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NORTHERN AREA 18 PLUS
FIVE A SIDE FOOTBALL COMPETITION
2000

This was the event all the keen 18 Plus footballers had been waiting for, the Huddersfield 18 Plus 5 a side Football Competition and Party Disco 2000.

The event took place on Saturday 8th of July 2000 as promised. The venue for the Football Competition was Holmfirth High School, (the same venue as War of the Roses 1998), and the Party Disco was held at The Royal Oak, Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth.

The 5 a side Football Competition was a fun event, so the rules were kept simple.

Members entered from all over the Northern area, from Grimsby/Cleethorpes 18 Plus in the East, to Romiley 18 Plus in the West. A lively competition took place and Huddersfield 18 Plus Group were the winners, with Grimsby & Cleethorpes Group second and Leeds 18 Plus third.

The 5 a side Football Party took place following the Competition on Saturday evening at The Royal Oak, Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth. Standards had been raised from the 1999 event, the venue had plenty of seating, a separate bar area, and a fair sized proper dance floor. D.J. for the evening was Mike Andy.

A raffle was organised and the presentation of trophies took place at the Party. The Huddersfield 18 Plus team collected the Annual Northern Area 18 Plus Trophy and a winners trophy to keep.

Five a Side Football Competition 2000

RESULTS
TEAM PLAYED WON DRAWN LOST FOR AGAINST G/D POINTS
Huddersfield 4 1 2 1 4 3 1 4
G&C 4 1 2 1 8 5 3 4
Leeds 4 2 0 2 4 8 -4 4

Football 1999
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The Royal Oak, Thongsbridge, Holmfirth

The Royal Oak stands at the heart of Thongsbridge, a typical South Pennines village crammed between the narrow confines of the Holme Valley, a jumble of cottages and mills in the heart of 'Last of the Summer Wine' Country.

The village grew during the early days of the Industrial Revolution as these narrow valleys were ideal to provide water-power for the textile mills. The village of Thongsbridge, whose unusual name is derived from the old word fora strip of land or a 'thong', was first mentioned in the early 13th century when this strip of land (or more correctly the surrounding estate) was in the ownership of a local family called Bisset. This is how it stayed for over 500 years with the estate passing into the hands of different families until the early 18th century and the onset of industrialisation.

The Royal Oak dates from 1780, although there was probably an earlier inn on the site as it stands at the junction of once important trading routes along the valley. The first landlord was William Bray, whose family ran the inn until 1855. Williarn's main occupation was that of clothier and he supplemented his income by brewing and selling ale to travellers and textile workers. These textile merchants would also use the inn as a sort of 'piece hall' where they could sell their wares - the manufacturing of cloth was still very much a cottage industry. Things were to change at a rapid rate through the 19th century with the development of turnpike roads, construction of larger mills, introduction of machinery, the arrival of the railways and steam power.

In the days before trade unions and safety inspectors, accidents were common and perhaps even an accepted risk. The reality of such lax safety standards struck home when in 1852 a mill dam breached its wall and thundered down the valley claiming over 80 lives. In days-of-old many inns were also used as the local mortuary as the cool cellars were ideal to store bodies. Sadly, five of the bodies from this terrible flood were brought to the Royal Oak for identification.

Those early clothiers and textile merchants would not recognise the Royal Oak of today for it caters for our modern needs with function rooms, conference facilities and dining rooms as well as a traditional bar serving well-kept Black Sheep ales and an excellent menu.

The Royal Oak

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