Holme Valley Review November 2012

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£6m investmentearmarked forSpecial School By Sandie MarshallLYDGATE Special School is in linefor £6million of improvements underproposed Kirklees spending plans.

The money could transform theWooldale school into a state-of-the-art learning and support centre forchildren with disabilities and signalsthe ultimate turn-around for a schoolwhich was almost closed down tenyears ago.

Kirklees has identified the moneyin its new Five Year StrategicInvestment Plan which, if approvedby the Council, will form part of itsCapital Plan, setting out all its newmajor investments between now and2018.

If the Lydgate spending is eventu-ally approved, the school will haveto wait until 2015 for its major work

– most of the £6m is earmarked tobe spent between then and 2017.

Currently the school can workwith a maximum of 72 young peopleaged from four to 16, who havemany different disabilities and learn-ing difficulties from mild to com-plex. Its last Ofsted report judgedthe school to be ‘good with out-standing features’.

There are no details as yet on howthe Kirklees money could be spent.

Lydgate headteacher Nicky Rogerssaid: “Of course we’re very, veryexcited at the news although weknow nothing is certain yet.

“At the moment, we’re an out-of-the-way, rather tatty-looking littleschool which achieves big thingswith some amazing kids. It’s hardnot to imagine what a different such

investment could make.”Even small-scale investment in

Lydgate would have been unthink-able 10 years ago when the schoolwas due to be closed altogether. Itwas saved after a hard-fought battleby parents and staff but has receivedlittle investment since in its build-ings and facilities. Most improve-ments over the last few years havebeen as a result of fundraisingefforts.

The school’s £6m Kirklees windfallwill be a step closer to reality earlynext year when the council’sDetailed Capital Plan for 2013-18 isproduced.� Turn to page 8 for an in-depthlook at how Lydgate Special Schooltransforms the lives of its studentsand their families.

The former managing director of a marketing services firmhas turned his cider making hobby into a new business ven-ture. Rob North has spent five years developing his knowl-edge of cider making and now provides Pure North to sever-al pubs in Huddersfield, Dewsbury and Keswick in the LakeDistrict. Full story page 7.

Picture: Marie-Claire Kidd.

By Sandie Marshall

A NEW appeal has beenlaunched to save Honley'siconic cricket pavilion.

The wooden pagodashaped building is thoughtto be around 130 years oldbut is now in need of someserious renovations andimprovements to bring itup to modern standards.

Honley Cricket GroundTrustees and HonleyCricket Club have jointlyformed a pavilion develop-ment group to look at howto save the pavilion forfuture generations of crick-eters. Although a fullassessment is yet to bedone, the developmentgroup is already concernedthe extensive work is like-ly to cost hundreds ofthousands of pounds.

On the list for improve-ment are the changing andtoilet facilities which aredilapidated and do notmeet the minimum stipula-tions laid down by theEnglish Cricket Board.

Then there are new facil-ities needed for femalecricketers and match offi-cials and the building mustalso be adapted to meetthe needs of those peoplewith special needs. Thetoilet and shower area tothe rear of the pavilion is

not watertight and is cur-rently leaking.

Further work is neededto ensure the buildingmeets current fire regula-tions, and to address rot insome areas.

Despite the task aheadbeing huge, the develop-ment group is optimistic itwill succeed in raising the

money needed. It has already received a

welcome boost throughlocal author David Walkerwho has promised to giftall the proceeds from hisbook, ‘It’s Not Lord’s’ tothe fund.

The book, compiled andedited by David, is ananthology of cricket in

West Yorkshire and tellsthe stories of the players,clubs and leagues thathave shaped the cricketinglandscape over the years.

‘It’s Not Lord’s’ is priced£7.50 and can be [email protected] by contacting David on01484 83196.

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Club launches appealto save iconic pavilion

Honley pavilion development group's Peter Green (left) and chairman Dr Bill Parkerthank local author David Walker (centre) for his generosity.

THE MEN of Hepworth arerolling up their sleeves andpreparing to get busy with theirown pop-up cafe at the villageChristmas Market on November17.

They will be providing foodand drinks from 10am to 2pmincluding breakfast buns, hotmeat sandwiches, mince pies andChristmas pud. They will basetheir cafe in the village hall butwith a takeaway barbecue serv-ice outside for shoppers on thego. It’s a new venture forHepworth Church which organis-

es the market each year. If itproves successful, the men arealready considering expandinginto a takeaway service for nextyear.

With the men busy cooking,the ladies of Hepworth will berunning the stalls. They arepromising a greater selection thisyear including a craft stall withdonations from local artists.

Full details of the ChristmasMarket, including the pop-upcafe food menu, can be found onthe church website www.hep-worthchurch.org.uk

Men create pop-up cafe

The men of Hepworth, from the left: Richard Southam, CliffordMarshall, Jim Selkirk and John Blunden sort out their equipmentfor the pop-up cafe.

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ONE OF the Holme Valley’ssmaller brass bands is doingeverything it can to attractnew members and secure itsfuture.

The Yorkshire TractionHonley Band is almost 150years old. Membership inrecent years has dwindledbut now, under the musicaldirectorship of WayneBostwick, the band hopesmore players of all ages andabilities will step forward.

A new junior band has just

been started, giving young-sters from the age of eight agolden opportunity to trybrass for the first time.

Lessons on Mondayevenings are free and eachnew recruit will be loaned aninstrument to take home andpractice on.

Wayne is hoping his new,young band will be ready togive its first public perform-ance at the ChristmasConcert.

During the year, the senior

band accepts bookings toplay at weddings, parties andcommunity events all overWest Yorkshire.

The year’s highlight is asummer trip to Scarboroughwhere the band performs inPeasholm Park.

Anyone interested in join-ing Yorkshire TractionHonley Band can telephoneLiz Illidge on 01484 304754for more information or visitthe band’s Facebook page.

Brass band looking toattract new members

Some of the new young players of Yorkshire Traction Honley Band.


Locals take over runningof Netherthong pubBy Sandie Marshall

THE LOCALS have takenover a Netherthong boozerand are working hard torestore it to its rightfulplace in the heart of thecommunity.

Two couples, Ian andKaren Morrison and Aidenand Kerry Weir, have beenregulars at The ClothiersArms for many years.

They had becomeincreasingly concerned atits deterioration and so,when they heard the leasewas available, theystepped up to the bar andoffered to take over them-selves.

It was brave decision,especially since all fourhave jobs elsewhere butjust six weeks later, theywere given the go-aheadfrom Thwaites Breweryand now The Clothiers isonce again open for busi-ness.

“We could have donenothing – just stood by andwatched the shutters comedown like so many otherlocal pubs,” said Ian. “Butthat would have beenwrong. Generations of peo-ple have been drinking inhere – it’s not just a pub, itshould be a communitycentre and that’s what wewant to make it.”

With help from

Thwaites, the Clothiers hasnow been given a completemake-over. By working inshifts and enlisting localhelp, the new landlords areable to open Monday toThursday from 5pm,Fridays from 2pm andweekends from noon.

A home cooked meal iscurrently on sale onFridays. There’s also anupstairs meeting roomwhich can be bookedthrough the bar.

The first official event tobe held in the re-openedpub, a Harvest Home,

raised £660 forNetherthong cubs,beavers, guides andbrownies. There is alsomuch anticipation for thepub’s first live music eventfeaturing popular localband Old Man Pie onDecember 1.

Music teacher to hostsinging workshop

New landlords of The Clothiers Arms, from the left: Aiden, Karen, Kerry and Ian.

FROM the mountains ofSwitzerland to the hills ofHolmfirth, music teacher andyodeller Louise Curtis is invitingpeople to join her for threeWintery and Festive singingworkshop during December.

Louise is promising easy-to-learn songs from around theglobe which need no singingexperience – just enthusiasm anda willingness to take part.

She regularly performs withher sister in the yodelling duoSatteli, which the pair started tohonour their Swiss mother, andwith Georgian vocal quartetSamzeo. She has been leadingsinging workshops with these

groups for the last three years aswell as performing acrossYorkshire and beyond.

Professionally, Louise is theoboe tutor at Yorkshire Collegeof Music and Drama in Leeds.She also enjoys supply teachingaround Kirklees, Calderdale andGreater Manchester when shetakes every opportunity to:“spread the joy of music andsinging – and a bit of yodelling!”

The one-hour Wintery andFestive workshops will be heldat Holmfirth Methodist Churchon December 3, 10 and 17 from7.30pm. Places can be booked inadvance by calling Louise on01484 681683.

Louise Curtis (left) singing with her sister in Satteli.


Mountain Rescue warns ofwinter walking dangersBy Sandie Marshall

HOLME Valley MountainRescue has issued a warn-ing to winter walkers toensure they are properlyprepared before headingonto the moors.

The warning comes afterthree walkers were report-ed lost on WessendenMoor above ButterlyReservoir. Nightfall andworsening weather leftthem unable to find theirway back to civilisation.

They called the policefrom a mobile phone and,eventually, using the head-lights from police vehicles

as a guide, they found theirway safely off the moor.

Members of theMountain Rescue teamwere scrambled for theincident but in the endwere not needed.

Owen Phillips, assistantleader of the team, said:“In the end this was a goodresult – the walkers gothome safely and didn’tneed our help.

“However, we do haveconcerns that they seemedto be very ill-equipped andunable to locate them-selves even a short dis-tance from the track.

“As far as we wereaware the three males inthe party were carrying nomap, compass, torches,spare clothing or water.

“When it got dark andthe weather came in theyhad no method of findingtheir position, or sustain-ing themselves in theirpresent situation.

“They did, however, dothe correct thing and alert-ed the police – and theywere fortunate to be closeenough to a track toenable the light of a policevehicle to guide them in. Ifthey hadn’t had a mobile

phone signal the resultcould have been very dif-ferent.”

“We would like people toenjoy the moors in safety,”he added. “By all means goup and enjoy the land-scape, but be prepared.Make sure you carry a mapand compass and knowhow to use them, even inthe dark. Take spare cloth-ing, food and water in casethe weather changes oryou end up out for longerthan you anticipated, andalways tell someone whereyou are going, and whenyou expect to be back.”

Holme Valley Parish Church hascommissioned 12 new benches tocommemorate the Queen’sDiamond Jubilee. The benches arebeing made by local metalworksculptor Mick Kirkby-Geddes andwill be installed in the Parish’s 12local wards. It is hoped they will bea permanent memorial to theQueen for many years to come.Each of the benches will be slightlydifferent to reflect its location.Mick is involving children from localprimary schools to help with thedesign work around the centralthemes of royalty, diamonds and, ofcourse, the Holme Valley. It ishoped the first of the 12 seats willbe installed outside Honley Libraryduring December.Mick Kirkby-Geddes is pictured dis-cussing the new Jubilee bencheswith parish councillors Mady Walker,Bev Osborn and Jason Brook.

SCHOLES Methodist Church ispromising a cracker of aChristmas Fair on SaturdayNovember 10 from 10am–2pm.

Stalls will be selling home-made cakes, preserves, plants,handicrafts, woodwork, cardsand sweets.

A special stall will be sellingcrackers, some of which will

contain unexpected surprises. Entertainment will be pro-

vided throughout the event bymembers of the church, chil-dren from Scholes Junior andInfant School and the ValleyFlutes. Refreshments and lightlunches will be served.

Admission to the event is50p.

Cracker of a fair promised


Wimbledon champJonny to delivermasterclassesBy Sandie Marshall

LOCAL tennis players will havethe rare chance to play with aWimbledon champion whenmen’s doubles winner JonnyMarray comes to Thongsbridgeto deliver coaching masterclass-es.

During this fantastic summerof sport, Jonny became the firstBrit in 76 years to lift theWimbledon Doubles trophy withpartner Frederik Nielsen.

He will be appearing atThongsbridge Tennis Club onNovember 24 where he will givecoaching to junior and seniormembers, take part in an exhibi-tion match and sit down for ameal with some of the members.He will be joined by ex-DavisCup player Danny Sapsford.

After passing on tips to dozensof Thongsbridge members, thetwo pros will team up for anexhibition match against clubcoaches Dan Sinclair andAlistaire MacGregor.

Club operations director OliverConstance is anticipating a highstandard of play: “Dan has previ-ously been number two inYorkshire and Alistaire used toplay competitively throughoutAmerica so we know it will be afantastic match to watch andenjoy.

“The day is free for non-mem-bers to come down and watchtennis being played at the higheststandard. I would encourage

everyone to come along, enjoythe entertainment and the facili-ties we have here.”

Although watching the actionwill be free for everyone, onlyclub members will be able totake part in the coaching master-classes with Jonny and Danny.

The club is holding a ballot toselect the lucky players but haspromised that anyone who joinsup before November 9 will alsoget their name in the hat.

Wimbledon men’s doubleschampion Jonny Marray.

Brass Factor competition tocelebrate everything BritishIT’S BRASS Factor timeagain and this year theevent celebrates every-thing that is British.

The fast paced contesthas grown quickly in justthree years to becomeWest Yorkshire’s leadingbrass band competition.

Contest inventor, organ-iser and compere AlexBray is promising anevening that is more excit-ing, more entertaining andmost of all more British.

He said: “2012 has beena vintage year and a fantas-tic time to be British.

“We have seen recordmedal hauls at the LondonOlympic and ParalympicGames, the Queen’sDiamond Jubilee, the 50thanniversary of the firstJames Bond film and the50th anniversary of theBeatles's ‘Love Me Do’ sin-gle. To mark all these,Brass Factor will be

themed around the phrase‘Proud to be British’.

Six bands will go head tohead performing Britishthemed songs at thePicturedrome on FridayNovember 30.

The winner will bedecided in part by the XFactor-style judging panelwith the audience castingthe final vote.

To add some celebrityglitz, the well-known NewZealand rugby player andBrass Factor fan RobbieHunter Paul will be makingan appearance.

On the judging panel willbe BBC Radio Leeds pre-senter David Hoyle, formerChildren In Need presenterJon Hammond, OldhamCommunity Radio presen-ter Gilbert Symmes andwell-respected cornet play-er Kevin Wadsworth.

In addition to the Britishtheme, this year’s Brass

Factor will be dedicated to18-year-old Meltham sol-dier Tom Wroe who waskilled in Afghanistan inSeptember.

In his honour, moneyraised by the event willbenefit officers and sol-diers of The Yorkshire

Regiment and their fami-lies. Tickets for BrassFactor 2012, which issponsored by BramblesBar & Cafe and LongleyFarm, cost £10 and are onsale via http://www.pic-turedrome.net/tickets/Brass-Factor/20121130.htm

Alex Bray, creator of Brass Factor.

Witnesses sought for assault on pensionerTHE VALLEYS

Neighbourhood Police

Team is appealing for

witnesses to a broad

daylight assault in

Scholes on October 24.

The incident hap-

pened at around

9:30am on Oak Scar

Lane. Two men aged 70

and 38 were walking

their dogs, a border

collie and spaniel,

when a loose 'staffy'

type cross dog

approached and tried

to attack the border

collie. When the 70-

year-old owner tried to

separate the dogs, the

owner of the loose dog

appeared and slapped

the man to the floor.

The suspect then

picked up the victim

before throwing him to

the ground.

The suspect was a

white man in his late

twenties or early thir-

ties. He was around

six-feet tall, slim and

wearing jeans and a

brown jacket.

Any witnesses or

anyone with informa-

tion should contact PC

5775 Natalie Bailey at

the Valleys NPT via

telephone number 101.


Yorkshire is staking a claim to the art of traditional cider production. HelenWilliams spoke to producer Rob North, who runs The Pure North Cider andJuice Company Ltd – based at his farm at Deanhouse in the Holme Valley.

Rob presses on withlatest cider ventureWHEN Rob North and hisfamily moved into an oldfarmhouse in Netherthongsix years ago, it came withan old apple orchard.

Many would have justsat back and admired the(spectacular) views, butnot Rob. He decided tostart producing cider as ahobby.

After much research heembarked on planting a‘test’ cider apple orchardto make sure that the vari-eties mainly grown in thesouth west of Englandwould adapt to thePennine climate.

The trees all did welland now Rob has 350 inhis orchards includingYorkshire, Scottish, andperry varieties.

He said: “At one time,every single farm inYorkshire, Lancashire andCumbria would have anorchard, and it was usualthen to pay part of a farmlabourer’s wages in cider.Our soil is perfect for thetrees and we have a southfacing field – the only lim-iting factor is the wind.”

Rob has been busy overthe past five years develop-ing his knowledge of cidermaking. He pressed hisfirst commercial batch in2009 under the Pure Northbrand, and launched thecider at his local pub, TheCricketers Arms, in 2010.

His cider has been lov-ingly pressed by hand anddelivered with care notonly to The Cricketers butalso to The Nook inHolmfirth and theSportsman in Huddersfieldtown centre.

The cider is made fromtraditional cider apples,fermented naturally, freefrom all preservatives andfull of health-giving anti-oxidants. It has no foreignyeast strains, concentrates,sulphites or colourings.

As with wine, cider canbe blended or made withsingle varieties of apple,and there are at least asmany apple varieties asthere are grapes.

Given that it works sowell with food, the drinkhas been championed byvarious celebrity chefs

such as The Hairy Bikers. Rob’s two main products

on sale in selected pubsaround Huddersfield,Dewsbury and Keswick arePure North in bottles – amedium dry cider – andValley Gold, a still, mediumcider sold as a bag in boxproduct. These ciders havealso been popular at vari-ous events and beer andcider festivals.

Rob’s old stables havebeen completely renovatedas the new cider house andnow contain the press, fer-mentation vessels and oakmaturation barrels.

His product has beencelebrated with the tradi-tional ceremony ofWassailing to ward off evilspirits, and almost 100guests gathered for thiscommunity event wherethe women wore flowergarlands and the mendressed in traditionalcountry outfits.

Now Rob, previouslymanaging director of amarketing services firm,wants to spend more of histime on cider production.“It’s simple really – I likemaking it and I enjoydrinking it,” he said.

Rob North with one of his bottles of Pure North.

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Spotlight on Lydgate Special SchoolBy Sandie Marshall

WHEN Ben’s parentsrealised life in mainstreamschool wasn’t quite working,they faced a tough decision –leave him where he was andhope things would get better,or turn to a more specialisedschool and face his issuesfull on.

After much research anddiscussion, they choseLydgate Special School andhaven’t looked back since.

His mum knows it was theright choice: “When Ben wasin mainstream school weweren’t aware of LydgateSchool until it was men-tioned in one of his reviews.It was one of the best deci-sions we have made regard-

ing Ben’s education and wewished we knew aboutLydgate much earlier.”

Ben’s story is not unusual,as Lydgate headteacherNicky Rogers knows all toowell. “It’s a amazing thateven parents with specialneeds children don’t neces-sarily know we exist – theyhave to find us.

“It can then be a massiveemotional choice to comehere. There is often a fear ofa school full of disabled chil-dren, a fear we won’t beaspirational enough, a worrythe child will never fit backinto mainstream life. Weunderstand all of that but thevast majority of parents whomake that decision realise itis the right one for theirchild.”

Lydgate, which sits nextdoor to mainstreamKirkroyds Infants School inWooldale, helps childrenwith all types of specialneeds from the ages of fourto 16. It came close to beingclosed down 10 years agobut was reprieved byKirklees Council after afierce fight by parents.

It’s currently a bit of apoor relation among the bor-ough’s four special schools –even headteacher Nickydescribes it as “an out-of-the-way rather tatty-looking littleschool!”

But that could soonchange with the news thatKirklees is proposing a£6million investment inLydgate over the next fouryears.

Although the funding is yetto be confirmed, Nicky andher team are finding it hardnot to get excited at theprospect of improved facili-ties.

“We could do so muchwith funding like that but weneed to wait and see. At theend of the day, it doesn’tmatter about buildings whenyou see the power of therelationships and the person-alised provision we giveeach child.” she commented.

There’s little doubt thatLydgate’s approach – whichhas a recognised systemknown as Nurture at itsheart – works for its stu-dents. It aims to help in allaspects of the child's life andall students leave the schoolwith a range of external

qualifications, from EntryLevels up to GCSE level.

Mum of Jake, 15, describesthe decision to join as “thebest decision I have evermade. The progress I haveseen is astounding.”

Feelings echoed by theparents of 12-year-old Laura:“I never realised how much aspecialist school like Lydgatecould assist physical devel-opment. The PE has beentargeted to build herstrength and co-ordination.In fact, when her previousteaching assistant saw her,she was taken aback by herability to play on outdoorequipment.

“I remember what a diffi-cult decision it was to moveto a special school but Iknow it was the right choice

– it felt like a weight hadbeen lifted from my shoul-ders.”

Nicky knows how agonis-ing it can be to consider amove to special school.

Her own son, now 21, isautistic and often struggledwith life at mainstreamschool.

She knows very well howthe social isolation of being‘different’ can affect childrenfor ever. “It’s not cool tohave special needs and sooften other kids don’t wantto be friends. That’s a fact –it’s not something that canbe forced. Often a child’sstress levels are the mainindicator that it’s not work-ing.”

It was a choice faced bythe parents of Scarlet, 6. Her

mum said: “At first I was sadknowing my daughter wascoming to special needsschool but became happyknowing it was the rightplace for her and her needs.

“She loved it from day oneand seemed very happy andexcited to come to schooleach day.”

And George, also six, ishappy at Lydgate.

His mum said: “SinceGeorge has come to Lydgatehe has come on a lot. Henever used to have friends,now he even has a bestfriend.

“He loves his class andteachers. A year ago, I neverthought George would beable to read. He’s much hap-pier boy now he is atLydgate.”

Children are taught phonics in a small group.

Six-year-old George hasmade his first friends atLydgate.

Good friends and learningpartners Patrick (seated)and Ashley, both 15.


Parliamentary Corner with Jason McCartney MP

ONE OF THE biggestissues for an MP is crimeand the fear of crime.

The latest WestYorkshire statistics showthere was a five per centfall in the number ofcrimes committed in ourcounty. However I knowonly too well that if you’rea victim of crime that is nocomfort at all. I have regu-lar meetings with theDivisional PoliceCommander atHuddersfield to discusslocal crime issues and Iwas pleased to welcomeChief Superintendent TimKingsman to his new post.

The best way to get afeel for what’s really goingon though is to spend timewith the police officers. Ispent a Friday night shift,4pm to 2am, with theValleys NeighbourhoodPolicing team who operateout of the Holmfirth PoliceStation. Following a localtip off I joined a raid on aproperty in Meltham thathoused a cannabis factorywith 70 plants growingunder the halogen lamps.The cannabis plants had apotential street value of£70,000. There were vari-ous other call outs but Iwas heartened to see thelocal policing prioritiesreflected the issues thatlocal people raise with me.The Valleys

Neighbourhood PolicingTeam’s contact details [email protected] 01484436855

At this time of year ourthoughts turn toRemembrance Day servic-es. Having attended thefunerals of four younglocal soldiers – Cpl JakeHartley, Private AnthonyFrampton, Private DannyWilford and PrivateThomas Wroe – in recentweeks and months, thisyear’s services will be emo-tional and poignant.

On RemembranceSunday I will be attendingthe parade and service atthe War Memorial inGreenhead Park. I’ll thenbe heading over to NewMill, I’m a member of theNew Mill branch of theRoyal British Legion, forthe wreath laying in theRemembrance Room of theNew Mill Club. In my roleas the President of theHuddersfield Branch of theRoyal Air ForceAssociation, I’ll then behosting be a RemembranceDay lunch for RAF veter-ans and their families atthe George Hotel inHuddersfield. I hope youwill be able to find time topay tribute to our fallenheroes and to those stillserving. Whatever we thinkof the missions they are

embarked on I have beengreatly heartened by therespect and gratitudeshown to our brave ser-vicemen and women.Hundreds of local peoplerecently lined the streets ofHuddersfield for the home-coming parade of CorunnaCompany, 3rd Battalion,Yorkshire Regiment. I alsoenjoyed a superb concertat Huddersfield Town Hallby the New Mill Male VoiceChoir and the Band of theYorkshire Regiment whichraised funds for theYorkshire RegimentBenevolent Trust.

As always please get intouch if you need my help.My constituency office isopposite Ashley Jackson’sgallery on HuddersfieldRoad in Holmfirth: 24Huddersfield Rd,Upperbridge House,Holmfirth, HD9 2JS. Tel:01484 688378. Email:[email protected]


Syrin and Alkonost by Natalia Dolgova.

Artists cometogether forexhibition atNorth LightTWO ARTISTS fromvery different back-grounds but with ashared love of theHolme Valley land-scape have cometogether to exhibittheir work at theNorth Light Galleryin Armitage Bridge.

The exhibition iscalled KindredSpirits – a referenceto the immediatebond felt betweenNatalia Dolgova andPeter Whitemanwhen they first metonly 12 months ago.

Peter, who is origi-nally from the HolmeValley, is best knownfor his work creatingcostumes and itemsin films such asHarry Potter,Gladiator,Braveheart and TheMummy and for hisdesigns for stage andexhibitions.

Kindred Spirits sig-nals a return to hisfirst love of paintingand he presents 40works embodyingthe spirit of music.

Each piece isinspired by differentmusic and the “spir-it” may be seen as aphysical presence in

the piece or as anatmosphere visiblein the painting.

For example,“Endlessly” isinspired by theeponymous trackfrom the albumAbsolution by Muse.

Peter now livesand works from hishome in France butreturns to the HolmeValley on a regularbasis.

Natalia Dolgova’sjourney brought heraround the worldfrom Siberia viaRussia and Denmarkto settle inNetherthong whereshe takes deep inspi-ration from the spec-tacular countrysideviews.

This is Natalia’sfirst local exhibitionand she is showing20 paintings inspiredby the spirits of thelands where she haslived and her love oftraditional Russianiconography.

Kindred Spirits isopen to the public,free of charge, from10am to 4pmFridays, Saturdaysand Sundays untilDecember 16.

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House-holders ‘making iteasy’ for burglars to raid BURGLARS have boastedthat West Yorkshire house-holders are ‘just making iteasy’ for them to raid theirhomes by leaving doorsand windows unlocked.

Now local police are urg-ing people to lock up andlock thieves out as part ofa new crime preventioncampaign called It OnlyTakes A Minute.

To help it better combatburglars, West YorkshirePolice commissioned aca-demics to interview a num-ber of convicted local crim-inals about their experi-ences.

One offender said that bynot locking doors house-holders were “just makingit easy” while another said:“we go and try doors whichare sometimes open…the

message should be lockyour doors and close yourwindows...”

Another said localoffenders referred to onecommunity in WestYorkshire as ‘the bank’ as“cos from a criminal pointof view everyone makes awithdrawal.”

The research found thatkey deterrents for a burglarwere still basic precautionssuch as alarms and notleaving doors and windowsunlocked or keys on dis-play.

Officers across the Forcewill be visiting householdsthroughout the Autumnand Winter months as partof the campaign. Adviceand information will alsobe posted onNeighbourhood Police

Team websites, Facebookpages and Twitter using thehashtag #wypburglary.

Assistant ChiefConstable Geoff Dodd,said: “This new researchconducted for the Policewith reformed offendershas confirmed that theywill seek to exploit homeswhich are vulnerable andto hear a former offendersay householders 'make iteasy' for him just speaksfor itself.

“We know it literally onlytakes 60 seconds for a thiefto get in and steal from anunlocked home and thatone in four burglaries arethrough an unlocked door.So the message is very sim-ple - lock up and you willreduce your chances ofbecoming a victim.”


Ladies’ choir looksfor new membersBy Sandie Marshall

ANYONE inspired by thehit-making Military WivesChoir is being given thechance to take to the stagethemselves.

Honley Ladies Choir arelooking for 200 ladies ofKirklees to join them in aspecial concert next year.

Their campaign,Wherever You Are – OurSalute, takes its name fromthe Military Wives smashhit of 2011.

The concert is beingorganised to support theMayor of Kirklees chosencharity, the YorkshireRegiment BenevolentTrust. Accompanying thechoir on stage will be theBand of the Yorkshire regi-ment.

Taking the part of TVchoirmaster GarethMalone in recruiting andtraining the new singers isHonley’s musical directorEmily Reaves. Sheexplained what she is try-ing to do: “The coreHonley Ladies Choir willbe the lead choir for theconcert but I would likethem to be joined by ahuge new massed choir ofladies who are discovering

singing and performing tohonour the soldiers of theYorkshire Regiment.

“It will be fun – so fan-tastic to have a wholestage of ladies singing atonce.

“We’re trying to emulatethe Military Wives but wehave such a vast talent ofsinging in Kirklees that Ithink we can do it as wellif not better.”

Emily is hoping to haveher 200 new singers byNovember 18 when fort-

nightly rehearsals willstart. The big concert isplanned for March 16 atHuddersfield Town Hall.

She is confident thatladies of all ages and withlittle or no singing experi-ence will want to beinvolved: “We want anywomen “where ever youare” 16 or over, to comeand take part – no musicalexperience is necessary, allyou need is willingness tohave a go and work at it!

“With the Military Wives,

you’ve seen how womenwho had never sungbefore, women who hadonly sung at school – justwomen who wanted tosing – could achieve somuch – now it’s your turn!”

To join Emily’s newchoir, visit the WhereverYou Are page at the web-sitewww.honleyladies.co.ukand complete and submitthe form.

Alternatively, telephone01484 652425.

The ladies of Honley Choir are ready to welcome new recruits

BATTLING this winter’s worstweather will cost KirkleesCouncil up to £2.8m.

The council says it willexpect to spend £1.8m on grit-ting and snow clearance onthe area’s roads between nowand Spring 2013, with a fur-ther £1m held in reserve incase the winter weatherbecomes extremely severe.

As part of its Streetscenewinter operations, the coun-cil’s fleet of 32 vehicles willgrit an average of 70 timesover the winter period.

Head of highways and oper-ations Mark Dobson says histeams will do everything pos-sible to keep traffic movingalong 700 miles of main roads.

“When the weather requiresit, the teams will be out from5am to put down an early cov-erage of rock salt in time forthe rush hours and this will

continue throughout the day.“In very icy or snowy peri-

ods, we will be putting down240 tonnes of salt each dayalong 60% of the Kirklees roadnetwork.”

The council will provideinformation on winter roadconditions via the internetplus up-to-the minute updateson its Gritter Twitter site – afacility which proved increas-ing popular last year, especial-ly during heavy snow whennews of public transport can-cellations, road blockages andschool closures were postedthere in real time.

In addition to itsStreetscene teams, Kirkleeswill continue with its policy oflicensing small groups of vol-unteers to use the grit in pub-lic bins to treat side roads andfootpaths to doctor’s surgeriesand elderly people’s homes.

Cost of wintersafety revealed

Academic awarded FellowshipAN UPPERTHONG academic hasbeen awarded a NationalTeaching Fellowship, the mostprestigious award for excellencein higher education.

Dr Christine Dearnley is theAssociate Dean, Learning andTeaching in Bradford University’sSchool of Health Studies.

She is one of 55 lecturers andlearning support staff across theUK who have been recognisedwith a Fellowship from 180 nom-

inations submitted. Among Dr Dearnley’s achieve-

ments at Bradford is theUniversity’s successful MobileEnabled Disabled Students(MEDS) project.

In addition to the honour ofthe accolade, Dr Dearnley willreceive a £10,000 award to beused for her own professionaldevelopment in teaching andlearning or other aspects of edu-cation.



By Clarissa Ashton

HONLEY High Schoolhas confirmed that itsgoverning body is look-ing at the options tochange its status toeither an Academy orTrust School.

But the school’s head-teacher insists they arejust fact finding at thistime and any decisionon Honley’s future willnot be taken quickly.

At a meeting inOctober, the governorsdiscussed the schoolremaining under statecontrol, converting to aTrust School or becom-

ing an Academy. Headteacher Chris

Sylge said after themeeting: “Governorswant to explore andunderstand Trust Schoolstatus further, andrequire more informa-tion about AcademyStatus.

“To secure more infor-mation about Academystatus the school willregister an interest atthe DfE, although it isimportant to note thatthis does not mean thatAcademy Status is thepreferred option forGovernors.

“Governors are clearthat they have to consid-er all options open tothem in detail beforemaking any decision.There will be consulta-tion with all stakehold-ers to support this andbefore any final decisionis made.”

But the decision toeven consider changingstatus proved controver-sial. Outside the meetinga small group of peopleheld a demonstrationagainst the idea ofHonley becoming anAcademy school.

One member of the

protesting group gavehis opinion: “Academiesare undemocratic, unac-countable and are aboutthe privatisation of edu-cation by the back door.

“It is not for governorsor anyone else to giveaway what belongs tothe community.”

Honley would not bethe first school inKirklees to consider tak-ing the government’soption of removing itselffrom state control.

Recently, SalendineNook High School, MoorEnd Academy, LindleyJunior School, and

Shelley College have allbecome Academies.

Local independentKirklees councillor,Edgar Holroyd-Doveton,spoke out against theShelley College decisionas disruptive and dan-gerous to local educa-tion.

He said: “The legalstatus of a school is lessimportant than itsaccountability to thecommunity. It is impor-tant that local schoolshave governing bodieswho are regularly elect-ed by parents, the staffand the community.”

Honley High School’s futurediscussed at meeting

Getting into the Christmas spirit at theHolmfirth shop for the Santa Dash are,from the left: Kirkwood shop volunteer PatPeaker, general assistant Julie Brunswickand volunteer Jean Fisher.

Hospice seeksSantas for fundash for cashKIRKWOOD Hospiceurgently needsSantas to dash forcash aroundHuddersfield towncentre.

The charity, whichhas a shop inHolmfirth, has 50places in the annualSanta Dash fun runand is looking forlocal people willingto pop on the redsuit and sprint, run,jog or walk aroundthe one mile course.

The event takesplace on December 9and is organised byHuddersfield LionsClub.

Last year, around100 Santas raisedover £2,500 for goodcauses and, based onthis success, theLions are promisingan even bigger and

better dash this year. There’s no age

limit on the run soSanta’s little helpersand reindeers arewelcome to take partand, as the route ismostly flat and onpavements, it is com-pletely suitable forwheelchairs andpushchairs.

Taking part costs£5 for adults and£2.50 for childrenunder 11.

This includes useof a Santa suit foradults and reindeerears or flashing nosefor the little ones.

To register to jointhe Kirkwood team,email [email protected] call MariePeacock on 01484557911.

Club hosts flower demonstrationPENNINE BordersFlower Club inMeltham is holdingan evening of festivi-ties featuring ademonstration of

Christmas flowers byDiane Fair. The eventtakes place onNovember 14 from7.15pm and is opento non-members.

New standardfor cadetsPRIVATE Tom

Wroe, the 18-year-

old Meltham sol-

dier who died in

Afghanistan in

September was

remembered by his

old Army Cadet

Force in a service

to dedicate their

new standard.

Members of the

Thongsbridge

cadet unit, where

Tom served as a

schoolboy, gath-

ered in Christ

Church, New Mill

to receive their

new standard from

the New Mill

branch of the

Royal British

Legion.

The service was

led by Padre Sean

Robertshaw, vicar

of Christ Church,

and started with a

moving act of

remembrance in

memory of Tom

and all the soldiers

who have lost their

lives in war. Padre

Sean spoke about

the pride that the

youngsters should

have in the service

that they are giv-

ing to the Cadet

Force and the

wider community.

This service also

cemented a grow-

ing relationship

between the

Thongsbridge-

based Army cadets

and Christ Church

where they will

parade the new

standard on

Remembrance Day.


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By Sandie Marshall

A HOLMFIRTH business-woman has been namednumber 10 in the Top 100Mums In Business 2012despite her business beingjust 12 months old.

Mum of two Janet Bebbset up Social Progress Ltdlast November after beingmade redundant from herjob as a Business Link advis-er. Her new business pro-vides advice and training onhow companies and individu-als can make the most ofsocial networks such asFacebook, Twitter andLinkedIn.

She was nominated for theMumsClub national award bybusiness contact SineadSopala of RamsdensSolicitors, and beat off over350 other nominations tomake it into the top 10.

Since her win, Janet hasjoined forces with threeother Yorkshire mums fromthe top 100 list to offer freebusiness mentoring to a newbusiness start-up.

Together with KateHardcastle of Insight WithPassion from Huddersfield,Claire Mitchell of Chillipeepsin Ripon and Louise Turnerof Your Virtual PR inWakefield, she is running acompetition open to anyfemale, either individually oras part of a group.

The four are encouragingteams of college students as

well as young mums orwomen with a business idea,but who are unsure of howto get the business off theground.

Janet said: “A recent gov-ernment report found thatlots of young girls don'tthink they could run theirown business. We're keen toburst that myth.

“We got together asYorkshire winners and decid-ed we didn't want to wastethis opportunity. We have awide range of complementa-ry skills which we know wecan use to help one of thenext generation of businesswomen.

“It doesn't matter if you'reat college, a stay-at-homemum, or already in a goodjob, if you have an idea for abusiness, are female andover 16, we want to hearfrom you. All you need to doto enter is send us 300 wordsdescribing your businessidea.”

From the entries received,Janet, Kate, Claire andLouise will choose one win-ner to receive free businessmentoring to get the idea offthe ground. To enter thecompetition, send your 300words to [email protected] byDecember 10.


Janet makes top 10 inMums in Business list

Top 10 business mum Janet Bebb.

HOLMFIRTH High School isexperimenting with newways of sharing the musicaltalents of its students withthe outside world.

Its latest idea involves a‘virtual concert’ which canbe accessed using QR codes,the modern barcodes whichare scanned by mobile phoneto open up a webpage.

Each QR code leads to adifferent performancerecorded by just some of theschool’s talented musiciansand singers.

It’s part of the school’sdrive to use cutting edge

mobile phone and tablettechnology to enhance learn-ing rather than just talking,texting and playing games.

Community music directorJames Morgan believes theQR code system will be usedin many ways in the future.

He said: “This is an excit-ing technology with lots ofpotential. In the musicdepartment we have used itto celebrate the many talentsof our students, but there islots of scope for other sub-jects to use QR codes inother creative ways.

“We hope our virtual con-

cert is enjoyed by everyoneand are planning further vir-tual performances if this is asuccess – this concert does-n’t include our brass band,orchestras or pop choir forexample.”

Anyone can listen to thevirtual concert via a smart-phone or tablet but mayneed to download a free QRcode scanner app onto thedevice. Once this is done,simply use it to scan thesample QR codes foundbelow and click on the imageon the webpage to enjoy theconcert.

Some of the school’s music talent, from the left: Rebecca Truby, Jacob Fullalove andAlex Jones.

School pupils perform ‘virtual concert’

African Drums –Djembi Djammin

Chorale –Lullaby

Guitars –Yesterday

Jazz Band – BoogieWoogie Bugle Boy


Adults’ chance tohave their say onHolme Valley lifeYOUNG PEOPLE and busi-ness owners have given theirviews on life in the HolmeValley – now it’s the turn ofall adults.

In the first two of threesurveys carried out by theNational Lottery-supportedHolme Valley Vision Project,1,027 youngsters and 91 busi-ness people have said what’sgood and bad about livinghere, and what they wouldmost like to see improved.

A third survey of adult res-idents will be available dur-ing November with lettersand questionnaires deliveredto almost every home.

The project is keen for asmany people as possible tocomplete the survey andpost it back in the pre-paidenvelope.

Alternatively, the question-naire can be filled in on linethrough the Holme ValleyVision web sitewww.holmevalleyvision.org.

Of the 11-18 year olds whotook part in the young peo-ple’s survey, 76 per cent saidthe Holme Valley is a goodplace to live, but only 42 per

cent said they wanted to stayand live here as adults andan even smaller 27 per centwanted to work here.

Almost three quarters feltit was important for youngpeople to have a voice in thevalley’s future, and the samenumber wanted greaterrecognition for their contri-butions to the community.

In a valley considered safeby many, just over half (51per cent) of the youngsterssaid there are areas wherethey feel threatened by otheryoung people while 49 percent often feel intimidatedby other young people andgroups when they go out andwould like to see strictercontrols on alcohol drinkingby young people.

A reasonably healthy 43per cent felt they had a goodrelationship with the police.

An improved and cheaperbus service and better sportsfacilities were the groups’top two priorities for thefuture, with the vast majoritysaying they would use localbuses and sports venuesmore if they were less

expensive. Youngsters alsoshowed they are environ-mentally conscious by highlyrating a cleaner valley, morebike lanes, bridle ways andbetter footpaths and a banon development of field andwoods on their priority list.

The result of the survey oflocal business people makesdifficult reading in parts.Although 95 per cent agreethat the Holme Valley is agood place to live, only 41per cent feel the area offersadvantages for a business intheir sector and even fewer(39 per cent) believe theValley is a good place togrow a business.

Most businesses displayeda high degree of negativitysurrounding training andemployment with only 24 percent believing there areappropriate training pro-grammes available and a tinyeight percent agreeing thatopportunities for re-traininglocal people are good.

Again, a low 18 per centbelieve that opportunities forgeneral employment in thevalley are good.

ONE OF Holmfirth’sbiggest annual eventsurgently needs help tokeep its success alive.

Hundreds of visitorsflock into town each Mayto enjoy a weekend of tra-ditional music and dance,providing a much-neededboost to local businesses.Now organisers are appeal-ing for help to keep theflagship event on track.

Sheila Sutton of TheNook Brewhouse whosponsors the festival out-lines what is needed: “Weare looking for the supportof local people or business-es to ensure we can contin-ue in style this year. Weneed local people to get

involved with the runningand organising of the festi-val.”

“If anybody can help itwould ensure continuedsuccess and would bemuch appreciated by thefestival committee and thetown traders alike.”

The majority of enter-tainment on offer duringthe festival weekend is freeto watch and enjoy. Thiscreates a lively streetatmosphere but means thecommittee does not havemoney to spend on organi-sation and relies heavily onvolunteers. In recent years,help has dwindled to asmall but dedicated band.Now new faces are needed

help the event survive.Sheila says they are cur-

rently pulling out all thestops to make sure theeighth Festival of Folk,planned for May 10-12, isthe best yet.

“The Brewhouse and fes-tival committee is doing allit can, but we could reallydo with some extra helpfrom anyone else who feelsthey can contribute.Volunteering can be a greatway to enhance a CV,” sheadded.

Anyone interested insupporting the festivalshould [email protected] or contactthe Nook Brewhouse.

Folk festival organisers inurgent appeal for help

A scene from this year’s successful festival.



Forging ahead at BlacksmithsTHERE’S a new face at thelocal blacksmiths, and quiteappropriately his name isRobert Smith.

Myers Blacksmiths,based at Meltham MillsIndustrial Estate, continuea long tradition of black-smithing in the HolmeValley.

Proprietor Peter Myerssaid: “To get some idea ofwhat we do you really needto visit our website. Itshows our genuine commit-ment to service and crafts-manship.”

Standing beside one ofthe original forgingmachines which they havesaved, he added: “Like allsmall businesses, we havefelt the effects of the reces-sion, but skilled craftsmen

are hard to find, so whenRobert approached me Ifelt we could not afford tomiss this opportunity. Weare delighted to welcomeRobert to the team, as awell respected local crafts-man, he will bring a rangeof skills to the business.”

Robert has been charged

with the specific task ofdeveloping the decorativeironwork side of the busi-ness – an area where hehas both wide experienceand great interest.

“I have plenty of experi-ence in managing gate andrailing projects,” saidRobert. “And I am keen touse my artistic flair indesigning wrought iron-work with the last realblacksmithing firm in thelocality. We are able to pro-vide a unique service, andI’m looking forward to‘forging ahead’.”

The firm are also training18-year-old WillWordsworth fromSkelmanthorpe in the skillsof traditional black-smithing.

THE GOLDEN age of motor-ing is being brought back tolife at the Holme Valley’snewest shopping and leisureattraction.

Vintage motoring special-ists IK Classics and Racing inThe Carding Shed, off ButtLane, Hepworth has expand-ed to include a cafe, smallantiques emporium, a meet-ing room and various shopunits selling clothing,antiques, pictures, books,gifts and furniture.

It’s a road trip down mem-ory lane, all surrounding acentral display of classic andvintage cars, guaranteed tofascinate anyone with aninterest in the 40s, 50s and60s.

The new attractions at TheCarding Shed have alreadyreceived a steady stream oflocals and visitors, includinga number of classic carclubs. It is the result of twoyears of planning by IKClassics owners Ian andNicola Kellett who have apassion for all things vintage.

Nicola said: “We knew peo-ple love to see the classiccars and so we wanted togive them other things to seeand do while they are here.It’s a collection of smallshops and businesses whichwork well together in onelocation.

“Of course, IK Classics isstill here at the centre ofthings and people can stillbring in their cars – old and

modern – for servicing andmaintenance. That hasn’tchanged at all.”

Once visitors haveadmired the 12 beautifullyrestored classic cars on dis-play they can continue themood with a visit to The OilCan Cafe with its old oaktables, table cloths and mem-orabilia. Tea comes in properteapots with china cups andsaucers. There’s nothing oldfashioned, however, aboutthe food, with all producesupplied by local businessesincluding Brindon Addybutchers, AndrewsGreengrocer, Nicola’sGateaux and Parfitts bakers.

Fully refreshed, visitorscan head for The CardingShed’s new shops.

High Society VintageRetrospective Clothing has aterrific range, 90 per cent ofwhich is true vintage fromthe 1950s onwards includinghats, scarves, seamed stock-

ings and handbags. There’salso an expert on-site alter-ations service for clothing,whether bought on site orelsewhere.

Motoring enthusiasts willlove Pytchley Auto CarCompany Ltd which offersbooks, pictures and giftwareon a classic car theme. Thenthere’s Hepworth Emporium,a group of six separate smallantiques traders, each withits own collection of classicobjects for sale.

Finally there’s PrimroseFurniture selling old andmodern painted furnitureand china, and antique shopFox and Moon.

Completing the new facili-ties is the Barry WilliamsMeeting Room available tohire for half or full days toseat 12 people around aboard table or 20 theatre-style. There’s also free WIFIavailable throughout TheCarding Shed.

New attraction bringsgolden age back to life FINAL preparations are

being made for two hugeoutdoor parties to switch onChristmas Lights inHolmfirth and Honley.

Christmas in Holmfirthwill get underway onSaturday November 24 withevents in the town centrestarting from 3pm.

Kids can visit FatherChristmas in his grotto whileparents enjoy Christmasshopping and refreshmentsaround the market and townshops.

The best dressedChristmas window competi-tion will be judged duringthe afternoon.

As the day grows dark theentertainment will kick offwith Santa’s parade to thebus station car park at4.45pm where there will befamily music and entertain-ment on the stage.

The big switch-on willtake place at 5.30pm fol-lowed by a fireworks display.

Honley’s Christmas lightsparty will take place on

Saturday November 30 andwill also feature Santa in hisgrotto, a parade and familyentertainment around the vil-lage centre on Westgate.

There will be Christmassinging with brass bands andchoirs and plenty of warmingfood and drink followed bythe lights switch on at6.30pm and fireworks. Bothevents are being organisedby Holme Valley BusinessAssociation with the supportof local businesses and arefree for all to attend.

Christmas light switch-onevents being finalised



The place to be in therun-up for ChristmasBy Mike Wallbank

WHETHER you'reseeking out unusualpresents, stocking upon the season'sessentials or gettingready to party,Holmfirth is definite-ly the place to be inthe run-up toChristmas.

With a great varietyof shops, mostlywithin a few yards ofeach other and somany different placesto eat out and enjoy afestive drink or two,it offers a welcomeescape from the madrush elsewhere atthis time of year.

In Holmfirth, youcan prepare forChristmas at aleisurely pace with-out feeling pressured.

Not only does itmake for a muchmore enjoyable expe-rience, you also havean ideal opportunityto rediscover – orexplore for the firsttime, if you're new tothe area – the qualityshops and servicesavailable on yourdoorstep.

Gift-buying aside,you can also look onit as your first port ofcall for the very bestin festive fare andfresh produce.

While you are outand about, it’s re-assuring to know thatyou are never faraway from a refresh-ment stop where youcan take the weightoff your feet andrelax for a while.

Cafes and tea-rooms, pubs and cafebars, restaurants andbistros, Holmfirthhas got the lot.

If you’re planning aChristmas meal or anight out with family,friends or work col-leagues, there areplenty of options – afestive curry per-haps? Devotees ofIndian cuisine arewell served by thepopular Bengal Spicerestaurant, at thetown centre end ofDunford Road.

The quest for inter-esting and originalgifts often seemsnever-ending but restassured, you will findplenty of ideas toinspire you. LionhartBoutique, whichrecently opened atthe top of VictoriaStreet has a vastarray of gifts for all.Continued opposite


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From bookends to winebottle holders, clocks togarden pots and planters.

Norridge Bottom, withits row of cottage shops,slightly tucked away buteasily accessible over theriver footbridge, is home toThe Potters Den, whereyou can paint your ownceramic crafts and enjoy acup of tea or coffee, with aflapjack or muffin.

Up Country, onHuddersfield Road, is awell-established outlet forladies fashions and acces-sories, worth a visit, partic-ularly if you're thinking ofreplenishing yourwardrobe for theChristmas and New Yearparty season.

It's the time of year tolook your best and regainthat elusive feelgood fac-tor, especially if the pres-sures of life over the past12 months have left yousomewhat jaded and out ofsorts.

UV tanning is availableat Daisey’s, Station Road,which has its launch dayfor laser lipolysis – afford-able inch loss – on FridayNovember 16.

Infinity Skin Care, basedin Norridge Bottom, spe-cialises in botox treatment

to smooth out those wrin-kles. Over on Hollowgate,Techniques beauty salonoffers a range of servicesfrom facials to waxing,along with more specialisttreatments including stonetherapy and Swedish mas-sage.

Hollowgate is a streetthat was made for strollingwith shops which you canalmost fall into from thenarrow pavement.

Pop into Shades of Chinaand you will be amazed bythe huge choice of gifts,with prices starting at justa few pounds.

Just along the street andup the steps is SilverDream, specialising inhand-made jewellery,including lots of lovelypieces which are perfectfor Christmas presents.

Just a short drive fromthe centre of Holmfirth,Totties Garden Centre hasa plentiful supply of plantsand garden ornaments,including traditionalceramic pots, old-styletroughs and quirky animalfigurines.

While you are there, whynot treat yourself to a cof-fee or a snack at the OliveTree bistro cafe restaurant– the menu also includesan all-day breakfast and achoice of main courses. There’s something for everyone in Holmfirth this

Christmas.


By Sandie Marshall

THEY tickled the fancy ofholidaymakers for almosta century. Now Bamforth’sfamous seaside postcardsare back in production andon sale in Holmfirth.

The saucy postcardsbecame one of Holmfirth’smost famous exports aftermovie-making familyBamforth produced itsfirst artist drawn comiccard in 1910.

By the end of the FirstWorld War, an astonishing20 million cards werebeing printed each year atthe studio on StationRoad.

For the next 60 years thepopularity of the cheekycharacters grew and grew,thanks to artists such asDonald McGill andDouglas Tempest.

Around 50,000 differentdesigns were produceduntil, in the 1980s, thecompany bowed to chang-ing tastes and stopped pro-duction.

The entire collectionwas sold to Ian Wallace, aLeeds businessman, whoalways believed the post-cards, with their over-sized

matrons, hen-pecked hus-bands and busty youngladies, could rise again.

He has now picked 54 ofhis favourite cards andjoined forces with leadingpostcard publisher and dis-tributer Judges to get themback on sale.

The new Bamforth’s col-lection was spotted at atrade fair by CarolineKane, owner of theChocolate Box sweet andgift shop in Holmfirth.

She had no hesitation inasking to stock the post-cards, together with newmugs, coasters and tins ofsweets.

“Before the ChocolateBox I used to have anantiques shop and I soldthe postcard there – theywere always popular,” shesaid.

“I thought it would bethe tourists who wouldbuy them but actually itslocals from here andHuddersfield who are mostinterested. I think they arewonderful.”

The Chocolate Box isone of only 20 stockists ofthe new Bamforth range,with postcards priced at50p.

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Caroline Kane is selling the postcards at theChocolate Box.

Shop stocks saucy postcards


Family-owned restaurantremains firm favouritefor more than a decadeBENGAL Spice is an

award-winning, family-

owned restaurant

renowned for its quality

of service and delicious

food.

A firm favourite in

Holmfirth for 10 years, it

has earned numerous

accolades, including the

Certificate of Outstanding

Achievement from the

Good Food Guide,

Certificate of Excellence

from Trip Advisor and a

four star hygiene rating.

The fully licensed

restaurant has two

separate eating areas

and a spacious bar/

waiting area, seating

up to 60 patrons at a

time.

It also has a private

function room upstairs

with a bar for private par-

ties which can seat up to

40 people.

Situated at the bottom

of Dunford Road, Bengal

Spice has built up an

appreciative regular clien-

tele, while positive

reviews from visiting cus-

tomers have helped to

spread the word far and

wide.

Meal deals are available

every Sunday and

Thursday, with a selection

of starters and main

courses to choose from,

priced at £9.90.

The restaurant also

offers a takeaway

service at a discounted

price. To see a menu visit

bengalspiceonline.co.uk

By Sandie Marshall

NOVEMBER is banger time as food-ies everywhere celebrate NationalSausage Week.

And this year the Holme Valley canproudly boast not one but TWO ofthe best eight pork bangers pro-duced in Yorkshire and Humber.

In the Stand Up for BritishBangers competition, both Meltham’sTwo Valley’s Fresh Produce andSharlands butchers of Holmfirthwere named as regional finalistsfrom 230 entries.

Both took part in a cook off inSheffield hosted and judged by topTV comedian the pub landlord AlMurray.

Sharlands are old hands at thecompetition, having reached thefinals on many previous occasions.

This year it was their YorkshireTyke pork sausage which won themmost praise.

For Two Valleys, however, this wastheir very first attempt at a competi-

tion – making their success evensweeter.

Two Valleys Fresh Produce wasset up in March this year by fourthgeneration farmer John Bamforthand his partner Ella Bower.

They took over the small butchersshop on Green End Lane in the cen-tre of Meltham and are quickly gain-ing a reputation for excellent meat,pies and sandwiches.

All their meat is produced on thefamily farm in Slaithwaite.

John and Ella entered two of theirsausages for the competition andwere delighted when their cider-flavoured Yorkshire Gold received aGold Award – and over-the-moonwhen their Classic Pork went onebetter and was named in the topeight.

As well as taking part in thebangers cook off final, Two ValleysFresh Produce marked its firstNational Sausage Week by donatingsausages to Golcar Meals on Wheels,

holding in-house sausage tastings,and asking customers to create theirown flavour of sausage which will belater created and sold in the shop.


John and Ella with their prize-winning bangers.

Butchers celebrate the banger

Villagers welcome speed signHADE Edge villagershave welcomed thenews that a portableelectronic speed signwill be installed onDunford Road.

Kirklees Council’sHolme Valley AreaCommittee has

agreed to fund the£8,000 speed indica-tor sign after receiv-ing a petition signedby hundreds oflocals about speed-ing along the road,especially close tothe village schools.

Stress-freeshoppingat pubUPPERTHONG

pub The Farmer’s

Arms is holding a

stress-free

Christmas shop-

ping evening on

November 23.

Lots of local

businesses and

craft stalls will

be offering gifts

and cards in the

pub’s upstairs

function room

and shoppers will

have the added

benefit of being

able to enjoy

drinks from the

bar as they

browse.

26- Holme Valley Review, November 2012

Grocery ledger discovered in shopBy Sandie Marshall

A 120-YEAR-OLD bookwhich reveals the shoppinghabits of late 19th centuryHolmfirth has been discov-ered.

The battered book is a gro-cery ledger from 1893 listingthe weekly purchases oflocal people.

Along with everyday itemsthere’s a number of moreusual products which arebaffling local history experts.

The ledger shows entriesfor items called Kiel, Danish,Xcelsior, Moist and Thirds –all of which have long disap-peared from modern shop-ping lists. The discovery wasmade by Avelynne Harrisonand Nige Beever as theycleared out the premises fortheir new shop Harrison’sInteriors on HuddersfieldRoad.

It is well known that thebuilding used to be home tothe local newspaper, theHolmfirth Express.

They thought the bookcould be of interest andhanded it over to HolmeValley Civic Society.

Avelynne said: “When we

saw how old it was wethought we couldn't just binit. Someone in the local his-tory group might be interest-ed in looking at it.”

Civic Society memberDeborah Wyles has been fas-cinated by the ledger: “Notonly is this an interestingfind historically, it also tellsus what people were buyingover 100 years ago. There'sthe usual flour, sugar andtea, but what on earth is

Kiel, Danish, Xcelsior, Moistand Thirds? If a groceryledger was found in a formerprinting shop and newspaperoffice, what treasures lie inother basements?”

In fact, this isn’t the onlyshop discovery Deborah hasresearched. Other long-for-gotten papers turned up inthe Arthur Charlesworth’snewsagents, all of whichhelp paint a picture of every-day life in old Holmfirth.

Avelynne Harrison and Nige Beever read through the 120-year-old ledger found in their shop.

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The sheep that have moved to a lowland cattle farm near Leeds.

Tups and sheepmove for winter

AS the weather turns colder ourattention has once again focusedon our sheep.

Over the last couple of weekswe have moved our flock to alowland cattle farm near Leedswhere they will graze until nextspring. Our two new tups havetravelled with the flock and willreturn home later this monthwhen their work is done.

The now pregnant ewes willstay near Leeds until early nextyear when they will return homefor lambing.

Grazing sheep over winter inthis way has huge benefits. TheLeeds cattle farm, like ours, hasmoved its herd of cows indoorsso as not to poach or churn upthe land.

Unlike our grassland, theirlowland grass will continue togrow through the winter. Grazingtheir fields with sheep will keeptheir grass short, helping to pro-tect against frost damage.Moving our sheep to lowlandgrazing will provide them withshelter and nutritious grass,ensuring they remain healthy.

Our poor quality upland grassis not grazed as intensively overthe winter, so has time to recoverfrom last summer's grazing and

time to grow ready for grazingnext spring.

Before our sheep can bemoved from our farm we have toensure each one is marked withan electronic tag to identifythem. Farmers are required bylaw to report all livestock move-ments and sheep and cattle havetheir own unique numbers, simi-lar to our National Insurancenumbers, identifying each ani-mal.

Record keeping in this wayprovides a huge amount of dataabout UK farming, enables foodtraceability and better animalwelfare by controlling the spreadof disease.

We have invested in an elec-tronic tag reader, similar to a bar-code reader, and computerisedour farm management system inorder to identify our sheep elec-tronically.

With practise, this is easierthan recording sheep numbers byhand and handles the informa-tion far better than paper in afile. The only issue we have hadso far is that computers don'tlike the wet and windy weatherCartworth Moor can throw at us.

We have some long, hard work-ing days outdoors followed bylong, frustrating evenings in ouroffice recording what we havebeen doing all day – we can’twait for the day they produce atruly waterproof, wipe clean,unbreakable, portable farmer'scomputer.

Festive food market tofeature finest produceEXPERIENCE the very bestin local produce at YummyYorkshire’s first festive foodand gift market taking placeon their Denby Dale farmbetween December 1 and 27.

The ice cream producer,who has been shortlisted inthe ‘Huddersfield Place toMake it’ category of the 2012Examiner Business Awards,will be hosting the Christmasmarket in a dedicated mar-quee next to its ice creamparlour. If you’re looking forinspiration for the perfectgift for friends and family orsimply want get into the fes-tive spirit with some mulled

wine and mince pies, thenhead to Yummy Yorkshire.

On offer will be an array ofquality gourmet foods, aswell as plenty of gifts andtreats. Santa will also bepresent each weekend forchildren to give theirChristmas lists to.

Stalls will include producefrom Timothy Bilton’s newrange including goose fat,chutneys and oils, AndrewJones Pies, Greedy Little Pigchorizo and a selection ofcharcuterie as well asRosebud Preserves jam, fes-tive chutneys and relish, notto mention Yorkshire

Cheeses including BarncliffeBrie. There’ll also be somedelicious Lottie Shaw’smince pies and Christmascakes plus loose leaf teasand tea hampers from TheTea Experience.

In addition, a selection ofchildren’s gifts including funmugs, baubles and locallymade natural body and bathproducts will be available.

The market is also the per-fect place to pick up yourChristmas tree – Nordmanfur trees from 4ft to 7ft inheight – will be available tobuy potted and cut, with orwithout a stand.

Rich pickings from company RICHMOND Kitchens &Bathrooms Ltd is openingits third showroom onNovember 17 onLockwood Road,Huddersfield.

The company, which hasbeen trading since July1997, has built up a cus-tomer base in and aroundthe West Yorkshire area,where their customershave been delighted withthe level of service andcare.

The new showroom fea-tures a large number ofkitchen and bathroom dis-plays, all of which are fullytiled, equipped and acces-sorised. All ranges carry acomprehensive guaranteeby each of the manufactur-ers ranging from five to 20years. In addition, this issupported by Richmond’sown guarantee which cov-ers installation.

The company offers afree comprehensive homesurvey and state-of-the-artcomputerised design serv-ice which demonstrates totheir customers how their

kitchen or bathroom isgoing to look prior to plac-ing an order.

Director Mike Brucesaid: “After extensiveresearch we establishedthat the kitchen and bath-room market in theHuddersfield area seemedto be missing a companywho can provide the com-plete installation package.

“Richmond specialise inall aspects of installationfrom general building worke.g.: removal of walls, win-dows etc, all compliant

with current building regu-lations. We also providegas, electrical, plumbing,tiling and lighting solu-tions, all carried out by ourfully qualified team of pro-fessionals.”

Richmond offers theentire service from firstplans to final completionincorporating traditionalstandards of service andquality combined withtoday’s design techniques.

Richmond is delighted toannounce that severalmanufacturers are support-

ing its opening offer of halfprice granite worktops orVAT paid (terms and condi-tions apply).

If service and quality areimportant to you thenRichmond Kitchens andBathrooms Ltd will not bebeaten.

Call in to their show-room at 260 LockwoodRoad Huddersfield HD13TG (by the lights) andenjoy some light refresh-ments with Mike and histeam.

Three members of local company Sash Windows are supporting the movement Movember who invest in pro-grammes that address the strategic priorities related to raising vital funds and awareness for men’s health,specifically prostate cancer and testicular cancer in the UK. The three areas of investment are awareness andeducation, survivorship and research. During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sproutingof moustaches on thousands of men’s faces in the UK and around the world. Once registered atmovember.com each Mo Bro must begin on Movember 1 with a clean shaven face. For the entire month eachMo Bro must grow and groom a moustache. Pictured are a clean shaven Craig Bedford, Keith Cosgrove and Jason Dickinson.


What’s On Guide ReviewReviewHolme Valley

Saturday November 10 -

Sunday 11, A Day Out

with Thomas at Kirklees

Light Railway, offWakefield Road (A636),Clayton West, 10am-4pm.Chance to meet Thomas theTank Engine and friends.Special attractions includeplatform rides, ClaytonFlyer miniature train, facepainting, donkey rides andbouncy castles. Family tick-ets available. More informa-tion: 01484 865727.Saturday November 10,Family History Fair at

The Root Cellar, 35Greens End Road, Meltham,10am-4pm: including helpand advice if you are juststarting to think aboutexploring your past.Admission £2, free foraccompanied children.Contact Susan Hutson01484 687146.Saturday November 10,Penistone Paramount,2.30pm, Cinema Organ

Trust concert with Nigel

Ogden, host of BBC Radio2 show The OrganistEntertains, playing the 1937Compton cinema pipeorgan. Box office: 01226767532.Sunday November 11,Remembrance Sunday –Huddersfield parade andservice this year will takeplace in Greenhead Park(HD1 4DT) The parade setsoff from the park's lowergates at 10.40 am for a serv-ice at the memorial at 10.50.For more information con-tact the Mayor's office01484 221904 or 221905.Wednesday November 14 -

Saturday 17, HonleyPlayers present How The

Other Half Loves by AlanAyckbourn,, at SouthgateTheatre, 7.30pm nightly.Tickets £8, £6 childrenavailable from Holme ValleyNews, Westgate, Honley(Mon-Fri 10am-4pm).Wednesday November 14,Lawrence Batley Theatre,Huddersfield, 7.30pm, Last

Night of The Proms: arousing night of traditionalBritish music, includingselections from British SeaSongs, Jerusalem, RuleBritannia and Land of Hopeand Glory. Box office 01484430528, www.thelbt.orgThursday November 15 -

Saturday 17, Slaithwaite

Moonraker Beer Festival,organised by Colne ValleyLions in aid of Forget MeNot Children's Hospice andlocal Lions' charities, atSlaithwaite ConservativeClub, Britannia Road (HD75HF), with 32 hand-pulled,cask conditioned real alesand food available. OpenThurs 6-11pm; Fri 6-11.30pm, with folk groupWhiskey In The Jar; Sat 12-11.30pm, with entertain-ment from JB Goode.Contact Jan Daker 01484653195.Friday November 16 -

Sunday November 25,Holmfirth Picturedrome, Fri16, The Blockheads, keep-ing alive the musical legacy

of the late Ian Dury, sup-ported by Barnsley’s finest,The Bar-Steward Sons ofVal Doonican; Sat 17, Stand-up comedy with JoCaulfield; Sun 18, HolmfirthFilm Festival presents TheAngel’s Share (2012, cert15), comedy-drama, direct-ed by Ken Loach; Fri 23,Magnum – British prog rockband; Sat 24, Nine BelowZero – no frills, punchyR&B; Sun 25, 2-10pm,Movember charity gig + vin-tage afternoon market.Tickets from the Box Officebar any weekday evening, 7-10pm, online at www.pic-turedrome.netSaturday 17 November,Hepworth Village Hall,10am-2pm, Christmas

Market, variety of stallsincluding cakes, Christmasdecorations, plants andbulbs and items donated bylocal professional and ama-teur artists. Also: Pop-Upcafe serving hot and coldfood to eat in or take away.Contact Sheena Blunden01484 688131Sunday November 18,Holmfirth Farmers’

Market, 8am-2pm, in theMarket Hall, monthly arrayof quality local produce,fresh fruit and veg, meats,cheeses, cakes, jams andmuch more. Informationline: 01484 223730.Monday November 19,Hade Edge Pre School &Baby and Toddler Group,Christmas Fair, 6-9pm, atthe Sunday School Room,Dunford Road. Bags, jew-ellery and accessories;cards and wrapping paper;custom made celebrationcakes and toppers;Fairtrade toys, gifts, booksand more. Contact KerrySykes 01484 680235 or07769 536 612.Tuesday November 20 -

Saturday 24, HuddersfieldThespians present Misery –suspense-filled play, basedon the Stephen King novel,at Lawrence Batley Theatre(Syngenta Cellar), 7.15pmnightly + 2pm Saturday.Box office 01484 430528,www.thelbt.orgTuesday November 20 -

Saturday 24, MelthamParish Church Gilbert &Sullivan Society presentsThe Gondoliers, 7.30pmnightly. Tickets £9 from theFlower Box, Meltham.Phone 01484 850311 or349037.Wednesday November 21 -

Saturday 24, LawrenceBatley Theatre,Huddersfield: The

Loneliness of The Long

Distance Runner – set in2012, the play unlocks thebiting realism of AlanSillitoe’s original 1958novel. On the LBT mainstage 7.30pm each night +1.30pm Thurs, 2.15pm Sat.Box office 01484 430528,www.thelbt.orgSaturday November 24,Holmfirth Christmas

Lights switch on, build-upstarts 3pm with music fromlocal school bands, sing-a-

long carols and a mini fair-ground, refreshments stallsand Santa’s grotto. FollowSanta's sleigh at 4.45pm asit parades from SchoolStreet, Crown Bottom toTowngate car park, with theswitch-on at 5.30pm fol-lowed by a firework display.Saturday November 24,Hepworth Live, 8pm at thevillage hall: Saltfishforty,fresh and dynamic duo hail-ing from the Orkneys, sup-ported by Hawker Reunion.Tickets £12 – book byphone 07845 921 527 oronline atwww.WeGotTickets.comSaturday November 24,Scholes and Hepworth

Lifeboat Group

Christmas Fair at the OilCan Cafe from 10am. Lotsof stalls with proceedsgoing to the Lifeboat Group.Sunday November 25,Snailsden and Ramsden

Clough walk, meet Liz atHolmfirth Bus Station,9.45am to catch the 9.52Penistone bus (no: 25).Eight miles, medium-hardroute from Harden back toHolmfirth. More informa-tion: Susan, KirkleesCountryside Volunteers07979 292 781. You areadvised to check for anytimetable changes 0113 2457676 or www.wymetro.comSundays November 25 to

December 23, Christmas

shopping at Holmfirth

Market, 10am-4.30pm, fab-ulous range of gift ideasfrom local businesses.Contact 01484 223730, [email protected] November 30,Holmfirth Picturedromepresents Brass Factor: sixof the area’s top brassbands compete in an X-Factor style contest, withjudging panel including ex-BBC broadcaster JohnHammond and BBC RadioLeeds presenter DavidHoyle. Doors open 6.30pm,

for 7pm start. Tickets avail-able from Andrew’sGreengrocers, Holmfirth, byphone: Alex Bray 07917 197952; or [email protected] November 30 -

Saturday December 1,Honley gets festive: Fri,Christmas Lights switch on,fun and entertainment forthe whole family from 4pm,visit Santa's grotto orindulge in hot pie and peasthen watch the parade fromoutside Trinity Church at6pm, lights switched on at6.30pm. Sat, Trinity ChurchChristmas Tree Festival,also St Mary's ChurchChristmas street marketwith entertainment inchurch – to book a stallcontact Cliff Green 01484664277.Saturday December 1, SnowStone walk: meet atMarsden Station 10.30am,for a climb up Pule Hill toview the snow stone carv-ings. To find out more, con-tact Susan, KirkleesCountryside Volunteers07979 292 781.Saturday December 1, The

Hey Diddles Christmas

Show, 4pm, at Denby DalePie Hall, Wakefield Road,Denby Dale (HD8 8RX). Ifyour children enjoy theWiggles, the Tweenies andCBBC’s Justin’s House thenthey'll love The Hey Diddlesin this unique, high energy,high colour show aimed at 0to 6 year olds, with all yourfavourite action songs andnursery rhymes, lots ofsinging, dancing and story-telling! Tickets: £5 children,£3 adults available fromHolmfirth TouristInformation 01484 222444.Saturday December 1,Charity quiz night atMeltham Church Hall,Green End Road: joint ven-ture by Holme Valley OxfamSupport Group and HolmeValley Fairtrade Support

Group, with live music anda Fairtrade bar. £5 per per-son, including pie and peassupper.Saturday December 1,Huddersfield Town Hall,7.30pm, Kate Rusby at

Christmas: a rousing sea-sonal celebration of carolsand songs from one ofBritain’s best-loved contem-porary folk singers, whohails from Cawthorne, nearPenistone. Ticket informa-tion 01484 223200 or222444.Saturday December 1 -

Sunday 2, Lawrence BatleyTheatre, Huddersfield, Sat,7.30pm, Peter Pan: flyaway on a magical journeywith Peter and Wendy, andfollow 60 young performers,in their magical footstepsthrough Neverland. Sun,2pm and 6pm, TheStorybook – AudreySpencer School of Dancewith fables, fantasies andmyths from some of thegreatest tales of our time.Box office 01484 430528,www.thelbt.orgSunday December 2, New

Orleans Jazz Club, 8pm-10.30pm, at the Old BridgeHotel, Holmfirth, relaxedmonthly session with a six-piece, old style jazz band.More information: RichardLord 01484 683476 or 07932160 508, e-mail [email protected] December 3 -

Tuesday 4, HuddersfieldTown Hall, Mon, 1pm,Lunchtime organ concert

with Nigel Ogden, includ-ing Tower Ballroom clas-sics, Mr Mozart Takes ASleigh Ride and Santa’s sea-sonal songbook; Tues,7.15pm, Huddersfield Voicespresent Handel's Messiah.Ticket information 01484223200 or 222444.Wednesday December 5 -

Saturday 8, Sleeping

Beauty – pantomime atHepworth Village Hall.Show time 7.30pm + 2pmSat. Tickets: Weds - per-formance and dinner £20,phone 01484 683638; Thurs-Sat: tickets £5, £2.50 chil-dren, phone 686557.Thursday December 6, A

Saxy Christmas withHonley Ladies Choir andguests Honley SaxophoneChoir, 7.30pm, at St Paul’sChurch, Armitage Bridge.Tickets £8 (£6 concessions)including refreshments.Contact Lynn Brooks 01484605937Saturday December 8,Christ Church, New Mill,Christmas Market, 10am-4pm, lots of stalls sellinglocal produce and goods,also refreshments – mulledwine and roast chestnuts,soup, teas and coffees.Musical events will takeplace inside the church withlocal schoolchildren singingcarols. Parking on FulstoneHall Lane and PenistoneRoad. Stalls available tobook – contact JaneRodgers 01484 684745.

Kate Rusby, appearing at Huddersfield Town Hallon Saturday December 1.

‘MORE than just childcare’ claim theButterflies team.

As I drive to visit the newly refurbishedButterflies Nursery and pre-school inMeltham, I am intrigued to find out just whatthey mean by that.

I am greeted warmly by everybody, includ-ing the children and I feel relaxed immediate-ly. Butterflies Nursery is bright, cheerful andwelcoming and I am amazed by the range ofactivities the little ones are involved with andthe high level of interaction by the staff.

Children who have only just turned twoyears old are having a lot of fun learning theiralphabet through putting actions to soundswith the ‘Jolly Phonics’ scheme.

Outside in the sunshine, there is a ‘Musicand Movement’ class and in the Activity rooma small group of children are helping preparea healthy and delicious lunch of ‘Giant’sBeanstalk Stew’.

The children are clearly happy, involvedand enjoying all that is on offer and it is obvi-ous that the Butterflies staff team are morethan happy to ‘go the extra mile’ both for thechildren and their parents.

Please, don’t take my word for it.... go seefor yourself. If you are looking for a nurseryor pre-school for your child, Butterflies reallyis ‘more than just childcare’.

Flutter-byButterflies

Distant threads are uprising at Dewsbury MillsCOME and play withinvisible flock onNovember 16 and 17 atDewsbury Mills.

In partnership withLawrence Batley Theatre,Huddersfield and KirkleesCouncil’s arts and cre-ative economy team,Distant Threads is part ofthe Uprising series ofevents commemoratingthe bi-centenary of theLuddite Uprising.

Explore hidden tech-

nologies and our relation-ship to machinery fromthe Luddites to modernday. Using hand helddevices and interactiveinstallation, to explorethe Luddite Uprising.

Distant Threads is atactile exploration of sto-ries that connect the pastto the present. Audiencemembers are empoweredas co-creators of theexperience, throughinstallations that are

entirely user generated orthrough theatrical gameplay, allowing audienceschoices to affect the out-comes of the piece in ameaningful and creativeway. Invisible Flock is acollective made up ofvisual artists Ben Eaton,Victoria Pratt andRichard Warburton,based in Leeds. Creatinginstallations, games andlive performances,exploring the subversion

of social space in unusuallocations.

They have createdwork for major art com-panies and festivalsacross the UK including;Opera North, TheCrucible Theatre, Theatrein the Mill and BrightonFestival.

Distant Threads is partof the Uprising series ofevents celebrating the200th anniversary of theLuddite Uprising in West

Yorkshire. They are fund-ed by Lawrence BatleyTheatre Jubilee People’sMillions grant run by theBig Lottery Fund.

Distant Threads takesplace at 4pm onNovember 16 and 2pmand 4pm the followingday. Tickets, priced at £8 /concessions £6, can bebooked via the theatrebox office on 01484430528 or online atwww.thelbt.org

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Offers Region £475,000This exceptional converted barn occupies a sought after rural location with far reachingviews but less than a mile from the centre of Holmfirth. Conversion works are now almostcomplete with the exception of the kitchen and bathrooms which await the purchasersinput. Its spacious accommodation comprises: dining kitchen, hall, downstairs wc, utility,large lounge, sitting room / bedroom 4, landing, 3 further double bedrooms (en-suite tomaster) and house bathroom. It will be completed to a high standard throughout withsealed unit double glazing, gas central heating and quality contemporary fittingsthroughout. There is a generous gravelled driveway and parking area to the side of thehouse which provides access to a detached oak framed garage. In front of the propertythere is a generous lawned garden with dry stone wall surround.

Choppards View, Lamma Wells Farm, Cartworth, Holmfirth

Offers Region £750,000This unique property comprises of a detached house, with further annex / garage block,agricultural building and approximately 8 acres of grazing land. The property has beenextensively renovated and improved by the present owners but still allows a future ownerto complete things to their own needs. The property comprises: entrance hall, lounge,sitting room, dining kitchen, downstairs wc, utility, landing, 4 bedrooms, house bathroomand en-suite bathroom. There is additional accommodation in the annex which featuresa double garage, large living kitchen, bedroom, shower room and 3 further rooms upstairs.There are generous garden areas around the house with ample parking, field shelter anda block of grazing land amounting to approximately 8 acres.

Holme Farm, Nettleton Hill, Scapegoat Hill

Offers Region £995,000This exceptional double fronted Georgian Residence occupies a stunning position on the edge of the sought after villageof Netherthongwith far reaching views over its gardens, paddock and the Holme Valley. Built upon the site of a mucholder residence circa 1820 the property comes complete with an attached 3 storey weaverscottage which predates it byapproximately 40 years. The main house offers over 5000 sq ftof accommodation which includes a stunning hall, 3reception rooms, dining kitchen, 7 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and a 42 games room. In the cottage there is a further 1000sq ftarranged over 3 floors including dining kitchen, 2 bedrooms and a stunning 2nd floor lounge. The grounds feature asweeping driveway leading to the main house and a separate courtyard and drive to the cottage, extensive formalgardens, kitchen garden, a range of outbuildings and a paddock amounting to approximately 3 acres.

Holmleigh, 141 Church Street, Netherthong, Holmfirth

Offers Region £369,950An extended 5 bedroom detached house with large gardens occupying a delightful position with splendid far reachingviews to the rear. The house offers deceptively spacious and flexible accommodation on 3 floors, with potential tofurther extend the accommodation into and above the garage. The house has a gas central heating system, doubleglazing and modern kitchen fittings. It features a delightful decked seating area with glass balustrade leading fromthe kitchen and conservatory from which to enjoy the elevated views. The house comprises entrance porch,entrance hall, lounge, large L-shaped dining kitchen, conservatory, utility, cloakroom/w.c., hallway, 5 first floorbedrooms, bathroom, separate w.c., and Jack and Jill en-suite shower room. On the lower floor there is furtheraccommodation with stores, wash room and playroom. Having its own external access door it offers further potentialfor a self containedarea. Outside there is an attached garage, in and out driveway, planning approval for a detacheddouble garage, an extensive lawned garden areas to the side and rear.

Newholm, 42 Church Lane, Clayton West, Huddersfield

Offers Region £250,000Internal viewing is essential to fully appreciate the size and quality of accommodation inthis deceptive modern detached house. It occupies a stunning elevated location with farreaching views over Holmfirth whilst remaining in close proximity to the amenities ofHolmfirth. It comprises: entrance hall, cloakroom / wc, stunning dining kitchen, study,landing, lounge with Juliette balcony enjoying the views, 3 good sized bedrooms,dressing room, bathroom and shower room. It is constructed in natural stone withuPVCdouble glazed windows, gas central heating and quality contemporary fittingsthroughout. To the front of the house there is a double width tarmac driveway and to therear is a good sized enclosed garden which has a large stone paved sitting area enjoyingthe views with steps down to a level lawned area.

8 Upper Bank End Road, Holmfirth

Offers Region £275,000A large 4/5 bedroom detached house occupying a pleasant position on acul-de-sac of detached properties built to a variety of designs and situatedin this popular village location in the Upper Holme Valley. The house has agas central heating system, double glazing, solar panels and attractivefittings. It comprises entrance hall, cloakroom/w.c., loungewith featurefireplace, large through dining kitchen, sitting room/bedroom 5, 4 doublebedrooms at first floor level together with family bathroom. There is anattached garage, driveway and additional parking areas, and good sizedterraced gardens to the rear with extensive patio areas. Internal viewing isrecommended to appreciate the size of accommodation on offer.

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Offers Region £360,000Situated within a conservation area in the heart of the delightful rural village ofHolme is this charming stone detached house. Positioned in an attractivecourtyard setting, the house offers cosy accommodation of great character andfeatures attractive period style fittings, sealed unit double glazing, a centralheating system and multi fuel burning stove in the lounge. The propertycomprises spacious entrance hall, lounge, dining kitchen, 2 ground floorbedrooms and bathroom, and bedroom 3, shower room/w.c., and large landingstudy/bedroom 4 at first floor level. There is an integral garage and storage areatogether with enclosed cottage style garden. Holme village is situated in the PeakNational Park and has a highly regarded junior school and village pub.

28 The Village, Holme

Offers Region £245,000Internal viewing is essential to fully appreciate the size and character offered inthis unique home. It has been extensively modernised by the present ownerswho have finished the property to a high standard throughout. It comprises:entrance hall, 2 ground floor bedrooms, bathroom, utility, stunning first floorlounge / dining room with exposed roof trusses, kitchen and study / bedroom 3.It has the benefit of gas central heating, double glazed windows and qualityfixtures and fittings throughout. There is an attractive low maintenance garden tothe front of the property, with a driveway leading to the integral garage.

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Offers Region £199,950Offering spacious and well presented accommodation with, parking, garage and agarden to the rear this attractive modern semi detachedhouse would be an idealpurchase for a young family. It is located on a small culde sac close to the centreof Holmfirth and enjoys excellent far reaching views to the front. Theaccommodation comprises: entrance porch, open plan lounge / dining, breakfastkitchen, conservatory, landing 3 good sized bedrooms, en-suite shower room andbathroom. It has the benefit of a gas central heating system, sealed unit doubleglazed windows and modern fixtures and fittings throughout. There is a gardenarea to the front with driveway leading to the integral garage, a path leads to therear garden where there is an attractive enclosed garden area.

12 Royd Mount, Holmfirth

Offers Region £195,000This characterful end terraced property occupies a superb elevated position,enjoying views to the front with the added benefit of a large garden to the side andrear. The cottage has been extensively renovated by the present owners but offersgreat further potential for a two storey extension to the side. The accommodationcurrently comprises: entrance hall, large living room, kitchen, landing, 2 doublebedrooms and a shower room but has the potential to create a much larger homeif required. It has the benefit of a gas central heating system, uPVCdouble glazedwindows and attractive modern fixtures and fittings alongside exposed beams,stonework and stone flagged floors. Externally there are parking and sitting areasto the side with a large terraced garden to the rear.

48 Greenhill Bank Road, New Mill

Offers Region £169,950A unique and beautifully presented end terraced cottage of great charm and characterhaving large landscaped gardens and situated in a pleasant position with views to thefront. The cottage features exposed beams and timberwork, delightful fireplaces,interesting display niches, attractive period style fittings, mullioned windows togetherwith a gas central heating system and recently installed double glazed windows withtimber frames. The charming accommodation comprises entrance porch, lounge, diningroom, kitchen, 3 bedrooms and bathroom. There is a cottage style garden to the frontand large landscaped garden extending to the side. Planning approval has beengranted for an off road parking area if required. Internal viewing recommended.

Springwell Cottage, 100 Sunnyside, Underbank Old Road, Holmfirth Spring Cottage, 104 Millmoor Road, Meltham Offers Region

£219,950This characterful innerterraced cottage comescomplete with a delightfulrear garden and largeadjacent paddock. Thecottage occupies a soughtafter rural location on theoutskirts of Meltham withfar reaching views to thefront and rear. It comprisesentrance porch, lounge,kitchen with open planliving / dining area, landing,2 double bedrooms andbathroom. There is adriveway / parking arealocated down the lane fromthe property.

Offers Region £139,950An internal inspection is essential to appreciate the character and quality ofaccommodation offered by this charming end terraced cottage. The property islocated close approximately half a mile from the centre of Holmfirth and its manyamenities and features a delightful garden to the front. The accommodationcomprises: entrance porch, lounge (with dining area), kitchen, landing, 2bedrooms and bathroom. It is finished to a high standard throughout and featuresquality modern fittings, gas central heating and mostly uPVCsash style windowsalongside traditional exposed beams and stonework. There is an attractivegarden area to the front with sitting area and a useful outbuilding.

Chapel Cottage. 59 Dunford Road, Holmfirth

Offers Region £135,000An attractive semi detached house occupying a pleasant position in thepopular village of Honley. It comprises entrance hall, large throughlounge/dining room, kitchen, rear hall, separate w.c., attached stores, 3bedrooms and bathroom. The house has a gas central heating systemand Upvc double glazing. There are gardens to the front and rear anddriveway providing ample parking space. It is handily placed for localamenities.

73 Stoney Lane, Honley 64 West Avenue, Honley, New Mill Offers Region

£129,950This stone built terraced houseoccupies a convenient locationclose to the amenities of Honleyand would make an idealpurchase for a first time buyer,young family or downsizers. It isattractively presented throughoutand has the benefit of gardens tothe front and rear. Theaccommodation comprises:entrance hall, lounge, diningkitchen, landing, 3 bedrooms andbathroom. It has the benefit of gascentral heating, uPVCdoubleglazing and attractive modernfittings. There is a lawnedgardento the front of the house with afurther enclosed garden to the rearwhich has the added benefit of adetached garage. Internal viewingis highly recommended.

Offers Region £129,950Situated in this popular village location is this attractive 2 bedroomstone cottage with large gardens and pleasant outlook to the rear.Enhanced by Upvcdouble glazing and gas central heating, theaccommodation comprises entrance hall, lounge, kitchen, cellar, 2bedrooms and bathroom. It is handily placed for local amenities.

19 Paris Road, Scholes


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A DOUBLE fronted lateGeorgian period Grade IIlisted home inAlmondbury is on themarket.

Finthorpe, owned by theWillis family, is a fivebedroom home onFleminghouse Lane whatenjoys views over itsmature gardens.

The Willis’ bought thehouse 15 years ago as theywere looking for a largefamily house withcharacter – “a periodhome but with scope toput our own print on it”.

Fiona said: “ What wehave loved aboutFinthorpe is that we havebeen able to create acontemporary look in oneroom, minimalist andclean while contrasting itwith a traditional look inthe dining room which isprobably more respectfulof how the house wouldhave looked when it wasfirst built around 250 yearsago.

“The refitting of thekitchen and the mainbathroom were both majorpieces of work which weundertook within the firstfew years of arriving. It

was a question of makingthe house our own,designing spaces which wewould feel comfortable in.

“The kitchen is the roomI spend most of my timein, totally through choiceeither cooking, eating orentertaining. The largedining table in the kitchenmeans that lots of talk aswell as eating takes placethere. The views from thekitchen stretch acrossbeyond Kirkheaton, so youget a completely differentaspect from the views atthe south-facing front ofthe house which are on tothe beautiful Woodsomevalley.”

The family alsomodernised the home’sheating and electrics andreplaced an electrical firein the dining room with areal fire to”create analluring environment inthe winter months”.

But their biggestchallenge was making thetop floor of the homehabitable as it had onlypreviously been used asstorage space.

“The original woodenstaircase leading up to itwas in quite a rickety

condition,” added Fiona.“We spent a lot of timehaving all this arearevamped so that we couldcreate two new bedrooms.

“There was a lot of dirtand again a lot of dust, butthe effort was well worththe finished product.While our family havelived on the first floor,

guests can stay up on thesecond floor and havetheir own unique views ofthe countryside through abeautiful original semicircular window.

“We housed ourdaughter's drums in theother room on the topfloor so that she couldbeat away her energy

without disturbing anyoneelse.”

Fiona and her husbandare looking to move into asmaller property, probablywithin the local vicinity, astheir children have grownup and left home.

Finthorpe is priced atoffers around £635,000. Ithas five double bedrooms

(one with en-suite), alounge, sitting room, highquality breakfast kitchen,snug, vaulted keepingcellar. The property alsohas a garage/ outbuildingwith useful first floorspace above, sweepinggravel driveway andmature lawned front andrear gardens.

Georgian Grade II listed periodhome has five double bedrooms


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UPPER BANK END ROAD, HOLMFIRTH

A DETACHED FOUR BEDROOMED TRUE BUNGALOW STANDING IN A GOOD SIZED LEVEL PLOT IDEALLYACCESSIBLE FOR HOLMFIRTH AMENITIES AND LOCAL SCHOOLING AND HAVING THE ADVANTAGE OFNO UPPER CHAIN INVOLVEMENT. Much larger than first impressions may imply this detached true bungalow occupies agenerous level plot with particularly good sized rear garden which enjoys a good degree of privacy.The accommodation itselfcomprises: vestibule with entrance hallway having oak flooring, utility room, kitchen, dining room, music / sitting room and adjoininglounge, four good sized bedrooms, the master having an en-suite shower room and also a house bathroom, good sized drivewayleading to an attached double garage.The property has double glazing and a gas fired central heating system and the property offersease of access to the amenities within Holmfirth centre and also well regarded local schooling.

O/A £349,950

KILNCROFT HOUSE, BANK LANE, UPPER DENBY

A MOST APPEALING DOUBLE FRONTED DETACHED PERIOD HOME SITUATED IN THE HEART OFTHIS WELL REGARDED VILLAGE. TO THE REAR THERE ARE SUPERB VIEWS OVER FIELDS TO THEVILLAGE CHURCH. The stylish and characterful interior is presented to a high standard.The ground floor accommodationcomprises of entrance lobby; lounge with beautiful fireplace incorporating a multi-fuel stove and French doors giving access tothe garden; separate dining room; large rear dining kitchen; utility / shower room with an adjoining w.c.; cellar accessible fromthe kitchen. On the first floor are three large double bedrooms and a house bathroom; an attic room suitable as an occasionalbedroom / playroom / study; separate loft space.The house is stone built with slate roof and has gardens to three sides.Theproperty has gas fired central heating, double glazing throughout, a security alarm system and mains smoke alarms.

O/A £369,950

SHEFFIELD ROAD, NEW MILL, HOLMFIRTH

A SUPERB CHARACTER COTTAGE HAVING UNDERGONE AND EXTENSIVE PROGRAMME OFMODERNISATION WITH THREE GOOD SIZED BEDROOMS, OFF ROAD PARKING AND AN OUTLOOKTO THE REAR OVER OPEN FIELDS. Only by an internal inspection can the high quality interior be fully appreciated.Having been upgraded throughout including an extension the contemporary interior also retains character. It comprises:hallway with w.c., good sized dining kitchen, superb lounge with fireplace, conservatory and useful cellar, three good sizedbedrooms and a well appointed bathroom.The home has off road parking and an enclosed rear garden adjoining theconservatory.Viewing is essential

O/A £215,000

WATERHALL COURT, NEW MILL, HOLMFIRTH

A SPACIOUS END OF TERRACE COTTAGE STYLE HOME BEING PART OF A CONVERTED BREWERY WITHWONDERFUL OPEN PLAN LIVING SPACE WITH SUPERB MEZZANINE,TWO BEDROOMS AND PARKINGSPACE,ALL LOCATED IN THE CENTRE OF THIS POPULAR VILLAGE. The open plan living dining kitchen space inparticular offers light and airy accommodation with it being situated on the first floor with a wealth of windows and the full heightceiling apex and timbers on display.The kitchen has integrated appliances and there is a full width mezzanine above (19'6" x 8'2"approx) ideal as a home office or occasional bedroom.To the ground floor are two bedrooms and house bathroom.The home hasa gas fired central heating system, double glazing, allocated parking space and a low maintenance flagged garden area.The property isideally accessible for local amenities and transport networks. **NO VENDOR CHAIN INVOLVED**

O/O £110,000 COPLEY AVENUE, MELTHAM

**STARTING BID £57,500**. FOR SALE BY AUCTION ON 27TH NOVEMBER 2012 VIA THE WEST YORKSHIREPROPERTY AUCTION. PLEASE CONTACT SIMON BLYTH ESTATE AGENTS FOR PRE AUCTION VIEWINGARRANGEMENTS.WITHIN A CUL DE SAC SETTING IS THIS TWO DOUBLE BEDROOM MID TOWN HOUSE WITHGOOD SIZED LOUNGE AND BREAKFAST KITCHEN CLOSE TO VILLAGE AMENITIES PARTICULARLY LOCALSCHOOLING. Being in a cul d sac setting is this inner town house with gas fired central heating system and PVCu single glazing. Brieflythe home comprises: entrance hallway, large through lounge, fitted breakfast kitchen with integrated appliances, rear porch.To the first floorare two double bedrooms and a house bathroom with a white suite.There are enclosed front and rear gardens and there is formal parkingwithin the cul d sac itself. Ideally situated for local amenities within the village centre and also nearby local schooling.

O/O £57,500

UNDERBANK OLD ROAD, HOLMFIRTH

A DOUBLE FRONTED MID TERRACE COTTAGE WITH SOME WONDERFUL VIEWS OVER THE VALLEY OFFERINGTWO GOOD SIZED BEDROOMS, CHARACTERFUL LOUNGE WITH SUPERB FIREPLACE AND A SEPARATE KITCHENAND HAVING FRONT AND REAR GARDEN AREAS. Having the advantage of no upper chain involvement this cottage is ideallyplaced for access to local amenities within Holmfirth centre. Particularly from the first floor it enjoys some stunning views over the HolmeValley and particularly over Cartworth.The accommodation itself comprises: entrance lobby, a good sized lounge with superb fireplace,exposed stonework, beams and a stove.There is a separate kitchen with pantry / store.To the first floor there are two good sized bedroomsand a bathroom and the landing area itself gives access to the rear tired garden and there is also an open plan garden / yard area to the front.There is PVCu glazing to the majority of windows and there is a gas fired central hating system.There is no upper chain involvement.

O/A £119,950

BRAMLEY CLOSE, NEW MILL, HOLMFIRTH

A VERY WELL APPOINTED FOUR BEDROOM DETACHED FAMILY HOUSE WITH THE OPTION OF A FIFTH BEDROOM /SECOND RECEPTION ROOM, SUPERB DINING KITCHEN AND OCCUPYING A CORNER PLOT WITH VIEWS TOWARDSTHURSTONLAND. Enjoying a pleasant cul d sac setting, ideally placed for local amenities, particularly schooling the property offers a certainamount of flexibility with the second sitting room also being an optional fifth bedroom if so required.The accommodation is larger than firstimpressions may suggest and the presentation warrants an early inspection.The accommodation itself comprises to the ground floor: entrancehallway, good sized lounge, four bedrooms and a stylish bathroom incorporating a separate shower cubicle.To the lower ground floor is a largedining kitchen (232 x 102) with integrated appliances and a sitting / family room which could equally be utilised as a fifth bedroom.There is a doublewidth driveway to the front, gardens with lawns and a flagged patio area.There is PVCu glazing, an alarm and a gas fired central heating system.

O/A £249,950

MOSSFIELD, WOODHEAD ROAD, HOLMFIRTH

OCCUPYING AN INCREDIBLE LOCATION THIS DETACHED STYLISH BEAUTIFULLY BUILT HOME WAS ERECTED JUST A FEW YEARS AGO TO EXACTING STANDARDS ANDTAKING FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE LARGE GARDENS, GROUNDS AND FIELDS THAT IT STANDS WITHIN,ALL OF WHICH MEASURES APPROX ONE ACRE.With accommodation thatis sure to please the home is just a short walk from Holme, this much loved Pennine village with its renowned pub and school enjoys breath taking scenery and views.A high stone wall and timber gates provide thehome with a huge amount of privacy.The home with modern appointments is beautifully finished and has many high grade stylish features throughout, lovely beams, apex roof light, galleried first floor landing and fullheight sitting room. Briefly Mossfield accommodation comprises: Impressive hallway, downstairs w.c., snooker room (20'6 x 18'2), fabulous open plan sitting room and dining area, the sitting room measures 24'4 x 17'0and has a fabulous bay overlooking the gardens, fields and view beyond, has an impressive inglenook fireplace and is overlooked by the galleried library/study area.The kitchen has an Aga, adjoining garden room/snug,utility room.The first floor master bedroom suite (24'4 x 14'4) including balcony enjoying the views, bedroom , dressing area and superb en-suite, library/study area gives the option of creating a fourth bedroom.To thelower ground floor, two further double bedrooms both served by large en-suites and there is a store. Garaging/car port in oak, including double space to the side and extensive area to the rear. Beautiful gardensincluding Jet swimming pool and hot tub, lawned areas, variety of garden shed stores and paddock reaching down to woodland. easy access to foot paths giving stunning rural walks through the foot hills of the Pennines.

O/A £695,000



Most recommended roofingfirm rewards customersROOFING specialist Fenton &Fenton is extending its anniversarycelebrations to customers as thebusiness marks yet another suc-cessful year.

While some businesses havestruggled to stay afloat during themost recent economic challenges,Fenton & Fenton Roofing has gonefrom strength-to-strength, growingboth its workforce and customerbase to remain Huddersfield andBarnsley’s most recommendedroofing company.

As part of its birthday celebra-tions this year, the family-run firmwhich has three generations ofroofing knowledge and 24 years’experience, is offering customers24 per cent off labour on any re-roofing job.

“We are fortunate to have hadanother successful year, the past 12months having been our busiestperiod to date,” says owner CraigFenton.

“As a thank you to our customersfor their continued support andkind recommendations we want togive them something back with thisunique offer which marks ouranniversary.”

Craig believes the ongoing suc-cess of the company is down tocustomers simply wanting to find a

good company they can trust.“During the recession people

have become much more carefulabout spending their hard-earnedmoney, and where previously theywould pick up the book and ringany roofing firm, they are now tak-ing the time to research companieswho they are sure will do a goodjob first time round.”

“We pride ourselves on customersatisfaction and always strive for100 per cent which is why morethan 92 per cent of our work overthe last two years has comethrough recommendations.

“With three generations of roof-ing knowledge, experience andthousands of hours of education inthe roofing industry, we can guar-antee our customers are in safehands.

“Furthermore, the high volumeof work we obtain means ourprices are very affordable as wecan work off smaller margins.”

Fenton & Fenton provides arange of roofing services to meetcustomer requirements, specialis-ing in domestic and commercialrepair and renewal.

With the majority of work in thedomestic market, the team hashelped thousands of homeownersimprove their homes with new

roofs, repairs to existing roofs orwith stylish additions such asUPVC fascias and guttering. Otherservices include Firestone EPDM,fibreglass and traditional flat roofsystems.

“We do all the work involvedfrom start to finish,” says Craig.“We don’t use subcontractors, sim-ply because we set very high stan-dards of workmanship.

Instead we have divisions withinthe organisation to deal with all

aspects of roofing requirements,with individual employees trainedin specific aspects of roofing worksuch as flat roofs, slate roofs, tiledroofs, lead works and UPVCreplacements and fitting.

“As a fully insured, fully qualifiedand fully recommended firm, cus-tomers can be assured all jobs willbe completed to the highest ofstandards.”

The Federation of MasterBuilders, Confederation of Roofing

Contractors, Fair TradesAssociation, Home Pro, The Guildof Master Craftsmen and TheEuropean Builders Federationaccredit all Fenton & Fentontradesmen.

The firm’s ongoing trainingprocess ensures that all employeesare fully aware and stay abreast ofhealth and safety issues.

� Fenton & Fenton welcomeapplications from fully qualified,skilled roofers.

‘With three generations of roofing knowledge, experience and thousands of hours ofeducation in the roofing industry, we can guarantee our customers are in safe hands’

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Holme Valley Review November 2012