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ValeWatch

A message from ValeWatch, the largest farm watch and rural crime group in the East Riding.

ValeWatch has a strong working relationship with Humberside Police and covers all the Western reaches of the Humberside Police area.

We have 229 existing subscribers and information is shared directly with police officers who cover this area and also with co-ordinators of all the neighbouring farm watch groups.

We have strong links with the Humberside Police Rural Taskforce and Neighbourhood Policing Teams and details of activity can be shared in real time with officers giving them more opportunity to identify and catch criminals. And, unlike many other groups, we have 25 Humberside Police officers in our intelligence sharing database so every piece of information we receive is sent direct to the e-mails addresses and phones of our local policing teams.

Membership costs just £15 per year per mobile phone registered to our group. We have a designated number for calling in any reports of crime of suspicious activity and we communicate out through bulk text messaging and e-mails.

How we work

ValeWatch enables individuals to be part of a group dedicated to sharing intelligence about rural crime and suspicious activity throughout our local community.

We cover a wide range of criminality including:

• poaching and hare coursing;
• theft of equipment and fuel;
• burglary; or
• suspicious individuals (e.g. cold callers looking for scrap metal, offering tarmac or trying to selling items from back of vans).

We rely on the vigilance and co-operation of our members to provide us with details of crimes suffered or any suspicious activity observed. Its not an alternative to reporting to the Police on 101 but means we can share information rapidly and we can forward photos and video evidence obtained by our members direct to officers’ mobile phones.

Humberside Police also pass on messages when there’s information they want to share or individuals or vehicles they’re trying to locate.

Working Together

We also help our members by co-ordinating exercises such as marking of valuable GPS systems, trailers and other property which are commonly targeted by thieves.

We’ve recently purchased over £10,000 worth of DataTag trailer kits which we’re fitting free of charge to our member’s flatbed trailers, cattle trailers and horse boxes in conjunction with the Humberside Police Rural Task Force. Trailer theft is one of the most prevalent rural crimes so we’re trying to help our members protect their property and avoid becoming a victim.

Our formal structure and profile means we can access grant funding to bring these types of resources to our area.

We’re officially recognised by Humberside Police and even have the ability to pass some information direct into the Force Intelligence Bureau – by-passing 101 – the only farm watch group allowed this privileged level of access.

For more details contact valewatch@gmail.com

For slides from a recent presentation, click here.

For an application form, click here.

 

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Humberhead Solar

Here is the latest update from Humberhead Solar, received on Monday 2nd November 2026.

"Following our previous correspondence, I wanted to provide you with an update on Humberhead Solar. Following preliminary surveys and early design work, we will be holding a public consultation, providing the wider local community, organisations, and stakeholders with an opportunity to share their views, provide valuable feedback and help shape our proposals.

We are hosting a public consultation for Humberhead Solar and this will run from Monday 16 November until Sunday 20 December 2026 inclusive, during which we will hold in-person and online events to allow residents to view our proposals, ask questions and provide feedback. Details of the consultation will be shared locally via post with residents and businesses on Monday 9 November 2026 via a four-page summary brochure. Details of how to engage in the consultation are also provided in the email below for your reference.

In-person events

We will be holding two in-person public consultation events on Wednesday 25 November and Thursday 26 November. We have included below details of venues and timings for the events.

These events will provide opportunities to find out more about the proposals, speak directly with members of the project team and provide feedback.

• Wednesday 25 November 2026, 3pm–7pm
  Holme on Spalding Moor Village Hall, High Street, YO43 4EN.
• Thursday 26 November 2026, 11am–3pm
  Shiptonthorpe Village Hall, 2 All Saints Drive, York, YO43 3PB.

Residents can drop in at any time during the advertised hours.

Online webinars

Alongside our in-person events, and to ensure all residents have the opportunity to hear about the project, we will be hosting two online webinars. We have included the dates and times of these below.

• Saturday 5 December 2026, 2pm–3.30pm
  Online webinar
• Wednesday 9 December 2026, 5pm–6.30pm
  Online webinar

We recommend that residents join from the advertised start time in order to be able to follow the full presentation. Registration details for the online webinars will be made available on the project website (www.humberheadsolar.co.uk) from the 16 November 2026.

Those interested in the project can respond to the consultation in the following ways:

• Online: Complete the feedback form at: www.humberheadsolar.co.uk/consultation.
• By post: Write to us by using Freepost HUMBERHEAD SOLAR. No stamp or further address details are required. All you need to do is write the freepost name ‘Freepost HUMBERHEAD SOLAR’ on an envelope, which will mean that the post will reach us at no cost to you.
• By email: Send feedback to info@humberheadsolar.co.uk
• In person: Complete a paper feedback form at one of our consultation events, or contact the project team to request a copy.

All feedback must be submitted by 11:59pm on Sunday 20 December 2026. Subject to agreement, the project team can also transcribe feedback provided by telephone.

Further information about the project and consultation will be available on our website at www.humberheadsolar.co.uk.

Feedback received through the consultation will be carefully considered as the design evolves and the Development Consent Order application is prepared. We remain committed to engaging openly with local communities and stakeholders throughout the process.

We would also be happy to provide the Parish Council with an information poster advertising the consultation to those interested. If you would like to receive an information poster, please let me know the best address to send this to.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the project team at info@humberheadsolar.co.uk or on 020 3576 3469. Should you wish to discuss the project or the consultation with members of the team, please get in touch and we will be pleased to arrange a meeting."

 

Yorkshire Wolds Walks

We have been asked to share a link to this website.

The list of walks includes a circular route taking in Fridaythorpe and Huggate.

 

East Riding Household Support Grant for Oil.

Low income households in the East Riding of Yorkshire who use oil to heat their homes may be eligible for support with the rising cost of heating oil.

The eligibility criteria and online form application form can be found here.

Any queries, or for people who aren’t sure if they meet the criteria, please contact Humber and Wolds Rural Action by e-mail.

Those who can’t access the internet can phone 07918 147 006 – please leave a message if there is no answer and someone from Humber and Wolds Rural Action will call you back.

 

Defibrillators fitted to bin lorries.

In a pioneering project, life-saving defibrillators have been fitted to all bin collection lorries in the East Riding.

Thought to be the first scheme of its kind in the UK, East Riding of Yorkshire Council has installed the machines to its entire fleet of refuse trucks in order to help if any medical emergencies occur while the bin crews are out and about on their rounds in the community.

All 72 bin lorries now carry the defibrillators. That will increase to more than 80 with the roll-out of weekly brown bin food waste collections in the East Riding, which began in February.

Two of the council’s road safety vehicles have also been fitted with the equipment as they travel across the East Riding.

To read more on this story, click here.

 

NHS "Choose well. Stay Well"

Let’s choose well, and get the right care.

We know that finding the right place to go when you become ill or are injured can be confusing. By selecting the right service for your illness or injury, you’re not only looking after your health but using your NHS services responsibly and in a way that helps hardworking staff to treat and care for patients appropriately.

Learn more about getting the right support here 👉 Get the right care - Let's Get Better

Choose Well. Stay Well.

 

Proposed Yorkshire Wolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)

Natural England has published its consultation response analysis report relating to the proposal to designate a new Yorkshire Wolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

Natural England has also given notice of its statutory notice period enabling anyone to view the proposals and make representations, if they wish, in relation to that proposal. Representations can be submitted via email to YorksWoldsDesignationProject@naturalengland.org.uk, or via letter to Yorkshire Wolds AONB, PO Box 351, Holmfirth, HD9 9A, and the notice period will close at midnight on Friday, 6 March 2026.

Read more about the proposed Yorkshire Wolds AONB here.

If you have the East Riding app you will automatically be notified when to put your bin out for collection.

 

Weekly brown bin collections have started

From Monday 9 February, some residents will have switched to weekly brown bin collections. This may mean your green and blue bin collection dates have changed too.

You should have received your new recycling information pack in the post which includes your new bin collection calendar. Please put your bin out before 7am on your collection date.

You can also check your new bin collection dates on the ERYC website.

If you have the East Riding app you will automatically be notified when to put your bin out for collection.

 

Help for Households

You could get £250 from the Household Support Fund.

If you do not have sufficient income to meet your essential daily living costs, you can make an application for a one-off Household Support Fund payment of £250.

This is to support you with food, energy bills and other essentials you may need.

You can view the eligibility criteria and apply online here.

 

Changes to Brown Bin Collections

The weekly collections of brown bins will begin from Monday 9 February for two thirds of the East Riding – including the Bridlington, Driffield, Holderness, Market Weighton and Goole areas. They will then be rolled out to the remaining third from February 2027 to towns and villages in the Beverley, Cottingham, Willerby, Brough, Anlaby and Hessle areas.

You can read more about the changes here.

 

Order a Free Food Waste Starter Pack

Weekly brown bin collections are coming, are you ready to recycle your food waste? If you don't already recycle your food waste, you can order a free starter pack and get it delivered to your door.

The starter pack includes a kitchen caddy and two rolls of caddy liners.

Order your free food waste starter pack here.

 

Welcome

Welcome to Fridaythorpe Parish Council – supporting our rural community through local action, events, and services.

Fridaythorpe is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 8 miles (13 km) north-east of Pocklington town centre and lies on the A166 road. It is 550 feet (170 m) above sea level, making it the highest village in the Yorkshire Wolds.

According to the 2011 UK census, Fridaythorpe parish had a population of 319, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 183.

St Mary's Church, Fridaythorpe was restored in 1902–3 with the addition of a new north aisle designed by C. Hodgson Fowler and stained glass by Burlison and Grylls. In January 1967 the church was designated a Grade I listed building and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England. It is on the Sykes Churches Trail devised by the East Yorkshire Churches Group.

The Yorkshire Wolds Way National Trail, a long distance footpath passes through the village and the village is the midpoint of the trail.

Village amenities include a Mace general shop and petrol filling station, an agricultural store, a vehicle mechanic business, and a cafe.

In 1823 Fridaythorpe inhabitants numbered 275. Occupations included eleven farmers, three wheelwrights, two blacksmiths, two grocers, two shoemakers, three tailors, a tanner, and the landlords of the Cross Keys and Hare & Hounds public houses. Carriers operated between the village and Driffield every Thursday, and York every Saturday. In the village was a Methodist chapel.

The village previously hosted the World Championship Flat Cap Throwing Competition at its summer fete. The championship was last contested in 2014.