Holme Valley Review July 2015

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Contact details: 01484 420800 July 2015

By Josh Timlin

FRIENDS and family of ateenage boy who sadly diedhave rallied together withthe wider community tosecure funding for theimprovement of Sands SkatePark in Holmfirth.

Plans to extend the skatepark first started in May2012 when a small group oflocal teenagers contactedMP Jason McCartney to ask

for his help. The group included

Holmfirth High School pupilIsaac Atkinson and hisfriends Harry Hale, TobyMunroe, Jake Oversby,Emily-Jane Cappleman andGeorgina Kitch.

Sadly Isaac passed awayon June 22 2012 at the age of14. In August 2012, the groupunited determined to contin-ue the work they had started

in memory of their friend. The campaign Skate4Isaac

was formed with the help ofIsaac’s friends, parents andother students’ parents.

Through fundraisingevents, grants and donationsthe team worked tirelesslywith the community to raisemoney to improve the skat-ing facilities.

Secretary of Skate4Isaac,Victoria Browning, told the

Review: “We are so relievedto have secured the funding.

“We couldn’t have done itwithout the generosity of thecommunity which has beenamazing. Isaac was a reallyfantastic kid and this hasgiven everyone something tofocus on.

“His friends have said thatit has been a long time com-ing but they have done it forIsaac.”

As the park is owned byKirklees Council, the planswent before Cabinet recentlywhere they were officiallyapproved and a contractorappointed.

A specialist skate parkbuild company calledWheelscape will deliver theproject. It will see the skatepark extended, and newbenches and litter binsinstalled. Work is set to start

on July 6 and it is hoped tobe completed by August 2 –weather permitting.

MP Jason McCartney said:“Isaac and his pals came tosee me about their plans forthe skate park so it has beensomething very close to myheart.

“I’m absolutely delighted itis going ahead. It has been abrilliant effort from all ofIsaac’s friends and family.”

Park to be improved in Isaac’s memory

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Flowers and ties laid at the skate park on the third anniversary of Isaac’s death (left) and the plans drawn up by Wheelscape for the extended park (right).

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By Bronte Matthews

KIRKLEES Council hasmoved on to the next stageof its project to supportsome of the most vulnerablepeople in the district.

The Kirklees Cares pro-gramme will ensure lookedafter children receive extrahelp when they are preparingto leave care.

Care leavers are more like-ly to face problems withhomelessness, crime andunemployment. They arealso less likely to go on tohigher education.

The new mentoringscheme will provide practi-cal help and support, pro-mote resilience among youngpeople and take a widerapproach to supportinglooked after children.

It is being funded by a£400,000 grant, which the

council successfully gainedfrom central government inorder to improve people’shealth, education and jobprospects and reduce thedemands on public services.

Kirklees Cares is closelylinked to the council’s workon early intervention – pro-viding help and support at an

early stage so that people donot need more acute servicesin the future.

It is expected that therewill be major financial sav-ings across several organisa-tions, including the council,police and local health serv-ices.

Councillor Erin Hill, cabi-net member for family sup-port and child protection,said: “Children and youngpeople who have been incare have often had a diffi-cult start in life.

“We do everything we canto support them and thiswork is another step inenhancing their life chances.

“They will be helped byadults who have also experi-enced being in care and whounderstand the unique chal-lenges they face and thekinds of support that willhave the greatest benefits.”

Kirklees Care projectmoves to next stage

Councillor Erin Hill, cabinetmember for family supportand child protection.

MORE than 20 bags of

rubbish have been

cleared from a section of

Holme Moss’ country-

side.

An appeal was

launched on social media

by Councillor Richard

Noon when he was left

saddened by the amount

of rubbish left by others.

Six volunteers attend-

ed the clean-up and they

managed to clear the

whole of the field.

Richard said: “You’ve

got to take pride in your

area, the thing that did

it for me was my three-

year-old son. He actually

said he wanted to leave

because it was so dirty,

and if a three-year-old

can see it’s dirty and

doesn’t want to be there

then something needs to

be done.”

Bags of rubbish cleared from countryside

A Meltham couple were crowned winners of the Huddersfield and Bradford Couples'Come Dine With Me. Sophie and Harj Toor said that they thought all the contestantstaking part deserved first place. To celebrate they invited both couples to a Michelin-starred restaurant where they spent some of their prize money. Unfortunately Bradfordcouple Richard Ashton and Libby Peacock were unable to attend but Sean and JaneTyndall from Golcar went along. Pictured are, from the left: Jane Tyndall, Sophie Toor, Harj Toor, Sean Tyndall, RichardAshton and Libby Peacock.

KIRKWOOD Hospice isorganising its second annualcycle sportive challenge – a70-mile bike ride in the WestYorkshire countryside onSunday, July 12.

Starting from the Hospice’sDalton base, the challenginglevel three route will take insome of the most pictur-esque countryside in theHolme Valley, includingDigley reservoir, Holmfirth

and Denby Dale. Anita Crowther was one of

three keen cyclists from theYorkshire Bank who took onthe challenge last year.

She said: “It was a person-al challenge for me and mytwo colleagues, but one wewere determined to com-plete.

“The support we receivedreally gave us the motivationto keep pedalling.”

Teams and individuals areall welcome.

Registration is £25 perrider and includes eventinsurance through BritishCycling.

For further information,please call Gabrielle on01484 557911.

Riders will be able to signin on the day from 6.30amuntil 8am on the morning ofthe ride.

Bike ride takes in Holme Valley


Aspiring actress Emilyorganises variety galato fund school placeBy Bronte Matthews

AN ASPIRING actress ishosting a variety gala inHolmfirth to raise enoughmoney to go to a top dramaschool after being offered aplace there.

Emily Nicholls recentlyfinished studying a founda-tion degree in acting atNewcastle College anddecided that in order to pur-sue a career in performingfurther she would need to goto drama school.

She was offered a place atthe Performance PreparationAcademy in Guildford tostudy their diploma in actingfor stage and screen.

They only take on a smallnumber of students so Emilywas extremely lucky to havebeen accepted.

Emily said: “This is a fairlynew school but one that isbecoming quite well knownwithin the industry.

“The course is three yearslong and it will be very indepth training that will meanI have the ability to go outand then work in the indus-try after I graduate.”

The course covers every-

thing to do with acting,singing, vocal work, accents,movement, stage combat andballet. When a student reach-es their third year on thecourse they will be assigneda guest mentor from theWest End.

Unfortunately going todrama school does not comecheap. Funds for the courseare around £7,500 per yearand then there is London liv-ing costs on top of that.

Emily is not able to getany help from the govern-ment with financing herstudies because it is a pri-vate drama school. But the22-year-old is not letting thisstop her. In order to helpraise the fees she is puttingon a variety gala.

The concert is beingdirected by local actorDaniel Coll who will also beperforming. Lightfoot SchoolOf Dancing will be comingalong to do some dancenumbers as well as manyother special guests.

There is also going to beperformances from local tal-ent as well as several songsfrom Emily.

Emily said: “To study atsuch a fantastic place is adream come true and onethat I hope I won’t have toturn down due to money.

“I will be doing differentfundraising things for therest of the year and hopeful-ly getting a job over the sum-mer to contribute towards itall.”

The variety gala will takeplace at 7.30pm on Sunday,August 23, at Holmfirth CivicHall on Huddersfield Road.

Tickets are £15 plus book-ing fee and can be purchasedonline at www.ticketsource.co.uk/varietygalanight or bycalling 0333 666 3366.

Emily’s go fund me webpage can be found atgofundme.com/EmilyNichollsPPA.

HOLMFIRTH TownCommunity AFC held theirannual presentation eveningat the Huntsman Inn.

Club Chairman AndrewWatson welcomed the play-ers, guests and supportersfollowing another successfulseason.

The first team finished asrunners up in the first divi-sion of the Huddersfield andDistrict league and the sec-ond team finished third intheir division.

The first team were also

runners-up in the final of theprestigious Barlow Cup.

At the presentationevening, Andrew spokeabout the club’s progressover the past five years sinceits formation in 2010.

He announced that thefirst team had been acceptedinto the West Riding CountyAmateur league for next sea-son.

The club have more rea-son to celebrate as they havebeen awarded a £1000 grantfrom Kirklees Sport in the

Neighbourhood fundtowards improving theirpitch at Holmfirth HighSchool.

Sean Hazelden took homethe award for first team play-er of the year and DomHarris was awarded secondteam player of the year.

A spokesperson for theclub said: “We are lookingforward to the forthcomingseason and with the juniorsection going from strengthto strength it all bodes wellfor a successful future.”

Football club celebrates seasonAward winners Rob Edwards, Sean Hazelden and Richie Barber.

Emily Nicholls

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Ashley urges people to appreciate the sceneryBy Olivia Taylor

YORKSHIRE icon AshleyJackson is encouraginglocals and tourists to appre-ciate the Holme Valleyscenery with his ‘Framingthe Landscape’ campaign.

Ashley has worked close-ly with HuddersfieldUniversity to bring a rangeof frames to a number ofYorkshire locations such

as Hardcastle Crags,Wessenden Moor, BirhamRocks and Holme Moss.

Ashley said: “I havealways advised students tocreate a frame to allowthem to ‘find the view’which they wish to capturein to a painting.

“It allows them to focuson one area at a time ratherthan being over faced with

everything that they have infront of them.”

The Barnsley born watercolour artist has alwaysbeen a champion forYorkshire, falling in lovewith the moors as a boy.

He commented: “I’vepainted everywhere acrossthe world but no wheremakes my hair stand up onedge like Yorkshire does.”

Ashley has also been suc-cessful with engagingyounger people, taking pri-mary school children ontothe moors and sketchingwith them.

Anyone with a smart-phone can download the‘Framing the Landscape’app which allows them toconnect their device to theapplication every time

they’ve been to one of thelocations, checking in andunlocking the content.

Ashley said: “We need toassist children in makingthis connection with thelandscape for they will bethe next guardians, whichis why with the assistanceof the University ofHuddersfield we have cre-ated a smartphone applica-

tion to converse with youngpeople through the technol-ogy they understand.”

The heavy duty freestanding frames willremain in each location,allowing visitors to appreci-ate the landscape from anartist’s point of view.

Ashley added: “Manypeople look but only a fewreally see.”

E-fit of store robbery suspect released POLICE investigating a rob-bery at a petrol station storein Honley have released ane-fit image of the suspect.

The offence happened at11.50pm on Saturday, June6, at the Co-op store onHuddersfield Road inHonley.

A man entered the storeand threatened staff mem-

bers before leaving withcash from the till.

The suspect is describedas white, aged in his mid30s, around 5ft 6ins tall, ofmedium build.

His face was partially cov-ered by a scarf.

Detective Inspector AndyLeonard, of Kirklees CID,said: “We would urge any-

one whorecognisesthe pic-tured manor withany otherinformation which couldhelp our ongoing enquiriesin to this incident to callKirklees District CID on101.”

Artist Ashley Jackson pictured with one of the heavy duty free standing frames (left) and sketching on the moors with local primary school children (right).

THE Holmfirth

Transition Town (HoTT)

are gearing up for a

Holme Valley walk in

memory of Martin Smith.

The walk is set to take

place between 9am and

5pm on Sunday, July 12.

The main party will set

off from the Holmfirth

Co-op car park between

9.00 and 9.30am.

Other check points,

will be near the Algy

Arms (formerly the Bay

Horse), Hade Edge, and

near the Fleece at

Holme.

Everyone will get a

badge and a leaflet

describing the route,

points of interest, the

three entry and exit

points and car parking

and bus connections for

the 92, 314 and 951 serv-

ices.

All walkers taking part

can start and finish

where they like.

Walk planned to remember Martin Smith


By Bronte Matthews

CROWDS packed into thePostcard Inn in Holmfirth recent-ly for a fundraising music nightheld in memory of Adrian Smithwho sadly died.

Adrian, 69, was assaulted inHuddersfield on May 13 andtaken to Leeds General Infirmarywhere he died of his injuries thefollowing day.

Local bands and artists per-formed including Bisley, TheMoot, James Munroe and RhysHammond Booth.

There was also a raffle on thenight with prizes donated bylocal people. A total of £624 wasraised.

The money will go towards apermanent memorial for Adrianand whatever is left over will go

to charity. A spokesperson for the

Postcard Inn said: “Massivethanks to everybody who camealong to the Adrian Smith nightof music.

“He'd have been proud of allthe bands who gave their time,the people who donated and hada good night at the same time.”

In the run up to the event,landlord of the Postcard Inn,Kevin Sanders, said the nightwould be an opportunity foreveryone to share memoriesabout Adrian.

Jacob Crawshaw, 30 ofEmscote Avenue, Halifax, ischarged with the unlawful killingof Adrian. A trial date at LeedsCrown Court has been provision-ally set for October 19 with anestimated length of five days.

Fundraising music nightheld in Adrian’s memory

Adrian Smith died of his injuries after being assaulted.

Witnesses sought to attemptedrobbery and assault near parkPOLICE in Marsden areappealing for witnessesfollowing an attemptedrobbery between 9pm and11pm on May 22.

A 36-year-old man waswalking along Peel Street,near to the park, when hewas shouted at frombehind by a group of fourmen.

The first suspectdemanded the victim’smoney and mobile phone,while a secondapproached the man frombehind.

He refused to hand over

his belongings and wasthen assaulted.

He received a number ofinjuries including a frac-tured left eye socket, frac-tured left cheek bone,chipped tooth, cuts to hiseye socket and cheek, twoblack eyes and significantbruising to his arms andshoulders.

The first suspect isdescribed as white, agedbetween 20 and 30, 5’9” tallof average build with shorthair. The second isdescribed as mixed race,also aged between 20 and

30, 6’1" tall, of slim buildand short shaved hair.

Detective ConstableRichard Brooke, ofKirklees robbery team,said: “This unprovokedattack took place just out-side the village centre,near the local park. I amcertain someone will haveseen something that mayhelp identify those respon-sible.

“The four suspects haveapproached the victim ashe made his way home,and caused him a numberof injuries before making

off. Someone may haveseen the group of suspectsin the area before or afterthe assault, or may haveseen the incident unfold.

“I would urge anyonewho witnessed the inci-dent, or who can identifythe suspects to come for-ward. Enquiries are ongo-ing.”

Anyone who witnessedthe incident, or who hasinformation should contactDetective ConstableBrooke via 101, or by call-ing Crimestoppers on 0800555 111.

A former Holmfirth High School student has made his televisiondebut on this year’s Love Island. 22-year-old Max Morleyappeared on the reality TV show on June 18 alongside fellowislander Bethany Roger. The professional cricketer previouslydated Miss Newcastle and has now entered the show looking forhis Miss Love Island. The ITV2 show sees 12 singles cometogether on a sunny island to battle it out to win £50,000. Theshow is on at 9pm every day of the week except Fridays.

KIRKROYDS Pre-school have been contin-uing the Tour de France legacy and train-ing their three and four-year-olds to ridebalance and pedal cycles.

MP Jason McCartney, who is a keencyclist, has been following their progressand will be presenting the 16 youngsterswith certificates of achievement on Friday,July 10. The training is part of HolmeValley Wheeler’s long term commitment topromoting cycling in the Holme Valley andhas been supported by British Cycling,who generously provided five Hoy BalanceBikes to help with training.

The scheme is part of a wider initiativecalled Bikeability Plus where children andparents are encouraged to cycle moreoften as part of a healthy lifestyle.

Youngsters taught toride as part of legacy


A shop extension project that doubled the retail area of J Brindon Addy’s shop in HadeEdge, near Holmfirth, has been shortlisted for a major regional award. The new-buildproject, completed 12 months ago made it to the West Yorkshire regional final of theYorkshire LABC Building Excellence Awards, having been shortlisted in the commercialbuild category.

A YOUNG aspiring chef whois a student at Colne ValleyHigh School took part in acooking competition recent-ly at Kirklees College.

Manveer Bhullar was afinalist in the annual YoungChef of the YearCompetition. The event tookplace in the trainingkitchens and Landings 72restaurant at the college’sHuddersfield Centre.

It was open to schoolpupils aged between 14 and16 from through out West

Yorkshire. From the entriesreceived, 20 young peoplewere selected to take part intwo heats. Then the eightremaining entrants battled itout to create a show-stop-ping dessert in under twohours to wow the judges.

The judges includedBarrington Douglas andRichard Dennis fromDiscovery Bay Caribbeanrestaurant in Huddersfieldand college principal PeterMcCann.

They had a difficult job

deciding a winner but in theend picked Salendine NookHigh School pupil ImanDar’s lemon pudding cakewith summer fruits sauce.

Kirklees College curricu-lum team leader for hospi-tality and catering, GarySchofield, was at the event.

He said: “We were incredi-bly impressed with the tal-ent and attitude of theseyoung chefs.

“They all did exceptional-ly well and it was a pleasureto watch them at work.”

Budding chef takes part in competition

Civic Hall to hostUFO conferenceBy Bronte Matthews

A UFO conference will takeplace at the Civic Hall inHolmfirth on September 19and 20.

Holmfirth based founderand editor of UFO TruthMagazine, Gary Heseltine,has made the town his baseand wants to put it on themap as a major attraction forenthusiasts.

This will be the third con-ference in the town andaccording to Gary this year’sevent is by far the biggest.

He said: “After two smallersell out conferences I havedecided to use the mainCivic Hall for this year’sevent. This will give a capaci-ty of approximately 275 peo-ple per day which is morethan double for the first twoevents.

“With several months still

to go over 65 per cent of thetickets are already sold soI’m confident we can achievea third successive sell-outevent.

“The line-up of speakers isexcellent and includesStanton Friedman, a nuclearphysicist who is widelyregarded as the most famous

UFO expert in the world sothis is a rare treat for Britishenthusiasts.”

Gary is a retired formerpolice detective who says hehad a childhood sighting ofhis own at the age of 16 inhis hometown inLincolnshire.

He launched a websitewith police reports of UFOswhich now has amassed over500 cases involving over1000 British police officers.

In 2010 in Washington DChe was presented with theWorld Disclosure Award forthe work on his database. In2012 he was presented withthe Exopolitics Award forGreat Britain and is nowregarded as one of theworld’s leading experts onthe subject of UFOs.

Tickets for the conferencecan be purchased fromwww.ufotruthmagazine.co.uk

Gary Heseltine

HOLME Valley Singers willbe hosting a weekend ofconcerts with a choir fromItaly called CoroD’Alaleona.

There will be a concert inthe evening on Saturday,

July 18, where MP JasonMcCartney has confirmedhis attendance with otherlocal dignitaries.

The second concert willtake place during the after-noon on Sunday, July 19, at

St Peter’s Church inHuddersfield. Following thesuccesses of the Tour deFrance, Holme ValleySingers were invited toFrance to perform with aFrench choir in July 2014.

Italian choir set to perform at two concerts


POLICE are warning resi-dents not to swim in canals,rivers and reservoirs afterthey received reports about alarge group of young peopleswimming in the canalbetween Marsden andSlaithwaite on June 27.

Officers found the groupswimming in the water, play-

ing with an inflatable tyreand jumping off the canallocks. They had lots of cansof alcohol with them.

A spokesperson for WestYorkshire Police Rural Teamsaid: “The canals, rivers andreservoirs in the rural areaare really not suitable forswimming in.

“It may be a lovely, hot,sunny summer’s day but thewater is still very, very cold.Swimming in cold water cancause shock, dizziness, heartproblems, cramp, hyperventi-lation.

“Add in the effects of alco-hol as well and it can be adeadly combination.”

Officers found young people swimming in the canal between Marsden and Slaithwaite.

Swimming warning issued by police

RURAL patrol officers had toforce entry to a house inNew Mill on June 10 to givefirst aid to an elderly resi-dent who had collapsed.

A spokesperson said: “Akey safe with a combination

lock helps us greatly and wecan avoid making such asmess!

“If you have elderly rela-tives who live alone, fit a keysafe and email us [email protected]

ice.uk with the details. “We can put a note off the

address on our STORM dis-patch system and should weneed to attend and get it, wewon’t have to do it the hardway.”

Officers force entry to house to give resident first aid

Councillors respondto Queen’s speechBy Bronte Matthews

KIRKLEES councillors haveresponded to the Queen’sSpeech, which lays out gov-ernment plans for legislation.

The leader of the council,Councillor David Sheard,and the portfolio holder forresources, CouncillorGraham Turner, have giventheir thoughts on some ofthe main issues that willimpact on local authorities.

The cities and local gov-ernment devolution bill willgive more powers over hous-ing, transport, planning andpolicing to local authorities.

However, the additionalpowers will only be availableto areas with elected may-ors.

Councillor Sheard said:“As a local authority it is ourresponsibility to make surethat the poorest and mostvulnerable people in ourcommunities are lookedafter, yet despite having abetter understanding of ourregion than the civil servicesat in London do, they stillhold most of the power, inorder for our communities tothrive and our regional econ-omy to survive we have toget powers away fromLondon.

“Obviously the concept of

elected mayors presents aproblem to us in WestYorkshire as all authoritieshave had referendums reject-ing the concept.

“I do realise that the sug-gestion of an elected mayorfor West Yorkshire is a differ-ent proposition, but wonderif there is an appetite foranother level of electionsamong the public.”

The trade union bill meansthat 50 per cent of unionmembers will need to votefor a ballot to be valid, and40 per cent of those entitledto vote will need to say yesto a strike if it effects essen-tial public services includinghealth, education, fire, andtransport.

Councillor Turner said: “Ata time when the governmentis forcing local authorities tomake significant cuts to ourspending, unions play animportant role in theprocess and are integral toensuring that our employeesare kept informed of changes

that may affect them.“With such a large work-

force spread out over such alarge area the only way wecan negotiate the tremen-dous changes we are havingto make, due to central gov-ernment cuts, is through theunions.”

The government also plansto extend the right-to-buyscheme to 1.3 million socialhousing tenants in England.

Under the plans, housingassociation tenants will beable to buy the homes theyrent at a discount.

Councillor Turner added:“I am very disappointed, butnot surprised that the newgovernment has continuedits war on the working poorand the most vulnerable inour society by extending theright to buy scheme.

“Instead of a right to buythey should be helping usbuild decent homes that wecan add to our housingstock and charge a fair rentfor.”

“Instead of a right to buy they shouldbe helping us build decent homesthat we can add to our housing stockand charge a fair rent for.”


A Holmfirth Sainsbury’s store based at theRiverside Shopping Centre has been offi-cially opened following months of delays.The Deputy Mayor and Mayoress attendedthe launch alongside the new store man-ager Dave Gee. After having being award-ed planning permission by KirkleesCouncil, the supermarket giant originallysaid it would open the local branch in mid-February. The store will be open daily from7am to 11pm and will create approximate-ly 25 jobs.

Photo credit: Romney Oliver

MEALS on Wheels in the HolmeValley are appealing for volun-teers to come forward to run aservice in Honley.

On average volunteers wouldonly have to deliver once everyfour weeks and for a duration ofaround an hour – depending ontheir round on that day.

Most of the Meals on Wheelsvolunteers are car owners and

drivers but not all of them are.Petrol expenses for work travelare paid.

The volunteers meet every sooften to discuss the rota soeveryone knows who they are onduty with and their commitmentfor those weeks.

Anyone who is interested involunteering should contactAngela Payne on 01484 685009.

Meals on Wheels client Joan Beck with volunteers Angela Payneand Sophie Henzell.

Volunteers sought for Honley

A HOME on Causeway Side inLinthwaite was targeted bythieves at around 11.30am onMay 30.

The suspects gained entry bybending an external door anddamaging the locking mecha-nism.

They spent only a smallamount of time in the housebefore seeing that the homeown-er had returned. At this point the

burglars left the house. West Yorkshire Police Rural

Team have urged residents to tryand keep homes and propertiesas secure as possible.

A spokesperson said: “If yourequire an officer to come out togive you Crime Preventionadvice please ring your localRural Neighbourhood PolicingTeam at Holmfirth on 01484436855.”

Thieves target Linthwaite home

By Olivia Taylor

APPLICATIONS are now openfor the next round of grants fromthe Longley Farm Fund, one oftwelve funds managed by OneCommunity, the KirkleesCommunity Foundation.

The Foundation was estab-lished in 2010, to encourage localgiving, and to act as an independ-ent source of funding for localvoluntary activities. It managescharitable funds, on behalf ofindividuals and companies fromacross Kirklees.

The Longley Farm Fund aimsto support artistic, cultural andvoluntary activities within theGraveship of Holme, so is wel-coming applications for up to£1000 of funding from voluntarygroups based in Holmfirth,Austonley, Upperthong, Holme,Cartworth, Wooldale, Hepworth,Fulstone and Netherthong.

Last year grants were awardedto projects as diverse as newinstruments for Hade Edge Band,to buying apple trees for anorchard of rare tree species aspart of the EarthworksCommunity Garden Project inNew Mill.

Huddersfield and DistrictWoodturners received £500 inlast year’s round of grants to gotowards new equipment for theirhands on sessions.

Pat Cliffe, the Secretary of theWoodturners, said: “HuddersfieldWoodturners has benefitted mas-sively from funding from theLongley Farm One CommunityFund. I can safely say that it hashelped to turn our fortunesaround.

“From being a club populatedby older people, with little enthu-siasm, we have now attracted amore diverse group of membersand our numbers are growing;we have audio visual equipmentthat is admired by all our visi-tors; we have established a popu-lar "Hands On" night; our mem-bers are feeling more includedand are supporting each other.”

Applications close August 25.Funding applications are consid-ered on merit by a panel, anddecisions will be announcedbefore Christmas. More informa-tion and details of how to applycan be found at www.one-com-munity.org.uk/ looking-for-fund-ing/longley-farm-fund.php

Next round ofLongley Farmgrants opens



KIRKLEES Light Railwayrecently held a launchevening for their newlyacquired historic steamlocomotive Katie.

In attendance were anumber of key figures inKatie’s history including for-mer owners and drivers ofthe locomotive fromWindmill Farm Railway andFairbourne Railway.

The evening saw Katie’sfirst official passenger tripon the Kirklees LightRailway.

The event was covered bya live regional TV broadcaston BBC Look North andradio broadcast on BBCLeeds.

General manager StuartRoss said: “We have had alot of interest in Katie since

she arrived at the railway sowe thought it would be idealto give her a bit of a launchevent at her new home.

“Importantly Austin Moss,the loco’s previous owner,who had painstakinglyrestored Katie back to herformer glory over the past15 years, was present aswere some of her formerdrivers.

“The event gave guests theopportunity to see her oper-ating at the railway for thefirst time.

“Katie has spent most ofher life working on fairlylevel railways and the inau-gural train is probably thehardest the loco had everworked since being built in1956!”

The rest of the weekend

saw Katie haul her first pub-lic passenger trains, whichproved to be very popularwith a number of the trainstravelling to near full capaci-ty.

The historic locomotivearrived Kirklees LightRailway in April and has hada number of small jobs com-pleted to make it compatiblewith the coaches, including

new air brakes, couplingsand lighting.

There are still a few jobsfor the operations depart-ment to complete before thelocomotive will be in regulartraffic at the railway.

For details of when Katiewill be next hauling passen-ger trains, please monitorthe website and socialmedia platforms.

Historic locomotive is welcomedto the Kirklees Light Railway

Passengers in attendance at Katie’s launch evening at Kirklees Light Railway (left) and Katie’s first public passenger service (right).


DISCOUNT super-

market chain Aldi

is currently looking

at a number of

sites in Holmfirth

and Honley in

order to provide a

new store.

A spokesperson

said: “Although we

are only at the

early stages of

securing sites, Aldi

is looking forward

to bringing choice

and value to the

shoppers of the

Holmfirth and

Honley area.”

Chain looksat sites fornew store

A plant called a Himalayan Balsam is invading Meltham andbeginning to take over areas of woodland and wild places. Thistime of year there is an opportunity to pull it up and drop it onthe ground which prevents it from seeding and spreading further.However it will soon begin seeding and this will not be possible.Walkers are Welcome recently did a morning as a group pulling itup. They are encouraging anyone who is out walking to spend acouple of minutes trying to reduce the spread. If you planning onpulling up the plant remember to wear gloves.

KIRKLEES Cabinet have agreedto remove provision of schooltransport for children attendingschools based on religion orbelief from September 2016, fol-lowing a public consultation.

The council currently providesfree transport for 456 childrenwho attend a school because oftheir or their parents faith orbeliefs. Removal of the provisioncould save the council £111,000per year, which is just less than aquarter of the amount that theservice needs to save in thisfinancial year.

The results of the consultationshowed that most Kirklees resi-dents felt that the provisionshould be stopped, with 83 percent of people who identifiedthemselves as residents whencompleting the survey saying

that the council should end freetravel to faith schools.

Of all the people who complet-ed the survey which includedstaff, councillors and other non-residents 22 per cent said theydid not think the free transportshould be stopped.

Stopping the provision will nothave any impact on the availabil-ity of transport for childrenattending the affected schools.The children will, however, needto pay a fare.

Councillor Graham Turnersaid: “The changes will bring usback to only providing theschool transport we are requiredto by law, but within in the statu-tory provision there are safe-guards for those most in needand we will ensure that these areadhered to.”

Free school transportscrapped by council

Forum urges Governmentto introduce tax breaksBy Bronte Matthews

THE National Village HallsForum has said that vol-unteers should not have tofundraise to pay VAT billson improvement work tocharity run communityfacilities.

The Forum, which cam-paigns on behalf of 10,000community buildings inrural England, is urgingthe Government to intro-duce tax breaks and sup-port for volunteer trusteesin the forthcoming budget.

They believe that smallamounts of carefullydirected Government

funding will help volun-teer trustees provide facil-ities that are more finan-cially viable, support newsocial enterprises andhelp improve the economyand social fabric of ruralareas.

The Forum is asking forthe refund of VAT paid onimprovement projects,secondly for finance forthe national network ofVillage Hall Advisers pro-vided by the charitableACRE Network and third-ly reducing bureaucracyaround the granting ofrate relief and VAT reduc-tions on energy costs.

It is hoped that a grantaid scheme towards the 20per cent VAT levied onbuilding works, willenhance the ability ofVillage Hall Trustees toimplement improvementworks.

Therefore helping themprovide facilities such aspre-schools, lunch clubs,exercise classes, librariesand activities to improvehealth and well being.

Forum Vice ChairmanAlan West said: “Littlenotice has been taken ofthe threat to the wellbeing of the people livingin rural communities from

the closure of shops, pubsand post offices, while thethreat from fracking anddamaging developmentmakes headlines.

“Travel costs are higherin rural areas and withscarce public transport acar is needed by peoplewho cannot afford it.Isolation can become thenorm for people, especial-ly in an ageing population.

“Often the last remain-ing “community” facilitiesare the Village Hall andChurch. Good facilitiesand active groups helpmaintain a vibrant, inclu-sive rural community.”

Summer events are under wayParliamentary Corner with Jason McCartney MP

I’M writing this month’scolumn on the train downto London wonderingwhether the predictedheatwave will actuallyhappen. We’re certainlydue a long hot summer.

Already the huge rangeof summer communityevents, galas, shows andfestivals are well under-way. Despite early morn-ing rain the Honley Showwas blessed with sunshinelater in the day.

I enjoyed catching upwith friends on theLongley Farm, RAFA,Kirkwood Hospice andOliver James Sugarcraftstands.

Talking of KirkwoodHospice I joined over1,100 fellow walkers forthe biggest ever MidnightMemory Walk raising£95,000 for the Hospice.

A week earlier I joined66 fellow HuddersfieldTown fans for theYorkshire Three PeaksChallenge to raise fundsfor the Town Foundation.

The gruelling 25-mile

walk helped raise thou-sands of pounds for theFoundation which was setup by Huddersfield TownChairman, Dean Hoyle.

The Foundation aims toimprove the quality of lifefor young people acrossHuddersfield and the WestYorkshire area.

Thanks to the team foranother successfulHolmfirth Arts Festival.

I had a busy week inParliament that week but Idid manage to enjoy ashort concert byEminence Brass outsideSid’s café.

I also enjoyed the StorySofas dotted aroundHolmfirth, each with a dif-ferent theme.

There is so much musi-cal talent in the HolmeValley and it was great tosee local youngstersdelighting a wide range ofmusical tastes at theHonley Summerfest.

Well done to our localschools for nurturing andencouraging this talent.

It was an honour to

attend the FreedomParade for the YorkshireRegiment in HuddersfieldTown Centre.

As a former RAF Officerwho served in Iraq it giveme immense pride to seehow many local peopleturned out to show theirappreciation for the com-mitment and sacrifice ofour brave service men andwomen.

The Houses ofParliament break up forthe Summer Recess lateJuly but I’ll be back in myHolmfirth Office workingthroughout the summerapart from a one weekholiday on the NorthYorkshire coast and myannual week of volunteer-ing in our community.

So please come and sayhello if you see me outand about.

As always, if you wouldlike to visit Parliament orever need my help, pleaseget in touch.

My Holmfirth office is at24 Huddersfield Road,Holmfirth, HD9 2JS oppo-

site Ashley Jackson’sgallery. Telephone 01484688364 or 688378, andemail [email protected]

Jason McCartney MPMember of Parliament

for Colne Valley

Jason McCartney MP



THE River 2015 project in the Holme Valley ismaking progress and currently has lots ofinteresting projects underway.

Environment Agency volunteers havehelped the team clean up Sands RecreationalGround in Holmfirth, opposite the skate park.They removed a vast quantity of HimalayanBalsam which is a wild plant spreadingthrough out the Holme Valley.

Unfortunately other non-native invasivespecies such as the Japanese Knotweed andGiant Hogweed are still present and needprofessional attention. The River 2015 groupare currently raising funds to start a pro-gramme of treatment.

Margaret Dale, from the group, said:“Congratulations are due to Peter Carr for thework he has done in front of thePicturedrome. Removing the concrete slabsand replacing them with railings has made ahuge difference and shows what a largeimpact small changes can have on theappearance of the river.

“We have ambitious plans for opening upaccess and making the river a more attractivefeature of the town centre -these are beingworked up at the moment.”

The River 2015 group have applied forcharity status and hope to hear whether thishas been approved in August.

More information can be found athttp://river2015.org/Mission%20and%20Vision.html.

River 2015 projectmaking progress

Honley Show had another successful year at its annual event. Now in its 93rd year, the show ground remains one of the region’s best venues for a range of activities, agriculturalevents, stands and displays. This year the main ring played host to Inch Perfect Trials – a motorcycle stunt team. Other main ring attractions include a birds of prey display, thetractor parade and the welcome return of the Beagles and Hounds. There was a traditional brass band, donkey rides and the ever popular agility displays from Springers DogClub. The main attraction of the show was the thousands of exhibits including horses, cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, dogs, rabbits, poultry, mice, cavies, eggs and handicrafts. Plushundreds of trade and craft stalls. A spokesperson for Honley Show said: “It was great day. A little damp at the start but the sun came out in the afternoon and everybodyenjoyed themselves.” Photo credit: Sandie Nicholson photosofyorkshire.com

HOLMFIRTH Mills is staging its first everMid-Summer fashion show to help raise fundsfor a local older people’s group.

The fashion show will take place onThursday, July 23 from 7pm at The OldCanteen, Barncliffe Mills in Shelley.

All proceeds from ticket sales and the raf-fle, including 10 per cent of clothing sales,will be donated to Holme Valley SharingMemories, a local group for older peoplebased at Hope Bank in Honley.

Volunteers will be modelling the latestspring collections including Tigi, Roman, Isle,Honour Milburn and Country Rose.

There will also be a display of evening wearand items will be on sale on the night.

Tickets for the fashion show can be pur-chased from Holmfirth Mills.

Alternatively call Sally Brown on 07950870864 or email [email protected] reserve your tickets.

Fashion show tobenefit group By Olivia Taylor

THE Holme ValleyMountain Rescue Teamrecently held a dinner tocelebrate 50 years sinceits formation.

The volunteer teamwas founded in 1965, fol-lowing a tragic incidentin which two boy scoutssadly lost their lives on achallenge hike on themoors.

The dinner, held at theYMCA at SalendineNook, was attended bymembers past and pres-ent, together with theirfamilies.

2015 is seminal yearfor the team – not only is

it a landmark anniver-sary year, but the teamhas also just completedthe purchase ofMarsden’s former firestation building, provid-ing the first permanentbase in its history.

The anniversary eventfeatured exhibitions ofphotographs and scrap-books from the team’shistory, and the premiereof a new video, recentlycompleted to documentthe work of the volun-teers and the acquisitionof the new HQ building.

It was also an opportu-nity for old members toreunite and reminisce, aswell as newer genera-

tions to meet some ofthe “founding fathers”and to show how theteam has evolved over

the last half-century.Long service certifi-

cates were also present-ed to various current

members, for landmarkperiods of volunteerservice – ranging from10 to 40 years.

Mountain Rescue celebrates 50 years

Holme Valley Mountain Rescue members at the 50th anniversary dinner.



Advertiser’s anouncement

Holme Valley family-run practicemerges with Yorkshire law firmON July 1, Holme Valley-based Honley Law Practiceannounced it has mergedwith major Yorkshire legalfirm Switalskis Solicitors.

The newly-merged firmwill be known as SwitalskisSolicitors incorporatingHonley Law Practice.

Established in 2002 bythe firm’s Principal SolicitorJulian Taylor, Honley LawPractice is known in thearea for its high qualityResidential Conveyancing,Wills and Probate, FamilyLaw, Employment Law andNotary services.

The Honley Law Practiceteam is dedicated to provid-ing personal, practicaladvice to local residents.

The current staff mem-bers will become part ofSwitalskis growing team,which includes 19 Directorsand more than 200 staff,

able to provide advice in 18different areas of law.

Julian Taylor said: “AsSwitalskis Solicitors andHonley Law Practice joinforces, it not only marksthe start of an exciting newchapter for the firm, but isgreat news for our clients.

“This deal means localresidents can now benefitfrom an extensive range oflegal services whilstenabling the team to main-tain the high level of serviceand personal approach ourclients have come toexpect.”

Switalskis’ specialistteams cover more than 18legal disciplines, acrossboth personal and businesslegal services.

Switalskis’ specialistlawyers advise on FamilyLaw, Wills and Probate,Clinical Negligence and

Personal Injury claims, aswell as Mental Health Lawand matters in the Court ofProtection.

Key business servicesinclude advice onCommercial Conveyancing,Regulatory offences, andBusiness Immigration.

Julian Taylor, who hasmore than 25 years’ experi-ence advising clients inHuddersfield and the HolmeValley area, will be headingup the team, workingtogether with Switalskis’Director Allan Layfield.

Allan Layfield said: “It’snot uncommon for peoplewho are seeking legaladvice to find that they’refacing several legal issuesat the same time. Switalskishas a team of more than100 lawyers who worktogether to provide a joinedup and consistent service totheir clients.

“As a Family Solicitor, it’sa real advantage to be ableto recommend a trustedcolleague to a client whonot only needs advice ontheir separation, but alsoneeds help with their housemove, or advice on updat-ing their will.”

As well as enabling localresidents to access a varietyof new legal services, theintroduction of a majorregional firm into the areameans that they will alsohave the benefit of beingable to seek advice from afirm that has developed anational reputation in a

number of legal disciplines.Switalskis has teams and

individuals who are rankedin top industry guides TheLegal 500 and Chambersand Partners UK.

And in recent yearsSwitalskis has won a num-ber of industry awards forits work, including beingcrowned Yorkshire LawFirm of the Year on threeoccasions.

John Durkan, ManagingDirector at Switalskis, said:“Switalskis prides itself onits personal service. Havingthe ability to deliver a face-to-face service enables usto build strong and trustedrelationships with ourclients.”

Yorkshire high streetpresenceAs a result of Switalskis’strategy for the expansion,

which includes both merg-ers and organic growththrough increased clientnumbers, the firm now hasone of the largest geograph-ical coverages of any lawfirm in the region.

The total number ofbranches operated by thefirm now stands at 12, withoffices located inWakefield, Leeds, Bradford,Huddersfield, Halifax,Honley, Dewsbury,Pontefract, Acomb, York,Knaresborough and BostonSpa.

Switalskis also provides arange of services in associa-tion with W Brook & CoSolicitors in Goldthorpe,South Yorkshire.

Switalskis has developeda strong presence inCalderdale in recent years,opening offices inHuddersfield and Halifax,

and now Honley. The firm is also building

its presence in NorthYorkshire with a new flag-ship office on Swinegate inthe centre of York due toopen later this year.

Julian Taylor added:“While many of our clientslive in the Holme Valleyarea, the firm attracts peo-ple who, on a day-to-daybasis, are located acrossthe Yorkshire region.

“They now have the con-venience of being able tomeet their solicitor in thetown where they work,their home town, or wher-ever suits them.

“Knowing that we have ateam of over 100 lawyersbehind us means that what-ever the legal problem,wherever they are, therewill be someone who canhelp.”

To contact the Honley Law Practice team, call 01484 667853 or email [email protected]

The Honley Law Practice team (left), from the left: Janice Samuels, Julian Taylor, Kerry Stockbridge, Charlotte Taylor, John Durkan and Patricia Taylor; Honley Law PracticePrincipal Solicitor Julian Taylor and John Durkan, managing director at Switalskis (right)

Allan Layfield John Durkan Julian Taylor



Tractor Fest – a free dayout for all the familyYUMMY Yorkshire is wellknown for its award-winningice-cream and great farm-house food.

This July though it’s their‘Tractor Fest’ event thateverybody is talking about.

Tractor Fest will take overYummy Yorkshire’s farm nearDenby Dale on the weekendof July 18 and 19, with liveradio broadcasting by thePulse of West Yorkshire.

There’ll be a display of vin-tage tractors, some amazingfood and lots of fun for allthe family.

Here is a flavour of what’son over the weekend:� Free chocolate workshopsfor children from four yearsplus. Children will learnabout the origins of choco-late and make their own cre-

ations to take home. � Proper Yorkshire brass byThurlstone Brass Band.� Cheerleading byHuddersfield Giants’ cheer-leaders.� Live music with TobyBurton, up and comingsinger-songwriter.� Evening ceilidh on theSaturday evening (ticketsavailable for this on 01226762551).� Storytelling by local chil-dren’s author SarahMcDermott. Her new bookfollows the charactersthrough a delicious adven-ture in the magical kingdomof ‘Choclandia.’� A young Un’s barn danceand interactive storytellingwith StarMovers.� A kids’ zone with hook-a-

duck, bouncy castle, giantslide, facepainter and ride-on-train.� Chilled acoustic soundswith Gary Pearson and DaveFriskney.

In keeping with the culi-nary passion of YummyYorkshire, there will ofcourse be an abundance offood on sale for visitors,from street food stalls toYummy Yorkshire’s ownpulled beef brisket, a beertent, Penistone’s ArtisanFayre and plenty of ice-cream!

Entry and parking is freefor this event.

For further information and event times visit

www.yummyyorkshire.co.uk/tractor-fest

THE Butchers Arms held it’svery own Tour de Francerecently in the form of awine tasting evening.

With wines from rightacross France and perfectlypaired dishes, guestsenjoyed an evening of con-versation and degustation.

First course was home-made blinis with smokedsalmon, accompanied by avery special CremantD’Alsace from Dopff AuMoulin vineyard in theAlsace.

Guests agreed that thiswine will be a wonderfulantidote to the approachingProsecco shortage!

To follow there wasasparagus spears wrapped inprosciutto and baked inTallegio cheese.

This paired well with boththe Chareau Carre, Muscadetde Sevre Et Maine and theup and coming Picpoul dePinet, produced by GerardBertrand.

With a main course con-sisting of roast sirloin ofbeef and lamb cutlets, bothof superb quality supplied byShaun Heap of Hade Edge,the guests enjoyed DomaineRenne Monier BourgognePinot Noir and contrastedthis with Domaine AndreBrunel, Cotes Du Rhone.

Dessert was a double

delight of cherry and pista-chio clafoutis and classicSud Ouest Tart aux Noix,(Walnut tart).

The dessert wine was theChâteau De Suduiraut,Castelnau de SuduirauntSauternes, with wonderfulmarmalade and peachflavours. Alex McGill ofHallgarten Druitt Wines pro-vided the wines and aninformative commentary.

Mark and Caroline of TheButchers Arms hold manyevents at the pub, which hasa growing reputation for theauthentic rustic French cui-sine that is provided at an

accessible price and in arelaxed and informal envi-ronment.

The next French event is aBastille Day celebration onJuly 14 and is already a sellout. Once a month there is aSaturday afternoon crepesstall.

The monthly Thai ban-quets regularly sell out.

For a traditional Frenchexperience why not book fora Taste of Perigourd onAugust 12 – £35 for fivecourses which will includeMagret aux Abricots andother traditional Sud Ouestdelights.

‘Tour de France’ comesto The Butchers Arms


NEARLY two million 1 Seriesmodels have been sold sincethe introduction of the first 1Series generation ten yearsago.

This latest incarnationbuilds on the winning formu-la of these three- and five-door predecessors with newpower units from the latestBMW engine family, addi-tional EfficientDynamicstechnologies fitted as stan-dard, and careful enhance-ments to the exterior andinterior design.

The level of standardequipment is now even high-er, new options have beenadded and with new mobilityservices from BMWConnectedDrive, there areeven more ways to increasethe functionality and person-alisation of the new 1 Series.

The proportions, lines andsurface design of the newBMW 1 Series bear all theclassical hallmarks of aBMW with its set-back pas-senger compartment, longbonnet and short overhangs,in particular, give it a unique-ly sporting presence. Thenew car features subtle butkey differences to refine yetfurther the overall package.

At the front, a new lowerapron with larger air intakesand a horizontal bar com-bines with reshaped BMW

kidney grilles and new head-lamps that feature LED day-time driving lights as stan-dard on all models. For thefirst time, full LED head-lamps with low and mainbeam have been added tothe options list, withAdaptive LED headlamps afurther option.

These follow the path ofthe road ahead, and alsoadapt their beam accordingto the type of road and con-ditions at any given moment.At the rear, new tail lampswith a familiar BMW ‘L’shape design adopt strikingLED technology.

The driver-focused cockpitof the new BMW 1 Series isan even more welcoming,sporty, comfortable place tosit, thanks to enhancementsto the design, and the mate-rials and fabrics used. In par-ticular, there’s a new clothfabric for the seats.

The BMW RadioProfessional and iDrive oper-ating system continues to bestandard across the entirerange so all new 1 Seriesmodels feature the free-standing, 6.5-inch ControlDisplay, the controller wheelmounted on the centre con-sole, and the direct menucontrol and favourites but-tons. If the optionalProfessional Navigation sys-

tem is fitted, the Controllercomes with a larger, touch-sensitive surface forinputting numbers and char-acters, while the onboardmonitor takes the form of an8.8-inch display of particular-ly slim design.

The controls arrangedbelow the Control Displayhave also benefited fromdetailed refinements. Boththe air vents and the con-trols for the radio and theautomatic air conditioningnow feature high-qualitychrome surrounds. The radioand automatic air condition-

ing keypads, meanwhile, areset against high-gloss blackpanelling.

Standard equipment forthe new BMW 1 Seriesincludes a SIM card embed-ded in the car, as a mobilephone connection is requiredto make use of the (alsostandard) IntelligentEmergency Call and BMWTeleServices functions, aswell as the optional internet-based services.

These coverConnectedDrive Servicesincluding the BMW Onlineinternet portal, as well as the

Concierge Services personalinformation service, RemoteServices and Real TimeTraffic information. In addi-tion, the spectrum of servic-es customers can integrateinto their cars retrospective-ly via apps has been expand-ed. All functions are safe,convenient and intuitive touse thanks to the BMWiDrive operating system,now also standard.

Drivers can integrate appfunctions into their car viathe embedded SIM card or asmartphone. Moreover, thelatest Professional

Navigation system offersonline-based Real TimeTraffic information andupdates map data “over theair”, using a mobile phoneconnection established bythe SIM card.

An updated version of theParking Assistant features 12rather than the previous 10sensors and helps the driverto select and use parkingspaces lying not only parallelbut now also transversely tothe road.

In addition, the range offeatures has also beenextended for Park DistanceControl (PDC), and there’sthe option of Active CruiseControl system with Stop &Go function.

The selection of driverassistance systems availablefor the BMW 1 Series alsoincludes a rear-view camera,High Beam Assistant, SpeedLimit Info including NoPassing Info display and theDriving Assistant.

The latter comprises thecamera-based LaneDeparture Warning andCollision Warning systems aswell as the AttentionAssistant feature.

The new BMW 1 Series ison sale now priced at£20,245 OTR for a three-door118i SE and £20,775 OTR fora five-door 118i SE.

The new BMW 1 Series


By MichaelWallbank

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opportunity to getinto shape, bybooking a sessionor a series of ses-sions at the gym.The long summerevenings are greatfor getting on yourbike or going for abrisk walk. If youare not used to reg-ular exercise, startwith short dis-tances and build upgradually.

Why not treatyourself to fabu-lous new look –book an appoint-ment with yourhairdresser andvisit one of our

local beautysalons, which offera range of face,body and nail treat-ments, manicures,pedicures andmuch more.

As temperaturesrise during thesummer, your skinmay feel drier thanusual. Using mois-turiser can helpmaintain a healthyglow.

On a hot day,even if you are ven-turing no furtherthan the shops, thelocal park or yourown garden, try tostay in the shade as

much as possible. Apply sunscreen

15 to 30 minutesbefore going out inthe sun.

Essential wearfor men andwomen: a T shirt orother loose-fittingtop, good qualitysunglasses and awide-brimmed hat– ideal for protect-ing the face, eyes,ears and head,especially if youare a little thin ontop.

The more skinthat is covered byyour clothing, thebetter the protec-

tion. Look formaterials with aclose weave, asthey will block outthe most UV rays.

When choosingsunglasses look forone of the follow-ing: the ‘CE Mark’and BritishStandard (BS ENISO 12312-2013)), aUV 400 label or astatement that thesunglasses offer100 per cent UVprotection.

Another usefultip: make sure yourglasses offer pro-tection at the sideof the eye. The

wraparound styleis especially popu-lar in Australiawhere sun safety istaken more seri-ously.Visit yourlocal pharmacy tostock up on sun-cream, hayfevertablets, treatmentsfor insect bites,plasters and otheressentials, espe-cially vital if youare travelling.

Lots of usefuladvice on summer-related healthissues is availableon the NHSChoices website atwww.nhs.uk


STEP inside The BridgeBeauty Rooms – and prepareto be surprised!

The exciting new arrival inThongsbridge has recentlyopened for business at theformer post office on thecorner of Miry Lane and themain Huddersfield Road.

From the outside it is stilla familiar village landmark, atraditional stone building ina prominent location, but itis only when you walkthrough the door that yousuddenly become aware ofthe amazing transformationwhich has taken place.

Simply stunning is perhaps

the best way to describe thedistinctively modern, state ofthe art interior.

To appreciate it fully in allits glory, you really need tosee for yourself.

Owner Jenna Jesson is ahighly trained beautician inall aspects of beauty withDermalogica Expert Status.Having completed her train-ing at the White Rose Schoolof Beauty, Huddersfield, shewent on to work for Clarinsat the famous Harrods storein London.

Now based at The BridgeBeauty Rooms, Jenna hopesto attract many new clients

from the Holme Valley andsurrounding areas with arange of Dermalogica, facialand body treatments.

Other services availableinclude massage, Nailtiquesprescriptive manicures andpedicures, artistic colourgloss, gel polish, tinting andwaxing.

Conveniently situated justa few minutes fromHolmfirth town centre, TheBridge Beauty Rooms is onHuddersfield Road,Thongsbridge, HD9 3UT.

Car parking is availablenearby – please ask fordetails.

If you would like to know more about the varioustreatments and services provided, feel free to

give Jenna a call on 01484 686339.

Prepare to be surprised atThe Bridge Beauty Rooms

Summer advice fromNew Mill PharmacyVITAMIN D is essential forhealthy bones, and we getmost of our vitamin D fromexposure to sunlight. Findout how to get enough with-out risking sun damage.

How long should we spendin the sun?There isn’t one recommenda-tion for everyone.

This is because theamount of time you need tospend in the sun for yourskin to make enough vitaminD depends on a number offactors. These include yourskin type (how dark yourskin is or how easily you getsunburnt), the time of yearand what time of day it is.

Vitamin D and you The amount of time youneed to spend in the sun foryour skin to make enoughvitamin D is different forevery person

Short daily periods of sunexposure without sunscreenduring the summer months(April to October) are

enough for most people tomake enough vitamin D.Evidence suggests that themost effective time of dayfor vitamin D production isbetween 11am and 3pm.

A short period of time inthe sun means just a fewminutes – evidence suggeststhat about 10 to 15 minutesis enough for most lighter-skinned people – and is lessthan the time it takes you tostart going red or burn.

The larger the area of skin

that is exposed to sunlight,the more chance there is ofmaking enough vitamin Dbefore you start to burn.

People with darker skinwill need to spend longer inthe sun to produce the sameamount of vitamin D.

In the UK, our skin isn’table to make vitamin D fromwinter sunlight (Novemberto March) as the sunlighthasn’t got enough UVB(ultraviolet B) radiation.

During the winter, we getvitamin D from our body’sstores and from foodsources.

The longer you stay in thesun, especially for prolongedperiods without sun protec-tion, the greater your risk ofskin cancer.

Remember to cover up orprotect your skin before thetime it takes you to startturning red or burn. Staycovered up for most of thetime you spend outside anduse sunscreen with a sunprotection factor (SPF) of50.

Photo credit: OleksandrDelyk – fotolia.com


Advertiser’s announcement

Turning a small room into a cloakroom bathroomMANY family homes couldbenefit from an additionalbathroom, but withoutextending your propertyadding additional facilitiescan be difficult.

By using compact cloak-room furniture and fixturesyou can realistically converta small utility room to abeautiful water closet thatfits the needs of a growingfamily and maximises yourhouse value without a hugeinvestment.

Make it light, bright and

welcomingA light space can often havethe illusion of making aroom feel bigger; the lastthing you want is a darkspace where the walls areclosing in on you.

When creating an effectivecloakroom bathroom thinkof how you can capture andcreate light to make theroom feel more expansivethan it really is – utilisingwindows and being carefulto consider what type oflighting will work best inyour small space.

A light colour schemeusually works bestThe general rule of decorat-ing a cloakroom bathroom isto avoid using complex tilepatterns or chintzy patternedwallpaper. Avoid darkcolours as they absorb light.

If you use a lighter colourscheme with minimal pat-tern, like large gloss tiles,light will be reflected aroundthe room much better thanwhen using darker colours.

Buy furniture suited to the

jobWhen creating a small cloak-room bathroom make sureyou purchase specificallydesigned cloakroom furni-ture, like the Nala 515mmvanity unit (pictured).

You can also create theperfect cloakroom by addingfitted furniture giving youample storage and hiding allfixtures and fittings.

SummaryCreating a successful cloak-room bathroom is a fantasticaddition to a growing house-

hold as well as being one ofthe most economical ways ofadding value to your home.

If you need help designingyour cloakroom bathroomtake your measurements toany Easy Bathrooms show-room where you can see ahuge range of cloakroombathroom products.

Expert staff can guide youthrough the design stagesand 3D model your room sothat you can see the spacebefore it has been completed– a free of charge service atevery showroom.



Let the summer fun beginIF, LIKE many parents, youare wondering how on earthyou’re going to keep youroffspring entertained duringthe six weeks’ school holi-day an award-winningHuddersfield business mayhave the answer.

Project Sport has beendelivering sports camps dur-ing the school holidays andto schools themselves forthe past six years.

They’ve grown rapidlyfrom a team of two to over35 fully qualified coachesnow working in 60 schoolsacross Kirklees andCalderdale.

Last year over 1,200 chil-dren aged between five and14 attended their summercamps, and this year ProjectSport are promising theirbest ever summer.

Project Sport are hosting

10 different activities at eightlocations across the regionthis summer.

Activities range from tradi-tional sports such as footballand cricket to their ever pop-ular bushcraft survivalschool that puts kids in apretend survival situationwhere they have to build acamp and learn to live offthe land without damagingthe environment.

This year sees the intro-duction of a girls only danceand netball camp as well astennis camps and the all newfoot golf – where golf ballsare replaced with footballs.

It will also see the returnof bubble football, the beau-tiful game played insidegiant inflatable bubble suitsthat sees the players bounc-ing as much as the ball.

With a broad age range of

young people attending eachcamp, it’s natural that therewill be differences in abili-ties.

Project Sport’s experi-enced coaches are there tomake sure everyone has fun,so whether your child is anaccomplished junior athleteor trying something for thefirst time the goal is to sendthem home with a smile ontheir face and feeling like a

champion.Perhaps best of all is how

little each Project Sportactivity costs. Where elsewill you get a full day ofqualified sports coachingwith all equipment providedfor only £15?

Each camp runs from 9amto 4pm with the option of anearly drop off from 8.30amand a late pick up at 4.30pm– all at no extra cost.

To find out more about the sports camps visit projectsport.org.uk

A youngster takes part in a popular bushcraft survival school that puts kids in a pretend survival situation (left) and Project Sport founders Antony Leech and Andy Gledhill (right).


By MichaelWallbank

SUMMER time...and in the wordsof the song, theliving is easy.That said, a littleextra effort willnot go amiss ifyou really wantto make the

most of all thatthe season has tooffer, not leastthe long hours ofdaylight and(hopefully) sun-shine.

Giving yourgarden somelong overdueattention will be

A little extra effort can go a long way this summertime well spent.You will reap therewards of yourtender lovingcare – a place ofnatural beautywith a splash ofsummer colour,an oasis of peaceand calm whereyou can sit out-side and enjoythe fresh air.

If you have alawn, try to mowit regularly.Newly plantedtrees and shrubsoften need much

more water thanwe might expect,so keep checkingon them anddon’t let themdry out.

Plants in tubsand hanging bas-kets can be cutback beforefeeding, whichcan encouragenew growth andhelp revive anydisplays whichare are startingto look tired.

After givingyour garden a

much-neededmakeover, diningoutdoors will bea much moreattractive option.For many of us,especially if wehave a youngfamily, that canonly mean onething - time tobring out thebarbecue.

Remember tofollow sensiblesafety precau-tions. Place thegrill on a firmbase, such as a

patio, well awayfrom fences,trees, shrubs,out-buildings orany areas whereit could beknocked over bychildren or pets,but not under agazebo orawning. Makesure doors andwindows areclosed and keepa bucket ofwater or sand, ora garden hosenearby in case ofaccidents.

Getting out andabout is anotherof the joys ofsummer. It couldbe a day’s outingto one of theregion's manyvisitor attrac-tions, or a gentlestroll exploringsome of thebreathtakingcountryside onour doorstep.The chance tostop off for foodand refreshmenten route will beparticularly wel-

comed by mem-bers of thehousehold whoare usually onhome cookingduties.

Around thearea are manyfamily friendlypubs, restau-rants, cafes andtakeaways whereyou can stop offfor a light lunch,all-day brunch orthe perennialfamily favourite,good old fish andchips.


Specialist seafood restaurantoffers customers even moreTHE region’s new special-ist fish and seafood restau-rant Lemon & Prawnsoffers a diverse, both tradi-tional and contemporarydining experience.

The former Star pub atFenay Bridge has under-gone a major refurbish-ment but has retainedmany original and tradi-tional features, includingthe stained glass ceilingand the beautifully oakcrafted bar, together withall the reupholstered sofas,for a clean and cosy diningexperience. It now offers a60-seater restaurant alongwith upstairs functionroom.

The menu is mostly fishand seafood based, butmeat eaters and vegetari-

ans are well catered forwith a range of dishesincluding Sunday lunch.

All produce is sourcedlocally including fish fromSailbrand, vegetables fromJ Wilson and meat fromHinchliffe’s.

Open both at lunchtimeand evening seven days aweek, Lemon & Prawns’young and ambitious teamoffers something for every-one including a well-pricedlunch menu, Early Birdfrom 5pm to 6.30pmMonday to Friday andevening dining.

Always popular islunchtime fish and chips,made with hand beer bat-tered Timothy Taylor’s codfillet, served at £8.95.

The restaurant will soon

be offering fresh fish andchips on a takeaway basiswhich people can enjoy inthe new outside seatingterrace area.

Lemon & Prawns wel-comes children and is veryaccessible for the disabled,with ample parking. Publicservice workers, eg. NHSNurses and KirkleesCouncil staff can receive10 per cent off their bill onproduction of ID.

As the only specialistfish restaurant for milesaround, Lemon & Prawnsoffers everything from

King Prawns andLemons, British KingScallops, Moules Mariniereand Trio of Salmon, andthat’s just for starters.

Main meals include achoice of Fresh Fish fromthe Grill, Goan Fish andKing Prawns Curry,Lobster and SeafoodLinguini Pomodoro andmuch more.

Throughout July therestaurant is giving a freebottle of house wine totables of four dining fromthe a la carte menu onThursdays only on produc-tion of the voucher on theadvert on this page.

The magic of Orlando’s ...DINING out at Orlando's isa magical experience inmore ways than one.

The long establishedItalian restaurant will soonhave you under its spellwith its friendly atmos-phere and first class cui-sine.

Dishes are preparedfrom the freshest ingredi-ents using authenticrecipes and served withtypical Italian flavour andflair.

Adding a special touchto make your meal evenmore memorable, Orlandoand visiting magiciansfrom the HuddersfieldCircle will perform at your table.

It’s an added attractionwhich will amaze and delight the children and isalso entertaining for theadults.

The restaurant, run by

Orlando and his wifeCaroline, offers an a lacarte menu, blackboardspecials and a set menu,very good value at £12.95,including a glass of housewine.

A choice of five startersand 10 main courses isavailable throughout theevening from Wednesdayto Friday, Saturday till 6pmand Sunday all day fromnoon.

You will also find aselection of vegetariandishes plus an extensivechoice from theBlackboard Specials whichchange regularly.

Thursday is TapasEvening with a greatchoice of dishes to sharefor two people, plus a glassof house wine.

Children’s menu pricedat £5.95 includes vanilla icecream and house soft

drinks. Orlando’s alsocaters for children's parties – pleaseask for details.

The extensive wine listincludes varieties fromaround the world, special-ising in Italian wines, aswell as many bottled lagersand beers, plus Beck’s andTetley’s Smooth ondraught.

Orlando’s is situated on

the A642 betweenHuddersfield andWakefield, just before theroundabout at GrangeMoor.

Orlando’s is openWednesday, Thursday andFriday from 5pm, Saturdayand Sunday, all day fromnoon and Bank HolidayMondays from 4pm.

There’s a large car parkand disabled facilities.


Find out if dental implantscould change your life?

HUDDERSFIELD DentalImplants & Cosmetics isoffering a FREE consultationto readers of the Holme

Valley Review so those inter-ested can take a look andtalk about implants.

The appointment will lastabout 30 to 45 minutes andwill be with the lead dentistDr Robin Warne who has aMasters Degree in ImplantDentistry.

Robin said: “By the end ofthe appointment you willknow just how implantsmight be able to change yourlife and the processes thatyou would need to gothrough to achieve success.You will also know the costsof implant treatment.’’

Prices start at £400 eachfor mini implants and £1,700each for standard implantsusing a denture or £1,985including a crown for fixedteeth.

� Do I need an implant? Have you got missing teeth?Or about to lose teeth?

Then implants may beright for you!

The obvious cases arethose where a single fronttooth is missing.

Everyone wants a replace-ment tooth for a front toothbut what about back teeth.Are they important? “Wellyes,’’ said Robin. “If a toothis missing further back in themouth a lot of people say ‘ohit doesn’t matter I can’t seeit’,’ but it’s more importantthan that.

“I agree a back tooth mightnot be visible but it is func-tion, not beauty, we are talk-ing about.

“If we loose a tooth, the

tooth behind it can tilt intothe space, and the oppositetooth can overgrow leadingto a poor bite.

“This in turn can overloadthe teeth on the other side ofyour mouth and in turn thisside may also fail. The endresult often is that we thenoverload the front teeth andthey can become loose, weardown greatly or push for-wards, all of which are out-comes that need furthertreatment.

“So why not look at replac-ing those missing teethbefore the years roll bydoing irreparable damage.

“By the time most of usrealise there is a problemmany years have passed anda lot of the damage may havealready been done.

“That is not to say that it istoo late, it’s just that a betterjob may have been possibleearlier.’’

� What are the benefitsfor me?Implants can stop furtherdeterioration of the remain-ing teeth by supportingthem.

If all the spaces are filled,loading on any individualtooth is reduced.

Implants help preventbone from shrinking, whichit does when there is notooth to stimulate it. In factdentures are the fastest wayto loose bone as they actual-ly cause the bone to shrink.

Implants don’t need toattach to other teeth sounlike bridges they can beplaced almost anywhere.

They do not involve cut-ting away a tooth either,unlike a bridge.

The success rate of animplant over 10 to 15 years isup to six times higher thanthat of a bridge.

Dr Robin Warne has builthis reputation since qualify-ing from the University ofLeeds in 1985.

After several years in gen-eral dental practice his inter-ests in advanced dental careand techniques grew.

Robin has studied in eightEuropean countries as wellas the United States along-side some of the mostrespected clinicians in theworld. He has a Mastersdegree in Implant Dentistryand Post graduate certificatein Sedation. Robin receivesmany referrals from otherdentists for advanced dentalcare and implant treatment.

HDIC was awarded thePlatinum Award by theimplant company Biomet 3ifor contributions to implantdentistry and for bringingnaturally beautiful, confidentsmiles to patients.

The practice also wasawarded gold level for cus-tomer service byWhatClinic.com

Dr Robin Warne



What’s On Guide Part of your community

Saturday July 11, ScholesMethodist Church: Village

Market in the church

grounds, including homeproduce, plants, books,bric a brac and cakes,10am-noon. Contact HilaryDeakin 01484 685864,[email protected]

Saturday July 11, Hade

Edge Gala: this year'stheme is Fairy Tales andLegends, Hope BankWorks Youth Band willlead the Gala King &Queen procession, fantas-tic range of displays frompower hooping to music tothe fantastic HuddersfieldThai Boxing Master SkenAcademy demonstrationteam, at Hade Edge FC,Penistone Road (HD92JG), 1.30-5pm. Later:Party in the Park with fourlive bands, children wel-come, from 7pm.

Saturday July 11,Penistone Paramount:Organ concert with

Richard Hills, one of veryfew musicians to havemastered the dividebetween the world of theclassical and theatreorgan, 2.30pm. Ticketinformation 01226 767532,penistoneparamount.co.uk

Sunday July 12,

Queensgate Market Hall,Huddersfield: monthly

art, craft and food mar-

ket, children’s work-

shops and entertain-

ment. Browse antiques,collectibles, and arts andcrafts, try contemporaryand vintage fashions forsize, sample Yorkshirefood and drink, 10am-4pm.Phone 01484 223730

Sunday July 12,Holmfirth 10K Road

Race: starts and finishesat Hade Edge RecreationGround, one of the mostscenic routes in Yorkshire,11am-2pm.

Sunday July 12,Meltham Open Gardens:tombola, children’s quiz,plants for sale, tea, coffeeand delicious home madecakes, 1.30-5pm. All pro-ceeds to Teenage CancerTrust in memory of MeganFox. Admission £3, freefor children. Follow thesigns to Pavilion Way(HD9 5QN), parking infield.

Sunday July 12, National

Trust, Marsden Moor:Browse a great selectionof home grown gardenplants, with volunteers onhand to give advice andanswer any questions, allproceeds towards theTrust’s conservation work,at the exhibition room,Old Goods Yard, StationRoad, Marsden, 1pm-4pm.Also: Friday plant sales,continuing weekly during

July and August, 10am-3pm. More information:01484 847016, [email protected]

Sunday July 12, TrinityChurch, Honley: Castle

Hill circular walk,2.15pm start, latest in themonthly guided walksseries organised by HonleyCivic Society.

Sunday July 12,Huddersfield Town Hall:Black Dyke Band 160th

Anniversary Concert,music to suit every tastefrom the reigning nationalchampion band of GreatBritain, 3pm. Ticket infor-mation 01484 223200 or222444.

Thursday July 16,Lawrence Batley Theatre,Huddersfield: Comedy

Cellar with JustinMoorhouse (PhoenixNights – Young Kenny,Live at the Apollo, 8 Out of10 Cats) and DanaAlexander, straight talkingCanadian from RussellHoward’s Good News,8pm. Box office 01484430528, www.thelbt.co.uk

Friday July 17 – Sunday

19, Butchers Arms,Hepworth: Beer and

Brass Festival includingtwo concerts by HepworthBand and a hog roast onthe Sunday.

Friday July 17 –

Saturday 18, Holmfirth

Picturedrome: Fri 17,Badly Drawn Boy – 15thanniversary performanceof the Mercury prize win-ning album The Hour ofBewilderbeast in its entire-ty, plus other classics andold favourites, doors open7.30pm; Sat 18, HolmfirthSummer Ska Splash withThe Beat, larger than lifeDJ & MC Fat Figgy and ahost of other bands includ-ing Jab Jab, 5ft fez andSkiprat, doors open4.30pm. Tickets from theBox Office bar (evenings)or online www.picture-drome.net

Saturday July 18 – Sunday19, Yummy Yorkshire

Tractorfest: fantastic freeevent with vintage tractorsand farming equipment,specialist food produce,real ale and cider tent, fun& entertainment for thefamily, set in the beautifulcountryside at DelphHouse Farm, High Flatts,Denby Dale (HD8 8XY).

Saturday July 18,Holmbridge River

Clean-up: Join membersof Pendragon Round Tablehelping to maintain thebeautiful River Holme inthe upper valley, 10am-noon. To find out moreemail Simon: [email protected]

Saturday July 18, WildWessenden: National

Trust guided walk, 8.5miles with some steepclimbs, setting off fromMarsden Station, 10am.Please wear suitable out-door clothing andfootwear, and bring lunchand a drink. Free to takepart but donations areappreciated. More infor-mation: 01484 847016,[email protected]

Saturday July 18 and

Wednesday August 5,University of Huddersfield,Heritage Quay: Through

the Quay-Hole Tour – achance to find out aboutthe university’s fascinatingcollections and uniquearchives. No bookingrequired. Tours on thethird Saturday of themonth (11am) and firstWednesday (1pm). Formore information [email protected] orphone 01484 473168.

Sunday July 19 and

August 2, Holmfirth

Farmers’ Market: qualitylocal produce, fresh fruitand veg, meats, cheeses,cakes, jams and muchmore, in the Market Hall,9am-2pm. Information line01484 223730.

Sunday July 19, Holme

Moss Fell Race: 25.5kmfrom Cartworth MoorCricket Club, 11am-5pm.More information: 01484688080 or 07786 707 890.

Sunday July 19,Holmfirth Picturedrome:Come and play with the

Holme Valley Orchestra

– a free fun event, admis-sion by donation, any age,any standard just a willing-ness to join in, 2.30pm. Tofind out more, phone07706 669 615 or [email protected]

Tuesday July 21, Honley

Probus Club: open toretired men in the localarea, twice-monthy meet-ings for coffee, a sociablechat and a variety of inter-esting speakers. at HonleyCommunity Centre,Stoney Lane, 10.30am-noon. New members wel-come. At this meeting AnnThornton will give a talkon Santiago diCompostela.

Tuesday July 21, ThePostcard Inn, Holmfirth:Yorkshire Music

Network, free monthlygathering for amateur andprofessional musicians ofall genres, 8pm. For more

information, contact Sally07738 197 084,[email protected]

Thursday July 23 –

Saturday 25, HolmfirthPicturedrome: Thurs 23,Julian Cope, singer (ex-Teardrop Explodes) andpoet who has enjoyed a30-year career in themusic business; Fri 24,UFO, rock legends bestknown for the anthemicDoctor Doctor, Only YouCan Rock Me and LightsOut; Sat 25, Cash – UK’spremier Johnny Cash trib-ute act. Tickets from theBox Office bar (evenings)or online www.picture-drome.net

Friday July 25,Holmfirth Radio

Fundraiser at ThePostcard – live show byNizlopi, folk hip-hop duowho topped the UK andIrish charts in 2005 withThe JCB Song, plus specialguest Roger Davies, theBard of Brighouse. Ticketinformation: holmfirthra-dio.co.uk, also viaFacebook and Twitter.

Saturday July 25,Huddersfield Art Gallery:Monthly art and craft

fair – talk to artists abouttheir work and pick up aunique, hand-made gift orpiece of artwork, 11am-3.30pm. Phone 01484221964.

Saturday July 25,Lawrence Batley Theatre,Huddersfield: outdoor per-formance of The Wind

and The Sun, based onthe original Aesop fablecombining juggling,manipulation skills andacrobatics, 11am and 2pm.Box office 01484 430528,www.thelbt.co.uk

Sunday July 26, HadeEdge FC: Charity Car

Boot Sale, up to 70 pitch-es, hot food and drinks,toilet facilities available.Stall holders to arrivebetween 10.30am and11am, gates open to buy-ers from 11am. Ampleparking just outside theground. Monthly eventApril-August. Enquiries toAudrey Dalton 01484684924.

Monday July 27 and

August 24, UpperthongCricket Club: Let’s Play

Cricket! sessions for agessix to 12, with fun drills,games, challenges, netsand matches, £17 for oneday, £30 for two. Placesare limited so book earlyto avoid disappointment.Email [email protected]

Wednesday July 29,Lawrence Batley Theatre,Huddersfield: 40 Years

On with Pam Ayres –four decades after she firstappeared on OpportunityKnocks and following therelease of her latest book,the perceptive and wistful-ly funny poet brings herlatest tour to the LBT. Boxoffice 01484 430528,www.thelbt.co.uk

Saturday August 1,Emley Show: a great fam-ily day out with entertain-ment and attractions tointerest all ages, plus live-stock large and small, tra-ditional country crafts,vintage tractor parade,shire horse champi-onships, fun dog show,birds of prey and muchmore. Under 16s go free.The showground is besideEmley Moor Mast (HD89TE) More details onlineat www.emleyshow.co.uk

Sunday August 2,Holmfirth Picturedrome:UK Wrestling presents

Mayhem, an afternoon offantastic family-friendlyentertainment with aseries of action packedmatches, from 2pm (doorsopen 1.30pm). Ticketsfrom the Box Office bar(evenings) or onlinewww.picturedrome.net

Sunday August 2, NewMill Club: monthly sessionby six-piece jazz bandNew Orleans Wiggle,foot-tapping music, oldstyle jazz, blues and spiri-tuals played in a friendlyatmosphere, £4 admission.Contact Richard Lord01484 683476, [email protected]

Tuesday August 4, HonleyLibrary: Bookchat –relaxed and informalgroup session with poems,quotes and excerpts frombooks, usually fiction,sparking a group discus-sion which can be aboutabsolutely anything. Justdrop in, 2-3pm, admissionfree. Further sessions willtake place on the firstTuesday of each month. Tofind out more phone 01484222340.

Friday August 7 –

Sunday 9, Hepworth vil-lage: Plein Air – Drawing& Painting – Art In TheOpen! A weekend of paintouts, teach-ins, talks, exhi-bitions, social events andmore. More informationfrom David Gilhooley:[email protected]

Saturday August 8,Penistone Paramount:We’ll Meet Again –music from the Take 2 BigBand and Kevin Grunillplaying the mightyCompton cinema organ,2.30pm. Ticket information01226 767532, penis-toneparamount.co.uk

Badly Drawn Boy, appearing at Holmfirth Picturedrome,July 17

with Michael Wallbank



By Lisa Halifax of TottiesGarden Centre

� This is the best month toprune your cherry trees justafter harvesting when thetrees are still in their season.� Feed blueberries with anacid feed.� Keep turning your com-post heap.� Propagate your own

strawberries from the run-ners, any runners that rootwill produce a strawberryplant for you next year.� Feed hanging baskets andplanters with tomato food.� Prune fast growing hedgeslike leylandii, privet and lau-rel.� Remove blanket weedfrom ponds.

� This month it’s very impor-tant to ensure your camelliashave enough water to pro-duce a good show of flowersfor you next month.� Look out for cabbagewhite butterfly eggs and rubthem off with your hands.� Keep dead heading allplants in flower unless youwant to keep the seed heads.

Gardening tips for July ...Feed your hanging baskets and planters with tomato food.

Photo credit: © doethion – Fotolia.com

June is shearingtime on the farmWE spent time in June shear-ing our adult sheep.

The fleece must be drywhen it is sheared or thewool will rot. The fleece isremoved in one piece and iswrapped with the clean side,which was next to the skin,out and rolled from the tailto the neck end.

The finest quality fleece ison the neck and this showswhen the wrapped wool isgraded. Wool merchantsgrade the fleece and payfarmers accordingly. Thewool is then cleaned andused in textiles, carpets andinsulation.

Historically, demand forwool was high and sheepwere bred for their fleeces.

The use of man-madefibres has reduced thisdemand so much so thatwool is now a by-product formany sheep farmers, withthe sale of the fleece justcovering the cost of shear-ing, in-fact sheep are nowbeing bred that shed theirfleece naturally saving the

farmer time and money.It is necessary to remove

the fleece each year as thesheep will grow a new fleeceevery winter.

A dirty fleece will alsoattract flies to lay their eggson the sheep, the maggotsfrom which can cause seri-ous injury to the sheep.

Once the fleece has beenremoved we spray the sheepwith fly repellent.

Professional shearers canclip between 200 and 300sheep per day.

We managed to shear 70 ofour sheep each day and,while we had the flock gath-ered we also gave the sheepand lambs a health check.

They received a mineralbolus, were wormed and thelambs were vaccinated fortetanus, pulpy kidney andblack leg with a single vac-cine which is given once ayear.

The rape which was sownearlier this the year has notgrown, we think because ofthe cold spring.

We have re-sown the fieldin June and the shoots areshowing already. The cropshould be ready for grazinglater in the year.

The good weather at theend of June has allowed usto cut our grass for silageand this will be baled andstacked in the first few daysof July.

We are hosting a weddingreception in July, have a pro-gramme of cookery andbutchery courses plannedand are preparing to open afarm shop selling our farmproduce and light refresh-ments from August 30.

Visit our website,www.coddysfarm.co.uk forfull details.

Concrete service availablefor region’s DIY marketA COMPANY providing con-crete for domestic and com-mercial projects has invest-ed a six-figure sum in a newtruck to double its capacity.

Lockwood-based Hi-SpecConcrete UK has added asecond volumetric mixer toits business followingincreased demand frombuilders and utility compa-nies.

The mixer is also used byHi-Spec’s sister company,Spectacular Driveways UK,which installs patterned andcoloured concrete drivewaysfor homeowners and busi-nesses.

The truck ensures thatready mixed concrete can bedelivered on site and thepour controlled to ensurethere is no waste.

Owner John Quinn saidmixing too much concretecould prove costly for firms.Concrete suppliers typicallycharged £160 per cubicmetre to transport unusedconcrete to landfill.

He said: “We have investedin another truck because weare getting busier.

“Concrete is a fantasticallyversatile product and thefact that people are onlypaying for what they needmeans there’s no waste.”

Spectacular Driveways UKis celebrating 20 years oftrading.

Over the past nine

months, Mr Quinn hasinvested in more staff, newequipment new techniquesand a revamp on the brand –including the launch of anew website, which showspotential customers how apatterned concrete drivewayis installed.

Mr Quinn has also beenspreading the word by deliv-ering a seminar on the volu-metric industry at the UK

Concrete Show held at theNEC in Birmingham.

Spectacular Driveways UKnow has hundreds of cus-tomers on the books and hascompleted projects forclients includingBrockholes-based house-builder Conroy Brook andschemes such as the pavingand driveways at theBradford headquarters ofYorkshire Building Society.

The ‘Fire Sounds and Shadows’ event that was performed in Victoria Park, Holmfirth aspart of Holmfirth Arts Festival. Beat boxer and vocal sculptor Jason Singh is shown cre-ating improvised sound to accompany paBOOM's fire display.

Photo credit Sandie Nicholson – photosofyorkshire.com

CELEBRATE the good oldBritish weather with anoutdoor performance ofTell Tale Hearts’ and In SituCircus Theatre’s The Windand the Sun, coming to theCourtyard of the LawrenceBatley Theatre,Huddersfield on July 25.

In this thrilling, interac-tive, two-person outdoorcircus theatre show, tworival siblings battle the ele-ments in a competition toprove their strength.

The turbulent struggle of

Sun against Wind heats upin true street style, as thecrowds vote for theirfavourite character andhelp create the changingweather conditions.

Recommended for chil-dren aged two to 11 andtheir families, this summertime treat brings togetherjuggling, manipulationskills and acrobatics intoan imaginative story basedon the original fable byAesop. The performance isa collaboration between

Lawrence Batley Theatreresident children’s theatrecompany Tell Tale Hearts,and In Situ Circus Theatre,who specialise in combin-ing circus, street and tradi-tional theatre.

The Wind and the Sun isat the Lawrence BatleyTheatre’s Courtyard onSaturday, July 25 at 11amand 2pm.

Tickets, priced at £6, canbe purchased via the boxoffice on 01484 430528 oronline at www.thelbt.org

The Wind and the Sun battleit out in the LBT’s Courtyard


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The large local firm with decades of experience sellinghomes in and around The Holme Valley with three out ofour six branches in Kirklees offering unrivalled coverage.Offices at: Holmfirth,Kirkburton,Huddersfield, Penistone,Barnsley and Wakefield.

A BARN conversion in therural location of a formerfarm between Honley andWilshaw is on the marketwith Simon Blyth.

Arch Barn, a three doublebedroom property, is finishedto an extremely high standardand offers good sized rooms,with many local facilitiesclose by.

The entrance hall has apolished limestone travertinefloor with inset mat well, andthere is a high ceiling withinset spotlighting. A broadoak door with iron furnituregives access to the down-stairs WC, which has a con-tinuation of the limestoneflooring and is tiled withlimestone to the half-height.

The suite consists of a styl-ish wall-mounted wash handbasin and concealed cisternWC. It has inset spotlightingto the ceiling and an extrac-tor fan. A second oak doorwith iron furniture leads fromthe entrance hall to the sit-ting room.

This room has an oakbroad-boarded floor, beamsto the ceiling and a variety oflighting points. There’s anunderstairs storage cupboardand a fabulous Venetian-stylebank of glazing with centraldoor, above which there is abroad glazed arch. This givesa pleasant view over theproperty’s patio gardens and

scenery beyond.To the corner there is a

fireplace with a raised stoneflagged hearth that is home toa cast iron wood burningstove with a glazed door.Over this is a broad timberbeam/mantel, which is anoth-er fine feature to the room.

Twin glazed doors leadthrough to a magnificent din-ing kitchen. This large roomalso has limestone flooringand a dining area with a tim-ber and glazed door thatgives access out to the rearpatio gardens.

A bank of mullioned win-dows from the dining areagive an outlook over thecourtyard, and a further bankof mullioned windows fromthe kitchen also look out overthe courtyard.

The dining area has spot-lighting in the ceiling, a cen-tral lighting point and a stonearch holds the previouslymentioned oak and glazedscreen.

The kitchen area has awealth of oak units at bothhigh and low level, while alarge amount of granite work-ing surfaces reach deep intothe window area. There is aninset, stainless steel one-and-a-half bowl sink unit withstylish mixer taps over, anintegrated Smeg washer dryerand dishwasher and aRingmaster American-style

fridge freezer with an ice dis-penser. There is also a blackRingmaster oven which hasthe usual warming ovens, afive-ring gas hob and amatching extractor fan over.

There is a high angled andbeamed ceiling with spot-lighting, beams on displayand a large Velux windowover the kitchen area.

A staircase with a polishedhandrail leads from theentrance hall up to the firstfloor landing.

Bedroom one has beamsand timbers to the particular-ly high ceiling point. There isspotlighting, two wall lightpoints and central heating,while twin windows give alovely view out over the gar-den.

The room has an en-suitewhich has tiling up to theceiling around the showerarea. The room consists of adouble sized shower cubiclewith a glazed screen. It is fit-ted with high specificationGrohe shower fittings and anadditional American-stylesquare drip shower over.

There is a combination ofcentral heating radiator andheated towel rail in chrome, apedestal wash hand basin andlow level WC and a glazed,mirrored bathroom cabinetwith lighting to either side.

Bedroom two is again adouble room with stunning

views. It has a central heatingradiator, a central ceilinglighting point and in-builtwardrobes with the lowersection being of drawers andthe upper section reaching tothe ceiling.

Bedroom three is anotherdouble room with twin win-dows that give a pleasantview over the property’sneighbouring gardens, withThurstonland Church spire inthe distance. The room has acentral ceiling light point.

The house bathroom is fin-ished to a high standard, with

a white three-piece suite thatcomprises of a low flush WC,a wash hand basin with avanity unit underneath and apanelled bath fitted with achrome shower and a glazedshower screen. This roombenefits from electric under-floor heating.

You access Arch Barndown a tarmac drive. Thedouble garage has an auto-matically operated door, win-dow to the rear and is fittedwith power and light and hasexternal lighting. Extra stor-age in the garage is accessed

via a loft ladder.The property’s front gar-

dens are a combination oflarge flagged patio, whichruns the full width of thehome, and well tended gar-dens enclosed by dry stonewalling. The garden can alsobe accessed via a timber andglazed door from the sittingroom. To the rear is a stoneflagged patio/sitting out areawhich has external lightingand can be accessed via thedining kitchen.

Arch Barn is available foroffers around £399,950.

Three bedroom barn conversionis finished to a high standard



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"The large local firm with decades of experience sellinghomes in and around The Holme Valley with three out ofour six branches in Kirklees offering unriveled coverage.Offices At: Holmfirth, Kirkburton, Huddersfield,Penistone, Barnsley,Wakefield and Ripponden.

A VERY WELL PRESENTED INDIVIDUAL DETACHED THREE BEDROOMED HOME BEING PART OF THIS AWARD WINNINGDEVELOPMENT AND WITHIN 20 ACRES OF MATURE WOODLAND. The well presented interior is particularly light and bright, and ofparticular note is the superb lounge with glazed frontage overlooking the enclosed garden.The interior itself comprises; entrance hallway with downstairs w/c,kitchen with adjoining living room which creates a sociable open plan living, dining and entertaining space, and a separate lounge with full height ceiling, exposedtimbers and glazed frontage.To the first floor are three bedrooms, the master having its own ensuite shower room as well as the well appointed house bathroom.There is parking to the rear and an enclosed garden/sun terrace, double glazing, alarm and a gas fired central heating system, the property stands within approx 20acres of mature woodland, with delightful woodland walks and an aspect over the river.A most individual home requiring an early inspection. EPC rating C.

O/A £269,950THE OLD FORGE, WILDSPUR MILL, SHEFFIELD ROAD, NEW MILL

LOCATED ON THE EDGE OF THIS POPULAR VILLAGE IS THIS FOUR/FIVE BEDROOM LINK DETACHED STONE BUILTHOME IN A PLEASANT CUL DE SAC WITH OTHER HIGH QUALITY PROPERTYS. ONLY BY AN INSPECTION CAN THISBEAUTIFUL HOME SET OVER THREE LEVELS BE TRULY APPRECIATED.Viewing is an absolute must for this deceptively spaciousproperty. Being set over three floors the property offers flexibility of layout and the rear garden has been beautifully landscaped. Enjoying a wonderfulwooded backdrop, the accommodation comprises: entrance hallway, guest w/c, dining/kitchen, playroom/bedroom five, lounge, four further bedrooms (onewith en suite) and the house bathroom.With parking immediately in front of the property and the option to reinstate the garage (currently theplayroom/bedroom five). With a rear garden enjoying a stunning outlook onto the Magdale valley, with patio, decking and lawned areas. EPC rating Grade D.

O/A £280,000GREENDALE COURT, HONLEY

A SPACIOUS FOUR BEDROOMED DETACHED FAMILY HOME WITH TWO STOREY REAR EXTENSION LOCATED IN THISPOPULAR VILLAGE WITH GOOD LOCAL AMENITIES, SCHOOLING NEARBY AND VIEWS OF CASTLE HILL IN THE DISTANCE.Standing within good sized gardens on the edge of the village with the Magdale Valley only a short distance away.The property has been enhanced by a two storeyrear extension which has created superb garden room and fantastic master suite.The accommodation itself comprises: Entrance hallway, guest w.c., lounge withlimestone fireplace, garden/sun room, dining room, kitchen, breakfast room, utility, four first floor bedrooms, all of good size, the master in particular having a large ensuite with both bath and shower cubicle and family house bathroom.There is double width block paved driveway and double garaging. Lawned front and rear gardensand large patio area which is a rear sun trap.A wonderful family home in a popular village setting and an early inspection is advised. EPC rating D.

O/A £325,000NETHERTON MOOR ROAD, NETHERTON

LOCATED ON THE EDGE OF THIS POPULAR VILLAGE DEANHOUSE LODGE IS A SPACIOUS PERIOD DETACHED FAMILY HOMEWHICH STANDS CENTRALLY WITHIN MATURE GARDENS AND ENJOYS A WOODED OUTLOOK TO THE FRONT, HAS GOODAMENITIES WITHIN THE VILLAGE ASWELL AS WELL REGARDED SCHOOLING. Occupying a corner plot with mature gardens, DeanhouseLodge dates back in parts to the 1800s.The accommodation is both versatile and spacious with potential for significant value to be added by redesigning andrejuvenating the interior.The accommodation briefly comprises of: entrance hallway, guest W/C, study, lounge (24'3 x 17'9), dining room, modern kitchen with anadjoining utility, a rear hallway, spacious landing, five bedrooms with the master having an en suite and a spacious house bathroom.The property is entered via electricdouble gates that lead onto a double width driveway.There is an attached double garage and mature well stocked gardens to all sides. EPC rating grade F.

O/A £369,950DEANHOUSE LODGE, ST MARY'S ROAD, NETHERTHONG

IN A REMARKABLE LOCATION THIS BEAUTIFULLY PRESENTED FOUR BEDROOM HOME WITH A FINE BALANCEOF CHARACTER AND CONTEMPORARY CHARM, HIGH QUALITY FITTINGS AND STUNNING VIEWS. With goodsized gardens, this home is sure to please those who seek that something special. Carefully extended upgraded throughout the home has manysurprising features including stunning living/dining/kitchen (23'3" x 15'0") with a picture window enjoying views and glazed doors out to the garden,hobby/games room (18' x 15'4). with a high specification throughout, the accommodation comprises: entrance hallway, sitting room, fabulous livingdining kitchen, spacious cloak room/rear entrance hall, downstairs w/c, utility, shower room, hobby/games room, four bedrooms with bedroom twohaving an en suite, luxurious house bathroom, garage, driveway, gardens and New Mill and Totties being a five minute drive away. EPC rating C.

O/A £545,000GREENWAYS, GREENHILL BANK ROAD, NEW MILL

STANDING IN A SMALL TREE LINED CUL DE SAC OF FOUR QUALITY HOMES THE PROPERTYOCCUPIES A GENEROUS PLOT WITH A SOUTH FACING REAR GARDEN, EXTENSIVEPARKING, A DOUBLE GARAGE AND A SPACIOUS REAR CONSERVATORY. Set in a mature corner plotwith the landscaped rear garden being enclosed making it ideal for children or pets. the accommodation itself brieflycomprises: entrance hallway, guest w/c, lounge, dining room, kitchen, utility, spacious conservatory, a first floor galleriedlanding, four bedrooms with the master having an en suite and a house bathroom.With a double width block paved drivewayleading to a stone built garage and an enclosed rear garden enjoying a good degree of privacy. EPC rating to come.

O/A £325,000BISHOPS WAY, MELTHAM

MODERN AND STYLISH TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT IN SOUGHT AFTER WILDSPUR MILLSDEVELOPMENT. Located well for commuting to Huddersfield and the motorway networks whilst still being close to the villageammenities is this stylish apartment with original features and bright, spacious living.With allocated parking outside the main entrance, youenter the apartment into a spacious hallway;The main living area is open plan with the kitchen fitted with bright units, open stonework andplenty of windows for natural light; fitted washing machine and dishwasher, modern electric oven and hob; Large double master bedroomwith open stonework and ensuite shower room; Second double bedroom; Modern and spcaious bathroom with white suite. Fully Managedby Simon Blyth Lettings- Holmfirth

RENT: £700 PCM – BOND £900WILDSPUR MILLS, NEW MILL

FOUR BEDROOM BARN CONVERSION, FULLY FURNISHED, WITH OFF ROAD PARKING ANDENCLOSED REAR GARDENS. SHORT TERM LET 6 MONTHS. A spacious four bedroom, fully furnished home withpleasant gardens and off road parking for two cars.The property briefly comprises of; Entrance hallway with full height ceilings. Arecently fitted downstairs w/c; family lounge with fireplace and patio doors opening onto the rear garden. Cosy dining room withdoors leading into the lounge and kitchen. An L-shaped kitchen with appliances. A useful utility room with washing machine. Amaster bedroom with recently fitted ensuite shower room.Two further double bedrooms, and recently fitted family bathroom.Lovely enclosed gardens to the outside and off road parking for two cars. Furnished. No smokers or pets. EPC rating D

RENT: £1,200 PCM – BOND £1,500MOOR VIEW BARN, FULSTONE

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AS ROOFING specialists it mightbe easy for local-based reputableroofing company Fenton & Fentonto attract customers by tellingthem to check that damp patch onthe ceiling claiming that, this year,1000s of roofs will leak causingextensive damage, stress andinconvenience for householders,not to mention money.

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Holme Valley Review July 2015