Pontefract Park Walk through the Ages
Pontefract Park Walk - a guided walk, by Pontefract Civic Society, with information about its WWI & WWII connections, the history of the park and reference to nature in the park.
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Pontefract Park Park Road, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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Pontefract Civic Society Monthly Talk – World War II Spy from Fryston
Pontefract Masonic Hall 1, Ackworth Road, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomThe Spy from Fryston – The Life and Times of Tommy Drew-Brook
Join Pontefract Civic Society for a fascinating talk by David Smith exploring the extraordinary life of Tommy Drew-Brook, a man from our own local area who went on to become involved in the secret world of wartime intelligence. -
The Hidden Lives of Elizabeth & Joe Love: A special exhibition
The Elizabeth Love Museum 6 Castle Chain, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomThis new exhibition will be available for the first time on Wednesday 16th September in as part of a tour with commentary. This will focus on our benefactors and what they were like.
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Talk: A History of the Medieval Hermitage of Pontefract
Pontefract Library Shoemarket, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomA talk on the history of the Hermitage and Oratory in Pontefract.
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Walk: Pontefract’s Liquorice Heritage
Pontefract Castle The Lodge Castle Chain, Castle Garth,, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomExplore the important and wonderful world of liquorice and its history in Pontefract delivered as a guided tour
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Talk: Pontefract Castle – this is your life!
Pontefract Castle The Lodge Castle Chain, Castle Garth,, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomJoin us for a whistle-stop tour through Pontefract castle’s history!
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Storytelling performance: Pontefract tales
Pontefract Castle The Lodge Castle Chain, Castle Garth,, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomJoin Beccy from Story Trails for an interactive storytelling session. Discover stories about everyday people from Pontefract’s past doing extraordinary things!
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Talk- Pontefract’s Liquorice Story
Pontefract Library Shoemarket, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomLearn About Pontefract’s Liquorice Past
This talk was first delivered for Liquorice Shoots and the Liquorice Festival, and is being reprised for Heritage Open Days in Pontefract Library. -
Friarwood Valley Gardens Pinhole Camera
Friarwood Valley Gardens Mayor's Walk, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomThe 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.
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Tour: Friarwood Valley Gardens Liquorice Cultivation
Friarwood Valley Gardens Mayor's Walk, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United KingdomA 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.