COMMUNITY / BUSINESS / CULTURE Free Photo by CherylPhoto by Gilbert ISSUE 18 | SEPTEMBER 2020 WWW.POMFRETIAN.CO.UK PONTEFRACT • 01977 600800 Pomfret Lodge, 2 Slutwell Lane, Pontefract. WF8 1SL www.kipmcgrath.co.uk/pontefract COMMUNITY Issue #18 – September 2020 Next magazine copydate: Community News 4 18th September 2020 Next magazine published: Orange and Liquorice Ice Cream 6 30th September 2020 Submissions Gardening with Ben 8 If you would like to contribute to the Pomfretian please call 07936 860 215 St Mary’s Community Hub 10 or email [email protected]. We’re always delighted to hear from writers, photographers and anyone HISTORY & HERITAGE involved in a local group or activity. Advertise Pontefract Castle 12 For more information on how to advertise visit www.pomfretian.co.uk, email [email protected] or call Pontefract 1086 and 1986 14 07936 860 215. Pontefract People 16 Disclaimer Pomfretian is produced and published by Love Local Ltd. 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Email your stories to News [email protected] Pontefract Castle receives Bike and Skate TripAdvisor award Hub Plans for Pontefract Pontefract Castle has been awarded a prestigious “Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best 2020” award by A committee has been formed by local Tripadvisor. residents to drive forward the creation of a The award is given based on positive reviews, ratings bike and skate hub in Pontefract. and saves on the popular Tripadvisor website, and it The committee, which is being led by places Pontefract Castle in the top 10 percent of visitor local business owner Chris Pennock, would attractions worldwide. like to see the development of a skate park Work was completed on the £5million National and bike trails at Pontefract park, along with Lottery Heritage-funded “Key to the North” project new planting, walks and a picnic area. last year, with the castle now boasting new paths The committee have been undertaking and walkways, access to areas of the castle not seen research into similar facilities across the for centuries, as well as brand-new family-friendly district and believe that funding could come interpretation boards and a custom-designed children’s from a variety of sources, including public playground. funding and help from the council. Along with the reopening of the castle’s Liquorice A feasibility study is to be undertaken by Café, all of this offers a significantly improved visitor council officers to identify suitable locations experience. and consult with local young people. You can find out more information about Pontefract A Facebook page, which can be found Castle and plan your visit at at bit.ly/bikeandskatehub, has been www.pontefractcastle.co.uk created by the Pontefract Bike and Skate To see Pontefract Castle’s TripAdvisor profile, visit Hub committee to generate support and bit.ly/PCTripadvisor communicate progress on the project. 4 COMMUNITY Straighter teeth without fixed braces Invisalign treatment entails a series of custom-made aligners (clear trays), which gradually move your teeth to safely straighten them. Get in touch today for more information or to book a consultation with our Invisalign provider: T 0% 01977 780077 FINANCE www.pontefractdentalcare.co.uk AVAILABLE Pontefract Dental Care 18 Beastfair, Pontefract WF8 1AW Orange and Liquorice Ice Cream Liquorice and orange flavours blend beautifully in this recipe using our very own Pontefract Cakes. Enjoy on its own, with fruit crumble or baked apples. METHOD 1. Place the chopped Pontefract Cakes into a pan with 200ml water. Bring to the boil and simmer gently, stirring for approx 15 mins until it reaches a syrup consistency (don’t worry if the liquorice doesn’t dissolve completely). Turn off the heat and leave in the pan. 2. Into a separate pan place the milk, cream, vanilla and orange zest and heat to just below boiling, then set aside to allow the flavours to infuse. 3. Meanwhile, whisk together the egg yolks and sugar and then add the infused cream mixture. Return the mixture to the pan and stir continuously over a gentle heat until the custard mixture has thickened. Pour onto the melted liquorice syrup and stir. Strain through a sieve into a jug and cover the surface of the mixture with INGREDIENTS clingfilm or baking paper to stop a skin 100g Pontefract Cakes chopped into small forming whilst it cools. Chill the mixture pieces in fridge. 200ml whole milk 4. Once chilled pour into a freezable container and freeze for an hour, until the 300ml double cream sides start to set. Using a fork thoroughly Zest of 1 orange, grated finely stir and leave to freeze for approx another hour then repeat the stirring at 1/2 a vanilla pod or essence to taste hourly intervals until it is a soft-set then 4 large egg yolks leave to freeze solid. 50g caster sugar 5. Serve slightly softened and enjoy! 6 BUSINESS IN FOCUS Young Minds Matter oung Minds Matter believe that delivered for them lesson by lesson, at a time education is the key that opens up convenient to their family’s schedule. They also opportunities. It’s with this ethos in offer extra curricula learning experiences and mindY that Katharine and Maggi established will be hosting a Cookery Club every other the Ropergate based business, which will be Saturday from mid-September. celebrating its third anniversary this October. Young Minds Matter are an ASDAN and Katharine, who had previously held roles Ofsted registered centre which recognises including Deputy Head Teacher and Advanced that each child is an individual and may need Skills Teacher, had already been planning specific support; whether this is through on starting her own education enterprise confidence boosting, stretching the more able when she met Maggi, who had previously or allowing students to spend more time on trained as a nurse, owned daycare businesses a concept they may find difficult. They deliver overseas and was already supporting private tailored, personalised learning in a friendly students. With a complimentary skillset, a and supportive environment, which develops shared passion for learning and a belief that all confidence and enables children and young children deserve the best education possible, people to fulfil their potential, whatever their they identified a need to offer an alternative ability or barriers to learning. Maggi is also kind of education to a growing number of a qualified Orton Gillingham Therapeutic students needing additional support. Due to Tutor, one of only a handful of such qualified the popularity of after school tutoring, they tutors in the north of England, who specialises have now expanded into day time provision in teaching students with specific reading for home-educated students and those difficulties such as dyslexia. needing an alternative to, or timeout from, In resonse to the public health crisis and, main stream provision. due to the effect this has had on education By providing personalised one-to-one provision, Young Minds Matter are now also learning and small peer-to-peer learning offering booster and catch-up classes. They groups, based on need rather than age are able to provide support for all subjects, for and academic year group, the pair have set children aged from 4 up to A level, as well as themselves apart from other tutoring services. adult students and accept all major childcare Covering all subjects, sessions are taught voucher schemes, including Busy Bees. based on good practice by qualified staff To find out more, visit www.study-centre. and specialists in their field, with each child co.uk or call 01977 703702. having their own programme written and ADVERTORIAL 7 JOBS TO DO IN SEPTEMBER In the Vegetable Garden: • Place your pumpkin plants on a piece of wood or slate. This will stop the bottoms from rotting. You can also remove any leaves which cover the fruit as this will slow down the ripening. • Keep picking your runner beans and French beans as soon as they are ready – this way they will still keep producing crops. You can also keep feeding them often. • Dig up your main crops of potatoes this month. Make sure you get them all out even the tiny ones or you will still keep getting plants there year on year. • Don’t pull your bean or runner bean plants out of the ground when they have done. Just Gardening cut them off at the base, this way they let the nitrogen back into the soil. with Ben In the Flower Garden: • Start looking around at Spring Bulbs and plant y up The Yorkshire Gardener – nope, your daffodils, crocus and hyacinths. actually you will have noticed the name • Prune your climbing roses this month once they change to Gardening with Ben! I’ve recently have fi nished fl owering. Erebranded as someone else was using the same • Keep deadheading your plants this will name on social media. encourage more fl owers to keep coming. • Don’t let your hanging baskets die back yet if Well, August has been an extremely busy you keep feeding them and pinching off the old month and quite a wet month also. Currently, fl owers that have died they should last until the on my plot, I am designing a new area which fi rst frost.