Author: Shirley Sinclair

Thank you to everyone who came along to the Osgodby Feast and for the lovely feedback you gave us. It was great to see all the generations not only enjoying the entertainment but asking questions about the exhibition. It was

The small Group co-ordinating the Osgodby Feast are having a busy week. We’re still unsure how many display boards we will have access to, but never mind we’ll just have to adjust. We’re keeping our fingers crossed that the weather

The July monthly meeting was also combined with a social get together of members of the Group. Peter and June had kindly volunteered to host the meeting at Crumbling Piles, or far more aptly known as Osgodby Hall. It was

A couple of days after the summer solstice, the chosen five met to bring together ideas for the Osgodby Feast on 10 September. The first marker put down was the display of the research throughout the project in the main

Well, after all the excitement of the Osgodby Dig, what have we been up to? We got involved in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations in the village, and did some research and put on a display in Barlby & Osgodby

Where did the week end go! Back on site on Tuesday and April showers did not stop the enthusiasm of the volunteers. It really is heartening to have the support of individuals from other local groups helping us., together with

Full of anticipation and excitement, the Osgodby Dig began on 5 April, with professional direction by Jon Kenny, Community Archaeologist. It was great to meet all the volunteers on site. The first job of the day was to put-up the

You can be excused for thinking we are about to give some Spring advice for your garden – but no – the Osgodby Dig is about to start! Jon Kenny our Community Archaeologist will be leading the dig in the

We were delighted to welcome back John Lee to give a talk on Using Maps for Local & Family History. It’s great that John lives locally and can relate his topics to the local area. We got off to a

It was our monthly meeting last night. We were pleased to welcome Janet and Jen to the meeting. We all introduced ourselves, and Jen had brought along a Guinness cake – which went down very well with the group! Mark