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Dear Reader Not many of us venture to ‘Winter returns!’ the fifth TV channel, unless Noooo... not more snow, I you’re watching weird reality was hoping this recent snow show stuff that would bore would be it. Snow in April...? me to sleep. Daytime telly is I’ve heard from some locals filled with awful Aussie soaps that they’ve seen snow (just my opinion). lingering till June. HOWEVER, if you like a Let’s hope not. good wildlife documentary Anyway, in this month’s ON THE COVER and are happy to watch issue we have a good BAKING FOR MUM the on demand offering number of updates from our International Women’s Day 8th March from their website, Channel community groups, including Mothering Sunday 5 have a fascinating four the Black Dyke Mills Heritage 11th March season wildlife documentary Venue, Queensbury Tunnel The Queensbury Directory is a sister of animals found in our and Queensbury Performing publication of the Thornton Directory. county of Yorkshire. Arts. We also have a shout This publication is dedicated to the sharing of local community news and I stumbled across a year old out for new members for businesses for Queensbury’s residents. series, available to watch the local junior rugby club in We are only able to do this with online, called ‘Yorkshire, A our Sports Pages. the support of local businesses who Year in the Wild’ and it’s a Any community group advertise with us. Please mention good watch. Ok... its not wanting to add their the Queensbury Directory when responding to adverts. Blue Planet or Planet Earth updates, I’d love to hear documentary standards, but from you. Editorial space If you would like to advertise with us, please go to page 30 for our it is still great to see. You for community groups is advertising rates. can watch the whole series completely FREE. We’ll help online, four episodes entitled, spread the word of your Editor: Neil Bird Spring, Summer, Autumn and good work to our thousands Tel: 01274 447315 Email: [email protected] Winter. of readers. So please do get Web: www.queensburydirectory.co.uk I never knew we had such in touch. fascinating wildlife across For now, no more snow the moors and dales of the please and bring on the Your Queensbury Directory is proudly county we live in. When sunshine. printed using vegetable based inks on flakes of snow fell in April Till next time, paper sourced from sustainable certified sources. narrator Sean Bean said, Enjoy. We are eco-friendly, you can be too, don’t just throw me in the bin, pass me on to a friend.

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Dear readers, Dear readers, I’m one of the volunteer Cub Leaders at As your local Councillor it is important that I am Queensbury Scout Group at Albert Crescent. made aware of any local problems or concerns I’m organising a fundraising event to raise funds you may have in the area, if you would like to to send our young people to an International speak to me regarding any issues you may have camp in Switzerland. It’s a great opportunity for please come to the following, where I will be them and I know it can sometimes be difficult more than happy to help. for parents/guardians to be able to afford a St Theresa’s Catholic Church trip like this - hence starting the fundraising Sat 10th March | 9.30am to 11am. with a Swiss Ball on Saturday 21st April 2018 Cllr Andrew Senior 7pm till late at the Brighouse Cricket Club, Russell Way, Brighouse. Hello Neil, Tickets are £30, which includes entry three course meal and raffle ticket. How many grammatical and spelling errors have you spotted in the window of the new Dress code: Black tie or smart attire. professional personal tutor company near the It will be a fabulous evening, three course meal traffic lights in Queensbury? and supported by a wonderful local band. Mr Stevens | High Street, Queensbury. Anyone wanting tickets, please contact me via email: [email protected] Vicky Carr | 18th Bradford Queensbury Scout Group Editor: Takes me back to my scout days. :-) Holiday camps are a great opportunity for any young person. Skills and experiences learned will stick with them for life. Let us know about your other fundraising efforts too, sounds like it will be a great evening.

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4 To advertise in the Queensbury Directory or for flyer distribution call Neil on: 01274 447315 Please mention the Queensbury Directory when responding to adverts 5 Pollice Operation Kiki Dee - Home Town Show Secures 33 Arrests Black Dyke Mills Heritage Venue are delighted Police arrested 33 people in an operation to announce that Kiki Dee will be playing her designed to drive down burglaries across the first Bradford show for a number of years Bradford District. when she appears at the Mill on Saturday 10th November 2018. Operation Shrilldale, which ran throughout January, was designed to target residential For almost two decades, Kiki has been working burglaries across the district as part of West with her musical partner Carmelo Luggeri and Yorkshire Police’s ‘Darker Nights’ campaign. have been touring their spellbinding acoustic live show across the UK and Europe. Performing The scheme also targeted raids of garages, in this stripped back fashion allows each of their sheds and outbuildings, which under new exceptional talents to shine through and create crime recording processes are now classed a wonderful and warm sense of intimacy for the as residential burglaries. The operation saw audience. officers use a range of policing methods, both overt and covert, to target those suspected of being involved in these offences. The arrests, 30 of which were for acquisitive crime, resulted in 14 charges to date and officers are continuing enquiries. Chief Inspector Michael Rutter, who led the Black Dyke Mills Heritage Venue has already operation, said “This time of year traditionally gained an excellent reputation as a live music sees a rise in residential burglaries, so we venue in a short time. Many will remember Kiki wanted to create an operation to target this Dee for her ‘don’t go breaking my heart’ duet type of crime. Some of those individuals we with Elton John, so this is a great opportunity to have targeted are likely to be involved in other hear what other fantastic songs she has in her areas of crime, and some may even have links repertoire. to organised crime groups, so it is important that we use our resources to take action Tickets are on sale at an advance price of against these people. We hope this activity will £21.00 from: blackdykemills.org reassure the people of Bradford District that we do take burglary seriously and we will continue to run operations of this nature to make our communities safer.” More information about current Police campaigns or latest news can be found on their new, easy to use website: www.westyorkshire.police.uk

6 To advertise in the Queensbury Directory or for flyer distribution call Neil on: 01274 447315 Please mention the Queensbury Directory when responding to adverts 7 Council Tax Due to Rise Following the recent Full Council meeting, councillors set its budget for 2018-19 and agreed budget plans for 2019-20. Councillors agreed the proposals for a 5.99% hike in council What is interesting to note here is, looking taxes, which will come to most residents as a through the documents that formed the budget complete shock, twice the rate of inflation. proposals, the real benefit of public consultation The largest to be hit in this budget proposal is questionable. Whilst it gave the public the was Adult Social Care services with a staggering opportunity to air their views, it appears it had cut of £8 million. Rising council tax will increase no real influence on the proposals made in the revenue slightly, but it will never recoup the total Report by the Assistant Director of Finance losses by the cuts from central government to who propsed the budget. the council. Consultation processes are vastly popular with public bodies, particularly when they want to prove they have the public’s view at the centre of everything they do. We have had public consultations about everything lately, swimming pools, libraries, community buildings, children’s services, yet while consultations enable the public to have their say, often the unpopular proposals just get pushed through. With a consultation process having little impact to reverse proposals, maybe it is no wonder only 1129 responses were received. The public’s voice is not being truly listened to. paying lip While the public continue to complain about service to the process simply because that lack of services, it seems very few took part makes good politics. Shame. in the public consultation to oppose the If you are in debt and particularly concerned proposed increase to council taxes. For a about how this increase will further affect you, citywide consultation, only 1129 responses organisations like Christians Against Poverty or were received. Citizens Advice Bureau could help.

Have you got a local story, picture or video you would like to send us? Heard something significant or unusual where you live. Get In touch and get your story published. Email us with your news or call Neil on: 01274 447 315 News story deadline for our next issue: 15th March 2018.

8 To advertise in the Queensbury Directory or for flyer distribution call Neil on: 01274 447315 Please mention the Queensbury Directory when responding to adverts 9 Queensbury Tunnel History Part 1 Source: www.queensburytunnel.org.uk Photo: Forgotten Relics

The Act for a railway connecting Halifax with Work on the tunnel had begun on 21st May Keighley, promoted by the Great Northern, 1874. Four observatories were erected, from received Royal Assent in August 1873. Extending which a view was commanded over each of northwards from the Halifax & Ovenden Joint the construction shafts. Although eight shafts line at Holmfield (which the GN had built were originally planned, their spacing was with the Lancashire & Yorkshire), it would subsequently revised and just seven were initially form a triangular junction with the Bradford & progressed. Shaft No.8 - the northernmost - Thornton railway at Queensbury, continuing was the first to be started. The immense influx thereafter through Denholme, Wilsden and of water proved a considerable hindrance Cullingworth to an independent terminus close throughout; the ample pumping provision was to the Midland station in Keighley. almost defeated on several occasions during The local topography imposed many constraints periods of wet weather. As a result, No.5 and on the three lines radiating from Queensbury. No.6 shafts had to be abandoned when sunk Several tunnels and viaducts were called for, all to depths of 266 feet and 196 feet respectively. a product of John Fraser. Born in Linlithgow in Of these, the latter was adjacent to Thornton 1819, he was a prolific civil engineer, responsible Road, about 2,066 yards from the south portal. for numerous lines across Yorkshire’s West Riding Although ultimately to no avail, a driftway - 4 including sections of the Great Northern’s main feet square and 120 yards long - was driven out line to London. to the hillside from a point 70 feet down the shaft in an attempt to drain the water from it. If finished, it would have been 342 feet deep. But the other shaft was to have been the deepest at 414 feet. This was sited just to the west of New Park Road (then named Kitchen Lane), 1,617 yards from the southern end.

Watch ‘Reflections’ At two miles two furlongs and six chains in personal perspectives on Queensbury Tunnel. This length, the Holmfield-Queensbury section - collection of videos can known as Railway No.3 on the plans - would be found on their website: prove disproportionately demanding, and this queensburytunnel.org.uk was reflected in its estimated cost of £179,585. Messrs Benton & Woodiwiss, of Manchester and Derby, were contracted to deliver it. An impressive vertically-sided cutting was excavated at Strines, pushing in an S-shape through the sandstone and millstone grit for 1,033 yards, reaching a depth of 59 feet. This was spanned by a road bridge and aqueduct. At its head was the southern entrance to Queensbury Tunnel which, at 2,501 yards, was the Great Northern’s longest when it first welcomed traffic.

10 To advertise in the Queensbury Directory or for flyer distribution call Neil on: 01274 447315 Please mention the Queensbury Directory when responding to adverts 11 Black Dyke Mills singles and videos have been released alongside the album; ‘Liars’, ‘Cops and Robbers, ‘Isabella’, Heritage Venue ‘Rioters Queue Here’ and ‘Do I Waste My Coming Up at the Mill... Time?’. Their much-anticipated second studio album ‘Big Ifs’ was released in 2017. Teechers | Sat 10th March Foxes Faux are guaranteed to have you The Black Dyke Mills Heritage Venue’s first foray barn dancing, rocking, two stepping, skanking, into the world of theatre present Spotty Sock’s congoing and crowd surfing like a foxy thing! production of John Godber’s Teechers. Teechers features three school leavers, Salty, Jess Klein | Wed 4th April Hobby and Gail Saunders and their account of Over a career that spans more than a decade their time in secondary school. The play, as is all and a half and has won her a devoted worldwide of Godber’s work, is entertaining, moving and fan base, Jess Klein—who possesses what Mojo thought-provoking. The play is not suitable for magazine calls “one of those voices you want the under 14s. to crawl up close to the speakers to listen to” Foxes Faux | Sat 24th March has pursued a remarkable creative evolution We are delighted to welcome the wonderful that’s seen her dig ever deeper for resonant Foxes Faux to the mill. Foxes Faux are an emotional insights, while continuing to refine English folk rock band with a punk heart whose her eloquently melodic, effortlessly accessible powerful, melodic music takes a quirky jaunt songcraft. Jon Pareles of The New York Times through country, punk and gypsy tinged rock, calls her “a songwriter with a voice of unblinking erupting from an arsenal of instruments which tenacity…who finds parables in the everyday include a bouzouki, mandolin, melodica, guitar, and also finds humanity behind the archetypal.” glockenspiel, violin and banjo. Their vibrant Jess was named a 2015 Finalist in the highly live show is something to witness in its naked, regarded Kerrville New Folk Competition. tawdry flesh. Following on from earlier EPs, the band released their thirteen track debut album ‘Fox Tales’ in 2015 followed with a tour of the UK and Europe which included appearances at Leeds First Direct Arena, Beat Herder Festival, Bingley Music Live, Strummercamp There is so much happening down at the mill, its Festival, venues across Italy, France, Germany, a great community facility. If you want to know Austria, Ireland with support sets for Franz more about what’s going on and their upcoming Nicolay, New Model Army and Billy Bragg. Five events visit their website: blackdykemills.org

12 To advertise in the Queensbury Directory or for flyer distribution call Neil on: 01274 447315 Royal Invitation for Local Resident Knitted Poppy Display To Queensbury resident Joan Milner has received a letter from the Lord Lieutenancy’s Office Commemorate 100yrs Since informing her that she will soon receive an The End Of World War 1 official invitation from Buckingham Palace to An informal meeting was held at Holy Trinity attend a Garden Party in the presence of Her Church on the 6th February and the knitting Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. group from the Church led by Mrs Doreen Nominated by a dear friend who wanted to Ellison plan to decorate inside the Church, and acknowledge the hard work Joan had put in if enough interest, outside also with knitted with helping organise the village’s 1940s Day poppies. over the past few years. The Queensbury History Society plan to display their WW1 Archives in Holy Trinity Church the week prior to Remembrance Sunday and to complement this they plan to put a named poppy of each man lost from Queensbury in WW1 on the Cenotaph, (over 150 men to date). This research has been done by Mrs Sheila Thornton, archivist of the local history society. Andrew Mitchell a resident and World War Historian also put ideas forward to display his extensive research into Queensbury soldiers, which will also involve talks and walks around Joan is thrilled by the news and is looking the graveyard. forward to an enjoyable and memorable day. This years 1940’s day is under new management So if you want to help make poppies or help and details will be available soon. with organisation, there will be another meeting at the Church on the 10th April at 7pm for all interested residents/ groups. Queensbury Youth Forum In the meantime if you can knit or crochet Queensbury Youth Forum group are continuing poppies, free patterns are available to to work with QCHAP as part of the download from the British Legion: bit.ly/RBL_ Queensbury Heritage Exhibition project. The knittedpoppies or from bit.ly/Knitted_Poppy group all worked together to look at how they could bring the past to life through the Arts. Hard copies of these patterns are available from The group looked at a range of topics focusing the church, or make up your own designs. All on the history of the Mill from getting products poppies to be submitted by 1st September to the site via the now defunct Queensbury details TBC. railway to producing the wonderful fabrics General enquiries to Cllr Lynda Cromie on: that were made at Black Dyke Mill. The youth 01274 884 899 / 07745 683 112 forum are really enjoying the project, getting to Enquiries regarding any soldiers, call Sheila know the history of their Village and working Thornton: 01274 882 479 with members of QCHAP to produce some For email copies of patterns and general knitting fantastic pieces of art. or crochet help please email Hazel Pearson: For further information please contact Youth [email protected] Worker - John Uleichuk: 07582 102 519

Please mention the Queensbury Directory when responding to adverts 13 Queensbury Performing Arts Queensbury Performing Arts are in need of characters to take part in an upcoming play ‘The History of Queensbury’ on Saturday 23rd June at Black Dyke Mills Heritage Venue. These characters used to live in Queensbury. Characters such as David Knowles 1792-1875, William Barker 1857-1930, Jack Hodgson, Frank Wade, Bob Murphy, Wilfred Harrison and Anne Guant. We require both male and female characters, some with dialogue and some none dialogue (mill workers) This is a fantastic opportunity for our village to relive times gone by and to raise some funds for Black Dyke Mills Heritage Venue A script read through and auditions are on Sunday 18th March at Queensbury Conervative Club between 3.30 and 6pm. Come along to find out more.

One Way By Elwyn Williams

When the disciples asked how they actually is one way to God and eternal life. would get to the Father and his “house,” When coming to a precipice and wishing Jesus answered that He was the only way. to get to the other side of the great divide, This fact that Jesus is the only way to heaven we don’t pout and demand that a bridge isn’t popular in our age of the “it doesn’t be in place on the exact spot where we matter what you believe as long as you’re stand. Instead, we travel to the bridge, sincere” and “all faiths lead to the same the only bridge, a few miles away, grateful destination” way of thinking. People argue that a way across has been provided. that having just one way is too narrow Jesus is the way, follow him. Jesus is truth, and limiting. “How can anyone claim to believe him. Jesus is life, live in him. be the only way to God?” they assert. In reality, Jesus’ way is wide enough for Regardless of the claims of cults, pop religion, all who believe. Instead of arguing and or wishful thinking, no other bridge to worrying about how limited it sounds, the Father and his house exists. God has people should be grateful that there provided the Way.

14 To advertise in the Queensbury Directory or for flyer distribution call Neil on: 01274 447315 Rotary Club of Bradford West The Rotary club believe in helping others, which is our motto “Service Above Self” and in the December issue of this directory I wrote about our New Year project “Dignity Bags”. I was delighted to have a call from Chris Simcock from The White Horse Inn, Thornton who donated 30 bags. These were taken to The Storehouse, Inn Churches, where the amazing Juli took charge of them and assured me that the bags would be distributed to the needy in Bradford. by various shops and supermarkets and cooked by the volunteers. Anyone can call in and the address is: 116 Caledonian Street, Bradford BD4 open from 10 am to 3 pm Tuesday to Thursday. We are to receive our own “Dignity Bags” being sent by Mollie Comish of Dublin and we shall then take them to The Storehouse to fill with essential toiletry items and woollen socks and hats for the homeless. If you would like to help us with this project and the many other works which go on month by month call our secretary Brian on: 01274 My visit to The Storehouse and Cafe was a 602159 or you can look us up on www. wonderful event as I was taken around the bradfordwestrotary.org.uk facility by one of the volunteers. The aim is to Our programme for meetings every Thursday be a haven for those folk not so fortunate as at West Bradford Golf Club will be: we are and to give them a warm meal and help 1st March Jody-Ann Anderson speaking on them with their problems. Jamaica, 8th David Flint the Bradford Bereavement Society, 15th John Mumford will give some Legal Advice, 22nd is our AGM (part1) 29th The Lord Mayor Cllr. Abid Hussain. Don’t forget the Shamrock Shuffle 5K fun run on Sat 17th March in Bingley St. Ives’ Estate starting from The cafe is run on the premise of “pay as much Harden Cricket Ground at as you feel you can” with the food being donated 11am.

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18 To advertise in the Queensbury Directory or for flyer distribution call Neil on: 01274 447315 Bradford Cottingley Cornerstone Centre every Thursday Camera Club from 7.30pm entry is Here we are in March, don’t the months fly by £2 with a £25 annual and hopefully you will be thinking of summer subscription, come and holidays and maybe you have booked already. see us for a couple of weeks to see if Bradford I am thinking of buying a new camera and Camera Club is for you. have had my sights on a Nikon D7000, the progression from the D90 which I already have and has served me very well. The D7000 is out of production and so I may be looking for a mint second hand one, however, Nikon as with all camera manufacturers have produced new additions and the sky is the limit as to what one decides to go for.

Our programme for March is as follows: 1st March | selection for rounds 3 & 4 of Interclub competitions. 8th | A.G.M. and presentation of awards, 15th | Studio session Recently at the camera club we have had a 22nd | Stephen Dean LRPS “Low light, Colour practical evening where we shot table top and and Black & White prints” so I enclose my effort at taking poppies, this 29th | 3rd round of the Mitchell & Metcalfe was an exercise at getting to know your camera competition. with all the various settings explained. For the 15th March we will be looking for a model and I also show the results of a photo shoot with Lisa that we did in 2017. Do you know of any young lady who may want us to photograph her and maybe launch her into the world of modelling? We have backdrops and lighting to create the perfect picture. Find out more about the camera club from our website: bradfordcameraclub.org.uk or call Tony on: 01535 273709. We meet at

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Please mention the Queensbury Directory when responding to adverts 21 • Advice and support in applying for compensation or financial assistance if you are eligible. (You will need to report the crime to the police in order to apply.) • Practical information and help to make How we can help you after a crime you feel safer and be safer. In some areas, this can be help to secure your Anyone can be affected by a crime, and it can be a very frightening and home. traumatic experience. • Information about reporting to the We’re here to help you in this difficult police, the criminal justice system and time. We support hundreds of people courts procedures. If you choose to every day to cope with the impact and report a crime, we can accompany and effects of crime. support you to do that. Here is what two of the people • We know that crime affects the whole we’ve helped had to say about their family. We offer support to everyone experiences: directly affected, and we help parents “Victim Support was there for me and carers to support children coping emotionally, answering all my questions, with the impact of crime. explaining every step of the way to me.” Diversity matters and we value it “Victim Support cared, and helped me through everything. I would not have We are committed to supporting the made it this far without them.” needs of the diverse communities we serve. We can provide interpreters and How we can help information in alternative formats. If We are an independent charity offering you have additional needs please let us free, confidential support to people affected by crime and traumatic know so we can put the right support in incidents. place. You do not have to report a crime to How to get in touch receive support from us. We can help in You can call us weeks, months or even the following ways: years after a crime. • Personal support with a specially We are always here to listen and help. trained person, in a way that works for you. Speak in confidence, ask questions If you’ve been affected by crime contact and get advice and emotional support. us to get support or information. • Putting you in touch with other Call our Supportline for free on: specialist help, services or support. 0808 16 89 111 22 Please mention the Queensbury Directory when responding to adverts 23 24 To advertise in the Queensbury Directory or for flyer distribution call Neil on: 01274 447315 EPILEPSY ACTION BRADFORD 10K Centenary Square Sun 18th March | 9am Following a sell-out in 2017, the 2018 Epilepsy Action Bradford 10K is set to be even bigger than ever before! Sign up now at www. epilepsy.org.uk/bradford The course is fast and flat, making it a fantastic race for beginners and those in search of their personal best. Head on down to cheer them on.

QUEENSBURY PERFORMING ARTS CLAYTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Queensburys Community Showcase Clayton VIllage Hall Fri 16th March | 7.15pm Thurs 22nd March | 7.30pm An evening of music and dancing Annual Talk with David Elcock entertainment performed by Queensbury With question time and plant swap. Performing Arts, and including guest Wednesday 25th April | 7.30pm performances from other community groups. Talk by John Smiles “A year in my garden “ plus At Victoria Hall. Refreshments available. question time. All welcome. Admissision £2. Tickets £6 and £3 - call: 07817864894 or email: [email protected] DONKEY DERBY Queensbury Scout Group EASTER MAKERS MARKET Sun 8th July 2018 | Gates open 12noon Black Dyke Mills Heritage Venue Foxhill Park, Queensbury Sat 31st March | 10am - 4pm Bar, Food, Rides, Stalls and more! Great family day out with a fantastic selection First Race 1.30pm of stalls from local makers and activities to Admission £1 inc programme and race card. enjoy. (Accompanied children free)

LITERARY LINKS: CLAYTON VILLAGE HALL THE BRONTES AT SHIBDEN Extend Class, Seniors exercise Shibden Hall Every Monday | 2.15-3.45pm 3rd March - 31st October Extend classes are for the over 60’s and less See costumes on display in Shibden Hall from able people of any age wanting to improve the recent Brontë TV Drama, ‘To Walk Invisible’ mobility and health by doing gentle seated by Sally Wainwright, several scenes of which exercises to music. were filmed at the Hall. For more information on other activities We will also have some original clothing and and for room availability please visit: textiles from the Brontë period on display claytonvillagehall.org.uk throughout the Hall and links to other literary characters from the region and Shibden’s literary past. Exhibition is included in entry price to the Hall.

SPRING FAIR Friends of Holy Trinity Parish Church, Queensbury Sat 28th April | 10am - 1pm There will be tombola, books, Asian food, bric- a-brac, cakes and many more stalls. Tea, coffee, cakes and light lunches will also be served. Hope to see you there.

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At Victoria Hall, Sandbeds, Queensbury. For further information call Darrell on: 07833 447 059 or Carol on: 07527 406 713

KEEP MOVING Circuit based exercise for over 55’s. Mondays 10.30-11.30am at Victoria Hall. £2.30 per session. B.e.ep. approved | REPS Level 3 Jenny Finn: 01274 835234 QUEENSBURY WELLBEING CAFÉ or email: [email protected] Elderly people support group. Last Friday of every month | 1.30pm - 3.30pm ORGAN & SING ALONG Conservative Club Concert Room At St Theresa’s Church Hall for older people who feel isolated, depressed, forgetful or Tuesday Afternoons | 3.30pm til 7pm who are affected by dementia. Carers are We provide an organist and a sing along also very welcome to attend. The café offers session every week. People can join in, dance people a chance to make new friends and or sing, or just listen and enjoy. enjoy afternoon tea refreshments in a The group has been going in Queensbury for supportive and caring environment. around 15 years. Visitors also enjoy live music, a raffle and talks Friendly social group ready to welcome you. from local organisations about issues such as All ages welcome | £1 entry (includes buffet care and safety. Transport can be arranged. tea and the bar is open for drinks.) Email: [email protected] or call: 01274 816 748 to find out more. QUEENSBURY QUEENSBURY BAPTIST CHURCH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP You’re invited! Jewellery Design Morning services every Sunday at 10.30am Tuesdays 6.30pm - 8.30pm Join us for refreshments afterwards. Find us on Learn how to make exquisite pieces of fashion Chapel Lane, Queensbury, BD13 2PZ. jewellery Art, Painting and Drawing QUEENSBURY LIBRARY Choice of three classes: Queensbury Library based at QCP (The Tues 1-3pm, Thurs 1-3pm, Thurs 7-9pm Bank) is a branch of the Bradford Library Network. Our shelves are stocked with books Kids Craft from Bradford Libraries, our stock is rotated Every Monday (Term Time) through them and we can access via the 4.30pm - 6pm computer system books from other libraries Explore and develop your own talents whilst anywhere in Bradford. Opening hours: Monday | 9am to 12noon creating personalised keepsakes. Wednesday | 3pm to 6pm Spring Flowers for the Home Thursday | 2pm to 5pm Starts Thurs 26th April - 24th May Saturday | 10am to 1pm. At Theresa’s Church Russell Road, Queensbury AFTERNOON TEA DANCE £25 for 5 weeks Every Tuesday | 1pm-3pm Limited places - booking essential. You are invited to get out your dancing For more information on any of the above shoes and join us for an afternoon tea dance. sessions / courses please call: 01274 816748 Admission £3 - includes tea and biscuits. or pop in to the QCP at 36 High Street.

Please mention the Queensbury Directory when responding to adverts 27 Photos: SWPix.com Photos: Tour de Yorkshire Tour de Yorkshire is very much on now and On 6 May 2018, 5,000 amateur cyclists will take we’re all working tirelessly to ensure the fourth to the roads surrounding Leeds as part of the edition on 3rd - 6th May will be the biggest and ‘Maserati Tour de Yorkshire Ride’, just hours best one yet.” before the professionals complete the final day of On the 4th May, Stage 2 will end at the Cow & the Tour de Yorkshire. This year, event organisers Calf, Ilkley with expected crowds. On Sunday, the ‘Human Race’ and ‘Welcome to Yorkshire’ have final stage, nicknamed the Yorkshire Terrier, will created a very special commemorative jersey leave the Piece Hall, Halifax on Sunday 6th May, for participants and cycling fans, which tells the which will take in some of Yorkshire’s toughest story of Yorkshire cycling legend, Beryl Burton climbs and will bring this fantastic county-wide OBE. weekend to a spectacular finish. Are you getting Born in 1937 in Leeds, Beryl’s remarkable involved... if so let us know what you are doing? cycling career spanned three decades as she dominated women’s road and track racing in the UK in the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Winning more than Watch the official TDY 90 domestic championships and seven world Routes video: titles, one of Beryl’s crowning achievements was bit.ly/TDY2018video setting the women’s record for the 12-hour time-trial, which exceeded the men’s record for two years. Nick Rusling, CEO of Human Race, says; “This is the first time that an event jersey has been dedicated to a rider from history.” Sir Gary Verity, Chief Executive of Welcome to Yorkshire, said: “The countdown to the 2018

28 To advertise in the Queensbury Directory or for flyer distribution call Neil on: 01274 447315 Queensbury Juniors ARLFC Why should I play rugby league? • It’s fun. The local juniors rugby team are looking for players of • It’s an exciting fast team all abilities to join the 2018 game that everybody can play. season teams. • You’ll make new friends. They have teams from Under 8’s to Under18’s • Playing will help to make you and are always looking for fit and healthy. new players both Male and • It’ll help you develop Female. communication skills, confidence Enjoyment of the game and fostering a lifelong and self esteem. passion for rugby union are the most important For more information please contact: goals. Kelly Gallagher on: 07816 315 412 Tigers | 4-5yrs or email: [email protected] Under 7’s | School years 1-2 or contact them through their Facebook page: Under 8’s | School year 3 Queensbury Juniors ARLFC Under 9’s | School year 4 Under 11’s | School year 6.

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