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Sir John’s Lane (also known as Copley Lane) will be closed for roadworks from 07:30hrs to 17:00hrs daily between Monday 24th October and Friday 28th October. The road will be reopened at the end of each working day.
Read moreAldi Sherburn in Elmet are holding a recruitment event on Friday 21st Oct, 2pm to 7pm at Eversley Park Centre. All you require is an up to date CV and an email address. No appointment needed just turn up.
Read moreOn Wednesday 17th August a day of action was carried out by the Sherburn Youth Council in Sherburn-in-Elmet village Centre. A team of volunteers spent hours improving and renovating the Memorial Garden that is located near the libary on Finkle Hill . The team removed the litter and rubbish that was built up in the area, […]
Read moreMembers of Lady Popplewell Over 50’s Club have managed to raise a huge £2000 for cancer research and a local nursery with their weekly bingo games. The money was split between Macmillan Cancer Support and the Peter Pan Nursery which is locally based. Les Wake, secretary of the Club said, “We are extremely proud of raising £2,000 in just under […]
Read moreVolunteers who are working on transforming the Old Girl School located on Kirkgate are pleased to announce they have qualified for a grant from a supermarket scheme. Tesco Express in Sherburn centre has teamed up with Groundworks for it’s ‘Bags of Help’ scheme, which granted local community projects up to £12,000. Over each Tesco over the […]
Read moreManufacturing firm, British Gypsum who have their plant on Fenton Lane in Sherburn in Elmet, have confirmed their expansion. This expansion on their development is set to safeguard around 150 new jobs. British Gypsum has submitted a planning application to Selby District Council to extend an existing mill building at the site in Sherburn-in-Elmet, in […]
Read moreThe Community Mini Bus is at last here and in use. The brand new white Mercedes Sprinter seats 13, including the driver, and in addition has capacity for two wheelchairs. It is an automatic drive with an electronic step for passengers and a platform lift to the rear for raising and lowering wheelchairs. The bus […]
Read moreDue to cuts in funding, Sherburn Library is going to become a Community Library with effect from 1st April 2017. The Library is an excellent asset to the village, and is used regularly by many residents, so it will be a great shame if it has to close. To ensure it stays open, the library need […]
Read moreThe First Responders in Sherburn and Milford are currently appealing for more volunteers. New recruits will join the hundred of current volunteers who provide life saving treatment to residents in the local area. For more information please go to www.communityresponders.yas.nhs.uk
Read moreIn the past Sherburn has had many youth clubs and youth ‘drop ins’, but these have since been discontinued for various reasons. Sherburn currently doesn’t have a Youth Club, however Councilor Mel Hobson plans to change this. The local councilor has put plans forward to develop a youth centre for Sherburn’s young people to use. […]
Read moreAs many of you may know the Cawood Craft Fayre was held for the last time earlier this year. The Fayre was a much loved event by many, and it is a great shame that it will no longer be around. Sherburn have decided to adopt the popular event and hold it in the village. Sherburn […]
Read moreThe Sherburn in Elmet U3A group was set up in 2010, and has now reached a new milestone of enrolling their 500th member, Sherburn resident, Karen Packham. The U3A group is a member of the University of the Third Age, a national organisation which gives educational help to people in the later stages of their lives, […]
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