LifestylegalleryNostalgia: 1985BookmarkShareLifestyleByGavin Castle14:53, 6 JAN 2015Updated14:58, 6 JAN 2015Schoolboy David Firth (pictured) proves that no-one can pull the wool over his eyes when it comes to knitting sweaters for Ethiopia. Almost all the 1,800 pupils at Colne Valley High School have joined in a charity knit to make jumpers for babies and young children in famine-hit Ethiopia. Knitting needles and wool have replaced pens and exercise books during free time at the school. 'The boys have been just as enthusiastic as the girls - and just as productive.' said secretary Mrs Maureen Walker, organiser of the marathon knit. 'We got a pattern from Oxfam two weeks ago and I provided the initial supplies of wool. 'The pupils then set to work and we have produced 70 jumpers. Hopefully we will top the 300 mark by half-term on February 15. The response has been tremendous. Once the first children came to get a pattern and some wool, the whole thing snowballed. We now have mums and grandmas involved as well as nearly all of our 1,800 pupils. 28th January 19851 of 26These high-flying teenagers are the first female members of the Huddersfield-based 59 squadron of the Air Training Corps. The girls - (from left) Emma Leech, 14, of Lindley; Terese Travas, 16, from Cowlersley; Nichola Clarkson, 14, of Dalton, and 15-year-old Melanie Richardson, from Waterloo - are the first to be recruited in the squadron's 46-year history, although some have been attending the group's Monday and Friday night meetings at St Paul's Drill Hall unofficially. The four new recruits will get a chance to take part in the full range of ATC activities, which include gliding, rifle shooting, canoeing, mountain climbing and skiing. 23rd January 19852 of 26These children show how learning to swim by a revolutionary new teaching method can be fun. Swimnastics - swimming and gymnastics set to music Ð is being used to instruct children from more than a dozen schools which use Scissett Baths. It has been introduced by Kirklees education swimming tutor Miss Pat Wotherspoon, who saw the new method while on a course in Bedford. She says swimnastics is already making a differerence to children's swimming ability and confidence. 'You can use music to stimulate the children. It tends to make the children very happy, gets them relaxed and they are then a lot easier to teach to swim.' she said. She said swimnastics was a gradual build-up to synchronised swimming, but had equal appeal for both girls and boys, who enjoyed being able to do somersaults and gymnastics in the water. 17th January 19853 of 26Paul Harris and classmates at Salendine Nook High School proved silence is golden by keeping quiet to raise £150 for the Ethiopian famine relief appeal. The 12-year-olds had already sent a collection of stamps to television's 'Blue Peter' programme, which has launched an appeal to help the famine victims. But form teacher Mrs Catherine Currie said the 22 pupils wanted to organise their own event and now the money from the sponsored silence is on its way to one of the relief agencie 14th January 19854 of 26Leader Annette Auckland (left) and members of Holmfirth Golden Girl Majorettes with some of the awards received at the annual presentation evening at Burnlee WMC, Holmfirth. A total of 95 medals and trophies - given by Mr and Mrs F R Stallard - were received by members of the majorette group from former Holme Valley Parish Council chairman Clr Gordon Brough and his wife. The awards were for high attendance levels at training sessions and events. The Mr B White Award for the Majorette of the Year (seniors) was presented to Charmane Coonan (15), by Mr and Mrs Stallard. The Mr and Mrs Terry Moorhouse Award for the Best Band Personality was won by 13-year-old Ashley Watson. The Mr andMrs G Stringer Award for the Nugget of the Year (juniors) was won by three-year-old Vicky Boyes. Mr and Mrs Brough presented their own special award to the majorette dance team. 11th January 19855 of 26Some of the Honley Drum Majorette award winners after the annual presentation at Honley Community Centre are (from left, back) Sandra Crawford, Jane Kenworthy and Diane Cartwright, and (front) Carol-Anne Lawrence, Annette Laycock and Sarah Rushworth. They were among 146 members, all aged between five and 20 years, who received medals and trophies from Huddersfield Town football club promotions manager Steve Kindon. The awards were for competition successes and high attendance levels 10th January 19856 of 26Forty-six children of employees of Peabody Holme, the Tunbridge process engineering plant manufacturers, set off for a matinee performance of 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' at Leeds City Varieties. Afterwards they had tea at Huddersfield Sports Centre 18th January 19857 of 26Father Christmas and the âPhantom Flan Flingerâ were among the special guests who met the Mayors of Kirklees, Mrs Doris Dawson, at a belated New Year party. Some 170 children and adults â some of whom are pictured â from all over Huddersfield joined in the fun and games at the party, organised by the members relations' department of Huddersfield's Co-op's New Street store, and run by members of the Red Triangle Community Project. 5th January 19858 of 26Magic and music featured at a party at the Adega Night Club, in Huddersfield, for some 40 children whose parents are members fo the 18 to 40 Singles Club. The annual event included a buffet and disco with entertainment from DJ Alan Kent and from magicians The Duvals. Father Christmas made a late appearance to hand out sweets and gifts. 8th January 19859 of 26Two Wilsons at Cowlersley Junior School – Sarah (left) and Juliet – take a look at the old Honours Board from New Street Council School, Milnsbridge, where a famous namesake is remembered. Former Prime Minister Harold Wilson attended the New Street School, and the board recalls that, in 1927, he won a county minor scholarship, which took him to Royds Hall Grammar School. The board has been moved to Cowlersley, where Harold lived as a boy, because the old Milnsbridge school is being demolished. Used in recent years for storage, it once had 400 pupils, but has suffered from vandalism and structural problems. Head teacher at Cowlersley Mr Kenneth Greenwood said it was hoped to install the board in one of the corridors of his school. 5th January 198510 of 26Some 300 youngsters Ð the children of employees of ICI, Huddersfield broke with tradition when they went on their annual outing. The party visited the Christmas circus and were treated to sweets and ice cream. The event was organised by Mrs Barbara Platten, through the firm's recreation club. The youngsters have traditionally enjoyed a visit to the pantomime at the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford - where this year workmen have moved in to restore and repair the theatre. 3rd January 198511 of 26Former midwife Mrs Judith O'Connor had good reason to celebrate in the early hours of 1985 - her third son was the first New Year baby born at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. Baby Christian James O'Connor weighed in at 7lb 1oz when he arrived at 1.49am. 2nd January 198512 of 26Captain Clive Shead, formerly stationed at Mirfield Salvation Army HQ presents a Bible to 4-year-old Raymond Telford Ð one of the 1984 attendance prize-winners at the Mirfield group's Sunday school. Capt Shead gave out 40 prizes of Bibles and songbooks during Mirfield Salvation Army's annual young people's weekend at the headquarters in Nettleton Road, Mirfield. Other events during the weekend included a?concert by Oldham and Mirfield Salvation Army young people's band 29th January13 of 26Duszynski, Mount, who gave birth to baby Mark Richard. 5th January 198514 of 26Four more babies were born on New Year's Day in Huddersfield hospitals, in addition to Christian James O'Connor, who was pictured in yesterday's 'Examiner.' The only baby girl to arrive in Huddersfield on New Year's Day was born to Mrs Hablimi Bibi, of Thornton Lodge. Sons were also born to Mrs Margaret Harrison of Cowlersley, who gave birth to Craig Martin (8lb), to Mrs Julie Allert, Crosland Moor, whose baby Dean weighed in at over 8lb, and Mrs Gillian Duszynski, Mount, who gave birth to baby Mark Richard. 5th January 198515 of 26Schoolboy David Firth (pictured centre) proves that no-one can pull the wool over his eyes when it comes to knitting sweaters for Ethiopia. Almost all the 1,800 pupils at Colne Valley High School have joined in a charity knit to make jumpers for babies and young children in?famine-hit Ethiopia. Knitting needles and wool have replaced pens and exercise books during free time at the school. 'The boys have been just as enthusiastic as the girls - and just as productive.' said secretary Mrs Maureen Walker, organiser of the marathon knit. 'We got a pattern from Oxfam two weeks ago and I provided the initial supplies of wool. 'The pupils then set to work and we have produced 70 jumpers. Hopefully we will top the 300 mark by half-term on February 15. The response has been tremendous. Once the first children came to get a pattern and some wool, the whole thing snowballed. We now have mums and grandmas involved as well as nearly all of our 1,800 pupils. 28th January 198516 of 26Mrs Wendy Boothroyd, assistant district commissioner of Huddersfield South West Cub Scouts, show the trophy to some of the players who took part in a 5-a-side soccer competition at Newsome High School. The winners of the event, organised by Mrs Boothroyd and Mr Andy Porter, were Parkwood cub pack - Neil Roberts, Daniel Kaye, Graham Kaye, John Davies, Paul Jackson and Nigel Thompson. Newsome cubs were runners-up. 29th January17 of 26Some of the 300 youngsters who attended the annual children's party at Deighton Working Men's Club. Attractions at the party included a film show, a disco, games and a buffet meal 29th January18 of 26Some of the 300 youngsters who attended the annual children's party at Deighton Working Men's Club. Attractions at the party included a film show, a disco, games and a buffet meal 29th January19 of 26The headmaster of Birkby Junior School Mr Norman Bonnett, is seen handing over a cheque for the blind at a presentation at the school. Mrs Helen Saunders is shown receiving the cheque. 29th January20 of 26Odd jobs around the home have helped Kirkheaton brownies raise £82 for units for the handicapped at two schools. Miss Yvonne Newton, teacher in charge of Lowerhouses Partial Hearing Unit, is pictured receiving?half the money from brownies Sarah Foster (left) and Ruth Barraclough. Brownies earned the money by carrying out tasks around the home for their parents and by organising coffee mornings and bring-and-buy sales. The rest of the cash will be presented to a similar unit which is being established for the blind at Dalton Infants School. 28th January21 of 26Young Cathy Bates receives her road safety prize from Huddersfield Division Accident Prevention Officer Joanna Burton, watched by other prize-winners at Woodhouse Infants School. Over 20 prizes were awarded to pupils at the end of the school's road safety week, which featured visits from police and Kirklees' road safety unit. Class work was based on road safety and officer Burton was invited to judge various pieces of writing, painting and modelling. Each class was awarded a first, second and third prize winner, who received road safety fluorescent gloves, road safety reflectors and road safety pens respectively 28th January22 of 26Hipperholme CofE Infant School's centenary celebrations included a Victorian day at Colne Valley Museum in Golcar, where four-year-olds Tom Knifton and Emmie Newton are seen trying on clogs. More than 30 children aged between four and seven dressed in Victorian costume and took part in various 19th-century arts and crafts, including spinning and peg doll and firefighter making. 26th January 198523 of 26Hipperholme CofE Infant School's centenary celebrations included a Victorian day at Colne Valley Museum in Golcar, where four-year-olds Tom Knifton and Emmie Newton are seen trying on clogs. More than 30 children aged between four and seven dressed in Victorian costume and took part in various 19th-century arts and crafts, including spinning and peg doll and firefighter making. 26th January 198524 of 26Hipperholme CofE Infant School's centenary celebrations included a Victorian day at Colne Valley Museum in Golcar, where four-year-olds Tom Knifton and Emmie Newton are seen trying on clogs. More than 30 children aged between four and seven dressed in Victorian costume and took part in various 19th-century arts and crafts, including spinning and peg doll and firefighter making. 26th January 198525 of 26The artistic efforts of four Huddersfield area youngsters have won them cheques totalling £15 in a building society's painting competition. The Huddersfield branch of the Abbey National received 150 entries following the building society's invitation to savers aged under 16 to design a Christmas card. The competition was divided into two age groups and judged locally by Brighouse artist Mr Stanley Crabtree. Branch manager Mr Graham Firth presented the prizes. Cheques for £5 each went to first prize winners John Russell, of Brighouse, and Sean Roche, of Almondbury. Second placed Tracey Lockwood, of Shepley, and Sharon Hewitt, of Sheepridge, won £2.50 cheques. Pictured?with assistant manager Mr Richard Sutcliffe are (from left) Sharon, Sean, John and Tracey 24th January 198526 of 26