The Green Valley Grocer

29/05/2026

Good luck Slaithwaite Band at the Whit Friday Band Contest!

24/05/2026

The next phase of greengrocery in our 100 years was the arrival of Howard France and his family in 2004. Howard refurbished the interior of the shop, introduced new product ranges including Suma Wholefoods and during his tenure relaunched it as "The Artichoke". He was also the person who recruited Carol and introduced her to the trade of greengrocery.
We were delighted to meet Howard and his family in December and then to welcome him, Sara and Vicky back to see the shop just recently on their visit from Germany.
Thank you Howard for running with the baton from 2004 to 2009 and keeping greengrocery in Slaithwaite for the next generation.

18/05/2026

Nice new stock of Everfresh cake has landed this morning, different varieties so let us know your favourite. 🤩

11/05/2026

Big thanks to the guys at Reframe for their fantastic video of our shop!

Our little shop in Slaithwaite in all its glory! Video created by Reframe https://www.reframe.studio/

03/05/2026

100 years of Greengrocery.
When Arthur Daker retired, Glyn and Diane Baines bought the shop and ran the business, still using the legendary Daker name, from 1997 until 2004. Diane already had greengrocery experience and loved the floristry side of the business. Glyn and Diane still own the shop building and are our landlords, to whom we are grateful for their ongoing support.
The Dakers had seen the filling in of the canal in the 1950s, the Baines saw it reinstated in the late 1990s! Imagine running the shop in these times!
See links here:
Miss Lucy Fairbank's 1950s film (at 1:30)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2QX5OxNNMo&list=PLCYQo5X88Fe322nbLzOm6cwZWhLhI20ib
Photos of the canal re-instatement:
https://archive.huddersfieldcanal.com/restoration/slaithwaite.htm

16/04/2026

How lucky are we that we have a farm growing fantastic veg within 30 miles of the shop, they have started doing spring onions for the first time and I must say they are fantastic just like all all the others we get from them, they are D Westwood & Son from Wakefield.

13/04/2026

We're almost halfway through our logo competition!
Do you know a child who loves to draw? 🖍🎨

Help Linthwaite Band design a new logo for their 175th anniversary, with a chance to win a prize.
The rules are simple:
- Include 175 and something to do with brass bands
- Use 3 colours (and a background colour)
- Be as creative as possible!

Drop your entry off at The Green Valley Grocer or email us @gmail.com by 30th April for the chance to win.

Please remember to include your child's name, age, school (for the chance of a visit from some of the band), and your contact details.

Good luck! 🎶🎺

31/03/2026

Some of us at GVG are joining in with Huddersfield Giants to walk 100 miles in April and raise funds for Pancreatic cancer. We start tomorrow in the shop!

29 people are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer every day. So that's why, this April, I’m embarking on a journey to walk 100 miles for Pancreatic Cancer Action and help save lives through earlier diagnosis. Just £10 could help print and distribute Pancreatic Cancer Health Information booklets dire...

31/03/2026

As you probably know, some of us at GVG are avid Huddersfield Giants supporters.
Watch this space for more on team “Green Valley Giants”…

Huddersfield Giants have thrown their support behind the 100 miles in April for Pancreatic Cancer, after Harry Rushton's father, a survivor himself will be taking on the challenge.