Get your copy of Hollybush1979-2019: An Illustrated Oral History
The book “Hollybush 1979-2019 An Illustrated Oral History” is now available as a 126 A4 page, perfect bound or you can view it on this website.
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Forthcoming Events
Friends of Hollybush organise all sorts of events including socials, a weekend walking group and fundraising events. These run throughout the year and help support the work of Hollybush Conservation Centre.
Hollybush Histories
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1600-1940
Hollybush sits by an historic river crossing of the River Aire two miles upstream of Leeds City Centre.
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1940-1979
Hollybush House passed through several families and was used as a Methodist meeting room, a home for canal lock keepers and the barn as a car garage.
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TCV in West Yorkshire pre-1970
The early northern office of BTCV was at Tong Hall, just a few miles from Hollybush.
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Restoration 1979-82
In March 1979 sledgehammers were used to gain entry and the restoration began.
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1982-89 Community Programme
The Hollybush Conservation Volunteers (Hollyvols) was launched in March 1982 and have run three days a week ever since.
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County Days 1990-2000
One County manager, a tree nursery officer and the Cookson Training Officer grew to a team of 8 across West Yorkshire.
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Expansion 2000-2010
The Friends of Hollybush was founded in late 2004 to enable volunteers to run small scale projects to complement (B)TCV’s work.
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Modern 2011 - present
Continuous mprovements to the building and a new accessible meeting room. On a busy day, there can be over 50 people on site.