Horton In Ribblesdale

Welcome to the upland village of Horton in Ribblesdale situated at the heart of the Three Peaks area of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.  The village is a renowned stopping off place on the Pennine Way and is a magnet for cavers and those who seek the tranquillity of the hills.  

This site aims to provide a wealth of information and news for the community who live and work here as well as being a source of useful information for all our visitors both on line and in the flesh.  It's provided by the Parish Council and freely available to all residents of the Parish to use to share their news, pictures, the events and activities of local groups and any information you would like to bring to the attention of a wider audience.  All material for inclusion on the site should be sent in any format to the Parish Clerk at the address on the Contacts page under the Resources menu (or click here)

We are always open to suggestions for improvements to the site and for requests for information you would like to see displayed here.  Just email these to the Parish Clerk. 


 

The Council was invited to nominate projects for inclusion in the Craven Dales Landscape Programme and had sent a very full response listing a number of major improvement works for the parish. The Council was to be present at the CDLP open afternoon at Clapham on 11 January to discuss the plans further.

Councillors were surprised to learn that it was considered that no breach of planning control had taken place at Beckside and further enquiries are to be made about the reasons for this decision.

Because of prudent financial management Councillors were delighted to be able to hold the Parish Precept at its current level for the third successive year so the cost of the Council to the local community will remain at 2010 level.

A potentially ground breaking programme was presented by David Taylor of Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust. The Trust are preparing a bid for significant funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund to pay for a series of projects under the banner of the Craven Dales Landscape Partnership. These will be focussed on Ribblesdale between Helwith Bridge and Ribblehead extending some way down Chapel le Dale and deliver enhancements to the natural landscape, interpretation of the landscape and heritage, conservation of industrial heritage and the promotion of community benefits. One of the key projects in the proposed programme will be the development of Beecroft Cottages as previously reported. There will be a drop-in on 11 January at Clapham to explain the programme and Councillors will be present to talk about the Beecroft development.

The Council has now adopted a complaints procedure to deal systematically with any criticism of its administration. Details are available on the website or from the Clerk.

The Clerk reported that the apparent felling of scheduled trees at Beckside was being investigated by the National Park. A letter from Julian Smith MP forwarding one from the Minister of State at DEFRA responding to the Council's complaint about the way in which European grant funds were being administered by DEFRA was read to the meeting. It was agreed to go back to Mr Smith reiterating concerns that had not been addressed.