Looks more like a kilmarnock willow to me but the photos aren't very good!

thanks moon growe, i did them in a bit of a rush, i googled Kilmarnock willow and it looks like you could be right, when you get close to it it looks a mess, all twisted and matted together, there seems to be a ton of dead twigs underneath it, suffice to say its seen better days, i will take some better pics tomorrow and really nail the thing but i think your right,
ps you wouldn't like to pop round and prune it around about September time would you, lol

Agree with Moon Grower's ID, but best not to prune in September - these usually produce yellow catkins on bare wood in spring, so the time to tidy it up is as the flowers fade and the leaves start appearing. You'll be able to see and access dead wood more easily before all the leaves come out anyway, so it should wait till next spring.

Bamboo is, as always, correct. Wait until next spring to prune.

thanks to both of you, no need for any more photos, advice taken and i will get a nice edge on my pruning shears over the winter and sort it out next spring, once again thank you so much

steve