I WAS glad to read Sandra Hobson’s letter (Friday, July 10), proposing a museum of Huddersfield. She was spot on in the need to celebrate centrally all the splendid achievements of our town.

Like Sandra, I also visited the display by the Civic Society at Neaversons building as well as the discussion at the university in the evening.

Sadly the invited councillors and MPs were unable to attend the talk on a “big idea” for Huddersfield.

However, one idea mooted was a museum of Huddersfield – perhaps situated in the old Co-op building on Buxton Road? What could be better than, or closer to the heart of the town, than a museum displaying the cultural, social and economic heritage of what Fredric Engels rightly described as “a most handsome town”?

JEAN LORRIMAN

Waterloo

Museum hopes

FURTHER to the recent letter in the Examiner about a museum for Huddersfield: What a great idea! There is so much to celebrate about this town and as the previous correspondent advised, the list is endless.

It would be a wonderful place for children to be taught about the past history of the town and the villages that surround it and for it to be a central attraction for visitors as in many other large towns. More importantly it could celebrate what is good about our community today, reflecting those that have brought new life to Huddersfield from different cultures.

Like many people, most of my family have worked in local textiles or connected industries. There must be hundreds of items that are in store in private hands or in local authority archives that would do justice to a museum. Huddersfield University, with such a highly regarded textile course, must also have items in store that could be shared.

I am also interested in family history with connections to Huddersfield going back several generations, so wouldn’t a museum be a great place for a local genealogy centre?

Let’s hope the powers that be have a similar vision.

DOREEN HAIGH

Almondbury

Stall is a loss

WE are sorry to learn about the closure of some more units at Queensgate Market. The Continental Foods served us faithfully for many, many years.

The Legion of Mary, Our Lady of Czestochowa Church was lucky to get the support of Continental Foods. Every year at our Easter Bazaar we had a superb hamper – the best prize to be won, donated by Mr Roger Houston. Thank you Roger. You will be sorely missed. Accept our best wishes for the future.

LEGION OF MARY, SECRETARY

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Sadly missed

I HAVE learned of the sad death of Mr John Tylicki and many people have joined me in saying how deeply sorry we are.

My friends and I, the parents from Our Lady of Czestochowa Church – whose much loved teacher, Eileen Tylicki taught their children for years – offer her our deepest sympathy. They are friends who can share sorrows. All of us at the church and the parish are deeply grieved.

Z GABANSKI

Shelley

Race not the issue

REFERRING to Dee Walsh’s reply (July 6) to my letter on immigration (June 24).

I feel indignant that she should have read a simple letter and analysed it wrongly.

To reiterate: after hearing conversation among ordinary working folk, my view is most people are not racist and colour is irrelevant.

As a country in recession the main fear, as categorically stated, was purely the numbers still entering the country, when jobs, housing and who is keeping them is prevalent and the major parties seem oblivious to the problem.

I can assure her I have the integrity, as most people do, to sort out and vote for a non-racist party having ethnic minority members in my own family.

W SHAW

Skelmanthorpe

Mini bus misery

FOR the last two years I have driven mini buses, first for a special school and now for a care home and trying to park in the town centre is almost impossible.

Huddersfield town centre is going downhill fast. People are not encouraged to shop here any more. I understand that you can park at the side of a road with a ‘blue badge’ but try and find a space large enough, also making sure you can access the tail lift at all times!

So, please could mini buses have a few spaces in the town centre that perhaps could be booked in advance?

I would also like to thank the staff at the Town Hall for their help on our last visit.

D FIBBONS

Golcar

Save our pub

PLEASE save our village pub The Spangled Bull at Kirkheaton. It is the one and only pub in the village.

I cannot believe that the landlord, Colin, has been refused his licence to run this pub. Colin and Hannah have done an excellent job running this pub for two years.

As an ex-manager and stewardess of 20 years in the licence trade, I find this appalling to be refused a licence to run his business. As a frequent visitor to this pub I have never seen any trouble or swearing whatsoever, more than can be said for some licensed premises. You can visit this pub any time of day or night and, as a female on your own, feel comfortable and at ease.

Colin and Hannah have done a marvellous job for our community and I think this is quite sad, when just a few people can just ruin a person’s livelihood. Move on, move out.

If you don’t like noise why buy a house next door to a pub or a club?

This pub has been there for more than 200 years. I would say go live at Upper Heaton in the middle of nowhere, no pubs, no clubs and no noise.

Good luck Colin and Hannah and family, hope you are in the Spangled Bull for a very long time.

PEGGY SUE, A Satisfied Customer

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Nuclear threat

WE can all sleep more soundly in our beds after the USA and Russia have agreed to reduce their stockpiles of nuclear weapons.

Instead of having the capacity to blow the world up seven times it has now been reduced to two. How these two super powers have the audacity to preach to North Korea and Iran about their nuclear programmes is beyond me. Only by reducing the stockpiles to nil will the threat of destroying the world go away. Our planet is facing an unsure future and global warming may do the job better than all the nuclear weapons.

F MILLER

Huddersfield

No to Tesco

IS it not time local and national politicians stopped ignoring the public and our wishes for our town?

Huddersfield is the name of our town, not ‘Tescofield’. I do not shop there. I find them obscene, a blot on the landscape. We need a new sports centre: fine, I am OK with that. But not at the cost of having a monstrosity of a huge food store at the bottom of our town.

There are too many empty shops as it is. The local councillors in our area are not interested in other views but their own, be they right or wrong. It’s time they were sent away and let younger people take over.

EDDIE SYKES

Slaithwaite

Wasting money

RECENT decisions by our so-called council leaders and officers show that they take completely lost touch with the requirements of the people they are supposed to represent.

The continuing expense of St George’s Square and the mess and road closures in the area is a total farce, in my view a total waste of money.

Closures of the tourist information office, New Mill library, local schools, empty shops etc all show a total lack of interest in retaining the area’s facilities.

Who on earth came up with the name of council member for regeneration? The present holder of the post, Christine Stanfield, should resign along with her predecessor Clr Ken Sims. They have just presided over the running down of our area.

With a couple of notable exceptions, very few councillors have shown any interest in the bus service reductions taking place this month. Obviously they take no interest in public transport services let along the state of local roads.

The area is still blighted by litter, fly tipping and overgrown vegetation blocking footpaths. These are jobs that need attention, but as usual the council will not employ the required number of staff to do essential work, instead paying huge salaries to officers, consultants etc to come up with grand plans for the future, costing millions which will be a waste of time and tax payer’s money, examples being the revamp of Greenhead Park and the Waterfront development.

K COLLINSON

Newsome