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News
Below are the latest news items from the Parish Council.
Grants Committee Recommendations
12/09/2019
The Grants & Community Projects Committee met last Thursday and have made the following recommendations to Council:
To award general grants to Thurstonland Community Choir (£2,000) and Stocksmoor Village Association (£728).
The Committee also considered requests from Burton Environment Group and Yetton Together for an extension in the deadline to spend their grants awarded in February 2019. It is recommended that both groups are given until 31 December 2019 to finish the projects and supply copy invoices to the Council.
Kirkheaton History Group requested permission to change the way its grant was spent (although the project remains the same) and to use £100 of it to cover the costs of equipment purchases, room hire and costs of speakers. The Committee is recommending that the Council agrees to both requests.
Thurstonland Cricket Club requested the Council accepts a copy of its bank statement in lieu of an invoice covering coaching costs and asked if the £5 underspend should be repaid. The Committee is recommending that the bank statement is accepted and the £5 underspend is waived.
All recommendations will be considered by the Council at the meeting on 3 October, and, if agreed, the cheques will be sent out shortly afterwards. All applicants will be notified personally of the decisions after the Council meeting.
Date change for the January Parish Council Meeting
07/08/2019
The Parish Council meeting will be held on 9 January 2020 (2nd Thursday) due to the Village Hall being closed for redecoration and repairs.
Hanging Baskets
04/08/2019
Once again the Parish Council is grateful to Kirklees Council for helping with the cost of the hanging baskets, which are so beloved by local residents. 100 baskets have been put up in the Parish with 25 of them being paid for by Kirklees grants.
Shelley Over 60's and Yetton Together also raised funds to put up additional baskets in Shelley and Kirkheaton respectively. We are very grateful to those groups for increasing the areas covered with hanging baskets.
If you value the baskets, it would be of enormous help to us in securing funding in the future if you could please send us a quick email or mention us on Twitter, maybe with a photograph.
Council supports the Petition for a Bypass around Flockton
03/08/2019
The Council discussed the long-running traffic issues on Barnsley Road in Flockton and heard how a bypass around the village would help not only Flockton, but also neighbouring villages such as Emley, Netherton and Sitlington. Flockton Bypass Group has been working hard to progress it and has already gained the support of the local MP's Paula Sherriff and Mary Creagh. Representatives of the Group have met with officers from Wakefield and Kirklees Councils as well as groups from Denby Dale and Sitlington Parish Councils. A petition of more than 4,000 signatures has been handed in to Kirklees Council. The Parish Council has added its support to the petition.
Cllr Lin Holroyd
14/07/2019
The Council is very sad to announce the death of Lin Holroyd, a past Chairman and Councillor. She represented Flockton for 12 years, during which time she served as Chairman and Line Manager. She took an active role in Council activities and was always the first one to volunteer when extra help was needed. She represented the Council at the National Coal Mining Museum for many years, where she assisted with projects and funding applications. She was also an active volunteer at Flockton First School, where she regularly took children out on 'Welly Walks' and helped with the 'twinning' project between Flockton and Savile Town.
The Council paid tributes to her at the June meeting and sent condolences to her family. A collection was taken amongst Councillors, which raised £106. A donation of £52.50 has been made to the RSPB and the rest was used for flowers at Lin's funeral.