29/10/25 Parks of Huddersfield
Huddersfield gave us enough of a taste of autumn in Yorkshire to convince me that winter would not be for the faint-hearted. We hung out with family a lot, conducting consumer research on English snacks and continuing the Great Scrabble Tournament. Roger went for walks in Norman Park which was conveniently located barely 20m from our front door and had a fine asphalt walking path and squirrels for entertainment. When lapping Norman Park became a little tedious we went further afield, exploring Huddersfield's Greenhead Park . "This Park was secured for the town mainly by the action of Alderman Thomas Denham JP and was opened to the public on Saturday 27th of September 1884 by Alderman Wright Mellor JPDL, Mayor of Huddersfield." Despite the bitter weather the park was full of children and families enjoying half-term holidays. Small children wrapped up in a Michelen Man's worth of clothes tumbled on playgrounds and swung on swings; dangerous flocks of them zoomed up ...