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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 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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WY Police
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

