Christmas lights designed by school children - Shining Bright

December 2011

MYTHOLMROYD IS SHINING BRIGHT

The past 2 years have seen a very special challenge for our local school children, to design a Christmas light which would help Mytholmroyd to shine bright throughout the festive season.

This year there were many entries from the boys and girls from Primary schools in Cragg Vale, Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd, with many showing considerable artistic flair for their age . On the day of judging the Councillors had their work cut out as all the enties were wonderful and joy for the judges to look at them all. After much deliberation the winners for 2011 were picked.

Thus year's winners were Abbie Chambers of Burnley Road Academy with her Christmas Stocking Design, Ruby Fisher of Cragg Vale Junior & Infant School who designed a lovely Christmas Pudding and Finn Sierevogel Scout Road Academy with a very creative Rudolf dresses as Father Christmas.

Fabulous Designs

At the prize giving I was accompanied by Councillor Bampton Smith and Emma Housman, during my remarks I exclaimed how proud we all were in the children's designs and that their lights would be on show fo many many years. The children and their parents were obviously very proud.

Proud winners

The project has been a great success for Hebden Royd the past 2 years and is set to continue to the future, special thanks to all of the schools involved and also Emma Housman.

Next year we may hopefully see even more enties as this has really captured the hearts an minds of our local children. It is a great opportunity for the children to get involved with their area and design something that may be seen for generations.

Scott

Burnley Road Academy Christmas service

We were delighted to be invited to this years  Burnley Road Academy Christmas service.

The service was absolutely super - The full school children were in attendance and together with parents completely filled St.Michael's Church in Mytholmroyd.

We were were entertained with fantastic School choir pieces, various readings from year 6 and songs from each year group. There were also solo singers. The whole service was truly wonderful. we should not only be very proud of our children but also proud of the great schools we have in our area.

During my thank you comments  I thanked the Mrs Pam Saville,the Head, the entire staff and of course the children. I said I looked forward to the CD as the music / singing was absolutely fantastic. I also said I was extemely proud of all the children, who had clearly worked so hard,  to produce the wonderful performance.

All the Children and their parents should also be very proud indeed.


Scott, Amy and family

Christine Jackson retires

25th November 2011

Christine Jackson who has served Hebden Royd for over 23 years has retired.

I have been a Councillor for nearly 6 years and always found her very helpful good member of staff to work with. she had 2 roles. General support to the Council / Clerk and Mayor's secretary. She should be very proud of her fantastic service she has given the Council and  23 Mayors for these years.

This year as Mayor, I really got to know her well. She has been a 'rock' in supporting me and not only helped me in this new role. But also organised, planned and generally kept me in check with all mayor matters. For that I am very grateful and I will certainly miss her detail and 'worry' to ensure everything is OK. In the role she was a fabulous ambassader to Hebden Royd in the 100's/ 1000's times she represented the council / Mayor in communicating with both local and neighbouring Community organisations and councils. On behalf of all the past 23 Mayors - A huge thanks to you Christine !!!

From Amy and myself we wish Christine and family  a wonderful retirement and of course we will be seeing plenty of her around Cragg Vale, Hebden Bridge and Myholmroyd.

Best Wishes Christine and behalf of all current Councillors at Staff at Hebden Royd sincere thanks for your superb and valuable contribution you have made here in Hebden Royd.

Some of the Councillors and Christine

(centre left)

Scott, Amy and Family

New Arrival

2nd December at 9-30am

At 9-30am on 2nd December we have had a new son.

Myself and Amy were so relieved and pleased beyond belief at the birth of our new son Nicholas Anthony.

We would also like to pass our enormous gratitude to the fantastic service we have received at the Calderdale Royal Hospital in Halifax and very special thanks to Dr Naeem who delivered our new son safely. All our 4 children have now been born there.

Our other children Marcus, Emily and Natalie are absolutely delighted to have a new baby brother.

Delighted Brother and Sisters

Scott, Amy, Marcus, Emily, Natalie and Nicholas
2nd December 2011

The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe

This musical adventure by St Michael's amateurs was about children who entered the land of Narnia by walking into the Wardrobe. Considering they are all amateurs the level of singing, musical and acting talent was truly remarkable. All money raised was for Yorkshire Cancer care.

We truly had a great show- the Lion actally made my little girl scream with one of the big roars

Both Amy, I and the children thought that this production was fantatsic and the talent of this group compares admirably with what we have seen in theatres in Leeds and Manchester. We truly do have a pool of rich talent in our area.

Special thanks to Eric and Lesley Alston and the entire cast for a fantastic evening and we are looking forward to their next show.

Amy, Scott, Marcus, Emily and Natalie Trickett
1st December 2011