This page is sponsored by MASSERS CAMERA SHOP  Click here to find out how to sponsor the Malton page Malton has a population of 4000 plus, and has been the historic centre of Ryedale since Roman times. North of the Roman fort site, is the original town of Old Malton, with ancient stone houses and quaint dwellings in the centre of which stands the most beautiful Gilbertine Priory in use in England - St Mary's. The building of a Norman Castle near to the river crossing encouraged the growth of a second town, the modern day Malton. Over the river and joining Malton is Norton on Derwent. The two towns are really one but the locals have a keen sense of locality with both insisting they come from either Malton or Norton. Much building has taken place in the last one hundred years, mostly residential, but many old shops and houses in the town centre have been demolished to build new shops. The visible difference can be seen in a selection of photos from 1910 and 1999 Hands off our Car Parking Spaces Help save the trading heritage of our town Malton has been a trading town since Roman days so why in the early 2000s are the council  intent on closing down the trade by getting rid of most of the car parking. Please read on and help if you can by filling in the survey which addresses their latest idiotic idea Malton has been a trading town since Roman days so why in the early 2000s are the council  intent on closing down the trade by getting rid of most of the car parking. Please read on and help if you can by filling in the survey which addresses their latest idiotic idea On 29 July 2010 Ryedale District Council will consider a resolution to sell Wentworth Street Car Park and other surrounding land and buildings for development as a supermarket. The purpose of this resolution is to raise money while the council sits on a relative fortune. There are no debts to repay. It is likely that Community House (home of Ryedale Voluntary Action, CAB and Red Cross), Ryedale in Touch centre, the Malton Scout & Guide Centre, The Rifle Club and the public toilets will be closed or relocated.  Despite promises by developers to retain or increase the total car park provision, it is likely that the Livestock Market Vehicle parking and all day parking will be lost. How will the council control the supermarket parking arrangements (and penalties for overstaying your welcome) alter sale. Developers tend to have experts who can run rings round Planning Decisions and Council Planning Departments. Control by this method is unlikely to succeed.  What is the prospect of the rest of the town centre becoming a ghost town'?  What about the additional traffic? How much will this development add to the already high traffic flows through Malton?  If you accept these or other arguments against this proposed sale please add your signature below.  To take part in a survey and register your views, please click here to try and stop this stupid idea Pedestrian Area  -   Your verdict,  4-1 against A councillor at Ryedale Council, his name is withheld to deny him unnecessary publicity, wants to deny you the convenience of parking in the market place by getting rid of over 60 car parking spaces to create a pedestrian area. This is a loss of 10% of the total parking space in the town. See the strategy report below. Please help Malton traders by letting these loonies know what you think to this stupid  idea. Don't forget, we need more car parking places to survive, not less. If these councillors want a pedestrian area, I suggest Ryedale House car park and then we can see how they like walking in the January snow from the Wentworth street car park to council chamber, that is assuming they have not got rid of Wentworth Street C/P as well. Please, Please continue to visit our shops in Malton and the rest of our Ryedale towns, and if we can get these madcap councillors to listen, we will do what we can to make your visit as easy as possible.  Please vote 'NO'. Vote 'Yes' and help close another shop .....................Result : 189 against   48 for.. The vote has now finished and the result could not have been clearer. 189 against and only 48 for. You would have to be a councilor to believe there was a consensus for the development. Please let your councilor know what you think of the idea, and help Malton remain a trading town. Do not let them turn us into a rustic curio.    A Strategy for Malton Town Centre WSP Group and Atisreal Report for Ryedale District Council and Yorkshire Forward. The council have been at it again. Spending your money, asking a London based company what should happen to our town. The report has been presented to Ryedale Council and Yorkshire forward and they should keep it. The observations of our little town, by the London firm, are excellent, BUT their conclusion beggars belief. Getting rid of over 40 car parking spaces in the market place will only chase off the very pedestrians needed to fill the trendy pedestrian terraces that will replace the car park spaces. That's only the start, so please download the PDF file below (sorry about the size), take the time to read it, and then let the council or this web site know what you think. I know we can't compare Malton directly with Monks Cross, but I bet they are not thinking of getting rid of one parking space.  Don't be complacent, these people are messing about with our town and if we don't act now they will ride rough shod over the lot of us. (Download PDF) - Strategy for Malton         Email - ryedale.co.uk             Email - The Council    The Kings Head,  The Talbot Hotel The Crosskeys The Royal Oak The Wentworth Arms Suddabys  Malton Relish  Massers Camera Shop Fine Food Theatre Malton & Norton  More Hats The World Wide Shopping Mall Mennells Confectioners Malton Marquees ARC Electrical MSM Brooklands Vintage Wedding Cars Carousel Games Specialist Cars Malton Quasar Design TCE Design Whin Moor Farm Cottage Ian Brown Tyres Malton Laser Precision Sheet Metal Work Yorkshire Rally Spares Community Web Site The Technology Shop - Malton Scothern Construction Ltd
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