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The Preston Parish Council

Covid 19 is now forcing a Government lock down and they are asking all workers to work from Home if they can. Michael our handyman and I will be discussing this situation but current feeling is that Mike should not be out in the Community . Therfore we ask everyone to understand that the green areas . burial ground, church yard etc will not be cut until we are advised by the Government that it is safe and permissible to do so. The office will also be closed and should you need to contact the Council then please ring 01482 899411 or email prestonparish@parishclerk.karoo.co.uk. Thank you for staying at home and helping with this emergency.Please stay safe everyone.

The Parish Council has no allotment plots available  in either our Weghill site  or the Sandhill Site, we now have a waiting list which is available to both residents and Non-residents of Preston,  If you are interested  in joining the waiting list contact the office 01482 899411 or email prestonparish@parishclerk.karoo.co.uk and your details will be added.

Neighbour Hood Watch in the Village needs a new leader to step into the role. Support from the ERYC and police is available , anyone interested in taking on this worthwhile role may contact the Clerk here at the Parish Council office for further information.

NHS SERVICES ARE CHANGING AT WITHERNSEA AND OTHER LOCAL HOSPITALS IN APRIL 2018 -PLEASE SEE OUR NEWSLETTER SECTION FOR INFORMATION ON HOW THIS WILL EFFECT YOU.

EAST RIDING LIBRARIES. Change in timetable . Residents please be aware that the Library service has changed its time and date in the Village. The mobile library will now visit on a Tuesday every 4 weeks at 9.05am until 9.35am on Weghill Road near Peace Walk .

The next Parish Council meeting is due to take place on the 11th May 2020 however due to the Governments rules around Covid 19 we are unable to confirm as of yet whether this meeting can and will take place. The safety of our Councillors and residents is the most important thing for all of us and should the advice to not hold group gatherings and social distancing still be in place we will of course have no choice but to canacel this meeting

Cranswick Foods Odours.  If you are effected by unacceptable odors from Cranswick Country Foods you can report them to the Environment Agency as soon as possible by ringing the incident hotline on 0800 80 70 60 (Free phone, 24hr service). Information useful when reporting any odor problem includes: the location where the odor was detected, date, time and wind direction.

 

 Current Parish Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday , Wednesday & Friday 10.00am - 13.30hrs. Due to the Covid 19 pandemic the office will be closed to the public and the clerk will be looking at working as much from home as is possible. This also means for the safety of our handyman his work will be limited until the Government issues advice otherwise that he and I am able to return safetly to work. The emails and phone will be checked and if you need any support then ring either ERYC 01482 393939 OR Parish Council 01482 899411 please be advised that the Parish Council will assist if it can but only has 2 part time staff and 10 Councillors currently several of which fall into the over 70 or underlying health conditions including one Pregnant Councillor so their support will not be available as they are some of the vunerable who may need support themselves. Please stay safe everyone , look after your loved one and those local if you can.

 

     

Council Meeting

 

 

The Preston Parish Council meets on the 2nd Monday monthly at 7.30pm in The Preston Community Hall. Everyone is welcome to come along , the meeting has time allotted at the beginning for residents  who may wish to raise any questions. Once this section is completed the meeting will begin. The Preston Parish Council often has a Ward Councillor in attendance who can offer their support.

THE meeting dates are :- December 9th 2019, January 13th 2020, February 10th 2020, March 9th  2020, April 13th 2020, May 11th 2020( the date and time of the Annual Parish Meeting will be agreed and advised ). June 8th 2020, July 13th  2020, No meeting in August 2020, September14th 2020, October 12th 2020, November 9th 2020 and December 14th 2020.

Please if you can come along to the meetings your input is needed by the Parish Council. This year working with the Preston Traffic and Ward Councillor Steele a meeting was held with The ERYC Highways senior team and the problems of the Traffic in Preston put forward, along with a list of potential ideas to improve the Villages situation. In the Spring of next year ERYC has agreed to do a week long traffic count/survey , the first step in moving the ideas forward. We will of course keep you updated. 

Welcome

Welcome to Preston in Holderness, East Yorkshire

THE Parish Parish Council will be closed as per the Government instructions this week commencing 24th March, however the website will be updated, the phone messages will be accessed remotely and the Email also accessed  from home by  the Clerk . The Clerk will update this site and under news has set out information to assist residents , the 1st being the change in the bus timetable, already today Monday 23rd it has been amended so please be aware.

The Village of Preston goes back to before the Domesday Book. Being founded in Anglo Saxon times it established itself as an ecclesiastical Centre of some importance.

It is situated six miles to the East of Hull and one mile from the town of Hedon to the South. The south western Parish boundary being the the Northern bank of the River Humber from the junction with Hedon Haven and Oldfleet Drain to the West. This drain forms the boundary to the City of Hull to the West and the village of Bilton. To the North the Parish is bounded by the villages of Wyton and Sproatley while the village of Burstwick forms the Eastern boundary and Hedon and Paull to the South.

The Parish is somewhat unique in that there is not only the Village but a second settlement to the South West known as Preston South. Over the years residential developments have been such that the boundaries of both Hedon and Preston South merge at the Westlands drain.

From early times the main occupation of the area was farming and its supporting industries. However, this was eclipsed in the twentieth century by the establishment of the giant chemical works on the banks of the River Humber in the area known as Salt End. These works are mainly owned by BP Chemicals PLC, and are the largest producers of Acetic Acid in Europe.

The population of both settlements totals approximately 3,500 and  expanding as new residential areas are developed. 

(With acknowledgement to the late George Stephenson Author of "Welcome to Preston in Holderness")

Image of the Church and clock here in Preston.