Easter at St Giles's, Bielby
18th April Good Friday
10.00 am - 6.00 pm - as usual, the church will be open for anyone to visit for private prayer or quiet contemplation.
20th April EASTER DAY
- the most important day in the Christian calendar
9.15 am - Holy Communion
Other services in our neighbouring group of churches are listed on the church noticeboard
Everyone is welcome
As the VE Day celebrations are approaching, it feels timely to give you an update.
The village will be decorated around 9th April so you will see some bunting and signs appear. Please join us by adding your own additional decorations to houses and gardens.
For those of you who enjoy dressing up – you are most welcome, particularly for the party. Please wear anything relevant and meaningful to you.
Dressing up is by no means a requirement of joining the celebrations!
We have received a selection of photographs and memorabilia to display at the party and it is not too late to add to the collection. Please let us know if you have anything to share by contacting Dawn Hanson: 07733262543 or Jane Dacre: 07856733418
The 33rd Bielby Produce Show will be Saturday 16th August 2025, to be held at Stoneleigh.
Happy growing and creating, we look forward to seeing your entries.
The leaflets are going to print and then we will deliver them around the village.
Hi Everyone,
The next Parish AGM and Ordinary meeting is scheduled to be held at Coffee and Coe courtesy of Richard and Christine Coe on Monday 28th April at 7.30pm.
The organising team is preparing the VE Day celebrations that will take place in Bielby on Thursday 8th May.
Village residents and their families are invited to join the various events throughout the day - more details will be shared soon.
In the meantime we are gathering content to bring the celebration to life.
We are very keen to gather stories, photographs and any form of memorabilia from the 1940’s. Please help up us with anything that you would like to share around the 2nd World War, armed forces, family life, rural life, and what that time period means to you and your relatives.
We do not need to take away any precious photographs or items – we will plan to make copies. Please contact Dawn Hanson: 07733262543 or Jane Dacre: 07856733418
We have a date for your planting and crafting calendars. The Bielby Show will be held once again at Stoneleigh courtesy of Dale Greenaway.
Bielby Show date is Saturday 16th August.
I will post a list of categories in due course, they are pretty much the same as previous years with just a few changes.
We have been notified of an application for Fragaria House for erection of single and second story extensions to the rear. See the application link here.
Cllr Leo Hammond sent us the following in an email regarding the proposed movement and renaming of Ward boundaries;
Dear Clerk/Parish Secretary,
We are writing to you to ask you and your councillors to have your say on the proposed new council ward boundaries for ERYC.
These will come into effect in 2027 at the next local elections. This is your opportunity to have your say on these final proposals before they are finally signed off in September.
Wolds Weighton is currently proposed to be cut into four and joins with other areas to form the following wards:
1. West Wolds
2. Derwent Valley
3. Weighton and Holme
4. Beverley Rural
I personally feel it’s very sad that our fantastic ward which I’ve had the privilege of serving since 2019 is going to be carved up. However, what’s important is making sure the new wards best Serve our communities.
You can comment on the new boundaries and proposed names. Please have your say.
Obviously, regardless of what happens with these boundary changes, myself, Paul West and Derek Cary will continue to serve the residents and communities of Wolds Weighton to the best of our abilities until the ward is dissolved in May 2027.
We will obviously be happy to discuss this further at Parish Council meetings.
You can see the new proposals here: https://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/east-riding-yorkshire
Best wishes, Leo.
General Update Webinar - 1 April 2025
Join us for the upcoming general update webinar on Tuesday, 1 April, from 18:00 to 19:00. This session will cover recent developments in the Hull and East Yorkshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy (HEY LNRS). You'll have the chance to ask questions and learn about key project updates, recent activities, and future involvement opportunities. Register here: HEY LNRS General Update Webinar.
Landowner and Farmer Update Webinar - 2 April 2025
Our next webinar for landowners and farmers is scheduled for Wednesday, 2 April, from 18:00 to 19:00. This session will provide updates on the Hull and East Yorkshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy (HEY LNRS), including project developments, mapping updates, and future involvement opportunities. Register here: HEY LNRS Landowner and Farmer Update Webinar.
sent on behalf of our Sustainable Development team. Parish Open Door.
If anyone in Bielby does want to attend one of the online events, please register online but do let me know if your interested and I can keep you updated, (bielbypmsecretary@gmail.com)
I received a notice that the road from Everingham to Thorpe Le Street will be closed until the 17th March to enable Yorkshire Water to carry out repairs to a burst water main.
VE Day Celebrations of 80th Anniversary Bielby
National events will be taking place throughout the UK. Bielby Parish is taking part in the shared moment of celebration and has registered participation as part of this historic occasion.
09.00 Together We Stand: Raising the flag & VE Day Proclamation.
12.00 High Above, Loud and Proud: Bagpipe Tribute in Bielby and all 4 peaks in the UK.
18.30 VE Day Celebration Picnic: Common Farm Barn, Gale Carr Lane, Bielby for residents and families.
21.30 FINALE, Lighting the Flames with Beacons of Peace. A Global Tribute.
All residents are encouraged to participate in decorating with banners, flags and wearing fancy dress. Sharing wartime stories and photographs.
More details to follow …..watch this space!
Organisers: Dawn Hanson, Helen Walton, Jane Dacre & Dot Zottola.
If any residents are interested in exploring the rewarding opportunity of volunteering for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, they are invited to drop into an event to be held at Bielby Hearing Dogs For Deaf People training centre between 1pm and 3pm on 5 March. The free event will offer a first-hand look at how volunteers play a vital role in training life-changing hearing dogs.
The event will feature demonstrations by hearing dogs and their handlers, showing how they alert to life-saving sounds.
Additionally, there will be the chance to chat to current volunteers about the role, and speak to the charity’s local deaf partners about their life-changing hearing dogs.
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People trains clever dogs to alert deaf people to important and life-saving sounds, including smoke alarms, intruder alarms, oven timers, alarm clocks and even baby monitors. Its dogs also provide constant emotional support and companionship – helping deaf people to leave loneliness behind.
The charity is actively seeking volunteers to take on the role of Dog Trainer, caring for a puppy in their own home for the duration of their training, which is usually between 18 months and two years. The charity currently needs to fill 44 vacancies in the York West, York East, Bielby and Selby areas; 24 permanent trainers and 20 short-term roles, providing holiday cover for other trainers.
The charity will cover all costs involved, from the moment the volunteer takes the puppy home, to when they are matched with one of its deaf partners after their training is complete. The role is perfect for local dog lovers living in a home with a secure garden, and plenty of time to spare each day.
Karen Hardcastle from Selby was inspired to become a volunteer dog trainer for the charity 10 years ago after years of watching her mum struggle with hearing loss.
“My mum has been deaf since childhood and I’ve witnessed her being called ignorant and rude, and seen her pushed out of the way when she hasn’t heard someone asking her to move”, explained Karen.
“Becoming a Volunteer Dog Trainer with Hearing Dogs is the best thing I’ve ever done – I get to have a dog, learn a skill, meet new people, get out in the fresh air, and at the same time, make a difference to someone else’s life.
“What I’ve achieved in training these dogs has really boosted my own confidence, too. I never thought in a million years I could an assistance dog and the feeling is off the scale. I’ve found my niche and I love it.
“The support I’ve received from the charity and other volunteers has been incredible”, added Karen. “There’s always someone to offer advice, and the monthly drop-in sessions help me stay connected with the other volunteers. Through the buddy scheme, I’ve also been able to offer support to new volunteers, which has been incredibly rewarding.”
Victoria Leedham, Head of Volunteering at Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, said: “Our dogs do so much to help deaf people – from alerting them to life-saving sounds, to providing emotional support and making sure they never feel alone - and the hard work put in by our wonderful volunteers is absolutely integral to that.
“Anyone who volunteers for us can expect to feel like part of our family. No previous experience is necessary, and volunteers will receive lots of support and training to ensure they feel fully equipped to care for one of our dogs.”
Anyone who can’t go along on the day, but would be interested in finding out more about volunteering for the charity can contact the Volunteering Team on volunteer@hearingdogs.org.uk / 07483 005197 (or 01844 348100 if that reads better) or find out more on the website www.hearingdogs.org.uk/volunteer
Dear Mr Readman
Yorkshire Air Ambulance would like to say a heartfelt thank you for another very kind donation of £210.00 raised at the recent village quiz night. Thank you so much to all those involved and for your continued support.
Your donation really is a life saver. It helps us provide a rapid response emergency service to 5 million people. On average, our crews respond to around 1,700 incidents each year-that’s nearly five missions a day across Yorkshire. We help people like Maura Jones, and her two daughters who were in a road traffic collision near Settle:
“Having the air ambulance where we live, as remotely as we do out here, is an amazing facility and an absolute godsend. It got me to hospital in approximately 20 minutes, when the journey by road would have been double. I know we’ve been lucky when I think what the other outcome could have been, we’re all still here, and we’re all together and still strong as a family. I feel very grateful”.
The Yorkshire Air Ambulance is an independent Charity and receives no direct government funding. As such, we rely on the generosity of people like you to help save lives 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Thanks to generous donations like yours we now have plans to improve our service by expanding our fleet to include a 3rd helicopter to act as a cover for when one of our two helicopters are down for maintenance. We are now also employing our own Technical Crew Members. All this means we will have greater operational availability and is another reason why your donation is so important to us, our patients, and the people of Yorkshire.
Kind regards
Sarah Marsh
Another great quiz night thanks to the Whitwell's who did the questions and provided two spot prizes and best of all a new trophy to be played for annually.
This year's winners were the Redheads &the Lairds who now have the honour of setting the 2026 brainteaser.
Finally thanks Richard &Christine for hosting the event.
We raised £400 which will be split equally between St Giles church & the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
Happy New Year to you all.
The first village event is our annual quiz which is going to be held on Monday the 20th at Coffee &Coe 7pm.
This year the quiz is being set by the Whitwells last year's winners so let's have a full house to raise as much money as possible for the village church and the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
Cheers Neil.
