Ben standing outside the Haribo shop giving two big thumbs up with a big smile on his face

A picture of the inside of the Haribo shop. There are shelves full of sweets in colourful packets and the Haribo logo can be seen in the background

Ben and Chloe took a trip to #Pontefract, the home of Haribo, to see the factory where the sweets are made and visit the legendary shop. Did you bring us any goodies back guys?
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“We’ll stick together and give it a good go to the end of the season” New Brighouse Town Player-Coach Derry Robson reflects on his appointment, Yesterday’s 4-0 defeat at Pontefract Collieries, and looks ahead to this week and beyond.

Temporary Brighouse Town Manager Derry Robson speaks following defeat to Pontefract Collieries and The Orange Army's upcoming @thenpl.bsky.social relegation six pointer at Blyth Town.

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#NonLeague #NonLeagueFootball #Brighouse #Pontefract #Footbal

Black and white photo of a busy bus station with multiple double-decker buses and people boarding in a suburban area.

Black and white photo of a bus station with double-decker buses and people walking nearby on a cloudy day.

🚏 Our Twixt, Aire and Calder website is home to more than 13,500 photographs of Wakefield District in time gone by!

Here are a couple of pictures Pontefract Bus Station in the 1960s!

You can view these pictures and more like them here: www.twixtaireandcalder.org.uk

#Picture #Heritage #Pontefract

PONTEFRACT 2013.
Walking through the market hall, any book a pound.
#Pontefract #WestYorkshire #blackandwhitephotography #markethall #books #bookstall

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🐦 We've been playing catch the Pigeon at Pontefract Library... unsuccessfully!

#Libraries #Pontefract #Animals #Funny

Drax Drax In Dobson’s head, it’s stubborn flat - inappropriately so, from Snaith by Carlton , all the way to Drax - although he didn’...

#Writer #Poetry #WritingCommmunity #Scribblings

Today's clickety clicks😉

3. Drax. Poetry.

Memories on an old geezer on a wobbly bike near Drax. #Pontefract #Cakes #A645 #Selby

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#warhorse
#pontefract

#Yorkshire

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#cillablack #pontefract

Pontefract cake - Wikipedia

Pontefract #cakes are a type of small, roughly circular black sweet.

They measure approximately 0.75 in (19 mm) wide and 0.16 in (4 mm) thick, are made of #liquorice and were originally manufactured in the West #Yorkshire town of #Pontefract, #England.

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#13 #YvetteCooper

Labour MP for #Pontefract #Castleford #Knottingley

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Knitted nativity scene with Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus in a manger, shepherds, sheep, and angels inside a glass display case.

Knitted Christmas scene with Santa in a red sleigh and reindeer on the top shelf of a glass display. Below is a knitted house with trees.

Handcrafted Santa Claus figure in a red sleigh filled with gifts, accompanied by a knitted reindeer and small green trees on a white surface.

Knitted figure dressed in purple holding a yellow bell, surrounded by festive yarn decorations and a candy cane tag inside a glass display.

We have just updated the display cabinet at Pontefract Library! It is filled with some of the marvellous knitted creations of the Library's Makery Group!

A big well done to them all!

#Knitting #Pontefract #Christmas

Fluff and Djungelskog decided to check out our chess set!

You can play chess yourself at Pontefract Library! We have a Chess Club where you can play and discuss the game!

- Every Saturday
- 10am-12pm
- Pontefract Library

#Chess #Pontefract #Teddies #Libraries

A staircase in a library decorated with green camouflage tarp on the bannisters. On the tarp are dozens of knitted poppies. Behind is a sign reading 'Lest We Forget'.

🌺 Pontefract Library is decorated for Remembrance Sunday this week.

#WeWillRememberThem #LestWeForget #Pontefract

A knitted First World War British soldier resting against a knitted cross. There are knitted poppies surrounding him.

🌺 Check out Pontefract Library Makery Group's incredible knitted soldier! He is standing to attention in our display cabinet for all to see!

#WeWillRememberThem #Knitting #Pontefract

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#Pontefract

The wicked Snow Queen and The Ice Wizard have put a curse on Adam. It takes a strong young woman to avenge them, lifting the evil darkness, claiming what is rightfully hers and her one true love's.

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🐉 Calling all Dungeon Masters!

We will be hosting a Dungeons and Dragons event at Pontefract Castle later next month!

If you are enjoy DnD we would like you to help us run it!

To get involved please contact email pontefractlibrary@wakefield.gov.uk

#DnD #WordFest #Fantasy #Fun #Pontefract

The main staircase at Pontefract Library. Each step is decorated with the name of a famous book.

A black and white photograph of the outside of Pontefract Library in the 1970s.

A black and white photograph of children signing from sheets in a library.

A colour photograph of Pontefract Library in 1997.

Today is the 50th anniversary of the opening of the current Pontefract Library!

For more information about the library's history, visit: wakefieldlibraries.wordpress.com/2024/05/02/t...

#BookSky #Libraries #History #Pontefract

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🧶📚 Next week is Pontefract Library's 50th birthday!

To mark the occasion, the Makery Group has created these amazing knitted book covers!

We all love them, a big thanks to everyone in the group!

#Knitting #Books #Bookstagram #Pontefract

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Had some time to take back from work, up in #Pontefract at the castle 😎

A knitted castle tower on a hill, with the cross stitched words 'heritage' above it.

Knitted figures, including a miner, mine cart and Bertie Bassett

A knitted scarecrow with little knitted fruit and vegetables.

A knitted hedgehog and squirrel with knitted mushrooms.

Pontefract Library's marvellous Makery Group have outdone themselves again!

Their new knitted display celebrates the history and heritage of Wakefield District!

You can see it yourself in the library's foyer!

#History #Heritage #Pontefract #Knitting