Upload
friend-to-friend
View
223
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
7/29/2019 Friend to Friend Newsletter June 2012
1/12
1
The Traditional British Holiday
Friend to Friend Newsletter June 2012
Do you remember the
typical British holiday? It
was usually at a famous
seaside resort in July or
August when the schoolholidays were taking
place. A lot of fun could
be had at the famous
Punch and Judy shows or
a donkey ride on the
beach.
Traditional things to eat
were Candy Floss and a
stick of rock with the sea-
side resorts name all
down the middle of the
rock. Not good for teeth!
Building sandcastles was
also a favourite activity for the
children and parents alike.
Sometimes, dad even got bur-
ied in the sand.
Some of the favourite resorts
were places like Blackpool,
Bournemouth, Scarborough
and so many more too numer-
ous to mention. And the weath-
er? Well usually wet but we
didnt care as we always had
lots of fun.
Inside this issue:
Traditional British Holiday 1
Denby Dale June and WalkingGroup
2
Rag Rugging at Kirkroyds
Holmfirth Project Group
3
Geoff has reached his peak 3
Holmfirth Project 1st June
Holmfirth Project 15th June
4
Old Meltham History Group
Fund Raising Group/FoodSafety Training/ Honley
5
Marsden Diamond Jubilee 6/7
Slaithwaite Stage Company
Slaithwaite Junior Stage Com-
8/9
Answers to last months quiz 10
Old Money Quiz
More Jubilee pictures
11
12
7/29/2019 Friend to Friend Newsletter June 2012
2/12
2
Denby Dale Walking Group
This month, Mrs. Priestley, a long time National Trust member came to remind us of the NT prop-
erties in Yorkshire. She had slides to show the superb views and build-
ings that belong to the NT.
Fountains Abbey was the most prominentone as it has a lovely Visitor Centre with the most important cafe and re-
furbished toilets, grounds and lakes to walk round (I always think water
makes a difference) and also it's up in't Dales. Of course there are pic-
nic areas at Brimham Rocks and around Malham tarn, but not this
'summer' thank you. Our nearest one, Nostell Priory, has had a makeo-
ver in ths stables and that has a nice easy walk around the lake
side. Some good ideas for outings there.
After a quick quiz to test our knowledge of the Royal family, Vicki from The Kirkburton Centre
came to inform us of some courses she runs to get us up to speed on the computer.
There is abeginners course and a more advanced one, so no-one misses out. There was a bit of discus-sion about ipods and ipads but it was never really sorted.
So, quick quiz winners were Tony Fisher and Joan Aukland and the raffle prizes went to JoanAukland and Joyce Brook.Julie Barber
It's a good job that some people are good at making up a'plan B' and that they know their way around. Unfortu-nately this week there was a transport mix up so our quickthinking leaders soon came up with another idea - Howabout Pennine Garden Centre instead of GreenheadPark? No problems there. Of course we had to have a bitof exercise before the tea and cakes, so we wandereddown through Pilling House and the over the tracks toStation Road where volunteer drivers picked us up in theircars and wafted us on to Shelley. Lucky with the weatheragain we seemed to be always standing under the rightcloud. Sometimes there was a bit of wind-chill and at oth-ers it was warm, but no rain! Suits us.Roll on Old MoorJulie Barber
Denby Dale June Meeting
7/29/2019 Friend to Friend Newsletter June 2012
3/12
3
Geoff has reached his peak!
Holmfirth Project Group - Meeting at Holmfirth Library
We made a great creative
start this month with our new
project working together with
the Kirkroyds Infant school,
year 7 children in Holmfirth.
We will now continue to meet
weekly with two Friend to
Friend members, a volunteer
and 6 different children, to
produce the Olympic rings in a
rag rug using old cut up t-shirts. When we have finished
in about 13 weeks time, the
rug will be displayed in the
school. We have had a great
response from the children
who have enjoyed learning a
new skill. Most of them have
commented, that they would
like to stay all night in school
to carry on working on the
rug.
who came and to the library
for playing host.
The group wanted to meet
people from the community
and arranged a meeting at
Holmfirth Library on 19th
June
2012. The 1950s clothes in-
cluding a wedding dress and
two veils and tiaras were on
display with mementoes lent
by members and others from
the 50s. Friend to Friend
members dressed up in their
tiaras and some visitors were
interviewed and recorded.
Photographs taken by mem-
bers will be on display on our
web site along with examples
from the interviews in due
course. There was plenty of
conversation and a lot of
laughs. Thanks to everybody
are 283 Munros the most well
known isBen Nevis, the highest
mountain in theBritish Isles, with an
altitude of 1,344 metres (4,409ft).
Geoff is now a completer that is he
has now climbed (bagged) all 283
Munro Peaks well done to him we
wave our walking sticks in salute to
your fantastic achievement.
We would like to extend a huge con-
gratulations from Friend to Friend to
Geoff Taylor- one of our volunteer
walk leaders for Denby Dale and bus
driver for many of our groups trips
out, and his family on bagging the
Munros.
AMunrois
amountaininScotlandwith a height
over 3,000ft (914.4m). They are
named afterSir Hugh Munro, 4th
Baronet(18561919), who produced
the first list of such hills, known
asMunros Tables, in 1891. AMunro
topis a summit over 3,000ft which
is not regarded as a separate moun-
tain. As of the 2009 according to the
Scottish Mountaineering Club, there
Rag Rugging at Kirkroyds Infants school
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Nevishttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Isleshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountainhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountainhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotlandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotlandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Hugh_Munro,_4th_Baronethttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Hugh_Munro,_4th_Baronethttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Hugh_Munro,_4th_Baronethttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Hugh_Munro,_4th_Baronethttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Hugh_Munro,_4th_Baronethttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotlandhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountainhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Isleshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Nevis7/29/2019 Friend to Friend Newsletter June 2012
4/12
4
Doreens daughter and Janetsfriend Doreen.
Judy prepared a lovely lunch ofCoronation Chicken (of course)
and fruit sponge with syllabub.Jason gave the royal toast and
Shirley Boardman led us in RuleBritannia.
After lunch, Harvey came to singand play to us music of the 50s.There was some singing alongand a bit of dancing.
Altogether a memorable cele-
bration of the Jubilee.
Diamond Jubilee Celebra-tionThis was a very great successwith everyone entering into the
spirit of the thing.
Volunteers worked very hardfrom early on decorating thePhoenix with lots of red whiteand blue and our Heritage Lot-tery banner. Also on display awedding dress and other1950s dresses belonging toMarie Beaumont
Our members made a real ef-
fort with their outfits and sport-ed tiaras and other headgearprepared earlier. Winnie hadon a super banner made from2 tea towels you wouldnt
have guessed.
David Cockman showed aDVD with a royal theme thesignificance of hats and otherheadwear - especially theCrown.
Our M.P. Jason McCartneyand his chief secretary Sallycame to join us as did Isobel,
Mary Drakes daughter,
Holmfirth Project 1 st June 2012
Holmfirth Project 15 th June 2012 We were back at work on our Diamond Years project but started off with a DVD David Cockmanhad kindly put together of photos of the Jubilee celebration. Shirley Simmonds had taken individ-ual photos of the members in their finery and where suitable these will go on the cover of thescrapbooks.
David and Jim Robison then talked to us about how they see the tiles part of the project working.
The purpose of this was to generate ideas about suitable local areas/landmarks/artefacts whichmembers could photograph with Davids guidance. These photos would then be the basis for tilesto be produced with Jims help.Jim had brought some examples of his ceramics and David some photos to inspire everybody which it seemed to do.
After lunch we had the great Smartie tube opening Smarties supplied by Joan and Winnie,
Smarties enjoyed and the tubes filled with money. A lot of earnest counting & piling of coins went
on. With more tubes still to come back, the total so far is more than 120. So well done every-body. Shirley S also brought along the first of her plants they all went and raised extra for F to F
funds.
7/29/2019 Friend to Friend Newsletter June 2012
5/12
5
Old Meltham History GroupAt this months meeting we had a cutting
and sticking session to fill up our life story
books. We also had a quiz on old Yorkshire
dialect sayings such as; corfurus intmorn-ing- or berragerrontbus.
Heres a Yorkshire poem by Joyce Haigh:
Write it downI go tshops an cant remember
What it wor I cem to buy
I stand an think an other folk
Just nod an hurry by
Make a list my family sed
So as well as I were able
I wrote it down an off I went
But left tdamn thing on ttable
I wrote it on a luggage label
An tied it wi some string
Upon my bag an do you know
I didnt forget a thing
Fund Raising GroupGill Evans, a Friend to Friend volunteer
has started a new group that will meet
together on a regular basis to raise
funds for all the Friend to Friend groups.
At this months meeting on Thursday 5th
of July they will be a speaker from Not
just a trading company, who will speak
to the group about selling ethical and
fair trade products at events as a way of
raising funds. If anyone is interested in
joining the group, please ring the Friend
to Friend office on 687773 and ask to
speak to Jane who will give you more
details.
Food Safety TrainingFriend to Friend will be holding a Food
Safety training course on the 23rd
of July
at the Holmfirth Methodist Church at
9.30 to 4pm. The course is open to all
volunteers who are involved with the
preparation, cooking or handling of food.If you would like a place then please
contact the Friend to Friend office on
687773..
Honley GroupNumbers were up despite the weather. For starters we had a quiz of the news from
the last couple of weeks. I was quite surprised to find that only one person in the
room knew of Englands progress on the Euro championship and that nobody knew
the name of Harvey Smiths horse. Acronyms were next on the list. Did you know
this one? TEPID Tastes Expensive, Pension Inadequate, Dammit. There were
lots of discussions and memories and these were followed up by several humorous
poems. Shirley
7/29/2019 Friend to Friend Newsletter June 2012
6/12
6
Marsdens Diamond Jubilee Celebration June 7th
Hello everyone we do hope that you all enjoyed the Queens Diamond Jubilee Celebrations. It did
seem to create a good community spirit with so many people celebrating both at home and at lo-
cal events. The television coverage of the various national events held in and around London
was very good indeed and perhaps gave a sense of the nation coming together to celebrate
Queen Elizabeths long reign.
Marsden Friend to Friend had been planning for the event for some weeks. Firstly, we decided to
have an indoor street party in the Mechanics Institute where we hold our regular sessions. Then
the members suggested that we could wear tiaras or crowns at our indoor street party. We
searched the internet for ideas and found some gold coloured card crowns; we purchased 20
crowns in total and we were very pleased with them when they arrived after all who could resist
20 gold crowns for 4.99 (ha ha). The next step was to decorate them with plastic jewels.
Grace Joyce Liz (Volunteer)
We devoted a session to embellishing our crowns and everyone was delighted with the finishedresult; we think they looked great. Above - Grace, Joyce and Liz model samples of the crowns.
They look quite regal wearing the crowns - dont they!
We had agreed to have a buffet lunch at our party and Janet, the manager of the Mechanics,
kindly allowed us stay from 10.15am until 1.45pm rather than our usual 10.15 until 11.45. There-
fore we had time to decorate the room with flags, bunting and balloons and also the tables with
union jack table cloths, serviettes and such like. Everyone brought some food for the buffet and itlooked just delicious.
Enjoying our jubilee party lunch
7/29/2019 Friend to Friend Newsletter June 2012
7/12
7
We had lots of salads, quiches, sausage rolls, sandwiches, cakes, cup -cakes, biscuits and
Audrey made a superb trifle. The buffet looked really appetising and everyone was soon tucking
into the food, we all really enjoyed our celebration lunch - as can be seen by the photographs!
Also, there was enough food left for our members to take some home for their tea.
We played background music from the 1950s during the session which was certainly appropriate
for our celebration. We knew all of the songs but had fun trying to remember who sang on partic-
ular records!
Members enjoying Audreys trifle Cynthia in her jubilee tee shirtThe members and volunteers Liz, Shirley and Cynthia had a lovely time. It was a very good way
to celebrate the Queens Diamond Jubilee. We had good food, good music and good company
what more can one ask for! I am sure that we will all have such nice memories of the celebration.Thanks to everyone for helping to make it such a special session.
Finally, a special mention goes to Dorothy who has been ill recently but is now recovering and
was able to attend the celebration. It was lovely to see you again Dorothy we really enjoyed your
company!
Cynthia Phillips
Friend to Friend
Unit 8 Bridge Mills
Huddersfield Road
Holmfirth
HD9 3TW
Tel: 01484 687773
Www.friendtofriend.org.uk
Email: [email protected]
7/29/2019 Friend to Friend Newsletter June 2012
8/12
8
7/29/2019 Friend to Friend Newsletter June 2012
9/12
9
7/29/2019 Friend to Friend Newsletter June 2012
10/12
10
Answers to last months quiz about the Queen
The Queen has attended every opening of Parliament except those in 1959 and
1963. Why was this? She was pregnant with Andrew and Edward.
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have sent approximately 45,000 what
over the last 60 years? Christmas cards
There have been how many popes during the Queens 60 year reign? SIX
The Queen has sent how many telegrams to centenarians in the UK and the
Commonwealth during her 60 years: 175,000+
Royal Yacht Britannia was decommissioned in which year? 1997
In 1974 the Queens trip to Australia and Indonesia was interrupted and the
Queen had to return to the UK. The Duke continued with the programme in
Australia and the Queen rejoined the tour in Indonesia later. Why did she re-
turn? A General Election in the UK was suddenly called and she had to re-
turn to Britain.
Why was the Queens visit to the Republic of Ireland in May 2011 such an im-
portant and historic one? It was the first visit by a British monarch since
Irish independence.
In which year did the Queen attend her first FA Cup Final? 1953
How many ships has the Queen launched during her reign? 21
In which year was the first royal walkabout? 1970
In which year of her reign did the Queen NOTmake a Christmas broadcast?
1969 - a repeat of the film Royal Family was shown and a written message is-
sued.
What is the significance of this address for the Queen? 17 Bruton Street, Lon-
don W1. She was born there.
What did the Queen learn to do in 1945? She learnt to drive.
What is the date of the Queens birthday? April 21st
Which item of the Queens jewellery came from the Clogau St Davids mine
near Dolgellau in Wales? Her wedding ring.
7/29/2019 Friend to Friend Newsletter June 2012
11/12
11
Old Money Quiz
Do you remember the days of pounds, shillings and pence? All those
lessons at school when we had to remember that there were 12 pence
in one shilling and twenty shillings in a pound. The nightmare of maths
lessons working out these complicated amounts. This quiz tests your
knowledge and memory of our old money (and you thought you had
put those days behind you). All you have to do is work out the amount
for each clue and write it in the boxes opposite, then add up the total.
Some of the answers might be slang for a particular coin, others are
perhaps a little comic, so beware! One has been done for you to give
you an idea. Good luck!
S D
A Stone
Poorly Sea Creature
Royal Headgear
Mans name
Worker of Leather
Mode of Transport
Type of Pig
Jupiter, Saturn,
Girls name 1Penny
TOTAL
7/29/2019 Friend to Friend Newsletter June 2012
12/12
12More Jubilee pictures for you
J
U
B
I
L
E
E
J
U
B
I
L
E
E