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Edition 9 of Bradford's The Local Leader. Including the history of the Bolling family as well as reviewing BML and looking into the story behind fish & chips!
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THE LOCAL LEADER
your favourite community magazine in Bradford
TO THE MANOR BORN: THE HISTORYOF THE BOLLINGS OF BOLLING HALL
>> PAGES 6-9
The Red Room Coffee House
Manor Row, Bradford, BD1 4NL (Just above lift entrance to Forster Sq. Station)
01274 735557Fresh home-cooked food with a fantastic service
Delivery available within walking distance in the City CentreAll-day breakfast available on Saturdays
Outside catering a speciality - all occasions catered forOpen Mon-Fri 8.45am-3.30pm, Sat 9.30am-3.30pm
>> PAGES 52-53SUCCESS AT BINGLEY MUSIC LIVE ASACTS WOW CROWDS OF THOUSANDS!
FREE!Please take
one
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Welcome to Edition 9 of The Local Leader!
This summer has been fantastic at TLL HQ,with Megan and I taking over the magazine asa business! We’re a small independentcompany, now advertising the very best insmaller local and larger national businesses -from Tuliptoppers Craft Shop to the YorkshireBank, you can be sure you'll see the very bestin the business advertised in here!
But opening up a business isn’t as easy at itmay sound and we really do need yoursupport to be able to continue our servicegoing forwards. If you own a business orknow someone who does, please considergetting in touch with us (contact details andrates below) and we will do our best topromote your business, big or small.
Since our last edition, we had a brilliantweekend at Bingley Music Live in the town’sown Myrtle Park - a weekend of excitement,
enthusiasm and of course music! Frommodern acts such as Example to classics suchas The South and the Pet Shop Boys, they allset the wonderful atmosphere! The photo ofthe Pet Shop Boys on the cover is courtesy ofDave Hudspeth.
Also on the cover this time is a fascinatinghistory article by our Features Editor LisaFirth on the Bolling family of Bolling Hall andhow they became ‘the Bradford family whoruled the world’! Turn to Page 6 to find outmore.
We also have all our usual news and updatesfrom your communities, including AllertonCat Rescue, Bradford West Rotary Club andGerry Sutcliffe MP and Philip Davies MP, aswell as some new groups such as Wilsden WI.
Have a great read!
James Slater
THE LOCAL LEADER
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What links the Native American princessPocahontas, the ‘first female president ofthe United States’, HG Wells’s The War ofthe Worlds and the Bolling family ofBradford’s Bolling Hall?
Edith Wilson was the wife of PresidentWoodrow Wilson. When a stroke left thepresident bedridden and partially paralysedin 1919, his First Lady assumed a leadingrole in affairs of state, controlling access toher husband and deciding which matters ofpolicy were important enough to bebrought to his attention. Because of thepart she played in running the country from1919 until 1921, she’s often referred to as‘the secret president’, or even ‘the firstfemale president of the United States’.
Nancy Davis was a glamorous Hollywoodfilm star who, in her MGM heyday, had beenromantically linked to stars including PeterLawford and Clark Gable. She eventuallymarried fellow actor Ronald Reagan in1952, becoming First Lady in 1981 when hewas inaugurated as the 40th president ofthe United States. Like Edith Wilson beforeher, Nancy Reagan exercised a powerful
influence over her husband both personallyand professionally. She was known for herwork on drug awareness campaigns and asthe originator of the ‘Just Say No’ anti-drugs slogan.
George W. Bush, the second Bush to enterthe White House (although according tosome political commentators, possibly notthe last), divided opinion both at home andabroad as he steered the country through achallenging period that included the 9/11terrorist attacks and the Iraq War. He alsobecame famous for his frequent verbalgaffes, dubbed ‘Bushisms’ (‘I know thehuman being and fish can coexistpeacefully...’).
These three political heavyweights allplayed a part in the evolution of the UnitedStates political system, and all belong toAmerican royalty: those wealthy,influential families that have been at theforefront of US social and political life forcenturies. But they have something else incommon: a blood tie. Each of them cantrace their ancestry through a direct line
Lisa Firth takes a look into the links of the Bolling family of Bolling Hall,Pocahontas and ‘the first female president of the United States.’
To the Manor Born: the Bollings of Bolling Hall
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Bolling Hall in West Bowling, nowa museum © Stuart Burrows
back to one of Bradford’s most significantfamilies, the Bollings of Bolling Hall.
The oldest known reference to the manor ofBolling is in the Domesday Book, where ‘Bollinc’is recorded as the property of an individualnamed Sindi. Following the Norman conquest, itpassed into the possession – along with much ofYorkshire – of the king’s crony Ilbert de Lacy,‘the harrower of the North’. ‘Ilbert has it [themanor] and it is waste,’ reads an account of thetime.
However, by 1316 William de Bolling was listedas lord of the manor, and the estate remainedin the family for several hundred yearsafterwards. The powerful Bollings also acquiredland in Thornton, Allerton, Denholme, Wilsden,Hainworth, Horton, Clayton, Ilkley and Chellow.
A shaky period for the family in the 15thcentury saw them temporarily landless, withRobert Bolling and his ten children evicted fromthe ancestral home. Under the banner of LordClifford of Skipton Castle, Robert had espousedthe Lancastrian cause in the ongoing War of theRoses and taken part in the Battle of Towton in1461 – a vicious bloodbath that saw around30,000 men slaughtered on the field of battle.The Yorkists were victorious, and the newlycrowned Edward IV hauled Robert up beforeParliament on a charge of high treason. Bollingescaped with his life, but was stripped of hislands and wealth.
Robert was ultimately pardoned after theintercession of his ally and the king’s brother,Richard, Duke of Gloucester – better known tohistory as much maligned hunchback Richard III.Regicidal Richard allegedly went on to murderEdward’s rightful heirs, the ‘princes in thetower’, and seize the throne for himself.However, he lost the crown for the Yorkistsonce and for all at the Battle of Bosworth Fieldin 1485, succeeded by a victorious Henry Tudor.
After living in straitened circumstances for aperiod of some 14 years, Robert Bolling’s landswere eventually restored to him and his line in1475 – in fact, Gloucester’s endorsement
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As one of Bradford’s oldest buildings,it’s no surprise that Bolling Hall is alsoreputed to be one of its most haunted,with rumours of mysteriously rockingcradles, glowing figures appearing invisitors’ photographs and strangenocturnal disturbances. A reward of£50 was even offered by a local papersome decades back to anyone whodared spend the night there. No onetook them up on the offer.
The most famous Bolling apparitionappeared during the civil war in 1643:the ghost that supposedly savedBradford. The legend goes that WilliamCavendish, Earl of Newcastle, wasstaying in the manor, which had beenconfiscated from the ParliamentarianTempests to serve as a Royaliststronghold. Bradford was under siegeand the earl had vowed that he wouldend the stalemate the very next day byputting every man, woman and child inthe town to the sword. However, theearl had an overnight change of heartwhen he was visited by a ghastlyfemale figure dressed all in white, whoappeared to him wringing her hands
and begginghim to ‘pitypoorBradford’.Thefollowingmorning herevoked theorder andtold his mento kill onlythose whoresistedthem: justtenultimatelylost theirlives.
The Ghost visits theEarl of Newcastle
pleading him to ‘pitypoor Bradford’
seemed to hold such weight with the kingthat Bolling’s wealth was actuallyincreased.
The next Bolling of note is Robert’s sonRaynbron, a shady Sheriff of Nottingham-type figure who was employed as the king’sbailiff in the reign of Henry VII. He wasaccused of exploiting his position by a largenumber of Bowling residents, stealinglivestock for the Royal treasury throughdirty tricks such as shearing sheep so theirowners couldn’t identify them and hidingcattle for days before claiming them for thecrown as waifs and strays. He wasparticularly hard on any toll dodgers whoavoided the public highway, sending hismen to beat them up and then rob them ofmany times the toll fee in recompense.Henry VII, who was trying to replenish thecountry’s coffers after a long period of civilwar, was known to turn a blind eye todishonest practices by his bailiffs.
The estate at Bolling Hall left the paternalline when it was bequeathed by Raynbron’sbrother Tristram to his married daughter,Rosamund Tempest, in 1502. To his son bya secondwife, Edward Bolling, Tristram left anestate in the hamlet of Chellow nearHeaton, on the site of what is now theBradford West Golf Course.
The Tempest family continued to occupyBolling Hall until the end of the EnglishCivil War – the period when the infamousBolling Hall Ghost first appeared.
At some point a branch of the ChellowBollings relocated to London, whereanother Robert Bolling – known as ‘Robertthe Immigrant’ – was born in 1646. Robertwas just 13 when he set sail for the NewWorld in 1660, waving goodbye to Englandand her new king Charles II. His reasons forleaving are unknown, but it may be thatjust as the civil war had cost theirCromwell-sympathising Tempest cousinstheir home, the Restoration of the
monarchy for some reason cost the Bollingstheir country. At any rate, Robert neverreturned to Britain after 1660, becomingthe patriarch of a long line of AmericanBollings that continues to this day.
He landed in Virginia, where he eventuallybecame a wealthy planter. It was herethat, at 21, he met and married Jane Rolfe,the granddaughter of Pocahontas and herEnglish husband John Rolfe (see p74).Sadly, Jane died giving birth to their onlychild, John, just two years later.
Robert went on to have nine more childrenwith his second wife, Anne Stith. Ingenealogical circles, descendants of Robertand Jane – such as Nancy Reagan and EdithWilson – are traditionally known as the‘red’ Bollings. Descendants of Robert andAnne, such as the Bush family, are referredto as the ‘white’ Bollings.
Over the years, the Virginia Bollings haveshown a certain fascination with theirYorkshire heritage. Robert’s son John evenpaid a visit to the county, where asurprised local remarked that he couldspeak English almost as well as herself.‘Faith, madam, and I hope better,’ repliedJohn, ‘or I would not talk it at all!’
Another descendant named Robert, born in1738, was educated in Wakefield by anoted Yorkshire scholar and went on tobecome a prolific poet. He called hisplantation in Buckingham County, Virginia,‘Chellowe’ after the Bradford hamlet whereEdward Bolling once had his estate. AndWilliam Bolling, four generations removedfrom Robert ‘the Immigrant’ and notable asthe founder of the first US school for thedeaf in the early 1800s, named his home inGoochland County, Virginia, ‘Bolling Hall’.
Today, there is a Bolling Family Associationin the US with a thriving community bothonline and offline – their website can beaccessed at www.bolling.net. In addition tothe Reagans, Wilsons and Bushes, famous
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direct descendants include writer andfashion designer Pauline de Rothschild, USsenator John McCain and astronomerPercival Lowell, whose theory that whatappeared to be canals on Mars were anartifact of an ancient civilisation – althoughof course later disproved – was a majorinfluence on HG Wells’s The War of theWorlds.
With presidents, First Ladies and eveninvaders from outer space all owing a debt
to the Bollings, they could well now bedubbed ‘the Bradford family who went onto rule the world’!
Bolling Hall is now a museum and publiclibrary, boasting period furnished roomsthat offer a fascinating journey through thelives of its previous occupants. The museumis free to visit and just a mile fromBradford City Centre. Opening hours areWed–Fri 11am–4pm, Sat 10am–5pm and Sun12noon–5pm.
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Matoaka, better known by her childhood nickname Pocahontas,was an indigenous American chieftain’s daughter from the Virginiaregion. Famous in literature, song and of course Disney, she toohas a connection with the Bradford Bollings. Many of the family’sVirginian descendants can trace their ancestry back not only to theBollings of Bolling Hall through Robert ‘the Immigrant’, but toPocahontas through Robert’s first wife Jane Rolfe – hergranddaughter.
According to an oft-told anecdote, at the age of 12 Pocahontassaved the life of an Englishman captured by her tribe, John Smith,by laying her head on a block where he was about to be executed.Impressed by the gesture, her father spared the captive’s life.
Pocahontas was captured by the English in 1613. After marrying anEnglishman, John Rolfe, she emigrated to Britain and became afeted celebrity, set up as the model of the 17th century’s ‘noblesavage’ ideal and even being introduced to King James I.
In 1617, Pocahontas (who had taken the name Rebecca Rolfefollowing her baptism as a Christian), her husband and their youngson Thomas boarded a ship to return to Virginia. However, just ashort way into the journey Pocahontas became seriously ill. Theyreturned to England, where she died at the age of just 22.
Although Pocahontas’s story is often romanticised, historians nowbelieve she was first and foremost a political strategist, working forpeace between the native Virginians and English immigrants as wellas seeking greater investment for the Jamestown settlement.
Her son Thomasgrew up inEngland butreturned to hismother’s nativeVirginia as anadult, where hemarried andraised a family.His daughter Janewed RobertBolling in 1674.
Robert Bolling -‘The Immigrant’
Homes from home: Left, Chellowe in Buckingham County, Virginia (© Amy Brailey) was builtby poet Robert Bolling in the 18th century, while Bolling Hall in Goochland County (right, ©Virginia Department of Historic Resources) was William Bolling’s 19th century residence.
Portrait of Pocahontas, 1616
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Pickles is an adult castrated male rabbit.He came into our care because he wasmistreated by his previous owner and hewas very emaciated. He has been with ussince January 2013. Pickles is a friendlyrabbit and loves his strokes but he is alittle nervous of strangers until he gets toknow them.Silvermist is an adult spayed femalerabbit. She came into our care as a strayand has been with us since July 2013.Silvermist is also a friendly rabbit but is alittle shy until she gets to know you.Pickles and Silvermist have been pairedtogether since February 2014.If you would like more information aboutour work and the pets we have available,
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At ACR we care for felines eitherabandoned, mistreated or unwanted. All arelooking for a warm, loving home and ourmission is for them to be looked after withlove until they do.The rescue was set up in the 1970s byBrenda Satterley at the Prune Park Inn,where she resided as landlady. We are anon-profit organisation and currently haveover 200 cats in transition at both therescue and foster homes. These are totallysupported by the hard work, generosity andfundraising of volunteers and donors.
Allerton Cat Rescue has saved thousands oflocal cats over the last 40 years andBrenda’s hard work was recognised in 2013when she was awarded the Telegraph andArgus Lifetime Achievement CommunityStar Award.
What is involved in looking after therescue cats on a daily basis?
One of the most challenging aspects forBrenda is the phone ringing constantly frommorning till night with people who havefound abandoned cats/kittens/strays, aswell as owners of unwanted cats due torelocation/separation and cats whoseowners have sadly died. Brenda has to makesome very difficult decisions, prioritisingwhich cats to accept and having to turnaway cats when the centre is alreadyoverburdened. This is heartbreaking for anycat lover.
With morning greetings and visual checkscomplete, Brenda and the daily volunteersthen clean and refill food bowls, waterbowls and litter trays, interacting with ourmany characters in the process. Medicationis administered as required and identifiedcats are taken to the vets, often on foot ina carrier, for spaying or check-up. All catshave flea and worm treatment and arespayed/neutered prior to being rehomed.
Every day, time is also spent cleaning anddisinfecting the rescue area to prevent thespread of disease between cats. Thisinvolves changing bedding, cleaning scratchpoles, disinfecting floors and walls andwashing the many towels and blankets weuse.
Our cats also need socialising, playtime,grooming occasionally and bathing, as theymay have experienced abuse and neglect.These hours of TLC given by Brenda and herteam are an essential part of the cats'recovery and rehabilitation.
Monthly costs are a vet's bill of £1000 and£250 worth of cat food and litter. On top ofthis are the costs of lighting, heating andwaste disposal, all of which has to besourced from funds or donations.It takes an extraordinary person toundertake this tiresome work andsometimes heartbreaking situations arise,such as when a cat is ill, injured or dies.The vet bill for the rescue often spirals atthese times and more funds have to beraised. This work is hard but veryrewarding.
So how does the rescue keep running?
FUNDRAISING, fundraising and morefundraising!!!
A dedicated team of volunteers worktirelessly to raise much-needed funds for allof the above and to pay escalating vet andfood bills. We have monthly bag packing atMorrisons supermarkets, car boot sales,stalls and tombolas. Donation bins are inplace at many supermarkets. In fact everyavenue to raise funds is explored.
Can you help us?
We really hope so! You could help bybecoming a volunteer to help with the
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above. If you are interested, please contactus at the rescue on 01274 481984 and leavea message, or join our Facebook page:search for Allerton Cat Rescue.
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By Eve Haskins
Harden Parish Council recentlycommemorated the centenary of thebeginning of the First World War, hostingboth an exhibition concerning Harden atthe time and producing a commemorativebooklet containing information about themen from the village who died in the war.
The display about Harden in 1914 went onshow at Harden Memorial Hall on Saturday2nd August. It featured information aboutthe villagers who served in the conflictand survived, as well as those who losttheir lives. Photographs of the villagefrom both 100 years ago and today weredisplayed so residents could see howHarden has changed. Other contemporarymemorabilia, such as war medals, werealso on display.
Parish Councillor Kay Kirkham was themain organiser of the event, and she hasreported that it was incredibly successful.There were over 200 visitors to the event,both from Harden itself and the outlyingvillages, and all feedback has been verypositive.
The display is currently on show at StSaviour's Church in Long Lane, Harden,where there is also on display a bannercreated by the children from HardenPrimary School to mark the centenary ofthe start of the war. Harden ParishCouncil are now planning to put thedisplay on in the Memorial Hall again,perhaps in November to markRemembrance Day, due to its success.
The Parish Council also compiled abooklet containing information on the 21men from the village who perished in theFirst World War and who are listed on theWayside Cross, the war memorial in the
centre of Harden. This booklet wasdelivered to each household within thevillage, so all the residents have amemento of the sacrifice these menmade. Parish Council Clerk Eve Haskinscompiled this commemorative bookletusing information gathered throughhistorical research, including the 1911Census, the Keighley News from the waryears and the Commonwealth War GravesCommission.
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The ladies of the Wilsden WI continue tomeet on the first Monday of each monthat 7.30pm in Wilsden Primary School,Tweedy Street.
They have had some very interestingspeakers during the past few months,from a talk by Allan Stuttard on hisexperiences in the clothing industry inHebden Bridge to Veronica Bird, who wasa prison governor both in this country andRussia - quite a contrast! Veronica waseventually awarded anOBE for her work inthe prison service.
As many will know,Wilsden Gala was heldon Sunday 20th July, alovely summer’s day,and Wilsden WI ladieswere delighted toprovide the teas andcakes. They will beable to make agenerous donation toWilsden Village Halland President Judy
Caunt wishes to say she was verygrateful to all the ladies whodonated cakes and helped to servethe teas, even though they wereshattered at the end!
The summer outing took place on asomewhat drizzly day at the end ofMay, but nothing dampens thespirits of the WI as they enjoyed thewonderful well dressings atTissington, near Ashbourne inDerbyshire. The trip was plannedfor Ascension Day and memberswere able to follow the processionaround the pretty village, viewing
the six wells depicting and rememberingthe First World War. In the afternoon theywere welcomed to Tissington Hall by SirRichard FitzHerbert and given a tour ofthe early 17th century building beforetravelling back to Wilsden. Judy’spictures show one of the well dressingsand the group at Tissington Hall.
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Hall on Monday 1st September.On 6th October they will betaken to the Dolomites andVenice, with David Alredshowing his photographs.
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Judy Caunt takes a look at the summer activities at the Wilsden WI
Collette Smith andClare Bailey fromour White RoseBranch took part in amidnight walk for StGemma’s Hospiceand raised £443.20.
Three branch managers spent a full dayvolunteering at Bruntcliffe School in Morley.The school strives to ensure that each learnerachieves their best from their time there to easethe transition to the world of further educationor employment.
The Quiz Night was partof the “You’re Hired”challenge set by St.Gemma’s Hospice inwhich we had sixty daysto raise as much moneyas possible.
Our original pledge tothe Hospice was £1500,however the challengehas now finished andwe are very pleased tosay that we raised
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Branches of Yorkshire Bank in Leeds wereinvolved in fundraising for St Georges Crypt.This event was a football tournamentinvolving 20 teams and a family fun day withBBQ stalls and games supported by some ofthe Emmerdale cast. The event wasadvertised in all 16 of the Leeds branches inadvance of the day and they invited the Cryptto have a stall in the town branches to sellraffle tickets ahead ofthe day.
On the day, many ofthe staff came tosupport the event,some participating infootball matches(which although they played well in, theydidn’t win!) Other staff members ran the YBinformation stall, sold cupcakes and gave outYB branded merchandise and balloons. Inall, it was a great event and charity to be
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Selling 382 million portions per year, fishand chips are the undisputed national dishof the UK. Annual spend on the dish is astaggering £1.2 billion – and Bradforditself is a part of their history.
Fish and chips is one of the only dishes tobe served in every country around theworld, instantly recognised as British. Itwas first served as a complete dish in theIndustrial Revolution around 1860 – withboth the Malin family of London and Lee’sof Mossley, near Manchester, claiming tobe the pioneers. Both battered fish andfried potato chips had been aroundindividually for many years before theywere eventually combined in a singledish.
From the 1870s the fish and chip tradespread rapidly, through the mill towns ofthe Pennines to London, surging inpopularity as fish became moreaccessible. The development of trawlfishing in the North Sea provided massivesupplies of white fish. In addition, thedevelopment of the rail networkconnecting ports such as Grimsby andWhitby to the nation’s industrialisedcities allowed supplies to be distributedto fisheries more easily.
From the 1880s to the post-war years, thedish continued to enrich the lives ofpeople who could just about afford it,providing a meal that all the family couldshare. By 1910 there were around 25,000chippies across the country, peaking at35,000 by 1927. Indeed, in the inter-war
period, many industrial towns boasted afish and chip shop on almost every street!
One interesting claim is that fish andchips helped to win the First World War!PM David Lloyd George’s war cabinetrecognised the dish's importance to theBritish working classes and ensuredsupplies were kept off ration to feedmunitions workers. By the inter-warperiod, fish and chip shops were usingtwo-thirds of the British wet fish caught,and the demand for the cheaper fishcaptured by trawler fleets in Aberdeen,the Wyre and the Humber meant morerail links.
During World War II, the trawling industryprovided experienced recruits for theRoyal Navy. Saved once again fromrationing during World War II, PrimeMinister Winston Churchill referred to fishand chips as “good companions.” British
Mark Drummond looks at the history of the country’s national dish on alarger scale while James Slater takes a look at how Bradford played its role.
The history of a Northern favourite!
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soldiers identified each other during theD-Day landings by calling out “fish!”, withthe response/password “chips!”.
Since the end of the war, the foodlandscape in Great Britain has changed inmany ways and although there will likelynever be the same number of fish andchip shops as there was in the 1920s, thedemand for the dish has remained at thesame levels, if not increased. Today,some 10,500 businesses sell fish andchips, many of them independents. Someare even second- and third-generationowned and are the focal point of manycommunities. Collectively, thesebusinesses use 10% of the UK’s potatocrop and 30% of all white fish sold in theUK. Around 62% of fish sold in fish andchip shops is cod and 25% is haddock.
Modern, well-run fish and chip shops havehigh levels of food hygiene, customerservice and consistently high-qualityproducts. It is believed they employbetween 50,000 and 80,000 staff in theUK, ranging from large well-knownrestaurants to smaller communityhusband and wife teams.
Fish and chip outlets exist in highnumbers around the world, includingSouth Africa and New Zealand, as well asin areas with predominantly ex-pat Britishpopulations. There is at least one “BritishFish 'N' Chip Shop” in many countriesthroughout the world.
BRADFORD’S ROLE IN THE SUCCESS OFFISH AND CHIPS
Bradford was one of the original Northerntowns where fish and chips wereintegrated so well into the diet of localpeople. The poorer people of the inner
city or the mill villages relied on a fishand chip diet to keep their nutritionlevels up. And Bradford's Roman Catholicpopulation liked the dish, as they wereable to uphold the long-standing traditionof not eating meat on Fridays (especiallyduring Lent) and could substitute fish forother types of meat on that day.
In fact, fish and chips became so essentialto the community of Bradford that in1931, one fish and chip shop had toemploy a doorman to control the queues!
Just outside Bradford, in nearby Guiseley,history was made in the form ofsomething that evolved from a simplewooden “chippy” to become Britain’slongest established restaurant chain.Harry Ramsden set up his fish and chipbusiness in a wooden hut beside a tramstop in White Cross, Guiseley, on 20th
December 1928 before moving three yearslater to a new premises complete withfitted carpets, oak-panelled walls andchandeliers. The original hut stands onthe same site, adjacent to the mainrestaurant (once holder of the GuinnessWorld Record for the largest fish and chipshop in the world). The restaurant seats250 people and serves nearly a millioncustomers a year. Harry Corbett of Sootyfame was a nephew of Harry andentertained customers by playing thepiano in the original restaurant.
In 1954, the business was sold to Harry’slong-standing business partner EddieStokes for £37,500. The business changedhands a few more times and more andmore stores opened across the UK andIreland. A nostalgia day was held in 1988to celebrate the original store’s DiamondJubilee, when for one day only on 30th
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26October, the store took takeaway pricesback down to 2p a portion – as they hadoriginally been in 1931 when the newpremises had opened. History repeateditself, with huge queues in everydirection, and a world record wasachieved as 10,182 portions of fish andchips were sold!
Sadly, on 29th November 2011 it wasannounced by the management that theGuiseley restaurant would close as it wasno longer profitable. It was a sad day onMonday 19th December 2011 when theoriginal Harry Ramsden's finally closed itsdoors. But that wasn't the end of its story.The Wetherby Whaler group stepped inand bought the building in February 2012,reopening the restaurant under a newname on 22 May 2012. So the sale of this
iconic dish in a very iconic building is ableto continue.
Across Bradford, there are still plenty offish and chip shops where people can getthe great British takeaway. Some chippieskeep to the popular and unrivalledoriginal dish, while others are determinedto innovate. We have two fantasticadvertisers in this edition of The LocalLeader – Undercliffe Fisheries andTowngate Fisheries – both with anexcellent 5-star food hygiene rating andboth selling the finest quality haddock.Next time you are near either of them,call in with a copy of the magazine andyou’ll complete the experience afterreading about the fine history of the dish!
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On 8th and 9th November, Cottingley VillageHistory Society will be staging an exhibitionto commemorate the many men from thevillage who served in the armed forcesduring the First World War.
The actual number of men from the villagewho enlisted in the armed services is opento debate. The memorial outside StMichael’s Church lists 29 men who lost theirlives in the conflict. A brass plaque insidethe town hall lists the names of 147 menwho served, but that plaque omits six of themen who died. Additionally, there were 18men who, according to the 1918 ElectoralRegister, were absent and gained their votethrough naval or military qualification. Areasonable conclusion is, therefore, that atleast 171 men associated with Cottingleyserved in World War I.
In common with many other towns andvillages, Cottingley provided men from allwalks of life, of many varied ages and ofdiffering marital status. Many families, ofcourse, provided several members to thecause and three families lost two brotherseach in the conflict.
William Chadwick of the 1st/7th Kings(Liverpool Regiment) was the youngest todie, at just 16 years of age, while HarryJennings of the 7th Battalion SouthStaffordshire Regiment was the oldest at 33.
Casualties occurred at regular intervalsthroughout the war. Edward Jennings,brother of Harry, was the first on 1st
November 1914, and George Taylor of theRoyal Naval Volunteer Reserve was the laston 26th November 1918. George’s brotherJohn had died of his wounds just 18 daysearlier.
There were tales of great bravery and fiveCottingley men received gallantry awards.Albert Frear was awarded the DistinguishedConduct Medal, while Francis NicholsonDean, Snowden Keighley and Ernest Nicholswere awarded the Military Medal. HenryFielding was awarded the Croce di Guerra.
William Abberton served in East Africa andhad several extracts from his letters homepublished in the Keighley News. Day-to-daylife was very different from that in Franceand Flanders and he described East Africa as“a huge menagerie”, saying “a trip alone onthe Uganda railway is worth a life’ssavings”. As for sustenance, he said “abottle of beer is 1s. 4d., whisky and soda1s. 6d. and ginger-beer 8d”.
George Frederick Baker was, perhaps, bothlucky and unlucky. George served for twoyears aboard the battleship HMS Britannia,mostly in the Atlantic. On 9th November1918 – just two days before the armistice –HMS Britannia was torpedoed by UB50 andsank off Cape Trafalgar. George sufferedsevere burns in the incident – but he didsurvive.
Three Cottingley men served with theAustralian Imperial Force after emigratingprior to the commencement of hostilities.Frank Hird survived but Ephraim Ninnimdied in France and Joseph Henry Thorntondied at Gallipoli. Another Cottingley man,John Nichols, brother of Ernest, emigratedto Canada before the war and served withthe Canadian Army.
The results of many months of research intoCottingley’s World War I servicemen will bedisplayed at Cottingley’s CornerstoneCentre on Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th
November 2014.
Clive Harrison takes a look into the history of the soldiers and heroesfrom Cottingley who fought in the First World War.
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Phil Robinson writes about where he's been with his camera since our lastedition and tells the story of his travels and adventures around Bradford!
Phil’s photography walkabouts!
Since the last Local Leader, I have been out and about with my camera, going toevents and looking at some interesting places within the BD postcode.
LITTLE HORTON GREENNot many people will realise that a street no longer than a quarter of a mile has remained al-most unchanged since the beginning of Bradford’s rise around 1800. Just a stone's throw from StLuke’s Hospital is a little hamlet, a set of houses from a time just before the Industrial Revolu-tion that are still lived in today. Large parts of the township were at one time owned by Kirk-stall Abbey, up until it was seized by the Crown in 1539 during the Dissolution of theMonasteries. A Thomas Sharp was one of the earliest recorded tenants, holding Little HortonGreen as a free farm in 1459. Faith Sawyer was the last true descendant of the Sharps, and thisformer farmhouse and integrated barn was the last to be built by the family. The title of Lordof the Manor then passed by marriage to the Powell family, and today it is still managed bythem. If you visit the area you will be able to see Little Horton Hall, which at the moment is forsale – so if you have £500,000 to spare then it’s all yours! The Faith Sawyer house, dating from1755, is also still in existence. Horton Hall itself has sadly been demolished, and there is a newschool on the spot where it used to stand. The magnificent church at the end of the road was atone time intended to be the Bradford Cathedral, but plan never came to fruition. At the frontof the church, you can see the Powell family grave. Have a stroll around Little Horton Greennext time you are in the area – you may find yourself pleasantly surprised.
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SHIPLEYBefore going home I had a walk around Shipley town square, which was very quiet. What a bigdifference from the busy market during the daytime! Shipley has an outdoor and an indoor mar-ket, with lots of shops built around a market square. It was very pleasant as I walked around,just after 9pm as the sun was setting over Baildon. I looked up at the love-it-or-hate-it clocktower on top of the market as the familiar figure of a man with his hammer struck the bell. Atone time he would have emerged from a door, struck the bell and gone back again, but he nowseems to be stuck in his position for good. On my drive back home I stopped at the newly refur-bished Turf pub on Manningham Lane for a quick pint, then I had a walk thought the Normanarch. This was built to commemorate the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales (later KingEdward VII and Queen Alexandra) to Bradford in 1882.I walked up to the monument of Sir Titus Salt that sitsjust behind the gateway. This was designed by famousBradford architects Lockwood and Mawson, made tomatch the design of the town hall. It was unveiled bythe seventh Duke of Devonshire on 1 August 1847,carved from a single piece of marble that weighed 14tonnes. The stone came from Cliff Woods. Not longafter he died, the monument was moved brick bybrick from outside the town hall to where it standstoday in Lister Park. There was a campaign some timeago to get it moved to Titus Salt's model village, Salt-aire, but for the moment he still sits in the park. Ihave the original picture of him outside the then townhall in my Seven Big Pictures Exhibition, which I amtaking to various places around Bradford.
BPS PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION IN SHIPLEYI was invited to the opening of the Bradford Photographic Society exhibition In Shipley Library,opened by the new Lord Mayor of Bradford. Some fantastic and well-presented pictures fromsome very talented photographers were on display.
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BOLLING HALLOne of my favourite places to visit in Bradford isBolling Hall: steeped in history and a great place tovisit all year round. Over the weekend they had afree event day, delving into the manor's fascinatinghistory over its several-hundred-year lifespan.People really looked the part dressed in periodcostumes, blending in with the old hall as abackdrop. There were artisans demonstrating oldcrafts, an archer showing how to fire a bowcorrectly, a birds of prey exhibition and lots for theyounger ones to get involved in. You could volunteerto join the King's Army and be put though somemilitary training for battle in the War of the Roses –surprisingly flying the red rose of Lancashire. RobertBolling, the lord at the time, was in support ofRichard the red king but was really not involved inthe war. He felt a bit guilty that he wasn’t able tooffer some support for the king, so he gathered afew men and off he when to Towton. In the battlethat followed the red army was defeated, however,and Robert’s house (Bolling Hall) and land was takenfrom him. It took him many years and lots of fines torecover his land and manor. The story of the Bollingsand the Tempests (later incumbents of the hall) is afascinating novel-like tale: just like a Sunday afternoon TV costume drama. The Hall was open asusual. It is a well-laid-out museum with rooms displaying fantastic paintings depicting differentperiods of the hall's existence, and of course the famous “ghost room”, where the Earl ofNewcastle was woken in the night by a ghost calling out, “Pity poor Bradford!” The room issupposed to be very haunted and has many associated ghost stories. There is also a large windowdisplaying the house coats of arms from 1755. All in all, the house is well worth a visit, and it’scompletely free. One point of interest from the last edition is Bolling Hall has acquired the actualdoor from the Ivegate prison, previously at the end of the new Sunbridge Wells development.
I will, as usual, be out and about lookingat more projects and events all overBradford over the next couple of months.If you have anything you would like me tocome and see contact me on Facebookthrough my personal profile or through“All About Bradford” page, or email me [email protected]
ECCLESHILL, ILKLEY AND NORTH PARADE!Eccleshill Village FairIt was a great, fun-filled afternoon at the Eccleshill Village Fair, hundreds of people enjoyingthe hot weather. I went and met the Local Leader team on their stall, one of many interestingstands selling everything from wild boar burgers to collectable toy cars, healthy cakes andbuns. There was a funfair and live music to entertain the crowds, with all funds raised goingtowards the Eccleshill Christmas lights for 2014.Ilkley MoorOf course, everyone knows the song about the moors above Ilkley. One of the most popularplaces for many Bradfordians to visit is the Cow and Calf rocks. There are loads of walks androck climbing in this area, not to mention the fantastic views. The Cow and Calf themselveshave a lot of interesting carvings made by visitors from the past.There is ample parking and a great café for tea and ice creams, plus just over the road is theCow and Calf pub, with fantastic views of the rocks and moors.North Parade Street PartyLater in the month I had a walk up from City Park to the top of town, where I attended theNorth Parade Street Party. It was a tremendous success. The turnout was huge and we all had agreat day. If you didn't attend you missed a real treat! Well done to all the organisers: you didour city proud
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Despite the continued economic hardship thatmany people in Bradford are suffering, I thinkthat confidence in the city is improving.The Westfield development is going up at animpressive rate and that has undoubtedlyhelped the retail sector. The future of theBradford Odeon looks more positive that at anytime since it closed more than a decade ago.The council have given their backing to theBradford Live scheme. This would see a newlive music venue and arts centre on the site,with a 1,400 capacity auditorium. It would befantastic to have such a facility and would helpto attract top live bands to the city. City Parkcontinued as a hub of activity over the summer,bringing a real and much-needed vibrancy tothe city centre. The impressive new £50 millionBradford College campus will open later thismonth, completing a really impressiveacademic quarter of the city centre alongsidethe university campus. And the good news
continues to come outside of the city centre aswell. The long-awaited new train station at LowMoor is edging closer to completion. Planningpermission has been granted for the station andthe technical and timetabling issues have beenresolved. It will bring a great economic boost tothe area around Low Moor. In the same part ofthe city, on the site of what was once AlliedColloids and Ciba, BASF will soon commencebuilding work on a new Bio-Acrylamide plant.It’s a big financial investment on the site and asign that the company have a long-termcommitment to the city. Of course, there aresome major challenges for Bradford.Unemployment is still too high and we need toattract more investment and more jobs to thecity. The council are struggling to deliverfrontline services as their budgets are slashedby the Government. However, I’m moreoptimistic about the future than I have been fora long time.
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In November the Government will decide whowill receive the new East Coast Rail franchise.There are three bidders and I have approachedthem all to request that they include moreservices to Shipley as part of their bid, and Ihave also asked the Minister to make this animportant factor in assessing the bids.Currently there are only two direct services aday from Shipley to London – at 6.36am and7.17am – and there is only one return servicefrom London to Shipley at 6.33pm.As far as I am concerned this is whollyinadequate. Shipley is a hub railway stationwhich feeds in to both the Airedale andWharfedale lines – two of the busiest lines onthe railway network and people along thoselines would be much better served with moreservices to London. It is also completelyunacceptable that the only direct trainsbetween Shipley and London Kings Cross are allat peak times and are therefore incrediblyexpensive. I have therefore requested thatadditional services are put on at times when
people can buy much cheaper tickets thancurrently. Additional direct services betweenLondon and Shipley are clearly viable as othertrain operating companies (not bidding for theEast Coast franchise) have told me they areinterested in putting on trains between Shipleyand London outside of the franchise and that isalso something I will support. The three biddersare East Coast Trains Ltd, Keolis/Eurostar EastCoast Ltd and Intercity Railways Ltd(Stagecoach and Virgin joint venture). It isdisappointing that in the submissions made byMETRO and Bradford Council to the franchiseconsultation, neither even mentioned Shipley.Bradford Council concentrated on services toand from Bradford – although they mentionedAiredale, they didn’t make any reference toShipley’s status as a hub station, and METROtypically concentrated on even more trainsfrom Leeds to London.I hope the new franchise delivers the servicebetween Shipley and London that myconstituents deserve.
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Bingley Camera Club will be commencing their newseason with an open night on Monday 22 Septemberat Church House, Old Main Street, Bingley at7.30pm. If you are interested in photography thenwe are interested in you and you are welcome tocome along and see what we are about.We have members of all abilities, from beginners tothose with a lot of experience, so you do not have tohave the latest camera equipment: all you need isinterest and enthusiasm.Meetings are held every Monday from September toMay and there is also a programme ofsummer outings. Last season wasextremely successful for the club, as wehad four members who had their workexhibited in the Yorkshire PhotographicUnion exhibition. Bingley CC is amember of the Photographic Alliance ofGreat Britain and it is hoped that one ofour members will have his entry fromthe YPU exhibition accepted into theirs.The club has trophies for variousinternal competitions, including Best
Beginner, as well as ‘Image Battles’ on socialevenings with other local clubs in Yorkshire.Our president, Barry Pauling, will be holdingfortnightly tuition evenings on Photoshop formembers and hopefully these evenings will alsoinclude Lightroom. We have a very excitingprogramme of lectures and displays from well-knownphotographers, practical evenings and social eventsplanned for the forthcoming season.Membership is £40 for the whole year, whichincludes refreshments at each meeting. Anyone new
to the club can attend for two meetingsbefore officially joining. Please checkout our website,www.bingleycameraclub.org.uk, or findus on Facebook or Flickr to seemembers’ images.You can contact Barry Pauling, ourpresident, at [email protected],or Nick Hirst, our secretary, [email protected] for furtherinformation. You will be made verywelcome and we look forward to seeingyou at any of our meetings.
Christine Taylor gives us the latest updates from Bingley Camera Club
Bingley Camera Club Latest News
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This August bank holiday weekend saw theShipley Harley Davidson club return toBaildon for their 35th annual motorcyclerally. People flocked to the high-profileevent, which offered the opportunity to seehundreds of motorbikes, trikes and scooters,classic and new, in action whilst also gettinginvolved in activities such as axe throwing,welly wanging and archery.
The Baildon Cricket Club hosted the eventagain and turnout was phenomenal. Peopleof all ages gathered to join in theexcitement. In the field were merchandiseand traders’ stalls, and this was wherebikers camped. There was also a charityraffle and bike show, which drew many alocal!
Further down the town, near the pubs, asmall stage had been set up so visitors couldhave a drink in the sunshine whilst listeningto live music by local talent. It was Sunday,however, when folk gathered in theirmasses to wave off the riders as they leftthe village for the annual charity toy run inaid of Bradford Royal Infirmary’s Children’sWard. Aside from being a weekend ofquality entertainment for motor lovers, theevent also aims to promote and fundraisefor local charities and is a treasured andwell-established event in Baildon.Photos: Eric Chamberlain
Megan Carson looks at the Harley Davidson Club rally in August!
Motorcycle Rally returned to Baildon!
The Bradford Crocus Cancer Appeal willreceive a boost from the Bradford City Runsbeing held on Sunday 26th October.The local charitable initiative is today beingannounced as the official charity partner of theevent organised by Bradford Council inpartnership with Bradford Athletics Network.The Bradford Crocus Cancer Appeal is a localcharitable initiative between the University ofBradford, the Telegraph & Argus newspaper,Yorkshire Cancer Research, the SovereignHealthcare Charitable Trust and BradfordCouncil.
A significant proportion of the raceentry fees will go to the charity, which aims toimprove the number of opportunities for thediscovery and development of new cancermedicines by the University of Bradford.
Bradford City Runs will again giverunners and joggers the chance to take part ineither a 5k, 10k or half marathon route. New forthis year is a children's race, which is a one-milecircular run on Thornton Road starting at9.15am. All routes start and finish in the city'smulti-award-winning City Park.
The accurately measured mulit-lapcourse takes in the college and university, whichproved popular with runners last year. All roadswill be closed to traffic, offering runners andspectators a unique city centre event. Theorganisers hope to attract participants fromacross the Bradford district and beyond,emulating other successful Bradford runningevents which see thousands of people takingpart.
It is also hoped that a significantnumber of entrants will run especially for theCrocus Appeal and get friends and family tosponsor them. Entries can be made online atwww.racebest.com/races/bradford-city-runs
The Lord Mayor's charity will also benefit fromstalls that are being held at the event.
Bradford Council's Executive Memberfor Sport, Cllr. Andrew Thornton, said: "We aredelighted this event is supporting The BradfordCrocus Cancer Appeal. The Bradford City Runsformat has proved popular, as it gives people achoice over the distance they run. We are alsointroducing a children's race this year to broadenappeal to all ages."
Victoria Collins, Development Officer atthe University of Bradford, said: "We areextremely excited that Bradford City Runs haschosen the Crocus Appeal to be their charitypartner. This is a fantastic opportunity forpeople to back the Appeal and it is very fittingbecause the route takes runners through theheart of the university campus and past theInstitute of Cancer Therapeutics. We hope thatrunners and non-runners alike will take up thechallenge and run, walk or skip to help us on ourway to reaching £1 million for the much-neededmass spectrometer."
City Run to raise money for cancer appeal
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You will recall that in our Julymagazine we featured a full pageabout the Rotary River AireChallenge, when Robin Naylor,61, is to attempt to canoe the112 miles of the river Aire. Hewill be starting at Malham Tarnon 16th September and hopes toarrive at the Humber Bridge onthe 20th.
Robin has canoed the English Channeland many other extreme challenges, andour picture shows him on Loch Etive inScotland. He will canoe as far as possible,depending on the condition of water in theriver, and will manhandle the canoe and gearwhen there is insufficient flow. He will have tobattle themanyrapids,wears anddebrisbeforecontendingwith thetidaldangers ofthe mightyHumber.
His goal is to raise £10,000 for the purchase ofAquaboxes and he will drink muddy river waterafter it has been filtered using the Aquaboxfiltration system. These are contained inrobust blue plastic boxes: an essential itemthat can sustain a family for up to two yearsafter a natural disaster. Many Rotary clubsalong the route have promised to donate £250,the cost of one Aquabox, but you can donateany amount as every £1 will go towards thegoal. Contact [email protected] orvisitwww.facebook.com/rotaryriverairechallengeto find out how to donate.
You can also experience Robin’s challenge bywatching him start his journey at Malham Tarnon 16th September. Robin will set off at 10am,and you can also see him at Airton at 12noon,
Gargrave 2pm or Kildwick at6pm.
On day two, Robin will be at theBrown Cow, Bingley, at 11.30am,
Saltaire at 1.20pm, Shipley at 1.30pm,Kirkstall Abbey at 5.30pm, Armley Mills at6.30pm and then at a special event at GranaryWharfe, Dark Arches, Leeds, where a specialwelcome party is to be held (tickets to thisevent are free).
Day three, 18th September, will see Robinarrive at Thwaites Mill at 9am and Castlefordat 1pm. On day four he will be at Boothferrybetween 1pm and 3pm and Swinefleet at 7pm.Finally, on day five, 20th September, Robinwill be at the Humber Bridge between 7.30pmand 8pm with the Humber Inshore Lifeboat (alltimes are approximate). Can you come alongand show your support?
The club will be supporting Robin but normalactivities will also continue, with the membersmeeting at Sandal Farm Restaurant everyThursday lunchtime from 12.30pm. Theprogramme for September will be as follows:
On the 4th, past District Governor WillieClarke will present his job talk. On the 11th,Rotarian Chris Binns will share his experienceof “Six Days in Pakistan”, and then on the 18ththe members and friends will celebrate theclub’s charter with possible guest speakerChrista Ackroyd. On the 25th it will be abusiness meeting, followed by the DistrictAnnual Conference in Scarborough on 17th to19th October.
To learn more about this vibrant and friendlyclub, call John Ellis on 07970 253371 or go towww.bradfordwestrotary.org
Tony Caunt gives us the latest from the Bradford West Rotary Club.
Battling the River Aire!
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Bingley Music Live did not get off to agreat start this year, what with theinclement weather conditions: however,downpours couldn’t dampen the spirits ofthe thousands of people eagerly waitingfor the start of the 2014 festival. Theweather improved over the course of theweekend and so did the energy andexcitement of the festival-goers, as asuccession of acts, both famous and up-and-coming, took to the two stages.People had travelled from all over thecountry for the three-day event, someeven coming from elsewhere in Europe tojoin the event’s buzzing atmosphere.
As each day drew to a close, theanticipation grew for the headlining acts.On Friday night, York-based indie bandShed Seven, fast approaching their 25th
anniversary, took the event by storm asthey performed a range of their hitsincluding Going for Gold – their mostsuccessful chart single, which peaked atNo 8 in 1996. Saturday night saw thereturn of one of the UK’s biggest danceanthem hitmakers, Example, whoperformed his chart-topping songsKickstarts and Changed the Way YouKissed Me to the rapturous of the around15,000 people listening. Other actsperforming on the main stage includedJess Glynne, The Selecter, Gaz Coombes,MNEK, The Strypes, Gorgon City, NaughtyBoy and Chloe Howl. They performed acombination of their own songs andcovers of chart-topping hits, all of whichreally got the crowd dancing!
And let’s not forget the second stage,which attracted quite a crowd of its own.
The act of the weekend was definitelyThe South, with former members of TheBeautiful South performing the hits suchas A Little Time. The crowd loved themand really got into the groove. Thesecond stage was mainly home to smallerlocal independent bands and singers, andthe stage developed a crowd preferringthe indie acts to the pop legendsdominating the main stage. Other actsincluded those tipped to be the ‘next bigthing’, such as The Wytches and localsinger Georgia Harrup from TV’s TheVoice.
It was an exhilarating weekend, albeit aloud one, in the heart of the town’sMyrtle Park. The event was thoroughlyenjoyed by artists and festival-goersalike, and we are very lucky indeed tohave such an amazing event in our area!
Tickets for BML 2015 are on sale already!You can find more information about thefestival and the booking system atwww.bingleymusiclive.com
Megan Carson reviews this year’s fantastic Bingley Music Live festival!
Getting into the BML Groove!
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Above: Pet Shop Boys close the three-day festival with chart-topper Go Westafter nights headlined by Example (middle left) and Shed Seven (middle right)
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SEPTEMBER
15–20 September 2014, from 7:30pmBingley Little Theatre perform Cash onDelivery, a farce by Michael Cooney. AtBingley Arts Centre. Tickets are solddirect from the box office, which isopen Monday to Friday 11am-3:30pm, orbook by telephone on 01274 567983.
26 September 2014, 11am - 2pmSalon Remacle, Highfield Road, BD2Macmillan Coffee Morning. Call Jose on01274 613375 for more info.
27 September 2014, 10am - 4pmBig Yorkshire Furniture, 3/5 WharfStreet, Shipley, BD17 7DW. MacmillanCoffee Morning. Call Andy at 07803036929 for more information.
27 September 2014, from 7:30pmPeter Frank's Dixieland Jazz Band withLoretta Scott in the Studio Upstairs,Bingley Arts Centre. Tickets £7. Ticketsare sold direct from the box office,which is open Monday to Friday 11am-3:30pm, or book by telephone on 01274567983.
27 September 2014, from 7:30pmKitty LaMare - Quality VintageEntertainment covers all music stylesincluding jazz, musical theatre andwartime hits. Queensbury 1940sweekend inside Conservative Club. Alsoperforming fundraising for Thornaby
Methodist Church, TS17 9EA from7:30pm. Tickets available on the door,£5. Refreshments available.
OCTOBER
2, 3, 4 October and 9, 10, 11 October2014Harden Players perform ‘Allo ‘Allo, acomedy by Jeremy Lloyd and DavidCroft, at Harden CongregationalChurch. Tickets are available fromHarden Post Office. [email protected] for moredetails.
5 October 2014Stephen K Amos - Welcome to myWorld, live at Bingley Arts Centre. Themaestro of feel-good comedy is back ontour with his new show. Fresh from sell-out tours of Australia and New Zealand,as heard on BBC Radio 4 Life: An Idiot’sGuide and What Does the K Stand For?All tickets £17. Tickets are sold directfrom the box office, which is openMonday to Friday 11am-3:30pm, or bookby telephone on 01274 567983. Theycan also be purchased fromwww.ticketsource.co.uk
8 October, 12 November and 10December 2014Bradford Branch of the British Cactusand Succulent Society meets in ShipleyLibrary at 7.15pm to hear presentationsfrom experienced collectors, who will
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11 October 2014, from 8pmJon Richardson – Nidiot at St George’sHall, Bradford. Jon Richardson ischecking his tyre pressures, hooveringhis floor mats and putting an emergencypacked lunch in the boot of his car,ready to hit the road again with a brandnew tour, Nidiot. More details fromwww.bradford-theatres.co.uk. Tickets£21.
17 October 2014 at 7.30pm and 18October at 2pmWorld War 1 Concert Party, CarolineClub, Saltaire. Featuring famous andforgotten songs, news items and poemsfrom the Great War performed bytalented local people. Tickets £7 (£5Seniors, juniors and those inappropriate costume) – on sale from theclub.
25 October 2014, from 6.30pmBradfactor Grand Final 2014 with thebest of Bradford's young talent at StGeorge’s Hall, Bradford. More detailsfrom www.bradford-theatres.co.uk.Tickets £11.50.
29 October 2014, 11am-3pmJoin local artist Tim Curtis and sculptorSam Shendi at Cartwright Hall, ListerPark, Manningham, to create artwork as
part of the Big Draw 2014 on the themeof It's Our World. Free drop in for allthe family.
31 October 2014Halloween Train at Keighley and WorthValley Railway. Join us this Halloweenas we take you on a journey into timeforgotten as you discover the secretsthat our railway holds in its sinisterpast! Adults £15, children £8. Forfurther details see www.kwvr.co.uk
31 October 2014Room on the Broom - a specialHalloween film screening at CartwrightHall, Lister Park, Manningham. Grabyour broomstick and enjoy this stunningadaptation of Room on the Broom, amagical tale about friendship and familyfrom best-selling author, and formerChildren’s Laureate, Julia Donaldsonand illustrator Axel Scheffler.
NOVEMBER
8–9 November 2014Cottingley Village History Society:Remembering Cottingley's Heroes ofWW1. 10am to 4pm at CottingleyCornerstone Centre. An exhibitioncommemorating Cottingley's 150+ menwho served in the armed forces duringthe First World War. Free admission.
9 November 2014Luka Bloom at the Caroline Club,Saltaire. With a poet’s heart and arocker’s soul, Luka Bloom is regarded asone of Ireland’s best-respectedcontemporary folk artists, havingproduced 20 albums since the 1970s,
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Have you got an event you would like us to add in our next edition?Get in touch at www.thelocalleader.co.ukE-mail [email protected]
Bloom continues to push the boundariesof what his music can do, and he is stillmaking provocative, poetic music thatdelves deep into the intricacies of thehuman soul and pulls out the nuggetsand puts them in a song. Tickets £15,available from Hilary, 01274 594021 &07855 164182 [email protected]
11–15 November 2014The Great Gatsby at the Alhambratheatre, Bradford. The Great Gatsby's2013 tour was a roaring success,culminating with a sell-out run atSadler's Wells in London. Now don't missyour chance see this blockbuster balletat The Alhambra Theatre. More detailsfrom www.bradford-theatres.co.uk
17–22 November 2014The UK's longest-running animationfestival at the National Media Museum.Host to screen talks, retrospectives,workshops and special events by some ofthe industry's top names. For furtherdetails, seewww.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/bradfordanimationfestival
21–23 November 2014Haworth Steampunk Weekend, freeentry. Come to Haworth’s secondsteampunk weekend, where there willbe steam trains, steampunk fashionshow, bands and dancers, steampunktraders, burlesque and much more.
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AIREDALE & BRADFORD RSPB MEETINGS
Friday 3 October: Indoor Meeting,
The Okavango Delta, Botswana
Gianpiero Ferrari
Saturday 25 October:
Falling Leaves Event at Cliffe Castle, Keighley.
Join us for wildlife activities. 11 am to 3 pm
Friday 7 November: Indoor Meeting
Past, Present & Future
Richard Crossley
Guided Walks
These will commence at 10 am.
Provisional Programme (weather conditions -and birds! - Permitting)
Saturday 11 October - Field Trip to Filey
Booking Essential
Sunday 9 November
Prince of Wales Park, Bingley
Indoor meetings are held in Shipley Library, 2Wellcroft, Shipley, BD18 3QH
Meetings commence at 7.30 pm. An admissioncharge of £3.00 (Children free) will apply.Meetings are open to both RSPB members andnon-members. All talks are illustrated witheither colour slides or film.
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Tony Caunt gives us the latest from the Wilsden Wall Building Group.
Wilsden Wall Building Group’s Update
The group is continuing to improvewalling in and around Wilsden village forthe enjoyment of all the residents. Thegroup, set up in 2008, has built andrepaired yards and yards of walling (orshould I use metres? As I am 72 I am usedto the traditional measurements!).
I have included some photographs of thePie Hole – this is the snicket/path at theend of Tweedy Street which goes onto thefields and up to Shay Lane, used by manyfolk to access the school and Main Streetand also for enjoying walks into the lovelycountryside right on our doorsteps.
Regretfully, some of our residents don’talways respect our village and resort todestroying the walls by pushing off the“toppers”, as the top stones are called. I
can’t understand vandalism as it achievesnothing and just annoys my walling groupwhen we have spent hours rebuilding thewall. My photographs show one of ourmembers, Tim Driver, rebuilding near thefield entrance and then a completedcurved wall further down the Pie Hole.
Residents of West Royd will be interestedto hear that the group intends to clearthe weeds and rebuild the walling tomake the path easier to walk from thetop of the recreation ground and along toSt Matthew’s Close. As my picture shows,the stones are hidden in the long grass. Iam sure we will need more stone soshould anyone have any spare stone, youcan donate it to the Wilsden WallingGroup by ringing me (Tony) on 01535273709.…
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