2:47pm Wednesday 23rd June 2010
By Rodney Cordingley
TOMORROW (Thursday) could see Wentworth Street car park on its way to being redeveloped in to another supermarket. The Policy and Resources Committee of Ryedale District Council is being asked to approve an officers recommendation to offer the site for redevelopment.
The council papers suggest that this will incorporate a sizeable car park to serve the redevelopment and the wider town centre.
However, by definition of redevelopment this can only lead to a significant reduction in parking, or the creating of a multi-storey car park for Malton, which will be highly expensive and severely reduce in the value of the site.
It is suggested that the sale would lead to a significant capital receipt to fund projects in Malton and Norton and across Ryedale.
If Malton and Norton are to encourage their traders, parking for visitors must be a priority. Malton has the major asset of a good-sized car park close to the town centre and it does not make sense to build over this asset.
It is not without interest that Whitby is currently having to look at a park-and-ride scheme because their visitor numbers and lack of parking space has led to considerable parking problems for visitors and residents in the streets.
Malton has an informal arrangement between the market and the council, with parking available in the Cattle Market on non-market days in exchange for their use of Wentworth Street car park on market days. I cannot envisage these vehicles using a multi-storey car park, and this market traffic will be thrown on to the streets. If Malton is to be the economic centre of Ryedale it seems sensible to take steps to encourage the Cattle Market and not take steps to damage its viability.
The debate takes place at Ryedale House at 6pm, and your support to make your views known to your local councillor and to show the meeting the feelings of the people affected would be very welcome.
WIND turbines are certainly the fashion of the moment. These can range from the wind farms which have been feasible through Government subsidy (ROCS) for some time to a single turbine on a farm, now more feasible through the new Government subsidy of feed in tariffs (FITS).
A number of firms are now offering their “pecialist” advice to farmers and landowners, and I would urge anyone to take a step back and analyse their situation before proceeding into an agreement that could tie you in for the next 20 years.
The suitability of the site must certainly be the first stage. Wind farms are influenced by a myriad of factors which range from the obvious, being the average wind speed on the site, to the reasonably obvious – the sensitivity of the landscape in the area. Less obvious but equally influential are radio waves for telecom communication channels and proximity to Ministry of Defence adar stations. An initial assessment can be reasonably straightforward and can highlight obvious flaws in the site.
Figures for single wind turbines can be made to look very attractive using the average wind speeds for an area. I would urge you to look through these figures to make a more practical assessment based upon your own knowledge before committing to major expenditure. Energy generation from a turbine is based upon a logarithmic scale which means that if wind speeds are only half those which have been forecast, energy generation revenue will be considerably less than half that which has been forecast.
The quality of primestock at the annual June show, sponsored by Nat West Bank, was of a very high standard. The task of judging the very competitive classes was given to John Butler.
The champion beast of the day was given to Mark Bulmer for his Belgian Blue Heifer, which when sold realised a price of 240p/kg (£1,257.38) and was purchased by local butcher Mr Brian Glaves.
The champion pen of lambs was shown by R Green & Son, of Pickering, and realised a price of £103/head and was again purchased by Brian Glaves.
Full results were as follows: Best Butchers Bull to 550kg: 1A Watson 159.5 Agar Butchers 2 A Watson 150.5 Cleveland Meats Best Butchers Bull 555kg and over: 1 R H Mason 153.5 D Barker 2 P Neesom 154.5 Agar Butchers 3 J M and EP Mackley 154.5 Cleveland Meats.
Best Butchers Bullock to 550kg: 1 Morley Bros 165.5 Agar Butchers.
Best Butchers Bullock 555kg and over: 1 D R Jackson 189.5 Radford Butchers 2 Morley Bros 172.5 M Douglas 3 Morley Bros 164.5 M Douglas.
Best Butchers Heifer to 520kg: 1 M T Bulmer 229.5 Swales 2 G I Marwood 198.5 Agar Butchers Best Butchers heifer over 525kg: 1 M T Bulmer 239.5 Glaves and Son 2 G I Marwood 174.5 Glaves Butchers 3 G I Marwood 205.5 Radford Butchers.
Champion: M T Bulmer 239.5 Glaves Butchers; Reserve Champion D R Jackson 189.5 Radford Butchers Best Butchers lambs up to 40kg: 1 Bishop Burton College £76 David Kirby 2 D Whitaker £73.50 Yorkshire Country Meats 3 C T Stonehouse Brawby £71.50 David Kirby.
Best Butchers Lambs 41.43kg: 1 C T Stonehouse Brawby £79 David Kirby 2 C R Fawcett Sand Hutton £82 C Hodgsdon 3 East Huntow Farms £75.50 Yorkshire Country Meats.
Best Butchers Lambs over 44kg: 1 R Green £103 Glaves Butchers 2 M Medd £77.50 Yorkshire Country Meats 3 G Harper Newton on Rawcliffe £76.50 Cleveland Meats.
Forward 72 prime cattle including 15 bulls and 8 OTMS 730 sheep, including 531 lambs and 96 ewes. Heavy steers to 189.5 D R Jackson & Sons Carnaby ave 162 heavy bulls to 167.5 H Atkinson Thorpe Bassett ave 145 heavy heifers to 239.5 M T Bulmer Salton ave 170 medium heifers to 198.5 G I Marwood Harome ave 151OTMs to 121.5 D Blacklock ave 104.95 medium lambs to 192 L Jones Wrelton ave 177 standard lambs 191 C R Fawcett Sand Hutton ave 173 heavy lambs to 202 R Green Pickering ave 168 medium hoggs to 139 A White Ravenscar ave 135 Ewes to £95 T Bannister Butterwick ave £71.
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