Our Goole - April 2025

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INTRODUCTION

Hello and welcome to your April edition of Our Goole.

The clocks have gone forward, the nights are getting lighter, and the days should start to get warmer.

This month, we showcase Schoolreaders who are on the search for volunteers to listen to children read one-to-one, giving children valuable time with an adult who is not a teacher or parent, and inspiring them to find a love of reading.

We also showcase East Riding Fostering - with more foster carers needed to help care for children and young people in the East Riding they’d love

for you to become part of East Riding fostering.

And, last month, it was every parent’s favourite day… World Book Day. We showcase the top costumes from our readers who sent in a picture of their child via our Facebook page.

As always, our friendly team is just an email or phone call away to help you with all your advertisement needs and answer any questions you may have.

We will see you again in May, but for now sit back with a cuppa and enjoy your latest instalment of Our Goole.

meet the staff

LISA WARRENER EDITOR

Daniella dennis sales manager

Distribution Assistants:

Jamie Walton, Justin Newton, Mitchell Brewins, Craig Shaw and Ben Hammill

Lisa caley sales executive

RACHAEL LIDDLE DISTRIBUTION MANAGER

Slimming World

Offer available to new members

• When you commit to your weight loss and come to group every week with a 6 or 12-week countdown course between 13th April and 3rd May, you will get FREE membership! Saving £5.

• If 5 friends join together you will pay £5 each and you will each get your first week FREE!

Visit the Slimming World website for further details

real food, real support, real results

Come and join us at our new venue and location on Saturday mornings: The Masonic Hall Belgravia, Goole DN14 5BU

Saturday 7.30am & 9.00am Rebecca 07917 874498

Consultant: Rebecca It’s a great group, where we support each other. We are all on a weight loss journey. I lost weight and strongly believe in the approach so I became a consultant.

I will help as much as I can, I’m fully trained by Slimming World.

Volunteers needed! Could you help inspire a love for reading in local primary schools?

Schoolreaders are on the search for volunteers to listen to children read one-to-one, giving children valuable time with an adult who is not a teacher or parent, and inspiring them to find a love of reading

Schoolreaders was founded in 2013 by Jane Whitbread. The charity was established with the mission of improving children’s literacy by offering one-to-one reading support to primary school pupils who needed extra help, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Since its launch in 2013, Schoolreaders has grown rapidly and now operates in every county in England. Schoolreaders volunteers currently support over 30,000 children per week in over 1,500 primary schools.

What do Schoolreaders offer as a charity?

Schoolreaders matches volunteers to local primary schools - focusing on schools with the greatest need - giving one-to-one reading sessions.

How can volunteering help the local community?

By contributing time to help local children, volunteering with Schoolreaders can create stronger community bonds and volunteers often become role models for the children they assist. In

addition to offering much needed reading support for children within schools, volunteering can help to combat isolation and loneliness amongst the local community and our volunteers tell us their visits to schools are often the highlight of their week.

What are the benefits of volunteering with Schoolreaders?

Just 10 minutes a week with one of our volunteers has been shown to improve children’s reading fluency, comprehension and enjoyment. It also gives them valuable time with an adult who is not a teacher or parent which aids their social skills.

Reading with one of our volunteers can help children build confidence in their reading abilities, which can lead to better academic performance and greater opportunities in the future.

How can people volunteer?

The commitment is just one hour a week during term time for a year. Volunteers can find out more and apply via the website at www.schoolreaders.org

These days most homeowners suffer from a lack of storage space. So many precious items that need to be kept – but where to store it all? That’s where Yorkshire Loft Ladders come in.

The company, based locally, offers homeowners the opportunity to maximise their storage space with a loft ladder, 50 sq ft of boarding and a light all fully fitted in less than a day from just £277 + VAT. But it’s not just the affordability of the package the company offers that makes Yorkshire Loft Ladders stand out as manager Warren Ingleson explains:

‘Our watchwords are Quality,

Integrity and Value. Quality in the materials that we use for all our installations and the fact that all our loft packages are fitted by time served tradesmen so our customers are assured of the best job. Integrity in that we will turn up at the time we say and make sure the house is spotless when we leave, and Value in that we offer our services at a price people can afford. Our business relies on referrals and we got a huge amount of our calls from people who have been referred to us by our existing customers - that simply wouldn’t happen if we didn’t adhere to our overriding principles.

lead to more happy customers is true and we work hard to make that happen for every installation we carry out!’ So, if you want to make use of your loft space, however big or

lead to more happy customers is true and we work hard to make that happen for every installation we carry out!’

So, if you want to make use of your loft space, however big or small, call Warren on 0800 612 8359 and he’ll be happy to pop round and give you a no obligation quote so you too can make use of your loft!

small, call Warren on 0800 612 8359 and he’ll be happy to pop round and give you a no obligation quote so you too can make use of your loft!

At the end of the day the old adage that happy customers

FROM A POLICE Important advice from the Economic Crime Unit

This month, Goole Policing Team talks to us about the importance of staying safe online and gives its top tips on all we can do to prevent fraud

“In 2024, more than 35,000 reports were made to Action Fraud regarding these types of hacks, marking an increase of over 12,000 compared to 2023.”

PERSPECTIVE:

We live in a world where digital platforms have become a part of our everyday lives.

Whether it’s shopping, banking, staying connected with friends and family, or managing appointments, the internet is central to almost everything we do. While this digital age offers many benefits, it also opens the door for criminals to exploit vulnerabilities for financial gain. Just as there are dangers in the physical world, the online space is not immune to risks.

Detective Inspector Mark Hawley, from the Economic Crime Unit, offers valuable insights on how to protect your personal information and improve your online safety. With more than 24 years of experience of investigating crime including tackling online fraud and cybercrime cases, Mark shares essential steps that everyone can take to reduce the risk of falling victim to these growing digital threats.

In our conversation with Detective Inspector Hawley, he provided advice on how to improve your safety online and navigate the digital world more securely: “National data has shown a significant rise in online fraud reports over the past few years, particularly concerning social media and email account hacks. In 2024, more than 35,000 reports were made to Action Fraud regarding these types of hacks, marking an increase of over 12,000 compared to 2023. The financial cost reached nearly £1 million. These crimes not only have financial consequences but can also undermine a person’s sense of security and trust in the digital world, highlighting the importance of taking preventative measures to reduce the risk of falling victim to such crimes.

‘’The first step to improving online safety is to create strong, unique passwords. I always recommend using three random words for your password. It’s easy to remember, but much harder for criminals to guess. Adding a mix of numbers, symbols, and capital letters can further secure your account.

“I would always recommend enabling two-factor authentication (2FA) or multi-factor authentication (MFA) which is a great way to keep your accounts safe. Even if someone identifies your password, they won’t be able to access your account without the additional verification.

“Adjusting your privacy settings on social media platforms and other websites allows you to control who sees your information. This can help protect you from criminals who might try to target you based on your personal details.”

Mark’s advice to improve your safety online:

• Create strong passwords – use a mix of capital letters, numbers, and symbols.

• Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) – this adds an extra layer of protection to your accounts.

• Never share one time passcodes (OTP).

• Review privacy settings regularly..

• Use a backup email or phone number.

• Update software and devices – keeping your software up-to-date is the easiest way to stay secure

• Don’t click on suspicious links.

• Be wary of sharing personal details – many recovery questions use personal information.

Open your door to fostering

More foster carers are needed to help care for children and young people in the East Riding. Sometimes children are unable to live with their own family. This may be due to a crisis in the family, ill health, relationship difficulty or bereavement.

It could also be because the child needs to be protected. This is where foster carers come in, providing a safe, secure, and loving home. The duration children stay may vary, from day care or overnight stays to regular planned weekends or holiday stays, to weeks, months or years.

People who foster for East Riding of Yorkshire Council receive comprehensive support including their own dedicated social worker to provide practical and emotional support, training and regular free social events including Christmas parties, theme park visits and summer events. There are also local support groups available for foster carers to attend and help for existing children in the family to adapt to fostering. Assessment to become a foster carer takes around four months.

Would fostering work for me and my family financially?

If you are considering becoming a foster carer, you will want to consider how it will work for you financially. The financial offer for foster families will be amongst the highest in the Yorkshire and Humber region. In addition to financial allowances,

families also receive contributions towards equipment, additional money on the child’s birthday and at Christmas. All members of the household also receive free membership to East Riding leisure centres.

Wendy and Liam Duthie have been foster carers for East Riding Fostering for five years. They have two biological children of their own, Dawson and Delilah. Wendy told Our Goole: “When our children turned two and four, it felt the right time to be able to become foster carers. We had a spare bedroom and lots of love to give. Over the last four years we have fostered nine babies and it has brought a lot of joy to our family. When I began telling people we were going to foster, a lot of people asked how our children would cope.

“Our children have found it a really positive

experience, and they help with breakfast and teach the children phonics. Every child’s circumstance has been different, and we are so pleased to have been able to give each child the care and love they needed at that time in their lives.”

Find out more

Whether you are a prospective carer or an experienced carer wanting to transfer, they’d love for you to become part of East Riding fostering:

Telephone: (01482) 394095

Email: fosteringrecruitment@eastriding.gov.uk

Search: eastriding.gov.uk/fostering

Facebook: East Riding Fostering

Visit their website for information about their upcoming drop-in and online events.

World Book

Last month, it was every parent’s favourite day… to throw something together last minute or pride fictional character ever, we showcase some of

Here are the top costumes from our readers Facebook page. Please make sure you have given latest updates from

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Book Day 2025

day… World Book Day! Whether you forgot and had pride yourself in turning your child into the best of this year’s best World Book Day costumes. who sent in a picture of their child via our given our page a like to ensure you get all the from Our Goole.

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A date for your diaries

Spring is in the air and the new Howdenshire Music concerts are just around the corner.

Join them on Thursday 17 April at 1pm in Howden Minster for their first concert

of the year, featuring acclaimed pianist Lewis Kingsley Peart playing works by Grieg and much more.

Light refreshments served after the concert. Free admission with retiring donations.

This month, local property expert Phil Jones from Link Agency talks to us about offering commercial sales and letting from their office in Goole

Link Agency expand within Goole

Link Agency has specialised in residential sales and letting since they launched in Goole over 40 years ago.

As the town prepares for the wave of inward investment they have now expanded into commercial sales and lettings.

- Excellent rates for DN14 postcodes

Jake Findlay, the lettings manager, told Our Goole: “It’s become clear during the last year that many of our residential clients also have commercial property portfolios and wanted someone who knows the local market to help them.

£675,000 property - Excellent we currently have on the market

Link Agency is about to launch a development of apartments and commercial units which is the first substantial new build in the town centre since 2010.

Agent Jayne Asking £550,000

They are also working on other opportunities as interest in Goole increases on the back of big-name arrivals including Siemens Mobility, Croda and Metsa.

“We also have the potential of businesses interested in moving into the area to service some of the major concerns which have brought large-scale job creation to the west of the town.

“There is more investment on the way and the bicentennial will only raise Goole’s profile even more”.

Property of the month

Hall Barn Cottage, Airmyn - £560,000

A rare opportunity to acquire one of the area’s prime pieces of real estate, this house is thought to date back to the Cromwellian era, tucked away in a quiet corner in the charming village of Airmyn.

This exquisite detached property, which is steeped in history, offers a delightful blend of rustic charm and modern living.

With four spacious bedrooms, this property is perfect for families seeking a serene retreat in a picturesque rural setting.

It is also part of the original Airmyn Hall and park estate dating back to 1656 when it is thought to have been built by the Smithson family.

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