Saturday 24th November, 1pm to 4pm: Bolton Percy Christmas Market This year the Annual Bolton Percy Christmas Market, held in the beautiful All Saints' church, broke all previous records. There were more stalls than ever before and our visitor numbers were up by over 20%. There was a wide variety of products and gifts once again, including Cheese, Chutneys, Home Baking, […]
This year the Annual Bolton Percy Christmas Market, held in the beautiful All Saints' church, broke all previous records. There were more stalls than ever before and our visitor numbers were up by well over 20%. There was a wide variety of products and gifts once again, including Cheese, Chutneys, Home Baking, Jewellery, Cards, Plants, Books, Crafts, Knitwear, Home & […]
This very popular annual event took place in the Old School Bolton Percy organised by Dawn & David Tillotson. This is a real community evening, and once again, it did not disappoint. A great time was had by another full house of attendees and the excellent sum of £538 was raised for charities. Thanks to […]
The Parish Room played host to a good crowd for David Thomas’ fascinating presentation. It was professionally delivered and very well received by all present. David provided first hand, and very detailed, narrative about the events surrounding the catastrophic collapse of the tower and subsequent restoration. An event which happened ‘under his watch’ and presented […]
A full house saw a very interesting and informative talk from Jim Reid and Alan Swain on the birdlife of Bolton Percy to be expected during the summer months. Delivered with humour and packed with their own photos and videos they featured the usual and less common birds in the area including some good identification […]
Two British Icons - The Telephone & The Red Telephone Kiosk’ This fascinating talk on the subjects of telephones and telephone kiosks was well attended. Alan Swain and David Thomas took everyone on a trip down memory lane with their informative and interesting presentations which spanned from the invention of the telephone in 1876 to […]
What a weekend it was! Bolton Percy certainly provided entertainment for all ages across the 4 days and the consensus is that the months of planning and effort were well spent. We were fortunate that the weather stayed dry for the pig racing, fete, dog show, classic cars, 70 years exhibition, treasure hunt and on into the […]
Many thanks to all the organisers, helpers and patrons who made the Christmas Market so successful. With the return of Appleton Roebuck School Choir and, of course, Santa, we experienced a record number of visitors this year. A sum in excess of £1500 was raised. Thank you also to everyone in the village for your […]