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Ellerker Annual Parish and Council Meetings

Dear Parishioners

NOTICE of the Annual Parish Meeting

I hereby give you notice that the Ellerker Annual Parish Meeting will be held on Thursday 11th May 2023 at 6.30pm.

Venue: Ellerker Village Hall

All Local Government Electors registered to vote in the Civil Parish of Ellerker are invited to attend.

BUSINESS TO BE TRANSACTED
1) Acceptance of apologies for absence
2) Chairman’s annual report – Claire Wood
3) Unitary Councils report – ERYC Cllr
4) Humberside Police Report
5) Reports from the Groups and Clubs of the Parish
– St Anne’s Church
– Neighbourhood Watch
– Village Hall Committee
– Playing Fields Committee
– South Cave and Wolds Rotary
6) Chairman’s Closing Comments

Claire Wood 21st March 2023
Chairman: Ellerker Parish Council

Please note: If a Parish Poll is requested only parishioners listed on the electoral roll will be able to make the request and vote.

The Annual Meeting of the Ellerker Parish Council will follow this meeting at the same venue at 7.30pm. The agenda is available here

Parish of St Anne’s, Ellerker

NOTICE OF A MEETING FOR  THE ELECTION OF CHURCHWARDENS

A meeting for the election of churchwardens will be held in The Church on Sunday 23rd April, 2023 at 10.30am

This meeting may be attended by:
1. All persons whose names are entered on the church electoral roll of the parish and
2. All persons resident in the parish whose names are entered on a register of local government electors by reason of such residence.

Further information is available via the links below

St Annes Church – Vestry Meeting

Notice of Annual Parochial Church Meeting

Ellerker Village Annual Litter Pick – Saturday 25th March 2023

Residents are warmly invited to join in the rewarding and fun Annual Litter Pick as part of the National Great British Spring Clean.

• Volunteers are asked to meet at the Village Hall at 10am and will be allocated a team and
a zone in which to work.
• Litter picker-ups and bags will be provided along with high visibility jackets for those
working along the busier roads, kindly provided by ERYC and Sewells on the Go, South Cave
• Please bring your own gloves. It is also advisable to bring a bucket in which to place the
many bottles and cans as these can split the bags.

ERYC Parish and Ward – Notice of Election 4th May 2023

Please find below links to  two notices of election for the forthcoming elections being held on 4 May 2023. They are:
  • East Riding of Yorkshire Council Ward Notice of Election
  • East Riding Parishes Notice of Election

ERYC Parishes – Notice of Election

ERYC Wards – Notice of Election

Further information from the national Association of Local Councils is available via the following link.

MAKE A CHANGE (nalc.gov.uk)

Nominations

The relevant nomination forms are available on the website and may be downloaded, completed and printed off for submission.

 Information for candidates (eastriding.gov.uk)

Please note the following important points:

  • The Notice of Election will be published on Friday 17 March 2023 and the nomination period will open on Monday 20 March 2023.

  • Nominations will close promptly at 4pm on 4 April 2023. Nomination forms have to be submitted in person to Electoral Services, County Hall, Cross Street, Beverley, HU17 9BA.

  • Due to the large volume of nomination papers that are normally submitted, candidates (or their representative) are being asked to make an appointment to submit their nomination forms. To book an appointment, please call 01482 393300.

  • Candidates are strongly advised to send in their forms ahead of formal submission so that an informal check can be undertaken. These will need to be sent in electronically by e-mail to I would remind candidates that once nominations have been submitted, alterations cannot be made (apart from to correct very minor errors).

  • If a candidate is standing for a political party, please ensure that Form 2 (Certificate of Authorisation), or if a separate Certificate of Authorisation) is being used, this is signed by a person authorised to sign on behalf of the Nominating Officer. To help with this and to avoid any undue delay, could I please ask that the electoral services team receive the proper written notification from the political party concerned. This is often called a certificate of delegated authority for the nomination of candidates and the use of a party emblem or something similar. This provides the confirmation that the person signing Form 2 does have the authority of the political party’s nominating officer to act on their behalf with regards to the nomination of candidates.

  • Candidates will become eligible for a free copy of the electoral register for the parish in which you are standing. The earliest date they can officially become a candidate is the 27 March 2023, which is the last day that the Notice of Election can be published. We appreciate that candidates will want to start completing their forms as early as possible and we are encouraging the submission of papers from 20 March 2023. Any candidate wanting help with the elector numbers of their subscribers before they are able to be supplied with a copy of the electoral register, should contact the electoral services team either by e-mail on or telephone 01482 393300. Please note that the elector numbers used must be from the electoral register in force at the time of the publication of the Notice of Election, so this will be the March 2023 register update.

  • A briefing for all validly nominated candidates will take place on Monday 17 April 2023 at 6pm. Details will be sent to all those candidates concerned.

Voter ID

 You will be aware that the Election Act 2022 has introduced voter identification at polling stations. Whilst there are various information and awareness campaigns being run by the electoral commission nationally, supplemented by local authorities local and regionally, I would like to encourage all candidates to help in making voters aware of the need to ensure they have an acceptable form of photographic ID with them when visiting the polling station on polling day. Ahead of polling day, a voter who does not have one of the forms of photo ID, can apply for a free Voter Authority Certificate.

Further information about this can be found at Voter ID | Electoral Commission Information is also available on the Council’s website at www.eastriding.gov.uk/elections

Alternative Fuel Payment Scheme

If you are not connected to the gas mains network and you use an alternative fuel for domestic heating, you may be able to apply for the £200 Alternative Fuel payment (AFP).
Normally this would be automatic (via a credit to your electricity supplier before 1st March) but because some properties in Ellerker have a mains gas supply and some do not, you may need to apply per household for the AFP.
This is the web address for the application process:

Household Support Fund for Oil Customers

Eligibility
Households are eligible if they fall into one of the following categories and meet all of the criteria:

SINGLE PERSON – NO CHILDREN

To be eligible under this category, you must:

a) live alone with no dependents; and
be employed, or self employed, and

b) have a gross income of under £26,000 per year; and
c) have total savings of under £6,000; and
d) not currently receive any benefits; and
e) be responsible for paying the household’s oil,LPG and electricity bills; and
f) not have previously received any other Government cost of living payment (apart from the £150 council tax energy rebate which was made to all households).
COUPLES – NO CHILDREN

To be eligible under this category, you must:

a) live with a partner with no dependents; and
b) be employed, or self employed, and

c) have a combined gross income of under £31,000 per year; and
d) have total savings of under £6,000; and
e) not currently receive any benefits; and
f) be responsible for paying the household’s oil,LPG and electricity bills; and
g) not have previously received any other Government cost of living payment (apart from the £150 council tax energy rebate which was made to all households).

SINGLE PERSON/ COUPLES- WITH CHILDREN

To be eligible under this category, you must:

a) receive child benefit for one or more children; and
b) be employed, or self employed, and have a gross income of under £31,000 per year; and
c) have total savings of under £6,000; and
d) be responsible for paying the household’s oil,LPG and electricity bills; and
e) not currently receive any benefits (apart from child benefit); and
f) not have previously received any other Government cost of living payment (apart from the £150 council tax energy rebate which was made to all households).
HOUSEHOLDS WHERE A MEMBER HAS A LONG-TERM HEALTH CONDITION

To be eligible under this category, your household must include somebody who:

has one of the following long term-health conditions which means they spend most of the day at home:
a) cardiovascular conditions
b) respiratory conditions (in particular, c) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and childhood asthma)
d) mental health conditions
e) physical disabilities.

This person must also:

receive one of the following disability benefits:
a) Personal Independence Payment enhanced rate (higher weekly rate)
b) Disability Living Allowance (higher weekly rate)
c) Attendance Allowance (any rate)

The household must:

a) be responsible for paying their own oil,LPG and electricity bills
b) have total savings under £6,000

c) have a combined income below £26,000 for single households and £31,000 for couples (not including any child benefit or disability benefit).

To see if you are eligible, and for details on how to apply, visit:

Household Fund Oil/LPG
East Riding Household Fund

T: 01652 637 700
E: 

Ellerker Parish Council Meeting

The next Ellerker Parish Council meeting will be held at Ellerker Village Hall at 7.30pm on Thursday 9th March 2023 – all village residents are welcome.

The meeting agenda can be viewed here.

Please note: The Annual Parish Meeting and the Annual Meeting of the Parish Council will take place on Thursday 11th May 2023 at Ellerker Village Hall.

ERYC Household Support Funding

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has provided councils with Household Support Funding (HSF) to support vulnerable households with the rising cost of energy bills and food.

The fund is being used to support households in need, particularly those who may not have been eligible for other recent government support payments but who are still in need.

The Household Support Fund is currently funding the following schemes: