LifestylegalleryNostalgia: 1989BookmarkShareLifestyleByGavin Castle08:39, 30 APR 2014Updated09:19, 24 JUN 2014Thank you... Mrs Mary Glazzard, of Oakes and Lindley Kirkwood Hospice Support Group, receives a bumper £400 cheque from Rastrick High School fifth former Lynn Cartwright. The school has raised more than £2,700 from events such as a non-uniform day, a 'wet the teacher' event, discos and a sponsored walk. The school's advisory forum - made up of pupils from all years, teachers and governors - chose to give £1,000 to charities and the rest towards a new school mini-bus. Other charities receiving donations are Killingbeck Children's Heart Surgery Fund (£200), Martin House Hospice (£200), Halifax Bodyscanner Appeal (£100) and Halifax RSPCA (£100). 11th April 1989.1 of 19Puppet on a string... Four-year-old Rosie Smith has found a new friend - Ben, but there are strings attached as Simon Hatfield of the Freehand Theatre company demonstrates. Puppeteer Simon and his partner entertained over 80 children at the Sports Centre at an event organised by Kirklees and Calderdale Book Group. Pictured, Friday 31st March 1989.2 of 19Plasticine playmates... two nine year olds, Jennifer Rooks (top) and Joseph Cranwell, got to grips with the intricacies of model-making during a three-hour play scheme session at Huddersfield Sports centre. The week-long Easter holiday sports sessions for six to 12-year-olds are being held every morning this week. Activities on offer include roller skating, volleyball, badminton, squash and table tennis, and an activity area has been set aside for painting and drawing. The play scheme runs from 9am to noon and costs 80p. Parents can leave their children to the supervision of play leaders. Pictured, Monday 3rd April 1989.3 of 19These Kirkburton choristers are not singing for their supper... but for their clothes. Choirmaster Mr David Kaye (right) hopes to provide new gowns for all the choir at Kirkburton Parish Church with a novel fund-raising effort next week. The choir are to hold a 12-hour sponsored hymn sing in the church on Saturday, May 6, and hope to be able to buy gowns, hats and ruffs. Any extra money they make will go to the ambulance service Heartbeat Appeal. 26th April 1989.4 of 19Wringing out the old... nine-year-olds Victoria Clegg (left) and Mary Claydon help out on a monster clear-up at TP Woods, Marsh. Forty volunteers spent hours clearing the area of litter, junk and discarded fishing tackle. The event was organised by Mrs Annette Lawrence, a member of Woodwatch, a local organisation linked to Gledholt Neighbourhood Watch Scheme. 23rd April 1989.5 of 19Now, read all about it... budding newshounds at Newsome High School have scooped the honours in a national competition. The school came second in a contest which attracted more than 170 entries. Schools throughout the country were asked to design, write, edit and produce a mock newspaper in a contest organised by The Times and computer specialists Tandon Network Systems. Pictured holding the front page of the 16-page tabloid newspaper, which was put together in one day, are Nigel Gleeson and Samantha Murray, while some of the editorial team look on. 27th April 1989.6 of 19Over 300 Cubs, Scouts and Venture Scouts led by Paddock Youth Band, march through Honley to St Mary's Parish Church on St George's Day to renew their promises. Fifty Beavers joined the Holme Valley troops at the church to hear a service lead by the Rev W Gibson, Vicar of Honley. 23rd April 1989.7 of 19Tree-mendous... these environmentally conscious youngsters have turned Hinchliffe Mill primary school green. Pictured with the children planting one of their 16 trees in a mini-woodland behind the Holmbridge school are (from left): Holme Valley Parish Council chairman Clr Jim McKenna, headmaster Mr Paul Meehan, British Telecom's Mr David Burgon and governors chairwoman Mrs Jill Martin. The pupils transformed their playground thanks to grants from the parish council, British Telecom, and Kirklees council. 25th April 1989.8 of 19They're off... setting out on a six-mile fun run are girls and boys from Kirkburton uniformed youth movements. Over 70 ran from the village¿ Church school to raise money for new premises to house Scouts and Guides and similar organisations. Organisers say over £500 has been raised from the event - half of which is going to new premises and the rest to charities. 22nd April 1989.9 of 19Lending a hand to help animals are these pupils from Hepworth Junior and Infant School. About 90 children from the school painted one of their hands and printed it to a sheet of paper to support a Royal Society for the Protection of Animals campaign. The national event has been organised so that young people can demonstrate their concern for animals. The RSPCA, along with the Scottish SPCA, hopes to collect enough handprints to stretch an imaginary line from Lands End in the south to the Shetland Isles in Scotland. 14th April 1989.10 of 19Youngsters from the 2nd Huddersfield Boys Brigade took to the water to raise money. Captain-elect of the group Mr Eddie Keating (right) and leader Mr Ian Parker are seen checking in the swimmers at the start of the event, which raised £100. They were asked to swim 25 sponsored lengths of the pool at Almondbury High School. The money will go towards the running of the group, which is based at Moldgreen United Reformed Church. 15th April 1989.11 of 19Teams from local schools competed in the first round of British Telecom's national Kielder Challenge. Simon Mowvley (front left), of Holly Bank School, Lindley, and Vicky Hood (front right) of Newsome High School, are pictured with other competitors before the event, at Bradley Wood Scout Camp, Brighouse. The eight-strong teams were made up of four youngsters with disabilities and four without. The teams in the local heat were Holly Bank School with Honley High School; Newsome High School; and Bermerside School with Exley School, Halifax, who were the winners. The challenge is a national adventure project sponsored by British Telecom and organised by the Fieldfare Trust, a registered charity, to promote access to the countryside and environmental education for people with disabilities. 12th April 1989.12 of 19Cup of joy... St Patrick's show off their trophy after winning the Huddersfield Junior Schools netball competition at Lindley, St Patrick's beat South Crosland 4-3 in the final and in the picture are (back row from left) - Dawn Leader, Donna Kitterick, Geraldine O'Hara, Nuala Conaghan, Siobhan McCaffery. Front row - Julie Shooter, Michaela Graham, Diane Johnson (captain), Louisa Laherty. 17th April 1989.13 of 19Grinning sheepishly... seven-year-old Amman Hafiz and Chloe Jenkinson, six, with their two-week-old friend - Snowy the lamb. Children at Fixby Junior and Infant School in Jilly Royd Lane flocked to see Snowy and his little brother - known as The Naughty One - who are being looked after by teacher Mrs Christine Booth for two weeks. She borrowed the lambs from local shepherds to teach the children how to care for animals. 19th April 1989.14 of 19In the driving seat... budding firemen Philip Guck and Wayne Horsfall take the controls in a fire engine at Mirfield Fire Station. They were among 20 cubs who visited the station as part of a project on the Fire Service. The Cubs, who meet at Zion Chapel, Mirfield, were given a talk on the fire service by Sub Officer Kevin Fisher, the officer in Charge. They watched a fire engine display and shown how the computerised turnout system works. 13th April 1989.15 of 19Soccer smiles from Gregory Wadsworth (front left) and Damien Wright as they receive their special certificates from Kirklees Soccer Development Officer Dai Jones after completing the coaching scheme sponsored by the Examiner and Umbro. Also pictured at Leeds Road Playing Fields are some of the 400 youngsters who took part in the scheme at 12 different venues throughout Kirklees. 7th April 1989.16 of 19Building for the future... 20 youngsters at Gledholt Mother and Toddler Club, spent a sponsored activity afternoon sliding down a slide, bouncing on a trampoline, building brick towers and making shapes to raise £210 for the Gledholt Methodist Church Building fund. The Rev Terry Porter is seen receiving the cheque from the club members. 12th April 1989.17 of 19Three-year-old Phillip Auckland presents a £50 cheque from Denby Dale Mothers' and Toddlers' Group to Dr Michael Miller, consultant paediatrician at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. The money, which came out of committee funds, will go to help those with Cystic Fibrosis. The mothers' and Toddlers' Group is also giving £50 cheques to the West Yorkshire Ambulance Service Heartbeat Appeal to buy life-saving equipment for heart attack victims, and a Sheffield children's hospital where one of the toddlers was treated for a kidney problem. 11th April 1989.18 of 19Climbing high... youngsters at Knowl Bank Playschool, Golcar, try out their new climbing frame donated by Colne Valley Round Table. The members decided to buy the indoor frame after they received a request for help from the playschool organisers. Seen presenting it is chairman Mr Martin Matthews (front) watched by community services chairman Mr Graham Banks and members Mr John Collett and Mr Nicholas Selby. 11th April 1989.19 of 19More OnHuddersfield