We Want Your Batley Movies

Batley Festival working with Creative Scene are asking the good folk of Batley and around for their Batley home movies, photographs and stories as part of this year’s festival on 10 September. The plan is to use these memories as part of a performance by arts-theatre company Periplum, which is scheduled to be the grand finale performance […]

A Community United In Grief

  On 16 June our community was rocked by the unimaginable tragedy of the death of Jo Cox mp. Words still cannot adequately describe the feelings of horror, loss and disbelief as the news spread and the eyes of the world turned on Birstall. Over the days since we have heard so much about Jo, […]

Tragic Loss to the Community

Everyone at Brearleys wishes to extend our heartfelt sympathies to the family and friends of Jo Cox following the shocking events of yesterday. Jo was an important, well loved and respected member of the community of Batley and Birstall who was dedicated to improving the lives of the members of her constituency. She will be […]

“Friendly”

More excellent comments from our clients; this time from a couple who wished to remain anonymous from Cleckheaton.  They instructed us in connection with Wills Their comments were as follows – “everything was fine and explained in a friendly way.  We are very satisfied.” Also – “you gave very clear information about what to put […]

Gloves

Mr S was working on a building conversation. He was instructed to take down some metal racking from the ceiling. The method he was told to use was to simply grab the racking and pull it out, which he did. He hadn’t been told that the edges of some of the racking was quite sharp, […]

A slip in the toilets

Mr B was enjoying a game of bowling at his local bowling alley. He went to the toilet when suddenly and without warning he slipped on some water which had been spilt onto the floor causing him injury. We put the claim to the owners of the bowling alley and they have admitted that they […]

Batley Vintage Day

It is the third Batley Vintage Day this Saturday, 28 May 2016, bringing back all the vintage fun to the town centre that visitors have enjoyed at the previous two year’s events. Once again the main entertainment stage returns in the Market Place with continuous music from 10:00 until 17:00. Featuring music from the 30s […]

Summer Harmonies Concert

Hot on the heels of their very well received performance as part of Batley Does Opera earlier his year, the Batley Community Choir are hosting their own concert on 10 June 2016 at the Batley Town Hall. The concert, entitled Summer Harmonies will also feature performances by Gawthorpe Brass ’85 Youth Band and Singing for Fun, […]

An Expensive Shop

A trip to his local supermarket proved to be an expensive one, both for Mr K and for the supermarket company. As he was browsing the shelves a member of staff turned quickly whilst holding a tray of tins, unfortunately without checking it was safe to do so. He hit Mr K with the tray causing […]

Always Best To Use The Correct Equipment

They say a bad workman blames his tools. In this case the bad workman had only himself to blame because he picked the wrong tool to use. Mr H works in a food factory. A colleague needed to move a large quantity of meat which he did using an electric lifter. Unfortunately this particular piece of […]