Welcome.
The Roos Parish website seeks to provide useful information and news for residents of Roos, Tunstall, Hilston and Owstwick and others. Navigate through the various headings across the top of this page to discover more.
How to Contact the Council
Parish Clerk: Mr Barry Lee, 270, Seaside Road, Aldbrough. HU11 4SA
ROOS PARISH NOTICEBOARD
CANCELLED: The Parish Council Meeting scheduled for April 6th is CANCELLED
CORONVIRUS UPDATE
Roos Parish Council will follow the national guidelines and advice published by the H M Government.
Therefore the parish council meeting scheduled for April 6th in the Memorial Institute has been cancelled. Parish Council meetings will resume when it is appropriate to do so.
To contact the Council please use our Contact Us link shown on the header bar of this page.
ERYC CORONVIRUS UPDATE
The ERYC Home Page https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/ provides a link which brings together dedicated web pages providing much relevant information:
Coronovirus (Covid-19) UK government response – gov.uk.
This in turn provides links to information concerning ERYC services such as, for example, bin collections;
COMMUNITY HUB - WITHERNSEA
This has been established to co-ordinate volunteer and support for
vulnerable members of the community at particular risk. Click Here
NHS CORONVIRUS UPDATE
HOLDERNESS HEALTH (ROOS SURGERY ARRANGEMENTS)
Many residents and patients will have noticed the many publications posted at Roos Surgery.
ROAD CLOSURE
Closure of Withernsea Road [B1242] (part), Rimswell and Thirtle Bridge Lane (part), Rimswell.
The ERYC have announced that the long awaited installation of flood protection measures on Tunstall Drain are about to commence.
THE TEDDER HILL WIND FARM COMMUNITY FUND CLOSES AT THE END OF MARCH
Funding and application arrangements have been updated and simplified and are now more 'user friendly'.
- Applications up to £5000 now only require two quotations rather than three.
- Applications up to £2000 will be paid up-front, before commencement of the project.
- VAT issues have been clarified.
Applications for funding of projects or individual items costing less than £500 may be made at any time throughout the year via the COMMUNITY CHEST
ROOS WIND FARM COMMUNITY FUND 2020
The Fund is open for applications from 10th January until 30th April.
Applications and Guidelines may be obtained from East Riding Voluntary Action Services (ERVAS)
ITS SHOW TIME
ROOS SPRING SHOW IS CANCELLED DUE TO CORONVIRUS
it was due to be held on Saturday 4th April at Roos Playing Field
Opening at 2pm.
FLOOD ALERTS
The area has experienced heavy rainfall over recent days and concerns have been raised about the risk of potential flooding within Roos village.
The grilles have been checked and water is presently running freely. However, sandbags are available if the need arises.
For further details please contact David Winter on 07971827151 or a member of the Roos Parish Council.
In the meantime it is perhaps timely to remind residents of the formal arrangements which are currently in place, and, to draw attention to the responsibilities of all those who live in properties adjacent to Roos Beck.
Roos Parish Council is expecting the East Riding of Yorkshire Council to write to Riperian Owners accordingly. See below:
If your property lies adjacent to Roos Beck, then Roos Parish Council recommends that you acquire a copy of "Living on the Edge" by either downloading from www.gov.uk or from the download panel.
The booklet explains the rights and responsibilities of those living adjacent to a watercourse.
Please Note
The East Riding of Yorkshire is the overall risk management authority for Roos Beck
In the event of a potential or flooding emergency caused by an obstruction, or any other flood risk in the watercourse then you should contact:
East Riding of Yorkshire Council by telephoning:-
01482 395906/395707 or 01482 393939 (out of hours)
Community Needs Assessment
The Council has published a detailed response to the main recommendations. Click here.
To view the full report click the links provided below.
DOG FOULING
Incidents of dog fouling continue to be reported at various locations throughout the village including Roos Playing Field.
Legal action cannot be taken without information concerning the identification of the dog owner. Please report incidents to the ERYC Dog Warden:
either by telephone: (01482) 393939, or by email: dog.warden@eastriding.gov.uk
The service will need to know
* the location, time and date of the incident
* the name (and address if known) of the dog owner, and
*a description of the dog
NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS
There is increasing concern about car parking at various points throughout the village.
The ERYC Highways Department does not perceive this to be a problem as there is no history of incidents or accidents occurring.
It is important therefore that any minor bump or scrape to vehicles or a near miss is reported to the Highways Authority. Contact: Email: highway.dm@eastriding.gov.uk
You should report incidents of speeding or other anti-social driving behaviour to the local police service using the 101 non-emergency number
Take Care – Stay vigilant. Scammers are not always on the internet or telephone
The Royal Mail has requesting the Parish Council to help raise the level of public awareness of the volume of Scam Mail being delivered to households.
Since 2014 over 4 million suspect items have been intercepted before delivery and whilst the Royal Mail and postal workers take every precaution, some mail will still get through.
If you have any doubt or concern about receiving suspicious mail please contact either the Royal Mail Scam Mail Helpline 0800 0113 466,
or,
e-mail scam.mail@royalmail.com
COMMUNITY BENEFIT FUNDS
WIND FARM COMMUNITY FUNDS
Tedder Hill Wind Farm Fund (operated by Ventient Energy)
The main funding round for 2020 closes at the end of March.
However, Applications for funding of projects or individual items costing less than £500 may be made at any time throughout the year via the Community Chest
For further information visit www.eastriding.gov.uk/tedder-hill-fund
Burton Pidsea Wind Farm (operated by Energiekontor)
The funding round will for 2020 will close at the end of the month
NOTE: Applications for funding of projects or individual items costing less than £500 may be made at any time throughout the year via the Community Chest
For further information visit www.eastriding.gov.uk/burton-pidsea-fund
Roos Wind Farm (operated by RES - Renewable Energy Systems)
The RES Roos Wind Farm Fund for 2020 will soon reopen.
For further information please contact Judith Leach of ERVAS at judith@ervas.org.uk
Tree and Hedgerow Planting Opportunities.
HEYwoods welcome applications from private and public landowners for new tree, woodland and hedgerow planting initiatives.
Contact stephen.robinson@eastriding.gov.uk,
Roos Woodland Group
The group is very proactive. It has recently produced batches of 'Roos Juice' pressed and bottled from fruit harvested during the Autumn.
The harvest is from plantings of traditional species and unusual tree varieties.
For further information please contact: Roos Woodland Group Facebook page, or email woodlandroos@gmail.com
EAST COAST COMMUNITY FUND
*This fund is administered by Grantscape - Milton Keynes.
Applications are made on-line. The area of benefit is a coastal strip approximately 5 miles deep stretching from Flamborough to Kings Lynn.
Coastal Communities Fund
The outcomes of various consultation meetings have now been processed and schedules for potential development are announced. Some will benefit the parish.
For specific details click- Roos and Tunstall For general details click - Coastal villages
Roos Parish Local Community Transport - The Hedon Shuttle
The Hedon Shuttle - Bus Service CB 3 currently runs from Burton Pidsea and Roos to Hedon.
Its schedule has recently been modified and now calls at Preston (Sandhills Garden Centre) and Bilton (Asda).
If your property lies adjacent to Roos Beck, then Roos Parish Council recommends that you acquire a copy of "Living on the Edge" by either downloading from www.gov.uk or from the download panel.
The booklet explains the rights and responsibilities of those living adjacent to a watercourse
Please Note
The East Riding of Yorkshire Council is the overall risk management authority for Roos Beck.
In the event of a potential or flooding emergency caused by an obstruction, or any other flood risk in the watercourse then you should contact:
East Riding of Yorkshire Council by telephoning:-
01482 395906/395707 or 01482 393939 (out of hours)