Saltburn-by-the-Sea: The Beach

“The Great Little Shop that Sells Everything!”

Offering Cheaper Prices on all our products, including Toiletries, Cleaning Products, Homeware Products, Greetings Cards and Much, Much More! Pop in and check us out. You will be amazed at what we stock!

We Now Take Card Payments

Temporary Open Times: 9.00am till 3.00pm, Tuesday to Saturday Closed Sunday and Monday.

Saltburn Methodist Church

SERVICES

SUNDAYS 10.45am

WEDNESDAYS 10.00am

PRAYER MEETINGS

TUESDAYS 1.30pm

COFFEE MORNINGS

WEDNESDAYS 10 - 11.45am

COME AND JOIN US ANY TIME EVERYONE IS WELCOME

Saltburn, Marske and New Marske Parish Council

At the recent meeting the Parish Council set its budget for 2023/24 and Members are pleased to advise that there would be no precept rise for residents for the forthcoming year.

The Annual Parish Assembly will be held on Wednesday 1st March at 6pm in Marske Football Club. Members of the public are invited to attend and may submit items for discussion in writing to the Clerk to be received by Wednesday 15th February.

It was noted that the Parish Council Carol Service had once again been a huge success. Approximately £140 had been raised and monies were donated to St Mark’s Church and Marske in Bloom. Thanks are extended to The Odell Singers and Marske Junior and Learning Brass Band for providing the entertainment and to Rev. Bruce Harrison and his team at St Mark’s Church, Marske for overseeing the event.

Allotment Rents can be paid at the allotment shop located on the Hazel Grove site from January 2023 - there has been a small increase of 50p (pro rata) to £29 per 1/16th acre plot.

Joanne Manning (Clerk and RFO to the Parish Council) 01287 623477 office@smnmpc.co.uk www.smnmpc.co.uk

Saltburn Friends of the Valley Limited (SFOTV) AGM to be held at 11amNoon on Saturday 18th March 2023 at the Saltburn Woodland Centre. All are Welcome!

We, (SFOTV), are a small local charity, which aims to promote the conservation of the fauna and flora of the local woodlands and valleys. Volunteers are the crucial lifeblood of our organisation, being truly central to its success; we could not function without them.

We promote ‘lifelong learning’ via running practical activities, such as gardening and nature inspired arts and crafts workshops, which connect children and adults with the beautiful, natural local environment. These activities are orientated around the Saltburn Woodland Centre, where we hold a full repairing and maintenance 25 year lease from the local council; managing the gardens and centre too. This wonderful venue, which is maintained purely by volunteers is available to hire. Encouraging groups to form and re-gather post-Covid and in response to the national financial situation, the trustees have decided that activity facilitators can request reduced and negotiated hire fees.

All of this would not be possible without the continued support from local businesses, the community, parents and families that volunteer with us; attending our events and making those invaluable donations.

We wish to acknowledge and say a huge THANK YOU to Ingrid Salomonsen, who sadly passed away in December 2022. It is thanks to Ingrid’s dedication and hard work that we were able to register as a charity and Company Limited by Guarantee.

You can find out more about what we do and perhaps join us as a volunteer at our Annual General Meeting. We very much look forward to seeing you there.

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Saltburn Cheese Festival

Monday 20th to Sunday 26th March

A week of themed cheese events in some of Saltburn’s loved Cafes/ Bars and Restaurants culminating in a tasty cheese festival based in and around Saltburn Theatre on Sunday 26th March.

Great Northern Cheese Makers, cookery demos, artisan producers, music, Mac N Cheese, Toasted Cheese Street Food Van. Check out Saltburn Cheese Festival Website for up to date details.

Feel healthier, uplifted & energised! Fridays: 10am

Easy to follow Latin dance workout. Mondays: 6pm Thursdays: 10am

Any dancing queens out there? Mondays: 7pm

Yoga, Ballet, Pilates fitness class. Wednesdays: 7pm

Movement and meditation to a Psalm. Saturdays: 9.30am

For ALL INFORMATION & BOOKING, visit: www.dancefitsaltburn.co.uk or contact Estelle on 07887 525234

Councillors’ Column

An ignominious start to the year, learning that Saltburn’s Blue Flag has been withdrawn. Sea water quality needs to meet and sustain certain criteria so the beach can continue to qualify for its coveted flag. Unfortunately, water samples did not maintain previously achieved standards. Considerable lobbying efforts have been made to request increased sampling and analysis to determine where the pollution is coming from. This lobbying will continue.

The application to the Heritage Lottery Fund for financial support to address the neglect of the Valley Gardens, and hopefully remove it from Historic England’s At Risk register, has failed. One fundamental reason given was the lack of planned maintenance and medium term planning in the Gardens, together with a questionable level of bid in a very competitive market place. Saltburn Valleys CIO will be seeking to increase the level of volunteering to support the low level of local authority commitment and to press for a suitable woodlands and environmental strategy to be in place to allow an application to regain the previously lost Green Flag award for the town. This may be more obtainable than revisiting the sea water award challenge as no resources are available at local level, these needing to come from a water authority and central government agencies.

In the midst of consultation on proposed budget setting for 2023/24, some of the suggested fees and charges were abruptly withdrawn, leaving gaps in potential income to be filled and residents wondering at the decision making process. Agreement on how much Council Tax will rise should be reached during this month. Significant deficits have been identified and reserves will have to be run down. It may be that parking fees will still be introduced in certain areas as the

Transport Strategy is rolled out. The Saltburn Masterplan was still not published at time of going to press and there will undoubtedly be some radical thinking contained therein. Whatever the recommendations there will be full public consultation before any implementation. In practice this probably rules out any civil works on Marine Parade before the end of the year, but the requested car park beside the pumping station has a reasonable possibility of going ahead before the summer season.

19,000 trees are to be planted in the Borough this financial year. None were allocated to Saltburn but a request to replace the trees in Cherry Tree Walk that failed, and those that disappeared, after last year’s planting has been responded to.

The latest investigation into the saga of the mass crustacean die off has dispelled the algal bloom theory that was suggested the original most likely cause of the catastrophe. In its place is a foreign viral invasion. What has happened to marine biological science?

Aficionados of the ‘Open All Hours’ bookcase will have followed its saga along Sainsbury’s wall.

May 6th will soon be with us. Any planning for street parties should begin at the earliest opportunity, given the lead time for approval, unless a Royal Warrant is held.

Philip Thomson