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February Chair Letter: Defibrillators, Santa letters and Drainage

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Dear Parishioners of Bubwith, Breighton and Willitoft 

2025 has kicked off with a vengeance, particularly on the weather front. There are just a few things I  need to cover for 2024. 

Firstly, although Christmas and the New Year were good for many of us…

for others, it was a time of sadness and mourning. I particularly wish to mention the sad passing of John Shipley. John was well-known and respected within the parish and was a great contributor to the community. For many years you will have seen him delivering the Bugle and previous Parish News Sheets. Our sincere condolences go to his family and friends at this time.  

John’s passing and another emergency shortly after highlighted the importance of defibrillators with in the parish. It is worth noting that we have 4 in total, one close to Morrisons, one at the Leisure  Centre, one in the telephone box at Breighton and one at Willitoft. Once used it takes some time to restock and replace them, thankfully it is rare but sadly not impossible for them to be needed again immediately, which is why it is worth remembering that we have more than one and where they are positioned. 

January has brought some noteworthy news items..

including information that I received from Santa  Claus via one of his trusted elves. It would appear that overall, the children in our community have been very good. The fact checker elves analysed the productivity of the Bubwith Post Box and identified that 177 letters were received. This is a new record for the Bubwith Post Box. A significant number were from children further afield (Howden, Barlby, Selby, Holme on Spalding Moor) and sadly some didn’t have addresses or were after the last post so didn’t get a reply. Santa says he will be reviewing the system for 2025.  

The Parish Council have sent their sincere thanks to all of the elves involved for their hard work and magic during the festive season. 

The Bubwith Leisure and Sports Centre ran their second volunteers ‘thank you’ event on the 12th January with a great turn out. The feedback from attendees was very positive, thanks go to the staff and volunteers at the centre. 

The Parish Council has also received a report from Mary Whitworth, our Parish Litter Picker.

Sadly, Mary has decided to step down from the role, she will be sadly missed and our grateful thanks go to  Mary for all of her hard and quite often distasteful work. Her report has highlighted the worst areas for litter as being the stretch between Dingle Dell and Breighton Airfield and the worst place for dog fouling on public footpaths and verges is in Breighton.  

Most people carry their litter home, and most dog owners take responsibility for cleaning up after their pets. Thank you to those who do and for those who don’t please include it in your New Year Resolutions for 2025. 

It would seem that the theme for our parish for 2025 is to be Drains and Sewage.

Sadly, a number of  local residents were affected by blocked drains, localised flooding and sewage in or around their properties in December. This is very distressing for all concerned and sadly not new to Bubwith. This was the subject of detailed discussion and an action plan at our recent PC meeting. We are greatly concerned that the current system is not fit for purpose for the number of houses now and planned for our village. Whilst we urge people to think carefully about what they put down their toilets and drains and to avoid items likely to cause blockages, we will also be raising concerns to the highest level to seek a long-term solution. 

 

Before I go, please remember: 

Tickets are selling fast for the New Year Panto on the 8th of February 2025 at the Leisure Centre. Tickets are on sale at the Jug & Bottle at £4 each. Two performances, the matinee 2 pm and the evening 7 pm.  The bar will be open and of course, Ice cream will be on sale in the intervals.  

Tickets are also on sale at the Jug and Bottle for the Silent Disco on Friday 7th March at the Leisure Centre, this is surely a must for your 2025 Bucket List! 

Best wishes. Sandra Hills, Chair of Bubwith Parish Council  

PS. I’m always glad to hear of concerns and issues.

Email: Mob : 07748965779

https://www.facebook.com/BubwithParishCouncil

 

 

 

January Chair Letter: A Huge Thank You to Our Volunteers and Local Heroes!

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A Happy Christmas and New Year to all Parishioners of Bubwith, Breighton and Willitoft

At this time of the year it is tradition for the Parish Council Chair to reflect a little on the year that’s passed, celebrate the many qualities of our community and say thank you for the hard work and effort of people that make this a brilliant place to live.

I’ll begin by celebrating the fundraisers within the village, it has been a very good year for our Parish.

Whether it was applying for grants for the new patio, patio furniture and new grasscutter at the Leisure Centre, being children and parents involved in the Lifestyle Project raising money for a new playground and helping repair the old one. Friends of Bubwith School for running enjoyable events like the Beer Festival and Christmas Fayre to raise money for the school and art projects and producing brilliant Art Murals at the School and Playing Field. The hardworking team at All Saints Church for the Strawberries and Cream summer event, collaboration on the MacMillan coffee morning, their regular Wednesday morning Church Café and the most recent Christmas Fayre which I believe raised over £633 (nearly double last year’s). Not forgetting the Trustees of the Leisure and Sports Centre Charity who are constantly working to raise funds
for the Centre to keep it running and provide social and sporting opportunities for our community including the Gin Festival, Family Fun Fridays and regulars like the Bingo and Quiz Nights.

Bubwith leisure centre mural

I’d like to thank our volunteers who keep the Tuesday Club running, Manage and run our Speed Awareness Campaign, support the running of the Youth Club (just about the only one in the area), run the Monday Morning Bubwith Bunnies for toddlers and their parent/guardians, the newly formed running group and organisers of the Santa Fun Run, the secret army of people who assist and support individuals in the parish, the Christmas Magic volunteers who help Santa respond to letters, organise Christmas Carols at the Church, Richard and Shirley Moore for organising the annual Carols around the Christmas Tree and mulled wine and mince pies (the 17th year), and let me not forget the Bell Ringers (Campanologists) who have brought new joy to Friday evenings throughout the year.

I’d also like to thank our regular sponsors, The Real Aeroplane Club and The Real Aeroplane Company Limited have again sponsored our village Christmas Tree.

My sincere thanks to staff at Mounfield Butchers, The Jug and Bottle, Morrisons, The Oaks, The White Swan, Cinnamon and all small local businesses and services in our Parish who are working extremely hard at this time of year to ensure we and our pets all look beautiful, our homes are presentable and we have all the provisions we need to enjoy this festive period.

Before I go, please remember: All Saints Carol Service – 7pm Friday 20th December, followed by refreshments.

Carols around the Village Christmas Tree will be at 6pm on Sunday 22nd December followed by refreshments at Chain Bar House

BLSC December Quiz Night is on Christmas Eve at the Leisure Centre, it’s always a fun evening when all are welcome, I do hope to see you there.

Bubwith Panto is planned for the 8th February 2025 at the Leisure Centre. Tickets are on sale at the Jug & Bottle at £4 each. Two performances, the matinee 2pm and evening 7pm. The bar will be open and of course Ice cream will be on sale in the intervals.

Bubwith Panto Cinderella

Volunteers’ Event will be held from 2pm to 4pm on Sunday the 12th January 2025 at the Leisure Centre.

Finally; my grateful thanks to our Parish Councillors and Clerk for all the hard work they have done this year. It has been a pleasure to work with you.

I wish you all an enjoyable and peaceful Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year.

Best wishes. Sandra Hills, Chair of Bubwith Parish Council  

PS. I’m always glad to hear of concerns and issues.

Email: Mob : 07748965779

https://www.facebook.com/BubwithParishCouncil

 

 

 

December Chair Letter: All the Christmas events and a thank you!

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Dear Parishioners of Bubwith, Breighton and Willitoft

A big oops and apologies, I got it badly wrong! Luckily, I can redeem myself. The Christmas Santa Fun Run takes place at the Leisure Centre track on Sunday the 15th December and not as previously stated on the 17th. The bar will be open from 12.30 and the first run at 1pm. There will also be hot dogs, hot chocolate and cakes on sale. Last year I saw some incredible fancy dress runners and I can’t wait to see who, or should that be what, will turn up this year!!!!

The Christmas Tree (kindly jointly sponsored by The Real Aeroplane Club and The Real Aeroplane Company Limited) will be going up on the Village Green at the end of November, as will Santa’s Post Box. The Bubwith Elves are working overtime refreshing the Snow Family and other decorations for the green and Parish Councillors (led by Malcolm Henson) have been polishing the lights.

Father Christmas has asked me to kindly remind all of our young residents and their adults to have a clear name and address on their letters if they wish a reply. Apparently, there was havoc in the North Pole postal office last year as some young letter writers were too excited to remember this vital information whilst compiling their wish list for Santa. He also mentioned that some of his elves can’t always see the handwriting easily so please do your very best writing if you can.

‘Carols around the Village Christmas Tree’ will be at 6pm on Sunday 22nd December. Richard and Shirley Moore are once again hosƟng the mince pies, mulled wine, soft drinks and sweets that follow in their barn at Chain Bar House. This event is open to all and is free to attend but people are invited to make a charitable contribution if they can. Music will be provided by Tom and family. I promise, all who attend get a warm feeling around their hearts, unless of course they go by the name of
Grinch!

Please note, BLSC December Quiz Night is moving to Christmas Eve at the Leisure Centre, it’s always a fun evening when all are welcome, I do hope to see you there.

The New Year Panto is planned for the 8th February 2025 at the Leisure Centre. Tickets are on sale at the Jug & BoƩle at £4 each. Two performances, the matinee 2pm and evening 7pm. The bar will be open and of course Ice cream will be on sale in the intervals.

Following on from the very enjoyable event in January a second Volunteers’ Event will be held from 2pm to 4pm on Sunday the 12th January at the Leisure Centre. Our community is blessed with many volunteers who give up their time to support others, organise village events, run groups and fundraise on behalf of our community. The Bubwith Leisure and Sports Centre Committee is running this event to celebrate and thank the many volunteers within our community. Volunteers don’t always blow their own trumpet so if you know of anyone you believe we should invite or if you’d like to come along, please do drop me a line on my email below. I look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you for your kind attention.

Best wishes. Sandra Hills, Chair of Bubwith Parish Council  

Email: Mob : 07748965779

https://www.facebook.com/BubwithParishCouncil

 

 

 

November Chair Letter: Silver birches, Youth Club, Church Cafe & more!

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Dear Parishioners of Bubwith, Breighton and Willitoft

I do hope you are all well and enjoying this changeable weather. For the avid gardeners amongst us there is plenty to do before the darker evenings and colder weather. For our younger parishioners, hang on in there, half term is fast approaching and you will be able to replenish your batteries soon,  and for those amongst us who suffer with SAD (Seasonal affective disorder/”winter depression”) our  thoughts and sympathies are with you as we enter the darker months. 

Two specific things are a cause for concern in the Parish this month, most notably silver birch trees  encroaching on homes in Honeypot (there is ongoing discussion with ERYC), and the new very obtrusive Quickline box that has been placed on Church Close green. One can’t have failed to notice the  work being done by Quickline, it is everywhere in the area, and we are all looking forward to the potential for cheaper faster broadband supply but we would all like this to be delivered with more care ful consideration of the siting and aesthetics of these necessary pieces of kit. In both instances Steve Young as our Parish Clerk is on the case! 

One of our Youth Workers is moving on to pastures new and we are looking to recruit a replacement,  if interested please email Steve Young for details – At this depressing time of the year, I think it sometimes helps to look forward to the joyful events that  get us through. Thanks to the hard work of many of our community members there is plenty in the  coming months. 

After the very successful MacMillan Coffee morning collaboration (it raised £845 thanks to the gener ous donations of local people) Bubwith Leisure and Sport Centre are entering into another collaboration with Bubwith All Saints Church. Joan Askew and her team have agreed to run the Wednesday morning Church Café at the Centre over the winter months. The café will run from the second week in January until March, offering a warm and friendly atmosphere for your weekly catch-up with  friends. 

In anticipation of the festive season there are a number of events to watch out for: Friends of Bubwith School (FOBS) highly anticipated Halloween Scavenger Hunt from the 28th to 31st October maps on sale at Morrisons 

FOBs Christmas Fayre – Sunday 17th November at the Leisure Centre (currently inviting stall holders)

Bingo Night – Friday 29th November at the Leisure Centre 

Bubwith All Saints Church Christmas Fayre – Saturday 30th November (currently inviting stall holders)

Tickets on sale from the 1st November for the Silent Disco (07/03/25) at the Jug and Bottle for a bargain early bird price of £12, they will be going up to £15 so get in early! 

Santa’s Fun Run will be back for it’s second year on Sunday 15th December, there is still time to embark on the Couch to 5K training and join Camilla Sergeant’s running group on Saturday mornings.

Ice Cream is coming to Bubwith Leisure Centre in the form of a Burgess Ice cream fridge and products.  Burgess ice creams are a long-standing local company based at Market Weighton and having been  part of the sampling team I can heartily recommend them. They will be a great addition to the offer  from the centre.  

Finally – thanks to the hard work and dedication of the Leisure Centre Committee the field and grounds have never looked better. It is a joy to do a few circuits of the track or pop by and watch North Duffield Dragons play football. Thank you to the committee, our dedicated local grounds people and volunteers and the Spaldington Windfarm Fund, you’ve done a grand job! 

Best wishes. Sandra Hills, Chair of Bubwith Parish Council  

Email: Mob : 07748965779

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December Chair Letter: Festive season events!

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Dear Parishioners of Bubwith, Breighton and Willitoft

 

As we hurtle towards the festive season there are a number of events to note for your diary, particularly if you have children or grandchildren. 

The Friends of Bubwith School Christmas Fayre will take place on Sunday 26th November and it looks like it’s going to be a lot of fun with great stalls and a great raffle.  A children’s quiz night is planned to take place at the Leisure Centre on Friday the 8th December, this is a recent venture to add to the social events for children in the village, for details see the Leisure Centre website  

www.bubwithleisureandsportscentre.org  

 

A Christmas Santa Run for Children and Adults has been organised to take place at the leisure centre track on Sunday the 17th December at 1pm. All profits will go towards the new playground. The bar will be open and there will be mulled wine and other refreshments on sale. I’m really looking forward to seeing how creative people are with their Christmas themed running outfits.

Carols around the Christmas tree will take place on the green on the evening of the  17th of December with a welcome invitation from Richard and Shirley Moore to all to have mince pies and mulled wine at Chain Bar House after the carols. 

Finally, there will be a quiz night on Christmas Eve at the leisure centre when all are welcome. 

Our community is blessed with many volunteers who give up their time to support others, they organise village events, run groups and fundraise to gain improvements and new assets and facilities for our village. The Bubwith Leisure and Sports Centre  Committee has agreed to run an event on the afternoon of Sunday, 7th January to celebrate and thank the many volunteers within our community. The tricky bit of arranging such an event is identifying who our volunteers are and I hope to gain your help with this. Volunteers don’t always blow their own trumpet so if you know of anyone you believe we should invite or if you’d like to come along please do drop me a line on my email below. I look forward to hearing from you. 

Thank you for your kind attention.  

Best wishes. 

Sandra Hills, Chair of Bubwith Parish Council 

I’m always glad to hear of concerns and issues.

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