Huddersfield in the Sixties. Part 3

Huddersfield in the Sixties. Part 3

[@rk4316]

what a fantastic human the priest is! his thoughts were well ahead of their time! i wish all men of religion in the whole world were like this human. we would have no problems in the world.

[@gezward]

I was a white boy living on a council estate and had the privilege to have west Indian neighbours, who on Sunday let me visit a gospel church, one of my youngest and most favourite memories of the mid-sixties growing up in Huddersfield,

[@iky_124]

What part of Huddersfield ?

[@hannahst2]

The black church is church of god fellowship in huddersfield and my grandma went here when she first came to huddersfield and still goes there now in her 80s. My mum was born in the 60s (she is 1 of 11) and i just showed her this video and she called almost everyone name for name. Was lovely. Thank you for posting this.

[@kevinjohnson1958]

That's awesome, I recognized Sister Edwards.

[@simonball2855]

my grandparents lived next to a gospel church in sheepridge, sundays were glorious, the sound from that church was ephemiral.

[@DrJoePog]

Huddersfield will always be what it is due to immigrants born and raised and proud!

[@aidy6000]

That's its new identity. There was one before. Both can represent the town 👍

[@account5003]

Humans are humans

[@1daxwood]

Immigrants kept the mills going back then...now they are keeping the NHS going

[@iky_124]

@@1daxwood yh they did keep the mills going 😂 and now my relative her picture is in the hospital coz she works there .

[@elizabethdarley8646]

What an intelligent young man.

[@300010001]

In 1963 my parents moved from Leeds to Huddersfield, we had a grocery store on Bradford road, next door to Chambers fish and chip shop. I attended fartown secondary school. We also attended the church seen on the video, Rev Nelson was the pastor, church.

[@skyedavies520]

When it cut to the carribean people preaching in the church I was so proud. Praise the lord

[@mraidymaddful]

As a person who has lived in Huddersfield all my life: 60 years old, I feel ashamed and upset to watch this. I can't imagine what it must have been like for Asian and Black people when they first arrived. They have certainly made up for it these days though.

[@urinater]

Would love to know where those kids are now

[@coreymichael1880]

@HiranSamra Blitz how do you know?

[@swored.]

@HiranSamra Blitz wh

[@MsWatchdog]

What a great man Father Nicholas was I wonder where he is now or what happened to him?

[@anvilbrunner.2013]

He's in heaven I shouldn't wonder.

[@vitalhygiene3546]

He died in the 70s I believe, according to an article I read that traces back to 1973.

[@OlkjU287]

Huddersfield such a beautiful land. 🙏🏽

[@ianwalsh9552]

Huddersfield ain't that racist this puts our town in a bad light there will always be racism everywhere that's human nature but we're the coolest town in Yorkshire.

[@malcolmsleight9334]

@@ianwalsh9552 Can't speak for the Huddersfield of today, but when I was growing up there in the 60's and 70's, I didn't see much racism. I had friends who were West Indian, Indian, Pakistani and Chinese.

[@kanutsharma]

I really wish KZbin don't take off this video...

[@MY-cj1sg]

I agree , cant imagine how much racism our parents must have recieved in the 50's.

[@hazim9251]

💯

[@thehoneyeffect]

So racist, Huddersfield seemed very grim.

[@oliviathornton-lawrence6584]

thehoneyeffect it’s not like that this is a very long rinse ago were racism is very common u need to realise that it’s not racist

[@WISDOMBITES1]

thehoneyeffect....it is really all to do with the mindset.I grew up in the Paddock area of Huddersfield in the 1960's and there were truly some wonderful friends i made and yes there were others who didn't want to make friends so i enjoyed the company of those who did. It must have been very difficult for the local population who had never come across a big influx of people who looked different,with a different culture,religion,language etc. If we all understand the 'other' side then i think we would look beyond the simple differences and come to the conclusion that we are all very similar underneath with the same aspirations,needs,wants and desires as well as wanting to do the the best for our families etc. I do youtube videos to inspire people to be the best they can be. To me Huddersfield has never been grim but a place full of opportunities,happiness and real success in my private life. There is a saying that if you change the way you look at things then the things you look at will change. I wish you all the happiness :-)

[@DC-wp6oj]

I can forgive a lot of the attitudes of times gone by, a clash of cultures was inevitable and bear in mind Britain had not too long come out of its Empire. On the whole Huddersfield and its people are great. I say that as a child born in Hudds from immigrant parents. Funny thing is my dad always counts those times as good times and the people as good people compared to today.

[@iky_124]

It’s not grim anymore but yes some people are racist but Huddersfield has changed a lot

[@msnisar2227]

I grew up in Huddersfield 70s before moving to Scotland at age of 11.. my friends were next neighbour, an English girl, a West Indian girl at school and a Pakistani girl at school and a Indian Sikh girl at school. I am glad I was untouched by some of the negativities I am watching here, my memories are fond of of what a beautiful place I grew up in, sad to hear some of the negativity towards the housing, my house was a middle class Edwardian house that was immaculate outside in due to my parents hard work. As far as I remember everyone stood in front of our garden because of the amount of flowers and trees they designed into this main road house.