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‘I’M NO RACIST’ SAYSGRANDAD AXED BY ASDA By Zoë Shackleton News Reporter zoe@thepressnews.co.uk
A GRANDFATHER who was sacked by Asda for sharing a Billy Connolly video on Facebook says he will be taking his case further. Brian Leach hit national headlines this week when he was dismissed from Asda’s Dewsbury store for breaching the company’s social media policies after complaints from colleagues that the comedy routine was offensive. But the 54-year-old says he has been unfairly treated, claiming another member of staff – who has not been dismissed – re-shared the post on Instagram to brand him as a racist. Brian believes that senior managers at the store asked his colleague to take the post down, but no further action has been taken. “To me he’s done worse, he’s singled me out in the community,” Brian said. “When I heard about it I was very stressed. I was really not wanting to go to work, I was really frightened.”
Brian claims unfair dismissal over post of Billy Connolly’s f-word rant in religion routine Brian said he told Asda officials about the other post in a disciplinary meeting last week, during which he was dismissed. The original video features Billy Connolly’s ‘Religion is Over’ routine, taken from his live stage act a number of years ago, in which he criticises followers of Christianity and Islam.
The Glaswegian comedian says: “Religion is over lads, it’s f***ing over. Take your Reformation, your Vatican, your f***ing Mecca, and f*** off. “Suicide f***ing bombing, now there’s a bright idea. Every time there’s a bang the world is a w***er short. F***ing idiots.” Brian, who has worked as a ‘meeter and greeter’ at the Mill
Street West store for nearly five years, said he removed the post straight away and apologised for any offence caused. He said: “I didn’t mean to offend anybody, it was a joke. I haven’t got a racist bone in my body.” Brian, from Thornhill, was pulled into a meeting where he was asked to take the post down. He did so and issued a full apology, saying that he understood his post upset “many people” and that it was “a very serious breach” of the company’s social media policy. His apology continued: “The post shared is a joke by Billy Connolly and not my personal views. But I recognise how colleagues may think this is my view. As a result I will think very carefully before posting online or say-
ing anything that could be interpreted as hurtful to others. “I believe this has been a wakeup call and will not be repeated. I would like the opportunity to prove that this post does not reflect who I am.” But Asda dismissed Brian a month after he was first told to remove the video. He is likely to appeal the decision – though he has vowed not to work at the store again. He is getting help from the National Secular Society ahead of an employment tribunal, and says he wants Asda to recognise they’re in the wrong. He said: “An apology would do, or a reinstatement accepting a warning (not dismissal). But with the situation and how it’s gone, it’s untenable for me to work there. It’s going to be going to a tribunal once they’ve heard my appeal. The Secular Society are going to support me.” The Press contacted Asda for a further comment regarding the separate Instagram post from a colleague at the Dewsbury store but
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Deaths BRADLEY (NEE SIMPER) HELEN On June 15, suddenly aged 46, partner of Nigel
and mum of Clayton and Aimee. Funeral service will take place at Huddersfield Crematorium on Thursday July 11 at 12.30pm.
COWSILL (NEE DEWHIRST) JULIA MARY On June 15, peacefully at Pinderfields Hospital, of Ossett, aged 79, wife of the late George. Funeral service will take place at Wakefield Crematorium on Wednesday July 10 at 2.20pm.
ELLIS VALERIE On June 18, peacefully at Pinderfields Hospital, of Dewsbury, aged 77, wife of Jeffrey. Funeral service will take place at Huddersfield Crematorium on Tuesday July 2 at 10am.
HEWARD JEAN On June 19, peacefully at Fieldhead Court Nursing Home, of Thornhill, aged 76, sister of Barbara, the late Barrie and Mary. Funeral service will take place at Cottingley Hall Crematorium, Leeds, on Tuesday July 2 at 10.20am.
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On June 14, peacefully at his home in Dewsbury, aged 81, husband of Pauline. Funeral service will take place at Wakefield Crematorium on Monday July 8 at 1.40pm.
On June 20, peacefully at Beechwood Cheshire Care Home, formerly of Ravensthorpe, aged 46, son of David. Funeral service will take place at Huddersfield Crematorium on Wednesday July 3 at 9.30am.
LAWRENCE STAN On June 17, at his home in Hightown with his family by his side, aged 77, husband of Sandra. Funeral service will take place at Park Wood Crematorium, Elland, on Thursday July 4 at 12noon.
MARTIN ISOBEL PATRICIA ‘PAT’ On June 24, peacefully in hospital after a long illness courageously fought, of Birstall, aged 79, mother of Marie. Funeral service will take place at Birstall Methodist Church on Wednesday July 10 at 11.45am.
RUDDLESDEN SARAH LILIAN On June 24, peacefully at Fieldhead Court Nursing Home, formerly of Thornhill, aged 101, wife of the late Thomas. Funeral service will take place at Huddersfield Crematorium today (Friday) at 9.30am.
WESTERMAN (NEE COATES) BERYL On June 7, of Little Gomersal, aged 82, wife of the late John. Funeral service will take place at Huddersfield Crematorium on Thursday July 11 at 11.15am.
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house and didn’t like his neighbours. He pleaded guilty to arson being reckless as to whether life was endangered. Grogan’s lawyer, Richard Reed, said he suffers with paranoid schizophrenia and was in hospital for around four months after the incident. Judge Geoffrey Marson QC agreed that Grogan’s mental health disorder is compounded by his illegal drug use. He sentenced Grogan to two years and eight months in prison, but he’ll be eligible for release when he has served half the sentence.
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Schizophrenic torched flat Leeds Crown Court heard that Luke Grogan smashed a front window in the ground-floor flat on Milton Walk, Dewsbury, before setting fire to his mattress on September 23 last year. The 28-year-old, now of School Crescent in Dewsbury Moor, said that he rang the fire brigade and then banged on his neighbours’ doors to alert them to the fire. After the incident, Grogan told a psychiatrist that he started the blaze because he wanted to move
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THORNHILL: An amateur filmmaker from Dewsbury is looking for volunteers to appear in an upcoming documentary about the Thornhill area. Simon Reed, who released Memory Lane Dewsbury back in 2014, is filming a section of his latest project at The Common and The Coombs in Thornhill on Thursday (July 4) at around midday – the date and time of the Coombs Pit Disaster which saw 139 men and boys lose their lives in 1893. He wants as many people as possible to form a crowd scene, first at The Common at 11.45am, then in the car park of the Dolce Vita restaurant (formerly The Alma) at 12.15pm. People can just turn up on the day, or email info@simonreedproductions.com for more information. Simon would especially like to hear from the descendants of anyone who was involved in the Coombs Pit Disaster.
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Community ‘gets together’ at hundreds of Jo Cox tribute events By Zoe Shackleton THOUSANDS of people “got together” over the weekend to remember former Batley & Spen MP Jo Cox. The third annual Great Get Together this year marked what would have been Mrs Cox’s 45th birthday – and people from all walks of life attended special events up and down the country to celebrate her life. The weekend of events kicked off in North Kirklees when hundreds of school children paraded through Batley up to the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium as part of the ‘Step Into The Future’ Batley & Spen MP Tracy Brabin, second right, at one of the Great Get Together events programme. It culminated in the popular Run for Jo at Oakwell Hall, as participants completed the 6.5km cross-country challenge or the 2.5km family fun run. In between there were street parties, fun days, coffee mornings and sports matches – all organised to promote Mrs Cox’s legacy that “we have more in common than that which divides us”. Mrs Cox’s sister Kim Leadbeater, who started the Great Get Together three years ago with parents Jean and Gordon, said: “It has been absolutely wonderful to be at the Run for Jo and all weekend at the hundreds of events. “It has been a really special weekend with the most fantastic atmosphere, so friendly, so warm, so like Jo. “We are all tired out but it is so worth it. We have been surrounded by good people, who A team of 30 staff from Heckmondwike Grammar School took part in the Jo Cox Great Get Together 6.5km run at Oakwell Hall. Headteacher Peter Roberts said: “It was such a fabulous day and opportunishow us that good things are possible. “Loads of families have attended, made up of ty to celebrate with the local community in tribute to Jo, who was former head girl at HGS.” different ages, different races, different religions, and different backgrounds.” She added: “I believe the Great Get Together helps to heal some of the divisions that have scarred this country of late. “I had hoped the reaction to Jo’s murder would lead to a more compassionate politics and stronger communities. Instead, it feels like things have got worse these last three years. I refuse to give up that hope, however.” Batley and Spen MP Tracy Brabin said: “It was an absolutely brilliant few days across Batley and Spen, with so many people pulling out all the stops. “To see so many people of different communities, cultures and faiths come together to celebrate just how much we all have in common was breathtaking and it was a privilege to be a part of it. THE Armed Forces Flag was There was no official civic pres“A huge thank you to Jo’s raised outside Batley Town Hall on ence in Batley or Cleckheaton, but family – Kim, Gordon and Jean Monday morning, marking the residents, Royal British Legion start of Armed Forces Week 2019. members and local councillors Leadbeater – for leading the The flag is being flown above gathered to mark the moment. way with such kindness, genall Kirklees town halls and brief The Batley branch of the British erosity and humility and to ceremonies were held in Legion helped organise the gatheveryone across our communiDewsbury and Huddersfield, ering along with Coun Gwen Lowe ty who worked so hard to make where the mayor and deputy (Lab, Batley West). Refreshments it a success. You’ve done Batley mayor were in attendance. were provided at the RAFA club. and Spen proud once again.”
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White-van man in high-speed chase A VAN driver led police on a high-speed car chase through Batley before being arrested on suspicion of three separate offences. The 36-year-old failed to stop for officers on Cross Bank Road just before 11pm on Sunday. He led five police cars on a dangerous chase through surrounding roads before abandoning his white Ford Transit Tipper van on Smithies Moor Crescent.
Eyewitness Ben Rhodes said the driver then fled on foot with two police cars in pursuit, while the rest of the officers parked up and continued the chase on foot. A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said: “At 10.52pm, officers on patrol spotted a white Ford Transit tipper van driving on Cross Bank Road in Batley. The van made off from officers and the vehicle was abandoned on
Smithies Moor Crescent. “One male, aged 36, was arrested nearby on suspicion of failing to stop, dangerous driving and possession of a class A drug. He remains in custody.” Anyone who might have witnessed the incident or has any further information is asked to contact West Yorkshire Police on 101, quoting crime reference number 13190317979.
News In Brief Man arrested on suspicion of rape HECKMONDWIKE: A man was arrested after a young woman in her 20s was raped in Heckmondwike. Officers are investigating the attack which happened in Fairmoor Way on Sunday afternoon. Police confirmed a 31-year-old man had been arrested in connection with the incident but released while enquiries continue. A spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said: “Police received a report of a serious sexual assault on a woman in her 20s in the Fairmoor Way area (on Sunday afternoon). Enquiries remain ongoing.”
Baby bank ‘helping dozens of families’ HECKMONDWIKE: A new group supporting vulnerable families with young children say they have been inundated with requests for help. The Rainbow Baby Bank, on Union Street, only opened its doors last month – but it has already helped dozens of families in need by providing clothes, nappies, toiletries, blankets, cots, prams and various other items. Angela Surtess, who runs the baby bank, said they helped 22 families in May and they expect twice as many this month. She said they always welcome donations of essentials, while they fundraise to buy bigger items like cots and prams. Anyone who can help or wants more information can email rainbowbabybank@ gmail.com.
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Any questions for the hospital trust? NORTH KIRKLEES: The trust which runs Dewsbury Hospital is holding its annual general meeting on Tuesday, July 30. Members of the public will get the chance to speak with Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust staff before officials give presentations on the achievements and challenges, and the annual report and accounts from the past year. Then there’ll be a question-and-answer session. The meeting opens at 5.30pm at Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield, with the formal meeting starting at 6pm. Any questions for the trust’s board members should be emailed to communications@midyorks.nhs.uk.
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Third Age meeting NORTH KIRKLEES: The Dewsbury and District Third Age Group is hosting its annual general meeting at Dewsbury Town Hall on Monday (July 1) at 2pm. The charity, aimed at over-50s who live in North Kirklees and the surrounding area, has around 700 members who enjoy various classes from art and drawing to table tennis. For more information visit www. dewsbury-district3age.co.uk or pop along to the event.
Appeal for relatives HECKMONDWIKE: Coroner’s officers are appealing to trace relatives of a woman from Heckmondwike. Sadie Clemson, aged 69, died of natural causes on Monday June 17. Anyone with information can contact coroner’s officer Emma Ross on 01924 292301.
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By Tony Earnshaw Local Democracy Reporter A PETITION has been set up in reaction to Kirklees Council’s recycling policy. It calls on the authority to broaden what can be recycled in its green bins as part of its contract with waste operator Suez. As of yesterday afternoon (Thursday) the campaign, created by Liversedge resident Rachael Thomas on the website 38degrees, had received 3,200 signatures. It comes at a time when the council’s policy of impounding green bins from residents who contaminate recycling with “illegal” waste has made national headlines. The council has been tasked by the government to improve its lacklustre recycling rate which, at 27 per cent, falls well below the national average of 45 per cent. In her petition entitled ‘Recycling in Kirklees’ Rachael calls for a review of items that can be placed in green bins. She writes: “As it stands, only four types of recyclable packaging (paper, plastic bottles, clean tins/cans and empty aerosols) can be recycled within Kirklees by their chosen partner Suez. “This is diabolical compared to other councils in the vicinity – eg Calderdale allow 15 common items and Wakefield 16 recyclable products.” Coun Lisa Holmes (Con, Liversedge and Gomersal), said it was time for the coun-
cil to re-think its “knee-jerk” policy. The confiscation policy was initiated as far back as 2011 but was only implemented this year. The council launched its crackdown on April 1. It was designed to encourage residents to recycle better and to educate people as to what can and cannot be put in a green bin.
Rogue yoghurt pot lands Andy in bin bother IN Gomersal, one man who received a yellow sticker emptied his green bin and photographed the contents to indicate the offending item – a yoghurt pot. Andy Kennedy, 57, of Oxford Street, found the solitary yoghurt pot – which cannot be recycled – in his bin last week. “I don’t eat yoghurt, so it wasn’t even my rubbish,” he said. “That’s been put in my bin by somebody else. “I am seriously annoyed. I’ll put the bin out again for collection but if it goes, it goes. I’m not bothered. “I’m disgusted by the confiscation policy. It’s a joke.” After first being rolled out in south Kirklees, resulting in the seizure of 1,341 bins over a six-week period, it has now been introduced in the north of the borough. The council has reported success with the project. The borough is now recycling 45-85 additional tonnes every week in Huddersfield – roughly the
Beer festival will draw crowds MIRFIELD and District Round Table’s Beer and Music Festival is returning for its seventh year this weekend. Thousands of visitors are expected at St Paul’s Church today (Friday) and tomorrow.
The event has proved a hit with locals and this year features around 30 real ales and ciders, a lager bar and prosecco and gin bar and live music. Doors open at 5pm today and close at midnight, then it’s 12pm
equivalent of 17 full bin lorries. Coun Holmes commented: “This may have been a kneejerk reaction after someone asked ‘What can we do?’ “They’ve remembered the policy and have resurrected it. “They’d never used it and then they pull it out of the drawer in 2019 and, all of a sudden, start doing all this.” Coun Holmes said yellow warning stickers had appeared on green bins in her ward – the first stage in the council’s crackdown on contaminated waste. Residents are given the opportunity to remove illegal items and re-present their bin for the next fortnightly collection. If illegal items still remain on the second occasion, the bin is impounded. Residents can apply to have it returned after six months. Coun Holmes added: “The council has massively alienated a lot of people who were genuinely trying to do recycling properly. “They are already stickering bins in my ward. I am furious. “My residents are well annoyed. What kind of a numpty would resurrect a policy like this? It beggars belief.” Liberal Democrats on the council have called for a green bin amnesty. They have criticised the confiscation policy as “confrontational” and warned that it can only get worse. Rachael Thomas’s petition can be found at https://you. 38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ recycling-in-kirklees. until 12am on Saturday, and it costs £5 for entry. Social officer James Graham said: “We put on a successful bonfire each year and it’s great to see the beer festival back for its seventh year. “Any profits made from these wonderful events will support local good causes.”
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Trader exposed by paedo-hunters banned from markets in Kirklees By Staff Reporters A DEWSBURY man has been banned from working at Kirklees markets after he was convicted of attempted sexual communication with a teenage girl. Market trader Mohammed Damaniya, of Thornhill Lees, was arrested last year when he was exposed by online paedophile-hunting group Parents Aligned. The group recorded a confrontation with Damaniya at Dewsbury Market, where they asked him about explicit messages he had sent to a decoy posing as a 14-year-old girl. The 53-year-old admitted to sending the ‘girl’ videos demonstrating sex acts and asking her to send him photographs of her
breasts. He had also discussed booking a hotel room where he could have sex with the girl and said he wanted to engage in sexual activity with her because she was “pure” and “untouched”. Damaniya was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court to 22 weeks in prison, suspended for two years. He was also ordered to sign the sex offenders’ register for seven years and a sexual harm prevention order was made against him. Council officers moved to ban Damaniya from the markets after Dewsbury East councillor Aleks Lukic alerted them to his conviction. Coun Lukic said: “Residents were rightly concerned that our markets should be a
safe environment for teenage children to shop and socialise. “In my view the council must have a robust zero tolerance approach to this type of offence, and I hope the quick response in this case gives some reassurance.” In a statement Coun Rob Walker, cabinet member for culture and environment, said: “As soon as the council became aware of allegations that Mr Damaniya had attempted sexual communication with a child, we acted swiftly to remove his license and ban him from trading at Kirklees markets. “We’d like to reassure everyone that the safety of children and the general public is a priority and we will continue to act to ensure Kirklees is a safe place to work and live.”
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News In Brief Drop-in sessions for potential carers KIRKLEES: The council is hosting drop-in sessions for potential carers to find out more about the ‘Shared Lives’ programme. The community scheme helps match adults with carers who open their homes to offer long-term care, short breaks, day support or emergency care. Carers don’t need any specific qualifications and receive support and training. The sessions are at Ravensthorpe’s Greenwood Centre (Saturday, July 6, 12.30pm4pm) and Heckmondwike Library (Tuesday, August 6, 10am-1pm). For more information visit www.kirklees.gov.uk/sharedlives.
Gardeners wanted NORTH KIRKLEES: Dewsbury Hospital is looking for green-fingered volunteers to help create a new garden area in a bid to enhance health and wellbeing for patients, relatives and employees. Anyone with a passion for gardening is invited to meet at the hospital on Saturday, July 6 (9.30am-12.30pm) to help tidy the designated area. For more details, contact Rachel Stewart on 01924 546118, or go to the Ridings Building entrance on the day – with tools in hand.
Genuine fit male 69, wishes to meet active lady over 60 for friendship/outings, leading to possible relationship Photo, contact details & phone number appreciated ELDERLY residents from the Charles Jones Court sheltered housing complex in Batley visited the Zakaria Masjid mosque in Dewsbury and were treated to a meal and a tour organised by com-
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School pleads for more time after damning report By Staff Reporters A DEWSBURY school says it needs more time to improve its fortunes after another damning report by education bosses. St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy was given an ‘inadequate’ rating by Ofsted – just 18 months after receiving the same feedback from its previous inspection. But a spokesman for the Oxford Road school said the latest inspection “has not allowed enough time to show consistent progress across all year groups in the areas identified as needing improvement in 2017”. An Ofsted report published last week said: “Leadership has been unsuccessful in addressing the areas at the previous inspection. Consequently, the overall effectiveness of the school has declined. The capacity for improvement is not secure.”
It went on to say that “pupils’ progress is weak across a range of subjects” while “a significant minority of pupils show a lack of respect for adults and each other.” Though Ofsted said there are high-quality safeguarding procedures in place and pupils
‘Research acknowledges that to turn round the fortunes of a high school takes more time than taken so far.’ – ST JOHN FISHER SCHOOL SPOKESMAN at alternative provision are well cared for, the school must “rapidly improve the quality of teaching” and “urgently improve pupils’ personal development”, amongst other things. A school spokesman said: “Research acknowledges that
to turn round the fortunes of a high school takes more time than taken so far. “Since the report in late 2017, the school’s new Trust Intervention Board has had assistance from an outstanding national leader of education who has supported the headteacher in moving the school forward. “We have not been complacent and systems have been put in place and the groundwork completed. “But as the report acknowledges, the magnitude of the task to improve the school was recognised and the board’s review of governance to support areas of leadership and management has had insufficient time to be fully embedded, but work continues with the support of all staff. “The most recent inspection just came several months too early for the positive changes to demonstrate their full impact.”
Pride event ON after online confusion A PRIDE celebration will take place in Batley’s Wilton Park next weekend, despite confusion and disagreement over an online poster promoting the event. The second annual ‘Pride in the Park’, which celebrates Batley’s diversity and LGBTQ+ community, will feature live music and various stalls and activities between
11am and 5pm next Saturday. However, there was some confusion this week as to whether it would go ahead after an image promoting the event on Facebook was removed following apparent complaints from members of the Friends of Wilton Park group The artwork has since been redesigned and the Facebook
post reinstated, while organisers vowed to make sure the event would happen as planned. David Flint, chairman of the friends group, said: “Inadvertently, by requesting the artwork to be removed, all that has happened is that the event has gained more support and more momentum.”
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LIFE IN BLACK AND WHITE Danny Lockwood
Blame the people, not the plastic HEARD a strange, wailing chant echoing around the centre of York last Friday afternoon. I felt compelled to edge closer and take a look. It appeared to be some tribal ritual, like a coming-of-age ceremony, although the young people being herded together and made to chant seemed rather young for that. Certainly pre-pubescent, I’d guess – primary schoolchildren with innocent, immature minds, presumably wide open to influence by all kinds of warped ideologies. The language was unfamiliar, although these young zealots appeared thoroughly English middle class, freshly scrubbed and laundered. The young novices were ushered up to a central microphone, one by one. As best as I could decipher, in turn they shouted: “Waddawewan?” at which the frenzied gathering would howl, like young wolves: “Sissemchain!” and the verse continued: “Wennawewanit?”
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Mind the plastic Dory – stupid humans “Nowwwww!” Now and again they would break into an impromptu, frenzied chorus of “Sissemchainnaclimberchain!”* repeated over and over. Dearie me. What were the civilised streets of York coming to (ignoring the Romans and Vikings, the besieged Jews committing mass suicide in Clifford’s Tower (1190), or Edward IV impaling rivals’ heads on Micklegate Bar after
the battle of Towton in 1461?) Why weren’t these young whelps where they belonged on a Friday afternoon in school term-time, learning their times-tables; being taught what verbs, adjectives and nouns are? Being one of those curious, investigative types of journalist, I edged closer. Aha! The yellow hi-vis wearing ‘adults’ who were wide-eyed and exultant at their young proteges’ chanting, were clearly their teachers – the 9am-4pm guardians of these impressionable young souls. I approached two of them, gripping their protestors’ placards like a nervous new bride might clasp her marital nightie. Unlike her, they looked to be in raptures. “Oy pal, has someone cancelled lessons this aft?” I inquired. “Shouldn’t they be in school?” Clearly not. The children were “finding their environmental voices,” and wasn’t it
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“absolutely wonderful”? I demurred, taking my leave with a rather earthy Anglo-Saxon riposte. * “System change not climate change” the children were supposedly chanting, in protest at how we adults are killing their planet. They clearly don’t have elocution lessons. ND before you lot starting getting all hot and bothered, yes I really do think we should all be doing our utmost to recycle, cut carbon footprints and take better care of our planet. But trust me, old Mother Earth will be around a long time after mankind has departed the scene. Sensible bio and geological education of children is one thing; mad-left indoctrination is another. But can I ask a question: When is the last recorded instance of human death by plastic bottle (not including any 2l Tango bottles filled with quick-drying cement and used as a makeshift bludgeon)? I’m sorry for all the marine life choked or strangled by plastic items discarded by thoughtless human beings, I really am. It’s a problem which should be taken seriously – by everyone on the planet. That’s plain common sense, but instead it’s become a cause owned by either anarchists and far-left zealots or mostly harmless Greenies. And neither of them ‘do’ common sense much. They won’t be happy until they’ve made England pay for being the Satanic force behind the carbon-based Industrial Revolution. They’d consider us huddled round camp fires, living on nuts and berries as fair payback – and no matter if eliminating the UK’s entire carbon footprint equated to about six months of Chinese industrial growth. They can’t make a blind bit of difference to the real polluters around the world, but in this country they’re indulged and allowed to shut down city centres, disrupt railway services, airports, and contaminate children’s minds in the name of their pious cause. I admit that I would rather see one of these extinction Rebellion nutters being choked by a discarded lager 6pack ring than Flipper the dolphin, or Nemo and Dory, although merely saying that is likely to paint a bullseye on my own back. Jo Brand can poisonously suggest that Nigel Farage should have acid thrown over him as opposed to a milkshake, but that’s ok – it’s leftwing ‘comedy’. Dissent from the tree-huggers and go stand in the corner with all of the other labelled phobes
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Downing Street – the new soap opera DESPAIR, I really do. The highest office of British state has become a tawdry version of the Big Brother house, or maybe Love Island (and I admit to never having watched it – I’d poke my own eyes out first). Strictly Come Downing (Street) starring Boris and Jeremy. They both get a big fat ‘zero’ from this judge. The mistake Boris Johnson made in refusing to parade like a chained bear before Sky TV’s circus cameras this week, was in not refusing to do the same for the BBC, ITV, national radio, local radio ... indeed any journalist thrusting a microphone at him. Blank ‘em, Boris! They are not interested in your ideas or policies; they are all, to a man and woman, just wanting to draw blood – your blood. Sad to say, that’s how far my profession has fallen. I understand his desperate rival Jeremy Hunt giving thanks to the spying neighbours who snitched on Boris to Pravda – sorry, The Guardian (you got more truth in Pravda). Hunt is like Leonardo di Caprio at the end of Titanic, reaching up from the icy depths, hoping someone, anyone, will haul him out. It’s not happening, Jeremy. You can’t be trusted. You are a slightly less-deluded version of Theresa May, that’s all, witnessed by the social media faux pas describing all Leave voters as ‘little Englanders’ (ie, almost racists). Boom. That’s dropping your Strictly dance partner on her head, pal. Throw the towel in now. Do I think that makes Boris
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a suitable PM? Good Lord no! But unless I misunderstand, the 160,000 members of the Conservative Party get to pick their new leader and our next (however briefly) Prime Minister, which makes Boris’s ‘qualities’ no-one’s business but theirs. He can and will talk to them and should give all his mainstream media haters a wide berth. We’ll get our turn as and when he has to stand before the entire nation – and that’s a different gig altogether. As it stands, he’ll pick up the most poisoned chalice since the one handed to Winston Churchill in 1940, so good luck to whomever gets that task. What do I think of him? I think that he’s as egotistical, duplicitous and narcissistic as Theresa May, David Cameron, Gordon Brown, Tony Blair, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, George W Bush, Bill Clinton … anyone see a theme emerging? Get the job done, and most people won’t care.
’VE not been out and about much, so I must have missed the public condemnations and condolences from our local politicians, following the 99 (and counting) arrests over child sexual exploitation in Dewsbury and Batley. Given her shadow ministerial brief in education, I imagine Tracy Brabin went ballistic at news of the latest 44 arrests. And just to think – the police haven’t even started on the 2009-2019 offenders yet. With the scathing recent independent report highlighting Kirklees Council’s failings, Coun Shabir Pandor has obviously resigned as leader, yes? What’s that you say? “No”? Not a single one of them has raised their head above the parapet to utter a single public word about what could end up being an unparalelled public scandal? I wonder why on earth that would be...?
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(Climaphobe – can I copyright that? Or Greenophobe?) The plain and simple fact is that plastic doesn’t kill our fishy friends – it’s thoughtless people who kill them, who dispose of their rubbish with wanton disregard for the consequences. Plastic discarded safely is recyclable in most of its forms and can even be turned into a
bio-fuel. Wow, ‘green’ plastic, who would ever have thought? It is not the enemy. Human beings are the enemy – and the truth now being out there, I look forward to my next walk through York to find a mob of young zealots screaming as one: “Waddawewan?” “Peeperlchain!” “Wendowekillem?” “Now!”
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Church to celebrate 900 years A CHURCH in Birstall is celebrating its 900th anniversary this year. St Peter’s Church will kick-start 12 months of celebrations this Sunday (June 30) with a special service at 10am led by Rt Rev Dr Jonathan Gibbs, before a barbecue lunch in the church grounds. The first major event of the milestone year is a festival of flowers, taking place on Saturday, July 13 and Sunday, July 14 at the church. Throughout the year there will be various events including concerts, services, a murder mystery dinner and a party for the community, and residents are being urged to get involved. Members of the congregation are also being challenged to carry out 900 acts of kindness, hand out 900 invitations and plant 900 crocus flowers in the grounds. The vicar of Birstall, Rev Paul Knight, said: “We want our community to recognise that St Peter’s Church is a lively crowd of people determined not only to look backwards as we celebrate 900 years, but also that it is forward-looking.” More information about can be found at www.stpetersbirstall.co.uk, or by emailing vicar@stpetersbirstall.co.uk.
Ceremonies mark Armed Forces Day
£100,000 mercy mission A GROUP of volunteers from a Dewsbury charity raised over £100,000 to help the poor and needy in Pakistan. Shakeel Faraz and a team from SKT Welfare funded their trip to the city of Muzaffargarh to deliver thousands of food parcels during Ramadan – and had to contend with 48-degree heat. The charity runs various projects across the world to help vulnerable adults and children in places like Myanmar, Syria and Turkey.
Shakeel, the international deployment manager at SKT, said: “Muzaffargarh and the villages in the rural areas surrounding it are extremely poor and much of the population suffers from malnutrition, water-borne disease and poor health. “The temperature was 48 degrees celsius and (it) was extremely difficult on both the mind and body. “But seeing thousands of weak and poor beneficiaries every day soon put our daily sacrifice into context. Aid was being delivered daily,
during the month of Ramadan, and we saw people fasting in the burning heat and going about their daily routines, working, farming and not complaining. The experience was humbling and reminded me of how the world needs to start sharing and coming together regardless of creed, colour and race, because humanity is just too precious.” Shakeel has set up another charity called The Magic Wishing Well, which will help the homeless and needy in the UK.
MP hails health fair’s success DEWSBURY MP Paula Sherriff hailed her first Health and Wellbeing Fair a “massive success”. The fair at Howlands Centre brought together organisations which offer support for mental and physical health conditions, advice on healthy living, or provide services which improve health and fitness. It featured over 25 stalls and Miss Sherriff, pictured
EVENTS to mark Armed Forces Day will take place at the Old Colonial pub tomorrow (Saturday), organised by the Mirfield branch of the Royal British Legion. A service and speeches begin at 10.30am, led by Padre Rev Ian Grange. Local cadet forces and the band of 868 Squadron ATC will feature. Rocks from the Falkland Islands will be interred at the pub’s war memorial, which was created several years ago and contains artefacts from conflicts around the world, including a piece of the Berlin Wall, plants from Crete, Arnhem and Singapore, a piece of the yard at Auschwitz, sand from Tobruk and beaches at Dieppe, Dunkirk and Normandy and a piece of coral brought back from Pearl Harbour. Free food will be available in the Old Colonial afterwards. For more information call 01924 496920. Dewsbury’s branch of the British Legion is commemorating the day with a wreath-laying ceremony and short service at the war memorial in Earlsheaton Park at 7pm, followed by a 1940s show at the nearby Conservative Club.
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‘Mess’ was best I watched five people on telly all aspiring to be our new PM – and I laughed and cried as each and every one said how they would improve the ‘lot’ of our great nation. Not one of them mentioned a) soup kitchens; b) higher crime rates; c) food banks; d) more beggars on our streets; e) council tax increases to include a ‘caring subsidy’ – because this government has cut funding. They all vowed to give us back about one third of the money they took from us in the seven or eight previous years – which means in fact they are giving nothing. Of the 33 per cent of people who vote for the main parties, half of them (say, 16 per cent) would vote for a donkey with a ‘red’ coat. The other half (16 per cent) would vote
We’re tolerating intolerance From: ‘Heckmondwike Hector’ What a whopper! A professed Islamic scholar makes a ‘Freudian’ Islamist tweet, i.e. a slip-up that inadvertently gives insight to the thinking behind the radical mind-set. Live on TV, Abdullah Patel questioned five candidates for the Tory leadership. In what was a thinly-disguised attack on Boris Johnson, he asked “do words have consequences?” He then
Letter of the Week: L Gardner, Batley for a donkey with a ‘blue’ coat. I don’t think this 33 per cent knows of the existence of the rest of us – or if they do, they don’t care. None of them dare admit that the root cause of our financial crisis was a lady called Margaret Thatcher, who said ‘let’s scrap our manufacturing expertise and rely on the money markets’. And so the bankers laughed all the way home and when they failed in their jobs they didn’t get sacked. We – the government – bailed
went on to peddle the overblown notion of ‘islamophobia’. This word now seems to run off the tongue. It is so hysterically propagated it wouldn’t surprise me if a parking attendant slapping a ticket on a dangerouslyparked vehicle outside a mosque would be classed as ‘islamophobic.’ Holocaust-denier Patel tweeted insinuations that women have only themselves to blame for rape, along with several anti-semitic slurs. Patel found the answer to his own question. Yes, words do have consequences. Now he has been given a red card
them out and gave them ‘golden handshakes’ for failing. Now we come to the so-called mess – a favourite phrase of the blue brigade. If I recall, the ‘mess’ provided me with enough police on the streets, lower council tax, bin collections correctly done, roads without gaping great holes, libraries safe from closure, many village post offices, town halls fully utilised, park wardens and many more good things. Please bring back the ‘mess’, we
by the local mosque and a suspension from his post as a deputy headteacher. However, let us not be fooled by this cosmetic damage-limitation exercise. Patel has lots of like-minded support in the community and you can bet your bottom dollar that he will be back spewing his bile once the furore had died down. Patel’s virtual escape from such consequences is down to a new aggressive religious licentiousness which, to some extent, feeds off a pernicious leftie bias. It is often upheld and supported by the ‘PWBBC’ (Political Wing of the BBC). Little wonder then
were a damn sight happier. Let’s explain the ‘mess’ in layman’s terms – borrow the money, do the job, pay back later. I don’t like being in debt, but how many ordinary people bought their house with a mortgage? All we hear from most politicians is
that he was invited to put MPs on the spot. If this is not bad enough, another example of bigotry surrounds the anti-LBGTQ protests outside a Birmingham school by parents who don’t want their children to follow the curriculum. Because of the ages of the children I might have inadvertently given some sentiment to this nest of hornets had I not realised that it is part of a global hatred of nonheterosexuals. The perverse reality is that no-one dare challenge these deeply ingrained prejudices for fear of being called
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“we all must pull together”. It would be nice if the “we” bit meant you and me, not just the blue and red brigades. I won’t fall out with anyone who replies, comments or thinks I’m a crank because of me trying to sum up how I see the causes of our mess today.
(yes, you just guessed it) ‘islamophobic.’ Hence we have been trapped into tolerating those who themselves are deeply intolerant. Had these protesters been white and middle class, the Hope Not Hate mob would have been at their most vociferous and the police would have moved in on the protest long ago to arrest the ringleaders. The real problem is that it is dangerous to challenge them on any issues regarding homosexuality. They recoil at the idea that their own sons or daughters, brothers or sisters might have a sexuality which runs contrary to their belief system. The victims therefore remain silent and trapped in their own communities without a single government agency to help them. Of all the fluttery leaflets printed by Kirklees Council, when did you last see a poster saying ‘Gay and Muslim Helpline – ring this number’? If you ever get one, pin it up in Savile Town and see what happens. Don’t get me wrong; I too hold some responsibility for anti-gay prejudices which happened in my teenage years. Fortunately I grew up to realise that I wasn’t put on this earth to condemn those whose feelings were different to mine. I also grew up to realise that if God exists, then gay men and women are his children also. He would have to have had a twisted logic if he created them to be persecuted by any religious group in accordance with the very books of which he and his prophets are professed to be the author. If you can’t work that one out, then God help the lot of us.
Poll problems aren’t unique From: Name and address supplied Why all the surprise at the corrupt shenanigans in the Peterborough by election? The same corruption has been prevalent in Kirklees elections since its inception in 1973/74. In the first election for Kirklees councillors, certain presiding officers allowed the illegal presence of non-officials in polling stations. One of these polling stations was next door to a police station! On the subject of the current (shocking?) PM election, the usual ‘losers’ are resorting to personal attacks to hide their unsuitability for office. What should be paramount is the experience of the candidates! But for the stupidity of the candidates in 2016, the candidate best suited to carry out the wishes of the people would have been chosen and we would not have wasted the last three years!
Better Boris than Corbyn From: G Dennis, Birstall The Tory PM candidates have now been whittled down to the final two and the political smearing has commenced, not just our newspapers but also our mainstream TV channels, in particular against Boris Johnson. He may not be my ideal choice but I would rather back Boris to secure a Brexit deal, or no deal if necessary, and also ensure that Corbyn and his despicable crew never have the opportunity to govern our country.
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by Paula Sherriff, MP for Dewsbury and Mirfield
A privilege to see community spirit N THE past week, I’ve been overwhelmed by just how many people there are in Dewsbury, Mirfield, Denby Dale and Kirkburton, all doing great things to support others in our community. My first Health and Wellbeing Fair was a great example of this, and saw the Howland Centre in Dewsbury packed full of people offering a range of support for mental and physical health conditions; advice on healthy living or providing a service that improves health and fitness. With over 25 stalls, it was wonderful to see people chatting and sharing their expertise, and the clubs and groups that are doing fantastic work in our area. My own experience working in the NHS before I became an MP taught me that it takes all the experience, expertise and compassion of innumerable people, all working to help people
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‘Mr Batley’ is honoured FORMER journalist and local historian Malcolm Haigh has stepped down from his role as chairman of Batley History Group. Known as ‘Mr Batley’, Malcolm founded the group almost 10 years ago with a group of friends at the town’s Union Rooms pub. He will still be involved in the group as honorary president, but said he felt ‘now was the right time’ to hand over the role. Long-standing member Wendy Storey will take his place and she said: “Malcolm can never be replaced, he is Mr Batley. But with his help, guidance and passion for the town he still so cares for, I hope I can do the job justice.” The history group committee presented Malcolm with a personalised clock featuring Wilton Park’s cafe – one of his favourite places. The numbers on the clock have been replaced by pictures of committee members.
they’ve often never met before, in order to provide a successful health service – a source of great national pride for over 70 years. And I see that same dedication and desire to help others in all of those local organisations and groups that do their fantastic work in supporting our local communities’ health and wellbeing, day in, day out. After the success of last week’s Health and Wellbeing Fair, I’ve got plans to hold a fair centred around mental health in the coming months, and I’m looking forward to another opportunity to work with our amazing local groups and charities. The health and wellbeing of our communities relies on all of these people, and their common endeavour. I’ve been proud also, to see people working to cultivate a cohesive community over the weekend, as I once
more joined some lovely Great Get Together events around the constituency in memory of the fabulous Jo Cox – to commemorate her life and to show that we truly have ‘more in common’. It really is a privilege to see our community pulling together – this is when we are at our finest – and I’ll keep supporting all those who work towards these goals. As always, if there’s anything I can do to help readers or their families in any way, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with my office on 01924 565450, email paula@paulasherriff.org.uk or write to me; Paula Sherriff MP, The Old Dewsbury Reporter Building, 17 Wellington Road, Dewsbury, WF13 1HQ.
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News In Brief Choral group’s summer show MIRFIELD: Mirfield Choral Society is hosting a summer concert, ‘Nautical but Nice’, at St Andrew’s Methodist Church on Saturday, July 13 (7.15pm). Tickets (£10 adults and £5 under-18s and students) can be booked on 01924 494708. There’s a complimentary cream tea with every ticket. The society is also holding a fundraising event at Dewsbury’s Longcauseway Church on Saturday, July 6 (10am to 1pm).
Family fun day MIRFIELD: A free family fun day will be held at the Community of the Resurrection on Sunday (June 30). Entertainment, refreshments and tours of the monastery and grounds run from 1pm to 5pm at the site on Stocks Bank Road.
Garden party RAVENSTHORPE: St Saviour’s Church is holding a garden party tomorrow (Saturday) in the church grounds on Church Street, off Huddersfield Road, (11am to 3pm). There will be various stalls, refreshments and a grand prize draw. Admission is free and if the weather is inclement the party will take place indoors.
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Homes plan comes under fire from Tory By Tony Earnshaw Local Democracy Reporter A COUNCILLOR has warned against over-development of housing as planners drive forward Kirklees Council’s recently-adopted Local Plan. Coun Mark Thompson (Con, Birstall and Birkenshaw), inset, said Birkenshaw faced embracing nearly 70 extra homes on top of a current application, already granted outline planning permission, for 127 homes on land at Blue Hills Farm on Whitehall Road West. He said primary schools in Birkenshaw were already over-subscribed and that they would not be able to cope with an influx of new children. He warned that nearby Whitehall Road, which is busy for most of the day, is “gridlocked” at peak times. “The children that might go into this site in the primary level have got nowhere to go,” he said. “Given that Whitehall Road is one of the red spots as far as air pollution is concerned, I find it hard to comprehend why we would consider 125 further houses, bringing in upwards of 200 more vehicles in that area.
“We have a site right next to the M62, one of the busiest motorways in the country, and now we’re talking about putting another 125 dwellings right next to the motorway.” In Batley, outline planning permission has been granted for 366 homes off Soothill Lane, as well as a further 22 dwellings at Warwick Road. The large-scale development will comprise houses and three apartment blocks on 31 acres of sloping grassland. The smaller development of 12 town houses and 10 semidetached houses at Warwick Road is on land that is currently overgrown and has been cleared of buildings associated with the former Zakaria Muslim Girls’ School. Members of the Strategic Planning Committee raised concerns about access onto the highway around Soothill Lane and road safety near local schools. Addressing members’ concerns, senior planning officer Mathias Franklin commented: “Kirklees is adding value to its planning permission. We are really getting the right message across to the development community.”
DEWSBURY Library has linked up with a local school in an effort to encourage more children to read. Youngsters at St Paulinus Catholic Primary School will be taking on a reading challenge set by Kirklees librarian Leah Clark. Miss Clark visited the Temple Road school last week to talk to the pupils about their favourite books, and to see the new
Harry Potter-themed library. She also introduced them to the challenge, which involves activities like redesigning a book cover, completing a research project and reading up to three books – all in the coming weeks leading up to the summer school holidays. It is part of a nationwide scheme to help children get more out of their local libraries.
CHILDREN at a local nursery enjoyed a tea party with their future school teachers. Child’s Play Nursery invited teachers from local feeder schools, including St Paulinus Catholic Primary, to meet the youngsters they’ll be looking after in September. It also gave the children the opportunity to meet their new teachers in a comfortable environment.
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RUGBY legend Robbie Hunter-Paul joined the children of Roberttown Community Centre pre-school for a morning of sporting fun to help them learn about keeping fit and to celebrate their ‘outstanding’ Ofsted grade. Despite the rainy weather, the children loved trying out lots of new sports and using nearby Hartshead School’s excellent facilities and resources. Pre-school manager Liz Bolt said: “We are absolutely over the moon with our recent
DEWSBURY: The British Heart Foundation shop in Dewsbury is appealing for donations of bric-a-brac, summer accessories, shoes, handbags, jewellery, CDs and DVDs, and unwanted toys. Customers can drop off before 10am and after 4pm at the store on Foundry Street, or there’s a collection service Monday to Friday (call 01924 485882). The store is also seeking more volunteers – ring the same number for information.
Tea party GOMERSAL: St Mary’s Mothers’ Union is holding its fifth annual afternoon tea party tomorrow (Saturday). There are two sittings – one from 1.30pm-2.30pm and the next at 3pm-4pm – at St Mary’s Church in Gomersal. Tickets cost £7.50 and £2.50 for under-10s. For information ring Trees Fewster on 07484 377345.
Ofsted grade and we would like to thank the amazing children, families and dedicated staff team. “Our special thanks go to Sarah Shaw at Hartshead Junior and Infant School for allowing us to use their field and equipment and to Robbie Hunter-Paul for giving the children a wonderful introduction to rugby.” The pre-school is open 8am to 4pm and can be contacted on 07979 221091, via Facebook or email roberttownccps@roberttownccps.pl us.com.
‘Cash outweighs health risks’ Planners defy safety experts on shops plan By Tony Earnshaw Local Democracy Reporter
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Throughout 2019 local historian Mike Popplewell will be searching through his newspaper collection from the 1920s and 30s for some of the biggest headlines from home and abroad – while also taking a look at stories making the news in our own district. Readers are welcome to provide feedback if any of these features are remembered personally, or you can recall being told them by an earlier generation.
Scholes kids focus on their future! PUPILS learned about potential future careers as part of an enterprise week at Scholes Village Primary School. Last Friday 10 guests from various sectors and industries were invited to speak to the children about their own careers. The speakers worked in areas including occupational therapy, the emergency services, animal nutrition, engineering and design, finance and grounds maintenance. The morning started with a ‘What’s My Line?’ assembly with four of the guests. The children had to ask them questions to try to work out what their jobs might be, such as ‘do you work with water?’, ‘do you sell things?’ and then try to guess their role. The visitors then spent the rest of the morning giving talks to different classes, explaining the skills they need for their jobs, their career progression and showing uniforms and props – they brought in everything from boots and helmets to breakfast cereal and even a model brain. The careers event was the culmination of an enterprise week at Scholes that focused on skills such as communicating and influencing, risk management, managing money, teamwork, ethical awareness and problem solving, with a series of activities aimed at raising aspirations for future employment. The children thoroughly enjoyed the event and one year six girl said: “It helped me see the perspective of different people working in different places.” Another year five boy added: “It’s made me more confident and made me want to do better in school.”
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Health and safety was just not cricket T IS A sad fact of life that the relative anonymity of the common man, or woman, is only dissipated by an act of notoriety or tragedy – and so it was with 42-year-old Harold Edgley.
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Harold, born Thomas Harold in Sheffield, was living in Thornbury, Bradford, when, 85 years ago this week, he was working as a steeplejack repairing a chimney at the College Mill premises of woollen manufacturers W Holton and Sons’ at the bottom of Church Lane, in Birstall, where the Johnstone’s Decorating Centre complex now stands. Together with an employee, Harold was working at the chimney stack 70 feet above ground level when, it was believed, one of the staples used to secure the ladders gave way. At that moment Harold was standing on a plank, supported by the ladders, and as a result it came loose and he was thrown headlong through the roof of a shed in the mill yard below and consequently sustained internal injuries. Though severely injured, he survived the fall and was immediately rushed to the Batley and District Hospital, on Carlinghow Hill. However he died the following day and the incident was reported in the Yorkshire Observer of Thursday, June 28. Amongst other local news stories were some women’s cricket reports and the extent of the press coverage suggested that the game
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was both popular and being taken very seriously. With the TV coverage of women’s international cricket today any younger followers of the game could be forgiven for thinking this level of recognition had always been so but, like women’s football, nothing could be further from the truth. Between the wars newspapers and schoolgirl ‘adventure’ comics and books had no hesitation featuring stories of women and girls playing cricket, but the women’s game seemed to fade into relative obscurity in the early post-WW2 era and even Google would have had a job finding stories. However, in the edition of The Yorkshire Observer on June 28, there were women’s cricket reports of a Liversedge win over Morley and a crushing defeat of Dewsbury and Saville at the hands of Keighley. In addition here was an announcement of the Yorkshire Ladies team to face Lancashire in a forthcoming ‘Roses’ clash at Rochdale in July. There were some Dewsbury and District representatives in the Yorkshire squad, with a B Tordoff of Liversedge in the starting lineup and E Kershaw of Dewsbury and Saville named as a reserve. Although Miss, or Mrs, Kershaw had failed to score in the defeat at the hands of Keighley she was not on her own, for the Dewsbury team had been skittled for just 13 runs with a total of five players without a run against their name. One of those five was in fact an M Popplewell – surely not another relation! On the national and international front the news stories that caught my eye included the capture of Albert E Reilly by federal agents, in Minnesota, after being hunted for harbouring and treating the wounds of America’s ‘Public Enemy No 1’ John Dillinger. There were ominous stories from Shanghai, of Japanese aggression, Glasgow, A GOMERSAL pub has been rewarded for the quality of its cider – for the third year running. The West End has retained its cider pub of the year award from the Campaign for Real Ale’s Heavy Woollen branch. Chairman Mike Roebuck presented a certificate last week to Andy and Janette English, who have run the Latham Lane pub for over 15 years. As well as three cask ales on offer, the pub also has a choice of hand-pulled cider – Weston’s Old Rosie and Rosie’s Pig. Andy thanked his staff and regulars for making the pub such a success.
where blackshirts and communists clashed ahead of a visit of Sir Oswald Moseley, and Germany, where members of ‘The Steel Helmet League’ and Nazi stormtroopers had clashed. Adolf Hitler, the German Chancellor, was clearly portrayed as the man to whom ‘the last word’ belonged in German politics and a decade of social and political upheaval lay ahead for everyone. The news from the world of film reported the terminal illness of Charlie Chaplin’s costar Marie Dressler and also noted successes of the US church’s crusade for the ‘purifying’ of films, with suggestive ‘Come up and see me sometime’ star Mae West right in the line of fire. West’s latest film ‘It Ain’t No Sin’ was reported to be in the process of being re-shot with several scenes altered and dialogue changed. Meanwhile, this particular week the district’s film fans could catch, among the 17 cinemas in the district, ‘Dick Turpin’ at The Regal in Dewsbury, ‘The Private Life Of Henry Vlll, starring Charles Laughton, at The Town Hall Cinema, Mirfield, ‘Meet My Sister’ at the Princess, Birstall, and both The Savoy, Cleckheaton and Pavilion, Ravensthorpe, were showing ‘Christopher Beau’. It was a very different world, but with very similar issues.
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Three days of top-quality music LECKHEATON Folk Festival returns to celebrate its 32nd year next weekend with a host of musical delights to entertain the masses.
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As always, the streets are expected to be filled with ‘folkies’ from up and down the country for music from both local and nationally-renowned folk acts, complemented with generous helpings of fun and entertainment for all the family. And this year boasts a wonderful line-up from Friday July 5 until Sunday July 7. Some of the top acts include headliners The London Philharmonic Skiffle Orchestra, The Mather Robinson Band, female folk supergroup Daphne’s Flight and Sunday sees the Jon Boden & The Remnant Kings take to the stage in an all-star Town Hall concert. The Friday night concert will be ded-
icated to the memory of Jan Pickles, a founder and stalwart of the festival who sadly passed away in August 2018. There will also be a chance to watch the ever-popular Dance Trophy, where sides come from all over the country and gather to dance outside The Wickham pub at 3.45pm on Saturday. Groups have to impress with the intricacy of their steps, rhythm, musicianship, costumes and crowd-pleasing ability and whoever is judged the best gets to keep the trophy for a year. The traditional folk festival parade will take place on the Saturday, starting from Cleckheaton Fire Station at 11am and there will also be a host of street entertainment throughout the day. Both days will boast a street market with 25 stalls on Albion Street, as well as the monthly farmers market on the Saturday morning in the Bradford
Road car park. There will also be the usual sessions, workshops and sing-a-rounds over the weekend, with events taking place at The Commercial, as well as sing-arounds at The Wickham on Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday afternoon. The finale is the Family Fun day on Sunday offering free activities and a Punch and Judy show on the Savoy site in the town centre. Morris sides will strut their stuff and the Mighty Zulu Nation will astound with their amazing traditional dances and songs. As well as lots of free events taking place across the town, weekend passes for all the concerts are available from
w w w. c l e c k h e a t o n f o l k festival.org, and individual concert tickets are also on sale. See you there, folks!
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Parade’s sweet tribute A DAZZLING carnival parade, inspired by Cleckheaton’s confectionary industry, will take centre stage at this year’s Cleckheaton Folk Festival, led by local school pupils and young dancers. Now in its 32nd year, the folk festival is the biggest date on the town’s cultural calendar, and is set to attract thousands of visitors over the weekend of July 5-7. The parade will take over the streets of Cleckheaton town centre on Saturday July 6 from 10.30am. It's being produced with Creative Scene and presented by Callaloo Carnival Arts, working with students from Howard Park Community School in Cleckheaton. Marina Poppa, creative director of Callaloo Carnival Arts, said: “The parade is inspired by Cleckheaton-born artist Edward Wadsworth’s dazzle camouflage work and also by some of the main historic manufacturers in Cleckheaton, such as Fentiman’s fizzy drinks and the Lion confectionary company.” She said youngsters from the
school were also taking part in a project called ‘Cleckheaton Rocks’, where they will extend the craze of painting and hiding rocks around the town, to be found later and shared online. “Through the parade we will share the stories of Cleckheaton folk who have built creative businesses,” Marina added. “We will support people to design, make and animate fabulously colourful costumes and props, which will be seen on the day.
“We hope lots of people come to see the parade and enjoy the atmosphere of Cleckheaton Folk Festival.” Creative Scene and Cleckheaton Folk Festival are also offering a folk masterclass to emerging musicians in the area. Paul Sartin (left), of award-winning band Bellowhead, will be working with a group of folk artists, learning the secrets to a successful career in folk music and offering invaluable feedback on their performances. The emerging artists will also perform at the festival’s opening night following their masterclass. David Minich, festival director, said: “We are delighted to have teamed up with Creative Scene to support emerging artists which is a first for us. “We’re very proud to be able to support young
artists from the region and have no doubt they will be topping our bill in the near future. “We have some great artists this year thanks to Arts Council funding and an action-packed festival with lots of fringe performers. “There is something for everyone. We have visitors from abroad who come to see one of the best folk festivals in the UK. “We can’t wait to see you there!” Nancy Barrett, director of Creative Scene, which brings arts and culture to North Kirklees, said: “We are delighted to once again support Cleckheaton Folk Festival and help introduce a generation to folk music. “We can’t wait to see the parade as created by Callalo and Cleckheaton’s young people and listen to the graduates of Paul Sartin’s masterclass.”
CLECKHEATON Folk Festival takes place in almost a dozen venues around the town, with onstreet activities throughout the weekend. For the full programme of events, please visit: www.cleckheatonfolkfestival.org.
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Line-up: Jon Boden & The Remnant Kings / Daphne's Flight / London Philharmonic Skiffle Orchestra / Trials of Cato / Alden, Patterson & Dashwood / Flossie Malavialle / Kitty Macfarlane / Nick Hart / Union Street Ceilidh Band / Winter Wilson / The Mather Robinson Band / Steve Turner / The Bromleys / Stanley Accrington / Paul Walker & Karen & Pfeiffer / Kootch / Copper Kettle / Pete Norman & Kath Charnock / Stuart Douglas, Bob & Gill Berr / Ruth & Sadie Price and Phil Pipe.
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New classic Pal Joey swings rocks and into the district rolls into Leeds Grand GREASE Leeds Grand Theatre until Saturday July 20 leedsgrandtheatre.com Box Office: 0844 8482700 Review by Lucy Tissiman SUMMER NIGHTS have never been such a blast as the first new production in 25 years of Grease rock ‘n’ rolls into Leeds Grand Theatre until Saturday July 20. This new production of Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey’s iconic musical Grease is produced by Colin Ingram, directed by Nikolai Foster, choreographed by Strictly Come Dancing’s Arlene Phillips and stars Peter Andre and Ore Oduba as Teen Angel (played by Frankie Avalon in the film), Dan Partridge as Danny, Martha Kirby as Sandy, Louis Gaunt as Kenickie and Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky as Rizzo. The 1978 film adaptation starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton John is the fourth highest-grossing live action musical of all time and celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2018. The musical features beloved songs, including Summer Nights, Greased Lightnin’, Hopelessly Devoted To You and You’re The One That I Want. The re-make of this iconic musical stays true to the original story but it’s much cooler and different to previous productions. The addition of new songs, all with a rock & roll vibe, adds to the show’s energy, but it’s the old familiar classics, superb vocals and dynamic fresh choreography which breathes new life in to this show. The cast are all sensational and polished, with notable performances from Darren Bennett, who played Vince Fontaine in a funny and flirtymanner. Louis Gaunt, who plays Kenickie, was charismatic and compelling to watch. Martha Kirby’s Sandy is less gullible and more self-assured, whilst Dan Partridge’s Danny Zuko is a bit less cheesy yet still as charming. Despite the differences, both deliver passionate performances with exceptional vocal talent. Special guest artist Peter Andre does not disappoint as Teen Angel, his arrival on stage was met with delight and rapturous applause from the audience. His performance is full of pizzazz, charm and sparkle, and despite only appearing for one number he leaves the audience wanting more. This thrilling new version will not disappoint – it’s a fun-filled family favourite and altogether electrifying production.
Special concert to remember disaster A MEMORIAL concert featuring the Grimethorpe Colliery Band and Skelmanthorpe Male Voice Choir is being held at Dewsbury Town Hall on Saturday July 13 (7.30pm). The show commemorates the Thornhill Colliery mining disaster 1893 which saw 139 men and boys lose their lives. Tickets are £20 plus booking fee, for details visit https://tickets.kirklees.gov.uk.
ONE OF the great classic Broadway musicals opens in Dewsbury tomorrow (Sat). Dewsbury Arts Group will be performing Pal Joey, with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorens Hart and book by John O’Hara. The original musical starred Gene Kelly and was subsequently adapted as a film starring Frank Sinatra. Pal Joey centres around an opportunist
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Livefields dreaming big for the future By Zoe Shackleton A NEW music festival is rocking into Birstall next month – and organisers eventually want to make it the biggest local gig after Leeds Festival. Livefields is the brainchild of Dave Scriven and Mick Appleyard – the owners of Cleckheaton’s popular music venue Live Room. It’s being held at Oakwell Hall in Birstall on Saturday July 13 and costs £20 a ticket. Dave explained he wanted to put on an affordable festival which is accessible and local too. He said: “We wanted to bring something more local, because there’s nothing here, and something quite a lot cheaper (than other festivals). “It’s not dissimilar to what we do at Live Room, just on a much bigger scale. “And the thing with festivals is people come from all over, we’ve got people coming from Manchester, Coventry, Birmingham, London, Devon.” Similar to acts that perform at Live Room, the festival will be headlined by tribute bands including The Clone Roses, The Antarctic Monkeys and Definitely Mightbe to name a few. And the whole event will be streamed live on Dewsbury-based Smile Radio – an online radio station which dedicates itself to promoting unsigned bands and artists. Nearly 2,000 tickets have already been sold and Dave, who has run the live music venue on Northgate for three-and-a-half years, is hoping there’ll be over 3,000 people there on the day. He said: “There was always a
Richard Harrison (L) the founder of Smile Radio, who will be livestreaming the festival, and organiser Dave Scriven (R)
plan to do outside events and festivals. It’s taken two years to plan, dealing with the council you’ve got to do a lot of planning and risk assessments. “It’s part of a five-year plan with the festival. We wanted that field (at Oakwell Hall) because you can get up to 30,000 people in there and that’s where we want to be in five years. “We’ll double next year then double again and then be up and around where we want to be, and
then you can book all sorts of people. “As it is, it’s too small for the bigger names but as audiences grow then it will be. “With festivals you don’t have to do much else, as long as it looks right and sounds right and you’ve got enough beer then you’ll be alright – and we’ve got a lot of beer!” Richard Harrison, the founder of Smile Radio, said: “The whole premise of our station is to pro-
mote unsigned music. We’ve got thousands and thousands of tracks now from all over the world, not just local artists. “We’re going to be streaming the whole festival live on the radio, and we’ve got a 20-minute slot too.” The festival is for over-14s and tickets (£20) can be bought from www.livefields.co.uk, www.skiddle.com, www.ticketmaster.com, or from behind the bar at Live Room in Cleckheaton.
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THE POPULAR Emergency Services Show returns to the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service headquarters in Birkenshaw next month. The family fun day, on Saturday July 13, will give crowds a taste of what life is like in the emergency services, with everything from mock-up crash rescues to dramatic demonstrations from the fire service. There will also be the chance to meet police horses and urban search and rescue dog Eddie. WYFRS will have a host of specialist fire engines and equipment on display so visitors can see what being a fire-
fighter is really like. There will be stalls selling crafts and goods, little Freddie the fire engine, donkey rides and music from the WYFRS band. Fairground rides will be on site for the thrill seekers, whilst catering outlets and a fully licensed bar will offer a variety of food and drink. The proceeds of this year’s event will go to The Fire Fighters Charity. Chief fire officer John Roberts said: “We’re delighted to be bringing this event back for what promises to be another fantastic year and we look forward to welcoming the public to our headquar-
ters here in Birkenshaw. “It’s a good opportunity for everyone to learn more about the emergency services, while having lots of fun and raising money for a brilliant charity. “As always, this event wouldn’t be possible without the hard work of our staff so I’d like to thank everyone who has been working behind the scenes to make this wonderful event happen.” Running from 11.30am to 4.30pm at Oakroyd Hall in Birkenshaw, entry is £3 and under-fours get in free. For more information email receptionist@west yorksfire.gov.uk.
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HH defeat the Vikings HANGING HEATON produced an impressive performance to defeat Yorkshire Vikings by five wickets in the Dyson Energy Services T20 Challenge on Monday. Rain during the day looked to have left the game with little chance of going ahead, but as the sun emerged around 700 spectators were at Bingley’s Wagon Lane to witness the Vitality ECB Club T20 champions’ win over the county side. The young Vikings outfit
won the toss and chose to bat, but Hanging Heaton produced a smart bowling performance to limit them to 135 for 6. James Byrne (3-31) took half of the wickets for Hanging Heaton but the best contributions in minimising the score came from Callum Geldart and Callum Bethel, with the loss of just 14 and 18 runs respectively from their four overs. Man of the match Geldart caught five of the six wickets
as Yorkshire struggled to adapt to the pitch, with opener Harry Brook top-scoring with 23. Geldart then scored 33 in the successful run chase as well, building a strong fourthwicket partnership with Nick Connolly (37 not out) as they reached their target with 13 balls to spare. Karl Carver (3-20) provided Yorkshire’s best effort with the ball but Heaton ultimately eased to victory.
Heaton edge high-scoring Undercliffe clash SECOND-PLACED Hanging Heaton moved 11 points clear of their closest rivals in the Bradford Premier Division with a 57-run win over Undercliffe. There were half-centuries for skipper Gary Fellows (78), Callum Geldart (75 not out) and Joe Fraser (62), but Undercliffe battled hard throughout to take maximum batting points despite their defeat. Next up for Fellows’ men is a visit to Bennett Lane from a Cleckheaton side who dropped into the bottom half of the table following their eight-wicket defeat at the hands of leaders Woodlands, thanks largely to an inspiring all-round display by Kiwi import Brad Schmulian. Having reduced
Cleckheaton to just 140 with a 7-33 return, leg-spinner Schmulian displayed his fine all-round ability with an unbeaten 64 in Woodlands’ reply. Azeem Rafiq (53) and John Wood (32) offered some resistance in the early part of the Cleckheaton innings but the last seven wickets fell for just 12 runs as Schmulian got to work. Woodlands are at home to fourth-placed Farsley tomorrow and this really is a must win game for the West Leeds side if they are to harbour serious thoughts of a championship challenge to a side currently 46 points ahead after only 10 games. Both Woodlands and Hanging Heaton remain in contention for a League and
Priestley Cup double after victories over Methley and Pudsey St Lawrence respectively in their third-round ties last weekend. However, something will have to give on July 14 as the two sides have been drawn together for a semi-final clash at Albert Terrace. In the other leg of the competition, Premier Division New Farnley will be at home to Championship One side Baildon. • THE OUTSTANDING Jack Hampshire Cup second-round games will be played on Sunday with Hopton Mills at home to Buttershaw St Pauls and Sandal facing Windhill and Daisy Hill. The winners will play each other in next week’s quarter-final.
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Double joy for Wilkes in pro-am HEADINGLEY’S Danny Wilkes had a good day at the 39th annual Dewsbury District Pro-Am, winning the individual title by two shots and leading his amateurs to a five-stroke win in the team event. Wilkes, a regular on the 1836 Tour, fired a four-underpar 67 which helped his amateur team of Phil Wilbraham, Alan Young and Dave Gibson, representing Eddison & Wanless 1, to a total of 122, five shots ahead of the Dunkley’s Return team led by home head professional Nigel Hirst. The winning team are all members at Dewsbury and used their local knowledge to overcome a course which played at its full stretch due to a rainy month of June and a fresh easterly wind. Hirst, who has been at the club for almost 44 years, retires at the end of this year when his role will be assumed by his assistant for the past seven years,
WINNING TEAM: Danny Wilkes, Phil Wilbraham, Alan Young and Dave Gibson, with secretary of the PGA in Yorkshire Aran Wainwright, Nigel Hirst and Dewsbury District Golf Club captain Iain Pearson James Ward. The popular long-serving professional has been the driving force behind what has become the longest-running pro-am in the history of the PGA in Yorkshire. Paul Bentley was another player on good form, picking up the prizes for nearest the
pin in two shots on the 15th hole and closest to the hole on the par-three last hole. Kevin McLeod was awarded the straightest drive and Bingley St Ives professional Mike Hillas walked away with £500 after winning the Moto Novo Finance professional shootout.
FOOTBALL Sedge tie up star striker LIVERSEDGE have announced the re-signing of striker Joe Walton for the 2019-20 season.
Walton bagged 24 goals in all competitions for the club last year, and will now stay at Clayborn for a fifth campaign. Liversedge have lined up six pre-season fixtures, with away trips to Birtley Town (July 13), Pontefract Collieries (July 16), Runcorn Town (July 20) and North Gawber Collieries
(July 23). They conclude with two home ties, taking on Stockton Town (July 27) and Steeton (July 30). The club are running a coach for the Birtley and Runcorn games and supporters can contact Andy Frost on 07901 747602 to travel for £5.
Bresnan makes mark for Moor By Mike Popplewell Cricket correspondent sport@thepressnews.co.uk
OVER THE years, the Bradford League has enjoyed the presence of countless men who have made their mark in county, and even international, cricket. Yorkshire and England all-rounder Tim Bresnan added his name to that list last week when he turned out for Hartshead Moor in their Championship One victory at Wakefield St Michaels. With Moor batting first, Bresnan joined skipper Adam Greenwood with one wicket down and added 22 runs before Mohammed Khan’s 66 helped lift their total to what proved a match-winning 183 as Bresnan (3-41) and his former Yorkshire clubmate Iain Wardlaw (3-22) bowled out the home side for 148. That victory was crucial for fourth-bottom Moor, who are now 20 points clear of the relegation places with St Michaels (66 points), Ossett (66) and Scholes (61) all tightly packed in the bottom three. Scholes picked up a very welcome first win of the season to raise hopes of avoiding a second successive relegation when they saw off second-bottom Ossett by 81 runs at New Popplewell Lane. They will doubtless have their eyes on another victory when they make the short trip up the hill to Highmoor Lane to face Hartshead Moor, for whom Bresnan’s presence would be very welcome again with so much at stake.
Unbeaten half-centuries from Sami Ullah (54 not out) and Faisal Javed (53 not out) helped Batley to a surprise win over early season front-runners Keighley, lifting them into the top half of the table where six teams are separated by just 11 points. They will be looking to close that gap further when they go to Gomersal this week, although skipper Richard Wear (6-39), and Chris Rhodes (4-19) bowled Gomersal to victory in their last game against a Baildon side who have also been amongst the leaders in recent weeks. That left the Oxford Road men level with Hartshead Moor but, while Moor and Gomersal have improved their positions, Scholes showed just how much difference a win can make. With St Michaels and Pudsey Congs the only clubs outside the district in the bottom half, there is still a big danger of relegation for at least one of the other four. Ossett need to find a win at home to Pudsey Congs tomorrow, while St Michaels are at Bankfoot and East Bierley have a chance to push their promotion challenge away at Keighley in the other games. Joint third-placed clubs Birstall and Hunslet Nelson meet in a key game for both in Championship Two tomorrow (Saturday). Defeat will leave the loser with a mountain to climb if they are to catch current runaway leaders Yeadon and Carlton. Spen Victoria go to Buttershaw St Pauls for a mid-table clash in this division while Hopton Mills, also lying in a mid-table spot, go to second-bottom Liversedge with the Robettown Lane men needing a huge change in fortune to allay fears of relegation.
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Gems to unearth in Pitman’s Derby ORTHUMBERLAND Plate Day is always a big day out for the lads and lasses of Newcastle who will converge on High Gosforth Park in their thousands for the track’s biggest meeting of the year. Better known as the Pitmen’s Derby, the extended two-mile contest is one of the most valuable staying handicaps to be contested anywhere in the world, boasting a first prize in excess of £90,000. Roger Charlton has won two of the last five renewals of the race, and his WITHHOLD took the spoils twelve months ago. The Champs Elysees gelding will bid to defend his crown on the back of as 248-day absence, and he won this race following a similar spell on the sidelines last year. He can run well again from an 8lb higher mark this time around, and he is still lowmileage for a six-year old so could well have more to offer. A notable gamble meanwhile has already begun to gather pace with Roger Varian’s GIBBS HILL the subject of solid support over the past few days. He was a general 20/1 last weekend but is now just 4’s with Carrigill’s. The Mastercraftsman gelding would be making his first outing since winning at Kempton back in July 2017 where he beat the useful hurdler Zubayr, and in seven career starts he has yet to finish worse than third which includes no less than three successes. He had looked a potentially classy performer when last seen, building on a win at
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Wolverhampton on his return from 300 days off to finish third in the Jorvik Handicap at York prior to that last success where he ran out an easy seven lengths’ winner. He’s been absent since, but there is every likelihood that he has plenty more to come given his lightly-raced profile and, although the handicapper didn’t miss him with an 11lb rise in the weights following that success, there is every possibility that he remains well-treated with the potential for better still to come. He’s been back in training since the start of the year and this race has always been the plan. If owner Paul Smith, son of Coolmore’s Derrick Smith, puts the money down he could go off even shorter. Varian landed the Wokingham at Royal Ascot last Saturday with Cape Byron and can continue his purple patch with FLAVIUS TITUS in York’s 6f handicap at 2.45. He has won two of his three starts since returning to action following a win-
ter gelding operation. A 4lb rise following a win on the July course where he showed a good turn of foot still leaves him off a workable mark. Newmarket’s Criterion Stakes looks an ideal opportunity for SUEDOIS to build on his second place at the same level at Haydock last time out. The progressive Safe Voyage proved too strong for him on Merseyside but the quicker surface will help David O Meara’s gelding. LIMATO goes over his optimum trip and also deserves serious respect at this level despite a penalty for winning a Group 2 last October. If the Derby is anything to go by, we could be in for an exciting renewal at the Irish Derby at The Curragh tomorrow (Saturday). Less than a length separated winner ANTHONY VAN DYCK from MADHMOON and fourth-placed BROOME at Epsom and the form has been franked by third-placed Japan and sixth-placed Circus Maximus, who both landed big races at Royal Ascot. My tip at Epsom was BROOME who was forced to challenge wide and looked to become unbalanced before stepping on the gas in the last 150 yards. If this becomes a stamina test, he can fulfil his promise as Ballydoyle’s original Derby horse. CARRIGILL’S NAP (money back as a free bet if finishes outside top 4): WITHHOLD, Newcastle, Saturday, 3.35. AUGUR’S BEST BET: BROOME, The Curragh, Saturday, 5.20.
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Moor of the same please! Leaders thrash Shaw Cross Maroons turn on the style NCL Division Two
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DEWSBURY MOOR gave a real boost to their survival hopes as they picked up their second win of the season in some style against Normanton. They had won their previous home game when they defeated league leaders Pilkington Recs for their first points of the season after 10 defeats in as many matches. Although still bottom of the table, they are now only four points off safety after dismantling the side they need to catch up to in the final safe spot. Thomas Harrington scored a hattrick of tries and James Delaney notched a double among their eleven tries, while Aiden Ineson contributed 18 points to the total with a try and seven goals. The Knights have now lost six games in a row, and got off to a poor start as Ben Tyrer was sin-binned for punching in the second minute of the game. That allowed the Maroons to get on the front foot, and they opened up a 12-0 lead thanks to tries from Bradley Foster and Delaney, along with two conversions from Ineson. There was a further flashpoint in the 23rd minute which saw two red cards brandished, as Moor’s Bradley O’Brien and Normanton’s Connor Wilson were both give their march-
DIVING IN: Aiden Ineson contributed 18 points to a Maroons try-fest ing orders for punching. George Hirst went over for the only other first-half try for an 18-0 lead at the interval. It was in the second half that the Maroons really cut loose, with three tries in the first eight minutes from the restart ensuring the two competition points would only be going one way. George Croisdale got the first of those before man of the match Archie Bruce scored a four-pointer to further extend their advantage. Harrington then scored the first of his three tries to put them into an unassailable 34-0 lead. Moor were in the mood to make up for months of struggle, and they
duly continued to pile on the points past the helpless Knights. Ineson added a try to his seven goals while Harrington was sent over the line twice more for his treble. Anthony Boardman became their eighth different scorer of the afternoon when he crossed, and James Delaney got their final try for his brace. Foster added three conversions, while Normanton’s only points came nine minutes from time with a Liam Taylor try. Moor now have a rest from league action before they travel to East Yorkshire to play Skirlaugh on July 6.
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SHAW CROSS edged closer towards relegation as they were dismantled by league leaders Ince Rose Bridge. Winless since March, the struggling Sharks are five points from safety after a youthful line-up were unable to keep pace with the division’s top side. They suffered a nightmare start with two tries conceded in the first four minutes. Jamie Malone crossed on the left before Rob Valentine broke from halfway to make it 12-0. However, Shaw Cross recovered well and got on the board when, after a great carry by Dec Brereton, the ball was shifted left and Thomas Stuckey passed to Baines to score. Callum Barker added the conversion. Brereton then made a great tackle to deny Calum Hughes after Bridge won the restart, but the visitors later extended their lead through Matt Meaden. Malone added his second try after a break involving Danny Cassidy
and Mitch Parr, giving them a 22-6 lead at half-time. Shaw Cross had a strong start to the second half but couldn’t find a way over the line, allowing their opponents to get the crucial next try as Jordan Blakeley ran a great line to go through. That began a spell of three tries in the space of five minutes, with Cassidy making a break and Valentine supporting for his second before Cassidy got the next score from an Andy Collier break. The game was gone by the time the Sharks got their second try of the match through Harrison Sutcliffe, who grounded on the left after Stuckey and Barker combined nicely. However, Bridge went on to score four more tries in the final 20 minutes of the game. Cassidy finished off a Connor Matthews break, before Blakeley collected an offload and found Hughes to take them past the 50point mark. Two players celebrated hat-trick tries late on, Valentine going over from a scrum and Cassidy rounding things off by chasing his own kick downfield and scoring.
Boys prepare for rearranged tie BATLEY BOYS will look to move to within two points of the automatic promotion places when they play their game in hand tomorrow (Saturday). Fresh from their midweek derby win over Dewsbury Celtic last time out, they are back on home turf at Staincliffe to welcome Hensingham. Batley can overtake their neighbours and move into third place in the table with a win, in a tie that had
to be postponed back in March due to a waterlogged pitch. It’s the first-ever NCL meeting between the two clubs, with both elected into the top tiers of amateur rugby for the first time ahead of this season. The Whitehaven side haven’t enjoyed as successful a first year as the Boys, but have made a solid start with five wins and a draw from 15 matches.
Thornhill stay in the drop zone NCL Premier Division
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THORNHILL TROJANS missed the chance to climb out of the relegation zone as they suffered a frustrating defeat at home to Siddal. It was a game that either side could have won with the lead changing hands on several occasions in a see-saw encounter, but a late try from Sam Walsh saw the away team edge it. The Trojans were always in the hunt for the two important league points. Man of the match Zach Johnson was outstanding in this arm-wrestle of a contest as he ran the ball with purpose while there were also fine showings from Luke Haigh and Liam Morley, but ultimately they were disappointed with the final outcome. Both teams exchanged early tries to set the tone of the game. Siddal scored first when a gap opened up in the Trojans defence and George Ambler powered through, with Gareth Blackburn converting. Thornhill soon cancelled that score out with a well-worked try. The ball was worked at speed to the top side of the field and Will Gledhill put Jack Gledhill over for a try in the corner. George Woodcock kicked a cracking goal from the touchline. This score lifted Thornhill as they began to test the Siddal team with some enterprising play. Casey Johnson took the ball forward and offloaded in front of the posts for Luke Haigh to nip over, with Woodcock again converting. Thornhill were looking good, but
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IN THE FINAL: Thornhill beat Dewsbury Moor 26-12 in the semi-finals of the Jim Brown Heavy Woollen Cup on Wednesday evening. Will Gledhill scored two tries in the Trojans’ success, with Jack Gledhill, Scott Green and Ross Roebuck also crossing
IN VAIN: Declan Tomlinson scored one of the Trojans’ tries against Siddal
Hard-fought win for Ossett Trinity
in the run up to half-time the lead once again changed hands as Siddal looked to address the balance of play. A short pass picked out Ambler and he twisted his way over for his second of the game. That was swiftly followed by another try when a kick to the corner bounced perfectly for Sam Walsh to score. Blackburn’s conversions gave them an 18-12 interval lead. Thornhill looked stronger at the start of the second half, and Liam Morley raced away to score a try which, with Woodcock’s kick, brought the match level again. This was then followed by an excellent score from Declan Tomlinson, who took the ball forward, beat his marker and then strode away on a powerful run to go over for another converted try. However, as the clock ticked past the hour mark Siddal squared
OSSETT TRINITY returned to winning ways in the Yorkshire Men’s League Division Two with a 34-20 victory at Wibsey Warriors. Their previous two matches in league and cup had been called off following their only defeat of the season so far, at the hands of league leaders Wyke. The Tigers broke the deadlock inside six minutes as top try-scorer Adam Newby out-muscled three defenders for his 12th try of the campaign. Elliot Schofield added the first of five conversions but two quick-fire tries meant that Wibsey edged 8-4 in front. Dave Berry regained the lead for Ossett and Ash Berry squeezed in before the break to make it 16-6 at half-time. That lead was cut to just two points as the Warriors responded within a couple of minutes of the
things up once more. The ball was worked along the attacking line and Lewis Hosty went over despite calls for a Thornhill pass. Scott Green was sent to the sin bin for his protests, while Blackburn kicked a brilliant conversion from the touchline before adding a penalty goal to edge his side in front. There would be no late turnaround as the final blow came three minutes from time. To the background of more Trojan complaints, Walsh picked up a pass along the ground to score his second in the corner and seal Siddal’s win. The sides around Thornhill in the league table were all defeated, leaving the situation unchanged with Leigh Miners Rangers one point ahead in the final spot. They take a break before returning to action on July 6 with an away tie at Thatto Heath Crusaders.
restart, but Taz Winstanley scored a spectacular try to stretch the difference again. Wibsey wouldn’t go away and again responded to narrow the scores, but Dave Berry scored his second of the game and Ash Berry did likewise to secure the points. The second-placed Tigers will be without a game this weekend as their scheduled away tie against Goole Vikings has been postponed. In Division Three, Birstall Victoria suffered a 78-24 home defeat at the hands of Cutsyke Raiders ‘A’. Kyle Hardaker scored a brace of tries and Luke Gamson and Kane Bedford also touched down for the hosts in a high-scoring affair. Birstall sit in seventh place in the table and are due travel away to Kippax Welfare, with whom they are level on points, tomorrow (Saturday).
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Jouffret fires Batley into semis
MATCH STATS YORK CITY KNIGHTS: Matt Chilton Judah Mazive Liam Salter Brad Hey Will Oakes Liam Harris Connor Robinson Jordan Baldwinson Will Jubb Jack Blagborough Josh Jordan-Roberts Mike Kelly Marcus Stock Subs: Harry Carter Ronan Dixon Tyler Dupree Joe Porter Tries: Robinson (3), Jubb (74). Goals: Robinson 4/4.
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Stephen Ibbetson at Bootham Crescent LOUIS JOUFFRET kicked the vital drop goal in golden-point extra time to bring Batley to within 80 minutes of a first-ever appearance at Wembley. The French half-back had an eventful evening in York as he scored a lengthof-the-field try with 11 minutes left on the clock to open up a two-score lead, before giving away a penalty in the final seconds that took the game to extra time. However, he made up for that with an exquisite kick at the first time of asking to send the Bulldogs into the semifinals. It was an entertaining, see-saw encounter throughout, with both sides playing at a high intensity and looking to move the ball around. It began disastrously for Batley though, as a Dave Scott pass was spilled by Sam Smeaton in the third minute and Connor Robinson sprinted down the left wing to touch down before converting himself from the touchline. York’s danger men were posing problems, with Liam Harris cutting through and requiring three defenders to bring him to a halt close to the line, but the visitors were looking dangerous with the ball in hand themselves. Their first points came in bizarre fashion, with Paul Brearley appearing to have knocked the ball on in the left corner before Johnny Campbell snuck over. The try was awarded though, and Jouffret added the touchline kick to level things up. It was the Knights who finished the
MATCH STATS WIDNES VIKINGS: Jack Owens Lloyd Roby Keanan Brand Anthony Gelling Joe Edge Danny Craven Tom Gilmore Harrison Hansen Josh Ganson Jay Chapelhow Sam Wilde Chris Dean Brad Walker Subs: Dan Norman Jordan Johnstone MacGraff Leuluai Ted Chapelhow Tries: Gelling (5, 24, 40), Roby (9, 52, 55), Wilde (30, 33), Dean (38), Walker (50). Goals: Owens 7/10. DEWSBURY RAMS: Joe Martin Luke Hooley Dan Igbinedion Adam Ryder Andy Gabriel Paul Sykes Liam Finn Jode Sheriffe Robbie Ward Tom Garratt Lucas Walshaw Michael Knowles Kyle Trout Subs: Sam Day Toby Richardson Dan Waite-Pullan Martyn Reilly Tries: Waite-Pullan (72). Goals: Sykes 1/1, Finn 0/1. Referee: M Mannifield Half-time: 38-2 Sin Bin: Sykes (63, dissent) Man of the match: Danny Craven (Widnes)
GOLDEN: French star Louis Jouffret struck the match-winning drop goal to send Batley into the 1895 Cup semi-finals first half stronger as Liam Salter and Brad Hey both led breakaways that didn’t lead to points, and it remained 6-6 at the interval. Batley conceded a penalty in unfortunate circumstances at the start of the second half as Jack Broadbent’s break proved short-lived thanks to an obstruction call. That gave York a kick 20 from the sticks which Robinson duly knocked over for the lead. The hosts had a spell of heavy pressure after consecutive knock-ons but the Bulldogs defence was not to be beaten, and they had a spell of their own after forcing a drop out with Jouffret held up over the line. Batley were placed on a team warning after consecutive ball steals, and both sides traded knock-ons to put York
back in position to attack. They looked to have extended the lead when Hey went over but, after consultation with his touch judge, the referee ruled that the loose pass which found its way to Hey had been knocked on. With the Knights reeling from that decision, their opponents charged down to the other end of the field and Broadbent brilliantly flicked on Jouffret’s pass down the left to set Sam Wood up for a smart finish in the corner and a 10-8 lead. Six minutes later it got even better as Josh Jordan-Roberts failed to take in a pass as he looked to hit the line and cross, handing the ball to Jouffret to sweep the full length of Bootham Crescent and touch down. Scott added the kick in front of the
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at Halton Stadium WIDNES VIKINGS ran in 10 tries in a rampant victory to end Dewsbury’s hopes of silverware this season. This result went to form as the Rams, who have pressing relegation problems to concern themselves with, rarely threatened in another abject display. Widnes took full advantage to turn a win into a rout, with Anthony Gelling and Lloyd Roby both scoring hat-tricks on a satisfying evening for the home side. Dewsbury did get the first points after three minutes when Josh Ganson wasn’t square at marker and Paul Sykes knocked over the penalty goal. That was as good as it was to get for them though, as Widnes cut loose. Within two minutes the lead belonged to the Vikings as Gelling leaped above Andy Gabriel to claim Tom Gilmore’s kick and score the opening try. They kept up the pressure by forcing a drop out and were soon over once more, with a quick move to the right seeing Jack Owens hand Roby a walkin. Owens made it 10-0 with the boot with the first of seven successful conversions attempts. Dewsbury managed to keep them at the bay for the following 15 minutes, but as the half went on Widnes racked up the points to guarantee their place in the semi-finals by the time the break came around. After a nice move involving Gilmore and Joe Edge, Gelling shot out of dummy-half and powered his way over for his second try of the game.
They crossed once again after a knock-on brought them a repeat set, with Danny Craven dummying to create space and sending Sam Wilde through. The same combination did the trick again three minutes later as Wilde was found for a quick-fire double on the back of a Sykes high tackle. Craven’s 40/20 gave the Rams even more defending to do, and Gilmore’s short pass made Chris Dean the next to get on the scoreboard. Widnes kept up the pressure even after the hooter had sounded, with Gelling grabbing his hat-trick score with the final play of the first half after Gilmore had chipped over the defence and Edge had found his centre in support. The second half started at a slower pace but Widnes found their groove again when they scored three tries in the space of five minutes. An inside pass allowed Brad Walker to twist around two Dewsbury defenders and dive over, becoming their fifth different try-scorer. More expansive play from the Vikings finished with a grubber in behind by Craven, which winger Roby collected to race away and take them to 50 points. He quickly followed his second try of the night with his third on the back of a penalty, going into the corner following a long cut-out ball from Owens. It looked like the scoreline could only get worse when Sykes was sin-binned for the Rams for dissent as their frustration was evident. However, they managed to withstand more pressure before scoring their only try with eight minutes to go. Dan WaitePullan, making his debut on loan from Leeds, took a short pass to go over for the consolation.
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posts to make it a two-score lead, but the Knights weren’t buried and a nervy finish was set up when, after Salter was kept out, a Harris grubber kick on the next play saw Will Jubb score and Robinson reduced the gap back to two. With seconds left on the clock, Jouffret was guilty of a high tackle and referee Tom Grant eventually gave the decision in favour of York. It was all or nothing with the hooter sounded but Robinson was inch-perfect with the kick from the halfway line to take it to golden point. York had the kick-off to ensure Batley enjoyed the first set of extra time, and that was all they needed as Jouffret got into position on the last tackle and sent the ball soaring between the posts.
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BATLEY BULLDOGS: Dave Scott 8 Niall Walker 7 Sam Smeaton 6 Jack Broadbent 7 Johnny Campbell 7 Louis Jouffret 8 Danny Yates 8 Tyler Dickinson 7 Alistair Leak 7 Tom Lillycrop 7 Jack Downs 6 Paul Brearley 6 Dane Manning 7 Subs: James Brown 6 Joe Taira 7 Michael Ward 6 Sam Wood 7 Tries: Campbell (23), Wood (63), Jouffret (69). Goals: Jouffret 1/2, Scott 1/1. Referee: T Grant Half-time: 6-6 Penalties: 8-5 Man of the match: Louis Jouffret (Batley) Attendance: 1,395
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Moor’s silverware success DEWSBURY MOOR claimed two Heavy Woollen Cups last week as their Under-13s and Under-14s proved to be the region’s best. The Under-14 side defeated Thornhill Trojans 44-0 to earn The Reporter Cup while Moor were also triumphant over Thornhill in the James Flanagan U13 Cup final with a 34-10 win. In the first final played on the night at the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium in Batley, Dewsbury Celtic’s Under12s beat Shaw Cross Sharks 20-10 for the Gary Talbot Cup. Celtic raced into a 12-0 lead with James Goodall and Luke Hirst scoring tries, while Harley Thomas and Marshall Land added conversions. Shaw Cross responded through a Billy Marsh and Billy Kindaland conversion, but Thomas extended his side’s lead to 16-6 at the break. The Sharks got the first try of the second half through Ben Land, but man of the match Thomas scored his second try to wrap up the win for his team. In the Under-13 final, Moor led 12-0 at half-time thanks to tries from Oliver Athey and Charlie
CHAMPIONS: Dewsbury Celtic Under-18s claimed the Ernest Wilby Heavy Woollen Cup with a 17-6 win over Shaw Cross Sharks at Dewsbury Moor on Wednesday evening Harrison, both converted by Owen Parsons. They stretched that lead over Thornhill with Parsons, Joseph Maloney and Harrison scoring further tries – two of which were improved by Zain Ajmal. The Trojans got some reward for their effort when Harvey Roberts and Gage Roberts scored tries, with Tony Lumb adding one goal, but Moor had the final say as Maloney scored his second of the match and Ajmal converted. The night ended with the Under-14 final, where
again Dewsbury Moor proved too strong for Thornhill to take home the trophy. They led 12-0 at the break thanks to tries from Harry Avis, Connor Hickling and Toby Williams. Joe Berry scored a brace of tries in the second half and Hickling scored two more for his hat-trick, while Avis added his second and Charlie Johnson also touched down for Moor. Man of the match Harry Hartley added four conversions to complete their victory.
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In-form Leigh hammer Rams Betfred Championship
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Stephen Ibbetson at Tetley’s Stadium DEWSBURY’S relegation worries deepened after a lacklustre display in defeat to Leigh last weekend. Barrow’s win puts the Rams level on points with the relegation zone and, after seeing his side fail to score a point, coach Lee Greenwood expressed his disappointment. “It’s another one where we’ve played a top team in the division and probably been too easy on them,” he said. “You want to be able to properly compete during the game, but there was too much dropped ball. We gave Leigh a lot of attacking sets, and when we had the ball down Leigh’s end we didn’t do anywhere near enough with it.” Victors Leigh continued their good form to climb into third place in the table, and coach John Duffy praised the attitude from his players. “Dewsbury came out and were really aggressive on us,” he said. “They’ve got some big boys on this tight pitch so we knew we had to match that and have the right attitude coming here, and to be fair to the boys they were great to come away with a convincing win.” Leigh found themselves 12-0 up after just 10 minutes after the Rams twice presented them with the chance to attack. The first came after Rob Worrincy knocked-on at the play the ball, and a smart move to the right saw Gregg McNally put Liam Forsyth over. A Michael Knowles shoulder charge
MATCH STATS WIDNES VIKINGS: Lloyd Roby 7 Joe Edge 7 Keanan Brand 7 Anthony Gelling 8 Jayden Hatton 7 Tom Gilmore 7 Joe Lyons 7 Harrison Hansen 6 Josh Ganson 7 Jay Chapelhow 7 Sam Wilde 7 Chris Dean 8 Brad Walker 6 Subs: Dan Norman 7 Jacob Dugdale 8 MacGraff Leuluai 6 Ted Chapelhow 7 Tries: Gelling (15), Norman (40), Hatton (42), Dean (52), J Chapelhow (70). Goals: Edge 4/5. BATLEY BULLDOGS: Dave Scott 7 Niall Walker 7 Sam Smeaton 6 Jack Broadbent 6 Johnny Campbell 6 Louis Jouffret 6 Dom Brambani 7 Tyler Dickinson 7 Reiss Butterworth 6 Tom Lillycrop 6 Jack Downs 6 Paul Brearley 6 Dane Manning 6 Subs: Alex Bretherton 6 Lewis Bienek 6 Michael Ward 6 Sam Wood 6 Tries: Downs (30), Walker (34, 78), Dickinson (65). Goals: Jouffret 3/4. Referee: G Hewer Half-time: 10-12 Penalties: 9-3 Man of the match: Jacob Dugdale (Widnes) Attendance: 3,742.
then put them in position to score try number two, with Luke Douglas, on dual-registration from St Helens, driving over from close range. Dewsbury had chances to attack but couldn’t find a way through, and they caused their own downfall with the next try as full-back Joe Martin lost the ball in the tackle after claiming a kick, and Ridyard slotted Stefan Marsh into the corner. Kyle Trout went over for the hosts but only from a forward pass by Sam Day, before a brilliant defensive effort from Leigh to force Dewsbury into touch on the first play which was backed up in attack when a long pass from Josh Woods allowed Marsh to beat two defenders for his second try. Ridyard backed up his three first-half conversions with a penalty goal from just inside the Rams half on the hooter to make it 24-0 at the interval. The first half wasn’t of the highest quality but the second period saw things get much poorer, with both sides struggling to keep hold of the ball and pick passes to put any real pressure on the opposition. Dewsbury came closest when Lucas Walshaw was held up over the line, while at the other end Iain Thornley drove determinedly for the corner but was instead bundled into touch. Only in the 65th minute did the next try come, and inevitably it came from a mistake by the hosts. Two defenders were in position to claim a grubber kick to the corner by Woods, but neither could gather it and Forsyth had a simple touchdown for his second of the game. The errors kept piling up, for Dewsbury in particular, and the frustration was evident when Andy Gabriel was sent to the sin bin with six minutes
remaining for dissent after knocking on. Leigh took advantage of the space on his wing when McNally handed Mitch Cox a simple finish.
They brought their tally up to 40 in the final moments as, following a drop out, Ridyard passed to see Douglas stroll under the posts and complete the Rams’ misery.
Martin aiming to earn a deal DEWSBURY’S Joe Martin is hoping to make an impression and earn himself a contract at the club. The full-back joined the Rams at the beginning of June and has appeared in all five matches so far at the club. He joined after a spell in Australia having previously played for Halifax and Oldham, as well as having spells on loan at Gloucestershire and in the amateur game with Siddal which acquainted him with the Rams’ coaching duo Lee and Gareth Greenwood. Dewsbury have struggled to find a player to nail down the number one spot this season, and the 24-year-old is grateful to have the chance to cement himself in that position. “I didn’t know too much about the club before I came here,” he said. “I have only been back in England for the past few months as I was abroad. “I have since played amateur rugby at Siddal so when I got the call I was excited about making the step back up. I didn’t think I was going to get a chance and obviously I am grateful for that. “I have played under Gaz and Lee before for quite a few years so I am used to their coaching methods, and so I think I have been able to fit in better than what I normally would have done under a different coach.
BOSS: Martin knows Lee Greenwood well but will need to convince him to award a deal “I am getting to know the systems now and getting to know the team a lot more.” “I haven’t missed a game yet since coming in which is great on my part, I just want to keep playing well and adding to the team and if I can do that I will be happy. “My aim is to just play all the time and try and earn myself a contract at the club. Obviously I have no idea how that is looking, but hopefully I can earn one.”
MATCH STATS DEWSBURY RAMS: Joe Martin Rob Worrincy Owen Trout Adam Ryder Andy Gabriel Paul Sykes Liam Finn Chris Annakin Robbie Ward Jode Sheriffe Lucas Walshaw Michael Knowles Kyle Trout Subs: Sam Day Toby Richardson Dan Igbinedion Tom Garratt Tries: None. Goals: None. LEIGH CENTURIONS: Gregg McNally Mitch Cox Iain Thornley Liam Forsyth Stefan Marsh Martyn Ridyard Josh Woods Luke Douglas Micky Higham Luke Adamson Cory Paterson Andy Thornley Jordan Thompson Subs: Liam Hood Joe Cator Gareth Hock Jake Emmitt Tries: Forsyth (5, 65), Douglas (10, 79), Marsh (24, 32), Cox (77). Goals: Ridyard 6/8.
5 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 6 5 6 5 5 5 5
6 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 6
Referee: B Pearson Half-time: 0-24 Penalties: 6-9 Sin Bin: Gabriel (74, dissent) Man of the match: Stefan Marsh (Leigh) Attendance: 1,668.
Vikings show quality to edge Bulldogs Betfred Championship
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Stephen Ibbetson at Halton Stadium BATLEY put in a spirited display but Widnes’s extra quality told in a close defeat last Friday. The Vikings, who were handed a 12point deduction for entering administration earlier in the year, eased any lingering relegation concerns and climbed to within two points of the Bulldogs with the win. They did so without a number of players missing through injury and illness, but their academy continues to churn out superb talent and both winger Joe Edge and hooker Jacob Dugdale impressed on debut. It was an attritional contest early on, with the first try coming after 15 minutes. Joe Lyons’s kick earned a drop out and from the repeat set Lloyd Roby’s pass put Anthony Gelling over. Johnny Campbell came close to a Batley response as his effort in the corner was ruled out by referee Gareth Hewer after consulting with his touch judge, but Widnes were becoming sloppy and their opponents soon made them pay with two tries in the space of four minutes. The first came on the half-hour as Dom Brambani dinked a kick in behind and Jack Downs reached it first to touch down, before Brambani again assisted by intercepting a Roby pass as Widnes attacked the line and offloading for winger Niall Walker to gallop almost the length of the field on his return. Louis Jouffret converted both efforts to make it 12-4 to the Bulldogs, but that
LANDMARK: Former Leeds, Featherstone and Halifax man Dane Manning made his 250th career appearance in the Widnes loss lead was cut to just two points in the final seconds of the half as Dugdale’s short pass sent Dan Norman over for his first Widnes try. Batley lost their lead before they’d even touched the ball in the second half, as the Vikings returned to the field with fire in their bellies and Gelling produced a fine one-handed pass to see Jayden Hatton into the corner for his sixth try in four games. Although not everything was clicking, the opportunities to attack kept
coming their way and they opened up a 10-point lead when, after Jouffret’s knock-on had given them a repeat set, Tom Gilmore sent the impressive Chris Dean through a gap. When Batley had their first real attacking chance of the half, they took full advantage to narrow the scores with 15 minutes left on the clock. A big defensive effort forced Widnes into touch and Tyler Dickinson, making his own return from injury, rewarded it with a barrelling charge over the line
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off Jouffret’s pass. A moment of madness made a late comeback unlikely though, as Campbell’s unusual decision to boot a Dugdale grubber back across the pitch was ruthlessly punished by Lyons catching the hoof and feeding Jay Chapelhow to stroll through. They did give themselves a glimmer of hope as Walker chased a long kick downfield to score his second, but it came too late as the Bulldogs suffered a third league loss in a row.
Bulldogs close in on historic Wembley trip By Stephen Ibbetson Sports Reporter sport@thepressnews.co.uk
BATLEY BULLDOGS are one win away from reaching Wembley after progressing into the semifinals of the 1895 Cup, and coach Matt Diskin says the club is determined to create “a little bit of history”. Louis Jouffret’s drop goal in golden point extra-time ended a dramatic game away at York in Wednesday’s quarter-final and sealed a 17-16 victory. The Frenchman had given away a penalty in the final minutes which was kicked to take the game to extra time, but he made up for it in some style to the delight of his boss. “(I was calling) Louis Jouffret every expletive under the sun when he gave that penalty away, and by the end of golden point he was a French genius,” said Diskin. “He went from zero to hero in the space of a couple of minutes. “It’s what cup competitions are about, they’re about drama, it’s what makes these cup competitions so romantic. “It was key that we got the ball first (in extra time) and we did, and I thought when we played to the left touchline we’d blown it a bit, but Louis struck it beautifully and we’re in the next round.” Diskin said that there had been no real practice for scoring a field goal, but that winning the toss was crucial as they went on to slot the ball over at the first time of asking. “They all have a go every now and then (in training) but it’s usually front rowers trying to put their hands up! It was perfect for (Jouffret),” he said. “If it goes to golden point it rarely lasts long, so winning the toss was massive. If York had won it, it might have been a different story but we were fortunate that we won the toss and worked our way down the pitch.” The coach praised particular aspects of their overall performance as well, not least the tremendous effort in defence to limit the Knights to only two tries.
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Scott remaining a Bulldog for 2020 BATLEY have tied down one of their key men for another season with fullback Dave Scott signing on for the 2020 campaign. Scott, 26, joined the Bulldogs in 2016 and has been one of the
most consistent performers in the side. The Scottish international joins forward duo Dane Manning and James Brown in committing to the club for another year. Scott is on track to
“When we were in their half we did some good stuff with the ball, we just weren’t there enough,” he said. “We made some silly errors and were indisciplined which kept costing us field position, but defensively we were outstanding. We worked exceptionally hard for each other. “It wasn’t pretty at times but there was a real attitude to work hard for each other. If we continue with that attitude, we’ll get more wins than we will losses.” With just 80 minutes now separating the Bulldogs from a firstever appearance at Wembley, their biggest goal this season is now clear.
reach a career landmark this weekend, hitting the 200-game mark if he plays in the home tie against Toronto. It will be his 118th appearance for the Bulldogs, and he has been an ever-present for
“We’ve not been quiet about the fact that we’re taking this competition seriously because we don’t know if it will appear again,” said Diskin. “Batley have never appeared at Wembley so we want to create a little bit of history.” For now, their attentions turn to the considerable task waiting for them on Sunday, when they host league leaders Toronto (kick-off 3pm). The match comes just before Canada Day on Monday, but Diskin hopes his side can spoil the party at the Fox’s Biscuits Stadium despite doing it tough with three matches in a week. “We’re aware it’s like another
Matt Diskin’s side this season. He played once for Featherstone and 66 times in three years with Doncaster, while the Stirling-born player has also earned 15 caps for his country.
Easter period and we’re going to be down to the bare bones on Sunday,” he said. “As long as we can show some really positive things attitude-wise, we’ll be happy. “Playing at home you never know, you can cause an upset every now and then. We know we’re going to do it tough this week but we’ll roll our sleeves up and go.” Scrum-half Danny Yates made his return at York following a two-month lay-off. Yates replaced Dom Brambani in the team after he picked up a calf strain in the defeat of Widnes, although he could be ready to come back in this weekend.
Rams bring in Waite-Pullan DEWSBURY RAMS have bolstered their ranks with the addition of Dan Waite-Pullan on a month’s loan deal from Leeds Rhinos. The youngster made his debut in professional rugby on Wednesday night, as the Rams fell to a 54-6 defeat at Widnes in the semi-finals of the 1895 Cup. While it wasn’t a memorable evening for the club it was a special one for Waite-Pullan, who came off the bench to score Dewsbury’s only try. The 20-year-old second-rower arrives at the Tetley’s Stadium from Leeds’ famed academy. He played his amateur rugby at Stanningley and joined Bradford Bulls before moving to the Rhinos in 2017. Waite-Pullan is the 10th loan signing to join the Rams in 2019, and became the 39th different player to feature in a competitive game this season for the club. He arrives into the thick of a relegation battle, with Dewsbury outside the drop zone on points difference alone heading into Sunday’s away tie at York City Knights (kick-off 3pm). While Barrow have caught up with three wins from their last four matches, including a shock triumph at in-form Featherstone last weekend, the Rams have suffered thrashings in their last two league outings against Toronto and Leigh. After the Leigh hammering, coach Lee Greenwood expressed his disappointment with his side’s performance and particularly their tendency to start matches sluggishly. “It’s probably too many times now where right at the start of the game we haven’t quite been ready for it. In long patches we look every bit as good as some of these top teams,” he said. “I’d really love to see us take a team on right from kick-off, fired in, meet teams head-on and see what happens. “It seems like we start soft, work out what the other team are going to be like and before you know it you’re a couple of scores behind and it’s hard then. We need to dust ourselves down and keep going.” When he arrived at the club in the off-season, Greenwood’s stated aim was to make his team “tough to beat”, and he lamented the fact that hasn’t been the case in recent performances. “The conditions play a part, the other teams are throwing a bit more at you with the ball in hand (now),” he said. “Maybe earlier in the season teams were taking us lightly. With the weather as it was, it turned it into more of a middle game. “I just know that in some of the games I’m looking at – Halifax, Toulouse and today (Leigh) – when we’ve played top teams at home, we’ve lost them by half-time and we’re playing catchup. “These teams aren’t taking us lightly here and we could probably do with one of them doing that, but they’re not. They’re coming here with a big side and a good gameplan, ready to defend tough, and we’re struggling to combat it, defensively or with the ball.” With 10 matches left to play this season, the Rams are in a real scrap for survival, but Greenwood says that the club’s position comes as no surprise. “I thought it was going to be a dogfight when I took the job, so it’s no surprise to me. I knew how tight it was going to be,” he said.
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