Volunteers promoting the heritage & history of the fabulous Ancient Borough in a fun & accessible way.
Joined September 2018
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Pontefract Heritage Group retweeted
21 Jan 2022
Happy Friday! Well done to our super stars of the week! #assembly #superstars
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Pontefract Heritage Group retweeted
18 Jan 2022
OYEZ OYEZ OYEZ It had been such a long time since the last talk & as @PaulCartwright references it was good fun trying to guess the name behind the mask. Thanks to everyone involved in producing a great evening #coffee #tea #biscuits #raffle
#Pontefractisthecentreoftheuniverse
17 Jan 2022
Great turnout tonight as Dave Cooke takes us on a "seated" #EnglishCivilWar meander around Royalist #Pontefract and siege lines of #cromwell. Wonderful to see so many known faces; not quite the Masked Singer or Dancer.
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Pontefract Heritage Group retweeted
10 Jan 2022
OYEZ OYEZ OYEZ Please share. A new creative workshop at #Pontefract Museum
FREE open to 14-25 yo, 29 Jan. Booking essential. @GroupPontefract @PontefractCivic
10 Jan 2022
📣Working with @WakeyLitfest & @SparkWakefield we have a new Creative Writing Workshop inspired by the Bracing Air, Abundant Amusements: The Travel Posters of Charles Pears exhibition at Pontefract Museum
📝FREE, open to 14-25yo, Sat 29 Jan 10.30am-12.30pm
📱💻Booking essential
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Pontefract Heritage Group retweeted
11 Jan 2022
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Definitely worth attending.
at #Pontefract Town Hall, Monday 17 Jamuary 7pm
Further details below
@GroupPontefract @PontefractCivic @Expwakefield
11 Jan 2022
Happy New Year!
The first of our in-person talks is on Monday 17 January, 2022 at 7pm.
Pontefract Town Hall
Pontefract Civic Society members: Do NOT need to book as talks are FREE to members.
eventbrite.co.uk/e/if-buildi…
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Pontefract Heritage Group retweeted
12 Jan 2022
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@GroupPontefract @PontefractCivic
Today our new chair of Build Our Futures Forum, set the agenda for next weeks meeting.
We've lots to discuss and plans to make but most of all we can't wait to introduce our new chair!!
#BuildOurFutures #wakeyouthvoice
#wfyouthofficial
#youthvoice
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2 Nov 2021
Light up for the festive season!
2 Nov 2021
Welcome the start of the festive season by admiring the lighting up of Pontefract Town Hall, the Buttercross and St. Giles Church, plus the switch on of the Christmas lights, this November as part of Light Up! experiencewakefield.co.uk/ev…
#LightUpWFD #Pontefract
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15 Oct 2021
Pontefract is the home of the first secret ballot for a parliamentary election in 1872 - a step to protect the will of the people from the violence of a few. Today's terrible attack on that democracy is an attack on us all.
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Pontefract Heritage Group retweeted
8 Oct 2021
We are absolutely thrilled to have been shortlisted for @MuseumsAssoc Museums Change Lives best project award for #AWorldOfGood, which aims to inspire positive action on the climate crisis
8 Oct 2021
🫂 Best Museums Change Lives Project 🫂
⭐️ @WFMuseums (Wakefield MDC Cultural Services) – A World of Good
⭐️ @BarnsleyMuseums – Feels Like Home
⭐️ @JusticeMuseum – Make It Yours: Workshops in an Envelope
ALT A person holds a model of a bird while standing in front of model trees and other small birds
ALT A crowd of people listen to a staff member at Barnsley Museum
ALT A person holds a 'Make it Yours' workshop in a brown envelope
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9 Oct 2021
We've rarely seen an exhibition with so much information, inspiration, creativity and interest packed in to a modest space. Well worth a visit, and well done to the team at @WFMuseums
8 Oct 2021
Hugely proud of the team. This is just wonderful.
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Pontefract Heritage Group retweeted
4 Oct 2021
WORDFEST IS BACK!
Led by @WFlibraries as part of #EarthFestWFD, Wordfest 2021 combines the power of our spoken and written language through poetry, theatre, debate, song and creative writing #WordFestWFD
experiencewakefield.co.uk/ev…
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3 Oct 2021
Well done the Colls!
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28 Sep 2021
Yes!
24 Jul 2021
Everyone in our district deserves the public luxury of affordable outdoor swimming. We're campaigning for a new lido for Wakefield & the Five Towns. Sign our petition now👇
actionnetwork.org/petitions/…
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Pontefract Heritage Group retweeted
21 Sep 2021
Climate change can be overwhelming, we get that.
Our friends at @WFMuseums have been inspired by Charles Waterton to #DoAWorldOfGood and have some ideas of where to start.
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#ClimateWakey #Wakefield #GreatBigGreenWeek #EarthFestWFD
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Pontefract Heritage Group retweeted
28 Sep 2021
OYEZ OYEZ OYEZ - The Tours have resumed at #Pontefract Castle Dungeons - YIPPEE
Better than ever Excellent value for money. @GroupPontefract @PontefractCivic
28 Sep 2021
Tickets for this weekend's pre-bookable Dungeon Tours are now live!
Have you always wanted to know the story of the Pontefract Castle dungeons? Then come along and find out.
bit.ly/WMandCEvents
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26 Sep 2021
What a wonderful weekend for our Castle! A spectacular return for events. Well done to all involved. #PontefractGiants @PonteCastle @JohnCrier @PontefractCivic
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Pontefract Heritage Group retweeted
24 Sep 2021
We're on the countdown to #PontefractGiants this weekend! Do you have your tickets yet?
Don't miss this stunning installation by artists
@MattRosier
and James Bulley and witness 300,000 years of history in Pontefract Castle's ancient grounds.
bit.ly/WMandCEvents
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Pontefract Heritage Group retweeted
17 Sep 2021
"And there was dancing of Giantes; and musick prepared to meet us.”
Those were the words written by playwright Ben Johnson more than 400 years ago. This Autumn, the Giants return.
Experience the show - 25th & 26th September. #PontefractGiants
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Pontefract Heritage Group retweeted
4 Sep 2021
It's the return of @wakefieldjazz this October.🎷
For some it's a well kept secret but those in the know listen to some of the best British, European and American musicians in this intimate setting.
Find out more: wakefieldjazz.org/
#Wakefield2025 #CityofCulture2025
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