Category Archives: Articles

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
Roman Roads – 2nd edition now in stock

Are you looking for a stocking filler (more details will come later, Santa’s a bit [...]

04
Dec
2022 Calendar for sale

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15
Nov
Remembrance Parade returns in full

After minimal opportunities to pay their respects in 2020, veterans and the community came out [...]

14
Nov
The Barracks remembers

The Barracks remembers Just before 11am on the Thursday, 11th November, members of the Barracks [...]

11
Nov
Women working in the Barnbow factory.
The Barnbow Lasses

We were educated and entertained through this in person illustrated talk by Carole Smithies MBE, [...]

09
Nov