pontefract voice - 2016 may

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PONTEFRACTVOICE

TOUR DEYORKSHIRE

PASSESTHROUGH

TOWN

MAY 2016


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2www.pontefractcivicsociety.org.ukRegistered charity number 513509

MARTIN

LODGE - R.I.PFor those unaware, it is with deep regret thatwe are reporting of the passing of Martin

Lodge (22 Apr), our Vice Chair, and a long

standing member of many other groups across

the town. Martin lost his battle with cancer

in the afternoon, with his family by his side.

St. Georges Day immediately followed with a

mark of respect at Pontefract Castle ying the

ag at half-mast.

From the time of his death to the funeral on 12

May, it was a difcult period for family, friends, &

acquaintances, and for many, that sadness goes on;

I for one, miss him not being at my side; we made a

great team (with Karl Gilbert also), for the future of

Pontefract Civic Society.

Tributes were paid in the Pontefract & Castleford

Express to heart and soul of Pontefract Martin

Lodge.

Martin was Vice Chairman of both Pontefract Civic

Society and Pontefract Heritage Group and was

dedicated to improving the town and promoting

awareness and interest in its heritage.

Civic society chairman Paul Cartwright said: We

as a civic society and a town have lost a man who

had a passion for life, for his family, for humour, for

performance and for everything about Pontefract.

Martin was a loyal and thorough Vice Chair, with somuch potential to elevate the civic movement beyond

where it is now. He was a giant of a man, a true

gentleman, and we will miss him dearly.

Martin had recently created and launched Pontefract

Junior Civic Society, and over the years, led heritage

walks and ghost walks through the town centre.

He was heavily involved in the towns Magna Carta

celebrations and the Key to the North project to

redevelop Pontefract Castle.

Deputy Leader of Wakeeld Council, Cllr Denise

Jeffery, said: Martin absolutely loved Pontefract.

He was the heart and soul of it. He was civic society

through and through and worked hard to get more

younger people involved. But he also got involved

in so many other groups and projects in the town,

always pushing for the best for Pontefract. He will be

missed.

Martin was also a performing member of St Giles and

St Marys Pantomime Society as well as being a keen

photographer.

Anything that involveshighlighting Pontefract,its history and its people,Martin has been involved

in.Alison Wollerton, Chair of Pontefract Heritage

Group, said : Anything that involves highlightingPontefract, its history and its people, Martin has

been involved in. He was one of those rare people

who inspired people to want to do more. He had a

magnetism. He has touched so many peoples lives

but he has left a legacy. He has been very much loved

and he will be missed.

Martin recently spent ten months compiling a book of

tales and pictures about Pontefract. The rst batch

of copies of Pontefract - celebrating the past; looking

to the future, were printed for sale the day before he

passed away. He knew through his wife, Gill, that the

book had been delivered, and it would raise funds for


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the civic society and the heritage group.

The funeral, which took place on 12 May, was an

immense outpouring of love for a man who gave so

much to the town; there wasnt a spare seat in St.

Giles.

It was a touching tribute to Martin with readings on

behalf of the family and his work colleagues while

Kebir Berry (St Giles & St Marys Pantomime Society)

led the community group tribute.

Pontefract Civic Society and countless others said

a fond farewell to one its brightest stars, our Vice

Chair, Trustee, Newsletter Editor/Publicity, and

creator of Pontefract Junior Civic Society.

Whilst a public performer for the benet of the townhe loved, for the past couple of year he was actually at

his happiest working behind the lens and behind the

scenes to reposition the civic society by working with

our groups, with Wakeeld Council, through schools

and creating his recent and up to date heritage book

of photographs and stories. With Martin by my side,

the future was so much brighter, and he could have

gone on to even greater things in the civic movement.

Martin did so much in a short space of time, that I and

the civic society will be forever in his debt, and heleaves a gap in all our lives.

To Gill, Andrew and Rachel - thanks for sharing

Martin with us.

Paul Cartwright

Chairman

Martin left a great legacy in many ways,

though the most recent impact was the

book he compiled, which is selling really

well. Have you bought your copy?

We owe a big thank you to a number of

outlets, though in particular, to Chris &

Linda Pennock and their team at Pomfret

Gallery.

Pontefract Heritage Group has worked

with other outlets, including Pontefract

Castle.

Wakeeld Libraries Archive has boughtcopies too.

At the time this newsletter is being

prepared, around 380 are in circulation

or have been purchased, out of the 500

printed. We are going to arrange for

further print runs to support ongoing sales

as well as a joint event with the Lodge

family, Pontefract Heritage Group and

ourselves which will be held at the Tap &Barrel.


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Can you sell what we do? Can you spare anything from 2 hours for

an event? Do have the practical skills to work with us for a day?

As we have briey mentioned in this newsletter, we are working on enhancing our existing portfolio,

and scoping a number of projects, where volunteers from within the society will be useful, though

some of this work will be extended to other like-minded organisations and individuals.

If you are interested in getting involved in any of the following, or you know someone else with the

right skills and knowledge, then please contact [email protected].

FundraiserSkills needed: Research, Fundraising, Databases and Digital

ResearcherSkills needed: Research and Local History

Digital Heritage Project(partnership project in association with the University of York and Pontefract Heritage Partnership)

Skills needed: Sustainability, Collaboration, and Digital Recording

Art and Heritage Town Trails ProjectSkills needed: Art, Design, History and Heritage Research

Book Project(partnership project with Pontefract Heritage Group)

Skills needed: Research, Digital, Collation, and Editing

Newsletter EditorSkills needed: Writing, Photography, Communications, Design, and Digital

Publicity & Recruitment Stall Team

12, 24, 25 Jun, 9, 10 Jul, 1 Aug and 8 11 Sept

Whatever your skills...

Volunteer with us


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Meeting in Horbury

(organised by YHACS) togain local support to avoid

Horbury Civic Society

shutting its doors, and to

prepare for a relaunch. Since

the meeting I attended, new

members have joined Horbury

Civic Society and local ofcers

have recently been elected

YHACS committee meeting in

Horbury

Welcomed Joanne Roney CBE

and Sarah Pearson to deliver

the Northern Powerhouse

talk

Travelled to Durham

University for a Heritage

Open Days workshop well

worth the trip reinvigorate

our HOD events (8-11 Sep)

Once just back from Durham,

our April Executive meeting

heard from our guest speaker

Dean Smith (Tap & Barrel),

who delivered his vision for

Pontefract

Met WMDC ofcers for

updates and discussion

on potential projects in

Regeneration and Tourism for

Pontefract (Tegwen Roberts,John Hufton, Hazel Birdsall

& Angela Routledge, Karl

Gilbert, Peter Taylor and I)

I actually found time to take

a week off in North Yorkshire

and East Yorkshire, but even

that was enlightening to see

how small towns welcomed

the Tour de Yorkshire (Thirsk

pictured)

The Tour de Yorkshire came

to town, and whilst it was a

spectacle which I supported

on Southgate, my views

on whether Pontefract

supported the event are in

my letter in the Pontefract &

Castleford Express. Note to

everyone: In future, we must

do better read my article

Yorkshire Day shop window

competition for businesses

was launched on our website

and the Express with a

CHAIRS REPORTWHATS BEEN IN MY

DIARY?

photograph of members

outside of Pomfret Gallery

(Chris & Linda Pennock, Karl

Gilbert, Christine & Paul

Cartwright)

Continued support to

management team of TheCrescent Project

Heritage Open Days project

planning meeting with Dr

Claire MacDonald

Welcomed Kevin Trickett

who delivered a fascinating

illustrated talk on Art Deco in

all its forms (cinema, theatre,

fashion, design, architecture,

furniture, transport and much

more) which was followed

by an engaging question and

answer session

Prince of Wales Liaison

meeting lead by Haworth

Estates. I attended with Peter

Cookson, the details of which

are in the LUT report

Yorkshire Day meetingcoordinated by WMDC with

other stakeholder groups

Martin Lodges funeral

WELCOMEto the following new members:

Gill Lodge Sue Gilbert

Julie Mayhew George Ayre

Gordon Stanley Roger Woodall


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Continued to promote and

distribute Martins book

through various outlets

working with Pontefract

Heritage Group

Publicity, Events & Admin

committee meeting which

considered possible speakers

for 2017

Karl and I attended This

is Wakeeld - the ofcial

opening of the Tourist

Information facility in

Wakeeld Cathedral caf &

shop, following the closure ofthe dedicated TIC

Quarterly meeting at

Wakeeld Town Hall, which

we have with senior gures

in WMDC in particular on

Regeneration to make the

town even better. This time,

Karl and I met with Cllr Denise

Jeffery, Cllr David Jones and

Andy Wallhead. Details will bereported elsewhere

Mays Executive meeting

welcomed our guest speaker

Adrian Curtis, Executive

Director of Groundwork

North, East & West Yorkshire;

good dialogue followed

through a Q&A session

With Karl Gilbert and

Christine Cartwright, we

attended the NOVA Showcase

at Lightwaves in Wakeeld

with a stall to promote the

civic society. This was a

networking event, though we

were one of a few stalls from

outside Wakeeld, therefore

we beneted from a small

number of contacts which may

deliver future new projects

William H Browns ofcial

opening on Market Place,

as the next in a series of

Townscape Heritage Initiative

projects the result is

excellent

Dr Colin White , Karl Gilbert

and I met with HaraldFredheim, a PhD student

from the University of York,

to discuss a digital heritage

project in which we will be

participating with a small

number of civic societies and

other groups in Yorkshire

Friends of Friarwood Valley

Gardens AGM where Dr

Colin White showed just howmuch improvement has been

delivered; their appetite for

additional projects is endless,

though they are desperate

for volunteer gardeners

(fortnightly Tuesday and

Saturday afternoon check

dates on their notice board in

the gardens)

Theres also been a few

documents to read, some

phone calls to make, andnumerous emails to deal with,

whilst actively maintaining our

broad social media presence

and specic awareness of the

refurbishment saga of the old

Oriental Restaurant a night

club is not what we want in

that location!

On behalf of the Executive

and PEA Committee, I wouldlike to thank Karl Gilbert for

the refreshing newsletter

redesign, and also Mollie

Garbett for continued proof

reading


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The following letter was

submitted to, and publishedin, the Pontefract &

Castleford Express on 19th

May 2016.

Several critical letters were

published in last weeks Express,

some relating to local apathy,

and others critical of Wakeeld

Councils last minute pothole work

though somewhere, somehow,some potholes would always be

xed across the district. So, let me

give you my take on this, as Chair

of Pontefract Civic Society.

Over recent weeks, I have visited

a number of towns and villages

across each county of Yorkshire,

and most have embraced the Tour

de Yorkshire with a sense of pride,

positivity and celebration. Even

where formal events havent beenorganised, local communities have

come together to host their own

events along the route and to

decorate houses, gardens, shops

& businesses, churches, elds and

open spaces. All it took was a little

bit of initiative, but it is not down

to one individual or organisation,

it not solely Wakeeld Councils

responsibility. In other towns

the success was achieved bypeople and organisations working

together, and that means home

Following the decision

of the planning authority

in Ryedale, should we be

worried?

Executive Committee Contacts

Chair Paul Cartwright 01977 708658 [email protected]

Secretary Karl Gilbert 01977 218835 [email protected]

Treasurer Ian Wood 07806 916 937 [email protected]

LUT Chair Peter Cookson 01977 792530 [email protected]

PEA Chair Mike Skidmoore 01977 709327 [email protected]

CEP Chair Peter Taylor 01977 703050 [email protected]

Co-opted & HODs Claire MacDonald 01977 709268 [email protected]

Co-opted & Pontefract in Bloom Colin White 01977 795074 [email protected]

owners, community groups,

businesses and the council.

If I am to be critical of Wakeeld

Council, then advance signage

was later in Pontefract than other

parts of Yorkshire, and the vertical

banners which are still in place

in Sandal and the city centre of

Wakeeld for the 2015 Tour were

sadly non-existent for Pontefract.

Yes, its unfortunate that the route

was impractical to go through themain shopping streets, but it felt

like the people of Pontefract had

little appetite to turn the town

yellow blue and white to welcome

the Tour de Yorkshire 2016.

Pockets of interest were evident

along Carleton Road (in places),

and folks in Wentbridge, Thorpe

Audlin and Badsworth thankfully

did their bit, but the town of

Pontefract did not actively engage.

I hope the poor attempt to

welcome the Tour de Yorkshire

does not deter event organisers

from considering Pontefract

as a suitable location for other

major events. The Civic Society is

prepared to work with others, but

no one can do this alone.

Paul CartwrightChair

Tour de Yorkshire bypassed

Pontefract


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IN PONTEFRACT

The historic market town of

Pontefract celebrates Yorkshire

Day with fun for all the family and

special Yorkshire competitions.

Browse the market stalls

Tantalise your taste buds

Discover history and heritage,family entertainment and competitions

Or sit back, chill out and relax

With so much entertainment for everyone Pontefract looksforward to welcoming you to help us celebrate all things

Yorkshire at this years celebrations.

FreeFace Painting

Music andDance

Craft Activities Story Telling

Crim

eScene

De

tectives

DonkeyRides

BirdsofPrey

F

amilyGames

Historyand

Heritage

GuidedWalks

Living

History

Camps

PunchandJudy

Shows

MagicShow

s

PontePooch

DogCompetition

FlatCap

Throwing

WellyW

anging

1stAugust

2016


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Regeneration & Tourism(Senior Councillors andOfcers)

Our previous meeting was in December,

with the follow up being delayed till May,

due to the local elections. Karl and Paul met

with Cllr Denise Jeffery, Cllr David Jones

and Andy Wallhead.Whilst some actions relate to operational

and tactical matters, these meetings are

very much at a strategic level, incorporating

the following areas of discussion:

1. Regeneration, tourism and a vision for Pontefract

gateway sites, THI

2. Connectivity road, rail, and on foot

3. Events including Christmas

4. Directional signage

5. Market

Regeneration & Tourism(Ofcers)

This was a follow up meeting at Pontefract

Library, to the previous meeting in Oct

at Wakeeld One. Our April meeting

comprised a number of different attendees- Tegwen Roberts, John Hufton, Hazel

Birdsall & Angela Routledge, Karl Gilbert,

Peter Taylor and Paul Cartwright.

Each party gave an update on their current

work as follows:

Pontefract Civic Society General Update

Expansion of blue plaques focusing on

Pomfretians, recruiting a volunteer fundraiser

Magna Carta monument to be built and nalised

in June

Junior Civic Society just launched

Website recently overhauled

Trails will be covered later in this meeting

The civic society feelsthat we lag behindmany other towns incommunicating our

heritage to visitors andeven local people.

THI Update

The old Burtons/Phone4U building on Market

Place opening event by William H Brown

Holmes property on Gillygate will progress.

Training and engagement through colleges is a

focus.

The Societys much requested Heritage Colour

Scheme was briey discussed on the basis that

this cant be enforced, but WMDC could advise on

guidance to the Society and property owners and

tenants, with the potential for PR opportunities

The societys primary school town centre heritage

quiz was covered

Meetings with...

The Civic Society has been meeting with

representatives of the council to discuss

updates on council led initiatives and ways

in which we can work together to deliver

benecial projects in the town


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Castle Update

The Key to the North Project current stage has

the Visitors Centre internal t out planned for

completion by Sept. There will be glazed viewing

areas, up to the original entrance, and down

towards Baghill Lane - it is also hoped that the

land towards the latter could be enhanced in

same way

Final completion is Feb 2017, including new

interpretation boards, paths and staircases

Public engagement will be delivered through on-

site heritage trails, with the possibility of digital/

audio techniques

JH added that there had been a signicantnumber of expressions of interest to operate the

coffee shop, though it was not clear how many to

result in rm tenders.

Business Update

Business Survey results conducted in Pontefract

had been shared with the Town Centre Business

Partnership, and with PCS Executive

Easter and local elections have postponed TownCentre Business Partnership meetings

Town centre is generally in good shape with

reasonable occupancy levels

Experience Wakefeldwebsite has 400,000

users, with goodresponse rates forPontefract

Tourism Update

Standalone visitor centre in Wakeeld is no

more, though this is in transition to Wakeeld

Cathedral, with volunteers and visitors supported

by literature and iPad material

Cultural activities mentioned

Welcome to Yorkshire This is Y brochure has

200,000 copies. Their web page on Pontefract

requires an update

WMDC Visitor Guide 2016 20,000 copies

which featured Pontefract

WMDC The Citizen has been reduced to one

annual publication, features Pontefract

WMDC Tourism Team will be working on

Pontefract through to Sept

New maps will be produced for the town

Bins Jo Hill leading the review

Benches potential volunteer refurb project

Sept will be a busy online period in respect to the

Key to the North project and HOD. Experience

Wakeeld website has 400,000 users, with good

response rates for Pontefract

PCS Art Trails and Heritage Trails (potentialprojects)

This meeting is the start of a conversationbetween stakeholders, with specic decisions and

actions needing further consideration

A presentation gave a brief introduction to the

civic society, before going on to use examples

of trails and other ways to make the town more

attractive across England

The civic society feels that we lag behind many

other towns in communicating our heritage to

visitors, and even local people. Heritage caninclude buildings, people, events, as well as trades

and industries

Various indoor, outdoor and online mediums were

suggested. Duplication of effort and cost are

important in seeking funds, bringing in artists, and

getting heritage onto the street and explained

in some buildings. A booklet from Goole Civic

Society art trail was noted

A number of hard copy trail leaets from across

England were also available as reference material


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COMMITTEE

REPORTSLand Use &Transport Report

House building in Pontefract is

now proceeding at a pace on a

number of sites around the town

and new ones are coming on

stream with a start being made

at PGI south side and also atFerrybridge Road. Later on this

year we can expect a start to the

development of Cobblers Lane,

all of which are due to produce

hundreds of new houses in total.

To meet the trafc needs this level

of development will require, we

understand that improvements

to junctions on the A645 and

associated roads in the All Saints

area, to the east of the town, areto be brought forward as a whole,

rather than piecemeal. These have

been promised for some time but

the present rate of development

requires the work to be carried out

sooner rather than later.

The Prince of Wales development

is also gathering momentum

and thought is now beginning

to be given to the early deliveryof the central landscaped public

area, which will greatly enhance

the attractiveness of the whole

scheme. The Colonels Walk

pedestrian connection of the site

to the town is also being looked

at, especially since the Beechnut

Lane sites completion has led to

much greater use, particularly by

students accessing New College by

this route. The former Parkside Inn

site, currently derelict, has been

acquired by Harworth Estates

and outline designs have been

prepared for this site also, taking

into account its sensitive nature as

a gateway to the town.

On the railway scene, we have

submitted a further paper to all

relevant authorities detailing our

concerns about the enormous

developments proposed forGlasshoughton, with no attempt

whatsoever to consider the

improvement of the rail service

on the Castleford, Glasshoughton,

Pontefract route. This is an

absurdity, considering the fact

that Junction 32 is - even now -

almost at gridlock at peak times

at weekends. We shall continue to

press our concerns for rail to play a

fuller part in servicing this area.

Finally, the Society is giving

thought to the setting up of a new

Rail User Group to serve the needs

of the town and district; we are

also in conversations with other

Civic Societies and User Groups to

see what can be achieved by more

concerted action. It is likely that

we shall host a public campaignin the early autumn to bring

this matter more into the public

domain.

Peter CooksonLUT Chair

Magna Carta

Monument

Following a minor recent delay, due

to injury, we are now moving towards

ground being broken in Bridge Street

on Mon 13 Jun, with work then

progressing over a 3 week period,

followed by a ceremony which will be

managed by our PEA committee.

Benches and an interpretation board will be subsequently

added to the space allocated within the societys planning

application.

We sincerely apologise for the delay since the Magna Carta

celebrations in 2015, though we have had to work to WMDC

policy and processes, since this project is on the public

highway.


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Publicity, Events& AdministrationReport

So far, this year, we have had three

talks, as interesting as they were

varied though the year kicked off

on 16 Feb with the 2015 Design

Awards, followed by the AGM,

which has already been covered in

our Annual Report and an earlier

newsletter.

Our rst talk on 1 Mar, Windmills

and Watermills particularly

around Pontefract given by thatwell known speaker, Eric Houlder,

was interesting, informative

and good humoured, and was an

absolute pleasure to listen to.

Moving to April, our second talk

delivered by Ms Joanne Roney,

CEO, Wakeeld MDC, was The

Northern Powerhouse & the

Leeds City Region what does the

future hold for Pontefract? By the

turnout it was a subject that many

people thought was of interest.

Ms Roney gave a long and detailed

talk and afterwards answered

quite a number of questions.

Considering that the conceptof The Northern Powerhouse

is such a conglomerate of ideas,

many not yet put on paper, Ms

Roney did exceedingly well in her

explanation.

In May we heard from a seasoned

speaker, Kevin Trickett, President

of Wakeeld Civic Society, and

Chair of the Yorkshire & Humber

Association of Civic Societies, onThe Style, History and Inuence

of Art Deco. We were very

grateful to Kevin for giving this

talk, and by the numbers that

attended, so were many others.

One would imagine that Art Deco

is a specialist subject, but no, we

are surrounded by it as Kevin

aptly demonstrated. After going

through the history of Art Deco

Kevins presentation included

excerpts from lm, theatre,

fashion, architecture, and much

more.

Unfortunately, Norman Gundill,

the replacement speaker for ourJune event, has now withdrawn for

personal reasons.

Our remaining events are:

JULY - National Friaries byarchaeologist, Simon Tomson

SEPTEMBER- Heritage OpenDays coordinated by Dr Claire

MacDonald

OCTOBER- Scandals, Spiteand Shuttlecocks: The Story of

Wentworth Woodhouse by David

Winpenny from Ripon Civic

Society, another established public

speaker

Outside of those specic events,

we will be promoting the society

at other events in Pontefract

and Wakeeld, in order to bemore visible and connected with

other organisations, which will be

achieved through a publicity stall.

If any members wish to help on

our PR stall, or can recommend an

engaging speaker for a talk, then

please contact me.

Mike SkidmorePEA Chairman

Conservation,Environment &Planning Report

Persimmon Homes are to

deliver 124 homes through

redevelopment of the former

maternity unit, as shown in the

plans opposite (left).


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in Pontefract Town CentreFamily Festival

Cycle racing for schools, women,

amateurs, veterans and professionals

5K Running Race Fun Fair Food & Drink Village

Cycle RacingCycle Jumble

Cycle Festival including:

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Since our last update a lot

has happened with the

project and the lm club.

The project continues to movein the right direction. The

management team have had a

series of meetings with funding

advocates and a bank. The

encouraging thing is every one of

the bank and funding advocates

we have met have said from the

presentation and information we

have given them, that it will be a

success. On the strength of this

and their comments It has beenagreed by all the management

team, we are now at a stage

where we are able to set out plans

formally. This will all allow us to

present plans to organisations who

will seek funding on our behalf for

the next stage which is in 2 parts:

1. Feasibility (is the project likely

to succeed long term and how

much will it cost?)

2. Funding availability (is there

funding available to match

THE CRESCENTPROJECT

the amount required for the

project to be completed?).

The flmclub grows instrength and iscurrently sellingtickets for Keson June the 5that the BarleyMow.While this seems to be a lengthy

way of achieving our goal, it is a

requirement of funding providers

to ensure they only support

projects that have a high chance of

success.

The lm club grows in strength

and is currently selling tickets forKes on June the 5th at the Barley

Mow. Tickets are available from

The Barley Mow, The Hospice

shop and Perfect 10 in Gillygate.

All funds raised go to supporting

the project.

We have also launched a BIG

RAFFLE to be drawn in December

Tickets are on sale now and

further details can be found on our

Facebook page and website.

Phil CookChair - The Crescent Project07931700021


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The Ponte Cycle Fest is supporting this great charity and will be taking collections

of food and donations at the race headquarters in the Town Hall all day on June

5th. You can help by bringing along non-perishable food items such as:

Tinned fruit, tomatoes, potatoes carrots sweet corn rice pudding, uht milk,

cartons of fruit juice, biscuits.

The Pontefract Food Bank enables the community of Pontefract to feed the thosein nancial crisis of Pontefract.

We feed three days food normally not more than three times in any six months.

We meet, befriend, offer refreshment, give food and suggest where further help

may be found.

Almost all food is donated by individuals, with some having to be purchased from

gifts to the Food Bank. Please help !

Food vouchers are given out by the professionals working in the area.

If you have questions please phone 07935 530 583 or visit the Gazebo in the event

village in Beastfair.

Make a difference by bringing food to the Ponte Cycle Fest.


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With only three months to go until the big day, we are very excited to

announce the Lancaster Bomber from the RAF Battle of BritainMemorial Flight will be one of the key highlights of the day.Ben Parkinson MBE and the Pilgrim Bandits will be joining us again

this year; a great opportunity to say Hello to Ben and catch-up on theimportant work they do in supporting injured service men and women Check out their Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/pilgrimbandits

Theres going to be a farmers market, balloon races, acrobat shows,military bands, parachutists, a Lancaster bomber y past, dance acts

and much more.


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18wwwpontefractcivicsociety org ukRegistered charity number 513509

Fri 24 JunAn Evening of songs from Gilbert & Sullivan

Sung by The Wakeeld Gilbert & Sullivan

Society for The Royal British Legion (Ackworth &

Pontefract Branch). [Ring 01977 615268]

Sat 25 JunProms at the Castle West Yorkshire Symphony

Orchestra

Sat 9 JulPicnic at the Castle (Pontefract Heritage Group)

Sun 10 JulLiquorice Festival

Sat 23 JulHosting Ilkley Civic Society

Further 2016 Events

Thurs 8 Sun 11 SeptHeritage Open Days:

In collaboration with Wakeeld Council (Castle),

Pontefract Heritage Group, Friends of Friarwood

Valley Gardens and local churches

Sat 15 OctLantern Festival - Pontefract Lionesses

Sun 13 NovRemembrance Sunday

Wed 7 DecMembers Christmas Dinner

Rogerthorpe Manor Hotel

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