The Lane Walked By An Abbé
There are five roads that lead into Burghwallis. The one with the intriguing name is that of Abbe’s Walk. (sic) If you look at an old map, a very old map, which means a trip to the attic, and a quick blow to shift the […]
Abbe’s Walk Pig Farm Planning Application
By now you are probably aware a planning modification has been submitted concerning farm buildings along Abbe’s Walk. This will change the use of the previous permission to build agricultural storage sheds into a pig farm. The article below, which appeared in the 18th April […]
Ivy Leaves Grange Lane
The trees lining Grange Lane trees have been treated to remove the ivy that has invaded the landscape over the past few years. Like all plants, they look good in the right setting and habitat. Ivy can look splendid in its full glory but like […]
Parish Magazine March 2019
Letter from Fr Richard March 2019 So much is happening… There is that phrase ‘A Perfect Storm’ which is when everything seems to come to together to happen at the same time. This month feels a bit like that. At the time of writing, the […]
Parish Magazine April 2019
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 Axon Obituary
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 […]
Village flag lowered
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.
Events Committee Closes
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 Lunness Obituary
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 […]