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Welcome to the Yarpole Parish website - get information on events, facilities within the Parish, social groups, Yarpole Community Shop, The Bell at Yarpole, volunteering opportunities, the Parish Council and the PCC and more.
Yarpole events
Concert with Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman - 3rd February. This event is NOW SOLD OUT.
Living Willow Hearts workshop - Tuesday, 7th February. St Leonard's Church from 10.15am. For more information.
Cold Comfort Farm - Friday 10th Feb 7.30pm, Sat 11th Feb 7.30pm (sold out) Sun 12th Feb 3.30pm, St Leonard's Church
The Cafe will be closed on Saturday 11th February
If you are organising an event and you'd like it to appear on the website calendar and in the regular 'what's on' email, Facebook and in The Parishioner, please use the on-line form.
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Yarpole events
Concert with Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman - 3rd February. This event is NOW SOLD OUT.
Living Willow Hearts workshop - Tuesday, 7th February. St Leonard's Church from 10.15am. For more information.
Cold Comfort Farm - Friday 10th Feb 7.30pm, Sat 11th Feb 7.30pm (sold out) Sun 12th Feb 3.30pm, St Leonard's Church
The Cafe will be closed on Saturday 11th February
If you are organising an event and you'd like it to appear on the website calendar and in the regular 'what's on' email, Facebook and in The Parishioner, please use the on-line form.
If you would like to receive regular emails about forthcoming events email - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Welcome to Yarpole, nestling in rolling countryside in North Herefordshire, mid way between the market towns of Ludlow and Leominster.
Yarpole Events in February:
Don't miss out on the following exciting events occurring in the village over the next month.
- Yarpole Computer Café. Thursdays from 2.30pm in the Gallery Café.
- Concert with Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman. 3rd February, St Leonard's Church. THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT.
- Living Willow Hearts Weaving workshop. 7th February from 10.15am. St Leonard's Church. There are 2 sessions.
- Cold Comfort Farm, Friday, 10th, Saturday, 11th (SOLD OUT) and Sunday 12th February. St Leonard's Church.
- Lent reflections. 7.30pm starting Tuesday, 14th February for 8 weeks at St Leonard's Church.
- Arts & Crafts lunch @ The Bell at Yarpole. Wednesday 22nd February with Mark Richards; an internationally renowned sculptor at the Bell at Yarpole. £20 per person including a two course fantastic lunch..
- Quiz at The Bell at Yarpole with Indian accompanying food. Sunday, 19th February at 6.00pm. £10 per person for Quiz & Food.
- The 4 Cs meet on the 4th Friday of every month from 11.00 - 12.00 in the Parish Hall.
- The Gallery Café is open every day (except Sundays). Lunches served on Thursdays & Fridays. Bacon Butties and filled croissants on Saturdays.
This list does not include all the regular activities such as Church Services, Zumba, Tai Chi, Bowls, Pilates and the Art Club etc. For a full list of activities see the What's on in Yarpole page.
Yarpole is a parish of approximately 700 people and comprises the villages of Yarpole, Bircher and Lucton and the communities on Bircher Common and Bicton. The Parish of Yarpole is unusual in that there are two working parish churches. St Leonard's situated in the village of Yarpole and St Michael and All Angels Church situated next to Croft Castle, a National Trust property. Many visitors assume that the church is managed by the National Trust as it is part of a visit to the estate. The National Trust does not contribute to the running costs of St Michael and All Angels church.
Views of Yarpole from the air.
Traditionally farming was the major employer in the Parish. Farming in Herefordshire remains a combination of agriculture and livestock; a mixture of sheep and cattle. Hereford cattle, which have fallen out of fashion due to their slower maturity, originated in the county. These cattle are experiencing a resurgence due to the
quality of the meat they produce. The milk used by Cadbury's for its chocolate comes from the county and is processed in the factory south of Leominster.
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.
Mobile phones don't work here!