News from Jim Dixon, Chairman, Todwick Parish Council:
Following incidences of crime in the village prior to Christmas I have been
undertaking a project to have CCTV installed in Todwick as they have done in
some of our neighbouring villages.
With the assistance of the Borough CCTV team I have carried out a survey of the
village, at this stage concentrating of the areas where the crimes were committed.
Below is a plan of where we intend to site the cameras.
The objectives of the project are to assist in the prevention of crime, to
assist in the detection of offences and the safety of the public.
To inform villagers of the project, it has been discussed at parish council
meetings and we are placing items of our Facebook page and the council website.
It will be possible to expand the provision of CCTV in the village in the future.
The requirements of the Data Protection Act will be adhered to in all aspects
of the project.
It’s coming up to the 19th birthday (July 2025) of the current village
Neighbourhood Watch Scheme. A lot of water has passed under the bridge since we
held the first meeting in Todwick Village Hall. At that time the village had a
massive antisocial behaviour (ASB) problem. Vulnerable people in the village
were being targeted with boorish behaviour designed to annoy and intimidate the
elderly and sick. The NHW team worked hard with South Yorkshire Police, Youth
Referral and the 2006 problem was eventually brought under control.
So, 19 years down the track we can look at the South Yorkshire Police figures
for Todwick that are freely available on the internet. Anti Social Behaviour
(ASB) currently from vehicles, rowdy behaviour, littering, drug rubbish,
trespass, fireworks – the list goes on. But this is currently the second highest
number of offences for Todwick.
The original 2006 scheme was based on:
No regular meetings – except for an annual general meeting.
A quarterly paper-based newsletter delivered by volunteers to signed up members.
In today’s electronic society we need to move on to find a focussed alternative to item 2.
If you would like to be part of improving communication in the village, part
of improving and promoting a culture of looking after your neighbours, making
Todwick a more vibrant village, please contact me by email at
todwick.nhw621@btinternet.com
or telephone 01909 770130.
The telephone has a security system in place and also an answer-machine.
Please leave your name and contact number if I am not around to take your call.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Norman Anderson
Todwick Sunflower Competition 2025
Published: 9 February 2025
Two Todwickians, Brian Mullins and Brian Summerhayes, have very kindly AGREED
AGAIN TO sponsor this fun Todwick residents only competition again. Anyone,
any age can join in...
How to grow sunflowers
Planting sunflowers seeds is a fun activity for the whole family, and one of
the easiest ways to provide food for birds in your garden.
You may have got your sunflowers growing already… Sow your sunflower seeds –
You can soak your seeds in water to swell them overnight and then sow the seeds
in a garden tray or into pots – put some cling film over each pot or tray.
Fill a 7.5 cm pot (or slightly larger) with peat-free compost. Poke one seed
per pot down into the compost. Cover with about 1 cm of compost, and then water.
Place in a warm position. Use a propagator lid if you have one. Or you can make
your own mini cover to protect your plants by cutting the top off a plastic bottle.
Keep them on a sunny windowsill or in a greenhouse to keep them safe from
slugs and snails until they are planted out.
Or you can fill rows of cardboard tubes, planted up with compost and young
sunflower seedlings.
Sunflower seedlings – Plant them out when they’re around 30 cm tall. Plant
out in a sheltered position once the risk of frost has passed.
Sunflowers like to grow in a rich soil.
Protect them as best you can from slug and snail damage by using copper
bands, broken eggshells, or any other organic slug control methods. You might
need to do an evening slug patrol to keep them from eating your new shoots.
Stake and water – As your sunflowers grow, you’ll need to tie them to canes
or to the fence or balcony railings to stop them blowing over. Keep them moist
through the summer as your little seedlings turn into giants.
Save the seeds – When the sunflower head starts to turn brown, cut it off and
hang it somewhere dry and airy. When the seeds are dry, rub them together to
loosen them. Birds can eat your seeds if you leave them in the garden. You could
even put them in a bird feeder.
TODWICK RESIDENTS ONLY send in your sunflower heights by Saturday, 16 August 2025
to Sheila Pantry OBE, email sp@sheilapantry.com
or phone 01909 771024
Storm Éowyn: Northern Powergrid is prepared and ready to support customers
Published: 23 January 2025
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for Storm Éowyn,
which is forecast to bring strong winds across the North East,
Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire on Friday.
The forecast conditions have the potential to impact the
electricity network, so there is a possibility of disruption to power
supplies. Northern Powergrid has sought to reassure customers,
saying: “Our teams are ready to respond as quickly as possible to
keep the power on.
“We will keep customers updated via our website, social media
channels and text messages. For Priority Services customers, we will
ensure those affected receive the extra help they need and peace of
mind if there is a power cut.
“Our customer support vehicles and welfare partners are also
prepped and ready to go out into local communities, where possible,
to offer help on the ground to those who need it most.”
For more information, including power cut advice and tips, visit:
The following is the response from Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council to
a request for help clearing the snow in Todwick.
Thank you for taking the time to report this issue.
There are ten priority gritting routes around Rotherham. These cover major
roads used by emergency vehicles and public transport.
We will grit these routes before a forecast of ice or snow. This takes about
three hours to complete.
We will only treat secondary routes as resources allow. Individual requests
for gritting are assessed once we are satisfied that the priority routes are
clear and traffic is flowing.
Unfortunately, limited resources in severe winter weather mean that we cannot
respond to all requests for gritting. Grit bins are positioned around Rotherham
for you to use on roads and paths.
There is a grit bin situated in the Pastures, this is free for anyone to use
to help clear the road/paths.
Your enquiry has been registered and forwarded to the appropriate Streetpride
Department.
If you require further assistance or information relating to this enquiry,
please quote the following enquiry number: 3939368
Your request has been sent to the Winter Weather Team to assess once they are
satisfied that all priority routes are clear.
