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Welcome to Yarpole, nestling in rolling countryside in North Herefordshire, mid way between the market towns of Ludlow and Leominster.

 Re-opening of the Gallery Café in the Marquee outside the Church.

The Gallery Café has re-opened using the marquee outside the church and will be providing teas, coffees and cakes.

Hours of opening will be 10.30 to 12.30 Mondays to Saturdays.

Strict Covid-19 precautions will be taken.  

A maximum of 12 customers can be accommodated at any one time with a maximum of 4 per table.

Some outside tables and chairs will be available for use if weather allows.

Social distancing must be maintained at all times.

Customers will be required to wash their hands in the facilities in the Church before entering the marquee and before being served at the outside tables. There will be table service only.

Tables and chairs will be sanitised each time they have been vacated.

If preferred, customers can bring their own drinking utensils and take them away afterwards.

Payment will be by cash only at present.

 Church services are to resume in the Parish.

Church services are resuming from 5^th July but in a limited fashion. Until it is clear how many worshippers feel able to attend services Matthew and Paul are celebrating a limited number with congregations from neighbouring parishes. So far, the following services have been arranged:

Sunday, 5^th July Orleton at 11.00am

Sunday,12^th July Yarpole at 9.30am.

Anyone wishing to contact a priest please phone: Rev. Matthew Burns on 01568 614399, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Visit Leominster Western Parishes regularly to see Matthew’s updates, including posts from Bishop Richard and Archdeacon Derek.

 Coronavirus cases in Herefordshire.

These figures now include community cases as well as those in hospital. Hence the current sharp rise in total cases.

Please be aware of the following NHS Track & Trace scam.

How Yarpole is tackling the coronavirus outbreak.

The Shop and the Post Office remain open weekdays. The Shop is manned by volunteers, many of whom are elderly, and circumstances may change. Anyone wishing to make an order through the Shop should either email using This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or if you do not have access to emails, please ring the YPGNS mobile phone on 07885 525776 and leave a message at which point a volunteer will contact you within 24 hours to confirm receipt of the message and will then pass your order over to the Shop. The orders will then be collated; they will be dropped off by YPGNS volunteers.

Fruit & Vegetable orders.

If you wish to place an order for green-groceries, either for collection or for delivery, PLEASE PLACE YOUR ORDERS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AT THE LATEST.

Orders will be collated ready for collection in the church on Friday. Deliveries, where needed, will be made as quickly as possible by Yarpole Parish Good Neighbour Scheme (YPGNS) volunteers.

We would also like to ask for your help in avoiding the shop getting crowded. If you see the shop is busy with more than two customers inside, we would ask you to wait in the church until a customer leaves. We would be grateful if customers were to observe the distancing guidance in front of the shop and Post Office counter.

We expect some of our volunteers to self-isolate during this period so if you are able to help out as a new volunteer for a few hours a week, (maybe you are working from home), do please get in touch with us. We would love to welcome you to the team. Similarly if you can help the YPGNS then please get in touch.

St Leonard’s will be open for private prayer from Monday 15^th June subject to the following conditions as advised in guidance from the Church of England:

1. Private prayer can take place during the hours when the shop is open. The church will be locked outside of these times.
2. The side chapel and the front row of chairs will be designated places for this purpose.
3. Everyone must wash their hands when they enter the church.
4. Everyone must sit at least 2 metres apart.
5. Candles should not be lit.
6. People are encouraged to bring their own bibles or prayer books. Those in the church should NOT be used.
7. Alternatively, private prayer can take place in the churchyard

The Gallery Café is now open in the marquee outside the church and is providing takeaway ready prepared meals. For more information follow the link - Gallery Café.

For Pet Owners. Rosies Grooming Room has teamed up with Leominster Pet supplies to deliver pet foods, treats or other pet supplies. For more nformation click here - Rosies Grooming Room.

Should anyone require help because they are self-isolating and need something collecting or have a specific need then the Yarpole Parish Good Neighbour Scheme (YPGNS) is available. You can telephone them anytime on 07885 525776. If you have to leave a message one of the volunteer co-ordinators will ring you back as soon as they can.

The Good Neighbour Scheme is a free service supporting the community with a team of volunteers to help people who are having difficulty with the ordinary things of current extraordinary life. The Scheme is for anyone of any age and circumstances living in the Yarpole Parish, which includes Bicton, Bircher, Bircher Common, Cock Gate and Lucton.

The Walking Group is publishing self guided walks for people to enjoy. These are available via this link. Anyone who would like to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. please do so.

Warning!!! Dangerous Bridge. The bridge on the Yarpole to Eycote/Luston footpath (YP7) is in a dangerous state of repair and should be avoided. I have reported this matter to Balfour Beatty and asked that they treat this as a matter of urgency.

Please look out for neighbours.

How to make your own facemask. Follow these simple instructions.

You can download and print off the pattern and instructions.

DON’T FORGET THE FOODBANK.

This village is brilliant at helping our neighbours so can I encourage you to think past the village boundary. The Food Banks are desperate for supplies at a time when they are needed even more. In Leominster the Foodbank is working with the Town Council and Leominster COVID-19 SOS to respond to this fast moving situation. They are moving to Leominster Community Centre which will provide more space for bagging and safer arrangements for distribution.

Please continue to donate food as much as you can or you can contribute financially by BACS. Account name: Churches Together in Leominster, sort code 30 94 99, account number 00281106. For an acknowledgement email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Finally we have composed a list of FREE on-line resources for people to access from home. Follow the link FREE 0N-LINE RESOURCES.

Yarpole outdoors. Still there for us to enjoy.

There has been a community recorded here for over 2000 years. The village is mentioned in the Doomsday Book. The Anglo-Saxon meaning of Yarpole (Iarpol or Yarpol) is fish pool or dam for containing fish. The original fish pool has long since been abandoned, the remains of the dam wall are still visible.

Yarpole still retains its red telephone kiosk, its pub, The Bell at Yarpole and has an award winning community run village shop and Post Office operating from within the Parish Church, St Leonard's. The first full time shop in a church.

The Parish has a population of approximately 700 and comprises of the villages of Bircher and Lucton, the community on Bircher Common and the hamlet of Bicton.

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