Bardsey Parish Walks

These take place in order to explore the boundaries of our Parish and ensure that the footpaths are well used.

The first Parish Walk on the east side of the Village will begin at 2pm on Saturday 9th July 2022.

The second Parish Walk on the west side of the Village will begin at 2pm on Saturday 16th July 2022.

Do come along and join us and meet some of your Parish Councillors and make new friends on a pleasant walk, which should take approximately 2 hours.

Boots or strong shoes are recommended and dogs are welcome.

Please meet at the bottom of Mill Lane at 2pm for both walks which will be led by Cllr Linda Flockton.

Vacancy for a Councillor

Notice is hereby given that due to the resignation of Councillor Sidle, a vacancy exists in the office of Parish Councillor for the Parish Council of Bardsey.

The vacancy will be filled by election if any ten local government electors for the said area submit a written request to that effect in the manner prescribed below and if no such request is made the vacancy will be filled by the Parish Council.

Any request for an election to be held to fill the vacancy must be in writing and must reach the Returning Officer, Leeds City Council, Electoral Services, Civic Hall, Calverley Street, Leeds LS1 1UR by no later than 24th May 2022.

Dated: 4th May 2022

Rebecca Crabtree

Clerk

Bardsey Parish Council

Platinum Jubilee Fun Scarecrow Competition

Scarecrows will again be invading our Village for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend from Wednesday 1st June onwards

Now is the time to start thinking about creating your Scarecrow and please join our fun Scarecrow Competition. Results will be announced at the Sports Club Fun Day on Friday 3rd June 2022.

Choose any theme you like, a Queen’s Jubilee theme or any character real or imaginary.

Please contact us for free entry forms and further information or download a copy below:-

Linda Flockton 01937 574553 Brenda Sanderson 01937 573352 or Pauline Hills 07535692366

Annual Parish Meeting 7:30pm Wednesday 20th April 2022 Bardsey Village Hall

For the first time since 2019 Bardsey Parish Council is delighted this year to be able to hold a normal Annual Parish Meeting at the Village Hall, which may be freely attended by all residents of the Parish.

We are keen to welcome as many of you as possible to the meeting, so that we can bring you up to date with events and current priorities, but more importantly we can listen to your views, concerns and aspirations for our village in future. Not to mention share the customary glass of wine of course – not something which a virtual meeting can really offer!

For a copy of the calling notice please click on the following link : https://bardseyvillage.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/APM-Calling-Notice-2022.pdf

The agenda will be posted on the village notice boards, and also here on the web site. Return to the home page and click on the ‘Council Proceedings’ heading in the green menu at top left of the screen.

We look forward to seeing you.

Village Survey

Bardsey Parish Council urgently needs your guidance to help us deliver for our community.

That’s why we are launching a new survey to establish how we can better communicate and better serve our residents. It is open to all residents of the parish, and we need every response we can muster.

Please note that responses must be received by 31st May 2022 to be included, after which results of anonymised analysis will be shared on this web site.

We would ask as many residents as possible to complete the survey online. This is more environmentally friendly and helps us a lot when it comes to analysing the results.

To complete the survey online, please use the direct link below to access the questionnaire on your PC.

If you do prefer to reply in hard copy this is also possible. Information and a questionnaire will be included as an insert in the forthcoming issue of Village News. You can also print further copies from the information link below. Please post completed questionnaires through the letter box at Callister Hall.

Please note that in all cases replies are needed to questions 1 and 2 to validate your response, since only current residents of Bardsey-cum-Rigton are eligible to participate. This information will only be used for this purpose, and will be treated in strictest confidence.

Please do let us have your views!

For further information and a questionnaire click on this link: https://bardseyvillage.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Survey-Information-and-Questionnaire.pdf

For direct access to the online survey click on this link: https://forms.office.com/r/pUk7TQuD93

Bardsey Parish Council may be contacted direct by email at the following address: enquiries@bardseyparishcouncil.gov.uk

Time to Hedge Our Bets!

Spring is nearly with us! Always a cause for celebration after the dark days of winter. Even a few early daffodils are to be seen here and there. See if you can be the first to spot one in Bardsey!

With spring of course comes two uplifting natural events, especially in a rural area such as ours. Firstly, everything starts growing like mad. Secondly, the birds start building nests and laying their eggs.

The two together present us humans with a dilemma. The first sets us off pruning and cutting back, the second calls on us not to disturb the wildlife, and especially the birds, while they nest and raise their chicks. But it’s not yet too late to give the garden a trim (after checking for nests, of course).

There are a number of locations in the village where garden vegetation, especially hedges, is already encroaching onto footpaths and pavements. This creates hazards to pedestrians, especially those with push chairs, those in wheelchairs, or those with impaired mobility or vision. Often they may be forced out into roads to pass by, which is especially dangerous.

Residents with frontage onto footpaths or pavements are therefore kindly requested to cut back any such encroaching vegetation clear of pedestrian access, and to do so before the nesting season starts in earnest later this month.

With thanks in advance on behalf of all those who enjoy being out and about in our village, and our feathered friends too, all of whom will appreciate your consideration more than you will know.

Bardsey Parish Council

Church Lane Road Closures – February 2022

Leeds City Council Highways and Transportation will shortly be carrying out investigation works at Church Lane Bridge, near the junction with the A58 Wetherby Road. This is to assess the bridge structure for scour risk.

The works will comprise the drilling of boreholes through the structure, and is planned to commence on Monday 21st February 2022 and be completed by Thursday 24th February.

For safety reasons it will be necessary to close Church Lane at the bridge during working hours, which are 09:30 to 15:30 each day. A signed diversion route will be put in place.

For full details and a map of the diversion route please click on the link below:

https://bardseyvillage.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Church-Lane-Road-Closure-Feb-2022.pdf

Marie Curie’s Ever Popular Daffodil Appeal is Back, but they need your help!

End of life charity, Marie Curie, is urgently calling for volunteers in Yorkshire to give just two hours of their time to hand out the charity’s iconic daffodil pins in return for donations.

It’s not often you get the opportunity to wear a splendid hat like Ethan’s, either, so don’t miss out!

Amanda Warrent, Community Fundraiser said “We’re so excited that this year we’ll be dusting off our big yellow hats and getting back out there again to host our much-loved collections.”

“We can’t do this alone, though, so if you can help please sign up to a collection online by clicking on the link below:

https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/get-involved/collecting

Or alternatively contact Amanda by calling 07798 638122, or email her at: amanda.warrent@mariecurie.org.uk