3rd September 2004 - Hampsthwaite Birstwith Junior Football Club

Coaching sessions commence after the summer break on Saturday 4 September 2004 at Hampsthwaite playing field from 0930 to 1030 for children, boys and girls, from Year 1 to Year 6.

Everyone is welcome, make sure you have shin guards, drinks and suitable footwear, trainers or boots if it is wet. If it's cold or raining you will need warm preferably water proof clothing.

Membership is £25.00 for the whole season which works out at £1.00 per week. If you are a new member and want to try it our you can pay £1 per week for the first 3 weeks and then pay the balance of £23.00 by cheque.

In addition to the coaching sessions we will be having competitive matches in a local league.

We look forward to seeing you all, for contact details see local services on this web site.

3rd August 2004 - Yorkshire Day

People across the region have been celebrating Yorkshire Day.

Events included the reading of the traditional "Declaration of Integrity" in towns and cities throughout Yorkshire between 11am and midday. Yorkshire Day was set up in 1975 to restore pride in a county undermined by the loss of its traditional industries.

It falls on 1 August to mark the date in 1759 when soldiers at the Battle of Minden, Germany, used white roses from nearby fields as a tribute to the dead.

To mark the day several thousand people attended Rother Valley Country Park in Rotherham to watch a re-enactment of the storming of Rotherham in 1643, when the town was attacked by Royalists.

July 2004