SOWERBY BRIDGE
& other Lightcliffe stories.’
The tales which have been uncovered by The Friends of Lightcliffe Churchyard are many, varied, and of great interest.
They range from characters in ‘Gentleman Jack’ through to soldiers in many wars. Included were the stories of an aged General who won fame in Scotland; a young man who joined the forces under a false name; and a sailor who lost his life on a very dangerous ship. A tragic honeymoon death was also explained.
The next Antiquarian Lecture will be delivered at The Caygill Rooms, The Piece Hall, at 7.30pm on Tuesday, February 18 when David Baker will speak about ‘Such a State of Perfection: John Varley Roberts as Organist and Choirmaster of Halifax Church, 1868-1882’, with musical excerpts.
Old Rastrickians’ Association
The Old Rastrickians’ Association Annual Dinner will take place on Friday, April 3 at Crow Nest Park Golf Club, Hove Edge, Brighouse, 7pm for 7.30pm, and the guest speaker will be Iain Robertshaw, who started at the former Rastrick Grammar School in 1980. We will be delighted to welcome any of his contemporaries who wish to attend, and celebrate their forty years plus others who began in years ending with a zero, along with Old Rastrickians of all eras. Colleagues are welcome to contact me on oldrastrickians@ yahoo.co.uk or 07835 235195,
Good Companions
On Thursday, January 23 Sowerby Bridge Good Companions met at St Patrick’s Church Hall, Bolton Brow, Sowerby Bridge. Get well wishes were sent to Ada. This week, members racked their brains to discover countries from obscure clues with varying degrees of success! The raffle prizes were won by Anne and Lyn. The meeting on Thursday, February 6 will be at the usual time of 1.30-2.50pm. Members are asked to bring a brochure or leaflet on an interesting place/holiday.
New members will be most welcome.
Sowerby Division Trefoil Guild
We started the year with a 12th night lunch enjoyed by us all. This week we held our annual meeting, which went well. Having confirmed that they were willing to stand again, all officers were re-elected.
Our monthly January meeting followed, with the main emphasis on planning the programme for the year.
This was very successful and we hope to confirm our plans in February.
Next month we are gathering for lunch to celebrate a member’s birthday.