Pontefract Castle

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Introduction to natural dyeing in a school setting 🧵 Tue 28 Jan | 4pm-6pm | @PonteCastle Look at ways of incorporating naturally dyeing into your school either as part of an club or for within your class as part of your lessons. Book now >> tradedservices.wakefield.gov.uk/Event/248739 5/7

Check out this incredible piece by @ThatShakespeare! 🏰🎨 Cassidy has masterfully recreated Alexander Keirincx's 1640 painting of the castle. We're in awe! You can find out more about the history of Pontefract Castle in our interactive painting bit.ly/PCInteractiveP…

Well, it’s coming along. Needs details. But I want to let this layer dry first. If I get brave enough, I’ll add some tiny people. @PonteCastle #PontefractCastle #AmPainting

The café at the Pontefract Castle visitor centre is currently closed and we are reviewing options for the future offer at the site. In the meantime we are continuing to offer tea and coffee and other refreshments from the visitor centre. @MyWakefield

@ThatShakespeare Thank you! We'll share it next week, keep up the incredible work!

@PonteCastle Yes absolutely!

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@TopCatCas17 @MyWakefield The Coffee Shop is open Wednesday to Sunday, 11am to 3pm this week, so should work out for you! It'll then be shut until Thursday 2 Jan (it's usually shut on Mondays and Tuesdays in the winter months)

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas - which means it's almost time for our incredible staff and volunteers to take a well-earned break! 🎄 We will close at 2pm on Tuesday 24 December for Christmas and New Year. We will reopen at 8.30am on Thursday 2 January 2025.

@PontefractCivic @PontefractAT @stgilesacademy @WatertonTrust @HFSMPontefract Thank you for sharing!

@PontefractAT @stgilesacademy @WatertonTrust @HFSMPontefract Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust

Teachers and educators - kickstart your 2025 with a series of free CPD sessions across the Wakefield district! 👩‍🏫 Join us on 28 Jan for "Introduction to natural dyeing in a school setting". The session is free, but booking is required. Register at tradedservices.wakefield.gov.uk/Event/248739

The Book Fairies are celebrating the new collector’s editions from Wordsworth today by hiding them for lucky finders all around the UK! Who will be lucky enough to spot some of these around Pontefract? 💜📚💜 #iBelieveinBookFairies

Happy 30th birthday to the National Lottery! 🤞 We're joining @HeritageFundUK to celebrate Crossed Finger Selfie Day and say a big #ThanksToYou to National Lottery players. It's helped fund lots of our projects over the years, including redevelopment works at @PonteCastle!

We are open today for snowy strolls! ❄️ Be sure to wrap up warm and take it easy on the paths. Enjoy the snow while it lasts! ⛄️ #UKSnow

These works have now finished and the road is back open!

@PontefractReads Congratulations! 🥳

Thank you to everyone who voted for us 💜📚💜

Have you heard... the Oh, Yes it is! 75 years of the St Giles with St Mary's Pantomime Society exhibition opens on Monday 18 November! 🥳 More info at bit.ly/OhYesItIsatPM Audio description: The Witch talks to Hansel, two Gretels and three birds outside Pontefract Museum.

"Oh Pomfret, Pomfret! O thou bloody prison." Horrible Histories is getting a special BAFTA award this month - so we're sharing some grizzly tales of our own 👀 Marie brings to life Richard II's ill-fated stay at Pontefract Castle, and has some feedback for Shakespeare...

Did you catch the story about a PhD student discovering a lost Mayan city using #Lidar? 🤯 In the UK, Lidar data is freely available from the @EnvAgency. Here's the Lidar image of our very own castle. You can even see our picnic benches!