Newsletter
Here is the first Newsletter for the Pocklington District Heriage Trust. We hope to produce a quarterly edition which will contain the latest news and will also be available from our website and pocklingtonhistory.com
Latest News
Pocklington Horticultural Society’s donation helps our future museum to bloom
Pocklington District Heritage Trust received an unexpected boost to its plans to create a district museum within Burnby Hall, when Pocklington Horticultural Society handed over a cheque for £500. Presenting the cheque at the heritage trust’s recent ‘Revealing the Shield(s)’ event...
Revealing the Shield
A capacity audience in the Community Hall saw the unveiling of the replica shield that was found in ‘The Mile’. Phil Gilbank who is Chairman of Pocklington District Heritage Trust together with Roland Williamson, who is one of the countries...
Target for Anglo-Saxon Artefact Reached!
Thank you everyone for your support and generosity. We are over the finishing line having raised the target £4,000. Having reached the target amount we have updated Arts Council England who are managing matters on behalf of the Dept of...
Revealing the Pocklington Shield
On Friday 28 March, Pocklington District Heritage Trust is unveiling a new, stunning reproduction of the Pocklington Shield alongside its 2,500 year-old original, described by experts as: “the most important British Celtic art object of the millennium.” The two shields...
Meeting with Trustees on 25th January 2025
1/25 Present: C Bond, R Fisk, P Gilbank (chairman), P Halkon, S McNamee, A Sefton. J Green (minutes secretary) 2/25 Welcome and Apologies PG welcomed everyone to the meeting. Apologies were received from D Bowman, R Bryon, and A Harvey 3/25 Minutes...
Summary of a meeting of the Trustees held on 18th October 2024
a. Museum Creation Pocklington Town Council (PTC) has been granted an Operational Licence by ERYC to operate the hall until the lease is finalised. Pocklington Community Trust CIO is currently operating the hall on a voluntary basis on behalf of PTC....
Save a Pocklington Anglo Saxon artefact from export
A temporary export bar has been placed on a rare Anglo-Saxon, Gold and Garnet panel discovered at Pocklington An export bar has been placed on a rare Anglo-Saxon, Gold and Garnet Panel that was discovered in Pocklington to provide an...
2024 Pocklington Heritage Festival
Our most successful festival yet! Over 130 delegates for our archaeological conference, capacity attendance for our Beanfeast evening, over 200 attended our family day including a visit from our local MP. Day 2 – Shiftipig perform at the Beanfeast...
Pocklington District Heritage Trust
Summary of a meeting of the Trustees held on 6th September 2024 Committee reports Museum Creation Pocklington Town Council (PTC) were in negotiation with East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC) regarding the lease. It is expected to take several months...
