Christmas 2012 - Not to be Missed

Candlelight Carol Service - Women’s Circle , Methodist Chapel  Wed 5th December  7.30pm

Christmas Lights Switch-on - Village Centre, Stalls 5.30pm  Fri 7th December 7.00pm

Methodist Chapel - Carol Service  Sun 23rd December 1045am

Village Carol Singing - Ashlands Nursing Home  Sun 23rd December 2.00pm

                                   Oaklands Nursing Home  2.30pm

                                   Main St/Pinfold Lane  3.00pm

                                   Village Centre   3.30pm

Christingle Service - St Oswald‘s Church  Mon 24th December 4.00pm

Christmas Day - Holy Communion St Oswald’s  Christmas Day 10.00am

                          Family Service Methodist Chapel 10.45am        

The three Councillors for Methley hold their Monthly Advice Session every first Saturday of the Month from 09:00 to 09.45am at the Methley Village Centre.
Contact details  are as follows:

Cllr Keith Wakefield 0113 247 4163
Keith.Wakefield@leeds.gov.uk

Cllr James Lewis 0113 286 9647
James.Lewis@leeds.gov.uk

Cllr Mary Harland 07866 962207
mary.harland@leeds.gov.uk

January 2002   Same as everybody I couldn’t gain access to the 1901 Census details. However those details are on the Public Records Office website and a good scan round the site revealed details of historical manuscripts relating to Methley.   This is information showing how many separate items of this nature are held and also identifying where they are held e.g. West Yorkshire Archive Service - Sheepscar Leeds
West Yorkshire Archive Service - Wakefield
Manchester University Library   
Public Records Office  - Kew
To locate - go into www.pro.gov.uk/census
                             PRO website
                             ARCHON
                             Historical Manuscript Commission
                             Search MDR England
                             Search Yorkshire West Riding
                             Scroll to Methley - insert years, say 1300 to 1940
                             Accept selection -  58 separate historical ms including 3 Manor Books

Visitors Book

Acknowledgements   

Residents Association                                                                                                                  

Free Adze  -  Cawthorne Museum - If you would like to see exhibits and memorabilia of what could have been evident in Methley in times past,  then visit this charming museum in the South Yorkshire village of Cawthorne.  The museum is manned by volunteers at weekends but group bookings including schools can be arranged on week days    - make it part of your visit to Cannon Hall   -   go on, its only 50p and 20p and excellent value.
phone 01226 790545   or  790226
www.aboutbritain.com/cawthornemuseum