NOTICE OF VACANCY IN OFFICE OF COUNCILLOR PARISH OF RASKELF
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that due to the resignation of a Councillor, a vacancy has
arisen in the Office of Councillor for the Parish Council.
If by 7 May 2024 (14 days excluding Dies Non, after the date of this
notice) a request for an election to fill said vacancy is made in
writing to the Proper Officer at the address below by TEN electors
for the said Parish, an election will be held to fill the said vacancy,
otherwise the vacancy will be filled by co-option.
If an election is called, it will take place not later than 10 July 2024.
Proper Officer
North Yorkshire Council
Civic Centre, Stone Cross
Rotary Way
Northallerton
DL6 2UU
Dated 16 April 2024
Parish Clerk
RASKELF
The next Parish Council meeting will be Monday 13th May 2024, the Village Hall at 7.00pm. Agenda to be published a week prior to the meeting.
The minutes of the Parish Council meeting held Monday 8th January 2024 at 7.00pm. can be found here
All previous agendas and minutes can be found in the documents archive
**NEW** The new vehicle activated sign (VAS) is now providing us with data currently located on Westmoor Road, click this link to view data from VAS Westmoor Road Dec 2023
The parish of Raskelf has a population of approximately 510 people. It is situated in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies just off the A19 and is two and a half miles north-west of Easingwold.
The parish church St Mary’s is the only church in Yorkshire to have a wooden tower and dates from medieval times. Pictures of the church and tower can be found in the gallery.
There is a pub in Raskelf, the Old Black Bull The village also has a pound or pinfold where stray animals were kept by the Pinder or Pinman until their owners retrieved them. This pinfold dates from the 18th century. It was restored by the Parish Council in 1971.
Information on CIL (Community Infrastructure Levy) can be found here: This is a link to the Hambleton information page and here is a link to the Government guide
Guide to the Parish Council Precept can be found here
Parish Council Responsibilities
RASKELF PARISH COUNCIL/LIGHTSOURCE/CIL COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE BENEFIT FUND
For information & guidance notes click here
For application form click here
Please visit our Raskelf Village Website for lots more information – currently it is undergoing maintenance and not available.