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Horsewell Pond – Community Day Sat 28th January 2012

Posted on January 21, 2012 by | Leave a comment

HORSEWELL POND needs your help! As we explained last week, Horsewell Pond is in need of a facelift. The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust has posted a public notice about how you can help:

The work will involve essential maintenance work on the pond: Specifically reed and litter clearance and re-digging. 

Please wear suitable footwear and waterproofs, but all other equipment will be provided. Any children wanting to help must be accompanied by adults.

If you are interested in keeping fit then consider this as your ‘Green Gym’ fix for the day. If you are interested in learning something about ponds and the wildlife in them – then the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust folk will be your perfect company!

Further information contact Harriet Linfoot, Community Wildlife Officer, on 01482 441013 or e-mail: harriet.linfoot@ywt.org.uk

When: From 10am on Saturday, 28th January 2012.

Where: Use the + and – keys on the Google map below to find you best route to the pond.


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NatWest CommunityForce: Vote for local projects!

Posted on September 26, 2011 by | 5 Comments

VOTING HAS OPENED TODAY in the NatWest bank’s CommunityForce charity initiative – and local projects are asking for your support!

CommunityForce is organised by the NatWest to support local communities. It gives charities, projects and groups an opportunity to promote their work, the chance to access funds and skills as well as volunteers to make a lasting difference in their local communities.

By applying to CommunityForce hundreds of local charities and projects (three from each area) stand to win an award of £6,000 each with the winners decided by public vote and announced in November.

The following good causes are applying for support from this area:

Paull Village Hall is applying for new projection and sound equipment which can be used in the existing hall, and in the new purpose-built centre if their Big Lottery Fund application is successful. Vote at http://communityforce.natwest.com/project/883.

Preston Community Hall would spend the money on improving its toilet and kitchen facilities – without these improvements the Community Hall may face closure! Vote at http://communityforce.natwest.com/project/5389.

Preston Playing Field Charity wants to upgrade its electrical and gas installation so that it can continue being a focal point for community sports and recreation. Vote at http://communityforce.natwest.com/project/5711.

Boyes Lane Public Recreation Ground, Keyingham, hopes to create a pond and wild meadow area that can serve as a haven for wildlife and be enjoyed by the community. Vote at http://communityforce.natwest.com/project/2344.

The Girl Guiding Holderness Division would like to run a division day out, pack holiday and camp, with all its members able to take part, whatever their experience. This can be very costly to the girls and their families, and the Division would like to offer them assistance. Vote at http://communityforce.natwest.com/project/3240.

The Y-us? youth project based in Flinton wish to make a DVD illustrating the first warning signs that young people might have started using drugs. They want to script, film and produce the DVD, then show it to parents in as many schools as possible. Vote at: http://communityforce.natwest.com/project/3068.

VOTING OPENS TODAY on the CommunityForce website, where you’ll be able to view all of the applications made in your local area. If you are unable to access the website to vote, contact the CommunityForce helpline on 0800 2100 246. Customers with hearing and speech impairments can contact us by Minicom number 0800 0155 545. They will be happy to let you know which charities, projects and groups have applied in your area.

Each person can vote up to three times, in any area. You can only vote once for each cause.

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Reminder – Small Grants available – Deadlines approaching!

Posted on August 23, 2011 by | Leave a comment

COMMUNITY GROUPS in the area might want to note that two small grant schemes are available to support projects and initiatives – but deadlines for the next rounds are fast approaching! See the articles on HU12:

Community and voluntary organisations from across the East Riding can apply for up to £1,000 grant from the Hull City Health Care Partnership Small ‘Health’ Grants Programme. The deadline for the next round of applications is Thursday 1st September.

Grants of up to £500 are available as part of the KC Community Grants programme – the deadline is Friday 2nd September 2011.

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HU12 Website – monthly favourites

Posted on February 26, 2011 by | Leave a comment

THE HEDON BLOG’S PARENT website, HU12, has developed its own particular audience. The website caters for those involved in civic society in this postal code area. It will be of particular interest to those voluntary and small-business people active in community affairs.

In February the following issues recorded the most interest on HU12:

Join the Revolution calls the Co-operative – But can we?
This comments on the launch of the Co-op’s new radical corporate  ethical plan. With three co-op outlets in the area then can we all gain from this?

The Big Society Business Plan
There’s been lots of talk about the “Big Society”. Here the Government sets out its plans for this.

Organising a Royal Wedding Street Party
A useful link to the definitive guide for organising a street gala on Royal Wedding day in April.

Councillors and “Hyperlocal” Websites
Local councils have begun to realise that websites like the Hedon Blog just might be very useful! This lists some of those benefits.

Top Council Pay and Consultancy Fees
Freedom of Information requests reveal some very interesting facts that perhaps councils would have liked to have kept hidden!?

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Community activists urged to join fight against crime

Posted on July 28, 2010 by | 1 Comment

THE HOME OFFICE is seeking views on the government’s vision for policing.

The consultation document Policing in the 21st Century: Reconnecting police and the people signals “the most radical change to policing in 50 years” according to Theresa May, the Home Secretary.

The proposals in the document include:

  • Abolition of Police Authorities and introducing directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners;
  • freeing up officers’ time to get on with their jobs, out and about in local communities and not tied up in paperwork or meetings;
  • a single national police non-emergency number for reporting crime – likely to be “101″.

The main thrust of the document is a call for wider community involvement in policing; an approach to cutting crime that makes sure everyone plays their full part in a “Big Society”.

Police and Crime Commissioners will be expected to become powerful representatives of the public that can increase engagement and accountability – with real public participation in policing and not just passive consent. They will be responsible for ensuring that local public ‘beat meetings’ will be held regularly to hold police to account at a local level.

These beat meetings would take place at times and in places that are widely advertised; and might be held in supermarkets, old people’s homes and schools – or online, via virtual beat meetings, Facebook or Twitter.” from consultation document.”

Active citizens will be encouraged to volunteer with the police to help fight and prevent crime in communities.

This all sounds very promising and encouraging, but a lot of this engagement work is already being attempted locally:

It could be argued that the above do not engage with the public in sufficient numbers to be effective – they suffer from “passive consent” rather than active participation. The Community Forum in South West Holderness in particular seems dogged by low public participation.

The consultation document specifically asks: What more can the Government do to support the public to take a more active role in keeping neighbourhoods safe and encourage more people to volunteer?

As a starter the Hedon Blog has already suggested that online meetings might be successful in getting more people inolved.

So…. over to you! What are your thoughts on this?

Note: The Home Office consultation ends on Monday 20th September 2010.

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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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Will Rooster crow no more?

Posted on May 26, 2010 by | 2 Comments

THE ROOSTER is the Roos Parish Newsletter. The publication, produced by volunteers since 2006, aims to provide a record of the community life of the village near Withernsea.

The Rooster is now in its 181st edition but has warned that it may cease publication unless it finds a volunteer to print the newsletter. The Rooster Association Committee has recently invested in a laser printer which has saved money, but after three years in the job the current volunteer who operates the printer is retiring from that particular role.

In its current editorial The Rooster describes the volunteer’s role which takes place once a month:

Usually 550 copies of The Rooster are printed: The process takes about six hours overall, though the operator does not need to be in constant attendance. The operator will not be asked to assemble and staple the pages. All expenses (including the cost of materials) will be met from the Association`s funds. What we are seeking is a person who owns a computer and will offer to use our laser printer to print the pages from a disc (or e-mail) supplied; inform the Committee promptly of any problems (e.g. sickness or holiday dates).”

Ideally volunteers should be familiar with laser printers but this is not essential as training will be given. What is required is technical competence and willingness to offer about six hours of time each month.

The newsletter emphasises that the need to replace this volunteer is urgent and those interested should contact the Rooster: Details can be found in the current edition which can be viewed here at ROOSTER MAY 2010.

Community newsletters are a vital source of communication in any village or small town. They ensure that those without access to the internet can receive information about community groups and events; and in many cases they provide the only platform for local groups to promote their activities.

Let us hope that The Rooster continues to crow about Roos!

Back issues of The Rooster are available at the Roos Parish Council website.

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