Just over 100 years ago, the townspeople of Goole, led by their enthusiastic town councillors, delivered an amazing programme of events to celebrate the centenary of the town. Hundreds of volunteers were involved in what the national newspapers recognised as a tremendous success. The hard work had started over a year earlier and thanks to newspaper reports from the time we are able to track their progress as it happened. A full week of celebration featured massed choirs, multiple bands, sports meetings, an exhibition and pageants which you will see in colour for the first time accompanied by the music specially written for the centenary celebrations.

Speaker: David Scrimgeour

After a successful career in the IT industry, David Scrimgeour took a sabbatical in 2011 to fulfil a long-held ambition to research and write. Four years of research resulted in his 2016 book, Proper People: Early Asylum Life in the Words of Those Who Were There. Following retirement and a move to East Yorkshire in 2017, David volunteered at the Yorkshire Waterways Museum in Goole, helping visitors trace their watermen ancestors. This sparked a deeper interest in Yorkshire’s waterways communities and led to an MSc dissertation, Yorkshire’s Watermen: Illuminating Their Lives with Genealogy, completed in 2022. David is now a trustee and founder member of the Yorkshire Waterways Heritage Society.

Our sponsor:

Many thanks to our sponsor Spicers Auctioneers & Valuers of Goole who have kindly subsidised this event.

Tickets:

You can book your seats for £2 per talk in person at the Junction box-office or click here to book online.