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Barwick Beer Festival12th September 2026Yes it’s back – come rain or shine (but preferably shine!) the Barwick Beer Festival is becoming quite the place to be.With music and entertainment, lots of different craft beers to explore or other beverages to enjoy, and pie and peas to soak up the atmosphere – we’ve got it all covered!The bonus is that alongside a fabulous day of entertainment it is also a vital source of funding for the tri-annual maypole festival – a fabulous tradition for our village of Barwick. Last year we raised an amazing £4000!However, we couldn’t do it without some wonderful sponsors and volunteersThere are still a few remaining sponsorship opportunities. So if you are a business or know someone who owns a business or you are an individual who would like to help support the event in return for advertising and entry to the event please get in touch via the email: Barwickbeerfestival@gmail.com for more details on packages available.We mention volunteers a lot, but we honestly couldn’t put on this event if it wasn’t for you. Please get in touch if you’d like to contribute some time to help our village, we have plenty of tasks needed in the run up to the event, the actual event, and tidying up afterwards. This could be just a couple of hours – honestly it all helps. And all ages are considered – this is a family event! So if you’ve not already given us your details, please email: barwickbeerfestival@gmail.com. We’ll put you on a WhatsApp list and we’ll start requesting specific help nearer the time – it’s up to you what you can do.All that’s left to say is please save the date 12th September 2026.Watch and follow our Facebook page Barwick-in-Elmet Beer Festival for more information including details about pre-sale tickets, the beers, wine, and gin chosen for the day, and details of the entertainment we’ll have throughout the day so some of you can get your dancing shoes ready!Thank youThe Beer Festival Committee
The Parish Council wants your feedback on the proposed changes to provide inclusive access to Scholes Lodge Field, full details can be found on page 7 of the November 2025 newsletter.
Your responses will help us to ensure the changes made under The Equalities Act are respectful, inclusive and serve our whole community.
Please indicate your answers to the questionnaire by clicking on the link below. The deadline for replies is 10th December 2025.
We are disappointed that the boundary hedges at Barwick Allotments were not cut last year.
It is now bird nesting season (since 1st March) which makes it unlawful to cut hedges at this time of year.
We hope that we can organise a cut once the bird nesting season has finished.
We apologise to all allotment plot holders, especially to those whose plots are unnecessarily shadowed as a result of this.
The Parish Council would like to hear from local contractors, who would like to register their interest to undertake work on behalf of the Parish Council. The Parish Council has to look after a number of areas of land and need contractors to cut grass, mend gates etc. Jobs are very variable from small to larger projects.
Any local contractor who would be interested in being so registered should contact the Clerk by phone on 0113 393 5861 or via email – Clerk@BarwickAndScholesPC.Org
The Scholes pavilion management committee are pleased to confirm that funding has been obtained to place a cardiac defibrillator at the new pedestrian entrance to the sports courts. This has been achieved thanks to 2 grants including one from our ward councillors Mathew Robinson, Sam Firth and Ryan Stephenson.
It is hoped to have the unit in place within the next few weeks.
Following an application to the Environment Fund for the Harewood ward we are delighted to announce that we have been awarded a £350 grant from our ward councillors (Matthew Robinson, Sam Firth & Ryan Stephenson) . This will be used for the purchase of spring bulbs and wild flower seeds for Scholes Lodge Field.
The Scholes pavilion management committee are pleased to confirm that funding has been obtained to place a cardiac defibrillator at the new pedestrian entrance to the sports courts. This has been achieved thanks to 2 grants including one from our ward councillors Mathew Robinson, Sam Firth and Ryan Stephenson.
It is hoped to have the unit in place within the next few weeks.
Ward Councillors Ryan Stephenson, Sam Firth and Matthew Robinson have provided a memorial bench for Queen Elizabeth II for each of our villages. The Scholes bench will be located near the school crossing point on Station Road.
The Post Office outreach facility at Scholes Sports Pavilion is now up and running EVERY Thursday afternoon with all Post Office facilities being available.
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Easy Street Burglary Campaign 2021
Easy Street is any street that criminals find inviting due to poor home security and maintenance.Think about your own home. Is it inviting for all the wrong reasons?
Follow our check list to improve your home security :
- Insecure doors and windows, it’s easy to forget to lock up when you’re in a rush
- Protect your valuables inside your home by keeping them out of sight
- Check your doors and windows meet minimum security standards of PAS 24
- You can grow your own security with defensive planting such as hardy bushes and shrubs
- Internal lights and external dusk till dawn lighting can reduce the risk of being being burgled
The long awaited 20 mph zones for Barwick and Scholes is, according to our ward councillors now scheduled to come into force in May / June.
