What to do in Pontefract
Experience Wakefield – What to see and do in the Wakefield District.
https://experiencewakefield.co.uk/
Friarwood Valley Gardens Pontefract
https://experiencewakefield.co.uk/venue/friarwood-valley-gardens/
Pontefract Races – Watch top horse racing on the longest flat racing course in Europe.
https://www.pontefract-races.co.uk/
Pontefract Castle
https://museumsandcastles.wakefield.gov.uk/visit/pontefract-castle/
Pontefract Museum
https://museumsandcastles.wakefield.gov.uk/visit/pontefract-museum/
Film Wakefield – Bringing the film industry to Wakefield District.
https://filmwakefield.co.uk/
Aspire@the Park – Sports Centre
https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/sport-and-leisure/leisure-centres-and-facilities/aspire-thepark
The Elizabeth Love Musem
https://www.elizabethlovemuseum.com/
Pontefract Squash & Leisure Club
https://www.pontesquash.com/
Pontefract Collieries Football Club
https://www.pontefractcollieries.com/
Groups we belong to:
The Yorkshire Society
https://theyorkshiresociety.org/
National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO)
https://www.ncvo.org.uk/
NOVA (Wakefield)
https://www.nova-wd.org.uk/
Railfuture (Yorkshire Branch)
https://www.railfuture.org.uk/Yorkshire-Branch
Northern Rail Station Adopters
https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/about-us/our-communities/community-rail/station-adoption
Community Rail Network
https://communityrail.org.uk/
Yorkshire and Humber Association of Civic Societies
http://www.yhacs.org.uk/
Civic Voice, the national umbrella lobbying body for the civic movement
http://www.civicvoice.org.uk
The Ancient & Honourable Guild of Town Criers
https://ahgtc.org.uk/
Useful contacts
Wakefield First – WMDC Business Support
https://www.wakefieldfirst.com/
Wakefield Council Customer Services
https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/contact-wakefield-council/contact-us/
Wakefield Council – Reporting Potholes
https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/roads-and-travel/roads/highway-maintenance/potholes-and-damaged-pavements
Citizen Coin – A great way to volunteer and earn rewards
https://www.citizencoin.uk/