Category Archives: Articles

Jubilee Beer; something’s brewing

An early start for Paul Cartwright, Phil Cook and Phil Henfrey, on Tuesday last week, [...]

09
May
Yorkshire’s First Heritage Summit – hailed a great success

The Yorkshire Society press release shared here as Pontefract Civic Society co-hosted this inaugural event. [...]

03
Apr
The National Lottery Jubilee funds Pontefract celebrations

Pontefract Civic Society is delighted to announce that a £9,100 grant has been received from [...]

22
Mar
Royalist Pontefract brings the Jubilee to town

Pontefract Civic Society hosted a public meeting last Oct, and those who volunteered to take [...]

07
Mar
AGM reviews 2021, appoints new board members, and looks forward to an exciting 2022

We hosted our Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 16th February in the Nelson Room at [...]

18
Feb
Community Showcase ‘Live at the Library’

It was 2019 when Pontefract Civic Society hosted their very first Community Showcase in the [...]

17
Feb
Design Awards 2021 – enhancing Pontefract

On Weds 26 Jan, after a two-year break, Pontefract Civic Society hosted its Design Awards [...]

31
Jan
Provisional events programme for 2022

This provisional events programme for 2022 has been created to incorporate our monthly talks alongside [...]

26
Dec
Nail Express steams into 1st place for Christmas in civic society competition

Pontefract Civic Society is proud to announce that Nail Express on Finkle Street unanimously scoped [...]

09
Dec
Pontefract Castle: Through the Eyes of a Child

Heritage Open Days related Pontefract Castle (official) Castle booklet with thanks to St Giles C [...]

04
Dec