
Pontefract Heritage Group
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Pontefract Heritage Group
@GroupPontefract
Volunteers promoting the heritage & history of the fabulous Ancient Borough in a fun & accessible way.


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.

📣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

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-buildings…

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

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/event/light-up… #LightUpWFD #Pontefract


🫂 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

Hugely proud of the team. This is just wonderful.








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







