Bizarre behaviour concerns outside school

At the October Gilberdyke Parish Council meeting it was reported that a male resident of the village had been taking photographs outside the school entrance while the children were going to and leaving the school gates. A number of parents had been upset about this and some verbally complained to Parish Councillors.


The Parish Council were unable to take any action without a formal letter or written complaint but recommend that any resident who is concerned about such photographic activity should contact the Police (via the 999 service) to ask for action to stop this photography and investigate the motives of individuals concerned. The threat of paedophilia seems to be on everyones mind when activities around our children are questioned, however proper investigation by trained police officers is required and it is important that conclusions are correctly reached.

A close shave?

In the 24 hours from 4 pm Saturday to 4 pm Sunday we had 25mm of rain fall on Gilberdyke. 15mm fell in a couple of hours on Sunday afternoon and many of the gardens in Westbrook Road began to flood. Thankfully the rain stopped but it serves as a sharp reminder that the flood risk improvement works are still waiting to start. The Parish Council and the Flood Action Group have been struggling to get things moving since after the floods of 2007 but hindered very severely by the actions and objections of a very small number of people for reasons of their own.
Let us hope that the works can be completed in as short a time as humanly possible!