HCS Members’ Update May 2025

There are several events coming up and here are all the details

Discover Huddersfield Walks Programme 2025

During May there are three walks which will provide a diverse understanding of our area’s historic and social history.

On May 4 David Griffiths will lead a walk around Greenhead Park explaining how the park was created and evolved.

The places associated with the development and cultural associations of Huddersfield’s African Caribbean community will be revealed by Natalie Pinnock-Hamilton and Heather Norris Nicholson on May 18.

Then on May 29 is the first evening walk of the season, exploring Marsden and the growth of the village from before the Roman period to the present, led by Roger Logue from Marsden History Group.

Walks cost £5 per person and bookings can be made up to 14 days before each walk. There are 20 walks to choose from. Full booking details can be found via Eventbrite by going to https://bit.ly/40YAPnj

Tour of Daphne Steele Building, University Health Innovation Campus, Southgate, Thursday, May 15 at 6pm

The evening will include a short guided tour and talk to outline the vision behind the building and the future Health Campus, the ‘WELL’ standard achievement and time for questions. The evening is expected to last between 90 minutes and two hours and there will be no charge for this event.

Those attending should meet at the entrance of the building on the corner of Leeds Road and Southgate.

Please email: to reserve your place(s).

A Walk Around Penistone Town Centre on Wednesday, May 21 at 6pm.  

Last call for anyone who hasn’t yet booked for this evening tour around a town that many people may have bypassed but never explored.

Marlene Marshall from Penistone History Archive and Friends of St John Baptist Church will lead the tour, providing a background to the history of this market town and showing how the area has changed over the centuries. The starting point will be the Grade 1 listed St. John’s the Baptist church on Shrewsbury Road, Penistone, Sheffield, S36 6DY. It is expected to take between 90 minutes and two hours Please email: to reserve your place(s).

The walk will cost £2.50 per person (£3.50 for non-members) and payment should be made direct to the HCS account as follows: Huddersfield Civic Society, Sort Code: 20-43-04, Acc No: 50525022. Please add the reference: Pstone + your surname + numbers booked to help our treasurer reconcile those who have paid with bookings received.

Guided Tour of Sunnybank Mills, Farsley on Thursday, June 12 at 10am.

A few places still remain on this tour of Sunnybank Mills which has been restored and adapted to exhibit its textile heritage and provide a cultural destination with a contemporary art gallery, growing studio artist community, creative courses and events, plus a tearoom and shop.  The tour lasting approximately 45 minutes will reveal the history of the mill, its owners and workers and explore the fascinating objects in the collection.  It’s a great opportunity to experience the heritage of this former worsted-producing business. 

Please email: to reserve your place(s).

The charge for the tour will be £7 or £8 for non-members. Payment should be made direct to the HCS account as follows: Huddersfield Civic Society, Sort Code: 20-43-04, Acc No: 50525022. Please add the reference: Sunnyb + your surname + numbers booked to help our treasurer reconcile those who have paid with bookings received.

Heritage Open Days September 12 – 21, 2025

As mentioned in the last update, should anyone wants to plan an event or would like more information contact Sylvia Johnson on . Full details will be required by Friday, July 4.

Written by former HCS chairman David Wyles.