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  • Reuben Chappell – Master of the Masts

    Goole Museum and Gallery Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom

    An exhibition of the works of Goole pierhead painter, Reuben Chappell. The extensive collection held at Goole Museum and Gallery is supplemented by loaned works from other collectors in the UK and Europe. 

  • Waterways Heritage Festival and Flotilla of Vessels

    Goole Marina Dutch Riverside, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom

      Save this weekend for a gathering of canal boats with entertainment, food and drink, to mark the 200th anniversary of the official opening of the Goole to Knottingley canal and the port and town of Goole. Boat owners are … Read More

  • Guided heritage canal trips on Tilly

    Spicers Auctioneers Dutch Riverside, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom

    As part of the Waterways Heritage Festival we are delighted to announce that the Tilly Community Canal Boat, operated by  HFR Solutions CIC, will be visiting Goole to take part in our Flotilla Event on Saturday 18 July, 2026. Tilly … Read More

  • Seaman’s Memorial Service

    Seaman's Memorial Lock Hill, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire

    The Seaman's Memorial helps us all to remember the multitude of mariners and watermen from Goole who are no longer with us. It has special significance this year which is the 200th anniversary of the opening of the port and … Read More

  • Presentation to Annual General Meeting of Goole GoFar

    The Stables, Sotheron Arms Hook, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom

    Presentation: Goole in 1926 - Celebrating the first 100 years. Looking back over one hundred years, we explore what was happening in and around Goole in 1926, the year of the centenary of the opening of the town and docks … Read More

  • History Exhibition – Junction, Goole

    Junction Goole Paradise Place, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom

    This annual event at Junction, Goole is created through a collaboration between three local heritage organisations, Boothferry Local and Family History Group, Goole First World War Research Group and Yorkshire Waterways Heritage Society. It provides an opportunity for visitors to … Read More

  • Presentation to Howden Civic Society

    Methodist Church Howden 43 Hailgate, Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom

    Presentation: Goole in 1926 - Celebrating the first 100 years. Looking back over one hundred years, we explore what was happening in and around Goole in 1926, the year of the centenary of the opening of the town and docks … Read More

  • Goole Hobbies Exhibition

    The Courtyard Boothferry Road, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom

    Following the success of last year's event, when over 50 clubs and societies were visited by over 400 attendees, Goole Civic Society are organising a repeat event, which is hoped to be an even bigger success. Yorkshire Waterways Heritage Society … Read More

  • Presentation to the Society of Genealogists

    Online via Zoom

    Online Presentation: Yorkshire's Watermen The transportation of goods across pre motorway Yorkshire relied heavily on the watermen, often accompanied by their families, who piloted their well laden keels along the numerous canals and rivers of the county. David Scrimgeour shares … Read More

  • Presentation to Pontefract and District Family History Society

    Central Methodist Church Hall Tanshelf Drive, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

    Presentation: Life and Death on Yorkshire's Waterways Drawing on his extensive research into 19th and early 20th century Yorkshire watermen families, David Scrimgeour will share what he has learned about the BMD facts so important to family historians. Illustrated with … Read More