On Saturday 10th November, Barnscan Local History Group, in partnership with Campsall Church, will be holding an event to commemorate the centenary of the end of the 1st World War and the suffragette movement. We’re sure that local people must have some interesting photos or […]
Great North Run 9th September 2018 Father Chris Herbert, curate at St Helen’s and his wife Christine recently took part in the Great North Run from Newcastle to South Shields. Here is his story behind the scenes. We decided to take part in this half […]
BURGHWALLIS SENIOR CITIZENS CHRISTMAS LUNCH 2018 If you are a senior resident of Burghwallis you are invited to a free Christmas lunch at the Burghwallis Pub. to be held in the function room on Thursday 13th December at 12 noon for 12.30 lunch. May sound a way […]
Forthcoming Parish Council Meetings Parish Council meetings will take place at 7.00pm at the Burghwallis Pub on the following dates: Tuesday 30th October, and Tuesday, 11th December all at 7.00 pm. If you require further information then place contact me, Dave Maxwell on 07766 055012. […]
The village flag has been lowered to mark the passing of Janet Johnson of Grange Lane, on 19th September.
Just when we thought Openreach was Overstretched and probably never going to allow Burghwallis to join the rest of the world in broadband, they have tightened the strings between the tin cans and switched on cabinet 13. We are in the midst of data flying […]
Sometimes bigger is not better Two years ago, the Parish Council purchased a couple of Burghwallis flags for the village to display at the war memorial where they have flown ever since. The flag bears the words ‘The Ancient Village of Burghwallis” along with the […]
The amount of information that is held about us by organisations on computers and in data banks is growing at an incredible rate. The ministry of things has decreed such information needs to be declared and kept secure by the holder through the GDPR. (General […]
The Red Ensign is once again flying at the village flag pole to recognise the annual Merchant Navy Day. You can find out the full story here.. On this Merchant Navy Day, I very much hope you will support this campaign by Seafarers UK […]
The wheels on our buses will continue to go round. Route 51 and 51A have been cleared to continue for another year to September 2019. Good news for local residents who use the service as a lifeline. And contrary to the many tales of cancelled […]