Yorkshire Waterways Heritage Workshop - Week 1
2025-05-13 10:30 - 12:30 (Europe/London) | Goole Museum and Gallery, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, United Kingdom
After the success of the program delivered in 2024, ten workshops will be taking place at Goole Museum during this summer. Each session, commencing at 10.30am, will last two hours and feature a mixture of free-range discussion plus a look at that week’s topic led by historian and author, David Scrimgeour.
Recognising that next year will see the bi-centenary of the port of Goole, our aim is to uncover some of the less well-known stories telling us about the lives of the ordinary people from those two hundred years, fitting them alongside the better-known events from this region’s history.
Each week we will look into what was happening in Goole and the waterways of Yorkshire during a period of twenty-five years, through articles found in the newspapers, with additional material provided from photographs, illustrations, maps and other sources.
There is no charge for each session. Light refreshments will be available.
Week 1
This first week is for registration and an opportunity to catch up with fellow enthusiasts over a cuppa. There will be a short presentation providing an introduction to the program.
If you need any further information, please call David on 07702 678128.

Snaith and District Men's Association
2025-05-14 10:00 - 12:00 | Eadon Place Community Lounge, Eadon Place, Snaith, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 9JZ, United Kingdom
Illustrated presentation: Life and Death on Yorkshire’s Waterways

Yorkshire Waterways Heritage Workshop - Week 2
2025-05-20 10:30 - 12:30 | Goole Museum and Gallery, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, United Kingdom
After the success of the program delivered in 2024, ten workshops will be taking place at Goole Museum during this summer. Each session, commencing at 10.30am, will last two hours and feature a mixture of free-range discussion plus a look at that week’s topic led by historian and author, David Scrimgeour.
Recognising that next year will see the bi-centenary of the port of Goole, our aim is to uncover some of the less well-known stories telling us about the lives of the ordinary people from those two hundred years, fitting them alongside the better-known events from this region’s history.
Each week we will look into what was happening in Goole and the waterways of Yorkshire during a period of twenty-five years, through articles found in the newspapers, with additional material provided from photographs, illustrations, maps and other sources.
There is no charge for each session. Light refreshments will be available.
Week 2: 1826 to 1850.
This week we will be looking back at the twenty five years from the grand opening of Goole in 1826 through to middle of the 19th century in 1850.
If you need any further information, please call David on 07702 678128.

Yorkshire Waterways Heritage Workshop - Week 3
2025-05-27 10:30 - 12:30 | Goole Museum and Gallery, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, United Kingdom
After the success of the program delivered in 2024, ten workshops will be taking place at Goole Museum during this summer. Each session, commencing at 10.30am, will last two hours and feature a mixture of free-range discussion plus a look at that week’s topic led by historian and author, David Scrimgeour.
Recognising that next year will see the bi-centenary of the port of Goole, our aim is to uncover some of the less well-known stories telling us about the lives of the ordinary people from those two hundred years, fitting them alongside the better-known events from this region’s history.
Each week we will look into what was happening in Goole and the waterways of Yorkshire during a period of twenty-five years, through articles found in the newspapers, with additional material provided from photographs, illustrations, maps and other sources.
There is no charge for each session. Light refreshments will be available.
Week 3: 1851 to 1875.
A momentous period in Goole’s history when William Hammond Bartholomew persuaded the undertakers of the Aire and Calder Navigation Company to invest in the compartment boat system for moving coal between West Riding pits and the port of Goole.
If you need any further information, please call David on 07702 678128.

Yorkshire Waterways Heritage Workshop - Week 4
2025-06-03 10:30 - 12:30 | Goole Museum and Gallery, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, United Kingdom
After the success of the program delivered in 2024, ten workshops will be taking place at Goole Museum during this summer. Each session, commencing at 10.30am, will last two hours and feature a mixture of free-range discussion plus a look at that week’s topic led by historian and author, David Scrimgeour.
Recognising that next year will see the bi-centenary of the port of Goole, our aim is to uncover some of the less well-known stories telling us about the lives of the ordinary people from those two hundred years, fitting them alongside the better-known events from this region’s history.
Each week we will look into what was happening in Goole and the waterways of Yorkshire during a period of twenty-five years, through articles found in the newspapers, with additional material provided from photographs, illustrations, maps and other sources.
There is no charge for each session. Light refreshments will be available.
Week 4: 1876 to 1900.
If you need any further information, please call David on 07702 678128.

The Yorkshire Archaeological & Historical Society - Family History Section
2025-06-07 11:00 - 13:00 | Swarthmore Education Centre, 2 - 7 Woodhouse Square, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS3 1AD

Yorkshire Waterways Heritage Workshop - Week 5
2025-06-10 10:30 - 12:30 | Goole Museum and Gallery, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, United Kingdom
After the success of the program delivered in 2024, ten workshops will be taking place at Goole Museum during this summer. Each session, commencing at 10.30am, will last two hours and feature a mixture of free-range discussion plus a look at that week’s topic led by historian and author, David Scrimgeour.
Recognising that next year will see the bi-centenary of the port of Goole, our aim is to uncover some of the less well-known stories telling us about the lives of the ordinary people from those two hundred years, fitting them alongside the better-known events from this region’s history.
Each week we will look into what was happening in Goole and the waterways of Yorkshire during a period of twenty-five years, through articles found in the newspapers, with additional material provided from photographs, illustrations, maps and other sources.
There is no charge for each session. Light refreshments will be available.
Week 5: 1901 to 1925.
If you need any further information, please call David on 07702 678128.

Yorkshire Waterways Heritage Workshop - Week 6
2025-06-17 10:30 - 12:30 | Goole Museum and Gallery, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, United Kingdom
After the success of the program delivered in 2024, ten workshops will be taking place at Goole Museum during this summer. Each session, commencing at 10.30am, will last two hours and feature a mixture of free-range discussion plus a look at that week’s topic led by historian and author, David Scrimgeour.
Recognising that next year will see the bi-centenary of the port of Goole, our aim is to uncover some of the less well-known stories telling us about the lives of the ordinary people from those two hundred years, fitting them alongside the better-known events from this region’s history.
Each week we will look into what was happening in Goole and the waterways of Yorkshire during a period of twenty-five years, through articles found in the newspapers, with additional material provided from photographs, illustrations, maps and other sources.
There is no charge for each session. Light refreshments will be available.
Week 6: 1926 to 1950.
This period starts with the people of Goole celebrating the first 100 years of the town’s existence and will see them navigating through another world war.
If you need any further information, please call David on 07702 678128.

Yorkshire Waterways Heritage Workshop - Week 7
2025-06-24 10:30 - 12:30 | Goole Museum and Gallery, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, United Kingdom
After the success of the program delivered in 2024, ten workshops will be taking place at Goole Museum during this summer. Each session, commencing at 10.30am, will last two hours and feature a mixture of free-range discussion plus a look at that week’s topic led by historian and author, David Scrimgeour.
Recognising that next year will see the bi-centenary of the port of Goole, our aim is to uncover some of the less well-known stories telling us about the lives of the ordinary people from those two hundred years, fitting them alongside the better-known events from this region’s history.
Each week we will look into what was happening in Goole and the waterways of Yorkshire during a period of twenty-five years, through articles found in the newspapers, with additional material provided from photographs, illustrations, maps and other sources.
There is no charge for each session. Light refreshments will be available.
Week 7: 1951 to 1975.
If you need any further information, please call David on 07702 678128.

Yorkshire Waterways Heritage Workshop - Week 8
2025-07-01 10:30 - 12:30 | Goole Museum and Gallery, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, United Kingdom
After the success of the program delivered in 2024, ten workshops will be taking place at Goole Museum during this summer. Each session, commencing at 10.30am, will last two hours and feature a mixture of free-range discussion plus a look at that week’s topic led by historian and author, David Scrimgeour.
Recognising that next year will see the bi-centenary of the port of Goole, our aim is to uncover some of the less well-known stories telling us about the lives of the ordinary people from those two hundred years, fitting them alongside the better-known events from this region’s history.
Each week we will look into what was happening in Goole and the waterways of Yorkshire during a period of twenty-five years, through articles found in the newspapers, with additional material provided from photographs, illustrations, maps and other sources.
There is no charge for each session. Light refreshments will be available.
Week 8: 1976 to 2000.
If you need any further information, please call David on 07702 678128.

Yorkshire Waterways Heritage Workshop - Week 9
2025-07-08 10:30 - 12:30 | Goole Museum and Gallery, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, United Kingdom
After the success of the program delivered in 2024, ten workshops will be taking place at Goole Museum during this summer. Each session, commencing at 10.30am, will last two hours and feature a mixture of free-range discussion plus a look at that week’s topic led by historian and author, David Scrimgeour.
Recognising that next year will see the bi-centenary of the port of Goole, our aim is to uncover some of the less well-known stories telling us about the lives of the ordinary people from those two hundred years, fitting them alongside the better-known events from this region’s history.
Each week we will look into what was happening in Goole and the waterways of Yorkshire during a period of twenty-five years, through articles found in the newspapers, with additional material provided from photographs, illustrations, maps and other sources.
There is no charge for each session. Light refreshments will be available.
Week 9: 2001 to 2025.
If you need any further information, please call David on 07702 678128.

Yorkshire Waterways Heritage Workshop - Week 10
2025-07-15 10:30 - 12:30 | Goole Museum and Gallery, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, United Kingdom
After the success of the program delivered in 2024, ten workshops will be taking place at Goole Museum during this summer. Each session, commencing at 10.30am, will last two hours and feature a mixture of free-range discussion plus a look at that week’s topic led by historian and author, David Scrimgeour.
Recognising that next year will see the bi-centenary of the port of Goole, our aim is to uncover some of the less well-known stories telling us about the lives of the ordinary people from those two hundred years, fitting them alongside the better-known events from this region’s history.
Each week we will look into what was happening in Goole and the waterways of Yorkshire during a period of twenty-five years, through articles found in the newspapers, with additional material provided from photographs, illustrations, maps and other sources.
There is no charge for each session. Light refreshments will be available.
Week 10: Review of the first 200 years.
Looking back at what has been discovered during the program of workshops with the opportunity to have you say on what you would like to cover next year.
If you need any further information, please call David on 07702 678128.

Goole Local History Group Summer Exhibition
2025-07-22 08:00 - 2025-08-02 17:00 | Junction Goole, Paradise Place, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DL, United Kingdom

Goole Hobbies Exhibition
2025-08-09 | The Courtyard, Boothferry Road, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN146AE, United Kingdom

Owston Ferry Heritage Society
2025-10-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Coronation Hall, High Street, Owston Ferry, Lincolnshire, DN9 1RE
Illustrated talk Yorkshire’s Watermen: Illuminating their lives through genealogy.

The Railway and Canal Historical Society (North West Group)
2025-11-08 14:00 - 15:30 | Friends Meeting House, Manchester, 6 Mount Street, Manchester, M2 5NS, United Kingdom
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 his new research examining the extant Canal Boat Registers to see what extra insight they offer the family historian, illustrated with real examples from watermen families across the county.

Goole Built: The Story of Goole Shipyard
2026-01-10 - 2026-03-14 | Goole Museum and Gallery, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, United Kingdom
An exhibition of photographs and memorabilia from Goole’s largest shipyard, Goole Shipbuilding and Repairing Company Ltd.

Goole On Film
2026-01-24 14:30 - 21:00 | Junction Goole, Paradise Place, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DL, United Kingdom
Celebrate 200 years of heritage and history, with this showcase of Goole on film.
Goole Civic Society is showing historic films of Goole at Junction, Goole as its launch event for the town’s bicentenary celebrations.
Sourced from several collections, including the Yorkshire Film Archive and Pathe News collection, the event will showcase a series of films featuring Goole from the 1920s through to the 1980s including The Last Run and Launch of Thuntank V.
It will also include the premiere of two specially-commissioned projects for Goole’s bicentenary year:

A recording of Advance! Goole, the town’s centenary song, performed by The Warblers.
An Aerial History of the Knottingley & Goole Canal.

There will be two showings of the films – the first at 2.30pm and another at 6.30pm. Click on the link provided to purchase tickets from Junction Goole.

Guild of One-Name Studies: From Waterways to Railways 2026
2026-02-21 09:30 - 17:00 | Colonel Dane Memorial Hall, Church Street, Alwalton, Peterborough, PE7 3UU
From Waterways to Railways: a Journey Through Britain’s Working Past.
David Scrimgeour will be delivering his presentation: Yorkshire’s Watermen: Illuminating their lives through genealogy.

Goole in 1926 - Celebrating the first 100 years
2026-03-09 19:00 - 21:00 | The Courtyard, Boothferry Road, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN146AE, United Kingdom
Presentation: Goole in 1926 – Celebrating the first 100 years
David Scrimgeour explores what was happening in and around Goole in 1926, the year of the centenary of the opening of the town and docks in 1826. Despite the economic depression hitting so many of the townspeople hard, a fabulous celebration of the 100th birthday was organised and delivered with admirable enthusiasm as can be seen from the many surviving photographs from that time.

Yorkshire Heritage Summit Exhibition: Barnsley
2026-03-25 13:00 - 16:00 | Barnsley Civic, 46 Eldon Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 2JL, United Kingdom
The Yorkshire Society is running the 2026 Yorkshire Heritage Summit Symposium and Exhibition on 25 March 2026 at Barnsley.
The morning session, the Symposium from 10am to 12 noon, includes multiple speakers on topics related to Barnsley and Yorkshire heritage with insightful presentations to educate and inform. Tickets are available from Eventbrite, the website shown below.
YWHS will have a stand at the free afternoon Exhibition which runs from 1pm to 4pm so why not come along and introduce yourself.

Annual General Meeting of Yorkshire Waterways Heritage Society
2026-05-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Online via Zoom
Annual General Meeting.
As a registered charity YWHS holds a meeting every year to conduct the formal business of the Society with supporters present.
This meeting is for those who have registered as supporters of the Society by midnight on Saturday 9 May, 2026 entitling them to vote on matters arising during the AGM. Joining instructions will be sent out to those registered supporters during week commencing 11 May, 2026. To attend the meeting you will simply need to have a PC or a mobile phone connected to the internet. If you can already see this website, you will be able to log on to our AGM.
The format of the meeting will be:

Chair’s annual report on our activities for the year 2025-26.
Plans for the next twelve months and beyond.
Financial report for the year.
Election of Society officers for the coming year.
Any other business.
Presentation: Artificial Intelligence and historic photographs.

For the first time our online AGM will include a short Powerpoint presentation. This year we have decided to talk about how the Society has been experimenting with using AI technology to enhance historic photographs. You will have heard much about the “threat” of AI but here we demonstrate how AI tools are able to contribute positively to what we do as historians. By helping us to “illuminate ” old photographs we hope to show the younger generation that history need not just be seen in black and white.

Goole 200 - History of Goole in 200 Objects
2026-05-23 - 2026-07-10 | Goole Museum and Gallery, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, United Kingdom
A collection of objects relating to Goole over its 200 year history.

Reuben Chappell - Master of the Masts
2026-07-16 - 2026-10-25 | Goole Museum and Gallery, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, 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
2026-07-17 - 2026-07-20 | 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 invited to register, using our expression of interest form, to participate in a flotilla of vessels which is planned to process around Goole docks on the afternoon of 18 July, watched by the public and reviewed by a group of VIPs.

Guided heritage canal trips on Tilly
2026-07-18 10:00 - 2026-07-19 16:00 | 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 is a 60ft long trip boat which is licenced to carry twelve passengers. Outside of her participation in the flotilla, short canal trips will be offered on the morning of Saturday 18 July and throughout the day on Sunday 19 July. Tickets will be going on sale later and we will point you to the booking website once that is open to the public.
Each trip will be hosted by a YWHS guide who will narrate the story of the Knottingley to Goole canal and the port of Goole over its two hundred years history from 1826 to the present day.
Passengers will board at Spicers Auctioneers, the site of the former Yorkshire Waterways Museum, by the canal in Goole and trips will last approximately one hour.

Seaman's Memorial Service
2026-07-19 10:30 - 11:30 | 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 town in 1826. To that end David Scrimgeour will talk through a brief history of Goole’s two hundred years.

Canal Boat Stories - Live! with Robbie Cumming
2026-07-20 19:30 - 22:00 | Junction Goole, Paradise Place, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DL, United Kingdom
USE THIS LINK TO BOOK YOUR TICKETS ONLINE.

Presentation to Annual General Meeting of Goole GoFar
2026-07-24 10:00 - 13:00 | The Stables, Sotheron Arms, Hook, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5PQ, 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 in 1826. Despite the economic depression hitting so many of the townspeople hard, a fabulous celebration of the 100th birthday was organised and delivered with admirable enthusiasm as can be seen from the many surviving photographs. Through newspaper reports, we examine the combined efforts of the many committees as they prepared to deliver a spectacle which would be reported as a tremendous success across the country.
The organisers have requested that you please arrive NO EARLIER than 10.00. Refreshments will be available on arrival, and a light Buffett Lunch will be served after the meeting at 12.00pm.

History Exhibition - Junction, Goole
2026-08-18 10:00 - 2026-08-29 16:00 | Junction Goole, Paradise Place, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DL, 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 view old photographs from the town and port and is well known for creating an opportunity for folk to spot their relatives or themselves at school, work or play.
Note that the exhibition will only open in line with the opening times of Junction, so typically 10am to 2pm daily, Monday to Saturday.
