It was May 22, 1907, 112 years today,  when Princess Louise visited Brighouse having been invited to open the new Smith Art Gallery. Not the most memorable of visits for the first member of the royal family to come to Brighouse.

Here is a small selection of photographs taken of just some of the thousands of students who have attended Lightcliffe Church of England School. This first one is in the Coach Road litter picking Lightcliffe C of E School children 3 April 1995.

Today, I attended a special service at St Matthew's Church, Wakefield Road, Lightcliffe. This was to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Lightcliffe Church of England School.  With almost 100 people in attendance it was nice to have the opportunity of seeing people I personally had not seen for many years - it was almost a mini school reunion.  

The photograph was taken on March 18, 2003 and shows a major development on the edge of the town centre. I am sure you can guess what it will be .... Tescos new supermarket.