Ossett News

Reminder, Ossett United will be holding a collection for the South Ossett Church food bank before our home games against Frickley Athletic this coming Saturday (12th March) and Shildon (26th March). All donations gladly accepted but please click the link to see the most needed items. Thank-you in advance for helping us with this initiative. https://www.ossettutd.com/news/article/ossett-united-food-bank-collection/ Following conversations with two of our supporters, Gary Widdop and Paul Stephenson, Ossett United have agreed as in the oast to organise collections for the South Ossett Church food bank. This initiative will take place on two Saturdays in March, the second of which will coincide with National Non-...View the full article

Happy Birthday our leader, Coach Scott Dyson. Hope you have a good day coach from all the lads and the club. UTT View the full article

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Quick Fire Questions Part 4 - this time it’s Dec McGivern’s turn to spill the beans! https://youtu.be/IYUL17rpGAQ Get to know the squad a little better as Ossett United Radio's Craig Biddlestone asks the players some quick-fire questions. This week, it's Dec McGivern in ...View the full article

Here are some more from our U6/U7 section with Jonjo, Sam and newest coach to our ranks Ben . Come get involved as a volunteer or you have a child who fits the age bracket we have come and get involved at the most progressive community club in West Yorkshire. As Always Up The Tigers and our TigerCubs View the full article

We didn't get many photos, oh who are we kidding here are some beauties from our TigerCubs Tot section with Josh Machin and our newest volunteer Bear Wood. As Always Up The TigerCubs View the full article

Only got a handful of photos today, it was bitterly cold but the kids just smile all the way through. We had 10 for the Tots and 9 for the U6/U7. We just can't stop loving these sessions with these kids, if you think you'd like your child to come down then do so. Sunday mornings 0915 meet for a 0930 start. We are actively looking for players for our U7s but all other ages are welcome for tots (3-5) and U6 (yr1) Trainers of the week: Tots was Frederick Coupland he and his twin swapped this week as in Fred did it all and Arthur was under the weather, he dug in and run every drill with a massive smile on his face. U6 Was little Calvin Wassell. He announced to Josh he was too old for the Tots and promptly told us he wants to try u6 well he did and smashed it. Had a bump with an older player but after a moment of clarity he got up and got back into it. Well done boys and girls TigerCubs are ramping up for summer. As Always Up The Tigers and TigerCubs View the full article

An amazing morning in the the sun for Ossett RUFC’s Rookie Rugby session this morning We have new members joining us every week , if your child is between the ages of 2 and 12 and they fancy some fun on a Sunday morning please message below or contact Daniel Duce View the full article

GAME DAY | Both teams in action ✅ Both teams at home ✅ Both teams in the league cup 🏆 ✅ FIRST XI at home to Harrogate Town Ladies DEVELOPMENT at home to West Yorkshire Ladies in the quarter finals! #OU #CupRun View the full article

Aaron Haswell has been nominated for February’s Pitching In Northern Premier League goal of the month, you can vote here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdJLBdHUTwDyXdor6ORwymPfrcsEoLeiEDI4bAaKfRQU7mLRQ/viewform Or follow the link through Twitter: https://twitter.com/northernpremlge/status/1500199472806068224?s=21 “The February pick was just as hard as January but the @PitchingIn_ Judges have selected their Dozen selections for the Goal of the Month. Vote for your winning goal here - https://t.co/NOvXWSdx7r Poll ends on Friday at 9pm https://t.co/EFtwwoS6vu”View the full article

There was no blog last week, as I took a few days off and travelled to see friends in Bournemouth. I have two things to say, firstly, Bournemouth is a long drive from Wakefield and secondly, Wakefield city centre is much better, bigger and has a better range of shops than Bournemouth. Monday morning started with my usual visit to Christ Church in South Ossett and their seniors’ lunch club. I have said before what a great place this is to meet new and old friends, have a great two-course meal and generally just get out of the house. If you know someone who would benefit from this great club, give me a call and I will get them the details of times and costs etc. Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee is starting to build momentum. Along with my trade union UNITE we will be planting 6 flowering pink cherry trees across the ward. Current locations include – Junction Lane, off South Parade, Illingworth Park, Reid Park, The Methodist Church in Horbury and Carr Lodge Park. The trees will be planted over the next few weeks and will be dedicated and have a sign installed in late May or early June. Thank you to everyone involved in this great project and to the volunteers who will be digging the holes! These 6 trees, plus the 420 or so we planted in January this year, plus the 420 we planted in January 2020 and the odd one or two we have planted in between, mean we have planted around 900+ trees across the Ward, with more to come. Back to the Jubilee, if you are planning an event, please let me know and I will advertise via my Facebook page. There is also a small grant available from the Council. If you would like details, drop me a line and I will send you the application form. April this year will see the 40th anniversary of the start of the Falklands war. To commemorate this event, I along with my colleagues in our local Royal British Legion, will also be planting a cherry tree in Memorial Park. There will also be a Service of Remembrance for the fallen of the Falklands war; watch out for more details over the coming weeks. Last Monday evening there was a meeting between the residents of Horbury Bridge and Yorkshire Water, which I helped to chair. More than 40 residents were in attendance and a frank, passionate and sometime angry exchange of questions and comments were made. There was a very good report of what happened on the Wakefield Express website – full details can be found here –www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/politics/council/angry-residents-in-flood-hit-area-call-for-yorkshire-water-action-on-drainage-3592792 These flooding incidents have shown how complex the subject of flooding can be. Different parts of the overall system are managed by different organisations, who, it appears, are not working together effectively! Rivers and canals are the responsibility of either the Environment Agency or the Canal & River Trust, waste water is down to Yorkshire Water with surface drainage e.g. roads etc, being the responsibility of the Council. Becks or small streams can be the responsibly of either of the above and the landowner, including homeowners. On Tuesday evening it a pleasure to attend the Pride in Horbury Bridge group meeting. I have attended the majority of these monthly meetings since being elected back in 2016. This is a great opportunity to meet with residents and listen to their issues and offer help and advice. Sometimes I can and do make a difference. Wednesday morning, I was well and truly coffee’d out, after visiting 2 local community coffee mornings. The first one being the Senior Citizens’ Support Group. It was a miserable morning with heavy rain showers, but the atmosphere at this group was wonderful. Around 100 people met at the Horbury WMC and had a good old natter over a hot drink with close and not so close friends. At 11:30 am I moved on to the Methodist Church and had another coffee! Here I met up with the Council’s Community Ambassadors. They were offering advice to those present as well as having a warming cup of coffee. I nearly had a game of indoor bowls, but I arrived to late to be part of a team – either way my team would have lost. On Wednesday afternoon, I attended Wakefield Council’s annual budget meeting. This is probably the most important Council meeting of the year. We agreed to set a Council tax for next year, which will be an increase of 1.99%, plus an additional 2% to fund social care. Which the government is failing to fund correctly, placing the burden on our residents. These two increases will still mean that Wakefield Council’s Council Tax remains the lowest within West Yorkshire. When the other Councils publish their new levels, I will publish them for your information. One very interesting proposal made by the Conservative Councillors was to turn off all our street lights between midnight and 5 am each and every day. In my opinion this is a crazy and badly thought through idea, and I am pleased to say the idea was not approved. Even some Conservatives voted against their own proposal. On Wednesday evening I attended a meeting of the Horbury Craft & Street Fayre organising group, which I chair. Plans are well underway for this year’s event. We believe this will be the 30th event, returning hopefully bigger and better after the COVID pandemic. You can find out more information from our Facebook page. If you or one of your friends or groups would like to book a market stall, the costs are £70 for the two days or £40 for one day. Please email - streetfayrehorbury@aol.co.uk a.s.a.p. as they are booking up fast. On Thursday afternoon I met the new regional director for Wakefield District Housing (WDH), who now covers the Horbury & Ossett areas. To confuse matters further, he too is called Darren. It was good to meet Darren as it gives me a direct line into WDH when reporting issues on behalf of local residents. You may have had a leaflet through your door if you live in South Ossett. This leaflet from me, introduces to you my friend and colleague Deb Nicholls. Deb is the Labour Party’s candidate in this year’s local elections in May. Deb has been a great supporter of me over the last 6 years and will make an amazing addition to the team. Finally this week, I held my first monthly advice surgery at the Baptist Church in South Ossett, the second one is at Horbury Library on the 3rd Saturday of the month. These sessions give residents the opportunity to discuss their issues directly with me. If you want to come and talk to me, I am here from 10:15 until 11:30am on the 1st Saturday of each month. Please keep safe and take care. If you need assistance or would like me to be involved in a new local project, please feel free to drop me a line. I will see what I can do to help. Darren View the full article

CUP WEEK 🏆 | Both of our teams are at home in league cup action tomorrow. Our FIRST XI host @HTAFCLadies in the first round of the @NERWFL league cup. Whilst the DEVELOPMENT team host West Yorkshire Ladies in the quarter finals of the @WRCWFL league cup. #OU #cuprun View the full article

An awesome performance by our first team away at Old Otliensians saw us secure a 49-12 victory. Highlight 1 of the day was a try on debut by young scrum half Jacob Dransfield. Highlight 2 of the day was seeing coach Mark Stuart return after illness to the playing side of things. Other try scorers included Will Forrest Nathan Lawrence skipper Danny Bill-Buckley Mark Pallister 🐠 Along with a penalty try View the full article

Miss McDonald tripping the light fantastic in Horbury Methodist Church - clip courtesy of Channel 5. View the full article

An awesome game down at QT today with our seconds going down 41-19 to a great Yarnbury team. Some great individual performances. 3 great tries , one length of the field effort from Tony Wilkinson , one from half way from Lee Hemmingway and a great team try finished by Chris White. Special mention and thanks to Ossett CC cricketers Dan Busfield and James Keen who both made their Ossett RUFC debuts. Both need to work on their catching 😂 but hopefully by next week they will have mastered the art. View the full article

👉 Little Dragon's 4 and 5 year old's 👈 🥋 Fun Martial Arts For Your Child 🥋 ✅ Spaces AVAILABLE ✅ View the full article

What a win for the boys. 1st game of the season we won 22-8 against a strong spirited Wibsey Warriors Open Age. Our Vice Capt Jonjo Fox stepped up to day in the absence of Capt Taz Winstanley, he did the full 80mins and walked away with the man of the match award. This is sponsored be Ossett Brewery. Tries today come from Jordan Ward x1, Cal Sykes x1 and Nick Mitchell x2 with Sammy Thompson x3 conversions. Well done lads 1 from 1, we travel to Newsome Panthers next week. As Always Up The Tigers View the full article

🤣🤣 its what Big Sir says all the time in sparring View the full article

Congratulations on Students that did there grading today , Smashed it 💥 This is just some them in there white suits 🥋 Keep on going, Keep on been the best. YOU GUYS ROCK #Ossettmartialarts #ossett #martalarts #grading #goals #chellenge View the full article

For live updates from today's game against Wibsey Warriors Open Age please go to our Twitter page. Kick off in 30mins View the full article

No game today but you can still watch the highlights from our 3-0 win at Staveley on Wednesday night, plus the post match interview with Jas and Wardy. https://youtu.be/jL3xZ7ZOENc https://youtu.be/RJg0TfE1iVI Enjoy the highlights as we visited Staveley Miners Welfare this past Wednesday for a mid-season friendly. The Sheepicorns ran out 3-0 winners courtesy of a d...View the full article

Change of venue. Second team are now at home at QUEENS TERRACE 3-00pm kick off View the full article

Game day. 1st team away at Old Otliensians And 2nd team at home at Sowood bend pitch. Both games kick off at 3-00pm View the full article

Coach Dyson has named his first squad for his first game in charge of the league campaign. It is a strong team to face Wibsey Warriors Open Age. Kick off is 1430pm so come on down to Tiger Park and enjoy the game. As Always Up The Tigers View the full article

As if Ossett CC couldn’t be any prouder of the season we have just had and the progress we have made as a club bringing our juniors through. We have just learned that our very own Ben Squires who currently represents us at U13’s level has tonight been awarded with this accolade. Very well done young man, you completely deserve this for the hard work and dedication you put in. Be very proud of yourself. Well done Ben 👏🏻👏🏻 View the full article