Counsellor Parkinson digging the first turf on the Hospice land in 1988. 
Pictured with Mike Brown and Hospice Supporters.

The articles and photographs describing the foundations of the Pontefract Hospice were submitted by Oliver Walker, 
with contributions from Laura Bennett, Phyl Hague and Gretta Sharkey.



All correspondence should be addressed to:
Michael Norfolk, The Digest, 21 Bassett Close, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 9XG. Tel: 01757 706845