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
To contact any Roos Parish Councillor Click Here
ROOS PARISH NOTICEBOARD
The next Parish Council Meeting
will be held in the Memorial Institute on December 10th starting at 7.30pm.
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 Needs Assessment
A Parish Council initiative, funded by RES Wind Farm, has been launched to help identify the future needs and ambitions of the community.
Questionnaires have been circulated throughout the Parish. Please send in your responses in the pre-paid envelope as soon as possible and no later than November 5th 2018.
COMMUNITY BENEFIT FUNDS
The parish benefits from community funds arising from renewable energy developments, in particular:
Tedder Hill Wind Farm Fund
The 2018 round of funding was launched at the Annual Review Meeting held in early June.
The closing date for receipt of applications was 30th September 2018.
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 view the Press Release (Click Here)
or
the ERYC Rural Funding website
http://www2.eastriding.gov.uk/council/grants-and-funding/energy-related-community-funds/tedder-hill-community-wind-farm-fund/
Roos Wind Farm (operated by RES - Renewable Energy Systems)
The RES Roos Wind Farm Fund for 2018 has now closed
click here
For further information please contact Claire Thomas claire@ervas.org.uk
Burton Pidsea Wind Farm (operated by Energiekontor)
will open early in 2018 however applications costing less than £500 may be submitted to the Community Chest.
Contact: http://www2.eastriding.gov.uk/council/grants-and-funding/energy-related-community-funds/burton-pidsea-community-wind-farm-fund/
Tree and Hedgerow Planting Opportunity.
As part of the formal planning agreements for the Tedder Hill wind farm £10,000 was awarded for tree and hedgerow planting within 5km of Roos Post Office.
Although the wind farm became operational in late 2013, applications so far have been low in number and to date, ONLY about £2000 has been awarded.
HEYwoods are now welcoming formal applications from private and public landowners for new tree, woodland and hedgerow planting initiatives.
The deadline for submission of applications was 31st July 2018. Decisions were made in late 2018
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.
Roos Parish Local Community Transport - The Hedon Shuttle
Note that ERYC consultation continues on alterations and possible reductions in Council funded transport services.
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)