We have been meeting with representatives of the Barlby Community Library Volunteers to discuss a Barlby & Osgodby Parish Community Memories Project. Although in its early stages, we hope to launch the project in early 2027.
Display at Living History Day – Selby Abbey 2026
We were back for our annual visit to Selby Abbey (although last year one was not held, or we would have been there!) with a display and slideshows. We chatted with people about their particular interests in local history. Although
Out and about in September
Summer is over, and we are back into the “swing of things”. We are out and about on 5th and 12th September. Why not pop along and say “hello”. Our monthly meetings re-start on 8 September, and our Explore sessions
Summer Outing to Aughton Church
Following our June meeting with a talk by Phil Gilbank on the “Pilgrimage of Grace 1536 led by Robert Aske of Aughton”, a group of us had a summer outing to visit Aughton Church on 11 August. The Church Tower
Summer Social 2026
Once again, we had a very enjoyable summer social held at the Wadkin Arms on 14 July. It was great to see everyone having the chance to chat throughout the evening. Our self-catering was again excellent! A very enjoyable evening.
National Local and Community History Month
May every year celebrates Local and Community History Month. This year, OHHG have been asked by the Barlby & Community Library if we would like to put a display of local history of the villages of Barlby and Osgodby in
Everyone has a story, what’s yours?
We would love to hear from anyone interested in taking part in a project to record your memories of growing up in a village. If you are interested your can email us or pop into one of our Explore sessions
Monthly Meeting – 14 April 2026
We are delighted to welcome back Tony Kisby, Volunteer RAF Snaith. Tony gave a very interesting talk last year on RAF Riccall and RAF Snaith. On this visit he will be talking about three more local airfields used during the
Speaker Programme 2026
We ae delighted to share our speaker programme for 2026. We have a wide selection of speakers covering a wide-ranging number of topics. If you have any ideas/suggestions for future speakers, please email us osgodbyheritage@gmail.com You do not have to
Monthly Meeting – 10 March 2026
Our next monthly meeting is on Tuesday 10 March 2026. We look forwarding to welcoming Jon Kenny, Community Archaeologist. He will be sharing the discoveries of the medieval story of Skipwith.