Reight Neet Aht - Wakefield Museums and Castles

A group of ten young women wearing elegant evening dresses, all sat around a marble ring and ready to roll their marbles

Reight Neet Aht

The Reight Neet Aht was a unique charity gala with a distinctly Yorkshire flavour. It put Castleford on a global stage.

From 1936 to 1957, the star-studded annual marbles contest attracted famous faces. It gathered international media interest.

Discover how the events brought glitz and glamour to Cas.

(Image courtesy of the Wakefield Council Libraries Photographic Collection)

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George Formby preparing to roll a marble onto the board, watched by his wife Beryl and a crowd of well-dressed attendees

A Reight Neet Aht: Castleford’s famous fundraiser

Discover how this uniquely Yorkshire event brought glitz and glamour to Cas.

Lady Docker in an elegant evening dress, holding aloft a large ceremonial marble, with an arm around Sid Colclough, who is dressed in black tie and smiling

Reight Neet Aht - interactive timeline

Discover all of the themes, guests and highlights of the Reight Neet Aht events in our interactive timeline.