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45-646: The Vikings were founded in 2014. They completed their associate period, playing games against the Yorkshire Rams , East Kilbride Pirates and fellow associate team, the Leeds Bobcats . In the summer of 2014, they announced a partnership with the nearby Northumbria University's American Football team, the Mustangs, which saw a number of Viking coaches join the Mustang staff. They were accepted into

90-473: A central position to all the other surrounding unitary boroughs of West Yorkshire, with people living in the northern parts commuting to Leeds and York for work and education. People living in the western parts commute to Bradford , Halifax and Huddersfield for education and work. People living in the southern and eastern parts commute to Wakefield , Barnsley , Sheffield and Manchester for work and education. The largest towns and principal districts in

135-656: A high losing to the eventual Division 1 Champions; East Kilbride Pirates . Although the Yorkshire Rams were defeated in the Quarter Final of the playoffs their national ranking made them eligible for inclusion into the newly formed Northern Premiership. 2012 will see the Yorkshire Rams compete in the top flight of American Football in the UK along with the East Kilbride Pirates , Doncaster Mustangs ,

180-406: A lion guardant purpure resting the inner hind leg on a cross crosslet Or embellished in each of the four angles with a fleur de lis azure. Badge or device : A roundel purpure charged with a Lacy Knot Or all within a circle of eleven roses argent barbed and seeded proper. The green colouring of the shield represents the fields, woods and moorland of the borough. The white stripe or bend represents

225-514: A number of traffic-free cycle paths called Greenways in partnership with Sustrans . Tourism in Kirklees is based around the area's countryside and industrial heritage: Kirklees Council closed Dewsbury Museum and Red House Museum at the end of 2016, claiming it could not afford to continue running them following cuts to its budget . Tourist information in Kirklees can be obtained from major libraries. Huddersfield Town play football in

270-578: A population of 422,500 in 2011; it is the third-largest metropolitan district in England by area , behind Doncaster and Leeds . The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 by the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972 as part of a reform of local government in England . Eleven former local government districts were merged : the county boroughs of Huddersfield and Dewsbury , the municipal boroughs of Batley and Spenborough and

315-508: Is composed of 69 councillors, three for each of the borough's 23 wards . Elections are held three years out of four, on the first Thursday of May. One third of the councillors are elected, for a four-year term, in each election. The council is currently led by a Labour executive. The shadow Kirklees District Council petitioned the privy council for a royal charter under section 245 of the Local Government Act 1972 granting

360-546: Is the most populated borough or district in England not to have city status . In 2001 it was announced that a grant of city status was to be made to an English town to mark the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II , and Kirklees council indicated that it was considering applying on behalf of Huddersfield. An unofficial telephone poll by the Huddersfield Examiner found a slim majority against the proposal, and

405-631: The Birmingham Bulls , Leicester Falcons and the Tamworth Phoenix Yorkshire Academy Rams After parting ways with HC David Pawson, the Rams underwent a merger with Leeds University to form The Yorkshire Academy of American Football. This ongoing alignment helps create a player pathway from grassroots to adult contact disciplines. As part of the merger The Rams with be sporting purple horns during

450-582: The Championship . Kirkless is served by BBC Yorkshire and ITV Yorkshire broadcasting from the Emley Moor transmitter which is situated near the village of Emley , in Huddersfield . Local radio stations are: Local newspapers are Huddersfield Daily Examiner , Yorkshire Evening Post and Yorkshire Post . Kirklees Council is the local authority of the district. The council

495-560: The EFL Championship as of the 2022–23 season. They were the first English club to win three successive league titles. There are also 3 semi professional football teams within Kirklees, Liversedge , Emley and Golcar United . The birthplace of rugby league was at the George Hotel, Huddersfield ; local clubs include Super League side Huddersfield Giants , alongside Batley Bulldogs and Dewsbury Rams who both play in

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540-508: The M62 motorway , while the blue wave upon it is for the many waterways of the area. On the chief or upper third of the shield is a paschal lamb , symbol of St John the Baptist . John was the patron saint of woolworkers, and the inclusion of the emblem represents the historic woollen industry. The cogwheels are for the modern engineering industries. The crest is a ram's head, found in the arms of

585-684: The Penistone line have local Northern Trains services. Some towns in Kirklees have not been served by rail transport since the Beeching cuts . Dewsbury and Batley are served by the Calder Valley Line and the TransPennine Express lines. These serve an important urban area around Leeds and Kirklees with services to further away stations including Manchester Victoria and Liverpool Lime Street . Most bus services in

630-952: The Rugby union football club ground, in the Waterloo area. Shortly after they moved to the Fartown Rugby league ground. The club were then renamed to the Huddersfield Rams . In 1990 the club again moved home to the Leeds road Hockey pitch, in Huddersfield. This venue was short-lived, as 1991 saw a major reorganisation of the club, both to a new and more permanent home at the Dalton based Amateur rugby league football club ground in Moldgreen, also in Huddersfield. In view of

675-432: The blazon of the arms is as follows: Vert on a bend Argent a bendlet wavy azure on a chief Or a pale between two cog-wheels azure on the pale a Paschal Lamb supporting a staff of the fourth flying therefrom a forked pennon argent charged with a cross gules; and for a Crest , On a wreath of the colours a ram's head affronty couped argent armed Or gorged with a mural crown sable masoned argent. Supporters : On either side

720-411: The status of a borough from 1 April 1974. The grant of borough status entitled the chairman of the council to the title of " mayor ", effectively continuing the mayoralties of the former boroughs of Dewsbury (1862), Huddersfield (1898), Batley (1869) and Spenborough (1955). The mayor is elected from among the councillors for a one-year term (the "civic year") at the council's annual meeting. Kirklees

765-478: The urban districts of Colne Valley , Denby Dale , Heckmondwike , Holmfirth , Kirkburton , Meltham and Mirfield . The name Kirklees was chosen by the merging councils from more than fifty suggestions, including Upper Agbrigg , Brigantia and Wooldale . It was named after Kirklees Priory , which is claimed to be site of Robin Hood's death , situated midway between Huddersfield and Dewsbury. The priory

810-434: The 01422 (Halifax) and 0113 (Leeds) codes respectively. Public transport information is provided by Metro , as is the case across West Yorkshire. Kirklees lies along the core Huddersfield line of the TransPennine Express network, with services calling at Huddersfield and Dewsbury . Direct Grand Central services to London King's Cross call at Mirfield . Other railway stations in the district on these routes and on

855-414: The 2019 season and have adopted the academy as part of the team name as well as a logo redesign. Kirklees Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire , England. The borough comprises the ten towns of Batley , Birstall , Cleckheaton , Dewsbury , Heckmondwike , Holmfirth , Huddersfield , Meltham , Mirfield and Slaithwaite . It is governed by Kirklees Council . Kirklees had

900-559: The County Borough of Huddersfield and the Mirfield Urban District Council. The black mural crown stands for the district's status as a borough, recalling a city wall. The supporters are purple lions from the arms of the de Laci family, medieval lords of Huddersfield. For heraldic "difference" from other lion supporters a distinctive cross has been placed below their inner feet. This device, combining

945-681: The Division 1 playoffs, only to lose to Sussex Thunder . Had a lot of new recruits join the team, together the team compiled a 5–4–1 record. The team had their destiny in their own hands going into the final game of the season at Dundee, Knowing that a win would Guarantee them a place in the playoffs, however they eventually lost the game ending their season. The Rams tried to build on 2009's success and recorded an impressive 7–3–0 record. The Yorkshire Rams shut out Gateshead Senators and Merseyside Nighthawks in impressive displays, but ultimately an increasing amount of injuries would take their toll, as

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990-515: The Huddersfield area are operated by Team Pennine and First West Yorkshire , and most bus services in the Heavy Woollen area are operated by Arriva Yorkshire . The urban areas of Kirklees are served by the M62 and M1 motorways. Parts of the local road network are considered to require improvement, such as the main route from Huddersfield to the southbound M1 which narrows as it passes through Flockton . Kirklees Council has developed

1035-572: The Labour vote increased slightly, and they gained Dewsbury from the Conservatives. At the same time the Alliance vote fell, and the Conservatives took Colne Valley. The four MPs elected in 1992 were all returned in 1997. Kirkburton, Mirfield and Thornhill. Parliamentary constituencies in England and Wales continued to be defined in terms of the boroughs and districts abolished in 1974 until

1080-606: The Rams narrowly lost to the Ipswich Cardinals in the Playoffs prematurely ending an outstanding season. The Yorkshire Rams drew their old rivals the East Kilbride Pirates in the Quarter Finals of the Division 1 Playoffs. Yorkshire had to travel up to Scotland and could have ended the game early on through default, as East Kilbride failed to have an ambulance present when the game kicked off which resulted in

1125-459: The Rams played their home fixtures at South Leeds Stadium , where they enjoyed an unbeaten record before moving to Leeds Corinthians RUFC. In 2016, the Rams returned to South Leeds Stadium for the second time. The Yorkshire Rams currently play their home games at South Leeds Stadium . Saw the Rams improve on their 2007 record (6–4) to a 7–2–1 record while also reaching the Semi Final of

1170-841: The Team Valley Cavaliers have all played at least one fixture internally and provided players for the Vikings BAFANL Youth team. Yorkshire Rams The Yorkshire Academy Rams (previously the Yorkshire Rams) are an English American football club, based in Leeds , West Yorkshire . They are currently playing in BAFANL NFC 1 North . The club was founded in 1986 as the Wakefield Wasps and moved to Huddersfield in 1987 to be based at

1215-509: The borough are Huddersfield , Dewsbury , Batley , Heckmondwike and Cleckheaton . The principal settlements of Kirklees are mill towns in the Colne Valley , Holme Valley , Calder Valley and Spen Valley . Those areas of the district with a more urban character bound Calderdale to the west, Bradford to the north-west, Leeds to the north-east and Wakefield to the east. The district also includes several rural villages, with

1260-927: The club again moved home to the Westgate Redoubt ARLFC, in Wakefield After a good season and some sponsorship, in 2004, the Rams found themselves moving to the Rams Stadium , home of the Dewsbury Rams in Kirklees . The club ground was renamed in 2005 to the Tetley Stadium . Again the following year, 2006, saw another move of club venue to the Milnthorpe Green home of Sandal RUFC in Wakefield. For two years

1305-587: The club would be known as the "Northumberland Vikings" from the start of the 2018 season. In 2023, the Vikings ran an undefeated regular season earning a bye-week in the first round of the playoffs. After a decisive victory at home against the Chester Romans they hosted the Nottingham Caesars at home for the Division 1 North Final. Down narrowly at the half, the Vikings were able to overcome

1350-464: The council did not proceed with the application. Borough status also allows the council to confer the freedom of the borough on "persons of distinction". Since its formation Kirklees Council has granted this right to two individuals and two groups: Kirklees is twinned with: Kirklees Borough Council was granted armorial bearings by the College of Arms by letters patent dated 24 June 1974.

1395-559: The deficit and claim victory and promotion into the Northern Premiership for the 2024 season. Their logo is a stylised Norseman , inspired by that of their namesakes, the Minnesota Vikings . The Vikings home jersey is primarily black with white numbers and trim. Their game pants are black, and their socks are black. 100 New Shirts </ref> The Vikings play their home games at Druid Park, known for being

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1440-529: The former constituency receiving Heckmondwike ward from Batley and Spen. The constituencies were first used at the 1997 general election , when the Labour Party came to power in a landslide , gaining all the seats in the borough. The party held the seats at the subsequent elections of 2001 and 2005 . The incumbent MP for Batley and Spen , Jo Cox , was murdered on 16 June 2016. A constituency by-election took place on 20 October 2016 and Tracy Brabin

1485-477: The game being stopped early in the first quarter. Yorkshire however waited 45 minutes for the ambulance to arrive in the name of sportsmanship. Throughout the game both teams led however it was Yorkshire who had edged ahead going into the last quarter by 14–12. East Kilbride, as they did twice in the season, found an extra gear and pulled ahead of the Yorkshire side by 14–26. The Yorkshire Rams ended their season on

1530-400: The home of Gosforth RFC . The multi-purpose stadium has a modern synthetic pitch , and a capacity of 2,500. In 2014, the Vikings launched a schools programme which has attracted over 250 cadet level players, while five youth teams were either formed or joined the Vikings' satellite programme this year. The North Durham Knights, Darlington Steam, Cramlington Phoenix, Washington Predators and

1575-630: The increase of the size of the club's recruiting area this reorganisation also saw the change of the club's name to the Yorkshire Rams . In 1996 the club moved to more luxurious conditions at the Lawrence Batley Sports Centre at Salendine Nook in Huddersfield. The following year, they moved both venue and home town to the Walton Sports & Social club in Wakefield , The following year due to Health and safety rules

1620-557: The largest rural area extending from the south of Huddersfield. The Pennine countryside to the south-west of Meltham and Holme lies within the Peak District National Park. This moorland area mostly bounds Saddleworth , a traditional part of Yorkshire but now locally governed from Oldham , Greater Manchester . There is also a relatively short border with the High Peak district of Derbyshire , running across

1665-550: The league in 2015, and were placed in the newly formed BAFANL Division Two NFC North. The Vikings played divisional rivals the Glasgow Tigers in their first competitive match, coming away with a comprehensive 46-8 win. Following the 2017 season in which the Vikings were beaten in the Division 1 play-offs, they announced that the club had merged with Division 2 side the Northumberland Lightning and that

1710-529: The south have HD postcodes, Birkenshaw , Cleckheaton and Gomersal have BD postcodes, and the rest of the Heavy Woollen area has WF postcodes. Similarly the district is split between several telephone dialling codes, with most residents in the 01484 (Huddersfield), 01274 (Bradford) and 01924 (Wakefield) codes. A small number of residents in Birchencliffe and Birkenshaw villages fall within

1755-415: The summit of Black Hill , and the main border to the south of Kirklees is with Barnsley . The inclusion of two county boroughs resulted in a district without an obvious centre. Over the years there have been suggestions of splitting the district into two, administered from Huddersfield and Dewsbury. Graham Riddick , as MP for Colne Valley , campaigned for a split in the early 1990s. A similar ambition

1800-525: The symbols of Christ and the Virgin Mary, represents the priory from which the borough took its name. In five areas of the borough there is a second tier of local government: the civil parish . Parish or town councils have limited powers of a purely local character, such as owning or maintaining allotments, burial grounds, footpaths and war memorials. Four of the parishes were formed as successor parishes to urban districts abolished in 1974. The fifth

1845-547: Was elected. A further by-election will be held in the constituency on 1 July 2021, after Brabin's resignation, following her election as Mayor of West Yorkshire . 2010–present: Batley East, Batley West, Birstall and Birkenshaw, Cleckheaton, Heckmondwike, Liversedge and Gomersal. 2010–present: Denby Dale, Dewsbury East, Dewsbury South, Dewsbury West, Kirkburton, Mirfield. 2010–present: Horbury and South Ossett, Ossett, Wakefield East, Wakefield North, Wakefield Rural, Wakefield West. The 1983 general election

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1890-675: Was formed in 1988. The five town or parish councils are: The remainder of the borough is unparished , with the borough council exercising parish powers. Since 1997 Kirklees has been divided into five constituencies: four being entirely within the borough, while one ward (Wakefield) is included in the Wakefield Council borough. The boundaries of two of the Colne Valley and Huddersfield constituencies were virtually unchanged from those defined in 1983. Denby Dale and Kirkburton wards were transferred from Dewsbury to Wakefield, with

1935-579: Was located within the present-day Kirklees Park estate, most of which actually lies in the neighbouring borough of Calderdale . Under the original draft of the Act, the district would have included Ossett , part of the Dewsbury Parliamentary constituency at that time. It was eventually decided that Ossett was too remote to be governed from Huddersfield and the town was included within the Wakefield district instead. Kirklees sits in quite

1980-477: Was mentioned by Elizabeth Peacock , MP for Batley and Spen in 1991. The boundaries of metropolitan boroughs were outside the remit of the Banham Commission appointed to review local government structures in 1992 or its successors, and only minor boundary changes were made with neighbouring districts in 1994. The district includes parts of three postcode areas. Huddersfield and the rural areas to

2025-525: Was the first at which constituencies based on the administrative areas created in 1974 were used. Kirklees was divided into four constituencies. The Conservative Party polled well in the 1983 election, and took two of the borough's constituencies. Labour held Huddersfield, while the Liberals, running in an alliance with the Social Democrats , held Colne Valley. In the following election in 1987

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