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Ward Covering: Scawsby, Cusworth, Scawthorpe, Sprotbrough, Town
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1. Litterpicking
2. Speeding issues
3. Defibrillators
Keeping our community 4. Climate commission
5. tree planting
connected during 6. Off road biking

lockdown
Tony Nicholson talks about our community support group
HWRCs reopen for
and where to get important local information on line.
Across the country, mutual aid groups have been set up to help essential waste
provide support for people self isolating due to Coronavirus and
keep our community connected. disposal.
Fiona Cahill, parish councillor on Sprotbrough and Cusworth parish
council, set up a Facebook page: Household Waste Recycling Centres
Doncaster Area Self Isolation Support Group to provide strength, across Doncaster have re-opened but
humour and emotional support. The group has been answering with significant restrictions to protect
messages to people feeling concerned or isolated, sharing local staff and residents from the risk of
information such as the opening hours of local shops. If you would coronavirus with residents asked to stay
like to join the Facebook group click here. away unless their visit is essential.
Parish Councillor Tony Nicholson added, “At the same time we’ve
been using our Facebook page: Doncaster Green Party to share news Only people with essential waste
stories, important information about local services and police initiatives should attend Household Waste
etc. Our aim is to use it to provide a source of information, news and Recycling Centres. This includes food
discussion points.” or “unhygienic” waste which people
Doncaster Council has also set up a handy section on their website with have been unable to fit into their
the latest information on local services such as bin collections and black bin.
schools. It also outlines financial support that might be available to
people and local businesses. This can all be found here Follow this link for more details.
Police Target off-road
Police off-road bike team doubles
Bikes
in size to tackle off-road bike
menace
Sprotbrough Parish Council received several complaints
regarding dangerous quad bike and motorbike use throughout
the parish, particularly on the Trans Pennine trail and the
footpaths from Sprotbrough to Cusworth under the A1 bridge
to Cusworth Hall
Following this, the South Yorkshire Police off-road team has more
than doubled from six to 13 full time team members and,
subsequently,
quads/ bikes have been confiscated.
As well as enforcement, the team will also be educating riders about
where they can ride their bikes legally and safely and what
documentation they need over the coming weeks.
Tony Nicholson at
Newlands Park checking
damage caused by off-
road biking,
Roads Policing Inspector Craig Clifton said “The uplift in numbers
means the team will now conduct daily operations and patrols in hot
spot areas across South Yorkshire as well as target those who use
their vehicles in an anti-social, criminal and dangerous manner.”
Inspector Clifton added: “As part of the ongoing work, the team will
utilise their new electric off-road bikes, petrol off-road bikes, drones
and will be supported by traffic officers and the National Police Air
Service.”
Councillor Tony Nicholson stressed, “It is important that residents
report any incidents as soon as possible to enable the police to
respond quickly. They can do this via the South Yorkshire Policy
website https://www.reportingcrime.uk/ .
In a visit by residents prior to the lockdown it was noted that the
situation was made worse owing to damage done to access points
.onto Newlands Park from the Trans Pennine Trail, Cusworth Park,
Wroxham Way and Malvern Avenue. The Parish clerk contacted
Doncaster Council but they are currently working to a reduced
workforce and because of that work
on the access points agreed with them earlier this year is on hold
until further notice.
defibrillators
New unit set to be installed
in Sprotbrough phone
kiosk.
Councillor Chipp at the
After a long time campaigning for them,
councillor Lynette Chipp stands beside a
redundant telephone kiosk opposite Richmond
Hill Primary School in Sprotbrough, set to house
a life saving defibrillator. This latest, valuable
addition will join other defibs sited at the Scott
Practice branch surgery on Main Street,
Sprotbrough; Sprotbrough Library and
Cusworth Hall.
The parish council is funding the cost of
installation while BT, who own the kiosk, has
agreed to pay the electricity bill ensuring the
unit is always fully charged.
After being contacted by residents concerned
about speeding along Windsor Walk in
Scawsby, councillor Tony Nicholson raised the
issue in council. It was agreed that the Clerk
would contact Doncaster Council to make
enquiries regarding traffic calming measures in
the local area and to contact the Police with
regard to the community speed watch scheme.
Later, at a meeting with Sgt Kelly Ward and
Insp Adrian Luscombe of South Yorkshire
Police (SYP) Cllr Nicholson raised the issue
and, as part of various speed control measures,
confirmed he would like to volunteer as . Local
speed limits can be set at 20 mph, 40 mph or 50
mph, and when chosen for a particular road
must be appropriate for the conditions so that
the majority of drivers will obey the limit
without the need for constant enforcement. 
When deciding upon the most appropriate
speed limit for the road the Council must follow
the national criteria laid down by the
Department for Transport (DfT) which includes
the following main factors
• Due to Doncaster Council working with a reduced
workforce this matter is with their legal team to
enable us to get the requisite consent to plant trees
on the ground we lease from Doncaster Council.
Doncaster Council’s Trees and Woodland officer
has signed off on this which is a big step forward.