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12th September 2013. #SaveOurSwan is now an Industrial & Provident Society:
Name: The White Swan Hunmanby Community Pub Limited
Number & Suffix: 32195R
Text of #SaveOurSwan email sent out today (Thursday 5 September):

Dear supporter

We are delighted to be able to inform you that we have been successful in our efforts to secure a Pre-feasibility Grant from the Social Investment Business Group (SIB) You can read more about the work of SIB by clicking on the link below

The Grant money will be used to have an independent, expert structural survey and valuation of the Swan - vital before we proceed any further. The Grant also provides money which is earmarked for things such as professional fees, training, further involving you (and other members of the community) in planning for the future of the Swan and incorporation of the SOS Action Group into an Industrial Provident Society for the Benefit of the Community. We are hoping that, in the coming days, we will be ready to submit our formal, non binding 'Expression of Interest' to bid for the Swan to Scarborough Borough Council.

Members of the SOS group will be attending the Heritage Day event, during the morning of Saturday, 14 September 2013 in Bayley Gardens where we will be able to talk to you about the work of the group, answer any questions you might have and offer you an opportunity to add your ideas to our outline proposals for what the Swan can offer as a Community Pub. This event will be followed by others where you can come along and share your ideas.

We will be delighted to see you if your are able to come along on 14th but, if not, we will look forward to seeing and talking with you in the Swan. You can also contact us by email (saveourswan@yahoo.com) for further information.

Thank you very much for your continuing support for the project - we couldn't have got this far without it!
3 September 2013.
#SaveOurSwan are pleased (& grateful) to announce we have been awarded a pre feasibility grant of £7,150 from the good offices of The Social Investment Business Group (SIB Group)

This grant will be used to cover incorporation costs, independent expert structural survey, comprehensive, independent expert valuations, training, networking/research etc

#SaveOurSwan have already got the relevant experts sorted and ready to go - We intend to set it all in motion today

SOS have to report back to SIB with evidence that this grant has been properly utilised by the end December 2013.

30 August 2013.
#SaveOurSwan Mini Statement

Although we cannot go into details (just for the moment), key members of the Save Our Swan Group have been "burning the midnight oil" & dealing with some extremely short notice deadlines in the furtherance of the hoped for goal.

The group is in receipt of much good advice & assistance from several sources & organisations throughout this somewhat complicated & fast moving time.

The group hope to be able to report to you the fruits of these labours in the very near future.
22 August 2013. Save Our Swan press release in reaction to late receipt of EI's notice of disposal for The White Swan



"We were shocked to learn the day before yesterday (20 August 2013) that, on 8 August - the day before they withdrew the Planning Applications -, Enterprise Inns had formally notified Scarborough Borough Council of their 'wish to make a relevant disposal' of the White Swan (a legal requirement under the Localism Act 2011, in other words 'to sell the buildings and car park').
 
This means that we only have until 18 September to submit a 'non binding Expression of Interest' to bid for the property.  We are 'pulling out all the stops' to be able to do this within the timescale and are taking advice on how best this can be achieved."

20th August 2013. Enterprise Inns have given their 'notice of disposal' to Scarborough BC. As The White Swan is now an Asset of Community Value (ACV) this means interested parties have 6 weeks - until 16 September - to declare an intention to bid, or not. Thereafter, they will have until February to get a bid together.

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9th August 2013. White Swan redevelopment plans WITHDRAWN by owners.
7th August 2013. Text of the Save Our Swan Facebook Event Page re the Scarborough BC Planning Meeting (Thursday 15th August) & our hope for a good turnout from the village. Also includes details of FREE transport laid on.
Calling on all those who value The White Swan, its history/heritage to the village of Hunmanby and its future potential.

To show the depth of our collective feeling we would like to encourage everyone who can possibly attend to be present at the Scarborough BC Planning Meeting on Thursday 15th August 1pm.

Transport: Local businessman Mr. Howard Midgley has most generously sponsored free return transport from Hunmanby to Scarborough Town Hall.

The coach is booked - 48 seater outside The White Swan at 11.45 on 15 August. please let us know you are coming by any of the following methods:

email: saveourswan@yahoo.com
Phone: 890507 / 892462 (evenings)
Facebook: Add your name(s) in the comment section (below) for the event posting.
Twitter: Tweet your name(s) to @SaveOurSwan

If possible we would like to know numbers by the end of Monday 12th August.

This free transport will pick up outside The White Swan at 11.45am returning after the planning applications have been heard.

Please share and tell as many family & friends as you possibly can.

The White Swan will need the village on this day like it has never needed the village before. Simple as that.


7th August 2013. Scarborough Borough Council Planning Services report on The White Swan redevelopment applications. They recommend REFUSAL!
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 Scarborough BC have announced the actual committee date for White Swan redevelopment plans(13/00210/LB & 13/00209/FL) as Thursday 15 Aug 2013
There will be a public meeting Monday 5th August 7.30pm. Details below:

Dear supporter
 
As you will be aware if you have seen the Hunmanby & Filey Mercury pages of this week's edition of the Scarborough News or been following the Save Our Swan campaign on Facebook, it is looking increasingly likely that the Swan Planning Applications will be discussed at the August meeting of the Scarborough Borough Council Planning Committee.  At this stage we cannot be completely sure because the agenda won't be published until a few days before the meeting, leaving us with little time to make arrangements so that as many people who want to be at the Town Hall for the meeting can get there.
 
With this in mind, we will be holding a public meeting in the Swan function room, at 7.30pm on Monday 5 August 2013.  Everyone is welcome to attend and it will be an opportunity to bring you up to date with the campaign so far, to answer any questions and plan for the meeting in the Town Hall.
 
We will also be able to fill you in with more details on the brilliant news that Scarborough Borough Council has agreed to list the White Swan as an Asset of Community Value, recognising the important social and economic role the Swan has played in the past and can continue to play in the future for the community of Hunmanby.
 
Please put the 5 August in your diary and tell your friends about the meeting - posters advertising the event will be going up shortly.
 
We look forward to seeing you on the 5th.
 
Thanks and best wishes
 
Linda
Vice-chair, Save Our Swan Action Group

https://www.facebook.com/events/484607061628347/


 
 

25th July 2013. Notice of Asset of Community Value (ACV) Listing for The White Swan.
24th July 2013. The White Swan is now listed as an Asset of Community Value! More to follow on this
Save Our Swan group objection letter to Scarborough BC in regard to The White Swan redevelopment into housing.
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21st July 2013. Mini update from Save Our Swan Vice-Chair

Dear Supporter

Following what has felt like months of relative inactivity, things are suddenly on the move again. The architect for Enterprise Inns has submitted further revised plans and anyone who has put in an objection previously will have received a letter inviting you to comment again if you wish before the planning officer produces her report.

Members of the Save Our Swan Action Group have compiled a detailed letter of objection to the plans which will be available to view on the Scarborough Borough Council Planning Portal (13/00209/FL and/or 13/00210/LB) at some point next week.

We have been led to believe that the planning applications will be discussed at the Planning Committee Meeting to be held at 1.00pm on Thursday 15 August 2013 at the Town Hall and we would like to encourage everyone who can attend to be there to demonstrate the depth of feeling about the plans. Unfortunately, we will not know for certain if the 15 August is the date until a week beforehand, when the Agenda is finalised.

We will keep you informed of details about the planning meeting as they become available, and about plans for coordinating transport.

Thank you for your continuing support.

Linda
Vice Chair, SOS Action Group
Scarborough Borough Council have informed Save Our Swan that The White Swan will NOT be discussed at the 11th July planning meeting. The next possibility is Thursday 15th August.

 Latest Save Our Swan Progress Report dated June 2013

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Minutes of the Save Our Swan Group meeting held Wednesday 5th June 2013 below  
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                                                      Save Our Swan
                                                 UPDATE 9th May 2013

Members of the Save Our Swan working group met this week and very good progress continues to be made with the campaign to fight Enterprise Inn's Planning Application to redevelop the White Swan Public House in Hunmanby.


The expression of interest leaflet drop has taken place and has had a very encouraging response so far. It is not too late for persons with an interest in being part of this project, and who might wish to invest in the scheme, to return their "interest forms". Expression of interest leaflets are still available from the White Swan and an on line version of the leaflet can also be found at  http://saveourswan.yolasite.com/expression-of-interest.php  .


Scarborough Borough Council's latest Planning Meeting's schedule has been released on line this week and the application from Enterprise Inns to redevelop the White Swan is not listed for this month so it is presumed that it will be heard at either the June (13th) or July (11th) meetings.

As a result of this, the deadline for submitting the Expression of Interest leaflets has been extended until the beginning of June for any ‘late comers’ wishing to invest in the project. Completed leaflets can be returned to the White Swan.

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Scarborough BC have put agenda for planning meeting 16 May online. Applications re White Swan NOT included on this occasion http://democracy.scarborough.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=113&MId=4082&Ver=4
Agenda for the Save Our Swan Group Meeting to be held Wednesday 8th May at The White Swan 7.30pm 
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Open PDF file below to view April 2013 Save Our Swan press release.
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Good news: North Yorkshire Highways are recommending REFUSAL of Planning Application 13/00209/FL
We are looking at having an additional meeting at 7.30pm on 14 May (to be confirmed) to discuss with Matthew Joseph from Scarborough BC & 2 people from Seachange the capacity/capability needs for our application for a pre-feasibility grant. Will keep you up to date on this.
17th April 2013 ***LATEST: A SAVE OUR SWAN "EXPRESSION OF INTEREST" LEAFLET WILL SOON BE DELIVERED THROUGHOUT HUNMANBY*** You can view it now on the new Expression Of Interest page, click on the link  top-right.
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NOT YET CONFIRMED.... but the Scarborough Borough Council planning meeting regarding the applications to develop The White Swan into housing could well take place  Thursday 16th May. We hope for a good turn out  at this meeting from all those who have The White Swan at heart. We need to show everybody concerned the strength of our feelings.  MUCH MORE on this once we have a concrete time and date. 
The next meeting of the Action Group is pencilled in for 7.30pm Wednesday 8th May at The White Swan. There will also be an informal meeting to discuss a specific issue on Wednesday 17th April 7.30pm.
Very good meeting of the Save Our Swan Action Group earlier on tonight (Wednesday 10th April 2013).
Started at 7.30 and went on 'til way past 10pm! The minutes of this meeting will appear on here once received.
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