Village flag lowered
The village flag will be lowered for a week to mark the passing of Bob Lunness, who died on October 31st.
The Seat Of Burghwallis
Not quite in the context of an heraldic recognition of a location. In this case we’re are talking about a seat which is sat upon. And this seat has been sat on for years. In the parish there around six seats for the use of. […]
Saxon Cross Needs Tender Loving Care
The ancient Saxon cross that stands outside the south door of St Helen’s is to be refurbished after years of attack from the elements. Just get on with it I hear you say, but the cross is a grade 1 listed structure and in a […]
Janet Johnson (64)
Obituary: Janet Johnson resident of Grange Lane Burghwallis As many of you will know Jan was an only child born to Elfie and Ken and lived and grew up locally within a close-knit extended family at 5 Lane Ends. For a time, Janet went to […]
What Comes Up Goes Down
One of those strange thoughts that catches you in an idle moment when you are waiting for a Northern train to arrive on a Saturday (they’re on strike) or when all help lines are “very busy at the moment and your call is important to […]
Lest We Forget
Visit to Menin Gate Memorial As we approach the centenary of the end of the First World War, a group of local residents, led by Steve Tagg, a member of Burghwallis Royal British Legion, visited World War 1 battlefield sites. The visit included Tyne Cot […]
Victorious Vicar
Great North Run 9th September 2018 Father Chris Herbert, curate at St Helen’s and his wife Christine recently took part in the Great North Run from Newcastle to South Shields. Here is his story behind the scenes. We decided to take part in this half […]
Village flag lowered
The village flag has been lowered to mark the passing of Janet Johnson of Grange Lane, on 19th September.
Size Isn’t Everything
Sometimes bigger is not better Two years ago, the Parish Council purchased a couple of Burghwallis flags for the village to display at the war memorial where they have flown ever since. The flag bears the words ‘The Ancient Village of Burghwallis” along with the […]
Data Protection
The amount of information that is held about us by organisations on computers and in data banks is growing at an incredible rate. The ministry of things has decreed such information needs to be declared and kept secure by the holder through the GDPR. (General […]