World Coal Carrying Championships 2017–Veterans’ Race

Veterans' Race

Yesterday, Easter Monday, the annual World Coal Carrying Championships were held in the village of Gawthorpe, West Yorkshire. These are three shots of the Veterans’ Race. View the full post

The Balloon Man’s Assistant

The Balloon Man’s Assistant

The last, for the time being at least, of the images from the Food Festival. This young lady was, I think, the assistant to the guy who was making the balloon sculptures for the kids at the festival. View the full post

Huddersfield Food and Drink Festival

Huddersfield Food and Drink Festival

Today is the first of four days of the Huddersfield Food and Drink Festival held in St. George’s Square in front of the imposing railway station. These are a shots of a guy on stilts who was wandering around the Square making balloon sculptures of animals for the kids that were there. View the full post

Black and White Procession

Black and White Procession

A few shots of some of the people taking part in the annual Mayday celebrations in Gawthorpe, Yorkshire. These are black and white photographs of people in the procession that takes place on the first Saturday in May every year. View the full post