Members of Long Preston Parish Council
Nick Thwaite ( Chairman )
Keith McBride ( Vice Chair )
Roy Newhouse Hilary Baker
Philip Johnston David Monks
Chris Moorby
Dates of Normal
Parish Council
Meetings 2012
Usually held on the first Wednesday of the month, at 7.30pm
in the Village Hall
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Wed 1st Feb
Wed 7th Mar
Wed 4th Apr Wed 2nd May
Wed 6th Jun
Wed 4th Jul
Wed 1st Aug
Wed 5th Sep
Wed 3rd Oct
Wed 7th Nov
Wed 5th Dec
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Agenda for Forthcoming Meeting
The Agenda for forthcoming meetings of the Long Preston Parish Council will be available here in PDF format.
Agenda for Next Parish Council Meeting
on Wednesday 1st February
Cick here for Minutes of Previous Parish Council Meetings
The date of the Annual Parish Meeting is to be confirmed.
Clerk to Parish Council -
longprestonpc@gmail.com
tel 01729 851128
Public Meeting to discuss the Pennine Bridleway
and to get public opinion will be held on
17th November at 8pm in the village hall.
Please note that admission will be from 7:45
as there is another group in the hall
before hand.
Extract from Parish Council Minutes for September 12th 2011
(Note: Some of the linked PDF files in this document are very large, especially the first one!)
Peter Lambert – Pennine Bridleway Project Officer YDNPA presented to the meeting
the proposal for the Pennine Bridleway National Trail -
A Map of the Bridleway (6MB) was distributed & had the approval of the Secretary Of State. There are 15 National Trails completed over the last 6 years. The Pennine Bridleway is the last one for horses. After Consultation with all agencies a safe access for horses across roads was approved in 1996 by the Secretary of State. Over a 25 year period 200 miles route of which 130 miles has already been opened. (97% complete).
There are few gaps, one of which is Long Preston.
David Cairns presented a Map showing the proposed road crossing (1MB) with various locations which had been investigated. West End by the bungalows had problems with visibility, foot way width and signal junctions.
The crossing at the Maypole is now the option being looked into. It is staggered
controlled junction with lights. The police and highways consider safer. It is a
push button operation by the riders operating on 4 Phases with also cars at the two
junctions. Busy sections of the Pennine Bridleway may get 40-
A resident expressed concerns about an already chaotic road.
No agreement from landowners stopped the proposal at the West End crossing.
Peter Lambert presented a Map showing 7 routes that had been considered. (0.4MB) (The Red route had been approved by Sec of State).
If agreement wasn’t obtained a Creation Order could be used. Although this had to comply with Relevant Tests under the Highways Act 1980 (48KB) sections 26 & 29.
County Councillor Richard Welch thought that horses crossing the road and children crossing the road plus cars were a dangerous prospect.
A resident asked how this was all funded – Anne Righton explained that it was a combination of Government money, lottery money & other grants.
Cllr Thwaite proposed a formal public consultation in November. Cllr Newhouse seconded.
Snow Code from NYCC Highways
These files set out the Guide Lines for clearing snow and ice
from pavements and public
places.
Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
Hellifield and Long Preston Footpaths Modification Order 2011.
Click here for details of the Footpath Modifications ( PDF Document)
and here for the referred to Map 1 and Map 2 (JPEG Format )
Please send any comments on this Footpath Modifications Order to
The Clerk to the Parish Council -
2 Pendle View, Hellifield, BD23 4HH
longpreston@gmail.com
or bring them to the January Meeting of the Parish Council.
Ground Works Contract to Install A Bus Shelter
Estimates are required for ground works to erect a bus shelter
opposite the existing
one in Long Preston. See here for details.
