AJ1 Project Road Safety Fund

£355,228.36 has been awarded to 81 projects.
The total in the Road Safety Fund was £190,085 and the difference has been made up by other grant funding underspends.

	Name of project	Name of applicant / organisation	Amount Awarded	District
1	Actions have Consequences	Actions Have Consequences (Volunteer-led group)	£3,542.70	Countywide
2	Carleton in Craven Speed Warning Project	Carleton in Craven Parish Council	£3,250.00	Craven
3	Cononley Village Gateways	Cononley Parish Council and Speedwatch Group	£8,750.00	Craven
4	Traffic Calming on the A65, Ingleton	Ingleton Parish Council	£1,400.00	Craven
5	Village Safer Speeds	Thornton-in-Craven Parish Council	£1,364.95	Craven
6	Surveys	Bradley Both Parish Council	£5,180.00	Craven
7	Gargrave Station Safety  Improvement Project	Gargrave Parish Council	£928.76	Craven
8	Oak Tree Park Safety Initiative	Bagby and Balk Parish Council	£1,750.00	Hambleton
9	Vehicle Activated Sign (VAS)  Brompton Lane	Brompton Town Council	£3,500.00	Hambleton
10	Vehicle Activated Speed Signs	Sutton on the Forest Parish Council	£3,227.00	Hambleton
11	Faceby Bus Shelter	Faceby Community Projects – Bus Shelter Project	£3,000.00	Hambleton
12	Tholthorpe Safer Roads	Tholthorpe Parish	£9,000.00	Hambleton
13	Newby Wiske, Otteringtons and Maunby Road Safety Group	Newby Wiske, Otteringtons and Maunby Road Safety Group	£11,066.54	Hambleton
14	Crayke Reduce Your Speed Scheme	Crayke Parish Council	£3,000.00	Hambleton
15	A Slower Romanby	Romanby Parish Council	£3,350.00	Hambleton
16	3 Villages Speed Reduction Project	Potto Seamer and Crathorne Parish Council	£4,235.00	Hambleton
17	Respect for footpaths and traffic	Coxwold Parish Council	£2,500.00	Hambleton
18	Londonderry Junction	Exelby Leeming and Londonderry Parish Council	£5,600.00	Hambleton
19	Huby Speed Awareness Signs	Huby Parish Council	£2,128.00	Hambleton
20	Thirsk Road Speed Reduction Project	Northallerton Town Council	£1,221.64	Hambleton
21	Stay Safe Slow Down	Stokesley Conservation Area Advisory Group	£2,018.80	Hambleton
22	LED Lighting upgrade for Easingwold Primary School Zebra Crossing	Easingwold Town Council  – Safety Working Group	£838.60	Hambleton
23	Linton Road Safety	Linton on Ouse Parish Council	£815.36	Hambleton
24	Shipton Road Safety	Shipton by Beningbrough Parish Council	£1,916.32	Hambleton
25	Cycle Newton	Newton-on-Ouse Parish Council	£1,862.00	Hambleton
26	Speed Reduction Reinforcement	Hackforth & Ainderby Miers with Holtby Parish Council	£2,912.00	Hambleton and Richmondshire
27	Advanced Driving skills for Young Drivers and Older Drivers	Northallerton Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) group	£3,136.00	Hambleton and Richmondshire
28	VAS speed limit signage	Spofforth with Stockeld Parish Council	£3,000.00	Harrogate
29	The River Ure Bridge Lighting Safety Project	Boroughbridge Town Council	£13,000.00	Harrogate
30	Traffic calming measures	North Rigton Parish Council	£4,100.00	Harrogate
31	Traffic calming measures	Follifoot with Plompton Parish Council	£2,750.00	Harrogate
32	Making Scotton Safer	Scotton Community Speedwatch Action Group	£19,363.00	Harrogate
33	Sicklinghall Parish Council chicane	Sicklinghall Parish Council	£2,000.00	Harrogate
34	Children and Community Pedestrian Road Safety	Local Cllr on behalf of Woodfield School Governors	£20,000.00	Harrogate
35	Pedestrian Island on A61	Pannal Sports Junior Football Club	£3,078.32	Harrogate
36	Boroughbridge Wetherby Road VAS project	Boroughbridge Town Council	£1,001.00	Harrogate
37	The Minskip Village Vehicle Activated Speed Sign Road Safety Project	Boroughbridge Town Council	£2,002.00	Harrogate
38	Burton Leonard Road Traffic Speed Controlling Measures	Burton Leonard Parish Council	£1,992.48	Harrogate
39	Improving road safety for cyclists and pedestrians	Dacre Parish Council	£980.00	Harrogate
40	Road Safety in Flaxby	Goldsborough and Flaxby Parish Council	£560.00	Harrogate
41	Speed Limit Reminder	Masham Parish Council	£3,500.00	Harrogate
42	Pavement Improvement Masham Bridge to Low Burton	Masham Parish Council	£560.00	Harrogate
43	Mobile VAS	Pateley Bridge Town Council	£902.16	Harrogate
44	Kirkby Malzeard, Laverton and Dallowgill Community Considerate Driving campaign	Kirkby Malzeard, Laverton and Dallowgill Parish Council	£1,321.60	Harrogate
45	Richmondshire Area Motorcycle Project  (RAMP)	RAMP	£9,320.00	Richmondshire
46	Safer Driving	Richmond School and Sixth Form College	£1,074.00	Richmondshire
47	VAS	North East Richmondshire Vehicle Activated Signs syndicate	£6,454.00	Richmondshire
48	Summer Road Safety Training	Wensleydale Bike Club	£462.00	Richmondshire
49	Traffic Speed Reduction in Helmsley	Helmsley Town Council	£3,000.00	Ryedale
50	Road Safety Project York Road, Malton	Malton Town Council	£3,550.00	Ryedale
51	Road Safety Project, Scarborough Road, Norton	Norton On Derwent Town Council	£2,408.75	Ryedale
52	Safe Pedestrian Path	Buttercrambe Community Group	£1,200.00	Ryedale
53	Continuing to reduce speeding in our Village	Weaverthorpe Parish Council	£1,900.00	Ryedale
54	Safe Cycle Route Section A	Kirkbymoorside Town Council in partnership with Ryedale Cycle Forum	£20,000.00	Ryedale
55	Road Safety Shelter Art Project Highfield Road, Malton	Malton Town Council	£4,000.00	Ryedale
56	Traffic Calming Project	Whitwell with Crambe Parish Council	£50.67	Ryedale
57	Great and Little Barugh Road Safety Improvements	Great and Little Barugh Parish Council	£3,547.59	Ryedale
58	Swinton Path for Everyone; part of the Hovingham-Malton Path for Everyone	Malton and Norton Area Partnership	£5,600.00	Ryedale
59	Glaisdale Footpath project	Glaisdale Parish Council	£20,000.00	Scarborough
60	Road Safety Signs	East Ayton Parish Council and Brompton by Sawdon Parish Council	£6,000.00	Scarborough
61	Long Lane-Quiet Lane	Seamer Parish Council	£2,980.00	Scarborough
62	Front of School Pedestrian Safety Barriers	George Pindar School	£3,800.00	Scarborough
63	VAS Project	Newby and Scalby Parish Council	£2,147.32	Scarborough
64	VAS	Burniston Parish Council	£2,131.36	Scarborough
65	Lythe and Sandsend Road Safety for Life	Lythe Parish Council	£2,914.80	Scarborough
66	Hambleton Village Road Safety Project	Hambleton Parish Council	£20,000.00	Selby
67	VAS speed limit signage	Barkston Ash Parish Council	£3,000.00	Selby
68	Vehicle Activated Sign (VAS) Project	Kellington Parish Council	£1,962.00	Selby
69	Kelfield Road Safety	Kelfield Parish Council	£1,000.00	Selby
70	Monk Fryston VAS signs	Monk Fryston Parish Council	£6,000.00	Selby
71	Towton Road Safety Project	Towton, Grimston and Kirkby Wharfe with North Milford Parish Council –  Traffic Safety Sub-Committee	£7,500.00	Selby
72	Speed Management Project	Kirk Smeaton Parish Council	£3,398.75	Selby
73	Sherburn in Elmet VAS	Sherburn in Elmet Parish Council	£3,000.00	Selby
74	Whitley Road Safety Improvements	Whitley Parish Council	£5,000.00	Selby
75	Little Smeaton Speed Control Measures	Little Smeaton Parish Council	£2,940.00	Selby
76	Skipwith traffic calming scheme	Skipwith Parish Council	£1,680.00	Selby
77	Church Fenton Highways Project	Church Fenton Parish Council	£4,295.76	Selby
78	Eggborough Traffic Calming Initiative	Eggborough Parish Council	£2,943.17	Selby
79	Keep Kids Safe	York Advanced Drivers	£8,940.00	York
80	Commnity Action Strategy for Traffic	Rufforth with Knapton Parish Council	£3,823.96	York
81	Pedestrian Crossing	Elvington Parish Council	£5,600.00	York
TOTAL			£355,228.36
TOTAL ROAD SAFETY FUNDING EXPENDITURE			£190,085
TOTAL GRANT UNDERSPEND FUNDING EXPENDITURE			£165, 143.56

Over £350,000 to improve road safety in dozens of communities across North Yorkshire and York

81 communities across North Yorkshire and York will benefit from a third of a million pounds of investment in road safety improvements funded by the sale of the historic AJ1 vehicle registration, the first numberplate used in the North Riding of Yorkshire, by the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner.

Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan decided, along with North Yorkshire Police Chief Constable Lisa Winward, that the AJ1 mark was better invested in supporting communities and it was sold commercially at auction in 2019.

Part of the money raised invested in improving the Memorial Garden at North Yorkshire Police headquarters and the remainder put into the new, one-off AJ1 Fund.

Communities, Parish and Town Councils were invited to put forward projects which focused on improving road safety for children and young people, cyclists, motorcyclists and older road users. There was huge demand with applications exceeding by four-times the amount available.

The panel have now awarded the £190,000 from the AJ1 Fund, and – due to the demand and standard of the bids – an additional £165,000 from other community funds was added meaning that £355,228.36 is to be invested in projects including:

• £20,000 for the Glaisdale Footpath Project on the North Yorkshire Moors
• £20,000 for road safety around Woodfield School in Harrogate
• £11,066 for the Newby Wiske, Otteringtons and Maunby Road Safety Group
• £9,320 for the Richmondshire Area Motorcyle Project
• £8,940 for York Advanced Drivers to improve driving standards among parents and guardians
• £8,750 for the Cononley Village Gateways Project
• £7,500 for the Towton Road Safety Project near Tadcaster

The one-off assessment process for the bids included checks with North Yorkshire County Council’s Highways and Transportation Department to ensure viability, consultation with County Councillors and a panel making final decisions made up of representatives of the 95 Alive Partnership, including the Office of the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner; North Yorkshire Police; North Yorkshire County Council; City of York Council; and Highways England.