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Ben’s weekly Newsletter πŸ’”We’ve some sad news to share with you, but we hope that you’ll understand.We have decided to cl...
09/06/2026

Ben’s weekly Newsletter πŸ’”

We’ve some sad news to share with you, but we hope that you’ll understand.

We have decided to close our veg box scheme, with our last deliveries on 21st and 22nd July, and concentrate our efforts on developing our Bingley shop.

With ever increasing costs, it has become a lot harder for independent businesses to run a profitable veg box delivery service without scaling up significantly. We have looked hard at that option but concluded it is just not viable for us.

It's a hard decision because it has been so rewarding to be able to offer the service, particularly to those of you who struggle to get to our shop. We don’t want to abandon you, so we have decided to offer all our active veg box customers a 10% discount loyalty card for use in the shop for three months once we close the veg box scheme, and we will be extending our opening hours to help some of you to access the shop more easily. We’ll let you know about extended hours and obtaining your loyalty card in the coming weeks.

We’re also looking into how we might continue providing a limited grocery delivery service in the future. Please let us know your thoughts and we’ll be back in touch with everyone when we have more details.

Thank you for trusting us and sticking with us for your veg boxes, some of you for a few years now. It has been good to get to know you (and your children and pets) on your doorsteps! We really hope you’ll be able to get in to see us at the shop.

Finally, for those of you who appreciate the newsletter content, we'll keep that going in some form. Again, more details to follow when we have them.

In the meantime, here are the box contents this week:

πŸ₯• Small Veg Box

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Cara potatoes (Herefordshire)
πŸ‡³πŸ‡± Washed carrots (Netherlands)
πŸ‡³πŸ‡± Yellow onions (Netherlands)
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Spinach (Meanwood)
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Salad leaves (Wibsey)
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Parsley/Basil (Meanwood)
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Red Palermo pepper (Spain)
πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ Hass avocado (Peru)
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Mixed heirloom tomatoes (Isle of Wight)

πŸ₯” Medium Veg Box

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Cara potatoes (Herefordshire)
πŸ‡³πŸ‡± Washed carrots (Netherlands)
πŸ‡³πŸ‡± Yellow onions (Netherlands)
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Spinach (Meanwood)
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Salad leaves (Wibsey)
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Parsley/Basil (Meanwood)
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Red Palermo pepper (Spain)
πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ Hass avocado (Peru)
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Kohlrabi (Lincolnshire)
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Broad beans (Keighley)
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Cucumber (Spain)
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Garlic (Spain)

πŸ₯¬ Large Veg Box

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Cara potatoes (Herefordshire)
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Bunched carrots (Suffolk)
πŸ‡³πŸ‡± Yellow onions (Netherlands)
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Spinach (Meanwood)
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Salad leaves (Wibsey)
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Parsley/Basil (Meanwood)
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Red Palermo pepper (Spain)
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Seasonal greens (Wibsey)
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Celery (Spain)
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Broad beans (Keighley)
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Cucumber (Spain)
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Garlic (Spain)
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Leek (Spain)

🍎 Mixed Fruit & Veg Box

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Cara potatoes (Herefordshire)
πŸ‡³πŸ‡± Washed carrots (Netherlands)
πŸ‡³πŸ‡± Yellow onions (Netherlands)
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Spinach (Meanwood)
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Parsley/Basil (Meanwood)
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Red Palermo pepper (Spain)
πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ Hass avocado (Peru)
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Mixed heirloom tomatoes (Isle of Wight)
πŸ‡«πŸ‡· Apples – Juliet & Inored
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Apples – Fiesta (Sussex)
πŸ‡©πŸ‡΄ Bananas (Dominican Republic)
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Galia melon (Spain)
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Nectarine (Spain)

🍏 Small Fruit Box

πŸ‡«πŸ‡· Apples – Juliet & Inored
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Apples – Fiesta (Sussex)
πŸ‡©πŸ‡΄ Bananas (Dominican Republic)
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Galia melon (Spain)
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Nectarine (Spain)
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Peach (Spain)

πŸ‹ Medium Fruit Box

πŸ‡«πŸ‡· Apples – Juliet & Inored
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Apples – Fiesta (Sussex)
πŸ‡©πŸ‡΄ Bananas (Dominican Republic)
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Galia melon (Spain)
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Nectarine (Spain)
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Peach (Spain)
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Cherries (Spain)
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Lemon (Spain)

🫐 Large Fruit Box

πŸ‡«πŸ‡· Apples – Juliet & Inored
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Apples – Fiesta (Sussex)
πŸ‡©πŸ‡΄ Bananas (Dominican Republic)
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Galia melon (Spain)
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Nectarine (Spain)
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Peach (Spain)
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Cherries (Spain)
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Lemon (Spain)
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Grapefruit (Spain)
πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Blueberries (Spain)

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🍽️ Some Ideas for This Week

πŸ₯” Roast Potato, Broad Bean & Basil Salad
Boil the Cara potatoes until just tender, roast until crisp, then toss with podded broad beans, basil, tomatoes and a lemony dressing.

πŸ«‘ Stuffed Palermo Peppers
Fill with a mixture of sautΓ©ed onion, garlic, spinach and rice or couscous. Top with cheese if desired and bake until sweet and tender.

🍞 Broad Bean Bruschetta
Mash lightly with garlic, parsley and olive oil, then pile onto toasted sourdough.

πŸ₯£ Summer Minestrone
Use onion, carrots, celery, potatoes, spinach and broad beans in a light vegetable broth. Stir through plenty of parsley at the end.

🍳 Spinach & Potato Tortilla
A Spanish-style omelette using the potatoes, onions and spinach.

Contents may change, subject to availability.

πŸ¦” The Hedgehogs πŸ¦”

🀘❀️ On Thursday night, Maria, Ben, Britta and Zoe went out-out to watch , whose lead singer happens to be our lovely co...
07/06/2026

🀘❀️ On Thursday night, Maria, Ben, Britta and Zoe went out-out to watch , whose lead singer happens to be our lovely colleague Becca!

We’re pretty sure Sheffield’s Foundry has been searching for its roof ever since β€” our girl absolutely blew it off with her astonishing vocals!

To see sweet Becca standing on stage, strong, fearless and resilient, sharing a message of kindness and love through her powerful music with such passion, left us in awe. This girl is incredible, and we couldn’t be prouder of her. ❀️

Marmozets recently released their long-awaited third album, CO.WAR.DICE., and are currently touring the UK. If you get the chance to see them live, grab it with both hands β€” they are awesome!

πŸ“Έ Fabulous photos by and

We’ve popped links to Marmozets’ tour dates and albums in the comments

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT MAKES BINGLEY SO SPECIAL?COME DOWN THIS WEEKEND AND FIND OUT! BINGLEY 26 IS ON!Bingley is comin...
06/06/2026

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT MAKES BINGLEY SO SPECIAL?

COME DOWN THIS WEEKEND AND FIND OUT! BINGLEY 26 IS ON!

Bingley is coming alive with Creative Activities, Performances, Heritage Events and FREE Family Fun across the town! Don’t let the weather put you off, you don’t want to miss any of this!

SATURDAY THE 6TH OF JUNE

🌺 MYRTLE PARK
* Allotment Tour: 1pm
* Pop‑Up Farm: 11am – 3pm
* Brass Rubbing Trail
* Police Bike Marking and Jog‑On
* Children’s craft activities: 11am – 3pm in the Hub
* MAP = Make A Poem, Children’s Poetry workshop: 12 – 1pm & 3 – 4pm in the Hub. Fun session inspired by the park and farm, bring a small nature find (leaf / pebble / stick / flower) and create your own poem
* Fabulous Melosa Jazz on the Bandstand: 2pm – 4pm

🚌 MARKET SQUARE (10am – 4pm)
* Art, Crafts & Community Stalls
* Market & Sponsor Gazebos
* Cornell Daly
* Fire Service
* Heritage Bus

🎭 BINGLEY ARTS CENTRE (10am – 4pm)
* Theatre Tours 10am – 1pm & 3pm – 4pm
* Arts & Craft stalls
* Community stalls
* Community LEGO mosaic project by Brick Bank Cafe

🎭 THEATRE UPSTAIRS (at BAC)
* Children’s Cinema Shorts (ages 3–10, rotating throughout the day)
* Compostcity – Puppet Show from Cecil Green Arts

🧳 DAMART (10am – 4pm)
* History Society Archive and Heritage Exhibitions: Graham Hall and Frank West collections, Cottingley History Society, Family Activities with Bradford Industrial Museum
* Bingley Heritage through our senses and people’s stories by fabulous artist Christine Sefton

β›ͺ️ ALL SAINTS CHURCH
* Bell Ringing and Bell Tower Visits: 1pm – 4.30pm (Prebook)
* Art & Craft Festival: 10am – 4pm
* CONCERT: 6pm. Dolly Mixtures and Madrigalis David Turner & Mike Nicholas (organ/piano). Cost Β£10 on the door

🌲 WALKS
* Walkers Are Welcome: 10am Bingley Heritage Trail, meet outside the Arts Centre
* Bingley Camera Club: 12pm Improve Your Photography, meet outside the Arts Centre

🏑 TOWN-WIDE
* Photography Trail – spot the photos in shop windows and vote for your favourite

SUNDAY THE 7TH OF JUNE

🌺 MYRTLE PARK
* Artisan Market: 11am – 3pm
* Children’s rides & games: 11am – 3pm
* Duck Race: 1pm
* RSPCA Dog Show: 11am – 2pm
* Tennis – free sessions
* Yorkshire Cricket Throw activity
* MAP = Make A Poem, Children’s Poetry workshop: 12 – 1pm & 3 – 4pm in the Hub. Fun session inspired by the park and farm, bring a small nature find (leaf / pebble / stick / flower) and create your own poem
* Hot Aire on the Bandstand: 2pm – 4pm

🚌 MARKET SQUARE (10am – 4pm)
* Art, Crafts & Community Stalls
* Market & Sponsor Gazebos
* Fire Service
* Heritage Bus

🎭 BINGLEY ARTS CENTRE (10am – 4pm)
* Theatre Tours: 10am – 1pm & 3pm – 4pm
* Arts & Craft stalls
* Community stalls

🎭 THEATRE UPSTAIRS (at BAC)
* Children’s Craft Activities: 10am – 4pm
* Puppet Making, Create a Mural, Doodle and Draw, Make your own tissue paper bloom

🌷 JUBILEE GARDENS/CHILDREN’S ZONE
* Music, Dance & Performance: 10.30 – 4pm
* Dance21, Bingley Ukulele Band, Ockerby Academy , Fiddle & Feet, Bingley Suffragette, Voices of Yorkshire

🧳 DAMART (10am – 4pm)
* History Society Archive and Heritage Exhibitions: Graham Hall and Frank West collections, Cottingley History Society, Martin Sands – Bingley Recollected
* Bingley Heritage through our senses and people’s stories by fabulous artist Christine Sefton

β›ͺ️ ALL SAINTS CHURCH
* Art & Craft Festival: 12.30 – 4pm
* Bell Ringing for Sunday Service: 10am (Prebook)

🌲 WALKS
* Walkers Are Welcome:
10am Bingley Heritage Trail, meet outside the Arts Centre
* Phillip Jackson: 10am – 12pm Intuitive photography workshop walk, meet at the Bandstand (Prebook)
* Bingley Camera Club: 2pm Improve Your Photography, meet outside the Arts Centre

🏑 TOWN-WIDE
* Photography Trail – spot the photos in shop windows and vote for your favourite

Remember to pop over to Hedgehog Organics to check out our Hedgehog Art Gallery, currently displaying fantastic artwork of two young artists of the month, Blake Foster (9) and Elsie Carter (14)!

The full festival programme is available here πŸ‘‰ https://www.bingleyartscentre.co.uk/partners/bingley-26

πŸ–ΌοΈ Introducing our second Young Artist of the Month: Blake Foster!Blake is 9 years old. He loves spending time in nature...
03/06/2026

πŸ–ΌοΈ Introducing our second Young Artist of the Month: Blake Foster!

Blake is 9 years old. He loves spending time in nature and slowing down to look at the small details which help inspire his work. 🐞🌿

He loves to draw on the go and usually has his notebook ready to sketch plants and to draw pictures for friends.

Alongside inspiration from the world around him, Blake uses his own inventive imagination to bring unique characters and creative worlds to life.

We’re delighted to be showcasing not one, but two incredible Young Artists of the Month this June! 🎨✨

Do you know a talented artist under 18? We’d love to hear from them. Our little gallery has both display walls available from July, giving young creatives a fantastic opportunity to share their work with our community. ❀️

πŸ–ΌοΈ Introducing our Young Artist of the Month: Elsie Carter!Elsie is 14 years old and has a wonderful eye for nature and ...
03/06/2026

πŸ–ΌοΈ Introducing our Young Artist of the Month: Elsie Carter!

Elsie is 14 years old and has a wonderful eye for nature and detail. From delicate floral designs created with fine liners to beautifully observed pencil drawings of wildlife and her beloved cat, Bob, her artwork shows patience, creativity and real talent.

We're delighted to be showcasing Elsie's work in the shop this month.

🐾 Elsie is also available for pet portrait commissions, so if you'd like a special drawing of your darling pet, pop in and ask for details.

02/06/2026

Do you know what to do if you spot a in need of help?
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Follow these simple first aid steps & call us on 01584 890801 or your local independent hedgehog rescue as soon as possible.

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Don't delay - acting now can make a difference!

Ben’s Weekly Hogletter: β˜€οΈ Is the heatwave over? With a week of rain and somewhat lower temperatures forecast, perhaps w...
02/06/2026

Ben’s Weekly Hogletter:

β˜€οΈ Is the heatwave over? With a week of rain and somewhat lower temperatures forecast, perhaps we’ll be craving some more hearty cooked dishes, and parking the salads for now?

All boxes have courgette, yellow pepper, mushroom and some UK coriander this week. All except Mixed boxes add red and yellow chillies and an aubergine, so I predict some mighty trays of roasted veg. If you have a lemon or lime and/or a vinegar, some garlic and some olive oil kicking about, may I suggest this variation on a chimichurri to drizzle over?

Coriander & chilli β€˜chimichurri’ drizzle

Handful of coriander 🌿 , roughly chopped
1 or 2 chillies 🌢️
1 clove garlic πŸ§„
Juice of Β½ lemon πŸ‹ or a lime πŸ‹β€πŸŸ©(or a splash of cider, wine 🍷 or fruit vinegar)
4–5 tbsp olive oil πŸ«’
Pinch of salt
Blitz or finely chop everything together and spoon over the hot roasted vegetables.

And everyone will get a local lettuce too – either Lollo Rosso or Gem – from Meanwood Valley Urban Farm (MVUF).

We collect produce from the 1 acre market garden at MVUF on our way to Leeds Bread Co-op and always enjoy the vibe while we are there. Their main building – the Epicentre – is used for exhibition space, classrooms, meeting facilities, offices, a library and is the central focus for the learning and inspiration of the Farm’s aims. It is a striking sustainable build based around the Walter Segal timber frame method. First opened in 1999, it now needs some urgent repairs to reinforce some timbers and has had to close until they raise the funds.

The Epicentre is where their HOOF team are usually based. HOOF (Helping On Our Farm) is an outdoor-based social care project for adults with learning disabilities and autism. Since the closure of the Epicentre they have had to move to a different, smaller farm building causing significant disruption to their daily routines.

The Epicentre is also used as a hub of education as they host local schools that come and learn on their green site. With the closure of the building, they have had to postpone or cancel many school visits.

The continued closure of the Epicentre means MVUF are missing out on essential income as they usually have regular room bookings from local groups and organisations. Additionally, their front desk and gift shop are both based in the building and visitor admissions and shop purchases are an essential part of farm income.

It is essential that they can repair and re-open the Epicentre as soon as possible and all donations, large or small will be very much appreciated.

You can read more about MVUF here πŸ‘‡https://www.mvuf.org.uk/

If you are able, please contribute to their Crowdfunder here: πŸ‘‰ https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-urgent-repairs-to-our-epicentre

On to full box contents then:

πŸ₯” Small Veg Box
Twister potatoes πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Herefordshire
Washed carrots πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Spain
Yellow onions πŸ‡³πŸ‡± Netherlands
Aubergine πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Spain
Courgette πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Spain
Coriander πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Lancashire
Yellow pepper πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Spain
Chestnut mushrooms πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Armagh
Red & yellow chillies πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Spain
Lettuce πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Meanwood

πŸ₯• Medium Veg Box
Everything in the Small Veg Box, plus:
Heirloom tomatoes πŸ‡«πŸ‡· France
Celeriac πŸ‡³πŸ‡± Netherlands

πŸ₯‘ Large Veg Box
Everything in the Medium Veg Box, plus:
Cauliflower πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Lincolnshire
Hass avocado πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ͺ Peru

🍎 Mixed Fruit & Veg Box
Twister potatoes πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Herefordshire
Washed carrots πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Spain
Yellow onions πŸ‡³πŸ‡± Netherlands
Aubergine πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Spain
Courgette πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Spain
Coriander πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Lancashire
Yellow pepper πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Spain
Chestnut mushrooms πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Armagh
Red & yellow chillies πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Spain
Lettuce πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Meanwood
Apples (Dalinette, Inored & Arianne) πŸ‡«πŸ‡· France
Bananas πŸ‡©πŸ‡΄ Dominican Republic
Rhubarb πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Wibsey
Nectarines πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Spain

🍏 Small Fruit Box
Apples (Dalinette, Inored & Arianne) πŸ‡«πŸ‡· France
Bananas πŸ‡©πŸ‡΄ Dominican Republic
Rhubarb πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Wibsey
Nectarines πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Spain
Apricots πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Spain

πŸ‘ Medium Fruit Box
Apples (Dalinette, Inored & Arianne) πŸ‡«πŸ‡· France
Bananas πŸ‡©πŸ‡΄ Dominican Republic
Rhubarb πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Wibsey
Nectarines πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Spain
Peaches πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Spain
Apricots πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Spain
Cantaloupe melon πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Spain

🫐 Large Fruit Box
Apples (Dalinette, Inored & Arianne) πŸ‡«πŸ‡· France
Bananas πŸ‡©πŸ‡΄ Dominican Republic
Rhubarb πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Wibsey
Nectarines πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Spain
Peaches πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Spain
Apricots πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Spain
Cantaloupe melon πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Spain
Blueberries πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Spain

Contents may change, subject to availability.

The Hedgehogs

Just made my first batch of apricot jam with apricots from Hedgehog Organics πŸ˜‹ Apricots Β£8.49/kg and I used 1.8kg for my...
30/05/2026

Just made my first batch of apricot jam with apricots from Hedgehog Organics πŸ˜‹ Apricots Β£8.49/kg and I used 1.8kg for my 9 jars. With organic sugar, a lemon, and half an hour or so of leccy that works out about Β£2.50/jar. However, I don’t have enough jars for batch 2. Has anyone got any spares I can collect please, or that you can drop off at Hedgehog Organics?

Controversial jam factoid: Famous jam maker, Jeremy Corbyn lets slip on 101 Part Time Jobs Podcast that he uses new jam jars πŸ«™ that he gets his son to buy for him from Amazon.co.uk
I was outraged. Part of the joy of jam is cleaning, sterilising and reusing manky old jars!

We celebrated our first wedding anniversary yesterday! ❀️Friends, sunshine, a picnic in Hebden Bridge Park (where we had...
30/05/2026

We celebrated our first wedding anniversary yesterday! ❀️

Friends, sunshine, a picnic in Hebden Bridge Park (where we had our first kiss years ago) and some very serious tiramisu research.

We can confirm that the new homemade tiramisu pots from local Homebakd have passed our rigorous testing procedures* πŸ˜‹

*Testing procedure = eating the lot.

Back in the shop today – come and grab one before we do! β€οΈπŸ˜†

28/05/2026

Girls just wanna have fun! ❀️

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