This weekend, like many people, I ventured down to Brighouse to see what the 40s weekend had in store and, again like many, was very impressed with what I saw.

From the costumes to the decor, the streets had truly been transformed to Post War Britain, and standimg proud in the middle of these streets was Forget Me Not Children’s Hospices Brighouse store.

The hard work that the team had put in at the Brighouse really showed ad the store looked fantastic. Throughout the time I spent there, the store was bustling with people, all saying how great it looked and I must agree.

We must also say a big thank you to all the pupils from Carr Green School who put on a number of great performances throughout the weekend, and of course a huge thank you to everyone who voluntered and helped out, without whom great events like this wouldnt be possible.

If you have any pictures from the weekend wed love to see them!

Happy Bank Holiday everyone! Its been a lovely sunny weekend, perfect weather for a long weekend!

This past week, ITV news presenter Nina Hossain paid a visit to Russell House and gave her support to Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice. It is great to see people who are in the public eye showing their care for causes which are local to them, and Nina is the latest in a number of high-profile people to have visited the charity and seen first hand how important the place really is.

I would also like to say a huge thank you from everyone at the charity to all the schools and Kirklees Catering who got involved with raising funds this past week! It sounds like the week went really well, and was a great example of how fundraising can be conducted on a large scale to a great effect.

Although the sun is shining now, it was a different story just a couple of days ago when some very committed ASDA employees braved the wet weather on Friday and completed the three peaks challenge! It can take a great amount of effort to complete the three peaks, so to do so in such difficult weather is so admirable. My own walk to Russell House from Deighton Train Station is just over a mile long and i find that difficult enough, so full credit to anyone willing to do the three peaks in such difficult conditions.

Next weekend, Brighouse will be turning back the clocks for the 40′s weekend! Make sure to get down there and see what is sure to be a fantastic couple of days, and hopefully the weather will be much the same as it has been today!