Ossett Originals is a series of profiles of people we work with and whose work we admire. Some come from Ossett, some have links to Ossett, some have worked in Ossett … some may have only passed through Ossett on the 127 Bus, but if we like them and think they’re worth shouting about, we claim them as an Ossett Original and will shout about them on these pages.
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Nicki Embleton
We hope that Nicki won’t mind us electing her as an Ossett Original, but she has been on our list of people to nominate for a long time. Today, 18th...
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The Great Fogginzo
John Foggin, The Great Fogginzo, The FogFather … is an award winning poet, teacher and Rugby League fan who lives in Ossett. We’ve known about John for a long time, Ralph...
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Sarah Osborne
Sarah Osborne is an actor, writer, director, mum and educator. Along with her husband Paul she runs Yew Tree Youth Theatre which provides opportunities for young people aged 7+ to take...
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Beverley Addy
Beverley Addy, is a filmmaker, artist and mum. We met Bev when we were looking for someone to document our work in a series of short films. She was known to...
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Jodie Hawkins
We wanted to give Jodie Hawkins a special mention as an Ossett Original. Jodie was born and educated in Ossett and after training to be a journalist became a feature writer...
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Mr Beaumont
Mr Beaumont is a musicologist, confidante and confirmed bachelor. He lives with his sister Beattie and their niece Bunny in a small cottage on the banks of the River Calder. We...
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Duncan Smith
Duncan Smith is something of a local hero. It’s not an understatement to say the here at The Observer Office we LOVE Duncan Smith. Even though we’ve claimed him as an...
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Cassandra Kilbride
We first met Cassandra in September 2011, she came to see us armed with a head full of ideas about wool and pop up gig spaces and about filling our town...
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Matt Abbott
Matt Abbott is a poet, activist and educator. We first met Matt when we were looking for like minded artists to share stories about the town in which we live....
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Tony Shephard
Tony Shephard is an artist we’ve worked with since 2011. He’s a graphic designer, visual artist, head honcho and desk monkey at www.shephardcreative.com. Tony has been responsible for all our...