As discussed at recent Parish Council meetings, motorbikes driving dangerously, treating Garsdale as a private racing circuit is a problem for residents each spring and summer.

We would like to collect some more accurate information about this, so if anyone has witnessed an incident with motorbikes, particularly any dangerous riding, or near misses, then please add a comment below, including approximate location, date, time, what happened, and ideally also your name and/or address, although it is OK if you prefer to remain anonymous.

At a recent Parish Council meeting a concern was raised about the pedestrian access to the railway platform at Garsdale Station. As a result the Parish Council is currently looking into who is responsible for the various sections – whether Cumbria Highways, Network Rail, YDNP, the Parish Council or private owners. This is in order to have an informed discussion at the next Parish Council Meeting, and to decide to alert either Highways, NR or YDNP if appropriate. The Parish council would like to reassure everyone that they have no intentions, or indeed any powers, to take any action against private owners or residents.

Any correspondence which the Parish Council receives on this matter will be considered at the next Parish Council Meeting at the Village Hall on 21 March at 7.30 pm, which all Garsdale residents are welcome to attend.

There will be another pub quiz at the Moorcock on Tuesday 5 June, starting at 8.30pm.

10% of the cash raised from entry fees  for the last quiz was donated to the air ambulance, the remainder was used for prize money. We expect the plan is similar for future events, and will be confirmed on the night or contact the Moorcock for further information.

The previous quizzes have been good fun with a wide variety of questions posed by Neville Woodfine followed by a number of people kicking themselves at answers, so please come along and give it a try.

There will be another pub quiz at the Moorcock on Tuesday 8 May, starting at 8.30pm.

10% of the cash raised from entry fees  for the last quiz was donated to the air ambulance, the remainder was used for prize money. We expect the plan is similar for future events, and will be confirmed on the night or contact the Moorcock for further information.

The previous quizzes have been good fun with a wide variety of questions posed by Neville Woodfine followed by a number of people kicking themselves at answers, so please come along and give it a try.

The Garsdale Parish Council would like to thank Stephen Labbate, John Park, Eddie Lord and Jodie Mitchell for clearing away the fallen trees that blocked the road during the “Beast From the East”. The road was completely blocked as was the back road due to snow, so there was potentially no access for emergency services to most of Garsdale.  Cumbria Highways where unable to carry out the work at the time.

Sorry, the date for the pub quiz this month should be 13 March, not 13 February!

There will be another pub quiz at the Moorcock on Tuesday 13 March, starting at 8.30pm.

10% of the cash raised from entry fees  for the last quiz was donated to the air ambulance, the remainder was used for prize money. We expect the plan is similar for future events, and will be confirmed on the night or contact the Moorcock for further information.

The first quiz was held on Tuesday 15 January and proved good fun with a wide variety of questions posed by Neville Woodfine followed by a number of people kicking themselves at answers. Note the date for this next quiz and give it a try.

There will be another pub quiz at the Moorcock on Tuesday 13 February, starting at 8.30pm.

10% of the cash raised from entry fees (£2 per person) for the last quiz was donated to the air ambulance, the remainder was used for prize money. We expect the plan is similar for future events, and will be confirmed on the night or contact the Moorcock for further information.

The first quiz was held on Tuesday 15 January and proved good fun with a wide variety of questions posed by Neville Woodfine followed by a number of people kicking themselves at answers. Note the date for this next quiz and give it a try.

Unfortunately, several councillors are unable to attend the parish council meeting on 18 January due to illness and work commitments, so the meeting has now been postponed to 1 February 2018, at 7.30 as usual.

Hopefully the weather will be more travel friendly by then as well.

It is quiz night at the Moorcock on Tuesday 16 January 2017, starting at 8.30pm.

For more information contact the Moorcock or check out the posters in the Dale.