As our strange summer moves on we reflect on a truly staggering number of current issues. It started with yet another variant of Covid19, followed by inflation, depreciation in sterling, absolute chaos in work schedules, employment, work from home, airports, railways and ferries. Stir in […]
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The village flag has today been lowered to mark the passing of Brian Glidden, of Grange Lane. Brian was a long-term resident and artist of Burghwallis and was well known in the village. Our deepest sympathies go to Betty and the rest of the family.
For those with knowledge of South Korea, their blue house, as it is known, is the presidential palace in Seoul. It has a blue tiled roof. Our ‘Blue House’ for the past two years has been formed by the blue tarpaulin draped over the collapsed […]
The village flag has been lowered in respect to Mike Hammerton. Although not strictly a resident of Burghwallis Mike lived with his wife Sharon in Mill Lane Skellow. Mike was, however, a regular member of the congregation of St Helen’s where he was also at […]
The village flag has been lowered to acknowledge the passing of Mike Bell. Mike was a long time resident of Grange Lane Burghwallis, a member of the congregation of St Helen’s church, and an ardent cricket fan. We are a little late in recognising Mike […]
After 42 local authorities across Britain applied to become the location of the Great British Railways headquarters, Doncaster is through to the last six – Birmingham, Crewe, Derby, Doncaster, Newcastle and York. You can now add your vote as to which location you feel should win. The results of […]
The Oxford dictionary is considering added a new definition for the word Jubilee; “A term used to describe a wet, windy and cold national celebration. The recent Jubilee celebration brought memories of previous events to surface. I can recall the pageants that surrounded the coronation […]
The village flag has been lowered to mark the passing of Alan Robertshaw. Alan was a resident of Old Village street for the past 40 years. Our sympathies are extended to Margaret, Alan’s wife, sons Duncan and Patrick, and Alexandra.
We have received information about the Scouts’ district camp Bungle-ee event taking place at Squirrel Wood on the weekend of 1st – 3rd July 2022. Young people will arriving on Friday between 5:30 and 7pm. Parents/drivers have been instructed to access the Wood via A19 and The […]