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The Trustees of Pocklington Community Trust are delighted to announce the signing of a 125-year lease between the Trust and Pocklington Town Council for the whole of Burnby Hall and the adjoining community hall, effective from the 1st of October 2026. This follows three years of protracted negotiations between the Town Council and ERYC. Pocklington…

We really enjoyed organising and running our first Makers Market. Our stall holders were fantastic, with beautiful items available to buy and we couldn’t have asked for a better atmosphere. We spent a long time curating the event and are trying to build a reputation at our Makers Market for high quality locally made items….

A fun night out – and a chance to support your local Community Centre. Get together with friends, family or colleagues for an evening of live murder mystery theatre, food, drinks and detective work. The Deadly Dozen are a live murder mystery performance group. Their actors play the characters, perform the scenes and reveal the…

We have had a fantastic response to to the idea of a Makers Market in the Community Hall. We are going ahead with the first event on the 12th September 2026 and will look to hold them more often if they prove to be popular – there are certainly a lot of really talented makers…

Can we say a huge thank you to everyone who made a donation to our furniture appeal. The small Gopak tables will replace the dilapidated square tables that were previously stored in the entrance to the Community Hall. The new furniture has enabled us to clear the lobby and made it a more welcoming space

A special thank you to Pocklington Wolds WI for their generous donation that has enabled the Community Trust to purchase a projector and wireless microphones for use in the Community Hall Thank you ladies!

The Two Ridings funded project to enclose the Stewart Room is now complete. A special thank you to Steve McMillan for his skilful joinery adapting the existing panelling with the new wall and door. Work on the main lobby entrance is also underway. Energy efficient LED lighting has been installed in the newly created lobby….

With the project to enclose the Stewart Room now underway, the Trustees are now turning their attentions to readying a second ground floor meeting room in Burnby Hall…. The Pocela Meeting Room shown reconfigured as a Lecture /Seminar Room seating up to 20 delegates. Our new furniture enables the space to be reconfigured in under…

The emergency roof repairs and work to replace the glass lantern at Burnby Hall is nowcomplete. The Trustees would like to thank the UKSPF team at ERYC and the Town Councilfor supporting this essential project to make the building watertight and prevent furtherdamage to the internal fabric of the building. The Trustees would also like…