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Andrew Jackson

12:19, 5 DEC 2014
Updated15:28, 5 DEC 2014

Berry Brow School Pantomime Aladdin, pictures of Aladdin and Genie. 14th December 1985.1 of 40
Examiner Women's Circle special Christmas Flight - Receiving gifts from Father Christmas at the end of the flight. 8th December 1986.2 of 40
Putting a sparkle into Christmas... a beaming Joseph and Mary, otherwise four-year-olds Christopher Sykes and Sarah Hunter (front), are seen with Three Kings and angels at Almondbury CofE Infants School, Longcroft. 18th December 1986.3 of 40
Hundreds of children packed the piazza for the switching on of the Christmas lights. Miss Examiner, Madeline Garbutt, and television cartoon character Danger Mouse are pictured with some of the young audience before they performed the switch on ceremony. 28th November 1986.4 of 40
1st Greenland Guides and 1st and 2nd Brownies presented the pantomime Dick Whittingham at St Thomas' Church Hall. 25th January 1986.5 of 40
Skelmanthorpe First School pupils admire a snow sculpture of Father Christmas by Karen Illingsworth. 8th January 1986.6 of 40
Dick Whittington and his faithful cat strolled into Huddersfield this week - for Royds Hall High School's annual pantomime. Fifth year Alison Spivey takes the title role in the show, the other principal players are female lead Niove Costadimas, Kevin James as the Dame and Darren Wood as Idle Jack. 11th February 1987.7 of 40
Huddersfield Polish community's national dance group Miody Mazure and the Mazurki Junior action put on a traditional Polish Nativity in the Polish Church Hall, Fitzwilliam Street. 13th January 1992.8 of 40
Dancing feat... pupils of the Victoria Wade School, Almondbury, raised £800 for the two charities at their Christmas show. Mrs Veronica Allison (left), of Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and Mrs Sue Booth, of Mencap, are seen at a presentation. Toys and equipment worth £200 went to Huddersfield Mencap's Gateway club and the remaining £600 was for the Lindley hospital's intensive care unit. 16th April 1991.9 of 40
Widow Twankey never looked so sweet! Huddersfield-born actor Keith Noble is aiming to add a bit of sugar and spice to is performances in a Christmas pantomime ? by dressing up as a Nuttall's Mintoe. And yesterday Keith, who will star alongside Linda Nolan, Geoff Capes and Vince Hill in a production of Aladdin, at the Civic Theatre, Halifax, went to visit the factory where mouth-sized Mintoes are made. He called in at Callard, Bowser and Nuttall's in Halifax, before taking to the boards for final rehearsals of the well-loved panto, which starts on Friday, December 20. Said Keith who is pictured with factory workers Alan Stephenson and Liz Brunton: ?For last year's performance it was a Rileys Toffee Roll ? this year it's a Mintoe. I will be wearing the mouth-watering outfit in all the shows?. 7th November 1985.10 of 40
Mrs Janet Durkin gives hair-colouring treats to youngsters at Marsden playgroup's Christmas fair. Seen here with their new colourful hairstyles are, from left: Liam McDermott, Mark Durkin, Christopher McDermott and Simon Durkin. Father Christmas handed gifts to children who visited his grotto at the fair, in the United Church School. Proceeds for playgroup funds were £180. 16th November 1985.11 of 40
Promise of a cracking good time as Southgate tenant's association chairman Mrs Marjorie Drake and secretary Miss Ivy Bailey (right), meet Huddersfield polytechnic catering students. The caterers held fund-raising events to provide an early Christmas dinner for 38 elderly members of the flats association. Pictured are students (from left) Claire Dawson, Duncan Weetman, Peter Starling and Shirley Cockerill. 19th November 1985.12 of 40
Someone's not singing as these children from Netherton Infants School present carols at a special ceremony at the switching on of the Christmas tree lights in Netherton by Mr Edward Hobson, chairman of the Village Association. Prayers were said by South Crosland Vicar the Rev Martin Russell and Netherton Methodist minister the Rev Donald Dean. South Crosland Junior School pupils also sang carols. 1st December 1986.13 of 40
Examiner Women's Circle special Christmas Flight - Sunny the clown welcomes 81-year-old Mr Leonard Farnhill, of Chickenley, on the flight. Mr Farnhill was flying for the first time. 8th December 1986.14 of 40
Examiner Women's Circle special Christmas Flight - Santa in the Boeing 757 flying at 20,000 feet to the Isle of Man. 8th December 1986.15 of 40
Ten women in the Huddersfield area were gifted with special Christmas Day deliveries, they all had babies. And Huddersfield Royal Infirmary midwifery staff had their hands full because nine of the new arrivals were born in their wards. The other was born at home. 26th December 1986.16 of 40
Appearing in the Anthony Shaffer play Murderer Warren Clarke, Pat Quinn and Robert Stephens.17 of 40
Birkby Infants and Nursery School Father Christmas visit, complete with pony dressed as a reindeer with branches on its head. 18th December 1985.18 of 40
Rawthorpe High School pupils decorating the Christmas Tree in the entrance to St Luke's hospital, Crosland Moor. 21st December 1985.19 of 40
Hopton First and Nursery school nativity - picture of Mary and Joseph and baby Jesus. 17th December 1985.20 of 40
Castle Hall Middle School, Mirfield. £50 Cheque presentation for WWF from their Christmas production. 16th December 1985.21 of 40
Hopton First and Nursery school nativity - picture of Mary and Joseph and baby Jesus. 17th December 1985.22 of 40
Meltham Christmas Lights turn on, Children of Meltham and Helme School. 10th December 1985.23 of 40
Meltham Christmas Lights turn on, Children of Meltham and Helme School. 10th December 1985.24 of 40
Berry Brow School Pantomime Aladdin, pictures of Aladdin and Genie. 14th December 1985.25 of 40
Almondbury Methodist Junior Church Christmas Party, singing carols round the piano. 19th December 1985.26 of 40
Meltham Fire Station Christmas party - young girl with tinsel wrapped round her head. 16th December 1985.27 of 40
Upperthong Junior and Infant School support group annual fair, the children pose with a stuffed tiger. 7th December 1985.28 of 40
Hopton First and Nursery school nativity - picture of Mary and Joseph and baby Jesus. 17th December 1985.29 of 40
10th Huddersfield (Paddock) scout group Christmas Fair. 24th Huddersfield (Paddock) Guides in picture. 3rd December 1985.30 of 40
Flockton Playgroup nativity at Flockton WMC. 5th December 1991.31 of 40
Flockton Playgroup nativity at Flockton WMC. 5th December 1991.32 of 40
St Aiden's CE first school nativity - A Centurion in Bethlehem. 2nd December 1991.33 of 40
Crosland Hill Methodist Church collecting toys for Examiner Christmas Toy appeal. 4th December 1991.34 of 40
Flockton Playgroup nativity at Flockton WMC. 5th December 1991.35 of 40
Upperthong School Christmas Fair - Needle in a Haystack. 7th December 1991.36 of 40
Shepley First School prepare for their Nativity Play. 9th December 1991.37 of 40
Shepley First School prepare for their Nativity Play. 9th December 1991.38 of 40
Daniel Bell came into the office with a sack of toys for the Examiner Christmas Toy Appeal. 16th December 1991.39 of 40
Kirklees Anglo Scandinavian Society celebrating Luciafest (Saint Lucy's Day) at Stocksmoor Village Hall. 16th December 1991.40 of 40