I'm betting you're thinking "You''re a little out of synch Sandra!" from the title of this post - and you'd be right! We're actually currently moored in marvellous Marple, and Barry's trading here opposite the services for a couple of days. We'd like to say a HUGE thank you to Melina (hope the spelling's correct?) … Continue reading Reflections from Brighouse to Huddersfield
Huddersfield Broad Canal
Uncovering hidden history in Huddersfield
I'd never really been terribly interested in family history until I lived in New Zealand for nine months in 2001/02. There I became familiar with the term 'whakapapa', and longed to learn more about my own blood-line. "Papa" is anything broad, flat and hard such as a flat rock, a slab or a board. "Whakapapa" … Continue reading Uncovering hidden history in Huddersfield