Jubilee diary of events

Thursday 2 June

12 noon  Floral display in the Church (until Sunday afternoon)

12 noon  Corgi trail – clues available from the Church porch

5.00pm   Live music at the Bush

6.30pm   Tug’o’war on the Green (Register in the Bush from 5pm)

9.00pm   Torch procession to the Clump

9.45pm   Lighting of the beacon

Sunday 5 June

10.00am  Exhibition of memorabilia from 1952 in Village Hall

11.00am  Service of thanksgiving for Queen Elizabeth II in the Church (30 minutes)

11.30am  Crafting for young ones in the Village Hall

1.00pm   Deliver your Platinum Pudding to the Village Hall

1.00pm   Activities on the Green
               – Right royal fancy dress competition
               – Races and games
               – Fablas ice creams

3.00pm Afternoon tea and prize giving

4.00pm Platinum pudding tasting

4.30pm Announcement of the Prince or Princess of puddings
             Close of celebrations

In advance

• Contribute to the floral display in the Church (Marion: 01446 771936)
• Knit a corgi (Caroline: 07967 976076)
• Provide wood for the beacon (Pete: 07890 743359)
• Provide lighting for the torch procession (Liz: 07747 688219)
• Provide 1950s memorabilia (Jean: 07753 325412)
• Get your free afternoon tea tickets (Liz 07747 688219 or Caroline 07967 976076)
• Plan you costume for the fancy dress competition
• Practice and finalise your Lemon Swiss Roll and Amaretti Trifle for the platinum pudding competition

Commemorative platter

Order your commemorative jubilee platter: www.sthilary.org.uk/home/jubilee-platter 

Events are supported by grant funding from Llanfair Community Council

Coed Jubliee open gardens and plant sale

Accommodation needed

Here is a messag from Kimberley Butts:

Hello, my name is Kim and my partner and I are looking for somewhere to live in or around St Hilary. My partner, Lewis, is currently living at Coed Hills where he is one of the main on-site carpenters and I am living in Cardiff where I am a yoga instructor and run foraging workshops.

We would like to rent one of the following to live:

- annex building
- outhouse
- space on some land to put a static caravan/yurt
- or something like the above that is suitable for living

Duration of stay is currently unknown but it would be a minimum 6months.

We don’t currently have a budget but if you have something that could be suitable, please contact me so we can discuss further.

I am available on 07384579108 or via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Thank you,
Kind regards
Kim

Green St Hilary

Notes from the Green St Hilary Meeting held on 25 April 2022 in the Village Hall.
Attending: Johnny, Vicky, Becci, Neil, Chris, Liz, Kevin, Rawley, Donal, John, Caroline.
Apologies: Owain

The meeting was an open agenda meeting. Discussion focused on technologies that people in St Hilary and the area were currently using or had tried. Villagers expounded on the pros and cons of each green technology they had knowledge of.

Each person said why they were attending the meeting and what they hoped the group might achieve. Some were attending in response to spiralling energy costs, whilst all expressed a desire to be more environmentally friendly in our approaches to generating energy.

Click here for more information

Village milk deliveries

Following the announcement of Will Hanks retiring from his milk round, Tanglwyst Dairy near Bridgend have said if there was sufficient demand they would consider delivering to St Hilary/Cowbridge, but not at present

Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you would like to register your interest – and please pass on to others in the Cowbridge area

WI open meeting: 14 June

St Hilary WI is holding an open evening at 7pm on Tuesday 14 June in the Village Hall

There will be a talk by Kevin Thomas on Flowers and Slides which will be followed by a light supper

The event is free, you just need to let them know you will attending – contact any member or Caroline Neudegg on 07967 076076 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Safari Supper: 7pm Saturday, 18 June

Tickets are £30pp from Ewa Thomas This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. / 01446 771728

Hosts are needed for main courses are desserts (8/10 people including the hosts)

Llanfair Community Council vacancy

Jubilee Platter

Commissioned by St Hilary Jubilee Committee, Sam Hayes of Dove Love Ceramics has designed this lovely 20cm x 12cm platter to commemorate the Queen's Jubilee - handmade and hand painted in St Hilary.

They are £12 each and can be ordered on-line: www.doveloveceramics.com/product-page/st-hilary-jubilee-platter 

3Cs

Cut, clear and clean group
10am Wednesday, 8 June
10am Wednesday, 6 July

Every 1st Wednesday of the month (normally!). Everybody is welcome to join us – meet at the tree outside the rear door of the village hall.

Click here for the history of 3Cs

Mobile car wash in St Hilary

Hi guys,I don’t know if many of you know me but I’ve been working behind the bar in The Bush and living above it for the past year.

I’ve decided to dedicate my free time to a little start up venture, valeting cars. I’m offering this as a mobile valeting service and to the St Hilary community only at the moment. This is good news for you, as you won’t have to move an inch to make your car look brand new again. Would love you all to go and check out my page TBW Valet and hope to be hearing from some of you soon.

Oliver Tornabene-Wright
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. / 07494 078611

Scaffolding on the Church Tower!

The long awaited repairs to the church tower, which was becoming structurally unsafe, have begun and scaffolding has been erected this week. Without these repairs the church and churchyard would have had to close because of the danger of falling masonry.

The work will include:
• repairs/renewal of lead work
• repointing, rendering and lime wash of the parapet
• repairs to fractured and loose parapet corbels
• installation of new internal walkways
It is expected that the repairs and upgrade will take at least 8 weeks.

Read more ...

Reporting footpath problems

This is a broken step on a stile between the Downs and Stonacre on the footpath to Cowbridge

If you come across any broken stiles/gates or obstructions on a right of way in the Vale you can report it to the Council’s Public Rights of Way via Contact OneVale on 01446 700111 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

The more people that report it, the more chance of it being fixed

If you want an OS grid reference and/or a What 3 Words address please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Weigh To Go: Every Wednesday, 3pm to 5pm

Weigh To Go is a mobile refill shop providing a range of organic foodstuffs and eco friendly products including oils, vinegars, pulses, spices, grains, flours, nuts, cereals, shampoo and household cleaning products
Plus you can have a coffee and a chat!
www.weightogorefill.co.uk 

Their mobile shop will be in the village every Wednesday from 3pm to 5pm outside Little Hall Cottage

Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more details

Yoga classes

Physiotherapy led Pilates classes

Small groups
Wednesdays 9am-10am
St Hilary Village Hall
For more information see www.pilateswithjo.com 
Please call 07815046005 to book a place.

St Hilary Book Club

A St Hilary Book Club meets once a month to discuss a variety of different genres in a comfortable, friendly and social setting – perhaps with a glass of wine!

If you would like details please speak to or email Jude This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Pam This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Community Café

Village Hall
11am Wednesday, 1 June
11am Wednesday, 6 July

Drop in for coffee/tea, cake and a chat. 10.30am to 12 noon every 1st Wednesday of the month

FRALF Car Cleaning

Fred and Alfie - making your car smile and gleam

£8 per car

Call or message 07719 019940

Autoglym cleaning products provided - all that is needed is access to water and a hosepipe 

St Hilary Forum – Supporting the Village

or, demystifying the elusive organisation!

Can you answer the question “what is the St Hilary Forum”?  Probably not.  So here is your crib sheet.

The short answer is that the Forum helps projects and ideas to come about by:

1. Providing village insurance for events and activities
2. Having a constitution, necessary for applying for grants
3. Managing a bank account to pay for, build up and hold reserves for village equipment

The Forum does not (to date) hold or undertake activities itself.  But the above three “enablers” means that lots of villagers can.

Click here to read about all the activities

Walks and strolls

The walks and strolls section of the website includes:

• The 10 core circular walks from St Hilary ranging from gentle strolls (1 to 2 miles) to monster expeditions (over 10 miles)
• 4 different routes to Cowbridge, which can be combined for circular routes
• Strolling over The Clump for a takeaway coffee at Stalling Café or round the Garn or to Beaupre Castle

Foodbank donations

Lynn and Bruce Rankin are collecting food donations on behalf of the Cardiff Vineyard church in Cardiff. The food will be distributed to those in desperate need. Examples include tinned soup, tinned tomatoes, baked beans, instant coffee, rice, pasta, UHT milk, cereal, biscuits – but no fresh items

Please leave donations with Lynn and Bruce at Hendre in a box in their carport (on the right about 100 yards past the phone box on the lane towards Llantrithyd – here’s the link to the map of village houses)

Map of the village with house names

Click on this link for a pdf file of a map of the location of houses in the village - useful if you need to provide directions to family, friends or delivery van drivers. There are two pages: the first is of houses in the centre of the village, the second is of outlying houses.

Click here to see the two maps on this page