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  15th Jan 2026 - Ag Revolution

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  19th Feb 2026 - Photo Detective

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  16th Apr 2026 - AGM and talk

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  18th Jun 2026 - BW Walk and Talk

Gallery
Market Place Market Place
Note the new building in the photo on the corner.
Regent Street Regent Street
Note the 'Old Red Lion Hotel'
Chapmangate Chapmangate
Note the independent chapel built in 1807 to the left.
Publications
Bills Book Bill's Book

* Peter Halkon
* NEW 2nd Ed.
* 83 pages
* Illustrated
* Only £10.00
Pocklington at war Pocklington at War

* NEW 2nd Ed.
* 62 pages
* Illustrated
* Only £8.00
Woldgate History Woldgate History

"A History of Woldgate School"

* 60 pages
* Fully illustrated
* Only £5.00
epp Exploring Pocklington's Past

* Peter Halkon
* Summary of
Pocklington Archaeology
* Only £5.00
Heritage Trail Heritage Trail

"A Pock History & Heritage Trail"

* 2nd edition
* 27 pages
* Old photos
* Only £4.99

People and Places Thumb Old Pock

"People and Places of Old Pocklington"

* 40 pages
* Old photos
* Only £5.99
Adieu WW1 Book

"Adieu to dear old Pock"

  * ww1 diary
  * 53 profiles
  * Local News
  * 299 soldiers
  * 246 pages
llp Ladies book

"Ladies Predominating"

  * Biographies
  * Old photos
  * Only £2
Newsletter

PDLHG Newsletters
#1 Oct 2020
#2 Dec 2020
#3 May 2021

Kay and Edwards
Kay & Edwards (Yorkshire) Limited were a haulage delivery company which started in Pocklington on 22nd July 1955 and were dissolved 27 August 1996 after moving to Full Sutton Industrial Estate. These pictures were kindly supplied by Maria Lee (née Welburn). The top picture was taken at no. 21, The Balk, Pocklington in the late 1970's ?

Kay and Edwards

From left to right: Ron Terry, John Markwell, Norman Hudson, Harry Almond, John Dixon, David Kay, Michael Welburn, Bob Kemp, Stephen Welburn and Alan Massey

Grove House Yard

Grove House Yard from which Kay & Edwards operated

.Presentation

From left to right: Harry Almond, Ron Terry, Michael Welburn and Mr Kay Senior

early wagon

An early Edwards of Hull wagon.
Edwards of Hull were started in 1946 by Geoff Edwards, who sold out to Ideal Standard
and was run under the name of Edwards of Hull until about 1998
when they changed the name to Edwards Logistics. Ref: https://www.trucknetuk.com