The latest issue (number 3 ) is now available £3.75. It can be purchased at Harrison Lords Brighouse, Kitson's Newsagents Commercial Street Brighouse, Kershaw's Garden Centre, Colin's Newsagents at Hipperholme, Bailiff Bridge Post Office, Bailiff Bridge Service Station, Woodhouse Stores Woodhouse Lane Brighouse and Townhall Dental Practice Thornton Square. It can also be purchased through my website online store through PayPal (payable to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or by telephone 01422 - 205763 or 07854-756755 - Please note that UK postal copies are an additional £1.30 for p/p (overseas will be more please enquire before purchase).
Christmas crackers were invented by Tom Smith, a London sweet maker in 1846. The original idea was to wrap his sweets in a twist of fancy coloured paper, but this developed and sold much better when he added love notes (mottos), paper hats, small toys and then made them go off with a BANG! - The mottos developed into some brilliant one-liners....
Hello Everyone - this was a power point presentation I did for the Victorian Christmas weekend in Brighouse in 2014 - Enjoy..........Chris Helme
“For those who Dyed - Men from Wyke, Bradford Killed in the Great War” a fascinating new book that gives back ground and history of those men who are named on the war memorials in Wyke.
