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November Chair Letter – Cold Calling, Walking for Health & Christmas

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Dear Parishioners of Bubwith, Breighton and Willitoft

I do hope you are all in fine fettle and getting ready for the autumn and winter and all it has to offer.

In case you are wondering what I’ve been up to during my absence from the past two publications of the Bugle, I’ve been doing a quick tour of Scotland and parts of the South of England in a Camper van (the small kind) with 4 members of my Kiwi family. Suffice to say I am delighted to be home in Bubwith. I won’t bore you with the details unless you are suffering from insomnia, in which case feel free to give me a call; I’ll have you asleep in no time!

From our recent Parish Council meeting the key issues continue to be;

The boat moored on the river Derwent between the water treatment works and the bottom of Dingle Dell we are in regular communication with Local Authority Officers and although it feels like little progress is being made we are aware that some formal action is being planned behind the scenes.

As soon as we are able we will supply more detail. In the meantime, if you are concerned I would urge you to make a formal complaint to the local authority:

https://east-riding-self.achieveservice.com/en/service/Suspected_unauthorised_development

Whilst the Parish Council is always keen to hear of concerns and act upon them the strength of feelings can be diluted when consolidated through one channel, there is strength in numbers when it comes to complaints.

We continue to raise concerns regarding sewage with Yorkshire Water and are pressing for a further meeting. We have also raised the concerns received regarding heavy vehicles passing through Bubwith with the appropriate body, a formal response to this is to be found later in the Bugle.

We discussed the recent spate of cold calling in the village by what appeared to be a bogus charity fund raiser and discussed potential action we can take. Sadly, although we are identified as a ‘No Cold Callers’ village this is difficult to enforce. We ask local residents to be assertive with uninvited cold callers requesting they go away and if necessary close the door on them. We will also be sourcing some notices for households to display to indicate cold callers are not welcome.

On a brighter note, we have received some grant funding towards replacing the notice boards on the green in Bubwith and Breighton (thank you Steve for your successful application), unfortunately, it only covers 50% of the cost so we’d be pleased to hear from anyone who would like to sponsor the other 50%, contact Steve Young or me. Just think how pleasant it will be to once again see clearly the notices through the glass!

We have also received some grant funding for a speed watch camera on Breighton Road, this will be arriving shortly.

Other good news includes the continuance of the Walking for Health group that meets on Friday each week at the Leisure Centre at 9.45am for a 10am start. If you need more information please contact or . It is complemented by the new Community Café that is open at the centre from 10am to 1pm on Fridays, if someone would like to go to the café but struggles to walk any distance or hasn’t got transport please get in
touch.

You’ll be pleased to know we have got ourselves sorted for Christmas and the festive season. We have kindly been sponsored by The Real Aeroplane Company Limited and The Real Aeroplane Club for the tree on the green, a big thank you to them.

The Elves despite their very busy preparations in Santa’s workshop have confirmed they will be responding to letters to Santa posted in the Christmas Post box on the green and request that all letters are clearly marked with the name and address of the child to ensure a reply. There are a variety of fundraising and social events that will be appearing in this Bugle elsewhere so be sure to keep a copy close by and get them in your diary. If you’d like to get actively involved in volunteering to help with some of the events let me know and I’ll put you in touch with groups.

Finally, I want to give an early mention to our ‘Thank You to Volunteers’ event which will be held at the Leisure Centre at 2pm on Sunday 11th January 2026. This is our opportunity to celebrate and give thanks to all those people we know who volunteer in so many different ways in our community.

Surprisingly, I don’t know every volunteer and unsung hero and would welcome some help in making sure invitations go to as many volunteers as possible. If you know of someone, or indeed you volunteer yourself please get in touch and let me know by phone (Mob 07748965779) or email or even flag me down and tell me directly. I’d like to get invitations out early to ensure as many people as possible can come along. It’s a great opportunity to chat and I promise not to embarrass anyone.

On that note, Happy Halloween and Bonfire Night.

Best wishes.

Sandra Hills

Chair of Bubwith Parish Council   (mob: 07748965779)

. Or https://www.facebook.com/BubwithParishCouncil) 

August Chair Letter – Safety, Events and Community News

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Dear Parishioners of Bubwith, Breighton and Willitoft

 

I wish you all well as we enter the school summer holidays season.  It’s all hands-on deck to entertain and safeguard our younger parishioners and grandchildren imported into the parish for some intensive grandparenting during this 6 week period.  

 

Regarding safeguarding, you may have noticed the recent influx of electric scooters and quad bikes locally.  Of course they are great fun and magnets for children and young people who can’t wait to get motorised. But did you know that whilst being fine on private land with the landowner’s permission e-scooters are illegal on public roads, pavements, cycle lanes and other public areas. Quad bikes have age and usage restrictions even on private land and on public roads, riders must be over seventeen and hold a full car or motorcycle license (apparently not a well-known facts). 

 

As a reward for getting to the end of the summer holiday the  Bubwith Big Bash III will be held at the Leisure Centre on Sunday 31st August 11am to 3pm this will include an array of entertainment including some fairground attractions, bungee trampolines, circus performer a variety of stalls from local groups and the Church Café will be selling food and beverages in addition to the bar being open.  To cap the day off the Tennis Club will be holding a BBQ from 4pm onwards.  There will be something for everyone to enjoy so please put the date in your diary and come along.

 

Just a reminder that together with East Riding Council we are about to pilot a Walking for Health group on Friday each week commencing on the 1st August. Registration will be at 9.45am for a 10am start.  If you need more information please contact of   Just take your first step to becoming a social walker by joining us on the 1st.

I have been approached again about nuisance dogs in the parish.  As a Parish Council we have little power to act so I thought it might be helpful to remind you of the Dog Warden service again.  This East Riding Council Officer has numbers of powers to deal with stray dogs and dog fouling amongst other things. The contact number for the dog warden is (01482) 393939 or email: to be effective it relies on individuals reporting concerns.

There are two Parish Council matters that I need to update you on; 

The boat moored on the river Derwent between the water treatment works and the bottom of Dingle Dell continues to be high on the agenda as a concern to local people.  We will not let the matter drop and are in regular communication with relevant officers at ERYC and other agencies.

The environmental concerns regarding tyres historically dumped adjacent to the Public Right of Way near Breighton Industrial Estate – with the assistance of Sir David Davis we now have a reassuring reply from the Environment Agency:

“With regard to the environmental risk, I can confirm that tyres are very slow to degrade under natural conditions. The vulcanisation process to which the rubber is subjected during manufacture of the tyres provides for a very stable product – which hinders the processing of end-of life tyres. Scrap tyres have historically been used to create basal drainage layers in landfill sites and baled tyres have been trialled in flood-defence works and in establishing marine environments. Whilst not pursued at scale, those trials were undertaken supported by evidence of the long-term stability of the tyres. I hope that this would give some reassurance to Bubwith Parish Council of the low pollution risk associated with scrap tyres
I appreciate that the tyres are unsightly and a potential blight on that location but in summary the risk to the environment is very low.”​​​​​

We have now put this matter to bed as we believe we have exhausted all avenues of our enquiry. 

Finally, if you have observed volunteers out along the riverbank beating down or pulling up Himalayan Balsam you may be interested to hear that this is Natural England initiative to prevent our riverbanks being overtaken by this invasive species.  Sadly if left to its own devices it will choke out our natural vegetation.  If you are interested in getting involved please contact Louise Smith at the Jug & Bottle who will be happy to have more volunteers.  

I hope you have a lovely summer and thank you for your kind attention.  

Best wishes.

Sandra Hills

Chair of Bubwith Parish Council   (mob: 07748965779)

. Or https://www.facebook.com/BubwithParishCouncil) 

July Chair Letter – Youth Club, Dog Warden & The Big Bash

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Dear Parishioners of Bubwith, Breighton and Willitoft

I hope you are well. I’ll bet you are glad I’m not one of those people who mention how the nights are ‘fair drawing in’ once the 21st June has passed. After all, there is a good chunk of summer, and the school summer holidays ahead of us!

Perhaps the summer holidays are a good place to start this month as there is currently a working collaborative between the Parish Council, Leisure Centre and Youth Club to see if we can organise a couple of sessions at the Leisure Centre
in August using Reel Creative https://www.reelcreative.org. This not-for-profit charity ran a session for Quick Line earlier this year and it was well received by young people in the village. Fingers crossed as we seek funding. We will confirm
as soon as possible with details of how to secure a place. I’m sure parents are already getting arrangements in place for their children’s summer activities.

Regarding the Youth Club, I’d like to remind people that its success is reliant on volunteers as well as paid staff. There have been a number of pleas in the Bugle and on Social Media seeking volunteers to support Youth Club sessions. The
number of children permitted to attend is linked to the number of adults present. Sadly, if we do not get that balance right there may be occasions when children may be turned away, clearly this is not a situation anyone wants. Please consider being a volunteer for at least one session per term, you will be greatly appreciated and as bonus your children get free entry for that session.

Another venture we are planning in collaboration with East Riding is for adults. We are about to pilot a Walking for Health group on Friday each week, commencing on the 1 st August. Please see the advert later in the Bugle.

As a dog lover and owner myself it saddens me greatly to hear of some of the negative stories of dogs in our Parish. There have been reports of an unattended dog wandering on Breighton Road and of further incidents of dog poo immediately outside people’s homes. I urge dog owners to be considerate by keeping their dog under control and cleaning up after them. For the none dog owners who are becoming increasingly exasperated with the impact of dogs on their lives, if you have concerns about problems please contact the Dog Warden.

The Dog Warden is the East Riding Council Officer who has numbers of powers to deal with stray dogs and dog fouling amongst other things. The contact number for the dog warden is (01482) 393939.

Some of the signage at the Leisure Centre has recently gone walk about resulting in people being unaware that dogs are not allowed at the Leisure Centre or on the Playing Field. We would very much appreciate people complying
with this rule, thank you.

The Parish Council have asked me to update people of the issue of the boat being moored on the river Derwent between the water treatment works and the bottom of Dingle Dell. This has caused people significant concern and the Parish
Council have received many contacts to raise concerns. It has been a significant focus for the Parish Council for some time and we are determined not to let this problem go unanswered. Unfortunately, it is not an issue that can be dealt with
quickly and simply but I would like to reassure people that we are making some headway and we will not let the matter drop.

Finally, the Gin Festival! What a superb evening event. It was lovely to see so many people with their glad rags on, tasting the delights of some delicious gins, tucking into some Caribbean Cuisine and dancing to the great home-grown Surplus to Requirements Band. If ever there was a moment to be a volunteer at the Leisure Centre, this was it. A big thank you to all who volunteered, sold tickets, played music, ran the bar and most importantly those who turned up and socialised.

If you’d like to be part of the Social Team to plan and run events at the Leisure Centre please do get in touch, we can tailor your availability to our requirements no matter how large or how small!

Our next major event will be the Bubwith Big Bash planned for Sunday 31 st August is grant-aided by East Riding Yorkshire Council from the ‘Doing it for East Yorkshire’ fund. If you are interested in getting involved in the organisation of the event, running a stall, being a helping hand on the day to set up and clear up, or you would like to offer up a raffle prize please do get in touch. I look forward to another great local event, particularly this year as the Church Café are doing the catering, there will be entertainment for the children and the bar will be open!

Any funds raise from the event will go to local amenities so please hold the date in your diary and come along and have a great time.

Thank you for your kind attention.

Best wishes.

Sandra Hills Chair of Bubwith Parish Council (mob: 07748965779)
. Or https://www.facebook.com/BubwithParishCouncil)

May Chair Letter: New School Head, Parking and Events

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Dear Parishioners of Bubwith, Breighton and Willitoft 

Spring is a time for new beginnings and sometimes new faces. I’m pleased to extend a welcome to Rebecca Walker to our community as our new Head Teacher at Bubwith Community Primary School, from the 1st day of the summer term. Welcome, Rebecca, we look forward to meeting and working with you.

Another welcome to Sam Matten as our newly appointed litter picker who is taking over from Mary Whitworth with immediate effect. Sam is a familiar face to many in the village following his princely role in the Bubwith Panto earlier this year. Welcome Sam.

A few updates from the Parish Council this month:

Sadly, there have been further issues with sewage this month on Breighton Road. There is ongoing discussion with Yorkshire Water regarding problems and a further meeting in early May. I urge you to report any issues you may have with Yorkshire Water to ensure a clear picture of the extent of the problems.

Parking difficulties on Breighton Road – Steve Young and I met with Nigel Wilkinson, County Councillor and officers from ERYC to discuss ways to alleviate some of the parking difficulties. We will be exploring all options and continue to update you on progress. In the meantime, it would be a great kindness if those of us who are most mobile consider those who aren’t when we select our parking places.

The deterioration of grass verges on Clay Lane in Breighton continues to be a source of concern for residents and we have arranged to meet with officers of ERYC at Clay Lane to discuss relieving the situation.

I’d like to mention exciting updates and events at the Bubwith Leisure and Sport Centre. The bar lounge refurbishment is near completion, we are just waiting to take delivery of the new tables and chairs in time for the Family Fun Fridays commencing on 2nd May with many food vans booked.

The FOBS Beer Fest is on the 10th May (CANCELLED 2 May) and the Gin Festival is on 14th June, these were great events in 2024 so don’t miss out. Heads up too on the return of the Bubwith Big Bash on 31st August thanks to an ERYC grant towards running costs.

Finally, the Spaldington Windfarm Community Grant fund will shortly be open for applications for 2025. https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/council/grants-and-funding/rural-funding/spaldington-wind-farm-community-fund/

 

 

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

 

 

 

April Chair Letter: Family Fridays, Plant lovers wanted, Toddler Group & more

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Dear Parishioners of Bubwith, Breighton and Willitoft

 

Happy Easter from all of the Parish Council. We hope the weather is good and most importantly dry for the upcoming holiday weekend, whatever you are doing. 

March brought good news for our Leisure Centre as our grant application for some of the national ‘Shared Prosperity Fund’ has been successful and will soon be commencing work on a new patio on the field side of the centre. Our next grant goal will be for patio furniture and then we’ll be set for Family Friday sessions over the summer months. 

As part of our application, we undertook to improve the look of the patio with some plant design as a volunteer project. If any keen horticulturalists would like to be involved or anyone has any plants they would like to donate please get in touch your contributions and green fingers would be very much appreciated.

I have previously written about the Bubwith Little People’s Project Group who have been focusing on  getting a new playground for the village. The group now has a design and at our recent Parish Council  meeting we agreed that the PC would project manage the next part to get planning consent. Steve Young and I are working together on this proposal that will include the removal of the old playground, additional car parking in its place and a number of Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging points (a request from  a member of our community). It is early days for this aspiration as we will need significant grants to bring it all to fruition. However, I wanted to raise awareness as we will need community support to gain grants and I’m sure there may be some interest and views on the potential for EV Charging within the village. Any thoughts, please drop me a line.

I had an interesting chat with Vickie Beech this week, Vickie together with Sheila Reed are volunteers who run the Monday morning toddler group at the Leisure Centre. The group operates in term time and provides a great place for very young children to learn to socialise, it’s a real bonus for the community. It is a huge success with numbers steadily growing. Congratulations to Vickie and Sheila for their ongoing commitment and success.

Just a few things for me to highlight this month: 

Gin Festival on the 6th April (tickets from Alison Craven Mob: 07738609711 email: or for cash from the Jug & Bottle. It promises to be good fun so I hope you manage to get there. As always, all profit goes to support the Leisure and Sports Centre (you may be aware it is a charity and doesn’t get any public funding but relies solely on generating funds and people’s donations). 

The Spalding Windfarm Community Grant Scheme is now open for applications until the 17th May with decisions being made on the 12th June. I represent our PC on this panel and I am always proud of the number of successful applications from our parish, although I hasten to add I’m not allowed to  vote for these. There is approx. £23K available this year and I encourage any groups to consider putting forward an application https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/council/grants-and-funding/rural funding/spaldington-wind-farm-community-fund/ 

Previous successes include the new footbridge from the sports field to the Public Right of Way (2023),  funding for 2 Youth Workers to run our hugely successful Youth Club (2021 to 2023), Bubwith Arts  Movement (BAM) currently working on a young people mural project (2023) and many more. Finally, if you are new to the parish and want to know about local services you might like to have a copy of ‘Your Guide for Supporting Local’ which is a definitive resource for living in Bubwith,  Breighton, Willitoft and Gunby. Please get in touch and I will make sure you get one. You may also want to get more involved in your new community by volunteering, if so please drop me a line.

Best wishes. Sandra Hills, Chair of Bubwith Parish Council  

Email: Mob : 07748965779

https://www.facebook.com/BubwithParishCouncil

 

 

 

March Chair Letter: Welcome to Helen, BOOM, Events & Grants

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Dear Parishioners of Bubwith, Breighton and Willitoft

 

It’s my sincere hope your wellies haven’t sprung a leak and you are enjoying February despite the incessant rain. It’s a small consolation but the evenings are getting lighter, hurrah!  There are only a few things for me to highlight this month.  

 

Firstly, I’d like to welcome Helen Gregory as our newly co-opted Parish Councillor.  Helen has lived in Bubwith with her husband Guy for a considerable number of years. They have raised their children here (both now adults) and are well known to many people having participated in many groups and events. If you’d like to know more about Helen her biograph will shortly be appearing on our website  https://www.bubwithparishcouncil.co.uk.  

 

A ‘Race Night’ event was recently held at the leisure centre. It raised over £2,500 for Yorkshire Air Ambulance. Congratulations to the organizer Stephen Johnston and all those who worked so hard to make it such a success for our local punters. 

 

A few upcoming events I’d like to highlight are:  the Friends of Bubwith School (FOBS) Beer Fest on Saturday 2nd March (tickets from www.fobsbubwith.com or cash at the Jug & Bottle)  followed by a Gin Festival  on the 6th April (tickets from Alison Craven Mob: 07738609711 email: of for cash from the Jug & Bottle.  Both events promise to be good fun so I hope you manage to get to them.

 

I know there are some keen historians in our community,  at least 507 of them belong to the Old Bubwith & Surrounding Villages facebook group where there is plenty of discussion and sharing of some brilliant old photographs of  Bubwith and the surrounding area.  There is also a lovely locally produced publication called, BUBWITH: an East Yorkshire Parish that was sold some years ago to raise funds for the Leisure Centre but until recently was out of print.  There is now a new supply and if you are interested in purchasing a copy you can obtain one from the Leisure Centre or via Steve Young, Parish Clerk for a mere £5.  The proceeds of all sales go back to the Leisure Centre for the benefit of local people.

 

We have recently submitted a bid for some of the national ‘Shared Prosperity Fund’ to put a new patio area on the field side of the leisure centre, fingers crossed for a successful outcome.

 

The Spalding Windfarm Community Grant Scheme will be open for applications in mid March.  As a village community we have been very industrious in putting forward successful applications and I encourage any groups to consider doing so again this year.   https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/council/grants-and-funding/rural-funding/spaldington-wind-farm-community-fund/

 

Finally, on a serious note, Parish Councillor, Liz Hayes recently attended a meeting to discuss the proposed BOOM Solar Farm currently being consulted on. Due to the size of the proposal this will not be determined by local planning but by the Secretary of State.  Liz has been advised that if anyone wishes to comment prior to final decision they need to register their interest BEFORE 8TH MARCH 2024 with the Planning Inspectorate. 

 

https://national-infrastructure-consenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN010143

 

As part of registration, you will need to provide a few basic details and submit a short explanation of what you believe to be the main issues of the plan and the impacts the solar farm would have on the area.  After 8th March the process moves onto the examination stage during which only those who have registered will be invited to provide further comments and objections.  Once the examination stage is complete there will be no further opportunity for people to raise concerns or objections to the project. 

DD pointed out that the more people that register the more concerns will be raised, and that the Planning Inspectorate would look at these comments and take them into account when deciding the matter.

For those interested, I hope you find this information helpful

 

Best wishes. Sandra Hills, Chair of Bubwith Parish Council   https://www.facebook.com/BubwithParishCouncil)

 

February Chair Letter: Happy New Year

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Dear Parishioners of Bubwith, Breighton and Willitoft

HAPPY NEW YEAR for 2024

What a joy to see that despite incessant rain and high energy costs (and outages) our community made it yet another glistening & glittery Christmas to remember. As always it’s the volunteers and community that ensure the magic continues, my thanks to you.  

I noted Santa deployed some new Christmas Elves this year, big thanks go to Ami, Harriet, Lydia, Beth and Vicki who kept the magic alive despite very damp Christmas postbox conditions and washed away return addresses.

 

In addition to our much-loved events, two new traditions began in 2023.  Our first Santa Fun Run attracted over 80 entrants in full-on festive attire who ran, ambled or danced around the Leisure Centre’s track on the 17th December raising over £500 for the New Playground fund.  The highly collectable medals were kindly sponsored by Claire Allder from the White Swan.  Thank you to Claire,  Martyn & Camilla, the Little Peoples Project Group and Social Team members for organizing, nay, ‘running’ this event!

 

A Volunteer’s Celebration & Thank You Event was held on the 7th Jan. Over 50 people attended but invitations were sent to many more. Sadly some were already committed (often the way with busy volunteers) and some advised they were chuffed to be asked, to enjoy doing their bit to support our community but making an appearance or worst still being thanked in public just wasn’t their thing.  You know who you all are, we respect your wishes but we would offer our sincere thanks for you being you and making this a great place to live.  

 

2024 promises to be a brilliant year with some great events in the offing.  We kick off with Robin Hood and Babes in the Wood performed by our recently established Bubwith Amateur Dramatic Society (BADS).  Two performances (Matinee at 2.30 and Evening at 7.30) will take place at the Leisure Centre on Saturday 10th February.  Tickets: www.ticketsoource.co.uk/bubwith-amateur-dramatics  by donations.  

 

A Race Night in aid of Yorkshire Air Ambulance on the 17th February with Free Entry, an opportunity to sponsor a horse and a definite invitation to dress up!  

 

I’m also shouting out to anyone who would like to be involved in our planned Gin Festival (6th April) and Bubwith Big Bash being planned for the summer, call or email (Mob: 07748965779 . ).

 

 

Best wishes. Sandra Hills, Chair of Bubwith Parish Council   https://www.facebook.com/BubwithParishCouncil

 

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.

https://www.facebook.com/BubwithParishCouncil)

 

January Chair Letter : Reflections & Decluttering

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Dear Parishioners of Bubwith & Breighton

 

For many of us January is the month for reflection.  A quick check back over all of the events of the previous year, the resolutions we could, should or would have achieved and a renewed resolve for the coming year.

 

As PC Chair, January is also the time to say thank you to those individuals who give of themselves to make our parish an enjoyable place to live.  

Christmas is a high point and thanks go to FOBs for the Christmas Fayre, the Elves and Parish Councillors for the wonderful display on the green ( I note this was highlighted in the media), Mother Christmas for keeping the magic alive for children,  All Saints Church and Bubwith Community Primary for all of the Nativity activities and services and Richard and Shirley for once again playing hosts for mince pies and mulled wine following Carols around the Christmas Tree. 

 

Thanks also go to our local businesses that work extremely hard over the festive period to supply us with food and services to ensure an enjoyable time.

 

Sadly, I missed most of it, I’ve just returned from a long trip to the Australia and New Zealand, I won’t bore you with the details of catching up with 47 members of my husband’s family or my ham salad Christmas dinner. However, seeing many community’s amenities, particularly in NZ has renewed my commitment and I am raring to go with the theme of fundraising and engagement that I mentioned in the November Bugle. This is my major New Year resolution for our Parish and community.

 

To ‘kick off’, I’d like to remind you of the goal of regular Table Top sales at the Leisure Centre with the first planned for Sunday 26th February.  Akin to a Car Boot Sale but indoors, we hope to generate some interest from people to sell or buy or both and of course there will be food and drinks.  Doors open at 8am for stalls to set up, bargain hunters admitted at 10am and close at 3pm. The price of a table will be £5 and entrance 50p with all proceeds to BLSC projects.  

 

I feel sure there will be a number of people with a resolution to ‘declutter’ and find new homes for unwanted treasures and gifts.  Now is your chance to try your hand at sales or to bag a bargain!  If you are interested in booking a table or volunteering to run the event please drop me an email or telephone 07748965779.  I will be delighted to hear from you and book you a stall.

 

May I take this opportunity to wish you a Happy and Prosperous 2023 from the Parish Council.

 

Sandra Hills, Chair of Bubwith Parish Council

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

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