Goole 2026 Bicentenary Group

WELCOME TO GOOLE 2026

2026 is a very special year marking the 200th birthday of the “company town” of Goole – and we’re inviting you to a year-long Bicentenary party! Find out more about Goole HERE

A host of charities, community groups, artists, performers, musicians and historians from Goole, Old Goole and beyond have come together with Goole Museum, Goole Library, Junction Goole and local councils as the Goole 2026 Bicentenary Community Group, collaborating to provide events and activities throughout the year.

'GOOLE ON FILM' PLAYS TO SELLOUT AUDIENCES

Thank you to everyone who attended the screening of GOOLE ON FILM presented by Goole Civic Society at Junction Goole on Saturday 24th January. The two-hour show was enthusiatically received by two sellout audiences and included the premiere of the Goole Centenary Song, Advance Goole! recorded 100 years later by the Warblers Pop and Show Choirs. The event was funded by the Goole Fields Wind Farms Community Fund. The society is considering further screenings, subject to funding being secured. Read more 

CHILDREN'S MURAL UNVEILED AT GOOLE STATION

One of the first projects is the incredible GOOLE STATION MURAL created by the town's schoolchildren under the guidance of Dream Heritage, a Goole Community Interest Company. It was commissioned by Friends of Goole Station and funded by Goole Fields Wind Farms Community Fund, Northern and Goole Civic Society.
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In Goole Museum there's a fascinating exhibition - GOOLE BUILT - which tells the story of Goole's shipyard. It runs from 10th January to 14th March so don't miss it.

In July we’ll all get together for a Big Bicentenary Weekend to mark the 200th anniversary of the founding of the “company town” and Goole docks by the Aire and Calder Navigation Company to serve its waterways network. Plans for this are in progress so get in contact if you would like to get involved.

The Goole 2026 Bicentenary Community Group is working in collaboration with East Riding of Yorkshire Council, which will be putting on large-scale events funded by the Arts Council and UK Shared Prosperity Fund. We’re also being generously supported by local and national funders.

You can find a calendar of 2026 events HERE  Watch out for new events as they are added.

If you’d like get involved as a volunteer or organise your own event please contact us at gooleis200@gmail.com 

2026 promises to be an exciting year of celebration. We invite you all to join the party!

Goole Civic Society has erected a Blue Plaque on the East Riding of Yorkshire office building in Stanhope Street (the original Port Office) to commemorate the Aire and Calder Navigation Company, which established the company town of Goole and its docks.