Many thanks for your comments Kim out in Australia nice to know that the Askernites are getting about if you know any more English people out there get em on so we can have a chat abut where they are from, maybe I can get some old pictures for them to look at hope to hear from you soon.
Any way on with the update the local elections round here were pretty dire for the first time in my recollection a Conservative candidate came within 66 votes of the Labour candidate for the Askern Ward, the elected person then refused to shake hands with the two Independent candidates talk about spiting the dummy out.Also it was nice to hear that the Bevan Boys [these were men used in the pits during the second world war] have been awarded a medal, one of the famous Bevan Boys who worked at Askern Colliery was Brian Rix who was knighted in June 1986, all the very best to all of the men who received medals for working down a mine at this time it was no picnic as we can tell you.
Also the lake side has been left looking rather dirty of late. I have spoken to the council person in charge of generating interest in reviving the lake some Ten days ago and after telling me that someone would be out to clean it up I can report that no one has been out disgraceful.
Also read about the development of the Askern sawmills area where they want to build more houses for the first time buyers, they also want to put up a hotel /motel type building alongside a spa treatment place and a heritage place so things might start to look up in Askern.
Kim you asked about the Swan development and some pictures of it appear at the end but suffice to say that some of the residents in Askern are pretty angry about this particular development and the way it has turned out.
Anyway that’s all for now so here are some more pictures for you all to look at will update real soon all the best.
