This might be an appropriate point to list my currently available power-point presentations; Some thoughts on the Geology of the Humberside Region and its impact on social and economic history (a clumsy title but, I think, a good presentation). History of Housing in Barton and area (x 2). History of Housing in Barrow. History of […]

The six week W.E.A. course at Barrow on Humber is now finished, the feed-back (formal and informal) from the class members was positive and by the last session Sylvia had printed-out and brought together in a folder all the sections researched and written by the class members. Over the next few months the text has to

The History of the Adamant Cement Works, Barton on Humber, 7-30pm Thursday 31st March in the building on the corner of West Acridge and Fleetgate (Barton and District History Society).

The 17 members of the class have made excellent progress and I think that all the writing, along with chosen pictures, for the different sections has been completed. A class member living at Scawby has kindly agreed to collate the sections in an agreed order to prepare  a draft script for the book. Most sections have been sent

On the theme of Spring, and writing on a windswept, wet Easter Monday morning, the frogs seem to be coming out of hibernation late this year. Have not yet seen any frog-spawn and unfortunately on Sluice Road as many properties have large gardens and outbuildings the frogs are having to cross the road from their

(Sorry no picture, I’m still trying to work-out how to download pictures transferred from my camera). One plant/tree that is doing well is the alder, A native tree and at home in very wet soil it has clearly coped well with the very wet Winter and early Spring, although the drab colours of the catkin-like flowers and last