Village Flag Lowered
The village flag has been lowered to mark the passing of Michael Whiteley, of Grange Lane. The Parish Council express our sincere condolences on this sad occasion.
A1 Wentbridge and Wentedge Bridge Repairs
The ongoing A1 repair saga is set to continue. There will be additional restrictions to the A1 in February and March 2025 whilst further repairs are completed The roadworks to repair the viaduct at Wentbridge are further complicated by the need to also demolish and […]
Revolution in Car Design is Old Hat
Apart from the dramatic relaunch of Jaguar cars, actually that should read jaGuar which looks very weird if you haven’t got the right font. Anyway another of the many strange developments in the design of cars was the advent of the ‘estate car’. This grandiose […]
Christmas Tree 2024
This year tree lighting and carol service has been cancelled Last year the Christmas tree lighting and singing of carols tested the faith of just three residents who braved the appalling weather. This year is a bit different, well not quite. Due to the presence […]
Churchyard Gardening
St Helen’s church lies hidden down a lane 100m from the main road in Burghwallis. The congregation is steadily shrinking compounded by aging residents, covid and – in common with the vast majority of churches – every other excuse you can imagine. Consequently St Helen’s […]
Village Flag Lowered
The village flag has today been lowered to mark the passing of Joyce Miller, of Old Village Street. Joyce moved to Burghwallis in 1975 after her marriage to Harry. At the time she was a regional management training officer for Boots the chemists. Joyce was […]
New Bus Route and Timetable Serving Burghwallis
The local bus routes are being reviewed. A combination of increased costs and reduced passenger number have resulted in operational timing and route changes. You have the opportunity to voice your opinion. Although the bus companies and local government have explored options you can still […]
Rubbish, Rubbish Everywhere
One of the main bones of contention in Burghwallis concerns litter and fly tipping. There are others – common with just about every parish councils in the UK; Speeding, community policing and now pavement parking. The only area within the council’s structure open for immediate […]
The Burghwallis Festive Season has started
Wednesday, December 6th saw our annual Burghwallis Senior Citizens’ Christmas Lunch take place in The Burghwallis Pub, where 27 meals were provided. The meal was followed by the usual raffle – it seemed that there were more prizes than people present – we don’t think […]