We’re a town with Terrier-ific taste!
IT’S a Huddersfield institution.
Now Marstons Chicken Shop on Leeds Road, Bradley, has made it onto a ‘best of’ list published by a national newspaper as one of THE places to visit. The spotlight is shining on Huddersfield more than ever before since the Terriers made it into the Premier League.
And with football fans from across the country expected to descend on Huddersfield for home games against an array of top-flight clubs – starting with Newcastle United on August 20 – they may decide to stick around longer and soak up the delights of our Pennine gem.
Writing about Marstons, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2015, the Sunday Mirror said: “The menu is extensive so you’ll be spoiled for choice if you want a matchday refuel.”
And under the headline ‘Huddersfield is Terrier-ific’ it goes on to champion the Tolson Museum, Holmfirth (as the home of Last of the Summer Wine), Kirklees Light Railway at Clayton West, Standedge Tunnel at Marsden, the view from Castle Hill, Greenhead and Beaumont parks, Terrier Territory (guided tours of the John Smith’s Stadium) and the (derelict) George Hotel, birthplace of Rugby League.
Hazel Dransfield, who set up Marstons with her father, 81-yearold John Marston, in 1985, said the recognition was “amazing” and added: “It’s so flattering.
“To be listed fourth alongside Castle Hill and Beaumont Park is amazing. You get those and then Marstons Chicken Shop. It’s a bit random ... but it’s great!”
Like many businesspeople Hazel, who runs the shop with husband Nigel and son Andy, both Town season ticket holders, hopes that promotion to the Premier League will have a positive knockon.
“Everyone seems to have embraced the club. It seems to have lifted the whole town. We wish good luck to David Wagner. And I hope the fans give us a try when they come off the motorway!”
Meanwhile The Guardian presented an overview of Huddersfield’s history, delving back into its industrial and textile heritage whilst focusing on famous faces and celebrities such as Sir Patrick Stewart, Game of Thrones star Lena Headey and newly unveiled Doctor Who Jodie Whittaker.
Combining the uplifting words of JB Priestley, quoted from The Good Companions, with lyrical tributes to Huddersfield as “a crucible of industry”, it encapsulates what many are already thinking and hoping: that the Terriers’ triumph may lead to a wholesale revitalisation for our proud town.
Let the boom times roll. Smoked Duck Breast .................. £6.80 pack of 2 2.5kg uncooked Chicken Wings ................... £5.00 2.5kg of Boneless Chicken Thighs ............. £10.00 1kg French Brie Wheel ..................... £4.50 each Whole Scottish Plaice 450- 600gm ....... £1.45 each Cooked Octopus ................................ £17.99 kg