Bucket of Spuds Competition For The Produce Show

For the Bucket of Spuds Competition please bring your bucket without the tops to the show on Saturday by 11.30am with a carrier bag and a name tag, so we can give the spuds back to you after weighing. Weigh in will be from 2.30pm. Thank you.

Looking forward to seeing you all and good luck everyone!

Village news - Planning and show reminder

 Show Time!

Dont forget, its the annual Produce show a week on Saturday.

Sat 8th August is the show. Remember, Janet Readman will be taking your entry forms in at Ambleside between 6 and 8pm on Friday 7th. You can bring your forms on Saturday, but it helps us a lot to get your forms in on Friday, to ease the rush on Saturday morning. Entries close 11.00 a.m. prompt, Saturday morning.

Also, you may have seen me put a request on the Bielby Whatsapp group asking for volunteers to help erect the tents on Tursday 6th after 6pm for those feeling strong, not easy in the current heat, but it should only take an hour or so. We'll see you at the back of Stoneleigh. - Thanks - Graham Tew

Planning News

Appeal Notice received on 26th July;

Proposal: Erection of self-build dwelling with associated outbuildings, soft and hard landscaping including driveway with new access, and associated works.

Location: Land North Of Woodclose Farm , Main Street, Bielby, East Riding Of Yorkshire, YO42 4JL

Appellant Jane and Pete Geary

Appeal Start Date: 16 July 2026

An appeal has been submitted to the Secretary of State against a decision made on an application relating to the above proposal.

Copies of any representations made at application stage will be forwarded to the Planning

Inspectorate and to the appellant. These will be considered by the Planning Inspector when

determining the appeal. If you wish to make comments, or modify/withdraw your previous

representation this must be done by 20 August 2026. Please ensure any comments/documents submitted are GDPR compliant.

If you wish to make comments, or modify/withdraw your previous representation you can do so

online using this link (quoting their reference 6012465,), alternatively representations can be submitted by post to Planning Inspectorate, c/o QUADIENT, 69 Buckingham Avenue, Slough, SL1 4PN; ensuring

their reference number is quoted.

St Giles's Church hedge and Heritage Open Days

St Giles's Church hedge and Heritage Open Days (HODs) 

 Thank you very much from the Church Council to everyone who helped tidy the church hedge. This was a 'decade' rather than a 'seasonal' cut! 

 Some volunteers came by arrangement, others impromptu, cutting, tidying, offering spare brown bin space. It was a great team effort. Well done one and all. 

 Plans are now afoot to improve the gateway, making it more accessible. It may take a while, depending on grants. 

 Please make a note of Saturday 19th September, when St Giles's will take part in the Heritage Open Days Festival. This takes place all across Europe every September. Here there will be live background music, light refreshments and newspapers so you can sit and have a read or a chat. 

 More can be found on www.heritageopendays.org.uk You'll find on the website a summary of our event under 'Bielby'. Click on the blue summary heading for some more details if you wish. We'll send out a reminder nearer the time. Meanwhile, if you would like to know more, just contact john_peel@btopenworld.com

Village Cricket Match 30th June

Just to let you all know that the Village cricket team play there next match on Tuesday the 30th at Barmby Moor

It's the semi final so all support would be welcome.

Ladies Pop Up Fashion Show For Charity

Ladies pop up fashion Show on Friday 10th July for Pocklington Rugby in the Community at The Community Hall, Burnby Hall, The Balk, Pocklington at 6.30pm for 7pm start. Tickets £12 to include a glass of prosecco.

Village Cricket Match

Just to let you know that the village cricket team won there first game v Melbourne. 

The next match is at Barmby Moor on this Thursday the 4th June 6.30pm start.

Thanks to all those who came and supported us it's much appreciated by the team.

Parish Meeting AGM and Ordinary meeting minutes

Minutes of Bielby Parish Meeting AGM

Held on Monday 11th May 2026, 7.30 pm at Coffee and Coe courtesy

of Richard and Christine Coe.

Agenda items;

1. Apologies for absence.

Received from Steve Ridsdale, Debbie and Tony Britton, Vince Quigley.

Pete and Val Nolton.

23 Attendees

2. Minutes from the last AGM held on Monday 28th

April 2025.

Were read and approved

3. Matters arising from the minutes.

None

4. Reports:

a. Chairman’s Report.

Thanks were given for another successful village show in 2025. Also to the

team that organisnd worked so hard to deliver a great celebration party for

VE80 in Steve and Sara Ridsdales barn on Gale Carr Farm..

b. Treasurer’s Report.

Elizabeth gave a summary of the current state of the bank account and a copy

of the accounts for distribution to those attending. See Appendix 1

c. St Giles Church.

John Peel also read out a statement including an update on the situation

regarding appointment of a new priest. The architects quinquennial report which detailed

a substantial scope of worksrequired and the potential addition of an extension to

facilitate community use.

Upgrading works to the gateway to the church amongst other topics. see appendix 2

5. Election of Officers for 2025-2026: Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer.

There being no other candidates for the positions or Chair, Secretary and Treasurer the

officers were re-elected as follows

• Chair - Chris Emptage p Richard Coe; s Neil Readman

• Secretary - Graham Tew - p Helen Walton; s John Peel

• Treasurer - Elizabeth Miers p Margaret Wilkinson s Chris Emptage

Meeting closed 7.50 pm

Appendix 1 Treasurers AGM report

Appendix 2 AGM Church report