Alan Barker

Residents are warmly invited to attend the Annual Parish meeting to be held on Tuesday 9th May 2023 at 6pm at Newport Primary School (The Hall entrance through the green gates to the side of the school) when Village Groups will have the opportunity to share with local resident’s and the Parish Council details of the activities undertaken by their group over the last year and planned for the coming year. Information is included below with regards to the relevant legislation. This meeting only hears and meets the business of the electors.

The Annual Parish meeting is a meeting held of the electors. Local Government Act 1972 14 (1) states the Parish meeting of a parish shall assemble annually on some day between the 1st March and the 1st June. It is not a Council meeting, it does not act on issues or items of the Parish Council. Only electors on the electoral register can vote on any item at this meeting.

The Agenda has to be sent out with 7 working days’ notice is chaired by the chairman of the Parish Council. The parish having a separate Parish Council means that the chairman of the Parish Council shall preside. (Local Government Act 1972 16 & 17 (1) & (2)) A question can be asked by the voters or a poll called. (Local Government Act 1972 18 (1-6))

Following this meeting the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council will take place starting at 7pm.

Please find below links to  two notices of election for the forthcoming elections being held on 4 May 2023. They are:

• East Riding of Yorkshire Council Ward Notice of Election
• East Riding Parishes Notice of Election

ERYC Parishes – Notice of Election

ERYC Wards – Notice of Election

Further information from the National Association of Local Councils is available via the following link.

MAKE A CHANGE (nalc.gov.uk)

Nominations

The relevant nomination forms are available on the website and may be downloaded, completed and printed off for submission.

 Information for candidates (eastriding.gov.uk)

Please note the following important points:

• The Notice of Election will be published on Friday 17 March 2023 and the nomination period will open on Monday 20 March 2023.
• Nominations will close promptly at 4pm on 4 April 2023. Nomination forms have to be submitted in person to Electoral Services, County Hall, Cross Street, Beverley, HU17 9BA.
• Due to the large volume of nomination papers that are normally submitted, candidates (or their representative) are being asked to make an appointment to submit their nomination forms. To book an appointment, please call 01482 393300.
• Candidates are strongly advised to send in their forms ahead of formal submission so that an informal check can be undertaken. These will need to be sent in electronically by e-mail to electoral.services@eastriding.gov.uk I would remind candidates that once nominations have been submitted, alterations cannot be made (apart from to correct very minor errors).
• If a candidate is standing for a political party, please ensure that Form 2 (Certificate of Authorisation), or if a separate Certificate of Authorisation) is being used, this is signed by a person authorised to sign on behalf of the Nominating Officer. To help with this and to avoid any undue delay, could I please ask that the electoral services team receive the proper written notification from the political party concerned. This is often called a certificate of delegated authority for the nomination of candidates and the use of a party emblem or something similar. This provides the confirmation that the person signing Form 2 does have the authority of the political party’s nominating officer to act on their behalf with regards to the nomination of candidates.
• Candidates will become eligible for a free copy of the electoral register for the parish in which you are standing. The earliest date they can officially become a candidate is the 27 March 2023, which is the last day that the Notice of Election can be published. We appreciate that candidates will want to start completing their forms as early as possible and we are encouraging the submission of papers from 20 March 2023. Any candidate wanting help with the elector numbers of their subscribers before they are able to be supplied with a copy of the electoral register, should contact the electoral services team either by e-mail on electoral.services@eastriding.gov.uk or telephone 01482 393300. Please note that the elector numbers used must be from the electoral register in force at the time of the publication of the Notice of Election, so this will be the March 2023 register update.
• A briefing for all validly nominated candidates will take place on Monday 17 April 2023 at 6pm. Details will be sent to all those candidates concerned.

Voter ID

 You will be aware that the Election Act 2022 has introduced voter identification at polling stations. Whilst there are various information and awareness campaigns being run by the electoral commission nationally, supplemented by local authorities local and regionally, I would like to encourage all candidates to help in making voters aware of the need to ensure they have an acceptable form of photographic ID with them when visiting the polling station on polling day. Ahead of polling day, a voter who does not have one of the forms of photo ID, can apply for a free Voter Authority Certificate.

Further information about this can be found at Voter ID | Electoral Commission Information is also available on the Council’s website at www.eastriding.gov.uk/elections

The next Newport Parish Council meeting is at Newport Primary School (The Hall entrance) at 7pm on Tuesday 14th March 2023 – all village residents are welcome. Access to the meeting room is through the main gate on the Village Hall side of the school and to the rear of the building.    

Public Forum – The Public Forum will commence at 7.00pm. The period designated for public participation shall not exceed 15 minutes. Each member of the public may only speak once and for no longer than 3 minutes

Individual complainants must report any instances of irresponsible / nuisance parking directly to the authorities to take enforcement action if deemed necessary. Photographic evidence plus the registration number, make model and colour, plus the exact location will be required. The links below provides guidance as to the reporting and escalation process.

https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/environment/roads-streets-traffic-and-parking/abandoned-and-nuisance-vehicles/

https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/environment/roads-streets-traffic-and-parking/parking/civil-parking-enforcement/

The next Newport Parish Council meeting is at Newport Primary School (The Hall entrance) at 7pm on Tuesday 7th February 2023 – all village residents are welcome. Access to the meeting room is through the main gate on the Village Hall side of the school and to the rear of the building.    

Public Forum – The Public Forum will commence at 7.00pm. The period designated for public participation shall not exceed 15 minutes. Each member of the public may only speak once and for no longer than 3 minutes

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has provided councils with Household Support Funding (HSF) to support vulnerable households with the rising cost of energy bills and food.

The fund is being used to support households in need, particularly those who may not have been eligible for other recent government support payments but who are still in need.

The Household Support Fund is currently funding the following schemes:

• £400 grant payment Apply now, closes 31 January
• School holiday support for children who receive free school meals
• Healthy Homes – helping you improve your heating system
• Citizens Advice – £50 Tesco Voucher
• Humber & Wolds Rural Action – help with heating oil costs

On Thursday 4 May 2023, local elections are taking place across 230 councils in England. At these elections, you will need to bring photo ID to be able to
vote at a polling station.

A wide range of photo ID will be accepted, including passports, driving licences and cards with a PASS Mark. If you don’t have an accepted form of photo ID, you can apply for a free voter ID document known as a Voter Authority Certificate.

Learn more

Please find below a link to a great sheet with lots of information for mental health support

Your Life Your Way 

ERYC has launched Your Life Your Way, a website hub featuring a vast range of information on how to stay independent and access support for both carers and East Riding residents. The website will help people self-serve and enable anyone to get timely advice. This enhances the personal touch, giving choice and control to residents. 

Visitors to the website will find guidance on staying active and independent. If you have any care needs there are contact details for vital services and information on how to access the technology available through our lifeline service that can support independence. You will also find: 

• Advice and support for any stage of your adult social care journey 
• Information and help to stay active and look after yourself 
• Information on over 300 local groups and activities 
• Local community and care services 
• Personal budgets, payments, and a benefits calculator
• Help to work out what you need to pay towards care
• Support for carers including a FREE Carers UK digital resource
• Lifeline, aids, equipment, and adaptations 

We understand that for most people, staying independent is important to ensure you live a happy and fulfilling life. Your Life Your Way provides the information and guidance to get you the right support at the right time. 

To visit the Your Life Your Way website click the button below:

Your Life Your Way

For further information please email: yourlifeyourway@eastriding.gov.uk

The Goole Go far are a community transport service for Goole / Howden and surrounding villages offering a Medibus door to door service taking passengers for medical appointments to  Scunthorpe, Hull Royal, Castle Hill & Goole Hospitals, Allam Centre Hull & local health centres as well as Dentist & Optician appointments too. This is a vital service for those that maybe don’t drive  or have trouble getting to appointments. Anyone can use the service the cost is £5 pp return (for those with a bus pass) & £10 return (without a bus pass).

Further information is available via the links below.

Newport Parish Council has provided a donation to support the work of this organisation in January 2023.

Goole Go Far are also recruiting volunteer drivers  to drive the Minibuses (full training will be given). They are looking for anyone who can spare a couple of mornings a week or maybe just a day every couple of weeks to join their very friendly driver team. Maybe recently retired looking to offer something back to their community. They are based in Goole down Carlisle Street.