Newsgallery
A look back at December 1985
Meltham Christmas Lights turn on, Children of Meltham and Helme School. 10th December 1985. .1 of 20 
Berry Brow School Pantomime Aladdin, pictures of Aladdin and Genie. 14th December 1985. .2 of 20 
Berry Brow School Pantomime Aladdin, pictures of Aladdin and Genie. 14th December 1985. .3 of 20 ![]()
Castle Hall Middle School, Mirfield. £50 Cheque presentation for WWF from their Christmas production. 16th December 1985. .4 of 20 ![]()
Saying hello to Elly the guide dog are Lepton children (from left) Laura Flann, Andrea Carter-Waller and Helen Mallpress. Elly was at Lepton County First School with owner Miss Joan Donnelly (left), of Huddersfield Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, The children are among 55 members of Huddersfield Junior Youth Choir taking part in a concert with Colne Valley Wind Band to raise money for the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. Mrs Beth Sharp, conductor of the Youth Choir is organising the concert at Colne Valley High School. Laura and Helen are from the County First School, and Andrea is from Lepton CE First School. 2nd December 1985.5 of 20 ![]()
Traders at the Market Hall held a fun night for shoppers by donning fancy dress and running competitions. Among them were sweet shop owners Bennie Dyson and his daughter, Ellen Thurlow. 12th December 1985.6 of 20 ![]()
Scouts from Huddersfield South-East district pictured before competing for the Abbey National Trophy at Cambridge Road Baths. Seven groups took part in the annual gala and the trophy was won by the 28th Kirkburton. Other teams were from Denby Dale, Lepton, Kirkheaton, Shepley, Emley and Clayton West. 7th December 1985.7 of 20 ![]()
Four trophies and around 70 medals were presented to members of Bradley Majorettes Ð some of them pictured above. The presentation evening at Bradley Youth Club followed an afternoon fund-raising fair, with stalls manned by parents and committee members and which ended in a disco. 7th December 1985.8 of 20 ![]()
The bells, the bells... Tom Stephenson, Emma Thwaites and Ruths Lockwood (right) in their school play, The Bell That Cried. The Christmas play is being performed by the older children of Lepton CofE play, Neddy The Donkey, is being staged by the younger pupils. A performance for parents, grandparents and friends was staged last night and there will be another tomorrow. 9th December 1985.9 of 20 ![]()
These four Newsome cubs came out trophy winners twice over in a district wide competition to test their knowledge of safety. They beat 13 other teams to take the annual trophy Ð and two of them received a special award after impressing police with their road safety skills. The nine-year-olds Ð Steven Fitzgerald (left), Darren Haywood, (back), Matthew Keeling (front) and Ben Beardsall Ð come from Omega pack of the 45th Newsome cubs. Ben and Matthew were awarded special police trophies. The test, organised by the Huddersfield South-West Scout district and held at Royds Hall High School, Paddock, included written and practical tests on water, road and home safety. 11th December 1985.10 of 20 ![]()
Dancers from the Audrey Spencer School who are taking part in a production of Cinders and the Wackety Witch with the principals (front, from left) Phil Ambler, Gaye Hudson and Wendy Sheridan. There will be thirteen performances of the children's show which opened at Venn Street Arts Centre, Huddersfield, yesterday. 16th December 1985.11 of 20 ![]()
Georgie the clown Ð alias Mrs Georgian Stahelin Ð meets Rowley Hill Playgroups children Jessica Stahelin (right) and Yiannis Boucouvalas at a Christmas party attended by 25 youngsters. Father Christmas later handed out presents. 17th December 1985.12 of 20 ![]()
Headmaster Mr David Mills Daniel with two of the 420 pupils at St David's School, Paddock, who have given hundreds of toys for charity. Most will go to Kirklees Social Services for local children's homes and some are for the Huddersfield Mencap Centre. The school does something for charity every Christmas and last year £2,000 was raised for Ethiopia. 19th December 1985.13 of 20 ![]()
Top Brass Ð Bandmaster Mr Nicholas Piechota with one of the awards he presented to members of the 45th Huddersfield (Newsome) Scout Band at the annual presentation evening at Newsome High School sports hall. 19th December 1985.14 of 20 ![]()
Upperthong Junior and Infant School support group annual fair, the children pose with a stuffed tiger. 7th December 1985. . .15 of 20 ![]()
Lepton C of E Church school pupils present cheque for £127 to RNIB appeals organiser Michael Tottle. 18th December 1985. . .16 of 20 ![]()
Huddersfield Twins Club Christmas Party at St James's RC Church Hall Oakes. 19th December 1985. . .17 of 20 ![]()
Almondbury Methodist Junior Church Christmas Party, singing carols round the piano. 19th December 1985. . .18 of 20 ![]()
Meltham Fire Station Christmas party - young girl with tinsel wrapped round her head. 16th December 1985. .19 of 20 ![]()
Krypton Factor host Gordon Burns presents Kirklessa Junior Badminton Open tournament at Newsome High School. 10th December 1985. .20 of 20
