The Flockton village community has pulled together to take positive action
Led by a steering group, many villagers are contributing to getting the message across, not only to local Councils and the Government, but importantly, to all those who live in, or pass through the village, for whatever reason.
Public Meeting of Flockton Residents – Thursday 25 January 2024
Cllr. John Taylor organised a public meeting at St James' Church in Flockton at 6:30pm at which, Graham West, the Service Director for Highways & Street scene, Environment & Climate Change, agreed to attend.
There were a range of issues which people had raised with Cllr Taylor: traffic, parking, planning, children's play provision, road safety, anti-social behaviour, 'green laners'; to name just a few. Often, some of these are linked and the intention was to bring the community together to discuss them and see what could be done together, to resolve some of the issues and maybe get an action plan to work to.
A number of concerns were noted and are to be followed up. A further meeting is to be held in a few months time to discuss any progress, and further follow up required, with a view to more being held in the future. One aim, is to pull the community together, in a similar way as is happening in Shepley, currently.
Several questions were road and traffic related – generally linked to the main road itself.
The meeting was open to all local residents. If anyone has any follow-up questions they can contact:
You can download a copy of the meeting here. (Specific road and safety issues are highlighted in colour)
Bypass campaigners get their council debate
After a successful submission of a petition, on Wednesday 18 September 2019, Flockton Bypass campaigners got their 15 minutes of full council debate in the Chamber.
Request to Flockton residents to take action
On 15 June 2019, members of the Bypass Group delivered A5 leaflets to residents, requesting that they take some action to help the campaign. See the original leaflet here.
Suggestions that could help
If you have a good idea, that could help our on-going campaign, please send details to the relevant contact address (Steering Group or Items for Website).
Write to Kirklees Council about any concerns you have about the road
You can find information here.
Petition
We exceeded our petition target for signatures using both online and paper collection forms. The revised total was 4,007. The petition is now closed.
Meeting with Councillors to lobby Kirklees Council and Government
The steering group have worked closely with local councillors from across the political spectrum and have held regular monthly meetings to provide feedback and/or listened to the latest developments occurring within Flockton village.
Website & Social Media
We have this regularly updated [Flockton Bypass] website for public access, together with a facebook group, and a twitter account, dedicated to the campaign. You can see all of our social media links here.
Banners, Car Stickers, and Leaflets
Banners have been placed around the village. In the early days of the campaign, leaflets were also handed to people in vehicles. You can see the original leaflet here.
Original materials which were produced for the campaign:
Local Press & TV
Local newspapers and television news are informed of the Flockton Bypass campaign and word is spreading.
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