The authority was created after the abolition of Humberside County Council in 1996
East Riding of Yorkshire Council celebrated its 25th birthday on Thursday, 1 April – having been born out of Local Government Reorganisation on 1 April, 1996.
That date saw the end of Humberside County Council and the creation of four unitary authorities in its place: North Lincolnshire Council, North East Lincolnshire Council, Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
Along the way, the council has also helped shape a number of huge changes across its vast area, including the refurbishment of Bridlington Spa and Sewerby Hall and Gardens and the building of East Riding Leisure Bridlington.
The council has grown from humble beginnings back in the mid-90s to one of the busiest unitary authorities in the country, delivering over 600 services to nearly 159,000 households as well as being one of region’s key economic drivers, attracting hundreds of millions of pounds in inward investment and providing vital support for 13,360 businesses across a diverse range of sectors including manufacturing, distribution, transport, leisure and tourism, agriculture and food services.
Major achievements over the years include becoming the leading authority in England for recycling – a title held by the council for three years running – and, more recently, being crowned Council of the Year at the 2020 Association for Public Service Excellence Awards.
Underpinning all of this is the council’s track record of sound financial management, which has led to significant investment in many areas like leisure and culture.
The last 25 years have also seen the East Riding host huge international events, such as the Milk Race and the Tour de Yorkshire as well as the Olympic Torch Relay and an event for the Paralympic Lantern in 2012. The East Riding also played a massive role with Hull in City of Culture in 2017.
“I would like to pay tribute to our amazing workforce, who have come through an incredibly tough year and continue to work hard day-in and day-out to provide the best possible services for our local communities and businesses.
Councillor Richard Burton, leader of the council, said: “It is a privilege to be the leader of this authority as we mark 25 years of serving the East Riding.
“Equally important is my thanks to our residents for all their great efforts over the past year and for their continued support over the past two-and-a-half decades.
Caroline Lacey, chief executive, added: “A number of our staff have been with us since the very first day back in 1996 and it’s great that they have been on every step of this journey.
“Going forward, we are committed to having a modern workforce in a modern workplace and to continue providing the very best services for our residents, businesses and communities. So whether our staff have been here since day one or their first day was today, we will continue to deliver on our vision of an East Riding…where everyone matters.
“I am very proud to be the chief executive of a council with such a great reputation and at the head of an amazing workforce and, despite everything the pandemic has thrown at us, we can look forward to the future with confidence”.
dear Chief executive Caroline Lacey ,
I have tried on three occasions to contact the ERYC Conservation officer about the OLD TOWN area of Bridlington since January and received no replies what so ever .
the HIGH Street area of Bridlington is a conservation area yet the area is been scarred by a poor standard of workmanship.
the York stone paving is dangerous and stone has been removed for concrete and tarmac patching . last week 3 ladies fell in the street over a badly fitted stone paver and in one case the lady fell in front of a passing Police car .the ERYC came and in stead of relaying the stone , removed it all together and replaced it with 3 pre- cast concrete slabs which are all ready broken within 3 weeks .
another 1830 building has been re- roofed with plastic ” velux ” windows in the roof where there were no windows before, where is the Conservation officer ?
I and my wife have been in contact with the Mayor of Bridlington who answers my enquires and also Coun , Richard Burton by phone and got no result , may I offer to meet the conservation officer and show him the street before it disappears under a sea of tarmac and concrete .