Monthly Archives: June 2010

Capturing the East Riding on Photo – Community Competition

Posted on June 24, 2010 by | Leave a comment

THE EAST RIDING Cultural Partnership – which seems to be a partnership body on the East Riding LSP (Local Strategic Partnership) – is organising a PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION to celebrate “the diversity and uniqueness” of the East Riding and to help create a “sense of place”.

Photographs could include landscapes, buildings, wildlife, characters or events from the iconic to the quirky.

The competition will be followed by an exhibition at the Beverley Art Gallery with a smaller show of the prize winners touring local communities throughout the East Riding.

The competition will run in two stages.

1. From October 2010 to September 2011 community groups will run local contests, inviting people to send in their impressions of the East Riding.

2. In autumn next year, groups will select their winners and these photos will be entered into an East Riding-wide competition, where judges will select the top 150 photographs for exhibiton at the Beverley Art Gallery. Prizes will also be awarded.

All photos will feature on a ‘Capturing the East Riding’ website to showcase local talent.

The competition intends to encourage more people to get involved in the arts and is aimed to appeal to all groups, not just photography groups. As many different organisations as possible are encouraged to get involved. It may be a sports club, or a theatre club, or maybe even a group of friends that are interested.

If your group would like to participate in the project, please contact Annabel Hanson, leisure, tourism and culture policy officer, on (01482) 391678 or at e-mail senseofplace@eastriding.gov.uk, by Friday, 2 July 2010.

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Awards for All – Voluntary and Community Small Grants Scheme

Posted on June 23, 2010 by | Leave a comment

THE GROUP behind Community Radio Station  Seaside FM 105.3 obtained an Awards for All grant of £9,340 from the Big Lottery Fund last month to help it in its work.

The community radio station covers the South Holderness area of East Yorkshire and broadcasts full time on 105.3 FM from its studio in Withernsea. They will use their award in a project to capture the life stories and experiences of older people and preserve these for future generations.

Seaside FM are a local success story, but other groups in the Holderness area can also apply for Awards for All grants – find out more below:
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A Summer Concert with Lyric Singers

Posted on June 23, 2010 by | Leave a comment

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Budget Report by HM Treasury

Posted on June 22, 2010 by | Leave a comment

A BUDGET REPORT for the Yorkshire and Humber area has been provided by HM Treasury for use by Hyperlocal websites. This has been published as a Scribd document over on HU12.Net.

After reading the Report you can return here to leave any comments or views you might have.


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ERY LINk Health Watchdog – perceived lack of regional and national support

Posted on June 22, 2010 by | Leave a comment

THE LOCAL LINk has produced its Annual Report (in draft format until approved by its membership) describing its activities over the last 12 months.

The East Riding of Yorkshire Local Involvement Network – or LINk – is a community network which plays the role of a public health and social care ‘watchdog’.

It spent nearly £32,000 over the year and has a membership of 405 consisting of 370 individuals and 35 voluntary and community organisations.

The organisation has 18 people playing the role of representative on a range of East Riding strategic partnerships and groups which provide an opportunity for community views to be fed into the decision-making process. The process of securing these representative positions and agreeing formal working relationships with partners has been continuous throughout the year.

The vast bulk of its work in holding health and social care providers to account was carried out by the 21 volunteers who sit as members of the LINk Lead Group and sub-groups. The work of the sub-groups is outlined in the Annual Report.

One hint of controversy in the Annual Report was the perceived “lack of meaningful support” from those at a regional and national level who are paid to offer this support.

Ruth Marsden, the LINk Chair, expresses the following view in the report:

…the lack of meaningful support, regionally and nationally, from staff designated and paid to provide this is most disappointing. It is galling to volunteers, giving of their considerable expertise and experience for free with only expenses defrayed, to see money used in this way. ERYLINk is not alone in feeling that it could make better use of such funds within its own workplan. The lack of ownership and lack of continuity in this so-called ‘support’ demands immediate attention. The very ‘connectivity’ at the heart of the LINks’ model as envisaged by the Department of Health has failed to be manifest from the Department of Health itself.”

The ERY LINk is supported locally in the East Riding by the Humber and Wolds Rural Community Council which is a respected voluntary sector organisation. There is no suggestion in the Annual Report of any criticism of this local support.

For the LINk to really work it needs to have ‘clout’ at a local level to effectively influence health and social care services. Perhaps more formal support from Government at a regional and national level would have eased and speeded up the process of partnership building and community representation at the local level?

See a Scribd copy of the ERY LINk Annual Report (Draft) below:
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Council Vision of Hedon as a port in 2026

Posted on June 21, 2010 by | 1 Comment

A VISION FOR HEDON in 2026, including its future as an important port once again, is indicated in a document that is currently being discussed by the East Riding Council.

Core Strategy Plan for key transport links

Local residents have the chance to get involved in shaping the future development of the East Riding (and Hedon’s place within that) as the East Riding Council prepares a blueprint known as the Local Development Framework (LDF).

In the LDF, Hedon is featured as a key and strategic employment site of potential regional and national importance through “port-related economic development” which refers to the possibility of opening the access from Hedon Haven to the Humber estuary and extending a rail link from Hull Docks.

This will come as good news to those in the town that have long supported the idea of bringing the water back to Hedon Haven.

The potential for tourism in Hedon is also recognised by the LDF plan, but any significant housing development in the town is seen as inappropriate .

The LDF will form part of the development plan for the East Riding and will be used to determine where and how we should build new places for people to live and work in. It will set out planning policies and proposals on a range of issues from where new houses, jobs and shops will go to how we should protect our countryside from inappropriate development. It will guide planning applications and development proposals for the next 15 years.

The Council is currently consulting on two documents: The Core Strategy and the Allocations Development Plan.

The Core Strategy will set the key elements of the planning framework for the East Riding. It will comprise a vision and a number of objectives for the area, setting out how we would like the East Riding to look in 2026. It is this strategy document that indicates a possible future for Hedon as a port.

The Allocations Development Plan, when adopted, will allocate pieces of land for specific uses, including for housing, employment, retail, open space and transport.

You can find out more about these documents and view a copy at the Display to be held this week at Hedon Library from 1pm – 7pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week (June 22nd – 24th). Staff will be available to talk to you about the documents on the TUESDAY 22nd JUNE ONLY.

You can view a copy of the documents via a special East Riding Council Website page (see Core Strategy and Allocations DPD) including online interactive versions which allow you to make and view others comments as you read the documents.

While these consultations are normally seen as dull and not relevant by many people; I’m sure you will agree that in this case it could be very relevant!

Make sure that you make your voice heard on these significant plans that could impact on all our futures!

The consultation period runs until Monday 12th July 2010.

Other useful link: Hedon Navigation Trust

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What’s On Next week – Consultation events?

Posted on June 20, 2010 by | Leave a comment

NEXT WEEK kicks off with a chance for Hedon Folk to have their say on the East Riding Council’s “Your Place, Your Say…” consultation on the Local Development Framework with a display and exhibition taking place at Hedon Library from Tuesday 22nd June (not Monday) until Thursday 24th June, from 1pm – 7pm on all days.

On Tuesday 22nd June then Bridlington hosts the next public forum of ERY LINk (the East Riding Local Involvement Network) and an opportunity to have your say on Health and Social Care Services.

On Monday in Thorngumbald, Tuesday in Preston and Friday in Hedon it’s the Public Exhibition and consultation on the Humber Renewables project by DONG Energy which involves the building of a biomass power station at Queen Elizabeth Dock.

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Midsummer Madness – Church Belfry Open

Posted on June 19, 2010 by | Leave a comment

ST AUGUSTINE’S BELFRY is open today as the “King of Holderness” Church starts its Midsummer Madness activities.

The belfry chamber is reached via an extremely narrow spiral staircase – there is only enough room to walk single file up or down. There are two possible stops on the 5-minute journey up the tower: The bell-ringers room where the campanologists conduct their art; and the room which seems to guide the bell ropes to the belfry. You can also see the mechanism for the Church clock.

The belfry itself contains the actual bells which were installed in the 1600′s.

If you are fit enough to climb the tower, then this is a journey well worth taking – donations to the Church funds and restoration appeal will be eagerly accepted!

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