Wilberfoss is a thriving, picturesque village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire. This is the official parish website offering residents and visitors an insight into life in our village. We hope that you will find it useful and informative. For up-to-the-minute news, download the latest Wilberfoss Parish Newsletter or check out the Parish Council's Facebook page.
Useful East Riding Links
- Plan your journey
- Buy your ticket online
- Track your bus
- Save your favourite timetables and routes
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
- Homepage
- ERYC Library Services
- ERYC Planning
- Faulty Streetlights
- ERYC Design Guide for building a house extension
- Cost of living help for households
- ERYC My Account - set up your own account on the East Riding of Yorkshire Council website to report issues and get help. For more information click this link
Emergency Numbers
Power cuts - call 0800 375 675
Spotted a water leak?
- call 0345 1 24 24 24
Emergency call 999 | Non-emergency call 101
Crimestoppers call 0800 555 111 (completely anonymously).
Public Access Defibrillators
Wilberfoss benefits from having three public access defibrillators. The first is located on the side wall of the Community Centre on Main Street, YO41 5NN, the second on the front facing wall at the Pavilion, off Storking Lane, YO41 5AB and the third is fixed to the outside wall of St John the Baptist Church, Beckside, YO41 4NS. We are also lucky that one of our residents is a Community First Responder.
For ease of access for emergency vehicles, please be mindful of where and how you park in the village.
Notice Boards
A notice board, on Main Street, was installed in 2018 from funds raised through the East Riding of Yorkshire Council Recycle Credit Scheme and generous donations from the Walker family and the Wilberfoss Jubilee Project. The left-hand side displays parish information. The right-hand side is open access for use by the community.
A second notice board was erected on Willow Park Road in 2019 using funds from the Tesco Bags of Help scheme and displays parish information.
A Celebration Bench
A bench to celebrate the Gold Award won by Wilberfoss in Bloom in 2014 was designed and hand-crafted by a resident and installed by students from York College.
Wilberfoss Parish Council
Parish Council meetings take place on the third Thursday of every month (unless holiday commitments or sickness force a change), commencing 7:30pm in the Community Centre on Main Street.
A fifteen minute window is offered to members of the public prior to the meeting to address the Parish Council with issues of concern or to refer to items on the agenda. By law, the Parish Council Meeting, although held in public, is not a public meeting. For further details or queries, please contact the Parish Clerk.
News in Brief & Dates for your Diary
- Wilberfoss Parish Council meetings take place at Wilberfoss Community Centre on the 3rd Thursday of every month. These meetings are open to the public.
- The East Riding Local Plan -
Draft Allocation for Wilberfoss
- To assist residents, Wilberfoss Parish Council has drawn up a Boundary Hedge Policy. Click on the link to view.
- Follow the link to a presentation on the Wilberfoss Community Fibre Project
- Plans are in place to begin a
Walking Group in Wilberfoss. Please follow this
link for details.
101
Non-Emergency Number.
101
is the new number to contact the police when it's less urgent than 999. The 101 non-emergency number will make it quicker and easier for you to contact the police when you don't need an emergency response, for example to speak to your local police officer.
If you see a suspicious vehicle take down any details you can if it's safe to do so.
- Registration Number (or part thereof)
- Colour
- Make and Model
- Details of the driver
- Any signwriting or distinctive features
- Brief description of what you've seen
For the latest updates from Wilberfoss Neighbourhood Watch, to include access to grant funding in order to feel safer, please click
here
Anti-Social Behaviour
Seen anything? Work with Humberside Police to stop Wilberfoss from being targetted. Ring 101 even if you don't think you can provide much information. Someone else may have reported something that could tie in with your account of the event.
Streetsafe | Police.UK
StreetSafe is a pilot service for anyone to anonymously tell us about public places where you have felt or feel unsafe, because of environmental issues, eg street lighting, abandoned buildings or vandalism and/or because of some behaviours, eg being followed or verbally abused.
Please note: 'StreetSafe' is not for reporting crime or incidents.
Wilberfoss Friendship Lunches
Following the success of Tuesday Chat, there are plans to resurrect the Friendship Lunches. If you want to join this friendly group, contact Norma Randall.
Recycle to help our community
A Textile Bank is located behind Wilberfoss Community Centre and recycled items raise funds for Wilberfoss community projects. As a community we are recycling half a tonne of textiles a quarter! Clothes, shoes, hats, coats, bags and belts can all be dropped off for collection and nothing collected will be diverted to landfill sites.
Wilberfoss Community Orchard
Planted in October 2020, Wilberfoss has a small community orchard in the front garden of the Community Centre on Main Street. Residents are encouraged to help themselves once the trees have become established. Why not take a book from the Book Exchange, a piece of fruit from the orchard and sit awhile in the porch at the Community Centre?
Wilberfoss in Bloom
A Yorkshire in Bloom Gold Medal winner in 2014, Wilberfoss in Bloom have transformed the village with their wonderful floral displays.
Read more about the work of Wilberfoss in Bloom
here
Wilberfoss Book Exchange
Wilberfoss Community Centre
Located on Main Street, Wilberfoss Community Centre is a modern, purpose-built, Lottery funded facility which plays host to many voluntary group activities and offers an opportunity for our semi-commercial users to earn a living. Improvements were made in 2020 with funding from Sport England, the FCC Communities Foundation and Humber & East Riding Charitable Trust and the Centre now boasts automatic entrance doors, a fully dimmable lighting system and acoustic properties throughout. It offers 3 rooms in the main hall, which can be joined to create larger spaces. These rooms can be hired out by some users for as little as £11 per room per hour. In addition to this there are two small refurbished offices which can be used for business use or as a study zone. These can be hired on a half day (4 hours) or full day (8 hours) basis from as little as £20. As well as being home to nearly 30 regular user groups the Centre can be hired for private functions. FREE Wifi is available on site. For more photographs and full details of what Wilberfoss Community Centre can offer you, follow the link to our listing on HallsHire.com. The building is wheelchair friendly and offers baby changing facilities. The Community Centre is available 7 days a week.
Check out what's already going on at the Community Centre here!
The Management Committee who oversees the running of the Community Centre would be interested to hear from you if you would like to join their committee. Contact the Chairman, Chris Clegg, for more details.
Playing Fields and Sports Pavilion
As a vital element of building grassroots sports, Wilberfoss playing fields have been protected by the 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Fields in Trust Challenge. This means that the site is protected from development and will always provide a space for recreation in the village.
The Pavilion is a community facility where everyone is welcome.
Wilberfoss CE Primary School
Believe, Grow, Achieve
Wilberfoss CE Primary School is a Church of England school at the heart of the community and where every child matters. The school’s philosophy is that all members of the learning community should learn for life and aim for excellence. The church also plays an important role in the life of the school.
Medical Services
Wilberfoss is served by two Medical Practices:
Elvington Medical Practice
York Road, Elvington, York YO41 4DY.
Pocklington Group Practice
The Beckside Centre, 1 Amos Drive, West Green, Pocklington, YO42 2BS.
NHS111. NHS111 is a free-to-call single non-emergency number medical helpline operating in England, Scotland and parts of Wales.
Shops & Amenities
Wilberfoss is a thriving village and benefits from a Costcutter and Post Office, Frost's Butcher's, Muddy Boots private day nursery, David Smith's Garden Centre and The Oddfellow's Arms public house.
Wilberfoss Allotments
Wilberfoss has an active, and friendly Allotment Association with some 32 full and half-size plots just a short walk from the village centre.
For an informal chat or to join the waiting list, please enquire by email to:
Travelling Library
A mobile library visits Wilberfoss every fortnight between 1pm and 5pm on a Tuesday. You'll find it in the car park at Wilberfoss Community Centre.
Click the link below to find out when the library will next visit the village
Worship
St John the Baptist Church - Church of England
Visitors of all Christian traditions (or of none!), can be assured of a warm welcome at St. John's.
The Church is open most days throughout the year.
Community Events
A thriving community of volunteers means there's lots to do in Wilberfoss. Annual events include Easter Sunday's Duck Race, the annual Bonfire and Firework Display (usually the first Saturday in November ) and an Annual Scarecrow Festival. Click here to see more.