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Welcome to Wyre Piddle Parish Council
Wyre Piddle is a village and civil parish (population c600) in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire which sits prettily on the bank of the River Avon, near to Pershore in South Worcestershire. The Village has many active Community Groups and a forward looking Parish Council served by some enthusiastic and hard working Councillors.
The village has the distinction of being mentioned in Parliament thanks to a long struggle by the local inhabitants to obtain a bypass. The Wyre Piddle Bypass was eventually completed in December 2002. The construction of the bypass inspired local archaeologists to survey the area which resulted in the discovery of the remains of a Bronze Age cremation cemetery, a Bronze Age farm enclosure and a Romano-British farmstead dating from the 1st to the 4th century AD. The village was also the site of the discovery of the Wyre Piddle Hoard in 1967, a cache of silver coins deposited in a jug sometime around the year 1470, some from as early as 1280 and none later than 1467.
As regards the village’s name, the Wyre portion comes from the Wyre Forest whose name is derived from the Celtic ‘gweyr’ for ‘winding’ whilst the Piddle Brook, which runs through the village is a tributary of the River Avon. Piddle in this regard has nothing to do with the nineteenth century slang term, but rather comes from the Old English ‘pidele’ meaning marsh or fen.
Wychavon District Council’s Annual Residents’ Survey Returns
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkAnnual Residents’ Survey returns Residents are being encouraged to share their views on a variety of different topics as part of Wychavon’s Residents’ Survey. The annual questionnaire, which will run […]
Worcestershire County Council- #HandsFaceSpace Campaign
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkWorcestershire County Council is creating a #HandsFaceSpace video campaign to encourage people to follow social distancing rules – wash your hands regularly, wear face coverings and keep a safe distance […]
Calling Community Project Creators!!! £85,000 funding available!!
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkCrowdfund Worcestershire has been launched by Worcestershire County Council to help local organisations gain funding through the Spacehive crowdfunding platform – www.spacehive.com/movement/worcs Worcestershire County Council has a funding pot of […]
New crowdfunding initiative set to boost funding for local projects
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkNew crowdfunding initiative set to boost funding for local projects Charities and local organisations in Worcestershire are to get a helping hand with new projects thanks to an exciting funding […]
Pershore Infrastructure Update- July 2020
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkAs promised, following Mark Mills presentation at the parish council meeting in February, here is an update on 3 areas directly affecting the parish from the Pershore Infrastructure plan. As […]
Wyre Piddle Parish Council Meeting on Thursday 23rd July at 7.30pm via Zoom
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkGovernment Legislation has changed for Parish Councils which came into force on the 4th April 2020 to enable Parish Councils across England to carry out their meetings. The change of […]
Message from the Chairman of Wyre Piddle Parish Council- John Paul
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkDear All The last few months have seen an intensive cross-organisational and whole community approach to the Covid-19 pandemic which has brought immediate and challenging circumstances for us all to […]
Worcestershire County Council Update- COVID 19- June 12th 2020
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkKey Messages As stated previously, 97% of Primary Schools are open for Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 pupils. Up to 60% of eligible pupils attended last week but due […]
Wychavon Parish News update – 12th June 2020
/in News /by Wyre Piddle ClerkCovid-19 (Coronavirus) update: 12 June 2020 You can keep up to date with all our public messaging by following our social media accounts or checking the coronavirus update page on our […]