We set up the Batley, Birstall and Spen Valley Fundraising Group two years ago and mainly deal with the Great Daffodil Appeal in spring every year, as well as asking local pubs, clubs and businesses to have collection tins for Marie Curie.
On behalf of Dewsbury councillors and its MP, I think it apt to acknowledge the achievements of Sam Burgess, Tom Burgess and Alex Walmsley as part of the England rugby league team that have reached the Rugby League World Cup Final in Australia.
I am the chairman of my local Tenants and Residents Association and am appalled at the catastrophic fire in Grenfell Tower block in London which has claimed so many fatalities.