Club and Institute Annual Show 4th September 1948
Held at the Working Men’s Club the open show prizes were won as follows:- Round Potatoes – W Bell, Kidney Potatoes – D Sidebottom, White Cabbage – R Ellis, … Continue Reading →
Category: Geography
Harrogate Flower Show 2006
There we were looking at exotic flowers, water features, garden furniture and everything imaginable for the keen gardener. A visit to the produce hall to see the competition marrows, leeks … Continue Reading →
Hen Run 1948
The Council had decided to build a number of bungalows for the elderly on the allotments along Station Road. There were no objectors with the exception of Johnny Naylor … Continue Reading →
Bringing Home the Bacon
Pre-war public health legislation was framed to improve hygiene by preventing the local slaughter of animals from allotments and ordering that such action should take place in approved slaughter houses. … Continue Reading →
Former Opencast Workings St Aidans
RSPB Nature Reserve – like a phoenix from the ashes of the opencast mine the now restored site will be officially open from 9.30am on Saturday 25th May. It looks … Continue Reading →
Pit Holidays St Leger Week
During the 1950’s and 1960’s unless any major maintenance work dictated – the NUM Branch at Savile were invited to contribute to the decision on which 2 holiday weeks the pit … Continue Reading →
Picnics in Methley
You won’t see many people enjoying/taking picnics in the village these days – with the exception of those taking in the whole afternoon at one of the cricket matches. … Continue Reading →
Paper Round
Always late from school for the pick up and so I was always racing at 100mph hurdling hedges and fences (made a lot of enemies doing this) and charging through … Continue Reading →
Pontefract and Castleford Express – Extracts 1937
19th November, 1937 Scholey Hill’s Victory :- As was anticipated, Scholey Hill gained another easy victory by seven goals to nil, when they entertained Leeds Fireclay. The visitors never once … Continue Reading →
Len Townley – Reminiscences
E-mail from Len Townsley in North Wales 2nd August 2010 Having lived in Guernsey for many years and now retired to North Wales, I was delighted to find the Methley … Continue Reading →