Photo Cathryn Bell Photo Cathryn Bell 2 Welcome to our first edition of 2019; sadly, our break did not include a tour of the Caribbean onboard the company yacht. However, since our relaunch last summer, things have gone well and we are very grateful to all our advertisers and supporters helping us to almost triple our print run. Sincere apologies if you have struggled to get a copy at times but the aim is to increase production. We want to maintain a true community magazine for Idle and Thackley that is content led with local issues foremost, not simply full of adverts; Captain Bill’s yacht will have to wait. Locally, almost the same time that Barclays closed their doors for good, the criminal element nearly blew the doors off the Post Office, taking the cash machine. The damage was horrific and had anybody been on-site the consequences are unimaginable. Sarj and the team would like to express their thanks for the heart- warming support from the local community. The Post Office is all we have now in terms of a local banking provision now so we should value this. Elsewhere, there is plenty going on with a smart conversion to offices of the Idle Coniston building plus plans for a bistro and a micropub in Thackley too. This issue contains all the old favourites plus the story of the Bradford Odeon, a building that defied many who sought to flatten it. Our new What’s On page aims to provide a directory of activities for young and old so help us publicise your activity. With obesity and diet topical, we are delighted that Towngate Fisheries are sponsoring this page coinciding with launching an innovative gluten free offering. Fast food need not be junk food especially in an age when people need as much information about food provenance.; our chippie leads the way here. Finally, if you would like to submit articles or artwork don’t be shy. We hope you enjoy The Trumpit. Bill Craven: Editor ADVERTISING RATES Email [email protected] Steve Wilson: Advertising Full Page £100 Email [email protected] Half Page £60 Mick Craven: Graphics Quarter Page £30 Email [email protected] Eighth Page £20 The Trumpit Community Fund made it’s first contribution, £50 to the Idle Christmas Appeal. We also have our first £4£ partner in Martin Lonsdale as we aim to reach the target of £500 for our first “anniversary” in May. The fund now totals £326 net of the contribution above. We welcome any business that wishes to help us help local good causes—please contact Steve. 3 “London, which may be the most open good enough for me. Ahead of the mid- city in the world for the channelling of day serving, all shapes and sizes had money…many properties stand unoccu- come in from the cold, a life packed up in pied while thousands sleep on the street.” a bag for life. It is impossible not to think The Times – Editorial – 27/12/18 of so many stories to tell, all manner of human tragedy in these times of plenty. I know a local lad who looks after the A muscular man sat at the nearest table homeless and the forgotten; those who to the door, a giant belittled by ordinary need help more than most. Without him life; empty eyes, a body of defeat and and countless others an already fractured despair; he might have been a champion system would be irreparable, patching our boxer. Some congregated with a social fragile society together largely unseen. ease that defied their situation as banter Arriving to help for a few hours, the crackled like the roast potatoes about to church doors above were already wel- adorn their plates, festive songs sung coming people for mass. Down below, with gusto. Others sat alone, heads around the corner, the doors to St down, focused on the food before the Georges’ Crypt were open too. Not all are cold air gripped them again, another un- homeless, some simply struggle with nor- certain night ahead. mal day to day life. Mainly men, spirits A stunning young woman entered unno- were boisterous even at such an early ticed, fit for the cover of a magazine, she hour. “Santa” was in bother, caught in took her place and nonchalantly awaited possession of a generous mug of mulled table service. Another man looked blankly wine and not sharing. Whether I was into space, the fight just about gone. there out of guilt at a lucky life or simply a Each with a different story to tell but why wish to avoid the pub; as ever, it was a in our rich nation? Television news had humbling experience. been dominated by fears of belts being A lovely lady who works in the NHS as- tightened but nobody here would be signed me to dishing out bowls of sweet queuing for the Boxing Day stampedes. smelling vegetable soup. We sorted out In part to salve the consciences of middle bread rolls – donated as is most of the -class politicians, we provide 0.7% of our food – considered past their best but GDP each year to foreign aid, over £14bn, a staggering sum of money. But if we cannot stem the flood of those home- less or simply cut adrift from society by our rigged and selfish economy, how can we justify this? Until then, thankful we all should be for numerous places like St Georges and the people who give others the simple gift of human decency. The Trumpit is donating £50 in respect of this article. If you’d like to donate too please visit https://stgeorgescrypt.org.uk/ www.idlelord.com 4 Idle Library Wright Watson Centre, Thorp Garth, Idle BD10 9LD Open Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 9-7pm Readers Group Mondays 5.30pm onwards. Storytime / Rhyme time (term time) every Monday 2-3pm & alternate Mondays 10am Young Readers Club Wednesday 3.30pm onwards (booking required) Coffee Morning The last Wednesday in the month (Inc. quiz and raffle, free coffee and cakes) The library also has a great selection of books and computers for public use (small charge for printing) For further information on any of the above please call 01274 952057 or find us on Facebook Idle Library at Wright Watson Centre Men’s Forum Meetings each Wednesday, 10.30am, Thackley Methodist Church Hall. Coffee 10am for 10.30 start £2 charge for overheads Mar 6th. Mr John Holroyd of Saltaire, “Cromford and High Peak Railway.” Mar 13th. Mr Chris Binns of East Morton “Famous people I have met during my police career.” Mar 20th. Mrs Brenda Clarke of Thackley “Cycling in Europe .” Mar 27th. Members own Choice. April 3rd Mr Maurice Craven of Thornton “Oakworth House, home of Isaac Holden.” Speaker Sec. Mr John Vickerman - 01274 618312 Email: [email protected] Facebook Idle Gossip Community page, Motorsport, Local news and events. Idle and Thackley Community Group Local views and news Idle Memories Past and Present Local history, photo’s articles. Idle Folk Up to the minute news and local events, reviews, What’s on 5 Acvity Organisaon Website Contact Cricket Bolton Vilas CC www.boltonvillascricketclub.co.uk [email protected] Hepworth Idle Thackley CC Football Idle Juniors FC Thackley Juniors FC Karate Thackley Tigers www.thackleygers.org [email protected] Kick Boxing Kents Gym 01274 632727 It’s QUIZ TIME something to keep those "aging" grey cells active! 1. Johnny's mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May....What was the third child's name? 2. There is an assistant at the butcher shop, he is five feet ten inches tall and he wears size 13 sneakers....What does he weigh? 3. Before Mt. Everest was discovered...what was the highest mountain in the world? 4. How much dirt is there in a hole ...that measures two feet by three feet by four feet? 5. What word in the English Language ...is always spelled incorrectly? 6. Billy was born on 28th December, yet his birthday is always in the summer. ....How is this possible? 7. In California, you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden leg....Why not? 8. What was the US President's Name...in 1975? 9. If you were running a race...and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now? 10. Which is correct to say..."The yolk of the egg are white" or "The yolk of the egg is white"? 11. If a farmer has 5 haystacks in one field and 4 haystacks in the other field ...how many haystacks would he have if he combined them all in another field? Answers on page 17 6 LOCALISM There are good things going on locally at the teeth. The smallest are the most the moment, led in the main by vulnerable here. entrepreneurial people prepared to invest time and money whilst taking on real risk. Nationally there are moves to create BIDs So how disturbing to see the recent – Business Improvement Districts – heavy-handed objections to plans to where businesses pay a levy to reinvest extend the successful Idle Coffee Lounge into the area they do business. Could we by a local councillor. Especially so given do this on a micro-level across Idle and the councillor’s previous interest in the Thackley or would this be seen as simply same property – see www.idlelord.com/ another tax? Maybe a list of approved double-shot-of-yellow-anyone/ contractors to repair damage caused by the yobs with the condition that they Thankfully the plans have been approved resided locally too? Maybe the fund could but worrying too is the councillor’s be used in part for events like Christmas? apparent desire for double yellow lines on Albion Road, co-incidentally where the The concept of “globalisation” hides a coffee lounge sits—mere coincidence? myriad of sharp practices and supporting Aside from the commercially damaging local businesses is one way of batting impact on the village, the irony of the back the global financiers albeit in a existence of the Wright Watson Centre, modest way.