Village Flag Lowered
The village flag has been lowered to mark the passing of Michael Whiteley, of Grange Lane. The Parish Council express our sincere condolences on this sad occasion.
A1 Wentbridge and Wentedge Bridge Repairs
The ongoing A1 repair saga is set to continue. There will be additional restrictions to the A1 in February and March 2025 whilst further repairs are completed The roadworks to repair the viaduct at Wentbridge are further complicated by the need to also demolish and […]
Revolution in Car Design is Old Hat
Apart from the dramatic relaunch of Jaguar cars, actually that should read jaGuar which looks very weird if you haven’t got the right font. Anyway another of the many strange developments in the design of cars was the advent of the ‘estate car’. This grandiose […]
Christmas Tree 2024
This year tree lighting and carol service has been cancelled Last year the Christmas tree lighting and singing of carols tested the faith of just three residents who braved the appalling weather. This year is a bit different, well not quite. Due to the presence […]
Midnight Mass Christmas Eve
Regrettably the absence of a vicar at St Helens has meant the cancellation of midnight mass on 24th of December. A visiting vicar will be present for the Christmas Day communion service at 10:00 am at St Helen’s
Churchyard Gardening
St Helen’s church lies hidden down a lane 100m from the main road in Burghwallis. The congregation is steadily shrinking compounded by aging residents, covid and – in common with the vast majority of churches – every other excuse you can imagine. Consequently St Helen’s […]