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You've done Huddersfield proud
Well done Huddersfield — you came out in force and made your voices heard.
The fight to save HRU’s A&E goes on — on Wednesday the Hands Off HRI group is hosting a public meeting at the Methodist Mission in Lord Street at 7pm.
This is brilliant
Huddersfield town crier Vic Watson has his say — in rhyming couplets!
Video credit: James McDonnell
Sign the petition!
If you can’t be there today, you can still support the campaign to save Huddersfield’s A&E
Runners join the fight
Heart attack survivor and marathon runner Sean Doyle arranged a run from the Greenhead Park Parkrrun up to HRI and then Calderdale Royal Hospital — looks like he had a good turn out!
We had a chat with the Let’s Save Huddersfield A&E Facebook group creator Karl Deitch about the rally earlier this week.
We want as many people to come down as possible to support our campaign.
It’s going to be a nice, calm rally. It won’t be political – this is just about trying to save the A&E both here and in Calderdale because if one closes down it will be horrendous for the other due to the increased demand.
We want people to share their experiences by speaking at the event which they should be able to do so by visiting one of the stalls on the day that will be there and asking for myself or any of the other admins on the Facebook.” - Karl Deitch
Mum whose son had life saving surgery TWICE fights to save Huddersfield's A&E
She has spent years fighting to keep crucial health services within reach of her young son, who has twice needed life saving surgery.
And now Gaynor Bearder faces another battle, this time over plans which could see Huddersfield lose its A&E department, and which she describes as ‘terrifying’.
Get involved
Send us your pictures and video from today’s rally for our special liveblog — make your voices heard!
Tweet @examiner, share with us on Facebook or email to Samantha.Gildea@trinitymirror.com.
Good luck guys!
Good afternoon!
Campaigners fighting to save Huddersfield’s A&E department will gather in St George’s Square today.
The Hands Off HRI rally will be held 1pm-2pm in Huddersfield town centre.
We’ll be bringing you the latest updates, pictures and video from the rally — our reporter Robert Sutcliffe is in St George’s Square.