Changing religious buildings in the changing urban landscape of Bradford. This is the last chance to book for the above walk. Meeting time and place: Bradford Forster Square Railway Station at 11am on Monday 30th September. Those arriving at Bradford Interchange Station will need to take a ten minute walk across the city centre. (There […]
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Happy new year! As indicated in the autumn newsletter, we are intending to have walks for PLACE members and friends on the third Saturday in each month this coming year (although the April walk will be on the fourth Saturday to avoid the Easter weekend). The locations and walk details will be advertised in the […]
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The date of the PLACE visit to Swaledale has had to change to Tuesday 20th July. Everyone who had signed up for the original date of 13th July has been informed. Unfortunately, some people are unable to come on the new date, so we now have spaces available. If you would like to join us […]
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The PLACE summer newsletter 2020 is now available for download via the link below. Please note that the planned walk around Grassington on August 19th has been postponed until next spring, in light of the ongoing coronavirus situation. A decision on the Roseberry Topping, planned for Thursday 10th September, will be taken at the end […]
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We have had a very good response to our proposed visit to the Drax Power Station in October. As numbers are limited by Drax itself, the visit is now full and we cannot take any more bookings. Sorry to disappoint anyone who was hoping to come.
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Our next fieldtrip will be to Saltburn-by-the-Sea on Wednesday 10th June. This is a chance to explore the beautiful valley of the Skelton Beck and learn about the development of Saltburn, in the company of local historian, Philip Thompson. Meet at the Woodlands Centre (grid ref: NZ 665208) at 11.00am, for a cup of coffee […]
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An additional event has been arranged, as a follow-up to our recent short course on the Norman Conquest of Yorkshire. This will take place on Saturday 28th June, when Robert Wright will guide us around Pickering Castle and St Gregory Minster. Meet at 2.00pm in the car park for Pickering Castle. Entry is free for members of […]
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Our fieldtrip to Warter and Nunburnholme on 6th July was enjoyed by 17 PLACE members and led by Richard Myerscough and Peter Halkon. The morning was spent at the Wolds Heritage Centre – the redundant parish church in Warter – where Rose Horspool gave a fascinating presentation on the history of the site. Coffee and […]
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Our outing to Middleham Castle on Saturday 15th June was a fitting climax to the short course led by Robert Wright, ‘Six Yorkshire Castles’. PLACE members were guided round expertly by Robert, who explained the layout of the site and the uses of the various rooms. Most of us managed to get to the top […]
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The PLACE outing to Grass Wood on June 8th took place in perfect weather! James Ferguson of the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust gave us a wonderful tour of the nature reserve, pointing out the current management work and discussing plans for the future. The spring flowers were at their best: carpets of bluebells made a lovely […]
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