St Helen’s churchyard got a thorough sorting last Friday. Colin Bowes, the now retired churchwarden, previously managed the churchyard almost single handed over the years but had to hang up his sickle and scythe due to ill health. In his place there are contractors whom […]
The current 420 bus service running through Burghwallis is to be severely curtailed from 25th July 2016. The first bus to Doncaster will now be timed at 21:22. Somewhere, somebody in the transport operation feels this strident decision makes sense. Over the past few decades […]
Not wishing to be outdone, what with the flag waving of the Union Jack ( Queens birthday) St Georges (England rugby and football teams) and the Welsh Dragon ( Wales football team) The Saltire ( Scotland football team) – Burghwallis has trumped the lot for […]
The annual Burghwallis fun day is looming up. Possibly ever so slightly less frantic than the Brexit referendum but a great way to celebrate or commiserate. You can come and wave a union jack come what may. This year the Fun Day is to be […]
We can feel proud of our engineering achievements, everything from the gadget for getting things out of horses hooves to cast iron village pumps. But there is always some smart-reared country that feels it has to go one better. Ignoring the diesel emissions thing where […]
Money laundering had a very practical application 700 year ago. The outbreak of the Black Plaque around 1349 understandably caused great concern. Traders were nervous that the disease could be transmitted through handling money. Plague wells were established where an existing well was designated as […]
For those who cannot recall the last time something went bump in the night, Monday 2nd May deserves a mention. Air France has joined the Russians in trying out our defence readiness by switching off the communications link to air traffic control and have a […]
They say it’s nice to go travelling but so much nicer to return home. If the travels involve Singapore then the return home is tainted, for the UK has become a vast litter bin. Whereas Singapore is renown for its litter free environment; dropping litter […]
The latest progress update on the Burghwallis Neighbourhood plan can be found here. Although the plan has been inspected and given a green light to proceed to the next stage the government have moved the goalposts on neighbourhood plans. The DMBC are having to review […]
The Queen’s birthday had special relevance as the flag on the Burghwallis War Memorial was raised by two war veterans from the village. War veterans Mr Don Axon and Mr Brian Glidden raised the flag on behalf of the parish to celebrate the Queen’s 90th […]