0 0 9 ▁Season . ▁He ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁race ▁in ▁World ▁Super b ikes ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁wild card ▁meet ings . ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Stage ▁ 2 ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Tour ▁de ▁France ▁from ▁York ▁to ▁She ff ield ▁passed ▁through ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁Arts ▁ ▁Hud ders field ▁Ch oral ▁Society ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 , ▁claims ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁UK ' s ▁leading ▁ch oral ▁society . ▁Its ▁history ▁was ▁chron ic led ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁' And ▁The ▁Gl ory '' ', ▁written ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁society ' s ▁ 1 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁– ▁its ▁title ▁derived ▁from ▁a ▁line ▁in ▁the ▁Halle lu j ah ▁Ch orus ▁featuring ▁in ▁Hand el ' s ▁land mark ▁ch oral ▁arrangement ▁Mess iah . ▁ ▁The ▁annual ▁Hud ders field ▁Contempor ary ▁Music ▁Festival ▁is ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁which ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Hud ders field ▁Phil harm onic ▁Orchestra ▁and ▁the ▁Hud ders field ▁Sing ers . ▁ ▁On ▁Christmas ▁Day ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁the ▁Sex ▁P ist ols ▁played ▁their ▁last ▁two ▁British ▁shows , ▁a ▁mat ine e ▁for ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁striking ▁fire fig h ters , ▁at ▁Ivan ho e ' s ▁night club , ▁before ▁emb ark ing ▁on ▁their ▁ill - f ated ▁US ▁tour ▁which ▁saw ▁the ▁group '