Local History Notes – by David Cliff Part 90 – Boulderclough Today, Boulderclough is a quiet rural hamlet with no facilities other than being at the terminus of a bus route. It wasn’t always so; at one time it had a chapel, a shop and a pub and if the residents worked at Swamp Mill…
Pets of the Month Meet the lovely Milo. He is an 11 year old male whose previous owner had very sadly passed away so he came into kennels. Milo is a lovely, friendly, relaxed dog, who is sociable around other dogs. We feel that owing to his age he deserves to be the only dog…
Every journey in life always starts with a step in the right direction. Until you make the first move, the journey can’t even begin, which is why it makes this such an important point. Waiting for the perfect moment is a big mistake as there will never be the ideal time to start; there’ll always…
Are you often pressed for time? Never have enough of it, but wish you could do something to help the wildlife in Calderdale, or find out more about a natural science subject which interest you? The Halifax Scientific Society runs walks and talks every month throughout the year, covering a wide range of places and…
July 1927 – A new working men’s club was opened by Councillor Fred Holroyd. The new building, which replaced less commodious premises on Huddersfield Road, is situated on a site in Rosebery Street, and has been designed by Mr Exley Fisher, who is architect to Elland District Council. The cost of the building, exclusive of…
What does the heart do? The heart is made of four main chambers; the two atria and the two ventricles. Blood from the right side of the heart is pumped to the lungs, where it picks up oxygen. The blood then returns to the left side of the heart. The left side pumps the blood…
Do you still have a dusty old cheque book lurking around in a drawer somewhere? Maybe it’s gathering dust with that paying in book you last used in 1997. It’s easy to think that cheques are things of the past – but last year 477 million were issued in the UK. So, cheques are…