Published: 9th Mar 2010 by Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council.

 
THE Yorkshire Craft Fairs will be at Sunnyfield House, Guisborough on Saturday, March 13, from 9.30am-4.30pm. Admission is free.

The organisation has been organising craft fairs since 1979 as a marketplace for craftspeople to exhibit their products.

The 35 stalls will be offer cards and stationary, costume jewellery, soft furnishings, toys and hobbies, clothing and accessories, home and garden products, toiletries and aromatherapy, prints, glassware, ceramics and, photography.

The Fairs will be back for the Guisborough Town Fair at Gisborough Hall Hotel on Sunday, June 6, with the possibility of further dates added throughout the year.

A great market to start the season.
Sat 13th March. 9am till 3pm

 All the usual vegetables, organic meat, game, cheese, fish, proper pies, hot food, cakes wine and juice
and a few surprises – pottery, art and gorgeous things for the home.
Around 20 stalls in all – outside what was Somerfields

A coffee evening  for Volunteers is to be held on Wednesday the 10th March at 7 pm. Due to the bad weather and alterations being made to the parking areas, no start could be made on planting. Please attend to enable us to work out who can help and where, so that we can start the most urgent work! The First Judging is in April 2010.

Village Improvements

A meeting was held on 8^th February with Representatives Redcar & Cleveland BC, about front street parking and the new lights.

It was decided to replace the light back outside No 84, as the new position would not illuminate the side ally between 83-84, but the old position with the new style light, would supply good lighting to the whole area. Also the old light in the middle of the footpath, near the dog bin, would be replaced with a new fixture, and moved from the footpath.

The intention is to landscape along the new curbing, when the weather permits, topsoil will be delivered and seeded when weather dries up.

Front Street Parking

It was noted at the meeting that residents were not parking in a Herringbone pattern, and leaving the correct space between cars. There is a legal requirement to park correctly. The Borough Council could install white lines if parking is unsatisfactory, then fines could be issued if a car is not parked correctly.

Back Streets

Work is to commence on Back street between 40-52 on the 1^st March.

Dog Owners

There have been many complaints that owners are not picking up after their dogs, please pick up after your dogs, instead of leaving on other peoples back doors, pathways, and the green. The Borough Council is introducing a zero policy as this problem covers the whole Borough.

See  Council Value For Money Budget 2010
Council Tax Rise (Band A Properties  £21   per Annum.)

Published: 16th Feb 2010 by Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council on there news page.

Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council today expressed its sadness at the prospect of 170 years of steel-making at Redcar coming to an end this week – and its determination to build a new economic future for the Borough.

Corus officials have told the workforce that the mothballing of the Teesside Cast Products (TCP) blast furnace would go ahead on Friday.

Council Leader Councillor George Dunning said: “I’m heartbroken. I had 12 years working for TCP, my father worked in the steel industry for 44 years and my grandfather – it’s been a Dunning steel industry dynasty, and it’s gone.

“We have a world-class steel producing plant and I’m absolutely amazed no buyer has come along to save it.

“Throughout my political career, this is the worst news I’ve been given for our Borough and it’s taken the lifeblood out of Teesside’s manufacturing industry.

“It leaves the Borough with a mountain to climb, but we knew what could happen and we have been working very hard since last summer preparing for the worst.”

The Council is part of a Resource Centre, staffed by a 50-strong team, in Steel House, Redcar ready to offer help and support to the affected workers. This has been set up by the Regional Task Force and is being led by Jobcentre Plus.

The Council’s Cabinet Member for Economic Development Councillor Mark Hannon said: “We have been fighting long and hard to keep steel making in Redcar and we know a lot of work has been done to try and achieve this.

“But the prospect of finding a new buyer seems a remote chance now, so our concern must be to help those workers and their families affected and to accelerate new businesses to create jobs.”

The Council believe the £60million announced by Business Secretary Lord Mandelson in December for the Tees Valley Industrial Programme will be a “real shot in the arm”.

Councillor Dunning added: “It offers direct and immediate help to create new opportunities and we are working with One NorthEast to bring forward exciting projects to create new jobs and businesses.”

Published: 11th Feb 2010 by Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council on there news page.

REDCAR & Cleveland’s rural community have joined police and other partners in a bid to tackle countryside crime by holding their annual Farm Watch meeting.

Up to 50 people attended the main hall at Laurence Jackson School on Monday evening (1st February) to hear about the scheme, which runs along similar lines to Neighbourhood Watch.

It has around 200 members in a co-ordinated system where members can pass information via the police to each other about crime and other concerns relating to farming and rural communities.

Current members of the Farm Watch scheme were invited, as well as anyone else with an interest in protecting their property, land or business from crime.

Police, partner agencies and residents established policing priorities for outlying areas at the meeting and given an overview of work done so far, which included several operations including Operation Scrambler, which has been a major success in stopping off road vehicles in the whole of East Cleveland.

Neighbourhood Policing Officers were joined by farmers and smallholders from the Guisborough and East Cleveland areas, as well as gamekeepers, estate managers, Fisheries and Forestry officials, colleagues from North Yorkshire Police, Redcar & Cleveland Borough Councillors.

The scheme has also been successful in putting together a constituted organisation called Countryside Watch to promote the Farm Watch, and to work with the farmers and all those agencies that have an interest in rural life.

East Cleveland PCSO Paul Payne of Guisborough Police said: said: “The purpose of the Farm Watch scheme is simple: we want to reduce the occurrence of countryside crime, to increase the likelihood of detection of crime when it does occur and we want to discourage criminal activity in the countryside.

“Cleveland Police is committed to policing our rural areas effectively and efficiently and to do that we want to engage with people living there – and to hear what they want, expect and deserve from us.

“I’d urge people to come along to these meetings – By extending the scheme we will have more eyes and ears – and therefore more information – where it counts. This will help us to police rural areas more effectively and in partnership with the people and organisations based there.”

Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council Leader Councillor George Dunning, whose portfolio covers rural affairs, said: “I welcome this initiative of partnership working to assist the rural community in combating crime in the countryside.

“Countryside Watch is an extension of the already successful Farm Watch scheme and we are confident it will be successful.”

Published: 8th Feb 2010

on the Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council News Page.

HALF term fun is guaranteed at Kirkleatham Museum, Redcar, linked to its new family friendly science exhibition.

The exhibition, titled Toys and Forces, opens on Saturday, February 13 until Monday, March 22, and will answer all sorts of questions – Have you ever wondered how gravity works? Or why your ears pop when you go up a hill?

Visitors are invited to investigate the forces of the universe through the hands-on exhibits and interactives and unravel the mysteries of the world around you using toys and do-it-yourself activities.

There are two special activity days during half term, with drop-in craft sessions to build your own 3D moving model on Tuesday, February 16 and Thursday, February 18, from 10am-noon and 1pm-4pm both days.

Children can choose from an Agreeable Sheep, Croaking Frogs or a Marble Run, all suitable for older children, aged ten and over, or younger ones with lots of help from mums and dads, grandmas and granddads.

An expert craft tutor will be at the Family Learning Craft Activity, in conjunction with Redcar & Cleveland Adult Learning Service, providing craft activities for younger children. It’s free and all materials are provided. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

There’s another fascinating day planned for Friday, February 19 when the British Steel Collection, together with the Museum, sets a family bridge building challenge, with drop-in sessions between 10am-noon and 1pm3pm.

The British Steel Collection is an archive of business and social history spanning the period from the mid 19th to the late 20th century.

Families can learn about Teesside’s internationally renowned industrial and engineering history, then try to build the strongest bridge from the K’nex kits.

It’s free, all materials are provided, but places are limited to 40 a session. There’s colouring and jigsaw making activities available while you wait.

The Museum also offers Explorer Family Backpacks. Explore the Museum and grounds with Explorer Eddie the Museum Teddy. Backpacks may be borrowed for up to two hours for a returnable deposit. There’s treasure hunts and mystery trails available, too.

Playschemes, Out-of-School Groups, After-School Clubs, Nurseries, Brownies, Beavers and Cubs can enjoy a free half-day of activities on Wednesdays throughout the school holidays. To book, ring 01642 496400

Winner House No 88  Ticket No 311

Winner House No 100   Ticket No 148

Winner House No 93

Published: 14th Dec 2009 by Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council.