Amy, the children and I attended this year's Strawberry tea afternoon for the senior citizen's of Hebden Royd and surrounding parishes. This was organised by Hebden Bridge and District Old Peoples Welfare Committee.
I made a speech and talked about the how the older people in our area have contributed significantly to the fantastic area in which we live and now events like this act as a tremendous thank you for their positive contributions over the years.
Special Thanks to Mavis Ring, Rob Ward, the entire committee and extra volunteers who had clearly gone to great efforts to ensure a wonderful selection of sandwiches, cakes and strawberries and cream for all to enjoy.
We also enjoyed a super film put together by Nick Wilding from the Literary and Scientific Society. Nick is the current video librarian. The collection of films screened during Saturday's show were made originally by the Cine section of the society between 1946 and 1957, mostly under the direction of Ken Crabtree. Nick used these archive films in and amongst the films he made here in the Calder Valley during the last decade. The unique edit from Nick on Saturday was a tribute to the people, who made the films and particularly the director, Ken Crabtree.
This fantastic collage of film clips films of our area in the past 60 years. It showed images of harsh winter in 1947, chimney's being demolished and life of local farmers and town folk of bygone years. It was an extremely interesting delve into our fabulous past. It was also great fun and fascinating gaining insight from all the senior citizen's who attended the tea.
Please see below some of the group that attended, left of me in the picture our eldest visitor Phyllis Walstow,97.
There were over 60 visitors from Blackshaw Head, Cragg Vale, Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge, Mytholm and Mytholmroyd. Also attending were Chair of Blackshaw Head - Dorothy Sutcliffe, Chair and Consort of Erringden - Fiona and Charlotte Gibbon and Chair and Consort of Wadsworth - John and Hazel Lynch.
Enjoying the Tea
Some of the visitors, including left of me Phyllis Walstow
Scott, Amy, Marcus, Emily and Natalie
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