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20 Feb
Howlands Member Tackles Sponsored Bike Ride

Howlands Member Tackles Sponsored Bike Ride

Howlands Member Tackles Sponsored Bike Ride. Kevin Walton has been a member for 33 years and has cerebral palsy.
Howlands Member Tackles Sponsored Bike Ride
His condition has never stopped him from taking part in Howlands activities and showing he’s made of true grit he’s declared he will be raising money for Howlands by taking part in a sponsored bike ride later this year.
Showing sheer determination Kevin is already in training for the ride
Howlands Member Tackles Sponsored Bike Rideand is taking advantage of the facilities and bikes and at Street Bikes in Cleckheaton as well as working with personal trainer, Sam Cullingworth of the Muscle Pit Gym in Dewsbury.
 Howlands Member Tackles Sponsored Bike Ride
Sam is delighted to be working with Kevin and is setting up a programme to slowly develop Kevin’s physical strength over the next few weeks. We’ll keep you updated of progress.
6 Feb

4 Temporary Positions have arisen at Howlands for willing persons to work Shrove Tuesday

  1. Bell Ringer:  Person to toll bell at the Minster on the hour every hour from 8.00 am throughout until 4.00 pm or earlier as instructed  by Runner. Pay will be 6d an hour plus 3 flagons of ale.Shrove Tuesday
  2. 2. Watcher: Person to stand at the front of the Howlands building from 7.50 am and watch closely for any movement by Pancake Dog. In the event of any activity from Pancake Dog to send Runner to summon Pancake cook to bring a fresh pancake immediately and place it within easy reach of Pancake Dog. Once, Pancake dog has commenced his descent to eat Pancake, to send Runner to Minster to instruct Bell Ringer to cease tolling. Pay will be 4d an hour plus 2 flagons of ale.
  3. Cook: Person to ensure there will be a freshly cooked pancake available each hour from 8.00 am for consumption by Pancake Dog, until 4.00 pm or such time Pancake Dog eats a pancake. Pay will be 2d an hour plus any uneaten pancakes and a flagon of ale.
  4. Runner: Person to work under instruction of the Watcher and perform errands as required. To be available from 7.50 am until such time he is laid off by Watcher                                                          Pay will be ½ d an hour plus half a flagon of ale.

Any persons interested in the above positions,please apply direct to Paymaster, Mr Andrew Young.

30 Jan

Two of our dedicated members Nigel Parkinson and Amanda Radforth holding a massive cheque for £290.00 donated to Howlands.
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Over the Christmas period Lloyds Bank Dewsbury Branch ran a raffle to raise funds for Howlands.
The raffle display was really attractive and brought a lot of positive comments. We are very grateful to the manager and staff for their efforts in raising a terrific amount of money for Howlands. This will really help us in our work.
18 Jan
Stitching success at Howlands

Stitching Success at Howlands

Yet another stitching success from our very talented Howlands member Pam Long.

As you may be aware Pam has become a whizz at designing and creating stitch worked shopping bags.

Well done Pam.Stitching success at Howlands

17 Jan
Iron Maiden embroidery is a hit

Iron Maiden Embroidery is a Hit

Just look at Howlands long time member Paul Radforth and his amazing embroidery skills.
 Iron Maiden embroidery is a hit
A huge fan of the band Iron Maiden, Paul has embroidered a motif of Iron Maiden’s “Eddie” for his denim jacket.
The embroidery is based on the image on the Iron Maiden album “The Book of Souls”.
Great job Paul! You’ll definitely stand out in the crowd when you see them later on this year.
19 Dec

At the annual Christmas Lunch at Howlands there were nearly 40 members, volunteers and staff present. Everyone enjoyed the food prepared by the volunteers and staff.

Cath Longley talking to the members.

Cath Longley talking to the members.

Left to right : Howlands manager : Deborah Hall, Chairperson Cath Longley , Deputy Chair Victoria Ward

Left to right : Howlands manager : Deborah Hall, Chairperson Cath Longley , Deputy Chair Victoria Ward

Cath Longley, the Chairperson of Howlands, thanked everyone for coming and said that it had been a wonderful year for Howlands with the completion of the £500k refurbishment.
The building is now looking  splendid and a fine place to be.
She went on to say that we were all looking forward to 2018  and  lots of new exciting activities .
11 Dec

Another Very Creative Handcrafted Christmas Present

Our loyal supporter and fundraiser Joan Townend has handcrafted another very creative handcrafted Christmas present to raise funds for the Howlands.

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Noah and his Ark has been knitted by Joan, there are 17 pairs of animals, as well as other characters, which you can see in the picture.

We are always impressed with the work and dedication that goes into Joan’s knitted creations. Where could you find anything else like this? It is very definitely a one-off.

We wonder who will be having a happy Christmas playing with this !
5 Dec

Another beautiful shopping bag crafted by Pam.
This one is a stunning country cottage image made to order for one of  our volunteers,  Brenda Miles, but has another one on order – getting very popular!
There’s definitely an ordering queue for these quality shoppers, or should I say works of art.
Pam should have her own website at this rate, or at least her own gallery!20171116_141409 (1)
30 Nov

Coffee Morning Raises Money for Howlands

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Christine Sykes, our long serving staff member, decided to hold a coffee morning at her home and invited the neighbours round to join in for catch up and a natter whilst raising money to support Howlands.
Christine was absolutely delighted when ten people turned up for coffee and cakes.
In addition to coffee and cakes a raffle was held  and a total of well over £30 was raised which will go towards the Howlands fundraising pot – everyone had a great time in good company. Thank you for thinking of Howlands.