Monthly Archives: February 2010

Hyperlocal News and the Hedon Blog Experience Humber Mud Presentation

Posted on February 16, 2010 by | Leave a comment

THE HEDON BLOG was the subject of a presentation and discussion of Hyperlocal News at Humber Mud recently. The following is the set of slides presented at that event with accompanying notes to each slide below:
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Barn Dance and Hoedown in Hedon

Posted on February 16, 2010 by | Leave a comment

MORNING DEW provide the music when the Alexandra Hall hosts the next Barn Dance and Hoedown.

The event which takes place on Friday 5th March 2010 aims to raise money for the St Augustine’s Church restoration fund.

The event costs £7.50 and includes a Pie and Peas Supper.

For further information contact Sue on (local code) 890292 or Barbara on (local code) 896478.

If you have a community event to publicise then please complete the simple online form and we will do our best to promote this on the Hedon Blog.

Other information: The case of the missing Barn Dance!

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Pancake Lunch in Paull

Posted on February 15, 2010 by | Leave a comment

A PANCAKE LUNCH is taking place on Pancake Day, Tuesday 16th Feb 2010 at St Andrew’s Church in Paull from 11.30am – 1:00pm.

Pancakes are available with a variety of toppings for only 0.25p each. All proceeds go towards the church funds.

Links: More from St Andrew Church in Paull

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Polish Community Website for the East Riding

Posted on February 15, 2010 by | 9 Comments

POLACY W GOOLE is the community website for Polish speakers across the East Riding. It aims to give Polish Communities the latest news and events where they live, in their own language.

www.polacygoole.com includes a range of useful information from news articles translated into Polish to useful contact details for local service providers, such as local councils and the NHS.

The site was created originally for the town of Goole by Polish speaking resident Daniel Giermanski to help those new to the area understand how local services, such as GP surgeries and schools, work and how to get help.

Daniel said:

My aim is to provide a Polish language website for people across the East Riding, where everyone can access information about services and share information to help one another settle into community life. I’m just really happy that my website is proving useful to people. I like England very much and want to do everything I can to help Polish people living here to integrate, and be understood and accepted.”

The website has been produced by Daniel free of charge and now looks set to develop as a useful online resource for all Polish communities across Hull and the East Riding.

Source: East Riding Council

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Community Safety Week theme a Turn on or Turn off?

Posted on February 14, 2010 by | Leave a comment

COMMUNITY SAFETY was the theme of last week’s Hedon Blog postings.

The idea was to concentrate on one particular type of article and see if readers found them interesting – or a turn-off!

Read more on HU12.net…

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Just for Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2010 by | Leave a comment

Find out more about this image and Valentine’s Day at Wikipedia. And do the Jigsaw puzzle over at Jigsaw Player.

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Emergency Planning Guide

Posted on February 13, 2010 by | 1 Comment

“GET READY FOR THE UNEXPECTED!” is the message from the East Riding Council in a new publication being distributed to local residents.

The Council has produced an Emergency Planning Guide which advises residents of plans in place to protect communities in situations such as pandemic flu outbreaks, flooding and the affects of severe weather, power cuts and environmental pollution.

The Guide contains six steps to help households prepare for emergencies that can disrupt daily lives and help keep families safe.

Families are asked to consider the kind of emergencies that could happen and make appropriate plans. There is a useful form to fill in on the centre pages which will outline your household emergency plan and useful information.

Please read and act upon the Emergency Planning Guide. Keep it by the telephone or somewhere handy as an essential reference.

A copy of the booklet will be delivered with the February 2010 edition of council publication East Riding News. Copies can also be downloaded as a PDF file below or obtained from the East Riding Council on 01482 393095.

Emergency Planning Guide – Get ready for the unexpected (PDF 1mb)

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Council Tax to rise by 1.5%

Posted on February 12, 2010 by | Leave a comment

THE EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE COUNCIL has set a budget for the next financial year (from 1st April 2110 to 31st March 2011) of £269 million, which requires a council tax at Band D of £1,212.20, an increase of £17.91 or 1.5 per cent.

The council tax increase is the lowest ever set by the East Riding Council and will mean that the increase for an average household will be less than £16 per year.

The East Riding of Yorkshire Council council tax figures for 2010/11 are set out below (2009/10 in brackets)  to which needs to be added the precept requirements of the Humberside Police and Fire authorities, town/parish council precepts and any special expenses.  The Police and Fire precepts are due to be set in the next few days.  These will be reported to a meeting of the Council on 24 February when the final council tax resolution will be approved.

Band A        £808.13                            (£796.19)
Band B        £942.82                            (£928.89)
Band C        £1,077.51                          (£1,061.59)
Band D        £1,212.20                          (£1,194.29)
Band E        £1,481.58                          (£1,459.69)
Band F        £1,750.96                          (£1,725.09)
Band G        £2,020.33                          (£1,990.48)
Band H        £2,424.40                          (£2,388.58)

The Hedon Blog welcomes your comments on the setting of the East Riding Council Tax.

Source: East Riding Council

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