East Yorkshire local and family history

Looking out of the window it is a lovely bright, sunny day but once outside it is obvious that there is a cold northerly wind - one of those...

Friday sees the opening of the new Howden Heritage Centre in what was the old HSBC bank in Howden Market Place. Under the enthusiastic leade...

Almost a month has passed since I last wrote here and a lot has happened in between. The snowdrops are now dying off and being replaced by d...

It is now February- but one of the coldest weekends of the winter so far. There is a cold wind and it is raining and dark. We have not seen ...

 It is a grey time of year but at least we were not flooded on Friday 13th. We received a flood warning from the Environment Agency and  wen...

Tomorrow my WEA history of Howden class restarts after the Christmas break and I am looking forward to seeing everyone again. We are beginni...

So it's 2017 and almost time to take down the tree.  We enjoyed our turkey and watched fireworks over the river on New Year's Eve. T...

I am writing this post on the day before Christmas Eve - i.e. Friday 23rd December. It is a quiet moment with mince pies in the tin,  turkey...

Last night I went to the Howden late night shopping event. It was a very pleasant occasion - it did not rain or snow and it was not cold. I ...

November has in many ways lived unto its reputation as a gloomy month. It has rained; the dykes are full and we have had frosts and fog. But...