The giant pin-hole camera will be operational in the former summer house/aviary, giving the chance to see live images of the gardens, projected through the pin-hole. A brief outline will be given of liquorice growing in the Valley Gardens.
A walking tour giving the history of liquorice growing in Friarwood Valley Gardens by Dr Colin White.
Pontefract has been synonymous with liquorice, a flowering plant of the bean family, for centuries.
Art for the Community. A new exhibition for Heritage Open Days by Pontefract Art Club members.
The event will take place on Harropwell Lane, Pontefract, and will look at a project which aimed to help boys who were reluctant to go to school, and another project working with people on probation.
Enjoy a day out at the races
2026 marks the 50th anniversary for KCB and this year's Parton's Concert will celebrate this wonderful achievement in full.
Featherstone Male Voice Choir will be performing alongside Ripon City Band in a joint concert at St Giles Church, Pontefract.
Enjoy a day out at the races
Come along to a quiz night at the Pontefract Masonic Hall.
November Pontefract Civic Society Lunch 12.00 for 12.30
The Bloom & Brew which is inside Spring Green Nurseries, Pontefract Road, Crofton WF4 1LW
