A big ‘thank you’ to all our supporters

The Barwick Maypole Festival is very much a community effort and would not be possible without the co-operation of many different people. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the following individuals and organisations:-

Ainscough Crane Hire

Alan & David Crabtree

Alan King

Archers Addicts

Barwick All Saints Church

Barwick Beavers, Cubs and Scouts

Barwick & Scholes Parish Council

Barwick in Bloom

Barwick Fisheries

Barwick Historical Society

Barwick Ladies

Barwick Methodist Church

Barwick Stores

Barwick Village Hall

BBC Radio Leeds

Chris Brown

Chris Hassell

Friends of Barwick School

Gill Jameson

Graham Relton

Harold Smith

Harrogate Band

Jo Deighton

John Beaumont

John Leak

Kathleen & Carl Whitfield

Leeds City Council

Maria Akers (Estate Manager – Temple Newsam/Lotherton)

Mark Daley

Martin Fox

Martin Sadler

Metro Travel West Yorkshire

Michael Cassidy

Nick Schofield at Elmet Screencraft

Nigel Marshall of www.pro-patria-mori.co.uk

Richard Laurence at Innsight Television Ltd

The Black Swan

The Fox & Grapes

The Gascoigne Arms

The Harker Family

The Lord Mayor of Leeds and The Lady Mayoress

The New Inn

The residents of Elmwood Lane & Main Street

The staff and children at Barwick-in-Elmet C of E primary school

Raymond Franks, Lord of the Manor of Barwick-in-Elmet

Ron Miller (Wetherby News)

Su McAlpin

West Yorkshire Police

Yorkshire Film Archive

All the street market stall holders

All the ladies and gentlemen that helped to create and sew on the garland rosettes (especially Jaki Hampshire & Margaret)

All the burly men (and delightful ladies) that helped to parade the garlands around the village (and all the residents who donated!)

All of the children who entered our cover design competition.

Anyone we may have omitted in the above list… you know who you are!

… and last but not least, the many members, volunteers and supporters of the previous Maypole committees, without whom the maypole would not be standing today!