Last night was a rather momentous occasion in the Washburn Valley. The newly built Washburn Heritage Centre was finally able to open its doors and hold its first event.
The hard working committee have been busy for 6 years now pulling together funding which included a Lottery Grant and theres been endless great parties and fund raising events. We were told theres the inevitable snagging list but it was hard to tell to the untrained eye.
Its absolutely beautiful and the centre links into the church very sympathetically and means now that there are far more opportunities for events within the Church itself. The tea room facilities will be a very welcome stop for the many walkers and visitors into the area and a footpath has been installed from the centre down through the woods to join up with the reservoir side path.
Last nights talk, Life and Death in Fewston, was by the Oesteoarchaeologists who had to excavate the graveyard to make room for the construction. It was very fascinating insight into the lives and deaths of past Fewston residents. There much more research to do before the skeletons are reburied but looking at the capacity crowd its clear to see theres an awful lot of interest in the present valley residents. Theres much more information on the new website www.washburnvalley.org.
(Thank you to Clive Robinson for the photos)
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