LifestylegalleryA look back at October 1989BookmarkShareLifestyleByFiona Lumb18:27, 20 OCT 2015Updated10:44, 21 OCT 2015News in focus... Nina Hossain is pictured in conference with her team of pupils and staff from Newsome High School who turned journalist for the day to publish their own newspaper. They were involved in international news day, organised as part of a Newspapers in Education initiative which the Newspaper Society has helped to develop. The aim of the event was to produce a newspaper using a micro computer. 28th September 1989.1 of 25Pupils at Almondbury High School are taking a pride in their surroundings by planting nearly 200 daffodil bulbs in the school grounds. Children bought the bulbs for 20p each and profit made from the sales will be used towards future projects such as a pond and plantation. The school has already helped improve the area - last year pupils planted around 200 trees and bushes. Teacher Mr Keith Hilton, whose class has been planting the bulbs, said the main aim was to make the school grounds a pleasure to walk through and create a greater understanding of the environment. 28th September 1989.2 of 25Venturing into Scouting - enthusiastic members of Dalton St Paul's new Scout unit go on parade. The new group was officially commissioned by district Scout leaders and church minister, the Rev Graham Kent (pictured right). Venture Scouts renewed their movement vows in front of a congregation which included Kirklees Deputy Mayor Clr David Wright. A new banner was also dedicated. The Venture Scout unit, which caters for teenage boys and girls will hold its meetings in the church hall. 1st October 1989.3 of 25Shelling out... seven-year-old Sophie Slack and Andrew Moores play hunting the egg at Upperthong village hall autumn fair. Six local organisations took part and raised over £170 with a variety of stalls and games. The money was shared between the guides - who plan to buy a flag - the Women's Institute, playgroup, toddlers group, Holme Valley Wine Circle and the village hall. 30th September 1989.4 of 25Bulb-planting beavers from Thurstonland have been helping to brighten up part of their village. About 20 boys from the pack planted an assortment of bulbs in the churchyard as part of a clean-up plan by villagers. Along with cubs, they also plan to "adopt" some of the graves and keep them tidy. Last year the beavers took part in the ALL YOURS Tree Watch campaign by looking at and tidying up round trees in the churchyard. 2nd October 1989.5 of 25These twelve-year-old Oakes boys are heroes after saving a house from going up in flames. Darren Humphreys (right) was at home on Saturday night with friend Gareth Worsley when they smelled burning. The two rushed downstairs to find a back room at the house in New Hey Road thick with smoke. Darren quickly slammed the door shut to contain the fire and the raced outside to shout for help. Huddersfield firemen were on the scene within minutes to tackle the blaze. 1st October 1989.6 of 25Tops on safety... Pc John Bryce with Highburton Junior and Infants School youngsters who gained safer cycling awards. More than 56 pupils passed the course, run by Pc Bryce with the help of parents Sandra Pratt and Mary Snowball. The course, which was organised and run by West Yorkshire police, used a children's version of the Highway Code. 3rd October 1989.7 of 25Miles of cash... a sponsored hike by this group of Paddock Guides gave a £430 charity boost to a Wakefield spinal injuries unit. Receiving the cash is Pinderfield Hospital's Carol Ramm and putting their best feet forward on the 10-mile trek were (from left) Sarah Morris, leader Lynne Evans, Amanda Clegg, and Sarah Carter. 2nd October 1989.8 of 25Getting into science... six-year-olds Asif Mohammed (left) and Gareth Middleton made this model boat from wood - part of science work which will feature more strongly in the new national curriculum. Miss Sandra Carrot, head teacher at Moorcross CofE Infants School, Crosland Moor, said she was staging an open week to help reassure parents that the new curriculum was almost the same as before. It has been introduced in primary schools for five-year-olds this term. 4th October 1989.9 of 25Oh dear, what can the matter be? Little Thomas Kershaw was locked in the lavatory... and it took his mother, two workmen and Huddersfield firemen to get him out. Thomas, aged 13 months, toddled into the bathroom of his home in Paddock, as Mrs Christine Kershaw was cleaning. He shut the door - then rammed the bolt home. "I could hear him crying but there was no way I could open the door," said Mrs Kershaw. "I ran next door and asked two workmen to help. They used a ladder to reach the window and could see him on the floor behind the door. We have just had a new window fitted and we could not force it. In the end we had to saw through the frame. Thomas was still behind the door and we dare not force it open. He had almost cried himself to sleep but was a bit frightened when the firemen climbed through the window." 4th October 1989.10 of 25Netherthong Brownies swam away with the honours at the Agbrigg Division Brownies swimming gala . They were awarded the trophy for the winning unit by division commissioner Mrs Linda Beever. Ten packs competed in the gala at Cambridge Road Baths, Huddersfield. 8th October 1989.11 of 25Some 500 people were waving their Metro flags today to celebrate the reopening of a Huddersfield railway station which is in use for the first time in 23 years. Kirklees Mayoress Mrs Doreen Watson cut a giant cake to mark the first train running through Berry Brow railway station. With her is Clr Michael Simmons (centre), chairman of West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority, and Clr John Mernagh, PTA spokesman for Kirklees. The 48-strong nursery class from Berry Brow School went on a round trip to Huddersfield, and jazz band Ellinthorpe Street Stompers of Horbury helped the carnival atmosphere. The new rail service means Berry Brow is only six minutes away from Huddersfield, compared with at least 10 minutes by road. Said Clr Simmons: "More people than ever are using trains as they are finding the road increasingly congested." He added the PTA had a policy of opening three new stations a year, This was the first in 1989. Others will be in Bradford and Calderdale.9th October 1989.12 of 25Calendar girl - and boy... 10-year-olds Elliot Mosdale and Lindsay Balmer, whose artwork won them £25 each. Elliot and Lindsay were among 70 children from Rosemeade School. Almondbury, who went on day's outing to Steeley's quarry and cement works, Rotherham. During their visit the children were weighed on a weighbridge, watched an explosion and were treated to a picnic lunch by the firm. Afterwards the children drew pictures of their visit which were submitted to Steeley, along with hundreds of others from children all over the country. The firm chose the design which will make up the 12 months of the next calendar. Lindsay is from Shepley, and Elliot lives in Horbury. 3rd October 1989.13 of 25"Double, double, toil and trouble..." three witches from Brockholes Junior and Infants School, alias headteacher Sue Rothery (Centre) with Alexis Wright, six, (left) and Gemma Tipling, eight. When a book fair was held in school, pupils and staff dressed as characters from their favourite stories and dramatised the plots before their parents at the open day. 13th October 1989.14 of 25Fish out of water... this giant tuna weighing more than 700lb, landed at Huddersfield's Market Hall. Mr Richard Gafney, a manager of Winn's, shows the king-sized catch to Holmfirth Hight School pupils Rachel Tempest, Michelle Lynn, Lyndsay Mettrick and Claire Senior, who have been spending a day at the Examiner to look at life on a newspaper. The teenagers on a GCSE media studies course were certainly hooked on this fishy story about the £1,000 tuna, which was caught in the English Channel and arrived at Winn's this morning after coming over from Paris by ferry. Mr Gafney said cuts from the tuna would be on Huddersfield tables by tea-time. 11th October 1989.15 of 25It's in the bag... a team of volunteers made sure that was where all the rubbish went during a clean -up of the churchyard at Thurstonland. The two-day event was organised by St Thomas's Parochial Church Council. People have adopted graves to keep them tidy on a regular basis. 21st October 1989.16 of 25Some 200 Sea Cadets from all over West Yorkshire paraded through Huddersfield yesterday as part of the celebrations for Trafalgar Day, Some 25 Huddersfield cadets took part in the event, along with others from Dewsbury, Wakefield, Bradford, Castleford, Keighley and Leeds. The reviewing officer was Capt Jim Davis, president of the Huddersfield unit and a special service in Huddersfield Parish Church was conducted by the town's new vicar, the Rev Brian McGuire. 22nd October 1989.17 of 25Huddersfield's Australians Greg Shuttleworth (left) and Wally Gibson with boys at Fartown High School. They are introducing the basics of rugby league to youngsters under Kirklees Development Officer Stephen Deakin's plan to introduce the game to all schools in Huddersfield within the next two years. Deakin is to hold a coaching course for boys aged 9-14 at Moldgreen during half-term. 11th October 1989.18 of 25Dressing up... children and staff at Linthwaite Church School dressed up as their favourite children's book characters to mark the end of the school's book week. Characters ranging from Alice in Wonderland to Batman and Robin took part in the event, which ended a week of competitions, displays and book review work. Pictured as their favourite characters are Melanie Davis (top left), Hannah Barton (bottom left) and (right from top) Rebecca Wittrick, Edward Hynes and Kirsty Ingham. 20th October 1989.19 of 25Hitting it off... Finger-tapping-good leading percussionist James Wood visited budding third-year musicians at Ravensthorpe Junior School to teach them how to play with a difference. As well as using traditional instruments like cymbals and tambourines, the youngsters were taught how to use stones, metal, bottles and even leaves to make music. Widely-acclaimed Mr Wood was joined by Hungarian percussion ensemble Amadinda at the school at the invitation of Kirklees Music Services. The ensemble can be seen in concert at St Paul's Hall next month. 16th October 1989.20 of 25Putting their best feet forward and stepping out in style to help Down's Syndrome baby Jolene Kaye are these children from St Joseph's RC Junior, Infants and Nursery School, Dalton. Cousins James and Eve Giblin lead the way for the young walkers, who aim to raise more than £2,000 for the £10,000 appeal to pay for life-saving heart surgery for Jolene. A total of 360 pupils are taking part in the sponsored walk. Some walked yesterday and others will be taking today and Wednesday. Jolene's sister, Emma, seven, and her brother, Benjamin, four, are both pupils at St Joseph's. 16th October 1989.21 of 25Funds for the unit... Mrs Judy Gildea, landlady of the Victoria, Newsome, presents a £150 cheque for youngsters from the hearing unit at Lowerhouses Junior School to Mrs June Todd, fund-raising organiser (right). The money will be spent on leads, batteries and cables for the partial hearing unit at the school, which enables children with hearing difficulties to learn with pupils in mainstream school. It was raised by a harvest festival at the pub. 20th October 1989.22 of 25Balancing act... Simon Baxter gets to grip with a penny farthing during a Newsome High School Bike Week. Lending a hand are Claire Geisler (left) and Tracy Gough. The bike week was launched with a five-mile ride by about 40 pupils aged between 12 and 16. During the week, Huddersfield police are running cycling proficiency tests and security marking cycles. Wheelspin Cycles, Huddersfield, is showing the children how to look after their bicycles. Pupils doing outdoor pursuits are going on a mountain bicycle ride, using cycles loaned by the Hade Edge Mountain Bike Centre. 16thOctober 1989.23 of 25Getting to know their onions... Youngsters from Golcar Junior and Infants School were in for a penny and a pound when friendly village greengrocer Geoffrey Brook took his mobile shop along to the school. The five and six-year-olds from classes 3 and 4 had to play customers as part of a National Curriculum project on vegetables. They are (from left) Jordan Matthews, Anita Sohaupal, Haley Maguire and Neil Griffin. 11th October 1989.24 of 25Clowning around... if you're bored in your school hols, pop along to the sports centre's Little Horror Playscheme. For six to 15-year-olds it runs from 9am to noon until Thursday for just £1 a session. Pictured here are some fun-loving youngsters with entertainer Buster Balloon. 23rd October 1989.25 of 25