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Gavin Castle

12:58, 19 MAY 2015
Updated09:27, 20 MAY 2015

Three-year old Christopher Maldryk rolls up to try his hand at a fun kind of fund-raising for Paddock playgroup. Children from the group took part in a sponsored skittles tournament, with toddler Richard Charlesworth proving the surest shot, knocking over 14 pins with three balls. The event at Paddock Scout Hut, where the group meets every Tuesday and Thursday morning, raised about £70 towards the children's day out in Blackpool. 2nd May 1985.1 of 31
Lockwood are pictured before their Huddersfield League Section B win at Dalton on Saturday. 25th May 1985.2 of 31
Accident prevention officer Joanna Burton presents a cycling proficiency certificate to Sarah Baldock at Rawthorpe Junior School. Twenty Rawthorpe pupils trained for their cycling proficiency certificates during the Easter holiday. 1st May 1985.3 of 31
Ready for the off in Lepton Playgroup's sponsored pram-push is two-year old Sarah Oxley. The 30 mothers and children pushed from Lepton Scout Hut to the Sun Inn, down Rowley Lane and Woodlands Road, finishing the half-mile course on Highgate Lane. They raised £100 for group funds. 1st May 1985.4 of 31
The longest serving sub-postmistress in the Huddersfield district, Mrs Ethel Booth, has retired after nearly 32 years at Bolster Moor. She was presented with a valedictory certificate and a gold watch by acting head postmaster Mr Anthony Clifton, with post office officials Mr Keith Aisthorpe and Mr Cyril Kirkham looking on. 3rd May 1985.5 of 31
Broad Oak gained their first Huddersfield Cricket League win of the season at Hall Bower on Saturday and are pictured before the match. 4th May 1985.6 of 31
Gillian Lightfoot, eight, and other church members are pictured in period costume at an 'Old Outlane' exhibition, held as part of the seventy-fifth anniversary celebrations of the village's St Mary Magalene Church. Church members celebrated the anniversary with a May bank holiday weekend of events. This include an exhibition of old photographs of past events in Outlane. Some items depicting old Outlane were borrowed from the Tolson Museum. 6th May 1985.7 of 31
This trio of tiny tots were judged the bonniest babies of 30 who entered a May Day competition staged by the Walpole Hotel, Dryclough Road, Crosland Moor. Seven-month-old Emma Louise Gilbert, pictured centre with her mother. Teresa, took the top prize of a £12 voucher for the Huddersfield Mothercare store and a free photograph session at the Greaves town centre studios. Mrs Tina Peters is seen (left) holding the second prize winner, three-month old Brent Michael, and Mrs Susan Folan's son, Dean James, aged nine months, was third. The competition was judged by Huddersfield Barracudas rugby player Peter Cramp and his wife. Entry fees from the baby competition and the Òboat race' drinking contest won by Walpole regulars Ronnie Farsworth Jun, Joe Morris, Malcolm Shaw and Charles Gilbert, all went to boost the pub's fund-raising effort for research into multiple sclerosis. 6th May 1985.8 of 31
Bradley lost the Huddersfield Rugby League's Supplementary Cup final 3-18 against David Brown Gears at Arena 84 and they are pictured before the match. Back row (left to right): Allen Jones, Ray Foster, Kevin Hawkyard, Kerry Haigh, Maurice Cronin, Peter Johnson, Barry Lomas, John Kelly. Front row: Paul Schofield, Paul Crawshaw, John Harding, Ray Croft, Tony Coote, Andrew Thompson, David Rollin. 6th May 1985.9 of 31
Four Netherton youngsters who took part in a walk round the block during their holiday have presented a cheque to the NSPCC. Emma Coates, Samantha Taite, Catherine Taite and Gillian Porter are seen with Mrs Jane Ball, president of the Huddersfield branch of the NSPCC. 7th May 1985.10 of 31
District Football Association's Challenge Cup final between Brackenhall United and Oakes WMC at the town ground which Brackenhall lost 3-2. The winners are pictured above11 of 31
Scaling the heights- models Clare Lockwood, Clare Morley, Lisa Pearson and Suzanne Saunders prepare Lepton Methodist schoolroom fro a fashion show of clothes form Bustocks Fashions, of Kirkburton. The annual show-organised by Mrs June Davidson-it to raise money for Lepton Methodist Ladies group funds. 8th May 1985.12 of 31
Kirklees road sweeper Mr James Haynes shows these children from Knowl First School, Mirfield how he helps Keep Britain Tidy. Mr Haynes is seen with (from left) James Woodhead, Victoria Collinson, Lucy Gray, Ross Tennant, Carl Issac and Helen Duro. The visit of Mr Haynes and his handcart was part of a study that the children have been doing on the current Keep Britain Tidy campaign. They have also has a visit from a Kirklees mechanical road sweeper. 9th May 1985.13 of 31
Pictured with the inter-troop five-a-side trophy are some of the team captains from 10 Holme Valley scout football teams. They were at Honley High School for the annual Holme Valley five-a-side competition which was won this year by Honley wolf troop. In the final the Honley team beat Thurstonland 2-1. Thurstonland scout Duncan Berry was named outstanding player of the evening.10th May 1985.14 of 31
Penalties decided a cup final fro five-a-side footballers from Huddersfield South West district scouts. A team from the 43rd Crosland Moor scout group came away with the trophy after the sudden-death play off against paddock Scouts. The two teams were drawing 2-2 at the end of normal time. Mr Jim Hunter, assistant commissioner for scouts, presented the trophy to the winning team of Gareth Wilkinson, Andrew Penrose, Richard Stocks, Ben Thomas and John Thomas, after the annual competition at Moor End High School. Longwood Scouts B won a losers final. Members of the winning team are pictured with colleagues from the Crosland Moor scout group's other team. 16th May 1985.15 of 31
Linthwaite couple Albert and Gladys Heeley celebrated their golden wedding with a surprise holiday in Blackpool. The week-long trip for the pair who live in Manchester Road, was paid for by a family friend. Mr and Mrs Heeley, who were married at Emley Parish Church, have two children, five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The couple, both aged 75, are members of Linthwaite Liberal Club. Both enjoy gardening and walking. Mr Heeley was a builder for most of his working life and retired from the old Colne Valley District Council as the builder responsible for council house maintenance. Mr Heeley was involved in the Normandy landings in the Second World War. 17th May 1985.16 of 31
Moldgreen Working Men's Club members Mr and Mrs Harry and Doris Hirst celebrated their golden wedding on Saturday. And the couple's daughter made the trip for the family's party from Pakistan, where her husband works as a doctor. Mr and Mrs Hirst, of Longfield Avenue, Dalton, who have two granddaughters, first met at Sunday School meetings. Both were born in Lancashire but have lived in Huddersfield for 40 years. Mr Hirst, 77, worked as an engineer and Mrs Hirst, 70 worked at Thorpe Grange old people's home, Almondbury. Mr Hirst is a trustee of the working men's club and his wife is on the women's committee. They celebrated with a party for family and friends at their home. 17th May 1985.17 of 31
Happy family smiles from Town's latest £1000 Lottery winner, Stephen Brier (left), of Greenside Drive, Waterloo, and his wife, Jane, and their two children as they receive their cheque at the club's Pools Office in Upperhead Row. The presentation was made by Town's commercial manager, Maurice Porter, and also pictured, is Mrs Joan Steele (right) of Almondbury, who collects £100 for selling the wining ticket. 17th May 1985.18 of 31
Outlane Drum Majorettes giving a display on the town centre Piazza on Saturday to help promote the four-day Leisure 85 Exhibition to be held at Huddersfield Sports Centre by Kirklees Council from next Saturday. The majorettes also collected nearly £660 for the Bradford fire disaster appeal. 18th May 1985.19 of 31
Two goals by Arnie Armfield brought Sun In (Lightcliffe) a 2-1 victory over Junction in the Brighouse Sunday Football League's Examiner Trophy final at Warrenside yesterday and prevent the Division 1 Champions from completing a double. Ray Kenyon replied for Junction after Sun Inn had gone 2-0 in front. Picture shows Sun Inn captain Nigel Petty and his team mates with Examiner newspaper sales manager Tom Farrington, who presented the trophy. 19th May 1985.20 of 31
The new Mirfield Salvation Army Sunday school queen, Alicea Wilby (right), with attendants Jennifer and Tammy Bee and pageboy Robin Telford. She was crowned at the group's young people's annual anniversary and took over from retiring queen Paula Hardcastle. Music was by the Salvation Army bands of Mirfield and Batley and the singing and musical sections of the Batley Corps. Guests included Capt and Mrs F Smith, of the Batley Castle Salvation Army. 11th May 1985.21 of 31
Paddles at the ready-these four young canoeists get set to take to the murky water of Huddersfield canal, under the watchful eye of race organiser Mr Peter Dawson. Thirty-eight scouts representing groups from all over West Yorkshire took part in the race from the historic lifting bridge behind Huddersfield Sports Centre to Leeds Road playing fields. Mr Dawson said the race as the first of its kind to be staged by local scouts and he hoped it would become an annual event. The West Yorkshire scouts canoeing adviser Mr Trevor Butler presented medals to the winning teams. Three members of the 4th Golcar scouts, David MacStrafick (11), Chris Robinson (13), and Howard Ramm (14) won gold in the team event. A gold medal also went to Richard Chapman, of the 1st Heckmondwike scouts in the 13-15 age-group, and Richard Carmichael, from the same age group, took the silver. The 16-plus age group silver went to Daniel Barston, of Huddersfield. 12th May 1985.22 of 31
Seen with fourth-year student Nicola Hollings (second right) at Huddersfield Polytechnic are visiting sixth-formers (from left) Melissa Goddard, Linzi Ebbage and Lynne Ryan They are among 50 sixth-form girls from throughout the North of England who attended a one-day conference at the college on the theme of women into science and engineering. The conference was organised by the polytechnic's information officer, Mrs Catherine Owens. Participants were shown the college's science and engineering facilities, held discussions with polytechnic students and were able to undertake project work like the chemical preparation pictured. 16th May 1985.23 of 31
Pedal power has earned a Huddersfield group five trophies. Scouts, venture scouts and cubs from the 11th Huddersfield (Holy Trinity) group raced against teams from 14 groups in a scout car competition at Stourbridge, West Midlands, Their hand-built cars won four races, the novice under 14 race, the novice race, the under 14 event and the Grand Prix, fro which they win a shield to keep and one which they hold for a year. The scouts have been taking part in scout car racing for four years. Their next big event is early next month at Wombourne, West Midlands, and that will be followed by the national championships in July, at Plymouth. 16th May 1985.24 of 31
Pool players Graham Foster, Patrick Geraghty, Richard Brook, Richard Hepworth, Roger Blackburn and Tony Jones cue-off a fund-raising marathon at the Shoulder of Mutton, Lockwood. The event, which lasted more than 24 hours and featured a number of raffles, was in aid of Muscular Dystrophy. 27th May 1985.25 of 31
ALL aboard for the seaside-organiser Mrs Christine Proctor checks the names of the children on the Christ Church, Moldgreen children's outing. The party-which included youngsters from both the church and the Moldgreen area, spent the day in Lytham St Annes. 27th May 1985.26 of 31
Vicky Denton, of Kirkburton and Vicky Renton, of Mirfield, receive their drinks from deputy hotel manager Mr Dermot Curran, during a lunch to try out their table etiquette. The lunch at the George Hotel, Huddersfield, was organised by the Louise Morton model and Charm School so 44 girls who attend a grooming course could try out their table manners they had learned. 19th May 1985.27 of 31
Vicky Denton, of Kirkburton and Vicky Renton, of Mirfield, receive their drinks from deputy hotel manager Mr Dermot Curran, during a lunch to try out their table etiquette. The lunch at the George Hotel, Huddersfield, was organised by the Louise Morton model and Charm School so 44 girls who attend a grooming course could try out their table manners they had learned. 19th May 1985.28 of 31
David Brown Athletic, the Works League Hoyle Cup winners. Back row-P Taylor (reserve), D Green, B Knight, J Sandford, D Shaw, M Heaton and G Crowther. Front row-J Ogden, G Renshaw, G Armitage (captain), C Mulhall and P Tighe. 19th May 1985.29 of 31
Eleven-year old Rachel Cruise, of Riley Park, is the new Kirkburton Carnival Queen. A pupil of Kirkburton Middle School, she was chosen at a special disco and will be crowned on June 15 Carnival Day. 21st May 198530 of 31
Matthew Todd and Sharon Donaldson of St Aiden's School, Skelmanthorpe, were among 460 children from 15 Kirklees first schools who joined together for a festival of Music at Huddersfield Town Hall last night. The Mayor and Mayoress of Kirklees, Clr and Mrs Colin Walker, were guests at the concert organised by the Denby Dale and Kirkburton Area Schools Music Association. The youngsters presented a programme including choral music, recorder pieces and brass music and were conducted by Bretton Hall College tutor Mr Paul Mann. The annual concert followed a series of in-school rehearsals with Mr Mann, brass conductor Mrs Norman Dyson and accompanist Mrs Majorie Allott. 23rd May 1985.31 of 31