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

There is no Yarpole calendar this year. In 2015 the Yarpole calendar featured Yarpole Shopping bags and the people who had been associated with them. It was our most successful calendar. To celebrate 2021 and hopefully to bring a smile we are again featuring Yarpole Shopping bags. To see the images just click on the video play. We hope you enjoy the latest creation.

How Yarpole is tackling the coronavirus outbreak.

Herefordshire is now under National lockdown.

Stay at home. You cannot leave your home or be outside of it unless absolutely necessary.

For the full details click on the link England National Lockdown restrictions.

 Coronavirus cases in Herefordshire.

There has been a rise in confirmed cases by 605 (down from last week's 729 cases) during the past week in Herefordshire. Case numbers may now be starting to slow due to the Lockdown. The chart is updated every Tuesday. Deaths now include all deaths in Herefordshire, not just those occurring in hospital. There have been 22 new Coronavirus related deaths. For more detailed information from the Government website click on the link.

The Bell at Yarpole. The Bell will continue with its takeaway menu 3 days a week (Friday through Sunday).

The Takeaway menu will have a choice between a meat and a vegetarian dish with a dessert. The pub is prohibited from selling alcoholic drinks as part of collection during lockdown. The menu is available to see here.  

Please call 01568 780515 (or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) to pre order by 9pm the day before. Slots for collection times will be between 6pm and 7.30pm. 

The Bell is to start selling homemade bread through the Shop every Wednesday. The frst delivery will be Wednesday, 27th January.

 The Bell at Home.

We are going to be trialling our new The Bell at Home idea!

This will be a cold takeaway that you can finish when it suits you.

Keep an eye out for more information. Coming soon!

We would like to say a huge Thank You to everyone who has ordered a takeaway over the past months and helped support us. 

The Gallery Café has had to close due to the imposition of lockdown restrictions. It will, however, be offering a takeaway service on Thursday and Friday lunchtimes. See the Gallery Café page for details and the menu.

The Shop and the Post Office remain open weekdays.

Yarpole Talk Community Hub. The YPGNS has been approached by Herefordshire Council regarding their "Community Talk Hub Project", a scheme designed to bring residents together, to help them access information and activities to support their wellbeing and independence and to connect to services in the local community. The aims are to

• Strengthen communities.
• Enable neighbourliness and friendships to flourish.
• And to help people support each other and themselves.

Our hub will be operating from both Yarpole Parish Hall and St Leonards church from February 2021.

Your thoughts and ideas are needed!  
We will be sending you copies of a questionnaire that has been put together by community groups in the Parish. Your answers will be collated to give us an idea of what exactly the evolving community wishes are, regarding information, resources and activities to support wellbeing. Maybe you have recently moved into the Parish or perhaps have lived here for a long time, but now find that your interests have changed, please let us know so that you can access the facilities that you require. With this in mind, if possible, we ask each member of your household to complete the questionnaire.

If you need more forms - you can download more here, or pick more up from Yarpole Shop.

Thank you, your contribution really matters.

Please return completed forms to
Diane Russell, Lavender Cottage, Lucton Barbara Nurse, 5 Old Barn Court, Bircher
Jane Praill, Croft Lane, Bicton Sue Russell, Byecroft, Welshmans Lane, Bircher
The Parish Hall, Cockgate Jennie Martin, Rosehill Cottage, Green Lane, Yarpole
Yarpole Community Shop

Or email them to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Is it safe to wear a visor instead of a mask? 

Although the guidance for England does not specifically mention visors/shields, the Department of Health and Social Care confirmed that they do not qualify as face coverings and can only be worn in addition to a mask but not instead of it. The Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland administrations explicitly state that visors/shields are not considered face coverings as they do not provide adequate protection alone. Modelling in Japan found that plastic face shields are almost totally ineffective at trapping respiratory aerosols.

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

You can download and print off the pattern and instructions.

The Walking Group has published self guided walks for people to enjoy. These are available via this link. 

Please look out for neighbours.

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

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.

Mobile 'phones don't work here!