It was in 2020 when John Howarth, the association secretary had to cancel the Old Rastrickians Association annual dinner, which was planned for the April, with no one knowing if or when events like the annual dinner would be back on the calendar.

The Grapevine, that popular free magazine that many of us receive has recently changed ownership. I am pleased to announce that the new owner has asked me to continue supplying my illustrated content of local history and nostalgia and the first story was sent in a few days ago. If any readers have a story or phoitograph they would like to share with the readers please contact me - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 07854-755756..,   

My next issue number 20 of the Brighouse and District Heritage Newseum quarterly magazine of local history and nostalgia will be available in the first week of March. You can also make enquiries about that as well on the same contact details.    

This was a local club for the retired members of the Bailiff Bridge community. This was taken on December 1, 1994 when a few local school musicians came to entertain them at one their regular Thursday meetings.

A nice trip to Chapeltown just a few miles from Sheffield today. The Chapeltown 50+ Club at the Newton Chambers Memorial Hall. It was estimated there was an audience of 120, and they were given my Superstitions, Resolutions and who was St Valentine and then being early in the New Year I told them about the origins of Auld Lang Syne as, all illustrated as a powerpoint and with segments of music in there as well.
It was very well received with many of the audience coming up to tell me about their superstitions - they would not buy a house that was number 13 and would not lay a table over night with a white table cloth and but would watch out for the single magpie and make efforts to find its partner, this is not a good sign.
Lots of laughs on the way.