Welcome to Wigginton Parish Council
Coronaviris crisis
Please note that Wigginton Parish Council is now meeting in the Old
School again. The Old School and Wigginton Recreation Hall have now
reopened.
The Churchfield Open Space play area including the dog
walking area remains open. We would ask that if you are using the dog
walk or the playing field area that you observe social distancing and
remain 2m apart.
Keep safe and well.
Carols by the Tree
Please join Wigginton Parish Council for its Carols by the Tree
event. This festive event by the Christmas Tree will be attended by The
Lord Mayor and the Civic party and will be recorded for YO1 Radio.
Performances by: The Shepherd Group Youth Brass Band,
Wigginton Sing Stars, The Wonder Years and YOU!
The event will be
held on Monday 13 December at 6.45pm at the Old School. Everyone
welcome!
Download Poster HERE
Please keep yourself and others safe. Keep a safe distance and stay at home if you are feeling unwell or have tested positive. No refreshments will be served this year.
Ordinary Meeting of Wigginton Parish Council on 15th December 2021 at 19:00
The next Wigginton Parish Council meeting will be held on Wednesday
15th December 2021 at 7:00pm. The agenda will be posted in the week
before the meeting.
Members of the press and public are welcome to
attend the meeting but please note that restrictions are in place in
order to keep the meeting Covid-safe including social distancing
requirements and the requirement to wear a mask.
Those present will,
if desired, be given an opportunity to speak regarding an item on the
agenda during the Public Forum.
Finance Committee Meeting of Wigginton Parish Council on 26th November 2021 at 9:30
The next Finance Committee meeting of Wigginton Parish Council will
be held on Friday 26th November 2021 at 9:30am. Please find Agenda Here
>
Members of the press and public are welcome to attend the meeting
but please note that restrictions are in place in order to keep the
meeting Covid-safe including social distancing requirements and the
requirement to wear a mask.
Those present will, if desired, be given
an opportunity to speak regarding an item on the agenda
HERE>.
Wigginton Parish Council’s grant scheme for 2021/22
Wigginton Parish Council welcomes and values the activities of local
voluntary and community groups and their contribution to the well-being
of its residents.
For 2021/22, the Council specifically invites
community projects and proposals to ‘green’ the overall appearance of
the village. Grants could be used for the local planting schemes of
trees, plants, flowers, bulbs or seeds. An important aim of the Council
is to enhance the quality of life within the village. The Council hopes
that community groups and groups of residents will apply for grants for
these purposes.
Please find the Grant Awarding Policy and
Application Form on the awards page HERE >
CITIZENS ADVICE YORK AT THE OLD SCHOOL, MILL LANE, WIGGINTON
A free advice service is available to all Haxby and Wigginton
residents. Advice and information can be obtained on a wide range of
issues including benefits, debt, employment, housing, family and
personal, immigration and consumer problems. Getting impartial and
confidential advice enables an informed decision to be arrived at and a
solution found at no financial cost to the client. Telephone or email
enquiries will be responded to within 2-3 days. Face to face advice
appointments are available only on the first, second or third Wednesday
of each month at the Old School, Mill Lane, Wigginton, York 9.30 –
12.30am
To book a telephone advice appointment please contact
0808 278 7895 (Mon-Fri 10am-4pm) or use our on-line contact form link to
request a call back
https://www.citizensadviceyork.org.uk/callback-request/
To
book a face-to-face appointment on either the first, second or third
Wednesday of each month please contact 0808 278 7895 (Mon-Fri 10am-4pm)
or use our on-line contact form to request a face to face appointment
https://www.citizensadviceyork.org.uk/callback-request/
To
get advice via email contact us using the following link
https://www.citizensadviceyork.org.uk/e-mail-advice-request-form/
Please note that due to Covid precautions we are operating
face to face appointments within strict health and safety guidelines and
are not offering a drop-in service due
to this until further notice. You must also be a resident or work within
Haxby or Wigginton to access this service.
In the event of
non-attendance by Citizens advice Staff please contact 0808 278 7895
Wigginton lies 5 miles north of the centre of the historic city of York. The village has no obvious visual boundaries to the east and north and is defined by a system of drains that run along the edge of Wigginton Moor. To the south the furthest most point is bounded by the York ring road and the western boundary with Haxby runs down from Broad Oak Farm down to Moor Lane, Westfield Lane, Kirkcroft to Green Dike Lane and then to the ring road.
Wigginton has a Primary School, a Health Centre, a dental practice, 2 churches, 2 public houses and a village shop. Public facilities include the Old School, the Wigginton Recreation Hall, a church hall and the John Jeffery Community Pavilion. The Wigginton Sports and playing field Association which offers the opportunity to play squash, tennis, bowls, pétanque, football and triathlon. There is also a safe play area, Churchfield, for younger children and to the west of the village newly planted woodland, Millennium Wood.
The town sits on flat ground consisting mostly of clay with soil that is sand and alluvium. In the centre of the village is Westfield Beck. The nearby town of Haxby now merges with Wigginton though the old Parish Boundary map still shows the dividing line. This runs east to west along the back of the houses on Wheatfield Drive on its southern edge as far as Barley Drive. Here it turns northward cutting across Greenshaw Drive until it reaches the road known as The Village. The boundary follows this road until it turns west. The boundary at this point continues northward cutting across Windsor Drive near Ripley Grove and then out into the countryside.
