Huddersfield Town

Before I moved to Northampton I lived in the biggest town in England called Huddersfield. (In west Yorkshire) looking back at Huddersfield I think it is a sustainable town, the reason being is because everyone walks everywhere. It seemed everyone was so fit. The roads where never ever full of traffic unless there were a football match on. . This would affect the whole town.

Huddersfield does not really have much to offer besides a few bars all on the same road. There are few schools with very little activities for children who live in Huddersfield.

Huddersfield doesn’t really have much history left to it because old houses have been knocked down and replaced them with modern houses which don’t seem to be selling... So buildings sights are left at a stand still, which then makes the town look worse then what it already is.

Huddersfield’s SOA states that there are 48,121 1 person living in an household as you can see below
All Occupied Household Spaces (Households)1
Count 159,031 2,064,748 20,451,427
1 person living in Household (Households)1
Count 48,121 609,134 6,150,264
2 people living in Household (Households)1
Count 52,606 717,364 6,985,981
3 people living in Household (Households)1
Count 24,637 324,216 3,161,192
4 people living in Household (Households)1
Count 20,993 275,258 2,732,975
5 people living in Household (Households)1
Count 7,317 95,288 1,008,873
6 people living in Household (Households)1
Count 3,674 29,223 297,933
7 people living in Household (Households)1
Count 938 8,141 69,731
8 or more people living in Household (Households)1
Count 745






I believe in Huddersfield the reason for high crime is because there is nothing for the children who then turn in to adults have nothing to do. That is why there are shocking results like this below
Kirklees
Yorkshire and The Humber

Violence Against the Person (Offences)2 1
Trend Data
Count 6,246
Wounding or Other Act Endangering Life (Offences)2 1
Trend Data
Count 141
Other Wounding (Offences)2 1
Trend Data
Count 3,163
Harassment Including Penalty Notices for Disorder (Offences)2 1
Trend Data
Count 1,090
Common Assault (Offences)2 1
Trend Data
Count 1,528
Robbery (Offences)2 1
Trend Data
Count 675
Theft from the Person (Offences)2 1
Trend Data
Count 692
Criminal Damage Including Arson (Offences)2 1
Trend Data
Count 9,063
Burglary in a Dwelling (Offences)2 1
Trend Data
Count 3,358
Burglary Other than a Dwelling (Offences)2 1
Trend Data
Count 3,087
Theft of a Motor Vehicle (Offences)2 1
Trend Data
Count 1,480
Theft from a Motor Vehicle (Offences)2 1
Trend Data
Count 3,880



























Huddersfield still has a lot of sustainable development to go in order for it to be a better town to live in.

Education for Citizenship

The constituency of Huddersfield, Huddersfield is Surrounded by Yorkshires countryside, Huddersfield has a richly diverse population. Its continued growth and redevelopment offers an exciting future for the town and the people who live there, Along with the traditional strength in manufacturing, Huddersfield is expanding in new industries. Information technology and communications companies are among those recently attracted in the area.

Greenhead College, which is situated just outside the centre of Huddersfield, achieves the best results from the tree colleges there are, they were the first in the league of sixth forms published by The Times in November 2003. Huddersfield New College, set high in the hills, also does well.
The University of Huddersfield has campuses throughout the town, and has a strong reputation. Employment prospects for Huddersfield graduates are strengthened through the University's close links to industry. Reflecting the town's diverse demographic, the University includes students from over 60 countries throughout the world. The University is also one of the largest single employers in Huddersfield, employing nearly 2,500 staff.

The modern Galpharm sports stadium, formerly the Alfred McAlpine stadium, is m seen to be the home of Huddersfield's League One football team, the Terriers, and also the Giants, Huddersfield's Rugby League FC.

Huddersfield railway station was described by John Betjeman as 'the most splendid station facade in England' second only to St Pancras, London. The station stands in St Georges Square, and has been given a £1 million make over and subsequently won the Europa Nostra award for European architecture.

The local MP in the area is a male and he goes by the name Barry Sheerman . The name of my local council is Kirklees council and the political party that dominates my local council is labor.

What is your attitude concerning people who are not planning to vote in the general election?

‘‘ I think it is there choice if they want to vote or not, I don’t think people should be forced to vote.’’

What main concerns do you have that may influence your vote?

‘‘The main concerns that will influence my vote, to vote is if BMP came into power, my 1 vote might be that last figure to stop them from coming into power’’

I think there is a transport problem although I do believe the public do try to help out where is possible when it comes to global warning, green house gases etc… I think this is why in most towns’ public transport such as busses ... Run every 30 minuets not every 10 minuets like London.

London is a BIG city where the pollution is very high I think this is due to the excellent public transport that runs so frequently thorough out the day and night .. I do not think transport outweighs the cost, the cost of travel and patrol is so expensive and these days you do not get your moneys worth.

There is nothing I personally can do to make the present transport system more sustainable, although I do get the bus half way to town then walk across Avenue Park, to get the bus up to park campus, so I guess I make a little effort to sustainable development.

The do-gooders should leave our festivals alone! Ok Christmas is not sustainable because of all the electricity that is used in this particular time of the year, people tend to have their heating on constantly, because it is cold, however Christmas is about all the bright lights in widows, on doors and Christmas on trees. Without this it wouldn’t feel Christmassy…

Christmas lights gets you in the mood of Christmas, it brightens the winter up, Christmas lights puts a smile on children’s faces, ( some adults too) some displays are absolutely beautiful and it’s a shame you only get to see them once a year.
I suppose this is a contribution to being sustainable by taking your Christmas lights down, not having them up all year round. Christmas is only once every year so some may argue that it is sustainable, because it is not a daily thing.

Christmas is a time to relax with family and friends, over eat and spend money on those whom they care about, or give to those who do not have. Christmas is important to families who see it as a very important cultural period.

The way I see it is the Medias job to put headlines that get the publics attention to inform them with shocking headlines.EVERYONE knows that climate change is BIG issue! The point is do people care?

I think people are aware of climate change and don’t care. They don’t contribute to making it a better sustainable planet. If people had to choose between a sustainable program or the X-factor finals they will more than lightly choose X factor..

The media has a job to do they need to make money and have targets and figures to reach , which involves how many papers they sold or what T.V has the most views.
This will not happen if it’s on sustainable development because its not catching the viewers eyes.

I don’t think the media are doing enough to promote sustainable development but they can not risk writing headlines and putting shows ahead because they may in deed loose out on a lot of money.

Time is money and the media can’t waste time on wondering to write about sustainable development and if it’s going to be a big seller of the month. It is not time consuming and it is not money wise, which is pretty sad.. Watching X-factor doesn’t make the world a better place or improve your life the slightest bit

As a citizen I feel that I should be informed with anything that maybe happening in the world, it is My Duty as a citizen to make sure I inform myself with serious issues.
I also have the responsibility to make sure I have access to any kind of material for me to be informed with any particular serious issues at any moment and time.

The way I inform myself with serious issues is on my DAB (Nationwide Radio).Or if I feel like watching a bit of worldwide news that maybe currently happening, then I watch channel 4 news.
Complicated decisions I feel should be left up to others. (Who ever they maybe)....

I think the people who reveal complicated issues feel it is their Duty to inform the rest of the world that there are complications arising , once the information has been passed on to us..
(As citizens) then it is our choice to do something about the particular situation to make a difference.

Example: - You can bring a horse to the water but, you can’t make it drink from it.

To what extent do you think this was deserved? Having watched this film in class did you feel that your opinion (or perhaps the opinion of others) to

I think this video was deserved, and has not been credited for alerting those who have watched the film, and are making small changes to their own lives to contribute living a sustainable lifestyle. From a personal opinion I feel I have been influenced by this film reason being because it was interesting, humorous at times, had a story line to the mini film. It also had different images for those who will understand it in a better way; I think the film was very affective even if the facts weren’t quiet right.

The narrator still got a clear message across in more than one way , he used cartoons, graphs, mini videos, person family photos, experiences etc, He was even practical in the film himself .(Demonstrating how much global warming has gone up over the years on the machine)

Watching the film and reading back to my previous blog prompt number 1, I feel as if I should contribute and make a little bit more of an effort to the planet. so yeah the film has influenced me whether I make the changes or not ill have to see. Maybe the next blog prompt will be the final straw for me to take action on living a sustainable lifestyle… Hummm interesting.