Blessed is the Town of Knottingley
Thanks primarily to the support given to us by our contributors, our Knottingley website is now undoubtedly one of the most comprehensive and extensive sources of information available for any town of comparable size in the country. With thousands of pages of information and images depicting the towns origins and...
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Pontefract Online Quiz
I said that it wouldn't be long and here it is - an online quiz for our Pontefract based visitors. It's just a small introduction, containing only 25 questions at present but as with our Knottingley quiz, it will be expanded over the coming weeks using all the information present...
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Knottingley History Online Quiz
We have now introduced an Online Quiz to the Knottingley website for you to test your knowledge of our local history. Our database of questions is still being compiled but there are sufficient questions available already for you to participate. I'm sure that many of them will have you pondering...
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Winterburn Family History
I am searching for information on the family of Winterburn in Pontefract. Richard Winterburn (Abt 1771 to 1848) was a currier at various times in Horsefair and Castle Chain. I think he married Sarah Lapidge (1779 to 1853) in 1798. They had a number of children, including...
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Willow Park School 1936-1946
Some years ago I handed a postcard in to Pontefract Museum showing pupils of Willow Park School, Pontefract, taken in the Rookeries. I had forgotten all about this until your article about Willow Park in issue number four of the Digest Magazine. The Museum, kindly found it again for me....
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Old Days in Pontefract
I recently received the March 2007 copy of the Digest, and was very interested in the story of the Barnbow Girls by Maureen Byran and the reference to an educated 'coloured gentleman' who lodged in Old Church. This reminded me of my early childhood and listening to my parents talking...
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You Can Feel Justly Proud
I have waited before writing to you in the forlorn hope that a valedictory issue of the Digest Magazine was in the pipeline when publication ceased, but alas, it is not to be.
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The Legend of the Iron Man
Do you remember when we were children our parents, grandparents and the older folk of Knottingley telling us,” Don’t go near the canal because the Iron Man will get you.”? I do. I even knew the exact metal...
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Contact Us Live - Chat With Others
Did you know that it's now possible to contact us directly? If we are online and available you can chat with us instantly simply by becoming a member of the One of a Family (http://www.oneofafamily.co.uk) website. Register for free and download our Desktop Application and whenever we are...
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Sponsored Child
Regrettably, the demise of the Digest Magazine means we can no longer continue our sponsorship of Sangita Kumari, whom we have supported since February 2005. In total, the Digest Magazine contributed almost £400 to the welfare of Sangita and other young children in her community in Nepal so let's...
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