Village AGM and Ordinary meeting

AGM and meeting

A date is set for the next Village AGM to be followed by the ordinary meeting, By kind permission of Richard and Christine Coe at Coffee and Coe at;

 7.30pm on Monday 11th May 2026

We would like items for the Agenda if you have any, let Graham know by note at Corner Farm House, phone 07805 496 748 or email bielbypmsecretary@gmail.com

after the usual apologies etc we have so far;

• Planning applications and outcomes since the last meeting.
• Village Website and compliance.
• Road closure Allerthorpe-MelbourneVillage.
• Village Show.
• Marquee Cover Replacement.
• Bielby Planter competition.
• Speed limit in village.

Oil Buying Group

Rising cost of heating oil Heating oil prices have shot up due to world events. This update from the Fuel Distribution Association (UKIFDA) explains what is driving the change, how the wider geopolitical situation is affecting supply, and what you can do if you need to order oil soon. In the East Riding of Yorkshire, over 30% of homes are not connected to the gas network. In North Lincolnshire, it is over 20%. Even in the relatively urban North East Lincolnshire, it is over 10%. If you need to buy heating oil soon, HWRA may be able to help: Our Oil Buying Cooperative can reduce the cost of purchasing heating oil Vulnerable low income households in the East Riding of Yorkshire may qualify for the Household Support Fund for Oil. The criteria and online application form is on our website here Criteria and online form

Village News Feb 2023

In this Newsletter;

Household fund for Oil users

Domestic violent abuse help

East Riding events

Coronation Celebrations, Show and Music Event, Heating Oil help.

Kings Coronation celebration?

Time is passing and I thought it would be a good idea to see if anyone would be interested in helping/Organising a village event on or close to 6th May.

There is some grant funding avaulable via ERYC, The Fund will be available to help with the costs of appropriate related activities (for example, community events, street decorations, themed artwork, commemorative benches and plaques etc). Applicants can apply for a maximum of £500 and a minimum of £100 per project. Successful projects must be directly related to The King's Coronation and demonstrate appropriate community benefit and/or community input. It is anticipated that the fund will only support one application in each parish and town council area, subject to the availability of unallocated grant funds.

I can submit the application if required, but we need a plan. Some ideas are a street party, Picnic, Family sports event, commemorative mugs for children. We have some ideas for venue, but they are currently outdoors, so if the weather was a little damp it could be delayed to the following weekend, so some flexibility would be required, unless a covered venue became available?

If anyone wants to help and/or organise, let me know (01759 318851 or 07805 496 748)

Resources sent by ERYC on the following pages including.

Coronation Community fund

National Lottery funding

Royal website page with suggestions for Big Lunch Sunday 7th, Big Help out Monday 8th

Show and Music Event

Just to let you know, we do plan to hold a Village show and a Music event this year, so you budding flower and vegetable growers can start planning and any musicians can tune your instruments. From initial conversations with people, it is likely that the show will be held within a week of the Music festival to minimise the number of times the tents need erecting, staging and dismantling. The music festival is most likely to be August Bank holiday weekend

Help with Fuel Bills

The government's Household Support Fund will help vulnerable households with the rising cost of heating oil. As a result, HWRA have been awarded funding from East Riding Council to offer grants to eligible residents in East Yorkshire.

 

On application if eligible, households will receive an oil delivery of approx. 500 litres and free membership to the YORSwitch Bulk Oil Buying Scheme for the year. (normally £20 per year).

 

The criteria can be viewed on our website below, along with the application forms.

 

https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/national-lottery-awards-for-all-england

   

Thanks,

Graham Tew

Bielby Oil Syndicate.

A message from Nadia re the Bielby Oil Syndicate.
Can you please email Nadia with your email address if you wish to be on the Oil Syndicate list. With so many people leaving and newcomers moving to the village, it would be good to have an up to date list. With Christmas fast approaching, it may be prudent to put it an order for early December. Obviously we can negotiate a better price with a bigger order. Please email Nadia on nadia1512@hotmail.com
Thanks all

Bielby Oil Syndicate

Hi Everyone,

A few years ago Lisa organised an oil syndicate in the village. A few people have asked if this is still running. Does anyone know if the oil syndicate is still running, if so can you let me know who to contact so I can put the relevant villagers in touch with the organiser.

Thanks
Sara

Bielby Oil Syndicate

Bielby Oil Syndicate 

Did you know that there is an oil syndicate in the village?

It has been running for a few years now – a group of us order our oil together and are able to get better prices as a result. At the moment around 20 households in the village regularly benefit from the syndicate, but it is open to everyone, doesn’t cost you anything, and is all organised via e-mail so it is really straightforward (as long as you check your e-mail regularly!)

How it works 

When someone needs a top up they e-mail me (ideally with at least a week’s notice before delivery is needed). I then e-mail the rest of the group to see if anyone else would like a top up, and if so how many litres. Once I have a list of names and quantities required I ring around all the suppliers and ask for a price for the total volume to be delivered to Bielby, which might be say 7,000 litres. The suppliers are keen to secure our order of lots of deliveries within one village as it is very cost efficient for them, instead of driving around from village to village to deliver 500 litres here and there, hence we are offered a very competitive price. There are two suppliers in particular who are very keen to win the syndicate orders. We then go with the supplier who offers us the best price on the day, and I give them a list of who will be ordering and litres required. I then email the people who wanted deliveries with details of the price, who to call to place their order, and the day the oil will be delivered. All you then need to do is ring up and pay for your order as you normally would, quoting Bielby Oil Syndicate.

It’s as simple as that. We just benefit from ordering in bulk, and we always get a better price than you would pay if you were ordering for one drop off on your own. All I do is co-ordinate things so that we can all save a bit of money.

So if you would like to join us, just email me at lisa.hoggarth@hotmail.com and I will add you to the oil syndicate distribution list.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Lisa (Firgrove Lodge)