Good News for the Gardeners
As the weather this summer has been ideal for growth in the garden – wet spells and then mini heatwaves – we have all generated much more green waste than usual, but have been stymied by the lack of green bin collections. This has been […]
The History of St Helen’s Church
As part of the kind donation of historical data from Margaret Burns we have now included a detailed history of St Helen’s church. Originating from Saxon times you may or may not be surprised at the amount of rebuilding, extension, repair and hidden burial vaults […]
Skellow Grange
Situated on the South Western boundary of the parish, many of us would not appreciate the history of the Grange from 1763, the home of Godfrey Higgins, “a less conventional member of the squirearchy” who was a “political radical, reforming county magistrate and idiosyncratic historian […]
History Of Burghwallis Extended
Following an agreement with Margaret Burns, local historian, we are very pleased to announce we are able to republish further details of the local history of Burghwallis originally appearing on Margaret’s website www.burghwallis.com These articles will be added from time to time and as a […]
Come Fly With Me
Now here’s a thing. Most of assume our nearest airport is the catchy named; Doncaster Sheffield Robin Hood International Airport nee RAF Finingley Aerodrome. Better know on your luggage tag as DSA. (Otherwise we would need 2 metres long tags) But did you know a […]
War Memorial Spruced Up
One of the great military traditions is the command if it moves salute it if it doesn’t- paint it. Thus the military connections to the War Memorial and a stationary flag pole obviously meant it fell into the paint it category. The volunteer team of […]