Lets not forget the French.

What with the recent twinning visit to Warstein the French perhaps must feel a little left out. Well to address this they are coming on mass next week to visit Calder High. They'll be in the Council Chamber next week too to allow us to tell them all about the democratic machine that is Hebden Royd Town Council.

Where is this?

It won't be like this for long.....but where is it? A clue? well many young people will have a lot more to do in the very hear future, perhaps even one or two oldies.

A little warmer at last.

It seems to me that at last spring has arrived. This morning I was able to see some of the hard work completed by Sarah and her colleagues who look after the parks in Hebden Royd. Both the Mytholmroyd Memorial Gardens and The New Road Memorial Gardens in Hebden Bridge look wonderful, and a lot of that is down to their hard work.

Well done I say!

A lick of paint.

Thanks must go to the probation team who over the last few weeks have prepared the bridge between Riverside School and Central Street School for a lick of paint. The bridge belongs to nobody but is used by so many so lets hope this tidying up is appreciated by the many who cross over every day.

Along with the Elections comes the Polling Station.

I have never really considered the process behind the election of Councillors until recently. I have been amazed how much thought, care and attention goes into standing. This along with the anxiety of putting oneself up for public examination must mean it is not to be considered lightly. I'm hoping the effort we put in late last year and early with our New Councillor Seminars, this will mean our Councillors, when elected, will have a good idea of the expectations they will need to meet to be a successful councillor.
The elections have also triggered a review of the place that we cast our votes, the Polling Station. Initiated by central government this review asks local people for suggestions for improvements to the locations we use so if there is Polling Station not up to scratch please let us know and we will advise Electoral Services at Calderdale MBC.

The Electoral Role....its role is very important.

This very important piece of data has so many uses and were finding it really important to have an up to date version on our system. We have been checking this week the waiting list for allotments and writing to all those included on the list, half way through we updated the list via electoral Services at Calderdale MBC and found just short of 400 changes in 14 months, 8% of those listed.
With the local elections coming up and the need for all candidates and nominees to be on the list no doubt many people will be taking a look at it in the next few weeks.

Be the first to see the action....

from 'karnival'. Enjoy the Queens representative building bridges between our towns.  Belecke Karnival

Good News.....

This evening, Monday 14th March 2011, Calderdale MBC took the decision to hand control of the Hebden Bridge Picture House to Hebden Royd Town Council and the Hebden Bridge Community Association. This asset transfer will be worked up in the next nine months with a proposed date for transfer set as the 1st December 2011.

The Duchess of Slack Bottom........

Its great to be unique and by embracing each others differences we can learn so much. I've been enjoying 'karnival' this week in Warstein and have been able to see the strengths of our hosts there. The celebrations brought together the many different groups in the town and I would hope that we aspire to do the same.
Dressing in a daft costume helps to break down the barriers but I'm not sure we all need to wear a blue wig and a bowler hat every day just to get on with folk, we can surely get on without that attire.

The Picture House

The people of Hebden Royd and the users of the Picture House turned out on mass last night to hear how the Picture House is not under threat...for now. The changing face of local government means it unlikely that it will be in line for much needed investment in the future so there is a need to consider a new approach.
Options are to be explored and people are to be involved and thank goodness the meeting decided overwelmingly to not stop the process and to let it begin.

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