Posted by Peter Davies
Two students are currently working on cricket-related Phds at the University of Huddersfield - a welcome spin-off from the Cricket Heritage Project. Duncan Stone has just started work on cricket and regional identity, with particular reference to Surrey (where he hails from) and Yorkshire. Meanwhile, Dennis O'Keefe has been working for the best part of a year on the relationship between cricket and religion in Calderdale. Their contact details are as follows if you have any information or leads for them: Dennis - dokjan@tesco.net and Duncan - dstone38@hotmail.com. They'd be pleased to hear from you.
Thursday 18 December 2008
Saturday 13 December 2008
Public places
Posted by Peter Davies
I was chatting recently with a friend and colleague at the University of Huddersfield, Dr John Hargreaves, who has written extensively about the history of Halifax. He said that he had spotted two of our long-term, framed cricket displays at venues he had been visiting: Dewsbury Town Hall (history of cricket in Dewsbury) and Halifax Library (history of cricket in Calderdale). He was impressed by the fact that we had planted these permanent displays in such high-profile public places. Which was great to hear! In fact, this has been the philosophy of the whole project: to disseminate our research in visible, accessible spots. After all, our research is worthless if it doesn't end up in the public domain. Hence, these two displays, and others, and the website etc. John also said that Halifax Civic Society had referred to some of our findings in their display on ethnic minorities in Halifax at Halifax Town Hall. All this was great to hear.
I was chatting recently with a friend and colleague at the University of Huddersfield, Dr John Hargreaves, who has written extensively about the history of Halifax. He said that he had spotted two of our long-term, framed cricket displays at venues he had been visiting: Dewsbury Town Hall (history of cricket in Dewsbury) and Halifax Library (history of cricket in Calderdale). He was impressed by the fact that we had planted these permanent displays in such high-profile public places. Which was great to hear! In fact, this has been the philosophy of the whole project: to disseminate our research in visible, accessible spots. After all, our research is worthless if it doesn't end up in the public domain. Hence, these two displays, and others, and the website etc. John also said that Halifax Civic Society had referred to some of our findings in their display on ethnic minorities in Halifax at Halifax Town Hall. All this was great to hear.
Saturday 6 December 2008
Halifax Cricket League Dinner
Posted by Peter Davies
The Halifax Cricket League Dinner was staged at Bower's Mill, Barkisland on 28 November. It was a great event with c.250 guests and the cricket speaker was Bill Frindall. The food was very nice (vegetable soup, beef and veg, toffee dessert) and the whole event summed up how strong the league is. I got chatting with Keith Hudson (Bridgeholme), Steve Williams (Blackley) and a number of people on the top table. On behalf of the project, I presented the 2008 History & Heritage Award to Augustinians CC for their March 2008 reunion event. There was lots of chat in the car park as people nipped outside for a cigarette or a spot of fresh air in between courses. In fact, it was a mild evening - very unusual!
The Halifax Cricket League Dinner was staged at Bower's Mill, Barkisland on 28 November. It was a great event with c.250 guests and the cricket speaker was Bill Frindall. The food was very nice (vegetable soup, beef and veg, toffee dessert) and the whole event summed up how strong the league is. I got chatting with Keith Hudson (Bridgeholme), Steve Williams (Blackley) and a number of people on the top table. On behalf of the project, I presented the 2008 History & Heritage Award to Augustinians CC for their March 2008 reunion event. There was lots of chat in the car park as people nipped outside for a cigarette or a spot of fresh air in between courses. In fact, it was a mild evening - very unusual!
Friday 5 December 2008
Back to school
Posted by Peter Davies
We will also be using this blog to update you on project-related events and news. Like, for example, this week, I went to Calder High School in Mytholmroyd to talk to the kids there about studying History at university and I used some of our archive cricket images from Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge and Sowerby Bridge etc to help them understand that History can be interesting, fun and relevant.
We will also be using this blog to update you on project-related events and news. Like, for example, this week, I went to Calder High School in Mytholmroyd to talk to the kids there about studying History at university and I used some of our archive cricket images from Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge and Sowerby Bridge etc to help them understand that History can be interesting, fun and relevant.
Wednesday 3 December 2008
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