After a delayed opening the new Doncaster Museum is set to open as soon as the lockdown disappears. This stylish new building cleverly engulfs the listed frontage of the old Doncaster High School for Girls. But the new museum has a wider role than the […]
Hot on the heels of the government announcement this week, we are pleased to report that the Burghwallis pub has well-advanced plans to welcome us all back to its doors – but no further. Sally and the team at the Burghwallis have already started work […]
Roy was born in Skellow on the 26th of August 1926 where he lived with his parents, brother and three sisters. He attended Owston Park secondary modern school and left school aged 14 to work as a plumber for the National Coal Board (NCB). He […]
Most people have been tempted by the RSPB to make the odd bird box. But Burghwallis thinks big. Why not build one for one of the biggest birds in the UK. Why not build a bird box for an owl. Some might ask which twit […]
The lockdown could be misconstrued as life in a bit of a rut. Unfortunately some people have taken the term literal literally. A walk along Scorcher Hill Lane (SHL) has revealed the tendency for drivers to navigate along lengthy sections of the now very soft […]
The burst of a mains pipe somewhere between Askern and Burghwallis has residents and Yorkshire Water perplexed. After three days the source of the leak remains a mystery. Normally a leak of this size would result in water squirting in the direction of up, putting […]
The Burghwallis village flag has been lowered to mark the passing of Roy Ezard, of Scorcher Hills Lane
One of natures delights recently landed around Burghwallis. The white stuff landed big time to the delight of many of us ‘fastened in’ – maybe less so to those having to travel to work enduring skiddy bits en route. We would like to thank Brian […]