Covid has also impacted on our traditional Christmas tree lighting and carol service. It is intended the tree will still be erected in December, along with its festive lights alongside the war memorial. But the traditional carol service has had to be cancelled this year.
The wretched virus is affecting us in many ways not least for the annual senior citizens Christmas lunch for 2020. The lockdown has resulted in the Parish Council deciding to hold the Christmas lunch in a unique way this year. You are invited to have […]
DMBC have today announced that green bin collections will be suspended with effect from this weekend, and will not re-start until next March. Owing to the number of staff affected by Covid-19 resources are being concentrated on clearing blue and black bins. So, lads and […]
In addition to the guys who don’t wear masks, wash their hands, maintain social distancing and gather in large groups there is of course that old stalwart – the Bogan fly tipper. Bogans are like a virus. They don’t abide by any rules, couldn’t care […]
As one of the older parts of Burghwallis, and as shown in the 1379 poll tax census, home to a variety of tradesmen, the estimated population of the village then stood at 141. Today the tradesman and their trade workshops have all gone yet the […]
It is not often a village can trace its history in such detailed form. We are lucky to be allowed to reproduce the dissertation complied by local historian Margaret Burns which traces our history over the centuries from pre Saxon Days to 1971. It is […]
Originally scheduled for April the much delayed Burghwallis litter picking exercise finally got underway today Saturday 12th September. The volunteers, all 10 of them, were all in their 60’s 70’s and 80’s. As someone pointed out they were all from the generation that were taught […]