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.
We welcome your feedback and suggestions, please complete the Contact Us form.
Roos and District Horticultural Society - Spring Show 2017
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A Date for your diary: The Summer Show will also be held at Roos Playing Field on Saturday 15th July 2017
COMMUNITY BENEFIT FUNDS
The parish benefits from community funds arising from renewable energy developments, in particular:
Roos Wind Farm (operated by RES - Renewable Energy Systems)
Tedder Hill Wind Farm (operated by INFINIS)
Burton Pidsea Wind Farm (operated by Energiekontor)
and a new fund
EAST COAST COMMUNITY FUND (operated by DONG ENERGY)*
Each fund has their individual terms of reference. Community groups and other potential applicants should evaluate which fund is most suitable and likely to fund their proposed projects.
The administrators for each fund will be pleased to give advice.
Click on each panel alongside for further information and how to make an application.
DONG ENERGY - 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.
For further details click here
The RES Roos Wind Farm Fund for 2017 is now open
click here
Application forms and guidelines for 2017 can be downloaded from www.ervas.org.uk. Deadline for completed submissions - 5pm on Friday 31st March 2017.
For further information please contact Claire Thomas claire@ervas.org.uk
Coastal Communities Fund
The outcomes of various consultation meetings have now been processed and two 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 - Service CB 3 is a pilot bus service - which 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)
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