Hello, my name is Gretta Sharkey, and as a Trustee, my main role is Co-ordinator of the Castleford Heritage Festival. It is very hard work involving many volunteers who give their valuable time freely. I enjoy the Festival Week so much. It is wonderful to see nearly one thousand schoolchildren learning about their heritage through 'hands-on' activities and then to receive the enthusiastic letters and reports back from the staff and children saying how much they learned and how much they enjoyed their time with us and "Please can we come again next year?"

Through being a founder member of the Prince of Wales Hospice and Hospice Support Group Co-ordinator, organising many events over twenty years, I was able to bring my experience to organise events for the Heritage Group. I love meeting people, talking and listening, and getting involved with both the Hospice and the Heritage Group. My family and friends are automatically included in everything I do. They all give their time willingly. I have made so many wonderful friends over the years, who have been volunteers like myself.

On 3rd July 1986 the Prince of Wales visited Gretta's home in Townville to meet the representatives of the Support Group of the Prince of Wales Hospice.

Hello, my name is Eric Crossland and I'm a member of Castleford Heritage Trust and also a member of the Castleford Town Centre Partnership. My involvement began when I decided I would like to put the Market Clock back in its original site. Most Castleford people missed the clock so I asked local people to help me form a committee and do a spot of fundraising by swimming and cycling. To cut a long story short we were successful in raising the necessary funds and the clock was returned to its rightful position in the centre of town. We continued our fundraiing efforts and from those early beginnings the Heritage Committee was born.