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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
There are plenty of maps available in both Castleford and Rothwell libraries, these are mostly large scale plans and maps from the local authority and the coal mining industry. … Continue Reading →
Closure in 1985 has brought about a number of gettogethers. This time the meet was in the Commercial Hotel. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]
An application to attend the Remembrance Service on the 31st of July 2017 gained approval sometime in March. So, after after a few days in Brussels myself and Steve (No … Continue Reading →