A New Sound System for the Community Hall
Pocklington Community Trust is delighted to announce the donation of audio-visual equipment for use in the Community Hall. The Trustees would like to express their gratitude to Biamp for making this possible with the donation and installation of the sound system and especially to Brian Davies, Director of Consultant Relationships, Europe, who organised and kindly…
285% increase in Community Hall booking hours since 1st October 2024
After taking over from East Riding of Yorkshire Council bookings for the Community Hall were around 7% of available capacity. We introduced a new hire tariff and a more user-friendly online booking system at the start of October 2024. The changes we introduced have made the community hall affordable and more accessible. This has resulted…
New LED energy efficient lighting installed in the Community Hall
Pocklington Community Trust is pleased to report the installation of new energy efficient LED lighting in the community hall during December. The Trustees would like to express their gratitude to Mr Tim Coats, Managing Director of TCE Electrical Ltd (www.tceelectrical.com), for making this possible, through the generous donation of the lighting units. The energy saving…
Heritage Festival 2024
Day 1 of our 2024 Pocklington Heritage Festival. The conference on Anglo-Saxon’s and Vikings was so popular it was a sell out with over 130 delegates present. On view was our brand new travelling Museum which was part funded by a UK govt. Levelling-Up grant. The quality of the presentations was outstanding with many ground…
Pocklington Chrysanthemum Society Show 2024
“This year’s Pocklington Chrysanthemum Society’s 76th Annual Show will take place at Burnby Hall on Saturday, 2nd November 2024 Despite the name of the show, there are also classes for vegetables, handicrafts, cookery and photography – and a few categories for children. A spokesperson said: “The show is open to anyone to enter and there…
Pocklington Town Council takes Control of the Community Hall on 1st October
After 15 months of planning and negotiating, by a small team of Town Councillors, Trustees and volunteers, the Burnby Hall project now moves a major step closer to realisation. On 11th September 2024 East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC) and Pocklington Town Council (PTC) agreed the Heads of Terms for a 125 year lease on Burnby…
7th Pocklington Guides and NWW Division Rangers Annual Craft Fair
7th Pocklington Guides and NWW Division Rangers are holding their annual Craft Fair at the Community Centre on Sunday November 17th between 10.30am and 4pm. The fair has professional stall holders and has been a popular event for over 30 years. Girls between the ages of 10 – 14 can join Guides and Rangers between…