“Oh we do like to be beside the seaside!”

Some 300 Huddersfield youngsters enjoyed a seaside special - thanks to Huddersfield Town.

The soccer club’s charity arm, The Town Foundation, gave the youngsters a day to remember with a trip to the seaside.

The children from Hillside Primary School were joined by their teachers, school volunteers and a number of people from the Town Foundation including Town chairman Dean Hoyle and his wife Janet; trustees Ann Hough and Stuart Bragan, and Club Ambassador Andy Booth.

After a 70-mile coach trip, the children enjoyed a picnic lunch on the cliff top before making their way to the beach.

On the sand, they enjoyed a traditional Filey favourite – a Punch & Judy show – before enjoying a dance to songs provider by a local children’s entertainer.

The day at the coast was completed with a giant Conga on the beach, followed by ice cream.

Tina Boden, founder of ‘The Efficiency Angel’, was key to the success of the day in Filey and said: “When I offered support at the beginning of 2015 to the Town Foundation - a charity whose work I had admired from afar - I was unsure what I would be able to do based on the Yorkshire Coast. When I discovered the plans to take 300 children to Filey, it seemed my local knowledge may be useful.

“We wanted the day to be special, but I could have never imagined the impact it would have had on so many people’s lives; children, staff and friends of the Town Foundation alike.

“To see the children’s faces as they ran in and out of the sea, built sandcastles, enjoyed the entertainment and ate ice creams will stay with me for a long, long time but the words of one little girl who turned to me as she stepped on to the beach for the first time will stick with me forever. She said “I’ve never been on a beach before” - and that is why I love volunteering; to make a positive difference for others’.”

Mandy Taylor, Town Foundation’s fundraising manager, said: ““The look of sheer astonishment on the faces of the children is something I will treasure for a lifetime.

“Many of the children had never enjoyed a day on the beach and the sound of laughter, which rippled in the air as they splashed and played, was fantastic”.

The trip was funded by the money raised from the 2014 Three Peaks Challenge, with many of the walkers making the journey to Filey on the day.