The Ingleton Parish Council meeting was held on January 6.

It was proposed by the chairman - seconded by Cllr Mckenzie - and agreed that the precept level should remain unchanged from the previous year at £94,000.

The chairman commented that with the lack of sponsorship from the local business group he felt it was difficult to see a way forward on the issue of the village map. Cllr Gaunt stressed the need to have signs or similar on the A65 inviting travellers into the village rather than just driving on missing what it has to offer.

The chairman suggested that speed restriction-signs on the A65 might in-fact help in drawing visitors into the village, by slowing traffic passing through Ingleton. After further discussion on this issue, the clerk was requested to forward a copy of the letter to Highways, requesting consideration of a pelican crossing, to Cllr D. Ireton. The police officers present suggested that traffic data from the speed safety van - when it had been sited on the A65 - might be useful. The chairman requested members to consider both the above issues and bring some positive ideas to the next meeting.

A local resident brought up several issues. She drew the members’ attention to several of the new village signs that had recently been installed and her concerns regarding style and design. The issue of dog fouling was also raised and there was some discussion in the meeting on this matter. Dog owners’ responsibility to carry poo bags and clean up after their pets was discussed, as many in the village were failing to do this. Cllr Lis stressed the importance of apprehending a dog owner not picking up, and the difficulties of this were identified.

The organiser of this year's 1940s weekend requested permission for the road closure as well as permission to use the square, park and land near the pump track. This was agreed to by the meeting and the relevant forms were signed by the clerk.

After discussion on whether the parish council should provide an annual Remembrance Day wreath, Cllr Gaunt proposed, seconded by Cllr Emsley, and it was agreed that this should be done.

A discussion took place regarding a section of Laundry Lane which was very dark, with the light near the garage being obscured by branches. It was agreed that the clerk should contact North Yorkshire County Council to request the cutting back of the branches. The chairman requested that the clerk obtain a schedule of street lights to be upgraded with LED lights for the February meeting.

Cllr Lis reported that the 'village action team' project was progressing and it was hoped that the grant funding might also cover some costs for the splash zone near the swimming pool.

Cllr Lis reported that Craven District Council had received funding to plant one million trees in the Aire Valley area and would be working with local organisations to achieve this. He was pleased to report that recycling was continuing to do well and it was hoped to reduce the council’s carbon footprint significantly by 2030. The only area it felt had room for improvement was in the recycling of food waste. The chairman asked whether there was further action on the installation of charging points and Cllr Lis confirmed that there were proposals to install them in Skipton, and he believed that they could be placed in the community centre car park eventually.

The next parish council meeting will be held on Monday, February 3 at 7pm at the community centre.