A series of publicans have come and gone over the past years such that the flag announcing “under new management” has been hoist so often over The Burghwallis it has been mistaken for naval semaphore. Many of ‘mine hosts’ had questionable pub skills that lead […]
After many years use as a residential care home the owners, the Diocese of Hallam are to close the home. The closing date will occur as soon as the remaining six residents can be re-homed. The continuing use of St Anne’s as a residential home […]
The draft Neighbourhood Plan for Burghwallis has been developed over the last eight months based on feedback from local residents. You now have the opportunity to give your views on the key draft polices developed from the consultation that are set out below. This will […]
The old Pinfold down Well Lane in Burghwallis has slowly been renovated. The effort mostly coming from volunteers, who have cut grass, weeded and maneuvered lumps of stone to repair the structure. The latest event in this sequence has been the repair of the wellhead […]
The village is looking spick and span once again having benefited from the small dedicated team of six volunteers who cleared the verges of litter last Saturday. The persistent rain was not ideally timed to support the operation but failed to dampen the enthusiasm of […]
All living things have a finite life and a magnificent mature beech tree growing in old village street is no exception. A magnificent old tree is having to come down after 175 years. Luckily the other tree in the pair of trees is still healthy […]
ACCORDING to clauses in Henry Spencer’s 1942 and 1943 sales catalogues, the Anne Arms and Burghwallis Club were not part of the Anne Estate around Burghwallis. They are not listed in the Lots being sold and anyone buying any part of the estate was not […]
One of the long standing ex residents of Burghwallis, Shirley Clarkson, has died at the age of 79. Shirley and her husband were well known in the village during the 25 years that the family lived in Home Farm. The house was derelict when they […]
Last month we mentioned the display of daffodils that line the verges of Burghwallis. Planted last October the team of volunteers who planted the bulbs had a keen young helper. Meet Elizabeth Brown. Last year when the parish council organised volunteers to help plant […]
There are a number of footpaths around the village and beyond. The map above gives the layout of these walks which can be reviewed in more detail by visiting the DMBC website Doncaster MBC walking Map. Although the walks are perhaps well know to villagers […]