The reinstatement of litter bins removed by the previous Labour administration has begun in Dringhouses & Woodthorpe ward.
The first two bins have been installed, on St Helens Road and Chaloners Road. Four more bins are due to be installed over the coming weeks, including at Woodthorpe Green play area.
New bin at St Helens Road bus stop
New bin at junction of Chaloners Road and Sandcroft Road
The BT kiosk on Moorcroft Road outside Woodthorpe shops is in the process of being consigned to history.
Going, going…
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All are welcome to come along to the Rook & Gaskill on Lawrence Street on Saturday 12th March from 7pm.
Pub campaigner Greg Mulholland (Lib Dem MP for Leeds North West) and other speakers will discuss what the future holds and what communities can do to protect their local pubs.
Just in time for the current cold snap, we are pleased to report that the grit bin on Hillcrest Gardens has been reinstalled, two years after the previous Labour council administration ordered its removal.
This has been funded by the Dringhouses & Woodthorpe Ward Budget, which has been substantially increased by the current council administration.
We’d like to hear from residents if there are other locations where grit bins could be installed.
Details of the grants approved by the Ward committee for the current year have been published on the Councils web site. Click here
Beneficiaries include the Woodthorpe Community Group, West Thorpe Methodist Church, St James the Deacon Church, the Mayfields Community Trust, “Craft & Chat”, the Friends of Chapman’s Pond and the Friends of Hob Moor,
An “on line” newsletter covering the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe area can now also be found on the Council’s web site click here: https://www.york.gov.uk/news/article/54/dringhouses_and_woodthorpe_ward_news_councillors_update_december_2015
With Christmas approaching here is a timely reminder that most of the City’s sheltered and elderly persons homes welcome participants from the local community.
Ann, Stephen and Ashley have been busy getting things done in the Tadcaster Road area.
It shows the location of many local services including individual street lighting columns (with their I/D number and type) plus litter bins and poop scoop bins. It also shows which roads and footpaths have been adopted for maintenance purposes.
At this time of year the map can be used to locate salt bins while also displaying the route that the gritting lorries follow.
You can get daily updates on twitter from the gritting teams https://twitter.com/yorkgritter
The map indicates how many volunteer “snow wardens” there are in the area. There are nine in the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward
Volunteer snow wardens are residents who give up some of their time to clear snow during bad weather. There are 211 registered volunteers across York. The Council provides volunteers with:
We know that some of the local salt bins have been filled with litter. If one needs attention, please e-mail Cllr Stephen Fenton at cllr.sfenton@york.gov.uk
Cllr Stephen Fenton has secured action to remove compacted leaf litter on the cycle track which links the Askham Bar Tesco store with Moor Lane.
The ‘leaf vacuum’ in action on 11th November
The council’s ‘leaf vacuum’ was deployed to clear up the cycle track on the morning of 11th November.
A significant improvement!
Residents who are aware of any other footpaths or cycle paths that are in need of clearing should call Stephen on 07751 963215 or e-mail cllr.sfenton@york.gov.uk