41-425: The Mirfield Reporter is a local weekly publication, providing news for residents of Mirfield , West Yorkshire , England, and surrounding areas. It is owned by Johnston Press Digital Publishing, and has sister newspapers Dewsbury Reporter , Wakefield Express , Batley News and Birstall News . In July 2008 Hannah Ridgeway replaced Richard Firth as the newspaper's editor after previously working on
82-534: A 14-year-old pupil at St. Martin's School (Rosettenville) in South Africa. Soon after the ‘Huddleston Jazz Band’ was formed, sparking a global career for Masekela and his fellow South African, Jonas Gwangwa . Other notable persons who credit Huddleston with influencing their lives include Archbishop Desmond Tutu , Sally Motlana, (activist and vice-chair of the South African Council of Churches during
123-400: A bishop. He was consecrated a bishop on St Andrew's Day 1960 (30 November) by Leonard Beecher , Archbishop of East Africa , at St Nicholas', Ilala , Dar es Salaam , to serve as Bishop of Masasi ( Tanzania ), where he worked for eight years, primarily in re-organising the mission schools to be run by the newly independent government of Julius Nyerere , with whom he became
164-432: A child on the bottom or pinch him ... The boys are telling the truth but the implications of indecency are completely absurd." The police report recommended charging him with four counts of gross indecency, but because of his high profile, the matter was referred to the director of public prosecutions , Sir Norman Skelhorn . Skelhorn decided not to charge him after consulting Labour party figures. According to some sources,
205-796: A church building was converted to provide an accessible nursery, play (and latterly youth club) space for disabled young people in Hackney, regardless of their faith. The Trevor Huddleston Memorial Centre in Sophiatown was established in 1999 following Huddleston's death and the interment of his ashes in the garden of Christ the King Church in Sophiatown where he had been active and then supervised mission activity for 13 years. The Centre delivers youth development programmes in Johannesburg as well as heritage and cultural projects promoting Huddleston's belief in developing
246-544: A curate at St Mark's Swindon . He had been made a deacon at Michaelmas 1936 (27 September) and ordained a priest the following Michaelmas (26 September 1937) — both times by Clifford Woodward , Bishop of Bristol , at Bristol Cathedral . In September 1940 Huddleston sailed to Cape Town , and in 1943 he went to the Community of the Resurrection mission station at Rosettenville ( Johannesburg , South Africa). He
287-500: A devastating victory for the forces of evil and darkness had he been discredited", adding "How ghastly to want to besmirch such a remarkable man, so holy and so good. How utterly despicable and awful." Bishop Gerald Ellison, the Bishop of London when Huddleston was Bishop of Stepney, also said that political enemies of Huddleston were involved. Ellison said: "I want to make it absolutely clear that I have seen no evidence that Bishop Trevor
328-452: A dozen black friends of Huddleston's acquaintance who would testify to his innocence and integrity. On 14 February 1995, Desmond Tutu , the then Archbishop of Cape Town wrote: "He [Huddleston] was an enormous thorn in the side of the apartheid regime and was effectively the real spokesman for the anti-apartheid movement for a considerable period. No one did more to keep apartheid on the world's agenda than he and therefore it would have been
369-504: A firm friend. He became Bishop of Stepney , a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of London . In 1974, Huddleston was questioned by the police in connection with complaints of alleged sexual abuse made by the parents of four boys who had been playing in Huddleston's office. In his statement Huddleston said "I have never done anything to harm a child ... Neither do I consider it indecent to pat
410-934: A non-profit making event for the families of Mirfield and district. Local residents introduced the Mirfield Food & Craft Fayre in April 2012, scheduled to be run the last Saturday of each month and " help raise the profile of Mirfield, be a benefit to local traders, businesses, organisations and charities, and add more destination events to the Yorkshire calendar ". There are two secondary schools in Mirfield: Mirfield Free Grammar and Sixth Form and Castle Hall Academy . Primary schools include Battyeford CE Primary School, Crossley Fields, Old Bank, Hopton Primary School and Crowlees Junior and Infant School, all of which were assessed by Ofsted as 'Grade 1 – Outstanding' in
451-537: A parish council an additional tax precept to the Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council tax is levied on the town's residents. It is made up of 16 councillors who serve for a fixed four-year term, and represent wards within the parish. The members elect a town mayor, who serves for a fixed one-year term. Mirfield Town Hall now serves as a worship hall for the Salvation Army . In addition to
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#1732852035986492-553: Is in Lancing College chapel and was visited by Desmond Tutu . They had become friends when Huddleston visited a young Tutu in hospital when he was ill with TB. They later worked together opposing apartheid . The Huddleston Centre in Hackney has been delivering youth provision to disabled young people living in Hackney for over 30 years, and continues to do so. The centre bears Huddleston's name after he intervened to ensure that part of
533-691: Is represented in Rugby League by Mirfield ARLFC, who play home matches at Frank Middleton Park and compete in the Pennine League Premier Division. The town also has three teams in the Huddersfield Cricket League . Mirfield Cricket Club and Moorlands Cricket Club both based at the Memorial Park off Huddersfield Road. Mirfield Parish Cavaliers based on Wellhouse Lane, Northorpe. The Mirfield Petanque Club who currently play in
574-513: Is the base of the Safe Anchor Trust , a charity founded in 1995 to provide canal boat trips for vulnerable and special needs people. In 2012, Princess Anne commissioned a new boat for the Trust. Roe Head school, Mirfield, was a boarding school on the road from Leeds to Huddersfield where Charlotte Brontë went as a pupil on 17 January 1831, followed by her sisters Emily and Anne . Charlotte
615-717: The Halifax Courier and as deputy editor on the Brighouse Echo . This England -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mirfield Mirfield ( / ˈ m ɜːr f iː l d / ) is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees , West Yorkshire , England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire , it is on the A644 road between Brighouse and Dewsbury . At
656-484: The Anti-Apartheid Movement in 1981. He continued to campaign against the imprisonment of children in South Africa, and was able to vote as an honorary South African in the first democratic elections on 27 April 1994. He briefly returned to South Africa but found it too difficult with his diabetic condition and increasing frailty, and returned to Mirfield. In October 1994 he was involved in the establishment of
697-632: The 1970s); Archbishop Khotso Makhulu and Robben Islander and later President of the Land Claims Court, Fikile Bam . Huddleston was close to O R Tambo , ANC President during the years of exile, from 1962 to 1990. They hosted many conferences, protests and actions together, in the face of fierce opposition from both Margaret Thatcher , and the South African government and their allies. Huddleston's community asked him to return to England in 1955 (and he left South Africa in early 1956), some say due to
738-514: The 2011 census it had a population of 19,563. Mirfield forms part of the Heavy Woollen District . From 1894 to 1974, Mirfield was an urban district in the West Riding of Yorkshire until it was merged into the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees . In 1988 a parish council was formed, one of five in Kirklees, the others being:- Denby Dale , Meltham , Kirkburton and Holme Valley . As
779-981: The Fr Huddleston Arts Bursary to one young South African annually, giving them experience in a UK community arts setting for 3–6 months. In this way, the legacy of Huddleston in assisting young people is continued. Huddleston wrote five books, the seminal two being: A well-known prayer of Huddleston's is the "Prayer for Africa". It has been recited throughout South Africa, Tanzania and other African countries. God bless Africa, Guard her people, Guide her leaders, And give her peace. Alternative version (with emphasis on children): God Bless Africa, Guard her children, Guide her leaders, And give her peace, for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen. Another alternative version: God bless Africa, God bless Africa, Guard her children, guide her leaders. God bless Africa, God bless Africa, God bless Africa and bring her peace. Anglican parishes in South Africa now routinely say
820-591: The Guildhall School of Music, and then he went to New York, where he began to craft his signature Afro-jazz style, under both Armstrong and Gillespie. Masekela was joined at the event by special guest and New York-born jazz pianist, Larry Willis, whom Masekela first met in those early days in Manhattan. Masekela later gave the Fr Huddleston Memorial Lecture at a special event in central London to mark
861-538: The Living South Africa Memorial, the UK's memorial to all those who lost lives under political violence, at St Martin-in-the-Fields church, London, which raised funds for education in the newly democratic South Africa, and campaigned for ongoing investment in the region, under a call to action 'It takes more than a vote to get over apartheid'. In 1994, he received honours from Tanzania ( Torch of Kilimanjaro ) and
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#1732852035986902-574: The March 2007 inspection. The College of the Resurrection in Mirfield is a Church of England theological college, associated with the Community of the Resurrection religious community. There Rowan Williams , later Archbishop of Canterbury , lectured from 1975 for two years and Archbishop Trevor Huddleston spent his last days. The 13th-century St Mary's Church was rebuilt in 1826 but proved too small for
943-683: The West Yorkshire Petanque League and are also based at the Memorial Park. Mirfield is twinned with: Trevor Huddleston Ernest Urban Trevor Huddleston CR KCMG (15 June 1913 – 20 April 1998) was an English Anglican bishop . He was the Bishop of Stepney in London before becoming the second Archbishop of the Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean . He
984-834: The apartheid laws, which were increasingly systematised by the Nationalist government which was voted in by the white electorate in 1948, and in 1955 the African National Congress (ANC) bestowed the rare Isitwalandwe award of honour on him at the famous Freedom Congress in Kliptown . He was particularly concerned about the Nationalist Government's decision to bulldoze Sophiatown and forcibly remove all its inhabitants sixteen miles further away from Johannesburg. Despite Huddleston's efforts, these removals began on 9 February 1955 when Nelson Mandela described Huddleston as one of
1025-638: The claims as a plot by the South African Bureau of State Security (B.O.S.S.) to discredit a prominent opponent of apartheid. Tutu wrote the foreword for the McGrandle book, and Archbishop Rowan Williams the afterword. McGrandle was a part-time chaplain to Huddleston, and wanted to introduce Huddleston to a new generation. At a service to mark the Centenary of Huddleston's birth in June 2013, many people testified to
1066-623: The controversy he was attracting in speaking out against apartheid. However, the Superior at the time, Raymond Raynes, wrote that the decision to recall Trevor was made by Raynes himself. In 1956 he published his seminal work, Naught for your Comfort , and began work as the master of novices at CR's Mirfield mother house in West Yorkshire for two years before becoming the prior of the order's priory in London where he remained until his appointment as
1107-621: The end of Huddleston's Centenary Year (June 2013-June 2014), and the 20th anniversary of democratic elections. Hosted by the Trevor Huddleston Memorial Centre (based in Sophiatown, Johannesburg), the Gala Evening raised funds for the work of the Memorial Centre, to help young entrepreneurs get a foothold in the creative industries in South Africa. The Memorial Centre runs training and incubation for entrepreneurs, and awards
1148-406: The existence of the investigation and report was only uncovered as part of research for the 2004 publication of Piers McGrandle's biography (see below). However, there was no reason for the report to be public, if the case for prosecution had been dismissed. In his biography, Trevor Huddleston: Turbulent Priest , Piers McGrandle quotes Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Bishop Gerald Ellison dismissing
1189-417: The growing population and was regarded as too minor for the growing district. A new church, designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott , was built a few yards to the northwest, on the site of Castle Hall, a mansion then home to the families of Mirfields (sometimes spelled Mirfin), Hetons and Beaumonts. At Scott's suggestion, the tower of the earlier church, which includes some medieval work, was retained. St Mary's
1230-440: The impact Huddleston had made on their faith and practice as Anglicans, and others, as activists. Tutu, who as a little boy knew Huddleston and swears to his innocence, was particularly affronted by the suggestion that Huddleston was anything other than a protector of children. On 14 February 1995 he wrote a lengthy letter saying any suggestion of Huddleston's criminality was outrageous and adding that he could easily gather together
1271-559: The leaders of the opposition to the removal. Among other work, he established the African Children's Feeding Scheme (which still exists today) and raised money for the Orlando Swimming Pools – the only place black children could swim in Johannesburg until post-1994. There are many South Africans whose lives were changed by Huddleston; one of the most famous is Hugh Masekela , for whom Huddleston provided his first trumpet as
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1312-401: The potential of every young person and his commitment to non-racialism , multi-faith issues and social justice. In addition, he also bought the first trumpet of Hugh Masekela , a South African trumpeter, composer and singer, and got Louis Armstrong to give Masekela one of his own trumpets as a gift. Aged 21, Masekela left South Africa for the UK where Huddleston helped him secure a place at
1353-586: The radio: After 10 years in England, Huddleston was appointed (1978) as the Bishop of Mauritius , a diocese of the Province of the Indian Ocean . Later in the same year he was elected as the Archbishop of the Province of the Indian Ocean. In 1984, he was succeeded by Rex Donat as Bishop of Mauritius. After his retirement from episcopal office in 1983, Huddleston continued anti-apartheid work, having become president of
1394-610: The town council Mirfield is represented by three councillors on Kirklees Metropolitan Council , and the local Mirfield Area Committee. In May 2005, Mirfield became the first Fairtrade Town in Kirklees and only the fourth in West Yorkshire. The Mirfield Show is an annual agricultural event held on the third Sunday in August at Mirfield showground. It is organised and run by the Mirfield Agricultural Society (MAS) as
1435-511: Was awarded the Indira Gandhi Award for Peace, Disarmament and Development . In the 1998 New Year Honours he was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG). In 1994, Huddleston was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (L.H.D.) degree from Whittier College . Huddleston died at Mirfield , West Yorkshire , England, in 1998. A window in memory of him
1476-490: Was best known for his anti-apartheid activism and his book Naught for Your Comfort . Huddleston was the son of Ernest Huddleston and was born in Bedford , Bedfordshire , and educated at Lancing College (1927–1931), Christ Church, Oxford , and at Wells Theological College . He joined an Anglican religious order, the Community of the Resurrection (CR), in 1939, taking vows in 1941, having already served for three years as
1517-475: Was ever guilty of a criminal act. He undoubtedly had many enemies in South Africa and England who wanted to denigrate him, indeed, to destroy him." Ellison was also clear that neither he, nor his legal advisers, believed anyone had the right to impede justice if there was any real evidence of guilt. However Sam Silkin , the Attorney General at the time who had taken the decision not to prosecute, later said on
1558-550: Was happy there and later returned to teach. In April 1839 Anne returned to the town as governess to four children of the Ingham family of Blake Hall. Her unhappy experiences there were used in her first novel Agnes Grey . There are many national businesses based in Mirfield including John Cotton Group Ltd, Furniture And Choice and We Buy Any Stairlift. The town has a variety of local independent shops as well as national chains such as Lidl , Tesco and Co-op Food . Mirfield
1599-466: Was in the infirmary. As a result of that meeting, much to Huddleston's surprise as he had only been a member of the community for four years, Raynes was convinced that he had found his successor. Over the course of the next 13 years in Sophiatown , Huddleston developed into a much-loved priest and respected anti-apartheid activist, earning him the nickname Makhalipile ("dauntless one"). He fought against
1640-425: Was sent there to build on the work of Raymond Raynes, whose monumental efforts there, building three churches, seven schools and three nursery schools catering for over 6,000 children, had proved to be so demanding that the community summoned him back to Mirfield in order to recuperate. Raynes was deeply concerned about who should be appointed to succeed him. He met Huddleston who had been appointed to nurse him while he
1681-558: Was the boyhood church of Sir Patrick Stewart , of Star Trek fame. During the 18th century, a canal was constructed through the town linking the River Calder with other rivers in the area. The canal is part of the Calder and Hebble Navigation . Its construction resulted in many industries in Mirfield, such as the textiles and boat yards . The canal is still in use for recreational users with duck-feeding being especially popular. Mirfield