Parish Council of Asselby

23/04/2026

Temporary Closure of Knedlington Road Cemetery for Essential Pathway
Improvements
As the Howden Joint Burial Committee of Howden Town and Asselby Parish Councils, we
understand that the cemetery holds deep personal meaning for many in our town, it is a
place for remembrance and quiet reflection. It is therefore with regret, we announce a
temporary closure of the site for a period of approximately 10 days to allow for essential
pathway improvement works from Monday May 11th 2026.
Over time, sections of the cemetery paths have deteriorated, making access increasingly
difficult and, in some areas, potentially unsafe. After careful consideration and at a large
expense, Committee have concluded that these works are necessary to ensure the
cemetery remains a safe, accessible, and respectful space for all who visit for many years
to come.
We fully appreciate that this closure may cause inconvenience and, more importantly,
may interrupt planned visits at what can be emotionally significant times. This decision
has not been taken lightly but needed to adhere to Health and Safety advice from the
contractors. We have scheduled the works to minimise disruption, but at the same time
get these works done as quickly as we can and will ensure they are completed as swiftly
and efficiently as possible.
During this period, there will be no public access to the cemetery. We kindly ask for your
understanding and patience while these important improvements are carried out. Our
priority is to preserve the dignity of the space while making it safer and more welcoming
for everyone in the long term.
We thank you for your understanding and support. If you have any urgent concerns or
specific needs during this time, please contact us directly and we will do our best to
assist.
Further updates will be provided as work progresses.

23/01/2026

WE CURRENTLY HAVE 9 NAMES BUT IF YOU WANT TO BE ON A RESERVE LIST LET US KNOW!

We are looking at putting on a free cpr and defibrillator training session one Saturday morning if we can get any interest?
Unfortunately we can only really do possibly 8 trainees at a time so places would be limited.
If you are interested please leave a comment or e mail at [email protected]

17/01/2026

10/12/2025

💦💦💦Hosepipe ban lifted form today….

The imposed hosepipe restrictions across Bridlington and around the Yorkshire region, that were introduced in July are being lifted today 10 December.

Yorkshire Water, who created the ban, have stated the following:

Reservoir levels are now 91.6%, and Hull aquifer levels are at 77%. This means that available water resources across reservoirs, rivers, and groundwater sources are above average for this time of year (85.1%), and restrictions can safely be lifted.

Ending the restrictions follows 14 weeks of sustained increases to reservoir levels, which had dropped to 30.6% at their lowest point.

Without the company’s drought management plan, the grid system which moves water around the region and customers’ water saving actions, it is estimated that reservoirs could have dropped to as low as 17.6%.

While the hosepipe restrictions were in place, Yorkshire Water fixed almost 15,000 leaks - managing to fix them over a third quicker by employing 100 additional leakage detectors. A leak was repaired every 25 minutes between April and December.

Hosepipe restrictions have helped save around 3.1 billion litres of water, or the equivalent of 69 days of York’s average usage, 36 days of Hull’s average usage, 33 days of Sheffield’s average usage or 21 days of Leeds’ average usage
22 reservoirs dropped below 20%, including Scar House, Thruscross, Baitings and Broomhead
Between April and October, 28 drought permits and orders across 26 reservoirs and two rivers were implemented. It is estimated these measures helped hold back an extra 4 billion litres of water in reservoirs
The highest daily demand was 1.479 billion litres on 20 June 2025 – approximately 200 million litres above the average daily supply for Yorkshire
Dave Kaye, director of water and wastewater at Yorkshire Water, said: “We are incredibly grateful to our customers for their efforts to save water throughout the dry spring and summer, and into the wetter months.

“When restrictions were first introduced and the weather was warm, customer usage went down by 10%, taking pressure off our reservoirs. Continuing those water-saving actions when we finally started seeing rainfall, as well as us making use of drought orders and permits, meant that our reservoirs could recover as much as possible – and it’s part of the reason why we’re able to end the restrictions earlier than we initially thought. While the restrictions are lifting it is important people continue to think about their water usage and consider using water wisely throughout the year, not just during periods of drought and hot weather.”

Customers are now able to use water as usual, with the end of the restrictions coming into effect immediately. Drought permit activity at Yorkshire Water’s reservoirs and the region’s rivers has also ended.

Dave added: “While we are back to normal, we’re continuing our work to manage our water resources carefully both in the weeks and months ahead, and over the long-term so that we can meet growing demand for water in an increasingly challenging climate. This means continuing to bring down leakage, with a £38m investment planned over the next five years, and progressing our plans to bring additional sources of water into our network through the installation of new boreholes and storage reservoirs.”

07/11/2025

Please can car drivers slow down or preferably wait until the service is over?

18/09/2025

Road repairs at Stamford Bridge is part of £250,000 worth of improvements

Stamford Bridge is one of six locations across the East Riding that will benefit from £250,000 worth of essential road repairs.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is upgrading surfaces at sites in Bainton, Fridaythorpe, Goole, Stamford Bridge, Howden and Driffield.
At Stamford Bridge, the council’s road team will undertake repairs on the A166 road, scheduled from Wednesday, October 1 to Thursday, October 9.
Patching works are due to be carried out on weekday evenings between 7pm and midnight.
Traffic management will be in place, including temporary traffic signals and a convoy system, to to ensure the safety of the workforce.
At Howden, patching work is planned along the A63 between Knedlington crossroads at Howden and the East Riding boundary in mid-October for up to five days, with work taking place between 9.30am and 3.30pm
Extensive patching will taker place at the junction of the A63 and B1230 Selby Road, which will require the closure of Selby Road for one night. Signed diversions will be in place.
Councillor Paul West, the council’s cabinet member for environment and transport, said: “All of these schemes will be short-time road repairs and we have have purposefully scheduled most of them to be carried out on evenings and night times to make sure they cause the least disruption to traffic as possible.
“Thank you to local residents and drivers for their cooperation while we carry out this work.”

03/09/2025

Planning meeting 2 nd September

Despite all objections and the best endeavours of APC and David Howard ERYC Planning Committee met on the 2nd September to look at a planning application in the parish.
This application had received many objections from APC, Barmby PC, Councillor David Howard and many residents.
We have attached a link to let you see the meeting taking place and the comments made by the committee members. Scroll down the list to Western Area Planning.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR6ExCx8bLOJUyRfmClIMeQ

Go to 1 hour 7 minutes to view the relevant portion. You will see that this application was passed unanimously with little attention given to any objections.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council has a number of committees which make decisions. The main decision-making committee of the council is the Cabinet. In addition, there are a number of 'non-executive' and regulatory committees and sub-committees which deal with issues including planning, appeals, pens...

31/07/2025

We are pleased to let you all know that we have received official confirmation that we are allowed to co-opt Chris Lewis onto the council.
This now means that the parish council is finally at full strength and made up as:

Darren Walker
Rob Pickersgill
Michael Clarke
Amanda Macchi
Matt Smith
Gary Franklin
Chris Lewis.

Paul Adams is the clerk and financial officer.

Many thanks.