Wetherby Civic Society formally came into being in March 1994 and is registered as a Charitable Trust,with the following aims and objectives: Promote Civic Pride along with high standards of architecture and town planning Encourage Improvements in public amenities throughout the town Influence Development of the built environment and the culture of our town

Locusts

In The Derby Mercury 2nd September 1948 it was stated that a swarm of locusts where found

Cutting from The Derby Mercury Mon Sep 2 1748 — The Derby Mercury 02 Sep 1748, Mon Page 3

The extract says “We hear from Wetherby in Yorkshire, that several Locusts have been found there, and in the neighbouring Townships, exactly resembling those described latley in this Paper, but that they have hitherto done no Damage, on Account of the Smallness of their Numbers.

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