On Saturday 18th April 2026 the Sheriffs Army visited Fishergate Postern Tower as part of their annual patrol of York’s City Walls.
Bill Hill reports =
We had a great day for the reputation of Friends of York Walls at our FPT Open Day last Saturday when we welcomed the Sheriff’s Army with several of us in costume.
Here is a visual flavour of the occasion, with more photos below:
The reception committee: Left to right – Oli Harrison, Bill Hill, Llevelis Blanchet-Rampazzi, and Sally Barlow.
Llevelys is from Limoges in France, but is at the University of York this term just until July and is volunteering with us.
We also had a great day in terms of the number of visitors, achieving 515, which is our next to highest ever! Well done our shepherds, Sally Barlow and Steve Bracher. Very many thanks also to Chris Walker-Lyne, Oli Harrison, and Joan Pritchard for making it all work inside.
We had £200.05 in donations, taking our total 2026 donations to date this year after six open days to £1,207 plus 2,735 visitors.
Our next Open Day is on Saturday 9th May. If you can spare some time to help it would be great to see you.
Cheers Bill
Sheriff of York, Paul Doughty, at FIshergate Postern Tower 18th April 2026, with members of his ‘Army’. To the right is John Oxley, taking a breather from his guiding duties.
