After two children, two marriages gone awry and a yearning to return home I finally made it in January 2012. I now live in a lovely ground floor flat with a balcony and view over the river just outside the main town of Hebden Bridge, (now known as a tourist destination rather than the mill town that I left).
This is my little piece of heaven where I've been able to sit and watch the world go by - and the birds visiting, butterflies, and listening to the noise of the river flowing by just 20 yards away.
I was actually born in the village of Wadsworth (also known as Old Town) just above Hebden and lived there with my parents, and my brother Robert, until I finally left the area at the age of 21.
This is me aged about 3 with my dad (Jim Richmond) outside Club Houses where I was born.
It's hard to explain to people who have never been to the Calder Valley what always drew me back, but to me it's one of the most beautiful places in the world, and I will be showing you more pictures as we go on this journey together.
