Category Archives: Latest news

Platinum Jubilee in Pontefract – we did it!

Following eight months of collective effort, Pontefract Civic Society and partners created a series of [...]

07
Jun
Pontefract readies for a busy Jubilee weekend

Pontefract Civic Society has been at the forefront of coordinating over 70 live and online [...]

30
May
Civic Society and Art Club partnership launches Pontefract Jubilee Art Trail

This all started last October, when the civic society arranged an open meeting for groups [...]

30
May
West Yorkshire Lieutenancy heritage visit to Pontefract hailed a great success

Back in the autumn of 2019, we were invited to host a visit from the [...]

25
May
Jubilee picnics, performances, paintings, and pageantry in Pontefract

Pontefract Decoration Squad managed by the civic society promised you something big was going to [...]

23
May
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