Goole 2026 Bicentenary Community Group is a voluntary, non-profit, and inclusive organisation that seeks to commemorate the history, heritage, and achievements of Goole, a town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, that was founded in 1826.
Our main objective is to support plans to commemorate Goole's Bicentenary - making 2026 a year to remember for the whole community.
Some members are:-
Stephen Walker Chair
Georgina Petty Vice Chair
Leigh Johnson Local Growth (note taker)
Margaret Hicks-Clarke Goole Civic Society / Castaway Goole / Friends of Goole Station
John Clarke Goole Civic Society / Friends of Goole Station
Joe Hodgson Local Music Scene / Opportunity Goole
Councillor David Jeffreys ERYC Ward Councillor
Councillor Barbara Jeffreys ERYC Ward Councillor
Kevin Flynn Goole Town Council / Friends of Oakhill
Sarah Johnson Sports & Active Communities
Jez Hartley Sports & Active Communities
Janet O’Toole / Lisa Mackinder Moorlands Community Charity
David Scrimgeour Yorkshire Waterways Heritage Society
Janet Bennett Old Goole Social Club
Hayley Nicholson Goole Library
Hannah Patton / Jonny Patton St John’s Parish Church
Alex Ombler Goole Museum
Anne-Marie Holmes Goole & District Lions
Henry Strivens University of York