A sign appeared last weekend at the far end of The Abbé’s Walk Usually, in these circumstances, we are advised by DMBC of road closures, informing us of the reason why, the duration, any properties affected, and alternative routes, but this time – nothing! We […]
The sign above the gate entrance to the Playing Field on Grange Lane was looking a bit worse for wear with bits falling off and the fabric cracking up. So we decided to replace it with a new one, locally sourced, and installed by us. […]
Nothing to do with the potential trauma set for Easter holidays air travel, the band of Burghwallis Volunteers recently collected 9 bin bags of rubbish dumped by the other ‘flyers’. The image of “High Noon” scene of the volunteer team on the return leg shows […]
In line with many other local and national authorities throughout the UK, we are flying the Ukraine national flag as a gesture of our sympathy and support for the Ukrainian people and the suffering they are enduring. We sincerely hope that the situation will be […]
The ‘tossers and bogans’ have habitually left a right pile of their rubbish around the village. The Parish Council are organising two chances for volunteers to pitch up to help clear the rubbish and return the village to its pristine appearance – for as long […]
We are pleased to announce that our new Parish Councillor is Jessica Job. Jessica’s appointment brings the council back up to full strength. Although Jessica is relatively new to the village – having moved here 18 months ago from distant Toll Bar, where she grew […]
You may have noticed our new site features an image of the village sign as the ‘masthead’. In fact it’s so good we’ve used it twice, shades of New York, New York. But this is only temporary whilst the ideal image(s) is identified and a […]
It’s nice to know that once in a while, we get a win against the fly tippers that blight our village lanes! On 17th February this year, our champion litter picker, Brenda, on her daily clean up run, came across this scene on Scorcher Hills […]