Hemingbrough Bear Garden: January, February, March 2017, STOP!

Tuesday 4 April 2017

January, February, March 2017, STOP!

Roland Chilvers, the Father of the Parish Council,

subjected to aggressive and critical attack by Council Chairman, again.

Why do cowardly Councillors listen to the Chairman haranguing another Councillor in front of his peers and the public? Why does the Vice-chairman suddenly find the meeting room ceiling to be very interesting? Are Councillors afraid of the Chairman turning on them? Is that why they do nothing about the Bear Baiting?

Doesn’t anyone have the guts to put down a motion for courtesy from all Members at all times! If this does not stop, now, Hemingbrough Parish Council and Selby District Council will find out what a Social Media campaign can do.

Watch and listen as Councillors Les Stebbings, Keith Terry, Forbes Davidson, John Sedman, Bob Proctor, Liz Carstairs, Richard Drew, Glenis Harrison and Eddie Kinsella keep schtum in this YouTube Clip.

Angry Chairman humiliates colleague in public!

https://youtu.be/QGDcLXMIQ20

Chairman Jan Strelczenie’s attacks on his former political ally Roland Chilvers have become a feature of Parish Council meetings. Maybe his hormones are playing up as the May 2017 Council approaches and he will be up for re-selection again? Will the Vice-chairman challenge Strelczenie again? Maybe the village grapevine about ‘cutting a deal’ is true.

What has Councillor Chilvers done to attract such anger?

Residents take their concerns to him as Father of the Parish Council with an unparalleled knowledge of the village and Council protocol. They ask him to consider supporting their pleas for the Parish Council to discuss issues.

One alternative is for them to speak at the Council’s Public Session when Chairman Strelczenie has been heard to bark “Next!” as they finish speaking. Another possibility is to write to the Council before the Clerk assembles the agenda. It is said that if the Chairman does not like the topic, the letter can be omitted from the Council record of “correspondence received” and nothing will said.

It is not surprising the approachable Councillor Chilvers has become a conduit for residents to approach the Council instead of them risking the ire of “Gobby” or “Two Planks”, as I have heard him called.

The recent acrimonious History of Hemingbrough Parish Council told in 629 Blog Posts

London’s most famous Bear Garden served as both a theatre and a bear-baiting, blood sports arena.

The bloodthirsty entertainment consisted of vicious dogs attacking tethered victims. The bear, chained to a pole in the centre of the ring, was set upon by a pack of dogs that tried to kill the bear by biting its throat. The bear was baited for about an hour.

Bear baiting started in England during the Middle Ages. It was patronised by all classes of Elizabethans including the Queen, courtiers and diplomats. In 1648, theatres were closed by the Puritans but Bear-Baiting was allowed to continue and was popular throughout the Puritan era. The practice died out as people became more civilised and considerate.

What humans say about us.

Moles are not the most beautiful of animals. The common mole is a small pest with a rounded body and a snout. Moles spend most all their lives underground not seeing what goes on around them. They dig and dig, and can’t stop digging. If you encounter piles of dirt, this is certain evidence of mole activity.

The sexes are very similar in appearance, but males are usually slightly larger. Female moles are the only mammals that possess a normal ovary as well as a testicular area that produces a large amount of testosterone. This may explain why female moles are as aggressive as males when defending their territories. It may also account for the external similarities between males and females.

There is no conservation action targeted at this species.