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PAGE FOURTEEN Thursday, January 17th, 2013 Flood bank face- off at council Members of the Snaith and Cowick Internal Drainage Board and the Environment Agency staged a 'face-off' over future repairs to the Aire's riverbank at Monday night's Snaith Town Council meeting. Eight members of the IDB questioned two guest speakers from the agency (EA), but appeared unhappy with the answers they received. The EA stood by its previous position, confirming it would not be receiving government funding in future to repair the front banks of the river in places where back banks existed. This means that when the front banks breach, the farmland immediately behind will be lost to farming, and there will be no compensation. The town council has asked to be made a special case because in the Snaith and Cowick portion of the River Aire there are no back banks - although the EA insists the railway line will act as a back bank. Town councillor Graham Hulme is not convinced. He says the railway embankment is porous, full of rabbit holes and has failed to stop floodwater in the past. As a result the town council wants the EA to spend extra money and effort maintaining the front bank in its area. The IDB protested that upstream, in the Leeds area, people next to the River Aire were getting a better deal - and that even as close as Gowdall the EA was to continue spending money on repair work aimed at protecting recently-built properties. They asked why the riverbanks at Snaith and Cowick - particularly the stretch towards Rawcliffe - were not to be kept to the same standard. 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And they said that even if the IDB did take on the responsibility that would not mean they could do as they liked - such as lower the riverbank on one side so that floodwater would spill away from Snaith and Cowick - even if they did find the money to fund such a project. Monday's meeting had begun with the IDB's chairman Paul Cooper voicing concerns for the current state of the riverbank. The EA confirmed that its engineers had begun a full investigation of the banks, and that consultants had been employed to come up with flood protection schemes if repairs were found to be necessary - for which it was confident it would get the funding. "Once the funding is approved, we are expecting to start any repair work in 2014," said Mr Coates. Town councillor Graham Hulme questioned whether the banks would last the one or two years it would take before EA started the repairs, considering the current condition of known problem areas between Snaith and Rawcliffe. He said three current leaks had already been identified by the town council. Town councillor John Staveley- Churton, who walks the banks regularly, said the current leakage did not appear to be coming through the banks, but up into neighbouring land from beneath them. He asked the EA if it had considered the use of groins to stop riverbank erosion, as this had been done in other parts of the country. Mr Coates assured the meeting the EA had men out looking at the state of the banks after every high tide. The IDB's Mr Cooper and the town council asked the EA to make available copies of its surveys of the riverbanks "so that we know where we stand". The EA agreed, but warned it would be 12 to 18 months before all the surveys were complete. Mr Cooper asked what the EA was doing about the latest slip, in which a large lump of soil had collapsed into the middle of the river. He said this was now holding up the flow of the water, which could spark future flooding problems. The EA said it would take action if it decided this slip was indeed obstructing the river, but Mr Coates clearly ruled out the use of dredging. The IDB asked if the EA would take out riverside willows if they were having a similar adverse effect. The IDB pointed out that there were no willows causing problems upstream near Leeds, yet the EA was telling them that all sections of the river were being maintained to the same standard. Parents primary parking problems Extra double yellow lines at the main road end of Snaith's Bourn Mill Balk Road will not solve the problems caused by parents parking outside the town's primary school to pick up their children. That is the opinion of East Riding Council, which in a letter rejected the idea that had been put forward by Snaith and Cowick's town councillors. It suggested that no matter what kind of yellow lines they were, they would not be capable of stopping people from dropping off or picking up - and that the ERYC would not be able to use them to enforce any parking restrictions. Town councillor Steve Jones suggested the use of roadside pedestrian barriers to stop children running out into the street, but which would also prevent parked cars from opening their doors. Town councillor John Staveley-Churton said in other places schools employed someone to stand outside and move cars on. But Mayor Greta Laughton said the primary school's head had herself tried going out to speak to the drivers of the cars and they had taken no notice of her. Town councillor Malcolm Nicholls said Snaith Primary School should adopt a solution similar to the drive-in layby built outside Cowick Primary School. It was agreed the town council's clerk should write to ERYC asking for someone to come to Snaith to see the situation outside the school for themselves. Youngsters at boot camp! If it doesn't hurt, it doesn't work! Pupils at Cowick Primary School went through a PE boot camp this week. Pictured doing the press-ups are, from left, Josie Fletcher, Jodine Petch and Daisy Taylor. (17-01-37 GT) ‘Ideal’ land would be the first to flood Two portions of land in Snaith, which are being suggested as "ideal" for future development, would be "the first place in the town to flood" if the bank of the River Aire was ever breached. Snaith town councillors agreed at their meeting on Monday to write back to East Riding Council after ERYC sent them a copy of its updated draft development plan - which still included the two plots in question. Town councillor Graham Hulme asked the town clerk if she thought Snaith town councillors are to carry out a check on the town's existing weight limit road signs before making a fresh plea to East Riding Council for more protection from heavy lorry traffic. The subject of weight limit signs first came up when concern was voiced previously about lorries entering the town from the north (Carlton). Now councillors are to check the east and west entrances to Snaith to gauge the state of the signage. ERYC had ever received the concerns they had voiced previously during its consultation period, because it appeared to have taken no heed of their warnings. The town council had written to ERYC's planners totally rejecting the proposed use of land in Gowdall Lane and George Street for future building because of the threat of flooding due to them being on a flood plain. It was agreed to pursue ERYC to find out if it ever received the town council's comments. Weight limit check-up Weight limit signs can only be sited at points on the road where it is possible for lorry drivers to turn their vehicles around, it was noted at Monday's council meeting. 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The plan to turn the area down Ferry Lane in Snaith into a picnic area was made in October 2010 as a result of the Snaith and Cowick Community plan survey when residents made it clear it was something the village wanted. The Snaith and Cowick Together group formed a further community and leisure group to deal with the project. The community and leisure group have since managed to get four picnic tables installed and with the help of the East Riding Council, land was cleared and there is now a wild flower area at the site and at the request of John Barrett, a new brown picnic sign has also been installed. However the struts underneath the bridge were covered in graffiti and the Snaith and Cowick Together group, along with Cllr Barrett, worked together to set about removing the street art. Cllr Barrett discovered that the bridge struts on the Snaith side of Carlton bridge at Ferry Lane belonged to the North Yorkshire County Council and entered into negotiations with them, whilst liaising with the community groups. Following negotiations it was decided that the struts should be painted with a special antigraffiti paint, which is quite expensive. Cllr Barrett put in £500 of his former Snaith and Cowick Town Mayor's Charity fund and North Yorkshire County Council agreed to pay Teachers come to Cowick from Ireland and A local primary school has been lucky enough to enjoy visits from Irish and Turkish teachers this week. Snaith Primary School are part of Comenius, a European project run by the EU to promote interaction between schools in Europe. It aims to bring learning alive for pupils and staff alike in all schools involved. Funding is available to support partnerships, which allows staff to travel between schools. Their partner schools are in France, Finland, Ireland, Wales, Hungary, Italy and Catalonia. Secil Tanriverds, from Turkey, and Pádraig Regan, from Ireland, have been at the primary school since Wednesday. They have been involved in a number of different things, including planning activities. Secil explains the activities for the children are varied. "Our ideas include movie making and cartoons. We also have mentioned pantomimes and performances." Pádraig has a companion, Siobhan the Sheep. He jokes about the workload, but the weather isn't a surprise. "They've been working us really hard. From morning until late at night. I'm used to the weather anyway, it's always cold in Ireland." "It's been a fantastic few days and the school is very welcoming." Turkey by Alex Doherty Teacher Marilyn Allen is behind the project and really believes it could help children. "Our theme has been laughter, and what makes Europe laugh. I think everyone has really been soaking up the culture and we've all enjoyed it." Teachers Pádraig Regan, Marilyn Allen and Secil Tanriverds with pupils Oliver Gordon, Emma Teather, Rebecca Blanchard (and Siobhan the Sheep), Amie Fairhurst and Abbie Churchill. (17-01- 10 GT/RT) for the remainder. Snaith and Cowick together chose the paint colour and the whole job was completed just before Christmas. Cllr Barrett said: "I am so pleased North Yorkshire Council came on board with this project. The Snaith and Cowick together group worked hard on this and I am pleased I was able to help. All in all there are a lot of people to thank for this project, including East Riding and North Yorkshire councils, Snaith and Cowick Town Council and Murphies, the private firm who supplied the picnic tables. The bad weather has made a bit of a mess of the wild flower garden, but the East Riding of Yorkshire Council has agreed to sort that out in the spring. All in all this is looking great for residents and visitors and ties in with the tourism theme in our area." (10-01-76 SU) Fir-ious row over tree disposal The future use of small fir trees on the outside of buildings in the centre of Snaith to decorate the town for Christmas is in question after a row over how these trees should be disposed of following the festive period. This year, for the first time, the private company Snaith and Cowick Town Council pays to take down the trees and dispose of them was refused permission to dump them at the tip run by East Riding of Yorkshire Council. At the town council's meeting on Monday it was reported that staff at the tip had said they could not accept the trees because they had been part of a commercial enterprise. 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