St Aidan’s Nature Reserve: What better way to dispose of an unwanted opencast coal mining excavation can there be than to convert it into a nature reserve with associated trails and view points. Opencast … Continue Reading →
Governance in Methley 1923 to 1930
Local Government in Methley Page 4 At the January meeting in 1923 a proposal to purchase the Institute and grounds out of Miner’s Welfare funds was mentioned. The annual … Continue Reading →
Governance in Methley 1909 to 1922
Local Government in Methley Page 3 Mr TW Embleton was elected chairman in 1907 and that year plans and estimates were submitted by MR JS Richardson and approved for … Continue Reading →
Governance in Methley 1882 to 1908
Local Government in Methley Page 2 Mr. North resigned as clerk of the Board in 1882 and Mr RS Wigin who had been admitted a solicitor in December 1875 and … Continue Reading →
Governance in Methley 1876 to 1881
Page 1 Local Government in Methley 1876 to 1881 When Rates were 1/3d in the £ Methley Urban Council was to lose its identity following the rearrangement of areas under … Continue Reading →
Earth Stood Hard as Iron
December 2017 Mid 1950’s and three of us were trying to earn some spending brass and bring good cheer to local residents with our carol singing in the run up … Continue Reading →
Rationing Post War
Staple diet to be sure and during the war years, bread was not subject to the ration book. So, when hungry, an older generation will well remember the term ‘fill … Continue Reading →
Photo Enlargement
Small selection of many postcards provided by Janet Rayner of Wakefield
WW1 Sergeant Charles Dowson
Sergeant Charles Dowson Charles Dowson was one of the men who after enlisting in the colours in August 1914 was to survive the whole of the Great War. His … Continue Reading →
Countryside Gallery
No rugged mountains or major forestry here, however given the space and the dispersed character of the village there is any amount of subject matter for even the average camerati. … Continue Reading →
A Stroll Round the Ings
I am indebted to Chris Lowe for allowing me to publish the following record of a walk that he made on the 11th August 2017. Chris and his family … Continue Reading →