On Saturday 18 July, a flotilla of over thirty waterways’ vessels will navigate around Goole Docks, emulating what happened two hundred years earlier in 1826 at the opening of the Knottingley to Goole canal and the port and town of … Read More

Formed in 1997, Goole Model Boat Club occupies a site on South Dock, Goole, where many years ago a pond was built for the club members to exercise their fleet of impressively turned out model craft. The club meets every … Read More

This is a display of silver and silver plated trophies, c.1930-1990, from the Goole Wheelers and Goole Vermuyden Cycling Clubs, now both defunct. Also on display with be a c.1890 Penny Farthing that has travelled some 40,000 recorded miles, a … Read More

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

In 1826 the port and town of Goole was opened by the arrival of 50 vessels which had navigated along the length of the new Knottingley to Goole Canal arriving to much fanfare at the newly built Goole Docks. Two … Read More

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 Waterways Heritage Event on Saturday 18 and Sunday … Read More

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

We are delighted to bring you three waterways themed talks by well known local historians to fill your afternoon on the actual birthday of the opening of the Knottingley to Goole Canal and the port and town of Goole in … Read More

Life on Yorkshire’s waterways during the late 19th/early 20th centuries was gruelling, especially for those working on sailing sloops and keels. This presentation examines the trials and tribulations of one such individual, George Wood of North Frodingham, the skipper of … Read More

Billyboys were a class of sailing vessel used in the “coasting trade” by Yorkshire’s mariners from about 1820 until World War One, after which time few survived. Steve Gardham, the UK’s leading expert on this class of vessel, has identified … Read More

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 … Read More