20 Feb
Howlands Member Tackles Sponsored Bike Ride. Kevin Walton has been a member for 33 years and has cerebral palsy.
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
and 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.
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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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
17 Jan
Iron Maiden Embroidery is a Hit
Just look at Howlands long time member Paul Radforth and his amazing embroidery skills.
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, 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 .
19 Dec
Howlands Raffle – Thank you Lloyds Bank
Thank you very much to Lloyds Bank in Dewsbury for holding their festive raffle in aid of Howlands, it is very much appreciated, thank you very much for your hard work.
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.
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
30 Nov
Coffee Morning Raises Money for Howlands
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.