Stop Press ran a Pride in Huddersfield competition and these children, the 109th Meltham Brownies, were the winners. Their prize was a day trip to York. Stop Press editor Margaret Overend is far right

Kirklees Council's litter prevention officer David Smith chats with pupils at Lowerhouses Junior School at the launch of an environmental club for schoolchildren, 1990

Class 8P, Honley Junior School, 1990. Class members wrote to Stop Press on the subject of pocket money

Youngsters from St Joseph's RC Junior School brought Castle Hill down to size with this model. From left: Paul Wood, Mark McManus, Craig Martin, Damien McCollagh and John O'Shea

junior partygoers. 1990.

The Examiner newshound gets a warm welcome from some of the junior partygoers. 1990

Jenny Parkin, 15, of Kirkburton, models a T-shirt and a lime lambswool sweater, parto f her prize for designing a poster to advertise at Examiner fashion show in 1990.

Stop Press ran a Pride in Huddersfield competition and these children, the 109th Meltham Brownies, were the winners. Their prize was a day trip to York. Stop Press editor Margaret Overend is far right

Kirklees Council's litter prevention officer David Smith chats with pupils at Lowerhouses Junior School at the launch of an environmental club for schoolchildren, 1990

Class 8P, Honley Junior School, 1990. Class members wrote to Stop Press on the subject of pocket money

Youngsters from St Joseph's RC Junior School brought Castle Hill down to size with this model. From left: Paul Wood, Mark McManus, Craig Martin, Damien McCollagh and John O'Shea

junior partygoers. 1990.

The Examiner newshound gets a warm welcome from some of the junior partygoers. 1990

Jenny Parkin, 15, of Kirkburton, models a T-shirt and a lime lambswool sweater, parto f her prize for designing a poster to advertise at Examiner fashion show in 1990.

Stop Press ran a Pride in Huddersfield competition and these children, the 109th Meltham Brownies, were the winners. Their prize was a day trip to York. Stop Press editor Margaret Overend is far right

Kirklees Council's litter prevention officer David Smith chats with pupils at Lowerhouses Junior School at the launch of an environmental club for schoolchildren, 1990

Class 8P, Honley Junior School, 1990. Class members wrote to Stop Press on the subject of pocket money

Youngsters from St Joseph's RC Junior School brought Castle Hill down to size with this model. From left: Paul Wood, Mark McManus, Craig Martin, Damien McCollagh and John O'Shea

junior partygoers. 1990.

The Examiner newshound gets a warm welcome from some of the junior partygoers. 1990

Jenny Parkin, 15, of Kirkburton, models a T-shirt and a lime lambswool sweater, parto f her prize for designing a poster to advertise at Examiner fashion show in 1990.

Emley Moor Junior FC, 1914. Back row, from left: Alf Beckwith, Arthur Hardy, George Parker, Stan Blenkinsop and Joe Barraclough; middle row: Friend Mountain, Joe Hirst, Horace Thorpe and Albert Metcalf; front row: Frank Reynolds, Wilf Thorpe, mascot Arthur Gunson, Edwin Fisher and Harry Goward. This photo was sent to France and survived World War II.

uddersfield Junior Supporters' team, 1974/5, picture from Michael Mulligan of Crosland Moor. Back row from left: coach Neil Whittaker, Paul Hampson, John Horton, Andrew Day, Gary Van Bellen, Steve Elliott, Balbao Singh, Mick Dyson, Dave Sanderson, Simon Dransfield and trainer Mick Mulligan; front: Sam Lewis, John Price, Roy Blackburn, and physio and secretary Cyril Tunacliffe, Steve:1, John Webster and Iqbal Butt. Seated: Malcolm Thornton and Hussein Ali. not on pic: captain Ronnie Doyle, David taylor. John Horton and Ronnie Doyle signed professional for Huddersfield. J Horton and M Thornton played for Yorkshire County

Fenay Lane School, 1957 0r 1958, from Sylvia Scaife, nee Robinson. Back row, from left: Carol Moorhouse, Kaye Weatherburn, Pat Haigh, Lorna Brooke, Elaine Womersley and Sandra Holmes; front row: Carol Holland, Margaret Craven, Marie Royston, Christine Buckley and Sylvia Robinson

Doug Bagnall of Beaumont Park's here again, with Father Christmas at Greenhead Day Nursery some time between 1944 and 1947, when he was a 'pupil' there.

Class photo of Fenay Lane School, 1957 or 1958, from Sylvia Scaife. from left: Tony Benson, Roger Bullas, John Lindsay, Adrian Booth, Malcolm Potts, John Dunford, Lesley Podger, Tony Senior, Keith Jones, Nigel ?, David Tremain and Colin Denton; girls: from left: Carol Moorhouse, Elain Womersley, Kay Weatherburn, Pat Haig, Carol Holland, Margaret Craven, Christine Buckley, Sylvia Robinson and Sandra Holme.

Photo from Ken Brook of Kirkheaton. Crosland Moor Liberal bowling team after winning the Yorkshire Cup in 1974. The team also won the Huddersfield League Subscription Cup and the Liberal league Mallinson Cup. Back row: H Taylor, C Atkinson, C Taylor, C Collier, S Richardson and D Watson; front: J Horsfield, K Brook, H Haigh, T Young, D Blackburn and G Ellis.

Picture from Nancy Meadows of Golcar, it's of Goitfield Boys School, Longwood, where Longwood Grange Nursing Home is now. Girls' school further up Longwood Gate, called Spark Hall. Picture about 1937/8. Nancy's husband Frank is far right, back row, with glasses. Dennis Burkinshaw third from right back row, Brian Pearson end of second row left.

William Oddy's mill children trip to Leeds City Varieties' panto, 1978, from Trevor Sanderson.

Golcar C E School, 1950 to 1952, from Mike Wimpenny of Golcar. MW is middlev row, 2nd from right - but who are the rest?

July 4, 1952 and these mothers and babies are gathered in the Civic Hall, Slaithwaite to hear from Mrs C W Lockwood, deputy chairman of the Council, that it was a pity more mums did not make full use of the Welfare Food Service. Seated, left to right, are Mr C W Parratt, Mr E W Cross, district food executive officer, Mrs Lockwood , Mrs Redfern, Dr E Ward, medical officer of health, and Mr J C Mellor, chairman of the food control committee.

Frank Woodhead (right) won the Examiner Rosebowl Handicap in 1990 and is pictured with (back row, from left) runner-up Fred Hey, Stanley Clayton, Arthur Smith, Sydney Stead, Jack Cartwright and Frank Sykes. In front are Huddersfield Veterans' Association secretary Ken Sykes (right) and referee Jack Clayton.

It takes two to hold the Examiner Rosebowl: Examiner general manager David Hirst (striped tie) and Huddersfield Bowling Association president Ken Atkinson. They are pictured with contenders in the Huddersfield Merit semi-finalists at Milnsbridge in 1987. They are (from left) Stuart Mitchell, Harry Haigh, competition secretary Bob Swan, winner Graham Sigsworth and Roger Crowther.

Some of the Huddersfield Junior Merit contenders are pictured in 1986 with Huddersfield Bowling Association secretary Bob Swan (left) and president Frank Goldthorpe (right). Back row, from left: Adam Lockwood, Julian Wood, Chris Kaye, winner Mark Sykes, Ian Singleton and Steven Sykes; front row: Ashley Greenwood, Lee Blackburn, Paul Sykes and Andrew Sykes.

Springwood official Eric Allison (centre) with the last eight in the Tetley Merit in 1987. From left, they are winner Jimmy Keye, Chris Squires, runner-up Ashley Daykin, Harry Haigh, Fred Middleton, Brian Bentley, Malcolm Middleton and David Scott.

The vet set - Huddersfield Veterans' Bowling Association president Walter Fawcett (centre) with the finalists in the Examiner Rosebowl Handicap of 1993. They are (from left) Roy Upton, winer Jim Garlick, Geoff Dyson, runner-up Gordon Cowgill, Norman Snowball, Ken Chadwick, Frank Barraclough and Bill Robinson.

1987 Huddersfield Champion of Champions winner Paul Marshall (back row, right) is pictured with players and officials at Lindley Liberal Club. From back left: Jonathan Sykes, nunner-up Gene Bardon, Graham Sigsworth and Trevor Blackburn; front: Huddersfield predident Ken Atkinson, Arthur Taylor, Yorkshire president Cliff Jones, Donald Crowther and Huddersfield competition secretary Bob Swan.

Lining up for the final day of the Yorkshire Boys' Merit with county life member Walter Beveridge are (from left) Wayne Hirst of Cowcliffe, Mark Sykes of Slaithwaite, Stephen Smith of Clayton West, Chris Kaye of Cowcliffe, Paul Sykes of Slaithwaite, winner Graeme Wilson of Elland and Darren Foster of Waterloo.

There was a pot of ýý560 for the winners of the Examiner Rosebowl competition at the Griffin Inn Bowling Club, with winner Peter Jackson (second right) taking ýý220. Examiner general manager David Hirst (third left) presented the prizes. The other two are (from left) semi-finalists John Stewart, runner-up Stewart Richardson and semi-finalist John Ineson.

Huddersfield mayor Clr Mary Walsh joined the vet set at Ravensknowle Park in 1986 for the Kirklees Summer Festival Rileys Veterans' Merit. The winner was Frank Woodhead of Meltham (left) with runner-up Andy McPherson (right). Holding trhe cup is organiser George Gordon.

David Fox (right) of Kirkheaton Cricket and Bowling Club won the Huddersfield Boys Merit at Marsh United in 1985. His prize was a set of woods from Slaithwaite's Commercial Hotel landlord John Dews (centre). Semi-finalists were (from left) Gary Chambers of Longwood, runner-up Lee Blackburn and Andrew Nicholson, both of Slaithwaite Cricket and Bowling Club.

Roy Bray (fourth from right) made the news with a win in the Examiner Rosebowl Handicap in 1992. Huddersfield Veterans' Association president Jack Clayton (right) is pictured with final day competitors (from left) Charles Godley, Les Milnes, Bert Hitchen, Ken Nuttall, George Eggleton, Roy Bray, Leonard Lunn and Mick Pejica.

Snow fell on the Griffin Inn Bowling Club green when challengers bid for the Barker Cup in 1990. The winning partnership was Mick Hampshaw and Chris Squires, collecting the trophy from Cath Barker, with runners-up Stan Simpson and Alan Brier (centre).

Frank Woodhead (right) won the Examiner Rosebowl Handicap in 1990 and is pictured with (back row, from left) runner-up Fred Hey, Stanley Clayton, Arthur Smith, Sydney Stead, Jack Cartwright and Frank Sykes. In front are Huddersfield Veterans' Association secretary Ken Sykes (right) and referee Jack Clayton.

It takes two to hold the Examiner Rosebowl: Examiner general manager David Hirst (striped tie) and Huddersfield Bowling Association president Ken Atkinson. They are pictured with contenders in the Huddersfield Merit semi-finalists at Milnsbridge in 1987. They are (from left) Stuart Mitchell, Harry Haigh, competition secretary Bob Swan, winner Graham Sigsworth and Roger Crowther.

Some of the Huddersfield Junior Merit contenders are pictured in 1986 with Huddersfield Bowling Association secretary Bob Swan (left) and president Frank Goldthorpe (right). Back row, from left: Adam Lockwood, Julian Wood, Chris Kaye, winner Mark Sykes, Ian Singleton and Steven Sykes; front row: Ashley Greenwood, Lee Blackburn, Paul Sykes and Andrew Sykes.

Springwood official Eric Allison (centre) with the last eight in the Tetley Merit in 1987. From left, they are winner Jimmy Keye, Chris Squires, runner-up Ashley Daykin, Harry Haigh, Fred Middleton, Brian Bentley, Malcolm Middleton and David Scott.

The vet set - Huddersfield Veterans' Bowling Association president Walter Fawcett (centre) with the finalists in the Examiner Rosebowl Handicap of 1993. They are (from left) Roy Upton, winer Jim Garlick, Geoff Dyson, runner-up Gordon Cowgill, Norman Snowball, Ken Chadwick, Frank Barraclough and Bill Robinson.

1987 Huddersfield Champion of Champions winner Paul Marshall (back row, right) is pictured with players and officials at Lindley Liberal Club. From back left: Jonathan Sykes, nunner-up Gene Bardon, Graham Sigsworth and Trevor Blackburn; front: Huddersfield predident Ken Atkinson, Arthur Taylor, Yorkshire president Cliff Jones, Donald Crowther and Huddersfield competition secretary Bob Swan.

Lining up for the final day of the Yorkshire Boys' Merit with county life member Walter Beveridge are (from left) Wayne Hirst of Cowcliffe, Mark Sykes of Slaithwaite, Stephen Smith of Clayton West, Chris Kaye of Cowcliffe, Paul Sykes of Slaithwaite, winner Graeme Wilson of Elland and Darren Foster of Waterloo.

There was a pot of ýý560 for the winners of the Examiner Rosebowl competition at the Griffin Inn Bowling Club, with winner Peter Jackson (second right) taking ýý220. Examiner general manager David Hirst (third left) presented the prizes. The other two are (from left) semi-finalists John Stewart, runner-up Stewart Richardson and semi-finalist John Ineson.

Huddersfield mayor Clr Mary Walsh joined the vet set at Ravensknowle Park in 1986 for the Kirklees Summer Festival Rileys Veterans' Merit. The winner was Frank Woodhead of Meltham (left) with runner-up Andy McPherson (right). Holding trhe cup is organiser George Gordon.

David Fox (right) of Kirkheaton Cricket and Bowling Club won the Huddersfield Boys Merit at Marsh United in 1985. His prize was a set of woods from Slaithwaite's Commercial Hotel landlord John Dews (centre). Semi-finalists were (from left) Gary Chambers of Longwood, runner-up Lee Blackburn and Andrew Nicholson, both of Slaithwaite Cricket and Bowling Club.

Roy Bray (fourth from right) made the news with a win in the Examiner Rosebowl Handicap in 1992. Huddersfield Veterans' Association president Jack Clayton (right) is pictured with final day competitors (from left) Charles Godley, Les Milnes, Bert Hitchen, Ken Nuttall, George Eggleton, Roy Bray, Leonard Lunn and Mick Pejica.

Snow fell on the Griffin Inn Bowling Club green when challengers bid for the Barker Cup in 1990. The winning partnership was Mick Hampshaw and Chris Squires, collecting the trophy from Cath Barker, with runners-up Stan Simpson and Alan Brier (centre).

The Marsh Oak side won the Farnley Tyas Bowling Club's ladies' four-a-side final and the ýý1290 prize that went with it in 1987. They are (from left) reserve Carole Jenkinson, Freda Beaumont, Joan Wrigley, Anne Jennings and Susan Gibson.

It was poor weather for the Huddersfield Ladies' Merit final at Primrose Hill Liberal Club in 1987. Examiner sports writer Peter Muff presented the prizes to (from left) runner-up Hazel Rangeley, Susan Gibson, winner Kath Sykes and Mary Farmer.

Huddersfield Ladies' Afteroon League secretary Pauline Brook (left) is pictured with some of the competitors before the final. Winner Elain Lunn is in the centre of the back row and runner-up Eve Ellis is second from the right on the front row.

Discussing their prospects before an early stage of the Kirklees Summer Festival Ladies' Merit competition are (from left) Pat Taylor and Nora Smith (Marsh United), Mary Wood of Milnsbridge and Mary Snowball of Golcar Liberal.

Miss Examiner Tracy O'Hehir presented the trophy and prizes at the Huddersfield Ladies' Merit final in 1986. Pictured at ther semi-final stage are (from left) Jean Gee, runner-up Suzanne Howarth, winner Mary Farmer and Eileen Wooltorton.

Examiner sports writer peter Muff is pictured with semi-finalists in the Huddersfield Ladies' Merit tournament. They are (from left) Joan Haigh, Judith Suingleton, winner Mary Farmer and Sue Batler.

A quartet of Huddersfield bowls players - Anne Jennings and Pat Taylor of Marsh United and Judith Singleton and Dorothy Kenyon of Linthwaite Hall - hold the Kathleen M Ingham trophy before competing for it on the final day of the Linthwaite Hall Ladies' Open in 1987. Sadly, the trophy was claimed for the fourth time by Warrington.

Bass Yorkshire representative John Wittingham congratulates players of Huddersfield Ladies' Auxiliary's annual bowling tournament, Lockwood Park, in 1988. Winner was Freda Wilkinson of the Bay Horse, Hade Edge (second left) and she's pictured with (from left) semi-finalist Joan Thornton, president Margaret Chadwick, runner-up Sheila Woodhead, semi-finlist Kath Hirst and best loser Margaret Harwood.

Huddersfield non-playing captain Olive Parr, surrounded by her team, holds the Yorkshire Parks Ladies' Inter-City tournament trophy before play began in 1987 at Rastrick Bowling Club. players were up against teams from Sheffield, Keighley, Leeds, Bradford and Halifax.

Pte Patrick McElroy of Brighouse (right) looks for a bit of shelter.

Some of the boys catch a few rays as they watch a seven-a-side football match

All geared up and ready to go as the Dukes check out the battalionýýýs armoury

Shorts are uniform dress on this trip even if the soldiers still have to wear berets and most opt for the comfort of boots and knee high socks

Santa Christmas may have been over but Santa returned as a snowman in Skelmanthorpe. He was crafted by Mrs Karen Illingworth who is pictured with four-year-old youngsters Katie Sykes and Richard Humphrey. Santa was built in the playgroud at Skelmanthorpe First and Nursery School.

Landlady of the Sun Inn at Lepton Mrs Anita Jennings (left) is seen handing over ýý465 to Mrs Dorothy Hayton from Kirkwood Hospice's support group. The money was raised by members of the Kirkburton Ladies' darts and Dominoes League who staged a 24-hour darts marathon at the pub.

First day at school Linthwaite quads (from left) Matthew, Sarah, Emma and Neil Longbottom are seen setting out for Linthwaite C of E Junior and Infants School, waved off by mum Jenny

Bob Charlton and Barry Woodcock hit the headlines in the Huddersfield area finals of the News Of The World Championships at St Patrick's Catholic Centre.

Around 40 elderly members of Huddersfield's ethnic communities were treated to a New Year party at the offices of the South Kirklees Community Relations Council on Westgate

Sisters Elizabeth and Nicola Senior aged 16 and 18, Robert Graves (left), 18 and 19-year-old Mark Burley aimed to bring a national quiz title back to Huddersfield.

These students from Shelley High School won a place in the regional finals of a prestigious youth drama competition with a play about Vietnam. Schools throughout the north were asked to submit details of their 20-minute plays on the subject of Heroes. The Shelley cast included Joanne Newton, Gillian Inglis, Clare Brooks, Yvette Thistlewood, Emma Sykes, Maxine Wood, Mandy Lumsden, Milly Lightfoot and Imogen Lee.

Divisional superintendent of Dearne Valley St John Ambulance Mr John Springer is seen presenting these venture scouts from the Cliffe Tyke venture scout unit in Birchencliffe with first aid certificates.

Spoon cleaning competition at Skelmanthorpe Co-op's treat day, 1909.

Lindley National School, 1900. Did the 'I' on the chalkboard stand for 'Class One'?

These boys from Dearne Head were runners-up in the local schools league in the 1920/21 season. We have no names.

Moldgreen Holliday Cup Final team in the 1947/8 season. They were beaten 13-4 by Lockwood. Back row, from left: president Clr Norman Hopkinson, Harry Langford, Bob Howarth, Ted Cregan, Harry Wortley, Eddie Hirst, Willie Nolan, Jim Conlan and trainer/manager Oliver Morris; front row: Gordon Sandford, George Haigh, Derek Pearson, Peter McNab, Neil Sowden and Peter Whalley.

We don't know much about this photo, but what we do may spark a memory or two. The group is from Milsbridge Baptist Church, the year is 1952, and the production is Bless The Bride.

Lindley National School, 1903 - and the letter 'F' could stand for 'Class F'.

Lockwood RFC in 1947/8, winners of the Huddersfield and District RL and Holliday Cups. Back row from left: E Lenighan, J Foster, D Crossley, E Price, H ingleby, F Wrigglesworth, H Handy, W Brosnan, W Rockett, H Linfoot, W Schofield, ?,?: front row: R Lumley, ?, F Fawcett, W Fuller, F Farrell, H Crosfield, J Lockwood. H Copley and G Dyson also played but are absent from the picture.

The boys in this photo had been recognised as being members of 'the most sporting side' in the Red Triangle Under-16s League in the 1930/31 season. They were the YMCA 'C' team and one of their number is called Percy Garside - our copy of the photo was presented to him by the then Boys Deepartment secretary, Mr L Barley.

Bradley C of E School football team in the 1936/37 season, with a cup. Teacher Mr Schofield is at the back, with (back row, from left) R Carey, W Coates, J Hewitt, D Leach, R Bleazard, L Lyons and G Hurst; front row: W Chapman, A Buckley, A Leatham, C Jessop and R Littlewood.

GPO Childrens' Party with Father Christmas at the Friendly and Trades Club, January, 1952

Borough Police Childrens' Party, January, 1962. More than 240 children attended at the Empress Ballroom

Huddersfield Fire Brigade Firemen's Guild Christmas party at Fraternity Hall, Alfred Street, January 1953: 120 children. Fireman A Ridsdale on balloons

ICI children at Palace, with principals Yvonne Brown (Robin Hood), Lorna Day (Maid Marian), Doreen Scott (Red Riding Hood), Dan Sherry (Simple Simon) and Jim Sherry (the Baron)

Meltham Firemans childrens party, where Santa arrived by turntable ladder and fireman's sling. 40 children

Firemans Childrens Party, 1953, at the Fraternity Hall

ICI childrens treat, 1961 at the ABC Cinema. Film show and Bob Ward, a member of Huddersfield Magicians' Circle

Firemans Childrens Party, 1953 at Fraternity Hall, Alfred Street

Party game at Crow Lane children's party, January 1961

Childrens' Party in January 1962 for 50 children of members of the Huddersfield branch of Nalgo

Passenger Transport Christmas party in 1954. 350 chuildren at the Temperance Hall, organised by the Passenger Transport Employees' Social Club.