The 2026 conservation survey of the Greenhead Park Cenotaph has begun.
A heritage conservator from York has begun the first full assessment of the Memorial stonework since 2009.
We write four short letters a year, plus the occasional longer piece. Most of what we publish is local, ordinary, and small. We send the dispatches by post and email to anyone who has asked.

A heritage conservator from York has begun the first full assessment of the Memorial stonework since 2009.
An honest account of where £34,684 went last year.
A wet morning, a strong turnout, and a quiet conversation afterwards.
An afternoon spent with patients and matron at the Holmfirth hospital we have supported each May for thirty years.
Susan Pamela Thomis, Kalvinder Bhullar and Elisabeth Sally Louise Greenwood took up their posts in April and June 2024 and have completed their first year.
Twenty volunteers, three hours, and 3,439 names checked against our register.
A short, careful note on the limits of our charitable objects, and where we sent the applicants instead.
An ordered list of the wreaths laid at the Cenotaph by every regiment, civic body and community organisation present.
The 2024 Royal Infirmary Award goes to the courtyard garden behind the chapel on Acre Street, Lindley.
On the anniversary of the trust’s founding, a short piece on what we have learned about staying small.
Our 2024 Convalescent Award to Forget Me Not at Russell House contributed to the resurfacing of the play garden.