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Holmfirth Harriers Centenary Page100 Years: 1907 - 2007 Its our birthday! We will be 100 years old in October 2007. Come and celebrate with us. We have created a programme of lots of different kinds of events and activities to celebrate. We want to share the occasion with as many as possible - members, families, friends, colleagues and runners from past and present, from our own club and from other clubs who know us. Some, perhaps all, of them will be of interest and something you can share with us. Read on: Please get in touch with us (see below) if you require any information about any of the planned events here in this section. **NEWS FLASH**
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Centenary Race Programme
Holmfirth 15 Sun 28th Oct 07 Tinker Cup (members and guests only) Sat 22nd Dec 07 Holme Moss Sun 13th July 2008 Dennis Stitt Thurs 14th Aug 2008
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Centenary Presentation Evening
Presentation Dinner and Centenary Spring Ball at the GALPHARM STADIUM Evening to include presentation of annual awards, dinner and disco. Reception 6.45pm for 7.15pm Seniors £22.50, Juniors £14.50, 12 and under option £8.00 Return your ticket application to DIANNE OR BARBARA
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Centenary Tie
Price £12.50
Available from Norman Berry tel: 01484 602922 Mob 07860 263677.
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Centenary Kit
Order forms are already being circulated and samples are available on club nights.
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Centenary Run
On Sunday 7th October, 2007, Holmfirth Harriers recreated the club’s very first training run that took place almost 100 years to the day. The Harriers’ attendance book lists 10 people as having taken part in that inaugural run on 5 th October 1907. Those present included the newly-appointed Club Captain John Turton and Vice Captain Herbert Earnshaw. One hundred years on, over 200 members and friends of Holmfirth Harriers turned out to re-trace the footsteps of their predecessors. The sunny weather no doubt helped boost the turnout! Two routes were available – the original route and a shorter version. Most (if not all) runners also entered into the spirit of the occasion and wore distinctive black T-shirts with a white ‘H’ on the front. These had been designed to recreate the original Holmfirth Harriers running kit. For an account of this special centenary run, as viewed from the front of the field, click here.
The route differs slightly to that originally taken as there is now no public access across the old Bradshaw Road to the Wolfstone Heights field route and for road safety reasons through Netherthong village. Start Elephant and Castle Inn to Woodhead Road, left by Toll House bookshop, right up Greenfield Road on right hand pavement, past Parkhead Lane and Ashgrove Road to end of pavement at last house, no 172. Cross (with great care please) Greenfield Road and continue on left hand pavement past bus turning circle to sign for Booth House Gallery, at junction with Black Sike Lane and Newlands Lane. Cross (with great care please) Greenfield Road and continue up Newlands Lane to 40m from brow of hill then turn left over unsigned stile and immediately half left over series of stiles to another lane. Turn right, then right again down Dean Road to Wickens Lane (Upperthong). Turn left and then right after 50m down Back Lane for 350m to 2 nd left footpath sign along Holme Valley Circular Walk route to Netherthong village. In Netherthong turn right down Towngate for 70m, then right down Broomy Lea Lane marked “footpath” and straight on down gap (as lane bears right) – down to the Oval in Netherfields Estate. Go down Netherfield Drive (follow as Tinker Cup course), left up Bridge Lane, then right over 1 st stile down to metal gate. At gate turn right (away from Tinker Cup course) past next gate to your left to stile in corner of field, down steps, down path, right onto lane leading down to main Huddersfield Road. Turn right and continue on right hand pavement along to crossing at Victoria Street traffic lights in centre of Holmfirth. Cross at traffic lights (pelican) crossing, continue down main street and cross Victoria Street at next zebra crossing onto Hollowgate and back to Elephant and Castle.
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Centenary Book
The book, which will be a detailed history of the first 100 years of Holmfirth Harriers Athletic Club, will be published during our centenary year – a must have item on your book shelves for members and friends past and present. Publication date is not yet finalised – details of how to buy will be available on this site. Centenary Dinner
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Contact Us / Get In Touch
Either fill in this form and click the 'celebrate 100 years' button, or send an email to Paula Gould.
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Thank you. With your help, this will indeed be a very special year
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