Brighouse, West Yorkshire
We’d been meaning to go to Brighouse for a while as we know some people who live just outside of the town. It has to be said that Neil was excited to go because of the Brighouseand Rastrick Brass Band who reached number 2 with “The Floral Dance” in late 1977. As you’d expect their albums can be found cluttering up the vinyl section of many a charity shop in the area. The route to Brighouse is very straightforward from Manchester – M60, M62, exit junction 25, A644 and follow the signs to Brighouse. We parked for free in Tesco which is at the edge of the town centre. Although, note to self – must remember in future to turn off car lights, otherwise will end up needing to get new car battery. The weather wasn’t too great in Brighouse - it was a bit overcast and drizzly. However it was much better than Manchester which was experiencing a monsoon that day. Brighouse is typical of your Yorkshire town, sturdy and squat buildings made of local Yorkshire stone...