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Dear Reader Spring is definitely here. The have the largest UK cycle daffodils are up and shining race, the Tour de Yorkshire, bright in the sunshine. This passing through our village. month we celebrate Easter. Plans are coming together What does Easter mean to for the community spectator you? New life, fresh starts or hub down at the Black Dyke chocolate treats. While for Mill. To help create the me it’s all of those, it’s also atmosphere, the village hot cross buns and Easter needs to be decorated. ON THE COVER: biscuits. Bunting, painted bikes, TOUR DE YORKSHIRE | STAGE 3 But what I would also like Yorkshire flags and hanging Nicknamed ‘The Yorkshire Terrier’, you to think about this Easter baskets are all great for this is the most gruelling stage ever decorating your street. Get for the Yorkshire cycle race. is random acts of kindness. involved and get decorating See our centre pages for more race Let’s start changing people’s day information. lives. Do something, help to welcome the cyclists to someone and put a smile on Queensbury. The Queensbury Directory is a someone’s face. It doesn’t This issue is crammed with sister publication of the Thornton have to be a massive gesture, lots of community updates, Directory. This publication is just a little effort is enough to local news and great feature dedicated to the sharing of local community news and businesses put a smile on anyone’s face. articles. Please support our for Queensbury’s residents. In times when the world is advertisers, without them We are only able to produce this trying to tear itself apart, we we couldn’t print your publication with the support of can make a small difference community news. Have a local businesses who advertise with in our communities that can great April and enjoy the us. Please mention the Queensbury have a enormous impact. atmosphere of the race day Directory when responding to adverts. Help make our world a kinder later in the month. If you would like to advertise with place one act of kindness Grab a brew and an Easter us, please go to page 30 for our at a time. Every single one biscuit (or 2) and enjoy this advertising rates. of us can play a part in this month’s issue. Editor: Neil Bird mission. What will you do for Happy Easter! Tel: 01274 447315 someone today? Email: [email protected] Web: www.queensburydirectory.co.uk At the end of the month we Contents Your Queensbury Directory is proudly printed using vegetable based inks on paper sourced from sustainable From Our Inbox 4 certified sources. We are eco-friendly, you can be too, Local News 6 don’t just throw me in the bin, pass me on to a friend. Community Updates 10 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in parts without permission is strictly prohibited. All information is correct at time of going to print. Local History 22 The views and opinions by contributors in this publication may not represent the views of the What’s On 25 publishers. All advertising is subject to the editor’s discretion, nor does any advertisement constitute a recommendation. The Queensbury Directory Sport News 28 also takes no responsibility for claims made by any advertisements in the publication. ©2017 Queensbury Directory Please mention the Queensbury Directory when responding to adverts 3 From Our Inbox Email: [email protected] Facebook: Thornton & Queensbury Directory Hi Neil, Hello Neil, After reading your article about bin I would like to carry out some research on collections, I have to say that I really think our community, which comprised of the you’ve picked the wrong thing to focus on Navvy Houses where I lived as a child. These in terms of local council attempts to save terraced houses were demolished and money. Goodwin House built on the site. Surely having our bins collected less often is a If anyone can provide any information and/ small price to pay, if this will help reduce cuts or photos I will willingly visit people to make in other, much more important areas that the a recording of their experiences if they do council needs to fund. Fire and Police really not wish to write anything. is only the tip of the iceberg! What about I would then give a copy to the History education, social care, children’s services to Society for use by interested parties. name a few? Would you not agree that these are much more important areas to protect Regards, Stuart Walker than bin collection services? I think it a very Editor: I have included your written memoirs narrow view to focus on what affects many of as part of our local history page. Next month us to mildly inconvenience us, rather than to we’ll have part two. We would love to hear consider what others, in much greater need your findings. If any other readers have any might lose instead. history based articles that we can publish, Oh, and you may wish to review your maths. or have a story to share, I’d love to hear from You can’t assume to know what the original you too. Please get in touch. figures were for recycling or general waste that the percentages were based on! So let me give this scenario... The original split (of your 1000kg) could have been 342kg RW and 658kg GW. If 342kg is increased by 52% this equals 520kg. If 658kg is reduced by 27% this equals 480kg, thus still equating to the same 1000kg you started with. And in all reality, why would any household begin to generate more waste just because the container for it was emptied less frequently? I hope my comments might give you an alternative view to reflect on. A. Kennedy Editor: Hello Angela, Thanks for your reply and for explaining the maths to me. Percentages were never my strong point. I fully accept your comments, take them on board and realise that we indeed have bigger things to be concerned about. To me it was just a thought provoker article to draw attention to the proposed increases to council tax and cuts to council budgets. 4 To advertise in the Queensbury Directory call Neil on: 01274 447315 or email: [email protected] Please mention the Queensbury Directory when responding to adverts 5 Local News Email: [email protected] Facebook: Thornton & Queensbury Directory FIRTH CYCLES HAS MOVED ROYAL FAIL After 10 years at West End, Firth Cycles are Are residents of Queensbury having the excited to have moved into the famous Black same issue as me with their post? Its Dyke Mills complex in the heart of the village. becoming such a regular occurrence that Our new purpose designed workshop and I’ve started to take photos as I’m shocked at retail space will provide customers with a the way my post is arriving through my door. more efficient cycle repair experience. The It started at Christmas time, when family new location, opposite Tesco on Brighouse members had posted Rd, will have direct access (opening up soon) Christmas cards to us. from the road via the brick archway. By the time they got to us, the envelopes appeared opened. Just recently, I have found myself phoning people to say the post hasn’t even arrived and if it did arrive, I have found myself reporting to the sender that the post arrived opened or damaged. I’m now even getting calls from people I have posted to where they report to me that theirs appeared opened too? Looking on the Royal Mail website we are told the machines they are using may appear to open or may damage the items during the sorting stage. They also blame it on cheap Firth Cycles specialise in repairing, servicing envelopes with cheap glue. But is this really and building all types of bicycles from top acceptable and are there any alternatives of the range full-suspension bikes to your instead of using a national postal service that Grandad’s 3-speed Sturmey Archer shopper. is losing customer trust? Please write in with The staff are all cyclists and all local so they your comments or own experiences. understand your requirements and the challenges of riding in the Pennines. As proud sponsors of Shibden Cycle Club and Queensbury Queens of the Mountain, we are passionate about local cycling and are looking forward to having the Tour de Yorkshire coming through the village. Firth Cycles can be found at Black Dyke Mills, Brighouse Rd, Queensbury, BD13 1QA. SEND US YOUR NEWS Contact the shop on 01274 817483 or info@ Share your news with our readers. Email or call Neil on: 01274 447 315 firthcycles.com. Opening hours and further News story deadline for our next issue is: details can be found online at: Saturday 15th April 2017. www.firthcycles.com 6 To advertise in the Queensbury Directory call Neil on: 01274 447315 or email: [email protected] Local News Email: [email protected] Facebook: Thornton & Queensbury Directory STEP BY STEP CHALLENGE LAND ART PROJECTS FOR LE TOUR In 1986, when Robert Morton was only 22 years old, The Rotary Polio Campaign was launched. This was the year he joined The Rotary Club of Bradford West. Robert said “It was one of the best decisions I have ever made.” You may know that we are at the most critical stage of eradicating polio. After being so The Bradford South Area Co-ordinator’s close to the finish line, some might feel we Office is working with Queensbury School, are taking a step backwards.