Behind scenes look in supermarket

A group of children from Heathfield Junior School, Rishworth, visited Tesco to take part in their ‘Farm to Food’ project.

They went behind the scenes at the supermarket to find where the different foods come from and how they are stored. The children also Mornings are that people are encouraged to bring their knitting or their craft work to join a “Knit and Natter” group. Pauline will be happy to teach people this new skill. The Scarecrow Festival “In- tasted foods from the fresh produce section as well treats from the bread and cheese counters.

A school spokesperson said: “It was an excellent experience for the young children and it has given them lots of ideas for what they would like to find about about next.” formation Caravan” will be situated in the car park of the Northowram club and will be open today, Saturday and Sunday. Another new venture for the Northowram Scarecrow Fes- tival is a football match for the Northowram Scarecrow Cup. This Charity football match will be played on Sunday May 3rd at 2pm between Northowram Rams and a Mutton 30+ team. New this year will be a “Boundary Fun Run/Walk”. The Scarecrow Committee are asking interested villagers to complete a fun run or walk on Monday 4th May. This race will start and finish at Northowram Fields/Sports and Activities Club. Children are welcome but must be with an adult. The entry fee is £2. James Shepherd will be playing on Monday afternoon in the Shoulder of Mutton car park at 2pm. Starting from next Tuesday (May 5th) and every Tuesday (except from May 26th) to Tuesday June 16th AJT7 Fitness are offering a Bootcamp/ Circuit Training 6 week sessions at Northowram Sports club. Please contact Amanda on 07774430091 for details The Halifax Photographic Society members were welcomed by Tony Sheeky. The Society held a “Swop shop” evening when 40 black and white images from the Gallery Photo Group from Gateshead were displayed and marked by the Halifax members. Northowram Darby & Joan “Afternoon” Club held their Tuesday afternoon meeting at Northowram Methodist Church. Mary Lister introduced the speaker Eric Scaife who spoke on “Yorkshire Dialect”. Eric was thanked by Mary for a most enjoyable afternoon. The raffle winners were Staney Brownridge and Mary Lister.

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