Welcome to our Spring Edition
There’s nothing more heart stopping when your computer crashes. One minute you’re smugly productive, the next you’re staring at a black screen with a faint square pathetically limping round and round as it processes its final output; leaving me whispering “please don’t do this to me” because your laptop always responds to emotional pleading. Documents and photos vanished into the digital abyss, and you realise you probably should have backed things up.
Please consider this my public service announcement: back up your files! Today. Not “when I get round to it.” I’ve embraced the Cloud, Dropbox and anything else that promises not to eat my homework.
On a cheerier note, Easter is hopping towards us. Here’s hoping the Easter bunny is generous and the weather’s kind for a weekend bimble or a duck race.
Elland Round Table’s comedy event is around the corner and promises plenty of laughs whilst raising funds for the wonderful Overgate Hospice.
There’s news from Overgate itself, with information about their Hubs; reminding us of what a special place it is at the heart of our area. And finally, preparations are underway to celebrate Victoria Theatre’s 125th anniversary and Anne Lister’s 235th birthday festival; a great opportunity to honour just two of Halifax’s remarkable legacies.
So, here’s to backed-up files, chocolate eggs, shared laughter and celebrating local history. Let’s hope the only thing crashing is the sound of laughter and applause.
Yours, Jude and the Go Local Team
The Go Local story
Independent & Proud
Go Local is an independent magazine and directory of truly local services for businesses and services covering Ripponden, Sowerby Bridge, Elland, Greetland, Stainland and Outlane.
Go Local was launched in 2005. The magazine aims to promote truly local businesses to local people – like yourself!
Local Values
The magazine is edited by Jude, with support from a small, friendly, and dedicated team.
Jude has lived most of her life in and around the Greetland and Barkisland areas and has been part of Go Local for nearly ten years. Before becoming editor, she taught English and maths to members of the armed forces. She has also run a small business in Elland, which gives her a genuine understanding of the challenges local businesses face when trying to reach potential customers.
Go Local is proudly independent and not part of a franchise. The team is passionate about producing a truly local, authentic community magazine that connects residents with local businesses and plays a small but meaningful part in supporting local business growth.