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July 4, 2007
Pinfold opened
At a ceremony on Friday 29th June attended by about 30 invited guests, the new Pinfold was formally opened.
Photo: Simon Melton
Funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Millennium Trust, the new Pinfold has been designed and built by local people. It has seating and planting, and a soon to be installed historical interpretation panel. It is proving popular with residents and visitors, and is particularly busy when the junior school is about to finish in the afternoons.
At a reception to mark the opening, Trust chair John Bettridge thanked all those involved, including Richard Parkin who manged the project, and local historians Linda Haywood and Liam Godfrey. Each received a framed copy of the above photograph.
John Bettridge said
I believe the successful restoration of our pinfold is a good example of how a community group can bring about improvements in its local area. It is also shows how money from the Heritage Lottery Fund can benefit communities like ours in Bishopthorpe.
John also launched an exhibition showing how the Pinfold project was developed. The project completes phase 2 of the Crossroads project - a panel shows a concept of how phase 3 may be developed further.
Fiona Spiers, Regional Manager for the Heritage Lottery Fund has written to say
This project has not only rejuvenated the pinfold in Bishopthorpe, but it has also provided local residents with the opportunity to learn about the history of their community.
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) enables communities to celebrate, look after and learn more about our diverse heritage. From our great museums and historic buildings to local parks and beauty spots or recording and celebrating traditions, customs and history, HLF grants open up our nation’s heritage for everyone to enjoy. It has supported more than 26 000 projects, allocating over £3.97 billion across the UK.
The exhibition was then shown at the Bishopthorpe Gala. where great interest was shown in the Pinfold.
The exhibition will be on display at the Library from 16th July.
An illustrated history of the Pinfold in pdf can be downloaded here.
More photos at www.simonmeltonphotography.com
Posted by martin at July 4, 2007 4:41 PM