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Andrew Jackson

08:18, 17 SEP 2014

Brain games... pupils at Rawthorpe High School have raised more than £300 for Help the Aged. The cash was raised by 50 pupils in a sponsored quiz. The school has raised hundreds of pounds for the charity at events in recent years. Pictured at the presentation of the money are (front, from left) head boy James Mosley, Mrs Janet Armitage, of Help the Aged, Rachael Smith, who won Hector the toy dog in a prize draw for the fundraisers, and head girl Anju Seepujak. 2nd September 1990.1 of 29
Right on for Rawthorpe... The community panel at Rawthorpe High is now pointing people in the right direction with new street signs for both the district and the school. The panel - made up of pupils, residents, the police and local junior schools - contacted Kirklees highways after it became clear people were having trouble finding not only the high school, but Rawthorpe itself. Panel members (from left) Neil Humphrey, Lisa Hatherley and Clare McKinley - who are all 12 - are pictured with the new sign at the junction of Leeds Road and Bradley Mills Road. 7th September 1990.2 of 29
Royal couple - Catherine Hey and Lindsay Thewlis received their crowns at Kirkwood Hospice gala day. Catherine, of Mirfield, is the hospice gala queen and Lindsay is her attendant. The girls were crowned by retiring queen Kerry Stead, helped by Richard Thorp (who plays Alan Turner in Emmerdale) and Miss Examiner, Maureen Wigton. The girls - who will represent the hospice at various functions throughout the year - arrived at the gala in a horse drawn carriage. 8th September 1990.3 of 29
Royal couple - Catherine Hey and Lindsay Thewlis received their crowns at Kirkwood Hospice gala day. Catherine, of Mirfield, is the hospice gala queen and Lindsay is her attendant. The girls were crowned by retiring queen Kerry Stead, helped by Richard Thorp (who plays Alan Turner in Emmerdale) and Miss Examiner, Maureen Wigton. The girls - who will represent the hospice at various functions throughout the year - arrived at the gala in a horse drawn carriage. 8th September 1990.4 of 29
Smile please! Six-year-old Adam Bedford puts his reporter "colleagues" in the picture as they begin work on their entry for this autumn's Examiner Junior Journalist Competition. Adam and (back l to r) Rose Dhotter, Elizabeth Lawson, Claire Graham and Holly Earnshaw, and (front) Katie Heaume, Paul Williams and Jocelyn Hayes, are pupils at Berry Brow Infant and Nursery School. The school has been successful in the popular competition before, but the only thing on their minds at the moment is beating the Friday, November 16, deadline. 10th September 1990.5 of 29
No poll tax here... Mrs Jane Crabtree landlady at the Sair, Linthwaite, with the pub's very own cat house. The cardboard, mock-Tudor mansion has housed the pub's felines for almost a year in the main bar, after one took a shine to an empty crisp box. Another was added and then another, until the structure comprised 12 boxes, housing the pub's four cats. Mrs Crabtree then gave it a lick of paint and added windows and doors. "Customers love it, especially children," commented her husband Ron. The "house" is anchored to a table with sticky tape but the couple have bigger plans for the structure. They aim to design a second model, still of cardboard, but along much fimer lines. 11th September 1990.6 of 29
No poll tax here... Mrs Jane Crabtree landlady at the Sair, Linthwaite, with the pub's very own cat house. The cardboard, mock-Tudor mansion has housed the pub's felines for almost a year in the main bar, after one took a shine to an empty crisp box. Another was added and then another, until the structure comprised 12 boxes, housing the pub's four cats. Mrs Crabtree then gave it a lick of paint and added windows and doors. "Customers love it, especially children," commented her husband Ron. The "house" is anchored to a table with sticky tape but the couple have bigger plans for the structure. They aim to design a second model, still of cardboard, but along much fimer lines. 11th September 1990.7 of 29
Water winners - five Stop Press readers have scooped prizes from Yorkshire Water. They lucky winners - who received their prizes from Dr John Hudson, area manager for YW - were Caroline Gardener (10), of Flockton; Lucy Broadbent (10), of Netherton; Anna Cullen (10), of Lindley; Gabrielle O'Connor (10), of Kirkburton; and 13-year-old Darren Earnshaw, or Meltham. In their goody bags were a T-shirt, sweatshirt, teddy bear, pen, pencil and badges. 17th September 1990.8 of 29
Gemma Saville had an extra special treat for her sixth birthday. Gemma met Percy the Police Car when he visited St John's C of E Junior and Infant School, Golcar. Percy, with Huddersfield accident prevention officer PC Alan Laurie, went to the school to get across to the children the road safety and stranger danger messages. Playschool children joined in the visit. All the youngsters were made members of the Percy the Police Car Club and received a badge and a copy of the Green Cross Code. 12th September 1990.9 of 29
Helping other children... these three Highburton youngsters decided to raise some charity cash after reading about others doing the same. David and Elizabeth Shaw and their friend Anna Whitehead, raised £8.35 for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. They made biscuits and sold some of their toys. The children are pictured with their charity cheque (from left) eight-year-old Anna, David, aged six, and eight year-old Elizabeth. 18th September 1990.10 of 29
Juicy subject... Deighton High pupils Thomas Hudson and Ajit Singh sample the goods at the school's new educational fruit shop which under the slogan Fruit is Fun helps pupils learn maths, English and geography. Procures is given by local wholesalers. 14th September 1990.11 of 29
If you go down to the woods today... Golcar playgroup raised £110 for the Candlelighters children's cancer charity at a Teddy Bears' Picnic. The children aged between two-and-a-half and four-and-a-half, raised the cash with toys, games and stalls. Mrs Susan Kain (centre), of the charity's Huddersfield branch, received the cheque with the help of her daughter. Seven-year-old Samantha, pictured with her mother, is a former member of the group. Supervisor Mrs Lesley Holmes is pictured with some of the tiny tot fundraisers. 17th September 1990.12 of 29
Girls from Mount Methodist Brownie Pack are helping boost the Stop Press Stampede. The Brownies are busy collecting lots of used current issue, old and foreign stamps for the appeal and we shall be passing the collection on to Kirkwood Hospice, who use the stamps to raise money for their work.18th September 1990.13 of 29
Scissett Middle School is celebrating its 50th anniversary. It opened as Skelmanthorpe Modern School on October 7, 1940. The school is holding a number of events, including a play about life during World War Two written by a teacher. All former pupils, teachers and anyone associated with the school can drop in any time during anniversary week. Getting ready for the celebration are Victoria Battye (front) and (from left) Donna Chadwick, Laura Kenny, Sheona Thornton, Philip Harrison, Claire Douglas, Sophie Mannion, Richard Brookes and Susan Kent. 19th September 1990.14 of 29
Playtime... community constable PC Adrian Denby tests the slide in Reinwood Infant and Nursery School's new play area. PC Denby and the friends of the school organised fund-raising events, including a concert at Venn Street Arts Centre, towards the £4,270 area. The school also received £1,000 contribution from the BBC Children in Need appeal and help from Kirklees Council towards the cost of the area, which also has wooden stepping stones and a balancing bar on a base of wood chipping's. 20th September 1990.15 of 29
Going away party... 32 homeless children, their parents and helpers, all from Huddersfield; are on the holiday of a lifetime in Salou, Spain. A series of fund-raising events and donations from local groups over the last 10 weeks has raised £8,500. As a treat before going away KFC, at Marsh, gave the children a going away party. The organisers say they are staggered by the generosity of all those who have given. Judith Hughes, an assistant at KFC, is pictured with youngsters at the party. 20th September 1990.16 of 29
In focus... and soon to be in print! Ten-year-old Lucinda Stevenson (front) lines up a mystery subject for a major news item to appear in the St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School entry in the autumn's Examiner Junior Journalist Competition. Its identity cannot be revealed until the St Joseph's mini-Examiner is completed. And Lucinda's classmates Anna Meadoes, Liam Noon, Richard Aspinall and Stephen Haigh (back l to r) and Ann Tordoff and Karen Shepherd (front, left) are not letting anyone into the secrete either. All, as they say, will soon be revealedÉ.21st September 1990.17 of 29
Going green - that's what Batteyford First School pupils like Andrew Tennett (pictured) have been doing. Thirty-five pupils took part in Sainsbury's Green Consumer Day, which aimed to show how large supermarkets are working for the environment. Green products, packaging and recycling were examined. Profits from the store's reusable carrier bags will go to the World Wide Fund for Nature. 24th September 1990.18 of 29
Fund raising Kirkburton youngsters Hayley Morgan and Vicki Hallan hand £112.51 to Mrs Vivienne Pool of Candlelighter, the charity that helps children with cancer. Twelve-year-old Hayley and Vicki, nine, organised a raffle and jumble sale to raise the money. They would like to thank local businesses Travel Experience, Newsome and Messenger Bakers Êand NTR Transport Êfor giving raffle prizes. 25th September 1990.19 of 29
Three Kirkheaton girls added to the holiday fun of other youngsters when they organised Fun for Free mornings. Twelve-year-old Sarah Stephens, Emma Chambers (8) and Louise Mulivhill (10) organised hour-long sessions or painting and craft work on two mornings this week. They paid for the materials which children used from their own pocket money and with help from parents. They made posters advertising the event, which was held in the garage of Sarah's home. The idea of the sessions came from an activity morning about giants which the girls went to in Kirkheaton library. They had such a good time that they decided to organise something similar themselves. 28th August 1990.20 of 29
Master builders... winners of the Lego competition held by Charlesworth's Toy Shop of Market Place, Huddersfield, line up with their prizes. Entrants had to design a Lego craft to escape from Shark Island. Local winner David Hebblethwaite will go through to the national final of the competition and may win a trip to Legoland in Denmark. Pictured with their prizes are runners up (from left) Jonathon Plant of Waterloo, Andrew Pickup of Marsh and Richard Pears of Salendine Nook. The prizes were presented by Mrs Lynn Gledhill of Charlesworths. 29th August 1990.21 of 29
Just like that... Mark Holdsworth entertains children on the final day of the playscheme at Huddersfield Sports Centre before school beckons. Youngsters have been occupied for the full six weeks' holiday by sports centre activities. A spokeswoman said the scheme had been enormous success with some children attending every single day. Along with numerous sporting activities, various outings had also been organised. 31st August 1990.22 of 29
A full house... both in the hands of cards and the 60-seater garage theatre in Almondbury Close. Young card sharps scrutinise their hands in a scene from their summer play, Sleeping Beauty. The children spent their school holidays rehearsing and now hope to raise £100 for the National Children's Home. For the past eight years children in the area, led by 16-year-old Joanne Clarke, have put on a show. And this year's drama looks set to be bigger and better than ever, with up to 60 people expected to turn up at Joanne's parents' double garage. The play - written and produced by Joanne - involves children aged from five to 16. 31st August 1990.23 of 29
Beavering away - a brand new Beaver colony has been set up at Crosland Moor. Fourteen boys went to the first session of the group, which will meet for an hour every Wednesday at the Scout Headquarters in Moorside Avenue, Beavers Ê- which is open to boys between six and eight years old - is the youngest section of the scouting movement. Leader Mrs Christine Frost looks through the Beaver handbook with the new recruits and helpers. 5th September 1990.24 of 29
All our own work... three charity minded girls from Lepton have raised £35 for Huddersfield Royal Infirmary's Special Baby Care Unit. Sisters Donna and Michelle Hargreaves and friend Ruth Eddie raised the charity cash with a coffee afternoon at Ruth's home. The event was their own idea and they planned it themselves. It had bric-a-brac and bring-and-buy stalls, a raffle and games. They decided to raise the money because Michelle was in the unity when she was born. The cheque is seen being presented to the unit's Dr Danny Hindley by (from left) nine-year-old Donna, Ruth, seven, and 10-year-old Michelle. 7th September 1990.25 of 29
Two Taylor Hill girls have used their summer holidays to help others. Nicola Hodgson and Helen Blythe raised £70 by organising a jumble sale and they handed over the cash to Kirkwood Hospice. The girls sent out leaflets advertising the sale, collected jumble, organised games and set out stalls. They were helped at the sale by friends. Nicola (front left) and Helen hand over the cheque to Mrs Sally Codman, from the hospice, watched by some of their friends, 3rd September 1990.26 of 29
Rockwood Harriers Pony Club are galloping towards raising £2,000 for charity. Throughout the year, club members have held various events to raise money for the BBC Children in Need appeal. So far they have raised £1,700 and are hoping to reach £2,000 by the big Children in Need night. 3rd September 1990.27 of 29
Child's play... breaking another female bastion is Steve Mitchell, who has been elected chairman of Meltham Mills Toddler Group. Steve left his job as a transport manages eight months ago to look after his son Sam, now 16 months. His wife, Anne, works for Kirklees Council's Social Services department. He now helps run the under three's toddler group with other mothers. About 15 children attend each session on Monday and Wednesday mornings at the community centre. "Steve really loves children. When our son was born we decided I should return to work and he would look after Sam. The children at the toddler group seem to enjoy having a man around the place," said Anne. 5th September 1990.28 of 29
Child's play... breaking another female bastion is Steve Mitchell, who has been elected chairman of Meltham Mills Toddler Group. Steve left his job as a transport manages eight months ago to look after his son Sam, now 16 months. His wife, Anne, works for Kirklees Council's Social Services department. He now helps run the under three's toddler group with other mothers. About 15 children attend each session on Monday and Wednesday mornings at the community centre. "Steve really loves children. When our son was born we decided I should return to work and he would look after Sam. The children at the toddler group seem to enjoy having a man around the place," said Anne. 5th September 1990.29 of 29