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April 2014

Distributed FREE to households and businesses in Fell Lane, Exley Head, , Utley, , , & www.airevalleymag.co.uk With Easter arriving in a few weeks time I wonder if it is safe to say we managed to escape 2 Skipton Road, the snow and ice this year. Hooray! STEETON Spring is looking promising and we have a BD20 6NR few surprises and projects for you to get stuck into should you feel inclined. FREE HOUSE • 4 CASK BEERS Join us on an Easter Egg Hunt within the following pages and count how many POOL & DARTS Eggs (similar to the coloured one pictured Live music & Karaoke above) can be found in this month’s Dog Friendly magazine. Send us your answer and the Families welcome winner will be chosen from those with the Open: 4 to 11pm (Mon-Thurs) correct number. The prize is a FREE family 12 to 12pm (Fri & Sat) 12 to 11pm (Sun) day-pass to ! Email us on mail@ Tel: 01535 211472 / 07428 726668 worthvalleymag.co.uk Email:[email protected] Preparations for the Tour de France Grand Depart and the various community projects associated with it are also hotting up. The Aire Valley is a hive of activity. Enjoy April. @LocalGlobalGirl

SaySay you you saw saw it itin in the the Worth Aire ValleyValley Mag! 3 Business solutions Cleaning Ironing Retirement Living Country Cooking & Foraging For Food For the promotion of Health & Wellbeing by Cath Bromwich Ask Andrina Office Solutions Versatile weeds ‘Lilies of the Valley’, the charity in Keighley, and Sage 50 I have started a cookery club for the budget VAT Returns and paradigm Cash Flow shifts conscious (aren’t we all budget conscious?) Be Bank Reconciliations Dandelions are in touch if interested to take part & volunteer. Bookkeeping weeds...and edible! Happy cooking! Credit Control Tel: 07876 345422 It is similarly mind Office Duties Email: [email protected] blowing that nettles Top Tip: Don’t be put off by the smell that heating the flower Web: www.askandrina.co.uk are stingy...and edible! It is time to think on heads makes, this will be transformed into a wonderful nutty Twitter: @askandrina these things as we have again entered the busy aroma. ‘spring greens’ foraging season. Cath Bromwich, a Silsden resident, is a cookery teacher and There are already some lovely fat dandelion forager. Her livelihood includes foraging, general and health- flowers happily bobbing about in the breeze. related cookery such budget cooking and cooking for diabetes. Find some kids and head off for a walk. She trained at Balleymaloe Cookery School, Ireland. For more I go above Silsden to fields just below the information, or to pass on your stories and recipes, contact moorland. I pick as many dandelion flower Cath at www.facebook.com/foragercathyorkshire heads as my child labour are willing to and return home to stew up these unsung wonders of the foragers’ arsenal. Dandelion Syrup Recipe Another surprising point about these flowers is that they bring flavours into our British pallet from Seaweed and eat it a family foraging which are more commonly associated with and cooking adventure. By Fiona Houston exotic delicacies, producing a delicious nutty, and Xa Milne vanilla flavour. Other wild plants also do this. It is 4 Cups of dandelion interesting that some flavours that are brought flower heads 50% from so far can be reproduced here with a 1.1 1/3 pints of water smaller environmental footprint. OFF 1.2 900g/ 2LB sugar However ‘foreign’ these tastes seem many remember a time that ‘Dandelion and Burdock’ 1/2 Lemon or orange was a common drink and you will recognise chopped into pieces the distinct flavours in the dandelion flower Put the dandelion flowers Half Price carpet & upholstery cleaning syrup recipe below (from my most used and in a large saucepan and • Single room 12’ x 12’ £60 £30 loved foraging book ‘Seaweed and eat it’). Also add the water. • Lounge 12’ x 18’ £70 £35 during the Second World War people made a • Hall, Stairs and Landing £70 £35 substitute coffee out of dandelion roots and the Bring just to the boil, turn off heat, cover and leave overnight. • 3 Piece Suite (from) £100 £50 leaves are very good in a salad and served as Prices subject to sight of work ‘mountain greens’ abroad. Strain and press liquid out of spent flowers. Domestic & Commercial work Dandelion syrup adds flavour and sweetness to Discard the flowers and retain the liquid. Trained professional, fully insured, local operator Phone lines open till 9pm baklava or cake, can be used as a drink or on Add sugar to the flower liquid and the ices (see my facebook for the baklava recipe). chopped fruit and heat slowly, gently Mob: 0775 365 1224 Take care about where you pick these stirring frequently. Eve: 01535 630 713 delicacies from as ‘oh du dog doo’ is not good, Do this until the liquid is reduced and you also dandelion has substances in that are not have a thick honey-like syrup. great for people with kidney issues so avoid if that is your problem. Additionally: I’ll be on TV Wipe up spills immediately. Store in the doing some foraging soon I’ll keep you posted. fridge in a clean sealed jar.

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He has achieved both his Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh Awards and is now working towards his Gold Award. He hopes to study Biochemistry at University. Robert is also a Young Leader with scouts and helps at a Beaver colony in Riddlesden. Next summer, he hopes to take part in an expedition to Tanzania where he will be involved in a project to improve the lives of a local If you live in the East Morton area you community and trekking through a large nature may recognise our distributers who, from reserve. To take part in this expedition, he has left to right, are brothers David, Robert to raise £3,500. His distributers pay is going and James. towards this target. He has achieved his Bronze Duke of Edinburgh With the support of their parents and award and has nearly completed his Silver. occasionally, their younger sister, this family David is also involved in the Scouting movement team are responsible for delivering your and has attended Scout camps across mags to you. All three are pupils at Ermysteds Yorkshire and the UK. Grammar School in Skipton. He does appreciate all the garden ornaments James has been involved with scouts for 11 though. We are lucky to have such a family years and is now a Young Leader, helping at a working with us and please say ‘Hello’ if you see Cub pack in Riddlesden. them out distributing the mags.

To advertise call Karen or Liz on 01535 642227 Say you saw it in the Worth Valley Mag! 6 7 The Bronte Vintage Gathering The Bronte Vintage Gathering (BVG) was held for the first time back in 1998. It started out as a rally for enthusiasts to attend and exhibit their vintage and steam engines and vehicles. Although this is still very much part of the BVG, the event has become more of a country show with a wide variety of attractions, making it a great day out for all the family. The BVG is organised by a volunteer Committee who in the past 16 years have raised over £310,000 for Sue Ryder – Manorlands Hospice in . This year’s event will include Jez Avery – Bike Stunt Legend and all round Showman, supported by Pendle Dog Agility, and SMJ Falconry, who will all be performing in the main area to entertain the crowds. Other attractions include a Fairground, RAF Flypast, Bunton’s Digger Driving Experience, Bouncy Castles and Slides, Blackpool Donkey Rides, ‘Old Spot’ Real Ale Beer Tent, Food Stands, Craft Marquee, Trade Stands Clay Pigeon Shooting, and Autojumble Fair. There will also be hundreds of exhibitors displaying their Vintage Cars, Commercial and Military Vehicles, Motorcycles, Stationary Engines, Tractors, Street Organs, plus Miniature and Full Sized Steamers. On Saturday night, entry to the showground is free of charge and two bands – ‘Night Patrol’ and ‘Pog Mo Thoin’ will perform in the Beer Tent.

To advertise call Karen or Liz on 01535 642227 Say you saw it in the Worth Valley Mag! 8 9 Leading lights from the celebratory samples. And Kath Thornton of local pub and brewing Beer Festival was there to toast the success of this year’s events – the Specialising in the following areas: industry turned out traditional festival in the Old Schoolrooms, Extensions to raise a glass to the Haworth, April 24 -26 and the Tour de New Builds France Beer Festival July 3-6, which will Renovations latest Hollywood Project have a bit more of a continental flavour. Conservatories Salutation. Garage Conversions The Hollywood Project, backed by Worth The cask cast were Jimmy Mawdsley Flagging & Block Paving the Tour, is shouting out about all things – the new landlord of the Bay Horse in Joinery Yorkshire in the shape of evolving 10ft Plastering Oxenhope; Nicci Black of the Wuthering letters on the hillside off Shaw Lane, Heights, ; Trudy Pilmoor, between Oxenhope and Penistone Hill. The Accurate written quotations landlady of the Fleece in Haworth and her A prompt professional service assistant manager, Cathy Wilkins. Simon sign will end up with a welcome message view our website @ www. Lamb, sales and marketing manager of to our thousands of Tour de France cobbydaleconstructionltd Oxenhope’s Bridgehouse Brewery heard visitors in July. or call us on: .co.uk there was something brewing out at (01535) 653530 or 07966 906782 Don’t forget to tweet to @worththetour if the ‘big sign’ and turned up with some you spot the next salutation. To advertise call Karen or Liz on 01535 642227 Say you saw it in the Worth Valley Mag! 10 11 To advertise call Karen or Liz on 01535 642227 Say you saw it in the Worth Valley Mag! 12 13 Sudoku Where in the Aire Valley? COMPETITION Where is the red x located in the photo to the right? ? This months prize is generously donated by East Riddlesden Hall Day Family Pass x Email your answer to: [email protected]

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To advertise call Karen or Liz on 01535 642227 Say you saw it in the Worth Valley Mag! 16 17 Contemporary international artists & designers from the Worth Valley moved from Cross Hills to Orlando five years ago. Le Grand Depart 100 day cultural festival How it’s ended up in Brighton I’ve no idea. is in full swing around Yorkshire, and “It’s all part of the great buzz that’s going on Damside Mill will present a special about the Summer Jam festival round here– The Kiss by Sam Shendi exhibition of contemporary artists with and we wanted to do something to add to the international reputations who are based in fun – so we decided to donate a Show and Shine or have a connection with the Worth Valley. trophy.” Local scooter club the Cheeky Northern From Thursday 16 April, the Damside Gallery will show new works by The SummerJam weekend camping festival sculptor Sam Shendi (Royal British Sculptor Society winner 2013/4), Monkeys are donating a trophy for the is on August Bank Holiday (Aug 22-24) on best machine at Silsden’s Summer Jam painter Judy Sale, and photo artist Jo Holland. Riverside Fields, Silsden. There’s a mod theme Gallery owner Anthony Hartley said, “The Worth Valley has a long history of creativity in music festival – after reading about the on the Sunday when mod hero Bruce Foxton manufacturing, design and art. We are proud to be a continuing part of this, and to offer at Damside a new space for a Show & Shine scooter display in the headlines with his band From the Jam and more contemporary creative perspective than the traditional art and crafts often associated with the area.” Aire Valley Magazine. attractions include the Show and Shine – with The exhibition will be open from 16 April, Thursday to Sunday, 10am – 4.30pm until July 6. The club’s ‘Number 1’ or leader, Ian ‘Stubby’ enthusiasts invited to display their pride and joy visit by appointment on other days or times. Stubbings from Silsden, was reading the article machines. Damside Mill, Jacobs Lane, off Lees Lane, Haworth BD22 8RA 07758 779183 www.damsidemill.com with interest. Not just because it was about his Cheeky Northern Monkeys – one of hundreds beloved scooters – but also because one of the of scooter clubs across the UK - have been organisers is his old school pal, Andy Conway. together for around 14 years, enjoying The two of them were in the same class at Holy rides and other scooter-related events. They Family School, Keighley, back in the day. meet on Thursdays at the Emmott Arms, in But then something else caught Stubby’s eye. Laneshawbridge, and have members from One of the scooters in the picture – featuring Keighley, Silsden, Cross Hills, Skipton, Colne and Brighton-based My Little Scooter group - looked Barnoldswick. more than a little bit familiar. He said: “I couldn’t Other big news from the Summer Jam festival believe my eyes when I saw the Frankenstein is that the chosen charity has been announced artwork on the scooter - I knew instantly it used as Teenage Cancer Trust – which works to to belong to one of our old members, ‘Soggy improve the quality of life and chances of Plug’ (Andy Wardman) who sold it when he survival for young people aged between 13 and 24 who are diagnosed with cancer. Bands and attractions are still being added every month and we’ll update you regularly in this magazine. Visit the festival website www. dirtyboyinc.com for more info. You can book on line or phone 07581 498817. Early bird weekend tickets, including weekend camping, are still available. For more information about the Cheeky Northern Monkeys, phone Stubby on 0773 346 2156. 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To advertise call Karen or Liz on 01535 642227 Say you saw it in the Worth Valley Mag! 22 To advertise call Liz 23on 01535 642227 Sat 5th April Antiques and Castle, Loco, Museum of Rail & Collectables Fair at Arts Travel. Plus free travel on Heritage Bus Centre 10am - 4pm. 22. Sund 6th April Wedding Inspiration Sat 26th April Study Day: Words of Day at East Riddlesden Hall 11am War at West Lane Baptist Centre, - 3pm. For more information contact Community Pages Haworth 10am-4pm. Led by Chairman Emma Cuncliffe on 01535 607075. Weds 16th, 17th, 23rd & 24th include arts and crafts activities. Help Knight and Luke Spencer, this study Tues 8th April Ritardando’s at April FREE Easter Holiday Clubs for Mr Bumble find the flowers around the day looks at the connections between Exley Head Ladies Circle at Exley Disabled Children and their Families gardens. A Cadbury’s chocolate egg WW1 and literature. Tickets cost £20. Head Methodist Chapel 7.30pm. at Eureka! The National Children’s waits at the end for all the children To book contact louisa.briggs@bronte. The all male concert group are Museum, Discovery Road, Halifax, who complete the trail. org.uk , call 01535 640188 or book back by popular demand and will HX1 2NE Fri 18th-Mon 21st April Bolton online at www.bronte.org.uk/whats-on. be performing songs, sketches and During the Easter holidays we are at Abbey Easter Egg Hunt. Find all the Mon 28th April - Sat 3rd May Johnny poems. Tickets are £4 including inviting your family to come and enjoy eggs that are hidden in Strid Wood. Belinda at Keighley Playhouse. Book refreshments. All welcome. Tickets Eureka! in a different way, discovering Usual estate admissions apply. tickets at Keighley Civic Centre, North available on the door or from Glenis new ways to play together as a Tues 22nd-Friday 25th April X:Site Street or call Box Office 07599 01535 640346. family. We will have trained gallery Keighley Holiday Club at Keighley 890769 Sat 12th April Easter Fair at East staff on hand to support your visit, Shared Church 9am - 3pm. The holiday Sat 26th April Helen’s Heritage Morton Institute 1-4 pm, Free Entry. additional activities and parking, all club will have music, games, inflatable Walks 10:30am All walks meet Sun 13th April Roleystone Horse completely FREE. The sessions are assault course and trips out. Children at the Half Moon Cafe in Roberts and Pony Sanctuary Open Day. Have aimed at children aged 3 to 11 and can attend any of the days. Park, .Adults £5.00, Children a look around, enjoy some tea and pre-booking is essential. These clubs Thurs 24th-Sat 26th April St. £3.00 and Families £12.00. 3 mile cake and celebrate the 21st birthday are possible thanks to funding from George’s Heritage Fair and Street circular walk around Shipley Glen and of one of the horses. Entry is £1. Esmée Fairbairn. Call Trizia or Jenny Market on Low Street and Church Bracken Hall Green finishing with a www.royleystonesanctuary.org or call G on 01422 330069 to book your Green. Join us in Keighley for St ride down the Shipley Glen Tramway. 01274 631328. Adress 11 Dearney place Call Trizia or Jenny on 01422 Georges Celebrations with a traditional Hear about the lost heritage of Shipley Gardesn, , BD10 8AG. 330069 to book your place. www. street market, a Victorian Flea Circus, Glen,Toboggan Slide, Aerial Slide,, Sun 13th April Silsden Car Boot at eureka.org.uk/helpinghands Punch n Judy and a traditional steam the Japanese Garden and see early Riverside Field. Gates open 7am- Thurs 17th April Oxenhope organ; laugh at the eccentric Sister photos of these local attractions in the 1pm. Toilets and catering on site. Gardening Club in Oxenhope Ruth and much much more. Market on Tramway museum at the bottom. Cars £10 or vans and cars with Community Centre, Shaw Lane all three days - street entertainment on Sat 3rd-Mon 5th May Railway trailers £15. For more info 01535 7.30pm. David Allison, national editor Sat 26 April. Children Event at Keighley and 654747. of Simply Vegetables magazine, will Thurs 24th-Sun 27th April Haworth’s Worth Valley railway. Travel in vintage Mon 14th - Tues 15th April Bricks be talking about planning the season 3rd Beer Festival at Bronte School carriages, see actors recreating 4 Kidz Easter Movie Maker Camp at ahead. He will also demonstrate Room. A range of ales, ciders and draft scenes from the films and have guided Bingley Scout Headquarters. Learn how to make a hanging basket lagers will be available to try and on the tours of station. There is a how to create a storyboard, plan and and have some plants for sale. Thursday there is the opportunity to guest appearance from Chris Witty, build the sets using Lego bricks and Admission charge for non-members meet the brewer. Admission is £3 and who starred in the film as Jim. then create your own movie. The £3. For more information visit www. £3 a pint. Sun 4th May Badapple Theatre camp is suitable for children aged 7 oxenhopegardeningclub.co.uk Sun 27th April Go Local - Free Event present The Thankful Village(a new and over and costs £50 for the two Friday 18th-Monday 21st April for postcodes BD20, 21 & 22 play) at 7.30pm at East Morton days. Book online at www.bricks4kidz. Easter Trail and Crafts at East (bring proof of residence) to Bronte Institute.Tickets £10 & £5. Book co.uk/westyorkshire Riddlesden Hall 10.30am-4pm. Parsonage, KWVR, East Riddlesden online on www.badappletheatre.com Trail maps are £1.50 per child and Hall, Keighley Police Museum, Cliffe call 01535 611652.

To advertisePlease call support Karen localor Liz tradeon 01535 642227 Say you saw it in the Worth Valley Mag! 24 25 The next few weeks are very The second event is our annual Railway important to the Railway as we Children weekend 3-5 May. When the film was mark two occasions that are very released in 1970, passenger numbers soared, important to us: one is ‘Go Local resulting in us having to build the passing loop Sunday’ on April 15, which is a at Damems that allows us to operate two chance for local residents (in the passenger trains at once and so we were BD20/21/22 postcodes) to join literally able to double capacity to cope with demand. Over forty years later, we know that us for a trip for free, so that they the iconic family film continues to be a favourite can enjoy the attractions on their of many of our passengers as they ask to be doorstep and we can say thank you shown Three Chimneys and the location of for your continued support. Mr Perks’ office and cottage. The film is very As well as journey dear to my heart, because after watching it on the Railway, the every Christmas from a very young age (and I Bronte Parsonage, still try to now!) it’s the reason I was so keen East Riddlesden to get involved with the Railway when I moved Hall, the Vintage to Oxenhope many years ago. We celebrate Carriages Museum the film during our special Railway Children and others also open their doors for free to weekend during which passengers can enjoy the local community recreations of key scenes from the film, take and vintage ‘bus a guided tour of the main location for the film, transport is provided Oakworth Station, and travel in some of the by the Keighley Bus Museum Trust. The Railway’s vintage carriages that were used in the film Preservation Society was established over fifty itself. years ago by local people who didn’t want their We hope to see you at one of these events, or on any local service to be lost, which is why recognising the important of the community around us is so weekend that we are running trains. If you live in important and why we are so keen to support the BD20/21/22 you can apply for a Local Resident’s ‘Go Local’ initiative. Railcard, giving discounted travel on all normal services. To advertise call Karen or Liz on 01535 642227 Say you saw it in the Worth Valley Mag! 26 27 A competition is launched to find ‘Yorkshire symbol’ for huge land art project, as Keelham Farm Shop backs Yorkshire Festival’s ‘Fields of Vision’ Fields of Vision, an idea put forward by the Worth Valley Young Farmers Club, is being delivered in a bespoke partnership co-ordinated by the rural regeneration specialists, Pennine Prospects, and involves a number of local artists as well as local arts festivals and community groups throughout the county. The project will see a series of huge field-scale land art installations, visible by land and sky forming the backdrop of day two of the Tour de France Grand Départ. Until now, the project partners have been working exclusively with commissioned artists to create the designs but with Keelham on board and a spare field in need of an original design, the team decided to launch a competition open to anyone with a good idea. Entrants Victoria Robertshaw from Keelham Farm Shop, Andrew Wood representing must draw a simple, bold design which, to Worth Valley Young Farmers, Liz Barker from Worth The Tour, and Geoff The Easter Bunny them, symbolises Yorkshire. A winner will be Wood of Working pArts pictured at the Sue Belcher Community Centre with the selected by a panel of judges including Victoria ‘Field of Vision’ site visible in the background. Robertshaw, co-owner of Keelham Farm Shop; Adds Victoria: “We’re delighted also to help the Did you see the Easter Bunny? Andrew Wood, club leader of the Worth Valley local community garden to get off the ground, Young Farmers’ Club; Elizabeth Barker from local Did he come this way? by donating bulbs, seeds and pots. The project community group Worth the Tour; Geoff Wood team will be working with local schools and Has he hidden chocolate eggs from public art consultancy, Working pArts; and students will be encouraged to grow coloured Ian Thompson from design agency, Thompson For you to find today? turf which will be planted at the centre to help Brand Partners. The winning entry will be mark the viewing spot.” interpreted on the site by the Fields of Vision To enter go to www.keelhamfarmshop.co.uk Look inside the cupboards team to create a vast and vibrant grass-roots and download an entry form which can be installation. Or underneath the stairs. posted back to Keelham Farm Shop, Brighouse Comments Victoria Robertshaw, co-owner Perhaps you’ll find one in your bed and Road, Thornton, Bradford, BD13 of Keelham Farm Shop: “At Keelham we love 3SS or emailed to [email protected]. Beneath your teddy bears. Yorkshire and farming is our lifeblood, so we are The closing date for entries is midnight April really excited to support one of the sites in the 22nd, 2014. The winner will be announced on Field of Visions project.” Look in every hiding place the Keelham website and in the Keelham Shop And in the garden too. The field – located in Hainworth, in Keighley, on Friday 9th May 2014 and the art work will be Worth Valley - can be viewed from the Sue completed in the field to view I’m sure the Easter Bunnys’ been Belcher Community Centre where local people early June 2014. And left some eggs for you! are now sowing seeds for a new community garden which will be the best viewing spot from (The Hainworth site is also supported by the generosity of Alfie’s Restaurant in Keighley.) by Brenda Williams which to admire the stunning land art below. 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