Oakwell Hall Yorkshire Day Event

Oakwell Hall Yorkshire Day Event

We took our eldest grandkids to the Yorkshire Day Event at Oakwell Hall, Birstall yesterday and these are some shots of a medieval music group who were performing admirably in the courtyard of the visitor centre. Sorry I don’t have the name or any information about the musicians. This event seems to have become an annual one, but seems to be getting smaller year by year. There seemed to be very little there this year, so we didn’t stay very long and took the kids to the Dewsbury Canal Festival instead. It’s a pity, but the Oakwell Hall event seems to be dying, to such an extent that it should either be put out of it’s misery or somehow revived. View the full post

Struggling and Finishing

Struggling and Finishing

Continuing with the Coal Race theme some more photos from the last year’s women’s race. Although the majority of the participants always look to be struggling with the bag of coal very few seem to drop out of the races, most completing the race, encouraged by family and friends. View the full post

Race Photo Variations

Race Photo Variations

More images from last year’s Coal Race in Gawthorpe. This time one photo resulting in three different images, hence the Post title, Race Photo Variations. This is a shot of a young woman who looks remarkably happy to say she is running with a bag of coal on her shoulders. View the full post

Women’s Coal Race

Women’s Coal Race

Following on from yesterday, some more photos from the Gawthorpe World Coal Carrying Championships. These are all taken during and of the competitors in the Women’s Coal Race. This is race is held after the Veterans’ Race and before the Men’s Race. View the full post

Veterans’ Coal Race 2015

Veterans’ Coal Race 2015

I’ve been sorting out my HDD and decided to upload a few shots from last year’s World Coal Carrying Championships (known locally as the Coal Race). These are held in Gawthorpe, Yorkshire every Easter Monday. Over the next few days I’ll upload a selection of the photos from the various races, starting today with some shots from the Veterans’ Coal Race. View the full post