ARE YOU NEW TO WILSTEAD?
Then you are very welcome and we hope you will join in with all community activities. One of the benefits of living in Wilstead (or Wilshamstead as it is formally known) is that you can get to know your neighbours and other people in the village quite quickly. If you are interested in being part of village life then there is plenty for you to join in with. For details have a look at the Newsletter and the Diary of events, but here is a taster to begin with:
In the local area there are two doctors surgeries
For children:
Toddler groups in the Evangelical Church Hall on a Wednesday and in the Methodist Hall on a Friday
Pre-school playgroup in their own building on the Lower School Site
1st Haynes & Wilstead Scout Group
All ages:
Coffee morning in the Methodist Hall every Thursday morning
Football Club – several teams
Wilstead Allotment Association
Various Church groups
Older people:
Sunshine Club in the Village Hall every other Friday afternoon.
We have a very active Parish Council, a Residents' Association for those living on Briar Bank Park, riding stables and 3 churches. The village is also well served by the Post Office and Store, a mini-market and pharmacy, two take-away restaurants and two pubs. These last are core to a thriving village and we urge you to use them - or lose them.
To find out more, look on the relevant pages on this website or send us a message. We will pass it on to someone who will be able to give you further information.
Wilstead Newsletter
Next Deadline: Friday 15th July
Next Newsletter: Friday 5th August
Welcome to the Wilstead Community Website
featuring news and views from the community and Parish Council.
Updated 4th July 2022
Services Emergency Numbers
Gas 0800 111 999
Electricity Emergency 0800 404 090
Power cut 105
Anglian Water 03457 145 145
(24/7 line)
WILSTEAD FLOWER, PRODUCE AND HANDICRAFTS SHOW
This Year Will Be Held on Saturday 27th August 2022
At Last!! It looks as if the Wilstead Flower, Produce and Handicrafts Show will go ahead this year now that things are starting to get back to normal.
We have changed many of the classes in most sections from previous years that the show was going ahead, as some were getting a bit stale and we hope you will like the changes.
The new schedule will be printed in July and will be found in the Village Post Office. Meanwhile we will post the schedule on the Village website soon so keep an eye on www.wilsteadvillage.org.uk
The classes for the photographic section this year are:
(1) Mist
(2) Silhouette in black & white (3) A flowering shrub
(4) A thatched building
(5) Junior class – A bench
The show is a friendly community event and all entries stand a chance of a prize so why not have a go!
Wilstead's Rural Nature Under Threat!
You should have received a leaflet from Bedford Borough Council by post summarising the proposals for new housing in the Borough up until 2040.
This shows an additional 2100 houses for a 'Wixams Extension'.
In fact all these, if built, would be within Wilstead Parish – thus trebling the size of the Village.
If this troubles you, if you want to learn more or would like to learn how and what to comment, the Parish Council will be holding a drop-in session at the Village Hall on Sunday 10th July from 10.00am until 1.00pm.
Responses have to be in by Friday 29th July so there is little time.
Find details of the proposals and how to comment at:
www.bedford.gov.uk/planning-and-building/planning-policy-its-purpose/local-plan-review/ or Google “Bedford Borough Local Plan 2040”