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The Friends of Wakefield Chantry Chapel
Contact: : David Royston
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: Chantrychapelwakefield.org
Facebook: The Friends of Chantry Chapel
Few meetings but an Annual General Meeting is held in June in the Chantry Chapel. We aim to create interest in an iconic building by means of open days, art exhibitions, concerts and talks.
All activities are held in the Chantry Chapel of St Mary the Virgin, Wakefield Bridge.
Lock Lane Residents Group
Contact: Rod Rayner
Tel: 07951 974 174
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.locklaneresidentsgroup.org.uk
Dance Troupe every Monday (excluding bank holidays) at 5.15pm
Children’s Craft night Fridays at 6pm (excluding 30th October which will be Halloween party and 11th December which will be the Christmas party and the last event for 2015).
All at Lock Lane Community Centre, Castleford.
Pontefract Heritage Group
Contact: Martin Lodge
Tel: 01977 796456
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.pontefractheritagegroup.org.uk
Facebook: Pontefract Heritage Group
No programme of regular meetings. We tend to meet before and after our many events. Dates and details are posted on our website. We strive to raise awareness of Pontefract’s rich heritage through staging events at the castle, living history presentations, guided walks etc and to promote the town as a visitor destination.
Stroke Club
Contact: Sheena Woodward
Tel: 01924 369631
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.stgeorgeslupset.org.uk
Facebook: St George’s Community Centre
We meet fortnightly on Tuesdays 1.30pm – 3.30pm at St George’s Community Centre, Broadway, Lupset, WF2 8AA.
We offer arts and crafts, speakers, demonstrations and videos. For people who have suffered a stroke and wish to talk to people who understand.
Wakefield Caledonian Society
Contact: Mrs Norma Redfearn
Tel: 01924 218566
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: www.wdco.org/site/Wakefield-Caledonian-Society/
We meet at St Ignatius Church Hall, Ossett – October, November, March (one social event per occasion)
New Brookhouse Club, Barnsley Rd, Wakefield – February – Burns supper
The group was established 1953 and promotes the culture, music and dance of Scotland.
Wakefield Civic Society
Contact: Kevin Trickett
Tel: 07967 516841
E-mail: info@wakefieldcivicsociety,org.uk
Website: www.wakefieldcivicsociety.org.uk
Facebook: Wakefield Civic Society
Twitter: @WakefieldCivicS
Open meetings usually held on the third Thursday evening of each month from September to March (except December). Meetings start at 7.30pm. Other meetings, events and excursions held throughout the year. We also participate in the Wakefield Artwalk.
We aim to encourage civic pride in Wakefield through celebrating the city’s fascinating built heritage and campaigning for the very best in architecture, design and town planning for new development.
Wakefield Historical Society
Contact: Phil Judkins
Tel: 0797144 9451
E-mail: [email protected]
[email protected]
Website: www.wakefieldhistoricalsociety.org.uk
Wakefield Chantry Chapel on Wakefield Bridge
7.30pm
Second Wednesday of the month September – April
Talks and excursions relating to the history of Wakefield and the area together with projects discovering the history of the area and disseminating it.
Wood Street Arts
Contact: Natalie Liddle
Tel: 07426 036586
E-mail: [email protected]
Facebook: Wood Street Arts
14 Wood Street, Wakefield, WF1 2ED.
Wood Street Arts is a community interest company that aims to bring together residents of Wakefield and surrounding areas through events, learning and support. We provide a performance venue for local artists, musicians and writers, we offer artistic workshops and services and will soon open a community photography darkroom.
Youth Café
Contact: Tam Tiffany
Tel: 01924 369631
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.stgeorgeslupset.org.uk
Facebook: St George’s Community Centre
Wednesday 5.30pm – 7.30pm
Friday 7pm – 9pm
St George’s Community Centre, Broadway, Lupset, WF2 8AA.
A place for young people aged 11+ to socialise , become confident, have fun and most importantly be safe off the streets. We also provide various activities in the holidays including arts and crafts.
Contact: : David Royston
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: Chantrychapelwakefield.org
Facebook: The Friends of Chantry Chapel
Few meetings but an Annual General Meeting is held in June in the Chantry Chapel. We aim to create interest in an iconic building by means of open days, art exhibitions, concerts and talks.
All activities are held in the Chantry Chapel of St Mary the Virgin, Wakefield Bridge.
Lock Lane Residents Group
Contact: Rod Rayner
Tel: 07951 974 174
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.locklaneresidentsgroup.org.uk
Dance Troupe every Monday (excluding bank holidays) at 5.15pm
Children’s Craft night Fridays at 6pm (excluding 30th October which will be Halloween party and 11th December which will be the Christmas party and the last event for 2015).
All at Lock Lane Community Centre, Castleford.
Pontefract Heritage Group
Contact: Martin Lodge
Tel: 01977 796456
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.pontefractheritagegroup.org.uk
Facebook: Pontefract Heritage Group
No programme of regular meetings. We tend to meet before and after our many events. Dates and details are posted on our website. We strive to raise awareness of Pontefract’s rich heritage through staging events at the castle, living history presentations, guided walks etc and to promote the town as a visitor destination.
Stroke Club
Contact: Sheena Woodward
Tel: 01924 369631
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.stgeorgeslupset.org.uk
Facebook: St George’s Community Centre
We meet fortnightly on Tuesdays 1.30pm – 3.30pm at St George’s Community Centre, Broadway, Lupset, WF2 8AA.
We offer arts and crafts, speakers, demonstrations and videos. For people who have suffered a stroke and wish to talk to people who understand.
Wakefield Caledonian Society
Contact: Mrs Norma Redfearn
Tel: 01924 218566
E-Mail: [email protected]
Website: www.wdco.org/site/Wakefield-Caledonian-Society/
We meet at St Ignatius Church Hall, Ossett – October, November, March (one social event per occasion)
New Brookhouse Club, Barnsley Rd, Wakefield – February – Burns supper
The group was established 1953 and promotes the culture, music and dance of Scotland.
Wakefield Civic Society
Contact: Kevin Trickett
Tel: 07967 516841
E-mail: info@wakefieldcivicsociety,org.uk
Website: www.wakefieldcivicsociety.org.uk
Facebook: Wakefield Civic Society
Twitter: @WakefieldCivicS
Open meetings usually held on the third Thursday evening of each month from September to March (except December). Meetings start at 7.30pm. Other meetings, events and excursions held throughout the year. We also participate in the Wakefield Artwalk.
We aim to encourage civic pride in Wakefield through celebrating the city’s fascinating built heritage and campaigning for the very best in architecture, design and town planning for new development.
Wakefield Historical Society
Contact: Phil Judkins
Tel: 0797144 9451
E-mail: [email protected]
[email protected]
Website: www.wakefieldhistoricalsociety.org.uk
Wakefield Chantry Chapel on Wakefield Bridge
7.30pm
Second Wednesday of the month September – April
Talks and excursions relating to the history of Wakefield and the area together with projects discovering the history of the area and disseminating it.
Wood Street Arts
Contact: Natalie Liddle
Tel: 07426 036586
E-mail: [email protected]
Facebook: Wood Street Arts
14 Wood Street, Wakefield, WF1 2ED.
Wood Street Arts is a community interest company that aims to bring together residents of Wakefield and surrounding areas through events, learning and support. We provide a performance venue for local artists, musicians and writers, we offer artistic workshops and services and will soon open a community photography darkroom.
Youth Café
Contact: Tam Tiffany
Tel: 01924 369631
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.stgeorgeslupset.org.uk
Facebook: St George’s Community Centre
Wednesday 5.30pm – 7.30pm
Friday 7pm – 9pm
St George’s Community Centre, Broadway, Lupset, WF2 8AA.
A place for young people aged 11+ to socialise , become confident, have fun and most importantly be safe off the streets. We also provide various activities in the holidays including arts and crafts.