Holme Valley Review, April 2021 – 3
Landmark inspires Tom’s new venture LOCAL businessman Tom Clark has embarked on a new venture during lock down – and taken inspiration from Huddersfield’s best known landmark. Tom, who lives in Honley, normally runs escape room businesses in Huddersfield and Derby which had to close due to the pandemic. Having always fancied trying his hand at microbrewing – and then distilling – he decided that 2020 was his chance to turn his hand to something new. Tom said: “I had originally been thinking about developing a microbrewery for some time but after going to a leisure and hospitality exhibition in Birmingham, I began to think about a distillery instead to produce gin.’’ After starting his gin journey during the pandemic in summer 2020, Tom has now produced two gins – a London Dry Gin and a Lady Grey Gin. Wanting his gin to be a very local product, Tom took inspiration from the town’s landmark Castle Hill and set about finding an illustrator who quickly captured the brand in a colourful logo. Tom said: “The two gins have been really well received and I am
Bob Fox, regarded as an iconic voice of British folk song (left) and The Hayes Sisters, a sibling trio from Greater Manchester.
Folk Festival gets green light By Susan Hampshire
Tom Clark with his Castle Hill Gin. now working on my first fruit gin to add to the range. “I used to live in Almondbury, quite close to Castle Hill, and am very supportive of Huddersfield so it seems very fitting that I used the Castle Hill name.’’ Castle Hill Gin is now on sale at Hinchliffe’s Farm Shop, Taylor’s Foodstore in Honley and Meltham Mills Convenience Store.
THERE’S good news for local folk music fans – the Holmfirth Festival of Folk is going ahead in 2021 despite the pandemic. Obviously it won’t be quite the same but there is better news ahead with street performances coming in October. This year a day of music will be live streamed from Holmfirth Tech on
The local agent with a ‘Ewe’nique approach WHATEVER the reason, the process of selling your home can be a very emotional and stressful time. Choosing the right estate agent to help you through the whole process is one of the most important decisions to make. EweMove Holme Valley, run by Honley based David and Lorna Carrighan, offers a very different and personal estate agency experience. Their service is not just about selling your home, it’s about helping you move on with your life. They aim to get you the best price, in a time frame that suits you and make the whole process as straightforward as possible. EweMove is a full-service sales and lettings agency. They won the most prestigious industry for Best National Sales Agency 2021 and have been rated the UK’s most trusted estate agent since 2015. Being part of such a successful and highly rated network enables David and Lorna to take advantage of the infrastructure and innovative technology behind the EweMove brand. However, they own the
David and Lorna Carrighan business in the Holme Valley. David said: “It’s our business so our reputation and the customer service we deliver to all our clients (sellers and buyers) is extremely important to us. “We’ll do everything we possibly can not only to ensure a successful sale/ purchase but also to make the whole experience as stress free and enjoyable as we can.” Matt and Steph, who recently completed on their sale, confirm this: “Would absolutely recommend EweMove Holme Valley to anybody who wants a seamless, stress-free and enjoyable experience when selling their home: ultimately
a great business run by two professionals with a fantastic ethos and a personal touch.” There are many reasons why EweMove Holme Valley is different including their quirky brand, their approach to marketing, high quality property presentation, accompanied viewings and they are genuinely 24/7. So, whatever your reason for thinking about selling, have a chat with EweMove. You can contact them on 01484 248719 (24/7) or visit www.LiveHolmeValley.co.uk They’re also on FaceBook – EweMove Estate Agents in Holmfirth & Holme Valley. You’ll find there’s no catch and no obligation, just great customer service.
Saturday May 8. The day will include three concerts plus loads of other videos featuring local artistes, dancers and other highlights of previous festivals. It will be free to view, but viewers will be asked to contribute what they can afford, via the link on the live stream. The live concerts will be; Bradford Americana group The Magpies, with a great
duo PlumHall (round lunchtime), Colne Valley stars O’Hooley and Tidow (of Gentleman Jack fame) with support from the fabulous Hayes Sisters (mid afternoon), followed by Bob Fox (recently the Songman in the stage production of Warhorse, amongst other things) with Harp and a Monkey (evening). All this will be interspersed with a variety of not to be missed performances ably weaved together by
Steve Ansell. Looking further ahead, festival organisers will be holding an on street “Day of Dance” and Ceilidh on October 23 with Morris dancing throughout the town and a Ceilidh at the Civic Hall, in the evening. Check out the website for updates. www. holmfirthfestivaloffolk. co.uk There has been a folk festival in the Holmfirth area for around 30 years.