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Latest information from 27th May 2020
Government changes
As you may be already aware the government has announced the easing of certain restrictions:
From 1 June - A phased return for early years settings and schools, wherever possible to do safely. From 1 June Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 return to school in smaller sizes. From 15 June, Secondary schools and further education colleges are being asked to prepare to welcome pupils from Years 10 and 12 (more details on York schools below) From 1 June outdoor markets sell any items whilst meeting the safety guidance (some market traders have continued to provide essential quality local produce safely over the past few months). Car showrooms will be able to reopen as soon as they can safely do so. From 15 June, other retail including shops selling clothes, shoes, toys, furniture, books, and electronics, plus tailors, auction houses, photography studios, and indoor markets, will be expected to be able to reopen, where they can keep to social distancing rules.
What’s next (no earlier than 4 July)
The government’s current stated aim is to open at least some of the remaining businesses and premises that have been required to close, including personal care (such as hairdressers and beauty salons) hospitality (such as food service providers, pubs and accommodation), public places (such as places of worship) and leisure facilities (like cinemas).
The latest government guidance is available at www.gov.uk/Coronavirus and we are continuing to keep our webpages up to date at www.york.gov.uk/Coronavirus
Recovery
Schools
The York Schools and Academies Board whose membership includes the council, teaching schools, research schools and the city’s academy trusts continues to meet three times a week as it has done since March. The Board has developed and agreed principles to support the wider re-opening of schools from 1 June. The council has also been working closely with unions.
Whilst gradually growing the numbers of children in school, the safety of children and staff is the overriding priority. Schools will be guided by the number of staff available and the size of their buildings when taking decisions about how many children they can have on site to maintain social distancing requirements. A robust risk assessment will be carried out before further pupils attend schools.
Schools will continue to prioritise places for the children of key workers and vulnerable children, and the size of these groups will determine the pace of the wider re-opening for additional year groups from 1 June. In practice this will mean that not all schools in the city will be admitting additional year groups on 1 June, but all will continue to be open for key workers’ and vulnerable children.
Each individual school writing out to parents with an update on their measures. For example, there will be changes to the school day dependent on the circumstances of each school, these will be communicated to parents.
Schools have been provided with stocks of PPE by the Public Health team which have been delivered via York Pullman.
Parents who have any questions on how this will take place, should contact your relevant school or provider in the first instance, but we are always here to help at education@york.gov.uk. The council will not be taking action against any parents who do not wish to allow their children to return to school.
Wider opening for our Primary Schools
City recovery plan and Our Big Conversation
The council is developing a one year recovery strategy (The Recovery and Renewal Strategy), which will sit alongside a longer-term strategy for the city developed with partners across the city and the region. The strategy will take a public health approach that prioritises the health of residents and businesses, whilst focusing the on these three themes: city’s recovery while laying the foundations for York’s fairer, cleaner and greener future.
The recovery strategy will be considered at a remote meeting of the Executive meeting on June 25th, with residents encouraged to take part, after launching a city-wide consultation, Our Big Conversation. The consultation will engage with residents, businesses, community organisations, unions, schools and other partners in order to contribute to our plans through recovery.
Today’s press statement is here: https://www.york.gov.uk/news/article/207/city-s-strengths-at-the-heart-of-building-back-a-better-york
Festival of ideas event
The opening event of this year’s Festival Ideas is next week with a fascinating look at York in a post-Covid world.
Tuesday 2 June will see the a discussion on the “Roadmap to Recovery: York in a post-Covid world”. The panel discussion, in partnership with Make It York, will explore how the City can harness the community spirit demonstrated throughout lockdown to achieve inclusive economic recovery in a way that benefits everyone. Audience members will be able to join in the conversation through interactive Q&As.
Speakers include the Chief Executive of ChristchurchNZ about what lessons might be learnt from the way the people of Christchurch responded to the 2011 earthquake. More details about the event are available here.
While Covid-19 has meant York Festival of Ideas’ 10th year celebrations are postponed until 2021, a wide range of events will go ahead virtually during its original planned dates.
The double award-winning York Festival of ideas will return from 2-14 June 2020 with a programme of more than 60 mostly free online events on the theme of “Virtual Horizons”.
RAWCLIFFE PLAY AREA
ST MARK'S GROVE
20/03/2020 Due to concerns over the COVID-19 virus, the Rawcliffe Play Area will be closed until further notice.
Email Received from Yorkshire Water 05/03/2020
I’m emailing today to update the parish council on our scheme to replace the sewer pipe from Shipton Road Sewage Pumping Station, which is located at the junction of Shipton Road with Bowness Drive, to a location near to the Rawcliffe Wastewater Treatment Works within the Rawcliffe Park and Ride.
The scheme, despite the very wet weather, is progressing well and is still on schedule to be completed on time.
On Monday 9 March our partners, Mott McDonald Bentley, will start work with Eco Drill to directionally drill under the A19 Shipton Road from a location near to Manor Lane to the cycle path on the Rawcliffe Park and Ride. This will avoid the need for road closures and traffic management to be in place.
Our working hours will continue to be between 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday. On occasions we may need to work a little later and at the weekend.
The drilling technique will create some liquid drilling fluid (a mixture of water and clay) which will need to be removed from site by a small tanker. This will mean, for 1 week, we’ll need to park the tanker on the residential section of Shipton Road near to its junction with Manor Lane.
Give and take traffic management will be in place and we’re writing to customers in the Rawcliffe area to notify them of this work and asking that road users take extra care whilst driving in this location.
A second tanker will be located within the Park and Ride.
During this work customers water and wastewater services won’t be affected, and we won’t need access into anyone’s premises. Once again we’re advising before letting anyone into their premises to please make sure they ask for identification.
We’ve apologised for any inconvenience this essential work will cause and thanked everyone for their continued patience. Please be assured we'll do everything we can to keep disruption to a minimum and complete the work as quickly as possible. Once our scheme is completed, we’ll begin to reinstate our working areas. We may have to wait until the ground has dried sufficiently to start the landscaping.
If you have any further questions please contact our Customer Experience Team on 0344 848 1099 (Monday to Thursday 8am to 5.30pm and 8am to 5pm on Friday).
NHS Community Mental Health Framework for Adults and Older Adults
Parish Councillors attended a recent workshop and reported that the NHS has produced a new mental health framework for adults and older adults. The people's support systems would include some or all of what is in the diagram below. For further information contact us.
FIRST YORK ON BEHALF OF YORK HOSPITAL INTRODUCE NEW HOSPITAL BUS SERVICE
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RAWCLIFFE PARISH COUNCIL WINTER 2018/19 NEWSLETTER -------------------------------------------------------- North Yorkshire Police Community Messaging: Frauds and Scams to look out for! As part of its continued campaign to increase the awareness of fraud throughout North Yorkshire, please find below 10 phone frauds to look out for: Fraudsters are becoming increasingly sophisticated in the way that they deceive people - especially over the phone. They will often call you claiming they’re from the police, your bank or some other trusted organisation saying that you have been a victim of fraud or that you owe, or are owed, money. It is easy for them to convince you too, since they can both fake the telephone number on the screen and do their research to find out some of your basic bank and personal details. Here we cover some of the most recent types of frauds carried out by criminals over the phone, both nationwide and right here in North Yorkshire, to help you to recognise them. 1. Fake police scam This is a call from someone claiming to be from the police or your bank telling you there’s a problem with your card or bank account. They may ask for your account and card details, including your PIN number. They may ask you to withdraw money to assist a police investigation and even offer to send a courier to collect your card or money from you so they can resolve the problem. They may also advise transferring your money to a ‘safe account’ to protect it. The caller will often sound professional and try to convince you that your card has been cloned or that your money is at risk. This is a common scam and the police or your bank would never ask you to withdraw money or move it to a safe account. If you receive an unexpected call, hang up and use another phone to call someone you trust such as a friend or relative, the bank on the telephone number on your bank card or the police on 101. 2. Computer repair scams A fraudster may call you claiming to be from a well-known company, such as Microsoft, Apple or your broadband provider. They’ll tell you that your computer has a problem and they can help you to solve it. They may instruct you to download what is known as a ‘Remote Access Tool’. This gives the criminal access to everything on your computer including your online banking. Remember, genuine computer service companies don’t contact customers this way and you should never let anyone remotely access your computer. 3. Investment fraud Investing in stocks and shares or any other commodity can be a successful way of making money. However, it can also lead to people losing their entire life savings. Fraudsters will call you and persuade you to invest in all kinds of products, offering high rates or return, particularly over long periods of time, which often do not exist. Remember, genuine investment companies will not cold call you. Be extremely way of anyone who does. Before investing, check the FCA Register to see if the firm or individual you are dealing with is authorised and check the FCA Warning List of firms to avoid. Get impartial advice before investing. 4. Premium rate ‘Insolvency Service’ phone scam This telephone scam asks you to make unscheduled and unnecessary calls to the Insolvency Service – a Government agency that supports people in financial distress, tackling financial wrongdoing and maximising returns to creditors. Victims are asked to dial a telephone number that although does connect to the Insolvency Service, is not one of their official numbers and is premium-rate that costs a lot of money. If you receive a call of this nature check the official Insolvency Service website or use a standard search engine such as Google to see if it is one of their official numbers. 5. Bogus bailiffs Victims receive a cold call by someone claiming to be a bailiff working on behalf of a court, attempting to recover funds for a non-existent debt. Fraudsters request payment by bank transfer and if refused they threaten to visit the people’s homes or place of work in order to recover the debt that is owed. The fraudsters often use the names of certified Bailiff Enforcement Agents such as “Scott Davis”, “Stephen King” and “Mark Taylor”. Remember to always make vigorous checks if you ever get a cold call associated with a bailiff, always request details of the debt in writing to confirm its legitimacy and never feel rushed or intimidated to make a decision based on a phone call – a legitimate company will be prepared to wait whilst you verify information. 6. PPI fraud Fraudsters pose as officials often from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and cold call people stating that they are eligible for a Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) claim. The fraudsters tell you how much PPI you can claim back but emphasise that an advance fee payment is required in order to make the claim successful. You should never take up offers of PPI claims on the spot from cold calls and text messages. If you use a third party organisation to assist with a claim, you can check to see if they are legitimate by carrying out independent research on the company, as well as checking the FCA’s website for the company’s details or by calling the FCA on 0800 101 88 00 (Monday to Sunday, 8am to 10pm). 7. Tax rebate fraud Victims receive a cold call from fraudsters posing as local council officials or professionals stating that they are eligible for a general tax or council tax rebate. They also use a range of other techniques, such as sending text messages, to convince the intended victims that their tax rebate is legitimate, when in fact this may not be the case. The fraudsters will tell you how much tax you can claim back but emphasise that an advance fee payment is required in order to make the tax claim successful. Remember, never take up offers of tax rebates on the spot from cold calls and texts messages and always check a company’s contact details (such as a website, address and phone number) are correct and that they registered in the UK. 8. HMRC fraud Fraudsters cold call victims and convince them that they owe unpaid tax to HMRC. They also leave victims automated voicemails saying that they owe HMRC unpaid taxes. When victims call back on the number provided, they are told that there is a warrant out in their name and if they don’t pay, the police will arrest them. They may also use text messages that ask victims to urgently call back on the number provided. When victims call back, they are told that there is a case being built against them for an outstanding debt and they must pay immediately. It’s important to know that the HMRC will never use texts to tell you about a tax rebate or penalty or ever ask for payment in this way. Telephone numbers and text messages can also easily be spoofed so never trust the number you see on your telephone display. If you receive a suspicious cold call, end it immediately. 9. Compensation calls This telephone scam involves fraudsters cold calling their victims and claiming to be from the Financial Ombudsman Service, telling them they have a cheque for a large amount of money from a compensation claim. The victim is then often told to buy an iTunes (or similar voucher) roughly to the value of £300 to ‘release’ the compensation. They then claim that a courier will collect it from their home address and that a cheque will be sent to them in the post. Never buy iTunes or gift vouchers if instructed to by someone claiming to be from a government body or official and never hand over any payment to anyone claiming to work at the ombudsman – their service is free to all consumers and they would never ask you for money over the phone. 10. Identity fraud Identity fraud involves the misuse of an individual’s person details to commit crime. Your details are valuable to criminals and can be misused by them, or sold to others. if your data is obtained by criminals it may be used to obtain credit cards or bank accounts in your name, as well as numerous other financial products. You should always be extremely wary of unsolicited phone calls claiming to be from your bank or phone provider. Particularly if they are requesting personal information such as dates of birth or passwords. Remember, your personal information is valuable, protect it. If you believe you have been a victim of fraud If you believe you have been a victim of fraud, call North Yorkshire Police on 101 or report it to Action Fraud by visiting actionfraud.police.uk or by calling 0300 123 2040. In an emergency or if a crime is in action dial 999. If you have any information regarding those responsible for such crimes, please contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or visit crimestoppers-uk.org. For more advice visit northyorkshire.police.uk/fraud ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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