28th April 1956 -
Business With Pleasure
While
returning from a pleasure trip to York on Sunday, members of the National
Hospital Services Reserve gave first aid to an injured motorcyclist near
Tadcaster and took him to the Castleford and Normanton District Hospital
22nd June 1956 -
20,000 Miners Invade Pontefract
On Saturday, for the second time in five years,
Pontefract saw the massive spectacle of the annual demonstration and gala of
the Yorkshire Area, of the National Union of Mineworkers
20th July 1956 -
Coldstream Guards Thrilled The Crowds
A
crowd, estimated at nearly 2,000, was enthralled at the Pontefract
Barracks yesterday week, by the band and drums of the Coldstream Guards
beating the ‘Retreat’.
20th July 1956 -
Floods & Damage In Violent Storm
"A
fantastic sight - a four foot wall of mud and water swirling in all
directions" was how Wakefield Road, Pontefract, was described by an
observer, Mr Charlie Harwood.
31st August 1956 -
Visit by Young Germans Was a Success
After
a fortnight reciprocal visit, in which they have been guests of members
of the Pontefract Area Youth Committee, a mixed Westphalian sports party
of young people left Wakefield for London on Sunday
28th December 1956 -
Traditional Yuletide
For the first time for some years, Yuletide
in local districts produced a traditional picture. Snow fell in
Yorkshire on Christmas Eve and reached the Pontefract and Castleford
area late on Christmas Day
