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Harrogate Borough Council – Covid-19 community response update 11th August 2020

Community Recovery Plan consultation As you are aware we have asked yourselves and partners what they think are the key issues that have arisen from the pandemic to date. We […]

Racecourse Approach Update

Some of you will be following the events of the proposed 800 house build adjacent to the Young Offenders Prison. The Wetherby action group ‘Better Wetherby’ have been leading the […]

Chatterbox News Update August 2020

Chatterbox News update!! As we continue to abide by the current restrictions surrounding the Coronavirus crisis we are delighted to share with you our planned village activities for August. Your […]

Online Arthritis Action Group

The following information has come from the Area Co-Ordinator for Arthritis Action which offers hands-on, practical help for people with arthritis to improve their quality of life whilst living with […]

BT Payphones

The Parish Council has received a Planning Application for the removal of the existing Payphone in each Village. This is a further attempt by BT to remove uneconomic Payphones, the […]

Crime Report June 2020

The following statement has been received from North Yorkshire Police: “Over the three months from April to June our traditional demand (crime, road collisions, missing persons , mental health etc […]

Miniature Garden Competition

Chatterbox organised the Bickerton Miniature Gardens Competition as their July event. There were 25 entries and each beautiful garden showed creativity, imagination and skill. Villagers voted for their favourite entry. […]

Community Support Information June 19th 2020

Harrogate Round Table has worked with Harrogate Borough Council, North Yorkshire County Council and trusted local charities to provide this helpful guide to local support available now in and around […]

Chatterbox – Bickerton Newsletter May/June 2020

As the government takes its first tentative steps to relax the Covid lockdown we have good reason to look back and feel proud of the ‘Dunkirk spirit’ experienced once again […]