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Co-op Local Community Fund Every year local voluntary and community organisations can apply to become a local Co-op Community Fund recipient. Every time Co-op members buy selected Co-op branded produce and services it gives the causes a helping hand. The local projects that the fund is currently helping are St Cuthbert’s Church in Colburn, ABLE Community Resource Service and Richmondshire Gymnastics. Each year the Co-op supports over 4,500 groups and on 3rd May 2022 they will...

Look out for your poll card arriving through your letter box in the next few days! On Thursday 5 May, parish council and county council elections are taking place giving you the opportunity to have your say on local issues that matter to you.  Parish council elections: you'll only be asked to vote in a parish council election if there are more candidates than the number of vacancies. If so, you'll be given a ballot paper at the polling station.  County council...

 Are you involved in organising a small festival/event for your local community to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee? Grants of up to £2,000 are available to support these community events. For more details and to apply visit  https://www.richmondshire.gov.uk/community-grants If you need some advice about how to go about organising a community event visit  https://www.richmondshire.gov.uk/queens-jubilee-event/ #RichmondshireDC

Make your vote count to elect new councillors in the May elections! On Thursday 5 May, you will be able to vote for the person you want to represent you among the 90 councillors who will be elected to 89 new divisions. The councillors will serve the final year of the county council and will then be the voice of the people for the first four years of the new single council. They will shape what public services will look like ahead of the new North Yorkshire Council’s first day on...

Changes to registering a death From the 25th March the way you need to register a death has changed. All death registration appointments now need to be in person at one of our registration offices and can no longer be over the phone. We would ask that where possible only one person attends the appointment. In April 2020 the regulations for death registration were changed as part of the governments response to Covid-19. This regulation has now ended. It is still a requirement for...