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Take a look at the groups taking part in the Examiner Wish Campaign 2013. Plus have a look at a gallery of those who have entered below.
Marsden Meet and Eat Lunch Club
We are a lunch club for elderly Marsden residents. We meet every Wednesday and serve a two course meal. We also have tea, coffee and biscuits and provide different entertainment each week. We recently appeared on the Hairy Bikers Meals on Wheels programme.
Lindsay Haycock
Radish
8 Peel Street
Marsden
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD7 6BW
Marsden Pre-School Playgroup
We are a charitable committee run Playgroup offering care for children in the community.
Emma Radley
Marsden Pre-School Playgroup
Lakeside
Marsden
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD7 6AE
www.marsdenplaygroup.co.uk
Meals on Wheels Golcar
We provide a hot fresh cooked two-course meal to 32 elderly residents in the Golcar area every Wednesday lunchtime. As well as delivering the meals, we also provide friendship and valuable social contact to those we deliver to. We charge £3.50 for each meal, this covers the cost of ingredients only. We do not make any profit and all involved are unpaid volunteers.
Sharon Higginbotham
7 Stones Lane
Golcar
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD7 4EJ
Meltham All Blacks Junior Rugby League Club
We are a local junior rugby league club and we welcome players of all ages. We currently run three teams at 8, 9 and 11.
Adele McGrath
Meltham Sports and Community Centre
Mean Lane
Meltham
Holmfirth
West yorkshire
HD9 5 QT
Meltham CE Primary School
We are a large primary school in a rural area with hard working staff and enthusiastic children. We all strive to do our best.
Jackie Oldham
Holmfirth Road
Meltham
Holmfirth
West Yorkshire
HD9 4DA
www.melthamceschool.co.uk/kgfl/primary/melthampri
Meltham Memories
We are a small community group who organise a war-time weekend in Meltham every year for the past five years. Our first year we attracted approx 1,500 visitors and the event has grown. So much so, that last year’s event attracted more than 8,000 visitors. We’ve raised over £4,000 for Help for Heroes and Yorkshire Regiment Benevolent Fund.
Pam Cox
Waggon & Horses
16 Huddersfield Road
Meltham
Holmfirth
West Yorkshire
HD9 4AE
www.melthammemories.ning.com
Meltham Pre-school Playgroup
We are a non-profit charity pre-school run by parent volunteers offering pre-school education to children between 2 and 5 years old.
Theresa Hall
The Bungalow
77 Holmfirth Road
Meltham
Holmfirth
West Yorkshire
HD9 4DA
www.melthampreschoolplaygroup.co.uk
Meltham Walkers are Welcome
Meltham Walkers are Welcome aim to promote and improve walking in the village of Meltham. A group of local residents have formed the group and will manage local footpaths for the benefit of the community.
Richard Noon
39 Green End Road
Meltham
Holmfirth
West Yorkshire
HD9 5NW
www.walkingmeltham.com
Milnsbridge Community Trust
We are a hard working, little group trying to get the hall back as the hub of the community. We are aiming to give the hall a facelift and organise events to bring the community together. Regular users include Slimming World, Weight Watchers, yoga and Zumba and we are a brilliant party venue. Our hall just needs a little TLC.
Deb Wright
101 Side Lane
Longwood
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD3 4SR
Mirfield Over 50s Club
Mirfield Over 50s Club provides outreach for senior citizens in the Mirfield district every Friday afternoon, 52 weeks a year. We provide film shows, musical entertainment, tea parties and outings. Afternoon tea and biscuits are provided at each meeting at which 65 to 70 members attend.
Roy Parry, Chairman
Mr P Dransfield
10 Beechwood Road
Mirfield
West Yorkshire
WF14 9JX
Mon-realm
Mon-Realm are a local TRA. We do a lot of fundraising so we can host activities with children, run a parent and toddler group, hold Halloween and Christmas parties, take coach trips to the seaside and much, much more.
Jean Johnson
27 Manor Street
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD4 6NW
Newsome Panthers Junior Amateur Rugby League Football Club
Newsome Panthers aim is to involve local children in the game of Rugby League. It has nearly 200 junior players and 50 volunteers. The children and young people come from a variety of backgrounds and we pride ourselves in being inclusive to all, keeping subs as low as possible.
Carolyn Barlow
120 Burton Acres Lane
Kirkburton
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD8 0QR
www.pitchero.com/clubs/newsomepanthersarlfc
Newsome Ward Community Forum
Newsome Ward Community Forum enables local residents, and representative of other local voluntary groups, to share information about local activities and issues. We are also able to support each other to enhance the lives of local people through a broad range of local initiatives.
Julie Stewart-Turner
39 Stoney Cross Street
Taylor Hill
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD4 6EY
www.newsomegrapevine.org.uk
North Kirklees Elderly and Disabled Social Club
We meet once a week for an afternoon of bingo, entertainment, tea and meeting other people. For most of our members it is the only time they talk to someone.
Barbara Mitchell
62 Firthcliffe Road
Liversedge
West Yorkshire
Wf15 6HF
Nortonthorpe Cricket Club
We are a hardworking club that’s barely breaking even to provide sports training and match facilities for the whole community. We work in tandem with Scissett Middle School to develop teams and sportsmanship. All matches incur fees for umpires and scorers. Grounds require high priced maintenance and good clubhouse facilities are expected.
Brian Woodhead
6, Bluehills Lane
Lower Cumberworth
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD8 8RQ
One Good Turn
One Good Turn is a local registered charity that tackles poverty and helps create a community. We have helped hundreds of families by providing free white goods, clothes etc. We have a coffee morning once a week where people come to meet for a chat and collect their free items.
Sophia Crawshaw
Railway Sawmills
Burbeary Road
Lockwood
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD1 3UN
www.freeonegoodturn.com
Oscars Theatre Academy
Oscars educate students about all aspects of the arts from stage and screen. Fun and inspiring, with a professional work ethic we maintain high standards. We support local charities such as Mencap and Crossroads carers, performing at their events. We also offer scholarships and bursaries.
Paul Knutzen
Oscars Theatre Academy
Springbank House
1 New North Road
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD1 5NR
www.oscarsacademy.co.uk
Pavilion Pre-school
We are a small Pre-school situated in the old youth club building in Scholes, Holmfirth. We provide child care and education for children aged two to school age.
Wendy Kaye
White Wells Road
Scholes
Holmfirth
West Yorkshire
HD9 1TB
Pennine Singers
Pennine Singers are a ladies choir who perform concerts predominantly to help raise funds for local and national charities. We also participate in multi-choir concerts which require a wider variety and style of music. We occasionally perform at private functions such as weddings and formal dinners.
Mrs Linda Cartwright
6 Harp Road
Quarmby
Huddersfield
Yorkshire
HD3 4HH
www.penninesingers.co.uk
R.V.S. Holmfirth Over 60s club
We meet every Monday from1pm to 2.30pm in Holmfirth Methodist Church Hall. We have tea and biscuits, a tombola, bring and buy sales, bingo, quizzes, speakers, three trips a year and Christmas dinner at the Old Bridge Hotel Holmfirth. We have 45 very friendly members who have fun.
Beryl Crossland
Moss View
Cinderhills
Holmfirth
Yorkshire
HD9 1EE
RADYCAL
We provide holiday activities for disaffected children, young people and their families. We want to help keep them engaged in constructive activities, thus reducing the potential for crime and disorder. We aim to achieve increased community bonding and spirit as we work together to attain a tangible reward.
Cat Willetts
Nether Hall Avenue
Rawthorpe
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD5 9PG
Rawthorpe and Dalton Parents Forum
We are a group of local parents who meet on a regular basis in order to raise awareness and funds to help with courses e.t.c. for the local children’s centre.
Emma Ashton
Rawthorpe and Dalton Childrens Centre
23 - 25 Ridgeway
Dalton
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD5 9QJ
RSPCA Halifax, Huddersfield and District
Our Branch is a local charity, independent of the National RSPCA. We rescue, rehabilitate and find new homes for the many abused, neglected and abandoned animals from the local area that come into our care.
Lauren Moore
RSPCA Animal Centre
Wade Street
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX11SN
www.rspca-halifaxandhuddersfield.org.uk
Ruddi's Retreat
It is our aim to help families with seriously ill children to have access to a holiday home for free. We want to help families with young children suffering from the effects and after effects of Cancer treatment, life limiting illnesses or bereavement, to enjoy a family holiday together with minimal financial cost and maximum fun.
Alison Jones
6 Handel Terrace
Moldgreen
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD5 8AD
www.ruddisretreat.org
Wish Campaign 2013: Groups taking part: A - F
