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‘Blackbelts’ needed to save Greenbelt

Posted in Local news, Politics on September 16, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Anlaby (Unlouebi) Domesday entry 1086 A.D.

Registered in the Domesday Book as a “habitation of the Manor of North Ferriby” and serving as a Royalist base during the first major action of the English Civil War during the 1642 siege of Kingston-upon-Hull, Anlaby (Unlouebi) and the other settlements of Haltemprice have enjoyed their Greenbelt for over a thousand years and are not about to let it go without a battle.

Because that seems to be the direction in which Hull City Council and East Riding Council are headed if recent declarations by the former are not rescinded. Is a Greater Kingston-upon-Hull under construction?

For those old enough to remember, the successful “HANDS OFF HALTEMPRICE” campaign of the sixties and seventies may be on the point of re-emerging.

The first signs of Hull City Council’s retreat from a previous agreement with East Riding Council protecting the Greenbelt, appeared in the Hull Mail’s September 8th edition:

Hull City Council are not objecting to the principle of building on previously protected open areas between the city boundary and Haltemprice settlements.

Cllr. Stephen Parnaby O.B.E.

East Riding Council leader Stephen Parnaby intends to resist:

I am extremely disappointed that at the 11th hour, Hull has deleted references to the strategic gaps between Hull and the Haltemprice villages in the joint

statement. Gaps in these areas have been identified in successive local plans for more than 40 years. Hull City Council should not think we will stand by and let this happen. I will fight tooth and nail against inappropriate development which would also increase flood risk. I urge residents to let their views be known to the City Council.

For those that care about Anlaby, Councillor Parnaby’s call to action should not go unheeded. As the battle lines are drawn, it is time to group, reflect, consider our strategy and start learning the song Keep Your Hands Off Haltemprice!

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Parking charges – a false economy

Posted in Local news, Politics on September 2, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Springfield Way retail park welcomes shoppers with ample free parking

Anlaby is a busy and thriving community; there is an excellent variety of shops: the new delicatessen, the butcher, the baker, the green grocer, the convenience store, the optician and so on.  Business in the village is brisk – dare I say booming, particularly on Saturdays. The church site cleanup is over, the clouds have dispersed and the horizon looks bright.

Not so fast. Rumours of car park charges are stirring a storm that is blowing optimism from the high street into rocky waters.

The charges probably won’t be much to begin with, but you know how it is. They’ll start low – so that no one feels their effect to begin with – and stealthily creep upwards to create a hansom income for the local council. At least that’s the theory.

In practice, shoppers have an alternative and wallets do the voting. The Springfield Way Retail Park will surely greet such news with open arms and beckon shoppers to their abundant free parking.

Charging for parking in Anlaby is a false economy to the high street and we should resist such a measure.

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Torch nears, Church site clears

Posted in Local news on August 19, 2012| Leave a Comment »

The Anlaby Methodist Church as it was in its heyday

It has taken the arrival of the Paralympic torch to arrive in Sainsbury’s Convenience Store, Anlaby this week to instigate a massive clean-up of debris and filth from the former Methodist Church site, Hull Road.

Workmen began to clear the church site at the start of the week. The 130 year old Church was not a listed building and local worshippers and councillors tried in vain to negotiate with the Methodist Church authority to retain it for local use and possibly community care. The asking price was £325,000 and it is said that apartments are being built, which will boost the local economy. We’ll see.

The Church building had been in good condition until it was left empty for eight years and then sold, deteriorating still further before being demolished. The site has been a local eyesore and tip for years.

Before being abandoned, the Church had been a useful venue for Anlaby villagers.

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Anlaby Clinic reopens

Posted in Health, Local news on June 15, 2012| 2 Comments »

In my letter to the Hull Daily Mail April 20th 2010, I voiced my alarm at the closure of Anlaby Clinic by the NHS East Yorkshire for renovation. At that time I spoke to Jane Robinson, Assistant Director of Localities – North at the NHS, who explained that nothing had been decided at that time.

A good deal of renovation work has been carried out to the current building, which is well positioned close to the Anlaby Community Care Centre with parking spaces.

Anlaby Clinic open again after renovation

I have now found out through various sources connected with the Clinic that it will be opening shortly, probably as early as the end of the month. The clinic has been closed for several months and former users have had to attend the Podiatry unit in Cottingham (like my husband) or make their way to the surgery at Hessle Grange Medical Centre.

There will also be offices on site for NHS use.

This is excellent news for Anlaby.

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And why not Hockney at Bridlington Spa?

Posted in Culture, Local news on May 21, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Congratulations to David Hockney – world famous artist – for his recent Order of Merit. David has lived in Bridlington for seven years after leaving his native Bradford and then later the Californian sunshine. Don’t miss his ‘A Bigger Picture‘ exhibition, at the Royal Academy in London. It is a remarkable show of his work.

Woldgate Woods, East Yorkshire (2006)

Some of his paintings remind me of Muir Woods north of the Golden Gate bridge, San Francisco, where I had the pleasure to visit nearly 30 years ago. I still possess a souvenir Redwood  tree that I planted as a seed in my back garden, and which had to be topped recently as it began to encroach on the Anlaby skyline. A Redwood in Anlaby. Quite a sight!

The Road Across the Wolds (1997)

David Hockney’s  paintings have a special quality, admired and enthralled by all who love and enjoy the countryside.  Scenes reflected in his giant montages resonate with the East Yorkshire landscapes. It’s great to ramble with a like-minded walking group, taking in the breathtaking scenery and transforming them in my mind’s eye to great Hockney paintings to come!

What a brilliant attraction it would be to have some of David Hockney’s works exhibited at The Spa,  Bridlington!!! And did you know there are plans to create a David Hockney trail in Yorkshire? Locations in the trail so far will include the villages of Warter, Thixendale and Sledmere as well as Salts Mills and Bradford, plus various sites in the Wolds.

By the way, I think the description of the “Order of Merit” as a  “gong”, is somewhat  disparaging!!

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