Progress
Dog Waste Bins
4 x Dog Waste Bins have been purchased. These have been installed at either end of Scrayingham and Leppington villages.
15m Broadband Mast
Plans for 15m broadband mast to be installed in Scrayingham by Quickline Broadband for 5G connectivity has been stopped. There are no further plans for this to go ahead in the near future.
Flooding Scrayingham
The flooding/ drainage issue in Scrayingham is high on priority lists due to the impact that it has. The PC has been working with Yorkshire Water, Highways, North Yorkshire County Council and George Winn-Darley, to find a solution. Yorkshire Water will be commencing with drainage works w/c 08/07/24 through until Christmas, to help alleviate illegal discharges into the river, and help with the flooding issues in the middle of the village. See 'Scrayingham Drainage Works' tab for plans)
First Aid Training
First Aid Training course delivered to residents on 1st August 2022 with good feedback. Thank you to all that attended.
The next training event is to be held on 5th September at 7.30pm. Expected to be held at Westow.
Hedges and Grounds Maintenance
As requested by villagers, the verges on entry/ exit to both villages have now been cut/ topped to provide better visibility for road users. Unfortunately, this is no longer something that is carried out by NYCC, but we feel it necessary for safety, so has been funded by the PC.
The church yard, schoolhouse, and grounds around assets such as dog bins are being kept tidy. Thank you to villagers and Parish Councillors that are helping with this.
ECO Study
A government funded ECO study (Green Energy Initiative) has been carried out in Leppington, but deemed not economically viable.
Highways
The Parish Council and Highways continually inspect the condition of the roads and recent works have been carried out to fill in pot holes in to and out of Scrayingham on 10th May 2024. Highways will carry out another inspection now that the bridge works are complete at Stamford Bridge.
Bench Scrayingham
We have now received the license for the bench purchased under the S106 grant to be placed beside the pond in Scrayingham. This will be put in place when weather permits, although may be delayed due to drainage works.
Gritting Leppington
Leppington no longer falls on a grit truck route but for the safety of residents there, the PC have had delivered some grit/ salt for use on the roads there in icy conditions.
2 new benches at Leppington
The old wooden bench in Leppington was in a poor state, so we have replaced this with 2 new plaswood benches, siting one in the middle of the village and one on entry. We hope that villagers will enjoy these.
Graffiti, Signs in Buttercrambe
Many of you will notice that there was an act of vandalism to signs in Buttercrambe with bright spray paint. NY Council have confirmed that there is a work order in place to clean up the Dolegate and Buttercrambe signs again.
Signs Dolegate
The broken signs on the junction of Dolegate and Lowfield lane have been reinstated. They have also been placed higher on the pole, to hopefully improve visibility. It has been highlighted to Highways that the Malton sign appears to be missing when travelling in the Buttercrambe to Malton direction. They are going to look into this.
Schoolhouse, Scrayingham
Following the news that the Schoolhouse will most likely be sold in the near future in order for the Church to raise funds, Scrayingham Parish Council have taken the decision to try and look at potential funding for this through grants etc in order to keep it as an asset for the community. This may/ may not be something that is achievable, but are going to look at whether this is feasible.
Dolegate Drainage/ Road Closure
Dolegate is to be closed for 3 weeks from 27th August for works to be carried out. Residents are to be sent a letter to notify them of this formally including details of the diversions that are to be put in place.