News/Reviews

News has reached the group that Ron Ellis, one of our founder members, has sadly passed away recently. His funeral is to be held at St. Wilfrid's Church on Thursday 11th August at 10.30a.m. if anyone wishes to attend. Charles is intending to be there.

 An excellent visit to Temple Newsam for 9 of our members. We were taken on a tour of the cellars, passageways and a tunnel! There was so much to see and our guide Steve, explained everything clearly to us. A brilliant morning for our group. 

A round dozen met online to show our postcard collection. Some were connected to Selby, being very local, but others had been sent from America and other parts of Europe. A very interesting morning - thanks to all those who had a dig around in their resources!

12th July - a small bunch gathered to discuss the weather, house prices, the internet and do a bit of research! 

 Helen Baggott spoke about her love of post cards-'from paper kings to hardware barons', an interesting talk via zoom, a true hybrid meeting. 

A small group met to discuss resources, research and our progress.

 A useful session, discussing outside toilets, graveyards, teddy bears, housing history in Bradford and Uncle Ted coming to visit! You needed to be there to understand the meaning!

A small group gathered to share news and ideas, as well as doing a bit of research!

7th June - Coronation Capers - Chris Cade visited us once again, this time in the guise of a policeman, drafted in to control the crowds along the Mall. A thoroughly entertaining and atmospheric performance. 

A select group met to carry out research, pass on tips, help each other with technology, etc. In summary, a typical meeting!

Royal memories and memoribilia, etc.

This was a busy session, with 14-15 members attending, all the laptops being used for research and several questions aired around the group. The 1921 census and the 1939 register were of particular interest, as well as adjusting the brightness on our laptops. A useful morning.