Next Parish Council Meeting
The next Parish Council meeting will be held at the Village Hall on Thursday, 22nd October 2026 at 7pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend and for a copy of the next meeting's agenda (usually available two days before the meeting) please contact the Parish Clerk at [email protected]
COUNCIL WARD WEOBLEY UPDATE
SEPTEMBER
from our Ward Councillor, Nick Mason
Roads and road closures - also wootton road. See previous document. Lots going on; extensive repair of B4230 is confirmed, traffic calming in the village is likely to have different dates, but will be done on lights. Relief to have got the works outside Primasil, after Welsh Water’s issues there, resolved before we start fiddling with entries and exits to the village. There will be unavoidable disruption, but still trying to work as best we can around the school half term. Work in Weobley Marsh delayed.
Buses, and Sargeants. I was pretty forthright – to the extent it was picked up by Hereford Times - in the scrutiny committee earlier this week that we need all the bus companies to be part of the £2 scheme. Great news that Sargeants have subsequently confirmed they will. Hope that Yeomans follow suit.
Traffic warden! I’m not giving dates yet, but at some point in the near future we might well have traffic wardens in the village. Bad parkers beware!
Accessibility and road safety. Design works on this are continuing apace – I’ll bring them back to the parish for a sense of priority once we have them all priced up.
School safety, lollipop lady. I am continuing to push for this; have had a few very useful meetings with a variety of stakeholders and also the person who led the Eardisley scheme.
Flood mitigation and drainage ongoing, also new gully system. Good to see extensive work by the parish, and we continue to work with officers to look at solutions both at the top of the village and around Bell Square. There is a new web based system that will help us track not just the location of gullies, but also when they were last inspected/emptied, which over time will become extremely useful. It just needs “switching on” for public use…
Fire briefing. I’ll be organising a public meeting with the Fire Service to discuss preparedness for next summer, especially around wildfire precautions.
Bus stop and noticeboard I’ve been lobbied quite hard for a bus shelter on the Green Bean side of the road, for the buses heading towards Hereford. While this seems unlikely, I’m also in conversations about the possibility of an electronic board showing when buses are due. This could be pretty useful especially given the poor mobile coverage in the village, on some networks! I’d welcome thoughts as to whether it’s a good idea.
Best regards
Nick Mason, Ward Councillor
There's so much to do and see in Weobley
Wander past beautiful ‘black and white’ half-timbered houses and then out into the surrounding green fields for open views. Visit the impressive church of St Peter and St Paul, which has the second tallest spire in the county and if you're interested in the traditional Tudor buildings, look out for our heritage trail signs. And for younger visitors, why not drop into our Play Area and Skatepark.
Local Planning Applications
Find out about the recent planning applications which may impact upon you, our Village and the Weobley area in general, that have been submitted to Herefordshire Council's Planning Department.
Catch-up with Nick Mason's Newsletter
Each month our Ward Councillor Nick Mason newsletter brings you an in-sight into the in's and out's of what's been happening (and sometimes a look into the future) in Weobley Ward and across the County.
Nick also holds a regular surgery to discuss any issues you may have at The Green Bean Cafe from 11:00am to 12:30pm every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month.
Download your copy using the link below or sign-up for a copy which will be sent directly to your e-mail at https://www.nickmason4weobley.org.uk
Why is Weobley Play Area & Skatepark so popular ?
The simple answer is that it offers a huge variety of fun experiences for children and adults, and is lovingly maintained by a group of volunteers who litter pick, mend, mow and even strim a bit to help keep the play area looking good and safe for everyone.
But some of our older volunteers have now retired and we need help with keeping the play area litter free, so if you could help for just a week each month, then do please contact the Play Area Team at [email protected]
Check out the Play Area & Skate Park Facebook page
Report that pot-hole!
Herefordshire Council's Smartphone App makes it easy to report issues about potholes, flytipping, dog mess and any public rights of way issues affecting the village from your mobile phone.
Just take a picture, upload it to the App (which will automatically pinpoint your location if you are at the problem area) and it will be sent directly to the highways management team to action.
The mobile app is free to download from the Herefordshire Council website now.
"I wouldn't live anywhere else. They're going to have to carry me out first."
Our village gets the "thumbs up" again as one of county's prettiest villages. See the full article on Herefordshire Live.....
About our Village
Weobley, pronounced 'Webley', is one of the largest villages and civil parishes in Herefordshire, situated just eight miles away from Leominster and 12 miles north-west of Hereford. Our name Weobley comes from 'Wibba's Ley', with a 'ley' being a term for a woodland glade whilst 'Wibba' is the name of a local Saxon landowner, so in effect Weobley means 'Wibba's woodland clearing' and even features in the Domesday Book.
Our quiet and picturesque village sits in the very heart of the Herefordshire lowlands, an area characterised by wide river valleys, arable farming, low hedges, steep wooded hills, beautiful orchards and extensive hop yards. Over the years the village has changed from being a medieval wool trading centre, through glove making and ale brewing to the friendly village that it is today. We even saw a visit from King Charles I, who stayed in the village following the battle of Naseby in 1645.
About us
Weobley Parish Council is made up of ten local residents who are elected every four years and volunteer their time, their expertise and their services.
As the first tier of local government, we hope to encourage input from local residents which in turn will help us to develop and maintain local facilities and services.
How we work
The work undertaken by the Parish Council is financed through a precept, which is an amount of money collected as part of your Council Tax.
This money is used to help improve local facilities and services in and around the village and for larger projects, the council tries to secure funding through any grants and awards that made be available.
How your Council tax is spent
Herefordshire Council has a gross expenditure budget for 2026/7 of around £500 million which is used to deliver services to nearly 200,000 residents across rural villages and market towns, including the maintenance of over 2,000 miles of roads, collection of over 89,000 residential bins, safeguarding around 1,000 children (including 400 in our care) and providing care and support to approximately 2,500 vulnerable adults.
Your Council Tax contributes to the £153.7 million budget Herefordshire Council has to spend.
Concerned about Speeding? Report it.
As part of Operation Snap, members of the public can report and submit digital footage to West Mercia Police showing potential traffic offences via a secure online form.
This can range from driving dangerously or carelessly to overtaking on solid white lines, using a mobile phone while driving, ignoring traffic lights or dangerous driving around other road users, such as horse riders and cyclists.
