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Close up shot of the town hall poppy waterfall display.
Waterfall of 1500 poppies and schools display of 200 more!

Pontefract Civic Society is proud to say that the poppy display is up on Pontefract [...]

06
Nov
A sketch of the basement of the houses or parliment.
Talk: The Gunpowder Plot

Our next talk will be held on Wednesday, 11th November, 2020 at 7pm on Zoom. Bookings for this event on [...]

04
Nov
East Coast Mainline Dec, 2021 & Grand Central services
11th October 2020

Letter sent to Network Rail 11th October, 2020 [...]

Eboracum to York.
Talk: Eboracum to York

Our next talk will be held on Tuesday, 13th October, 2020 at 7pm on Zoom. This event will be recorded. Bookings [...]

06
Oct
Angloe Saxon Church
Talk: The Discovery of Domesday Pontefract

Our next talk will be held on Tuesday, 22nd September, 2020 at 7pm on Zoom. This event will be recorded. [...]

15
Sep
Talk: Discover Pontefract’s Hidden Heritage

This week, Pontefract Civic Society launches Heritage Open Days, which in Pontefract runs from Fri [...]

08
Sep
Press release. Open rail future, post Covid
6th September 2020

Opn-access-media-release-8-JUne-2020.docx Grant-Shapps-SoS-9-6-20-Open-access.docx [...]

VJ Day 75th Anniversary – Pontefract remembers ‘the forgotten’

Pontefract Civic Society was proud to have staged this closed ceremony with Ackworth & Pontefract [...]

18
Aug
Community Spirit

Community Spirit – PCS pleased to help The community hub is set up by WMDC, [...]

24
May
VE Day

Since January, Phil Cook and our Decoration Squad have been curating a 16-day VE Day [...]

07
May