At our first meeting of the new year, we presented a cheque for a staggering £10,558 to Zarach! The culmination of two years’ fundraising, we were incredibly proud to raise such an amount, which is enough to provide 70 bed bundles, helping those children who receive them to get a good night’s sleep and all the benefits that provides. Our members …
Baildon Carnival returns this Saturday, 8th July, and we’ll be there with our famous refreshments tent! We’ll be serving our delicious home baked cakes and sweet treats, as well as freshly cut sandwiches from 1pm to 4pm. As usual, we’ll be raising funds for our charity which is currently Zarach, who provide beds and basics for children living in poverty. …
Following a break of five years, Baildon Scarecrow Festival is back! This ever popular community event was hosted for many years by the wonderful team behind Baildon In Bloom, who keep ‘the village’ so beautiful with all the gorgeous seasonal planters and beds of flowers and foliage. Busy as they are though, they have now decided it’s time to pass …
It seems hard to believe, but it is indeed ten whole years since the very first Baildon Farmers Market! And Baildon Belles WI is very much a part of that history. In fact, it was a group of volunteers including some of our founding members, alongside members of the parish council, who set about starting up the market. They had …
Last month, our first ever Dragon Boat team took on the challenge of Bradford Dragon Boat Festival. Our ‘Boating Belles,’ who were all completely new to the sport, put in an impressive 115 hours of training between them in the run up to the annual fundraising festival, benefitting from the expertise of local team, The Yorkshire Sharks. Actually, some of …
Finally, Baildon Carnival is back again after a necessary two year break! We are looking forward to getting back to serving lots of cake and sandwiches to the community again, at what is always a great fun day! Sadly we don’t have use of the usual beautiful big canvas tent this year, so we’ve had to change our usual format a little. We’ll still be …
This year not only sees the return of Bradford’s Dragon Boat Festival, but Baildon Belles WI’s first ever Dragon Boat Race team! On Sunday 3rd July, our team will be racing in The Multi Charity Championships, raising funds for our charity of the year, Zarach. The festival is a much loved local event, organised by the community for the community, …
Did you know that you can support our charity of the year, Baildon Community Link when you shop online? A percentage of each purchase is donated to the Link (at no extra cost to you). You just need to register your details with easyfundraising.org.uk and make your online purchases via the website. Click the ‘Support this cause’ button underneath on …
We’ve had SO much lovely baking donated by our fabulous members! We’ve filled two tables to bursting, with enough to replenish too! It’s a glorious (if breezy) day in Baildon, so do come and see us at Baildon Farmers Market if you haven’t already! We are raising funds for Baildon Community Link.