Issue 12, August 2018 Burton Open Gardens event hailed as “best ever” This year’s open gardens event ing the memorial garden where in Highburton and Kirkburton visitors could see the progress is being hailed as the “best ev- being made on the changes to the er” after raising £4,500 for lo- memorials. and also All Hallows’ cal charities. churchyard where the team ex- plained how they are working The event, on Sunday 1 July, with the Commonwealth War saw 20 gardens and other sites Graves Commission to have vari- open up for visitors to enjoy a ous graves marked as War range of special features in- Graves. cluding lawns, rose beds, rock- eries, Japanese-influenced Guests also enjoyed 29 individual plots, allotments and ponds. It performances from local musi- was interesting to visit gardens cians at venues across the villag- open for second or third time es. These included folk groups, a and see how they were devel- string quartet, the local HD8 voic- oping and changing, with sev- es in colourful attire, and other eral new gardens, large and singers. small, added to the range. The event raised over £3,500 for Whilst the weather was glori- three main charities: Kirkwood ous for the visitors, who en- Hospice, Yorkshire Air Ambu- joyed the sunshine on the day, lance and the Kirkburton and the gardeners had had to work Highburton Community Associa- extra hard during the dry spell tion. A further £1,000 was raised beforehand to keep their gar- by individual gardens from re- dens looking so lush. freshment and plant sales, for charities of their choice. Pulled pork sandwiches at Venues which were not private Local resident, Chris Dean, was Yew Tree Cottage behind gardens, were opened includ- involved in organising the event, as well as hosting guests and the church in Kirkburton musical entertainment at his Butterfly buns from Forge home. He said: “What a wonder- Cottage on Far Dean – ~ KIRKBURTON NEWSAGENTS ful day; it really was the best (there was a request to Open Gardens event we’ve ever put the recipe for these in Would you like your newspaper delivering? done. It was organised by a ded- the Burton Baker section icated group of local gardeners of the next edition – if you Subscriptions are available on the following newspapers—a saving of up to 30p. and talented musicians. made them could you send in the recipe, please, Yorkshire Post A huge thank you must go to all along with a photo?) Times, Sunday Times those that made it a success, in- The Askhams’ bacon Mail, Mail on Sunday cluding organisers and visitors. sandwiches at Linfit Lane We couldn’t have put on such a were rated the best ever. Examiner great day, and raised so much Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph money for worthy, local causes, Credit is also due for the pro- The i daily without you.” gramme and map for the event Guardian, Observer which were very comprehensive We also deliver all other dailies and any magazine Several of the venues offered and made it easy to plan a route refreshments to visitors and the round the villages. Any enquiries ring 01484-604030 foodie highlights included: 2 BURTON BULLETIN No.12, August 2018 Burton CONTENTS Bulletin 1 Burton Open Gardens Your Bulletin The Burton Bulletin is published by the Kirkburton and Highburton 2 Contents Please bear with us as we ad- Community Association. 3 Mike Greetham just to producing the Bulletin without the input of Mike It is edited and distributed by 4 Vintage Tea Party with HD8 Voices volunteers to over 2,000 households Greetham who was the main- 5 Remember November in the Pennine villages of Kirkburton stay behind the paper and the and Highburton, near Huddersfield. 6 All Hallows Church person responsible for the re- Kirkburton & Highburton 7 Sponsored silence vival of the Bulletin in 2015. Community Association News From Kirkwood Hospice Shop Please note our new email Burton Village Hall 8 Patient Participation Group address for your letters: Northfield Lane 9 Highburton Playgroup [email protected] Highburton 10 Results of Library consultation HD8 0QT 11 Kirkburton History Group The Burton Bulletin Team 01484-606065 12 National Heritage Weekend Web site: www.KHCA.org.uk 13 Burton Environment Group 14 There But Not There.. 15 Advertisement 16 MEMORIES of Village schools in the 1940s and 1950s Editorial team 17 MEMORIES (continued) 18 Lest We Forget—William Henry Jones Rob Goodwin MP’s report Gerard Hetherington 19 Letters Dave Hilton 20 Kirkburton Pre-School Lesley Rattigan Burton Out of School Club Ann Schofield 21 Sports reports Pat Shaw 22 Gardening Tips Email: [email protected] Tel 01484 607467l Tel 23 Restaurant review 014846074 Recipe Photographs 24 Puzzles 25 Puzzles Ian Gunson 26 Featured business—NT Systems Advertising 27 What’s On 28 How do I get in touch with? Ann Schofield 01484-606256 Distribution Geoff Barnard John Boden and their huge team of helpers Your local independent delivering to your door. travel agent Printing Bringing you the world… 115 North Road, Kirkburton, Yorkshire Web Newspaper Printers Huddersfield, HD8 0RL © Barnsley Chronicle Limited 2015. 01484 602225 Registered in England No. 29043. [email protected] Registered Office: 47 Church Street, Tuesday - Friday 10.00am - 4.00pm. Opening Hours: Barnsley, S70 2AS Saturday - 10.00am - 4.00pm Mon to Fri 0900 – 1700 01226 734266 Sat 0900 – 1500 [email protected] Sunday and Monday - Closed. Established since 1985 BURTON BULLETIN No.11, May 2018 3 Mike Greetham Mike and I met In May 1999 He fought his illness with great when we were both elected to fortitude. In his last weeks he Kirkburton Parish Council. He enjoyed a French Sunday later became Chairman and I was Lunch at Shelley Village Hall his Vice Chairman so I got to and conducted a second coach know him very well. trip to Hull for Kirkburton Dis- Mike and I worked successfully trict Probus Club. He enjoyed in bringing our villages together food and drink. Un bon viveur! socially, Mike became a trustee of He loved football and rugby Shelley Community Association league and followed the for- and offered us good, professional tunes of Hull City and Hull advice. He also served his local Kingston Rovers (the Robins) community for years as Chair- with passion. He lived to see man of Burton Community Asso- England beat New Zealand in ciation and editor of Burton Bul- Denver on TV and on the pe- nultimate day of his life he letin, ensuring that forthcoming Mike Greetham : 18 March 1948—25 June 2018 events of local villages as well as watched England score six ‘Burton’ were included. Mike un- goals in a World Cup match. derstood the importance on When our coach party arrives keeping Kirkburton Library open, Mike, however, was a European particularly good ale at modest in Brussels in September for volunteers include Jane Greeth- in every way and had other ideas. prices. our 12th annual trip, we will all am and my wife, Lorna, and peo- I was to find that he had a pro- Whilst on Parish Council, Mike be mindful of the fact that Mike ple from a wide area. found knowledge of European and I befriended Dr David arranged the holiday. We will cities, their architecture, culture Mike was an admirer of our Shel- Atherton, a former chairman of go into a bar and be faced with and bars. As a true son of Hull, ley Garden Festival and so I Saddleworth Parish Council. Dr hundreds of different Belgian he suggested travelling to the worked with like-minded people David, his wife Glenys and their beers on the shelves. It won’t continent by P & O Ferries from in Kirkburton and HIghburton to friends from ‘over the top’, have matter which one we choose as Hull to Zeebrugge instead of tak- kick-start ‘Burton Open Gar- been on all eleven trips to the we will know that Mike, over ing the laborious road route to dens’. When Mike introduced the continent and most of the the years, will have tried them the channel ports. Fearing I was ‘glossy’ ticket he was happy to French Sunday lunches at Shel- all. losing ownership of the trips, I share best practice with us in ley village hall and cemented a insisted on the highly ostenta- Mike will be sadly missed, but Shelley to produce our own firm friendship which resulted tious title of ‘Malcolm’s Continen- what will endure will be the glossy version. in social gatherings on both tal Cruise’, ie two nights at sea friendships and close commu- sides of the Pennines. On a personal note, I invited and four nights ashore. This was nity ties that he forged, not just Jane and Mike to join a coach agreed and set the pattern for all Mike was committed to the in Burton, Shelley and Saddle- party to celebrate my 70th birth- the later holidays with Mike or- trade union and labour move- worth but across West York- day. As a Francophile, the high- ganising the itineraries and ac- ment. He was a former steward shire and beyond. light was a Sunday lunch at my commodation and leaving me to and President of the Kirklees I echo the words of Dr David favourite auberge deep in the fill the coach and organise the Unison branch and was, for Atherton, countryside, near Boulogne. I finances. many years, Chairman of Wake- knew that Mike had the neces- field and Dewsbury Constituen- “To the loss of a great friend, a As an architect, Mike loved the splendid pillar of the communi- sary ‘joie de vivre’ to enjoy the cy Labour parties.