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Vicky Jude has requested Newport Parish Council to share some information about the Holiday Activities and Food programme (HAF).  They are into the third year of a  Department for Education funded programme which enables children and young people who are in receipt of benefits related free school meals who attend an East Riding school to eat healthily and be active during the school holidays.   There are over 30 HAF delivery partners organising fun activities across the East Riding throughout the Easter.  All of the programmes are inclusive, but they also offer a specific programme of activities for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, plus there are a limited number of places available for pupils with an Education Health and Care Plan regardless of their financial circumstances across all HAF programmes.

They recognise the pressures on low-income families particularly in the holiday period and ask for our help in spreading the word about these free activities. Attached is a poster about HAF and marketing flyers for all the HAF programmes separated into areas.  They would be very grateful if we can ensure families know about this free provision and help create fun holiday memories.  

Information is starting to be populated on the website https://www.activeeastriding.co.uk/holiday-activities-and-food/ This is a targeted programme, so here’s the link for universal provision Home – Active East Riding if required.

Vicky Jude

Holiday Activities and Food Commissioning and Quality Monitoring Officer

Children and Young People’s Specialist Services

Children, Families and Schools

Group email:   haf.programme@eastriding.gov.uk
Web:  www.eastriding.gov.uk

The next Newport Parish Council meeting is at Newport Primary School (The Hall entrance) at 7pm on Tuesday 12th March 2024 – 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. 

The Agenda is published on the website and is available via this link.   

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 Newport Parish Council Precept demand which is collected via the ERYC Council Tax has been agreed at £38,000 for 2024/25. The Precept is unchanged from 2023/24 and £2,000 less than 2022/23. The Council have been able to maintain the precept at this level due to careful budget control.

ERYC advise that this precept will mean that the band D billing amount attributable to the Parish Council will be £75.56, which is a reduction of £0.70 and -0.9% compared to 2023/24.

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.

Need help for attending a medical appointment

Door to door transport for attending a medical appointmnet

The Goole Medibus

Newport Parish Council has provided a donation to support the work of this organisation in January 2024.

A gentle reminder about The Goole Gofar Medibus Service….

The Medibus service ends at 4pm (16.00)

Please be aware any bookings made for mid-afternoon appointments could mean that the transport can take you in for the appointment but may not be able to take you home afterwards. We will always try and get people home again, but Medibus staff are only allowed to drive for a certain amount of time each day.

We are unable to offer attendant/help at Scunthorpe, Castle Hill and Hull hospitals. This is due to parking restrictions and the driver being able to leave the vehicle. We can offer VERY LIMITED help at Goole hospital, but again this is down to time restriction.  If you require assistance at the hospital, it would be best to have someone go with you, contact the hospital to arrange for help or use the Passenger Transport Service

When the Medibus service is busy, we will get you back home after your appointment, within the above time frame, but you may have to wait a while until any other passengers are ready to go. We ask that you let the driver know when you are finished, and they will tell you how long they are likely to be. Please do not move far away from where the driver dropped you off.

Thanks for your understanding with this.

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.

Volunteer Driver Information

The next Newport Parish Council meeting is at Newport Primary School (The Hall entrance) at 7pm on Tuesday 9th January 2024 – 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. 

The Agenda is published on the website and is available via this link.   

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

Newport Parish Council have a vacancy for an independent contractor at Newport Cemetery located at Main Road, Newport HU15 2UT (Behind St Stephens Church)

The work involves cutting the grass and strimming around the gravestones on approximately 16 occasions between the months of March and November. The contractor will be required to remove / dispose of the grass cuttings and would be required to provide all necessary equipment to undertake the work.  Additional work will be available during the year including hedge cutting and levelling of grave plots.

The role is completed on a self-employed basis with the contractor required to hold Public Liability Insurance cover for a minimum of £2m.

For further information please contact Alan Barker – Clerk to Newport Parish Council via Email clerk@newportpc.org.uk or telephone 07928 815242.

Deadline for application – Tuesday 9^th January 2024 at 5pm

ERYC are into the second year of a 3-year Department for Education funded programme which enables children and young people who are in receipt of benefits related free school meals who attend an East Riding school to eat healthily and be active during the school holidays.  There are over 20 Holiday Activities and Food programme (HAF) delivery partners organising fun activities across the East Riding during the Christmas holidays, with sessions lasting at least 4 hours and a meal is provided for each participant too.  All of the programmes are inclusive, but HAF also offer a specific programme of activities for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.

Attached are some flyers of all the programmes that are taking place across the county. 

If parents and carers see something they feel their child will enjoy, all they have to do is get in touch with the provider to secure their child’s place.  All East Riding pupils in receipt of benefits related free school meals are able to attend a maximum of 4 activities for free in the Christmas holidays and there are also a limited number of places available to children and young people who have an Education, Health and Care plan regardless of their financial situation. 

For more information please contact Vicky Jude – Holiday Activities and Food Commissioning and Quality Monitoring Officer, Children and Young People’s Specialist Services, Children, Families and Schools
Tel:  07726466555

Group email:   haf.programme@eastriding.gov.uk
Web:  www.eastriding.gov.uk

Expression of Interest to attend: Launch events of The Market Weighton Canal Trail on the 2nd and 3rd December

We are excited to extend an exclusive invitation and ask for your expression of interest in attending our upcoming, Launch events for the Market Weighton Canal Trail. They will be held on two separate days at Market Weighton and Newport, featuring expert and insightful speakers from the University of Hull. Refreshments will be provided.   We’ve played a part in crafting and highlighting the canal’s rich heritage and providing a nature trail for everyone to explore – a trail that winds through an untouched wildlife corridor, across fertile farmlands, past nature reserves and eighteenth-century canal locks. We hope you will be able to join us on one of the following dates…

Event Day 1  Saturday, 2nd December Venue: Market Weighton Town Hall Time: 10:30am – 12:00pm  Event Day 2  Sunday, 3rd December Venue: Newport Primary School Time: 10:30am – 12:00pm

As attendance numbers are limited, please let us know if you are able to attend, and your preferred location. Your presence will contribute to making these grand openings memorable.   Please RSVP with your preferred “Event Day” and location to gordon@mwct.org.uk by 5:00pm on Monday 27th November to secure your place at these exclusive free events.   We look forward to sharing this special occasion with you.   Dr. Gordon Shields, Project Coordinator

Report a pothole or issues with roads, footpaths or kerbs, private road adoption, road resurfacing issues and schedules.

All concerns with regards to road and footpath maintenance must be reported by using the information on the following link.

https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/environment/roads-streets-traffic-and-parking/roads-pavements-and-traffic/road-and-footpath-maintenance/