The newsletter from your community website The Hedon Blog Issue 3

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Online Police Meetings Reporting the Smells!
Nature on our doorstep GO ON Get online What's On?
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Does a Paull 'cloud' hang over renewables investment?

Every cloud has a silver lining goes the old saying, but when that 'cloud' might hang over your village, then the saying takes on a whole new meaning!
Paull may be directly affected by plans to establish a new Humberside Enterprise Zone. A 'Renewable Energy Super Cluster' on the North and South banks of the Humber may include proposals to develop a piece of land just to the north of the village of Paull. A development brief published in the Hull Daily Mail shows that a '49-hectare site at Paull east of Saltend' may be one of ten sites earmarked to be transformed into a cluster of renewable industries.

One of the sites, Alexandra Dock, Hull would be developed by Siemens to build its 80m wind turbine factory providing thousands of construction jobs and hundreds of permanent jobs. It is anticipated that all ten sites could radically transform the Hedon Road corridor providing economic growth and thousands of new business and employment opportunities. Whilst the prospect of thousands of jobs being created is very appealing, the affects on Paull of such large-scale development on its doorstep needs to be carefully considered. The character of the village, its traffic flows, its unique views, could all change with the placement of industrial development on fields currently used as farmland. Any development could bring enormous benefits to Paull, Hedon Town and the surrounding villages but these need to be considered alongside what might be lost in that process.

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VIRTUAL COMMUNITY POLICE MEETING

PEOPLE RARELY ATTENDED Police Community Forums held in the South West Holderness area during 2009 and 2010. In fact community involvement was so low that the Humberside Police stopped holding the forums altogether. But now new social media and interactive internet services mean that forums could be making a comeback albeit online! Humberside Police held their first ever Virtual Community Meeting last June 2011. Thirty six people logged online to

Computer Take me to the Police meeting!

join a conversation on policing matters and concerns. Whilst very much an experiment the exercise did reveal that people are interested in engaging with the police in this way. Whilst one of the initial aims of the virtual meeting was to concentrate on a geographical area, it soon became clear that a topic-based forum might work best in the future a debate on specific issues that would cater for a wider internet audience. This innovative and welcome initiative by Humberside Police follows the forces successful experiment to use Twitter which started in April 2011. This has been very successful. Police Constable Darren Kirkwood for example regularly sends his 'tweets' to nearly 900 people. What do you think is the internet a useful way to communicate with the police on nonemergency issues and concerns? Would you take part in a local virtual community meeting?

USEFUL INFORMATION VIA TWITTER

CHANGES TO WITHERNSEA BUSES

YOU CAN FOLLOW Humberside Police officers on social networking site Twitter. Look for information at the Humberside Police website on their Social Network page. Also follow EYMS (East Yorkshire Motor Services) for their latest news on bus services on Twitter at @Eybuses. For Humberside Fire and Rescue the handle is @HumbersideFire. And of course follow @HedonBlog for all your Blog updates!

FROM SUNDAY 17th JULY there will be further changes to buses between Withernsea and Hull. In response to passenger feedback (including a petition) about recent timetable alterations EYMS will be changing some Service 77 journeys into a new Service 74, which will go via Ryehill instead of Burstwick. There will also be some minor changes to bus times. Download the new 74/75/77 timetable from the EYMS website.

USEFUL WEBSITES
ONE OF THE EARLY AIMS of the Hedon Blog was to encourage people, communities and Hedon to 'get online'. One of the major benefits of being connected to the internet is to take advantage of the wealth of local information available online. The following all have useful websites: Public Services Hedon Town Council at www.hedon.gov.uk East Riding Council at www.eastriding.gov.uk Humberside Police at www.humberside.police.uk Humber Fire and Rescue at www.humbersidefire.gov.uk Schools South Holderness Technology College at www.shtc.org.uk Hedon Primary School at www.hedonprimary.eriding.net Inmans Primary School at www.inmansprimaryschool.co.uk Paull Primary School at www.paullprimaryschool.co.uk Preston Primary School at www.preston.eril.net Doctors Hedon Group Practice at www.hedongrouppractice.co.uk Church View Surgery, Hedon at www.churchviewsurgery.com Buses East Yorkshire Motor Services at www.eyms.co.uk FREE ASDA Bus Ring 01482 815311 at http://storelocator.asda.com/store/hull Utilities Yorkshire Water at www.yorkshirewater.com Electricity (including reporting power cuts) at www.ce-electricuk.com Gas at www.nationalgrid.com/uk/gas/ MP and Councillors Graham Stuart MP at www.grahamstuart.com Local Business See Hedon Blog Business listings at http://hu12bizz.wordpress.com/ Local leisure Hedon Museum at www.hedonmuseum.org Kelsey Gardens, Burstwick at www.kelseygardens.org.uk Fort Paull Museum at www.fortpaull.com
There are many other local websites not covered here. Over time the Hedon Blog has built up a vast resource of links to informative local websites. Just visit the Hedon Blog at http://hedonblog.wordpress.com and look at the side-bars.

OCCASIONAL BAD SMELLS

are one of the unfortunate side affects of living in close proximity to Yorkshire Waters Waste Water facility at Saltend.

HOW TO REPORT ANY SMELLS 1. The Yorkshire Water Customer Helpline is 0845 1 24 24 24. Their postal address for complaints is: Yorkshire Water PO Box 52 Bradford BD3 7YD Email: contact_us@yorkshirewater.com *********************** 2. East Riding Council list the methods to contact them on their Compliments and Complaints web-page. This includes: Environmental control Public protection East Riding of Yorkshire Council County Hall Beverley HU17 9BA Tel: 01482 396301 Email: air.quality@eastriding.gov.uk Also of interest will be the Councils Air Pollution Section Website. *********************** 3. If you smell an odour at home (or know your location precisely when you experienced the bad smell while outside) then you can also use FixMyStreet.Com to report odours. ***********************

Yorkshire Water are investing 3.2m in a new odour-control unit, but even when constructed the Company say that they can not give a guarantee that smells will be completely eliminated. Therefore it is absolutely vital that residents continue to report their experiences of any smells from the site. If odours are reported promptly, then swifter action can be taken to minimise the problems. On the opposite side of the page are some of the ways that you might like to report bad smells. With each method you should record your location and the time of the experience.

The Car Boot Sales, in aid of St Andrew Church, Paull, take place on the first Saturday of every month. The dates of the next sale days are: Saturday 6th August 2011 and Saturday 4th September 2011

KELSEY GARDENS is one of those hidden gems in the Holderness Crown. Situated between Burstwick and Keyingham, the former Ski Pond as locals knew it, has been converted into a leisure and watersports area area by owners Ian and Chris. The North fishing lake offers opportunities to land bream, carp, roach and tench amongst other spieces, while Canoe and kayaking sessions can be booked at the South lake. Kelsey Gardens is also the home to Hull Model Boat Club who run regular events. Special watersports and leisure days can be arranged to suit your party. Contact Ian on mobile 07973 909 026. Kelsey Gardens, Hariff Lane, Burstwick, HU12 9HU Wenbsite: www.kelseygardens.org.uk See the Kelsey Blog at http://kelseygardens.blogspot.com for other activities.
SOUTH HOLDERNESS COUNTRYSIDE SOCIETY was set up in 1983 to Make a Better Place for Wildlife and the Patrington-based organisation certainly seems to be doing a good job of this. The Society owns two nature reserves, Beacon Lagoons and Hollym Carrs, and has over 100 subscribing members. The Society has also been bequeathed an old farmhouse, Ivy House, which will act as their headquarters and base of operations. The Society recently got a grant to help them provide a variety of items including bird nesting boxes, bird feeders, bee nest boxes and insect homes. New members and volunteers to work on the nature reserves and other projects are always welcome so if you have time to give and love wildlife and nature, then find out more at: www.southholdernesscountrysidesociety.co.uk

Aerial view of Beacon Lagoons

DO YOU WANT TO GET ONLINE?

No - Im not interested You dont need you to be interested in the internet the internet helps you with your interests. Whatever your hobby or favourite pastime the internet can help you become better at it, find the things you need for it, as well as connect with people who share your passion Its not for me Mice, modems, wwws. You may think youve got by in life so far without it. True, but more and more of the things you do in life are done online, and there are umpteen websites that will open up a world of fun to you. Its beyond me Computers look complicated but theres really nothing to be frightened of and you can always grab a friend or neighbour if you get in a muddle or go to UK Online centres or libraries to find courses full of lots of other people who are in exactly the same boat as you. I cant afford it You can use the kit and connectivity at UK Online Centres and Hedon library for free. If you want to get online at home, the price-tags on computers are falling everyday, while broadband connections can cost as little as 7 a month. I might break it Good news: computers dont blow up. The worst that can happen is that youll turn it off by mistake. What about online crime? There is a slight risk, but if you use your common sense, just like you do in the real world, youll be okay. Be prepared for unwanted messages in your email address, but bin them, just like you do with junk mail! Im too old! Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who invented the internet, is 56. And Britains oldest user of Twitter was 104. So what are you waiting for? Go ON, dont miss out ask for help today! GO ON Get online today at www.go-on.co.uk

Your Local Business

HU12 BUSINESS LISTINGS
Our FREE Business Page lists local companies, shops, pubs, etc, based in the HU12 postcode area. By getting your business listed it is possible for local people (and those not so local) to quickly find you online including your address, telephone number and website if you have one. A Google Location Map is also added. But we also want the Business Page to be a source of local business news and information. By linking back to the listed businesses regularly via topical items and articles, it will help ensure that internet search engines find your business more easily. So please do send us your local business news; your successes, special offers, promotions, newstarts, retirements, staff awards, training undertaken, photographs, etc, to email: hu12@gmx.com Get your business listed at:

http://hu12bizz.wordpress.com/

Hare & Hounds, Burstwick

WHAT'S ON?
Health Walks in Preston - Weds 13th, 20th and 27th July Meeting 2pm at the Community Hall Summer Concert by South Holderness Technology College Choir Thurs 14th July, 7pm at St Augustine's Church. NEW BOOK LAUNCH by Local Paull author Lorraine Ellis Fri 15th July, 2pm at Withernsea Library Preston Village Show Sat 16th July, 12:30pm at Sandhill Country Park The Hustle (singing duo) Sat 23rd July, 8pm at The Station, Hedon FREE COMPOST GIVE-AWAY Wed 27th July, 5pm at Pavilion Market car park, Withernsea 6-a-side Football League at South Holderness School Thurs 28th July,7pm - 9pm Paull Scarecrow Festival Bank Holiday Mon 29th August.

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Hedon and HU12 ONLINE has been produced by the Hedon Blog primarily to provide local news and information about the town and its surrounding villages. It's aims are threefold:
1) To promote a positive image about the places in which we live. 2) To encourage people to get involved in their local communities and benefit from local opportunities. 3) To encourage people to use the Hedon Blog and other means to network locally.

The Hedon Blog is a voluntary endeavour that is part of the www.hu12.net family of websites and is published DAILY. It can be found at http://hedonblog.wordpress.com/ (Search for Hedon Blog on Google or your favourite Internet browser). The Hedon Blog is always seeking news, information and details of upcoming events to share with our readers. Visit the website for information or email us at hedonblog@gmx.com at any time. We also invite your comments on all our articles and ask you to join the local conversation! Also contact us if you fancy having a go at writing articles and features for the Hedon Blog. We hope to produce a limited printed version of this newsletter, eventually on a monthly basis, but that really depends on securing enough interested local advertisers.

Please submit your local news, information and notices for the next issue by Friday 2nd September (published Monday 12th September 2011).

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