January 11th 2022, the day a team of eight volunteers from Burghwallis managed to collect 22 bags of rubbish along Burghwallis Lane and Burghwallis Road. Litter picking has a hidden social aspect, you get to join in a rewarding process – you can immediately see […]
Just in time for the 12th night the village Christmas tree was removed and recycled. The team of volunteers took just one hour to complete the task, but why don’t we have a plastic tree instead has been asked. The 15ft tree was grown and […]
Following the recent passing of Rob, one of Burghwallis Parish Councillors for the past three years, here is a brief resume of his life and background. Rob was born in Halifax on 13th June 1948 and grew up with his mum and dad, Madge and […]
The village flag has once again been lowered; to mark the passing of Rob Lomas. Although not a Burghwallis resident, Rob has served as a Parish Councillor since January 2018 and was well known in the village through his work with the Burghwallis branch of […]
The Burghwallis pub was the setting for the annual pensioners Christmas Lunch. Covid restrictions last year knocked the lunch arrangements for six. But undaunted the ever-resourceful parish council then organized an alternative approach. The “experiment” last year saw the lunches being delivered to the recipients’ […]
Following the sudden death of one of our members, we have a vacancy on the council and would be interested to hear from anyone who is interested in filling that vacancy. To qualify, an applicant needs to be 18 years of age or over and […]
MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY 14TH DECEMBER 2021 In Attendance: Chairman D Maxwell Councillor D Hudson Councillor J Laming Councillor B Grimes Clerk J Halsall 2 x Residents An updated presentation […]
A year ago this village tradition was cancelled due to the restrictions of the pandemic. Undaunted this year the team from the Burghwallis Parish council wanted to rekindle the event. The 2021 tree, which is a tad larger than normal was therefore duly positioned in […]
The annual Burghwallis service to commemorate those in the armed forces