Letter from Fr Richard April 2019 A Happy Easter to you all! Easter Sunday comes at the end of this month. It is the main festival of the Christian Year when we remember Jesus rising from the dead. For some people the empty tomb is […]
Don was born in Skellow to his parents Herbert and Nina and where he lived with his brothers Malcolm and Arthur. When his mum re-married he also acquired a number of older half-brothers. He went to school in Skellow where he was a good runner […]
The village flag has been lowered today to mark the passing of Don Axon, recently of Grange Lane, who died in hospital on Sunday night. The flag will be down for 7 days from Sunday.
Following the resignation of committee members Diane Ezard, Julia Murray and Adrian Sowden on the 8th January 2019, the Events Committee (EC) was wound down. In a joint statement Diane, Julia and Adrian said: ‘’ We are concerned that due to personal commitments there is […]
Jean (74) was born in Barnsley to her parents Percy and Olive and grew up part of a very large family with many brothers and sisters. When I spoke to her sister Janet she told me that Jean was a lovely little girl who always […]
As frequent flyers on this site will be aware, Burghwallis Parish Council take great pride in maintaining a tidy village. To this end, we have been pressing DMBC for more litter bins for some time. Now a new one has appeared, at the eastern end […]
Those of you who walk from Burghwallis to Skellow- along the newly cleared path will know that the “Duck Pond” (Skellow mill pond) at the top of Mill Lane is now refilled back up to it’s full state. As can be seen by careful scrutiny […]
There are a staggering number of public houses closing each year across the country. Modern life has indicated a declining need and social media seems to be curtailing the alcoholic intake of millennials. But there is a lot of history locked up in public houses […]
We all like to think we are special, different from others, unique. We may think Burghwallis village has special considerations. But we are not alone. In a report from the local beat Police (remember them – but no, that is not one of the issues), […]