Posts About West Yorkshire, England

Long Walks Are No Longer Possible

In my late teens/early twenties I could walk 25/30 miles with a 30lb rucksack. Nowadays, at the age of 70, five miles without a rucksack is the limit. The post has a photo of the centre of Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire.

14th June 2025

Chip Shop, Hebden Bridge

Photo of the Crown Street fish and chip shop in Hebden Bridge.

8th May 2025

Street Scene, Hebden Bridge

Photo of people standing around in Hebden Bridge.

7th May 2025

Street Scene, Hebden Bridge

Photo of the Shoulder of Mutton pub in Hebden Bridge.

6th May 2025

Rochdale Canal, Hebden Bridge

Photo looking along the Rochdale canal at Hebden Bridge, towards Halifax.

5th May 2025

Rochdale Canal, Hebden Bridge

Photo looking along the Rochdale canal at Hebden Bridge, towards Rochdale.

4th May 2025

Electoral Reform

Photo of the Rochdale canal in Hebden bridge. Plus, my view on how we currently elect our politicians using the first past the post system, and why we need to move to proportional representation.

3rd May 2025

Two Pubs in Hebden Bridge

About two of the more interesting pubs in Hebden Bridge (the Fox and Goose and Drink); community pubs; and micropubs.

2nd May 2025

Family Trips: World War Two Day, Haworth.

Photos taken during the World War Two day in Haworth, West Yorkshire, in May 2008.

1st June 2024