Easter fun for happy families

Apr 13 2009 Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Easter fun for happy families

EASTER brought out the sun and the fun for Huddersfield families.

The holiday weekend saw many varied activities across the town.

About 200 youngsters hunted Easter eggs for charity in the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, at West Bretton.

The event, where families searched for dummy eggs and swapped stamps for chocolate goodies, raised about £400 for Huddersfield-based charity The Laura Crane Trust.

The trust funds research into cancers affecting 13-24 year olds and aims to improve the lives of young patients while they undergo treatment and after their illness.

Families enjoyed an Easter fun day on Sunday at Beaumont Park.

‘Fun in the Park’, organised by Friends of Beaumont Park, included a children’s quiz, an Easter bunny, festive decorations and live music from Andrew Uttley in the visitor centre.

The park was kitted out with pictures of animals, places, cartoon characters and flowers.

Visitors also enjoyed the sight of 2,000 blooming daffodils planted by Colne Valley Lions in November.

All entrants received a chocolate egg.

Toddlers decorated eggs for an Easter egg hunt.

The 20 toddlers from ABC Nursery, Newsome, aged from under one to four years old, decorated hard-boiled eggs for the hunt at home with their parents.

All of the youngsters taking part received a prize from the lucky dip. Easter egg baskets and cards were also made.