeting, just let me know
The notice of election for Flaxton Parish Council has been put on the noticeboard today.
The Parish Council is responsible for, amongst other things, contributing to the planning process, managing the income of the Parish Council, addressing issues in the village (where possible) and ensuring the Parish Council is operating lawfully. Flaxton Parish council needs 5 councillors who will serve a 5 year term of office from May 2022.
If you are interested in finding out more about what’s involved in being a councillor please contact an existing councillor using the contact details on the website. If you would like to know more about eligibility or the election process then please contact the clerk: The clerk can also provide a nomination pack, electoral register numbers for proposers/seconders and can help with delivery of nomination packs to Ryedale House if required. Please note the deadline for completed nomination papers is 4pm on Tuesday 5th April 2022.
Please see the following from North Yorkshire Police:
We have received reports of Drink Spiking in the York area in recent weeks, so we thought it would be helpful to send out our top tips for keeping you, your friends, family and loved ones safe!
Although still relatively low in terms of recorded incidents, we are seeing a slight increase in alleged Drink Spiking in pubs and bars across York!
> Never leave your drink unattended, whether it’s alcoholic or not
> Don’t accept a drink from someone you don’t know
> Ensure you stay with your group, and lookout for each other
> Avoid drinking heavily, and be aware of the strength of any alcoholic drinks you consume
> Tell a bar manager, bouncer or member of staff
> Stay with them and keep talking to them
> Call an ambulance if their condition deteriorates
> Don’t let them go home on their own
If you have any questions or would like any further advice please visit the below website by Drinkaware
www.drinkaware.co.uk
If you have information of individuals or groups involved in spiking or date rape incidents you can inform Crimestoppers anonymously by calling – tel:0800 555111
www.crimestoppers-uk.org
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