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Volunteers litter picking in Yelling have made some strange finds.
- Credit: Sanchia Ascroft
The village has a strong community spirit and the lockdown has brought people even closer together.
There is an active WI group, best-kept garden competition and a flower festival, which villagers hope will take place on the August Bank Holiday this year. The Yelling Beer Festival takes place on the first May bank holiday and is always well attended by locals and visitors.This is run by Yelling Social Club, which and in normal times is open on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evenings. During pandemic, over the last 11 months, the Yelling Social Club has organised take-away beer and raised more than £3,000 for charities including the East Anglia Air Ambulance, Magpas and the village church, to name a few, said Sanchia Ascroft who lives in Yelling.
The Church of the Holy Cross in Yelling is Grade II Listed.
- Credit: Sanchia Ascroft
Just under 300 people live in the picturesque village of Yelling on the outskirts of St Neots.
Yelling is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as having two manors and 25 households and being in the Hundred of Toseland in Huntingdonshire
It also had three spellings for its name, Gelinge, Gellinge and Ghellinge, which are believed to have derived from the name of the local landowner Gill or Gell.
The village boasts a Norman-style church which has roots dating back to the 12th Century. The Church of the Holy Cross is a Grade II listed building and includes two original 13th Century windows.