Long Preston Village News
Business or service provider? The village website advertises business and services. Please contact the secretary (secretary@longprestonheritage.org.uk) if you are interested for further information.
Also, if any local groups want to make more use of the website, could you please email secretary@longprestonheritage.org.uk with details.
The 200 Club Raising vital funds for Long Preston Village Hall
The 200 Club is simplicity in itself to join and every participant gets the chance to win in the monthly draw as well as also helping raise funds towards the running, maintenance and repair costs of this vital asset to the village.
ARE YOU ON ASSESSED CHARGES FOR SEWERAGE?
YOU MAY BE DUE A DISCOUNT
Long Preston’s sewerage bills are based on tariffs from United Utilities but the invoices
come from Yorkshire Water. (This is separate from your water supply, whether Water
Trust, private or Yorkshire Water.)
In April 2024, United Utilities introduced discounts for households where only one
pensioner lives or households where 2 pensioners live.
Yorkshire Water did not advertise this and continue to charge the full amount for both
2024/25 and 2025/26.
The 2025/26 United Utilities sewerage charges (Assessed Tariff) are:
Detached (includes houses, link detached houses and bungalows)* £402.79
Semi-detached (includes houses and semi-detached bungalows)* £374.19
Other household premises (includes flats and terraced houses)* £317.03
Two pensioner occupiers* £305.74
Single pensioner household* £244.35
(*excludes premises which meet the larger premises criteria)
I have obtained a discount. If you consider you too can claim a discount, please contact
Yorkshire Water direct. Yorkshire Water was very confused about all of this but in the
end agreed I was correct. The name and email address of the person who finally agreed
and sorted the refund is Natasha W (Customer Care Manager) and she can be
contacted at billing.help@yorkshirewater.co.uk
I do not want to intercede in other people’s bills as everyone’s position is different.
However, all the necessary details are supplied here for anyone to sort out themselves.
SETTLE COMMUNITY LIBRARY - HOME LIBRARY SERVICE
A free service for people of all ages who are unable to
get to the library or carry books for themselves.
“Having been a library member for 80+ years, it’s
sad when a decrease in mobility or lack of means to
actually get to a library takes away that pleasure of
an hour spent browsing the shelves and coming
home with a bagful of books.
So when a friend who is a user of the Home library
Service contacted them for me, suddenly a whole
new world opened up -a fortnightly visit from a
friendly volunteer who discussed my likes and
dislikes, favourite authors etc. now, less TV, more
enjoyment of a good book!
So I thank the organisers and volunteers of this
brilliant service and long may it last.”
A customer’s view of Settle Community Library’s Home Library Service.
We look forward to hearing from you.
telephone: 01609 534535
Long Preston Water Trust Announcement
The Water Trust is developing a new website at longprestonwatertrust.online.
Any comments or queries on this site or the Trust’s water supply generally are to go to clerk@longprestonwatertrust.org.uk
Long Preston Helping Hands Community Group
Long Preston Methodist Chapel
Tuesdays
Strong & Steady run by Kirsten Civil ( qualified instructor )
1.30 – 2.30 pm £4 per session followed by tea & biscuits
Bums and Tums run by Kirsten Civil ( qualified instructor )
2.45 – 3.30 pm £5 per session
Pilates based exercises focusing on maintaining and developing your core strength essential for flexibility and stability. All welcome
Wednesdays meet in Chapel Car Park
Nordic Walking run by Jo Wulf ( qualified Mountain Leader & Waix Community Guide)
2.30 – 3.30 pm £5 per session
Fridays
Craft Therapy
10.30 – 12.00 noon Bring whatever you are working on and share knowledge and make friends over a cup of tea and biscuits. Donation to cover costs please
PLEASE SAVE POSTAGE STAMPS !!!
This is still a viable fund raiser especially at this time of year. These are being collected to support Hearing Dogs for the Deaf.
Please collect them and pass to Annette / the Methodist Chapel. Thank you
For copies of the Parish Magazine online, please see the separate tab ' Parish Magazine Archive'.
The Village Hall now has wifi available to its users. This facility has been provided by Long Preston Parish Council. The router will have the name VillageWiFi and the current password is freeforall .