REPORTS OF HCS EVENTS

Ninety people attended this evening talk organised by Huddersfield Civic Society on Cleckheaton-born architect Peter Womersley. Attendees had travelled distances up to 100 miles and included members of the Modernists and The Twentieth Century Society.

Following his fascinating tour of Woodsome Hall in October 2022 Philip Sands presented a more detailed look at the key personalities who created and developed Woodsome Hall, its estate and its influence beyond.

More than 60 HCS members, university staff, students and guests met at Huddersfield University’s Oastler building on the evening of Tuesday, March 7, 2023, to attend this year’s HCS/University lecture titled ‘Retrofitting existing housing – Demystifying Net Zero’.

Almost 30 people attended a guided tour of this remarkable Grade 1 listed hall.

Trustee Dr Jane Crease and Chair of Grant Committee and Trustee Sylvia Johnson revealed the work of the Yorkshire Historic Churches Trust ((YHCT) which was formed in 1988 to provide grants to Christian churches of any denomination or age, listed or unlisted, and used for public worship within Yorkshire.

This was organised by Huddersfield Civic Society and Huddersfield Local History Society as part of the annual Heritage Open Days festival.

Our early August evening walk around Kirkburton, hosted by its very active History Group, revealed the history, legends and quirky stories attached to this historic village.​

A fully booked walking tour of Halifax town centre provided an opportunity to learn about its history, developments and recent changes.

Professor Liz Towns-Andrews, OBE, from the University of Huddersfield described the university’s research and innovation activities targeted towards helping improve people’s health and wellbeing.

Twenty HCS members enjoyed our summer evening walk led by Tom Lonsdale, Chair of Marsden Community Trust.

Huddersfield Civic Society’s virtual tour of Manchester (watch it on this link) by Jonathan Schofield Manchester Tours was one of those rare zoom meetings where there were very few questions because everyone was spellbound and really focused on the imagery.