To show their appreciation to the village for supporting them over the years, Linda and Tim Pope held a Hog Roast Luncheon for the residents of Bishop’s Hull in the Church Hall, at midday today. In excess of 200 people turned up to wish the couple well in their retirement, and to thank them for…
Lockdown. The 23rd March 2020 will be a date long engrained in our history. This is the date Boris Johnson announced that the country would be locked down as a safeguard against the COVID-19 pandemic. During the first weeks of lockdown, it became obvious to me that as a local councillor, I very much needed…
It would have been hard to imagine a few years ago that I’d be asked to judge a scarecrow competition. Well, that’s exactly what the Bishop’s Hull Flower Show organisers asked me to do once again this year.How hard could it be? Having no previous experience of scarecrow judging, I thought it would be a…
Would you like to assist me in selecting the winner of this year’s Bishop’s Hull Scarecrow Competition? I’m honoured to have been asked to judge the entries once again, and you can help me by choosing your personal favourite or favourites. This year’s theme is Nursery Rhymes, and you have 17 wonderful finalists to choose…
Scarecrow Competition 2026. FREE TO ENTER PRIZES TO BE WON No Age Restriction – FAMILY entries welcomed, as are entries from Social Groups, ADULTS and of course, CHILDREN!!!!! Theme – Nursery Rhymes CLOSING DATE for entries is Saturday 8th August. Scarecrows must be on display from Sunday 9th August to enable viewing by residents and…
What a fabulous turnout for the Bishop’s Hull Primary School PTA May Fayre. Despite the rainy weather, so many of you came along to support our school and help raise much-needed funds. I’d like to say a huge thank you to the PTA and their incredible volunteers for all their hard work in putting on…
At a recent Bishops Hull Hub café, I met up with local resident Richard Holland. There was nothing unusual about that, as I’m sure you’ll remember it was Richard who gave up so much of his time drawing up the plans and sourcing the grant funding needed to enable the building of our amazing community…
Roger Priest has decided to step down from his active role with the Bishops Hull Hub Gardening Club. Roger said “he’ll still pop along to catch up with his friends for ☕️coffee and 🍰cake”.
The Frank Bond Centre Christmas lunch at the Oake Manor was great fun and the food, just right (see photos below). Thank you to Carolyn and her fellow trustees for organising. Excellent food and service from the Oake team as ever 🎄By coincidence, the amazing Rock Choir were having their Christmas lunch too (video above)…
A taster video from the Bishop’s Hull Flower Show 2024 The video above contains small clips taken from the many local people interviewed on the day. This video, along with the full length individual clips, will be used to promote the 2025 event. A huge thank you to all those who took part, stars one…