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News from the Worth Valley Joint Transport Committee “Bronte Scenic Tour” bus returns! WORTH READING The popular “Bronte Scenic Tour” bus service 812, returns to the Worth News from across the Worth Valley sponsored by: Valley on Sunday 24th May and will then run every Sunday & Bank Holiday until the 31st August. Haworth, Cross Roads & Stanbury Parish Council The bus connects Haworth Station & the Bronte Parsonage to Stanbury June—July 2015 Village, Ponden Reservoir and Scar Top Pine at Moor Lodge. Departures from the Spar Store opposite Haworth Station are at 1105; 1205; 1305; 1425; 1525 and 1625. All the return journeys from Scar Your new look Haworth News Top Pine will once again be linked into Oxenhope Village as the 812 now runs via Stanbury, Marsh Chapel, Oxenhope Station, Oxenhope Thank you to all those who entered our competition to find a new name for Lowertown and Haworth Brow which gives Oxenhope residents an extra the Haworth News, one that included the three villages it serves. By far the 6 journeys from their village into Haworth on Sundays, departing Lowertown at 1154; 1254; 1414; 1514; 1614 and 1714. These extra most popular name was ‘Worth Reading’ and we hope you do find lots worth trips provide journey opportunities for both local people and the many reading inside. visiting walkers and ramblers to reach deep into the Bronte Moorlands. Additionally, the first bus journey to Haworth and Scar Top Pine starts A number of people chose the winning name but the winner drawn from the from Keighley Bus Station at 1050 and the last journey from Scar Top hat was... Pine at 1655 goes through Oxenhope and Haworth back to Keighley Bus Station, arriving at 1740. Ordinary Metro fares are charged and all Metro passes and concessions are valid. Chris Addy of Stanbury Well done to Chris who wins a Family Ticket on the Worth Keighley Bus Station Stand L 1050 Valley Railway. Cross Roads 1059 Haworth KWVR Station (Spar Store) 1105 1205 1305 1425 1525 1625 Opposite is a copy of the very first Parish Brontë Parsonage car park 1112 1212 1312 1432 1532 1632 Council newsletter. This was A4 sized and Sladen Bridge 1114 1214 1314 1434 1534 1634 dated February 2000. You will see that it Stanbury Hob Hill 1118 1218 1318 1438 1538 1638 didn't really have a title being headed Ponden Reservoir 1121 1221 1321 1441 1541 1641 Moor Lodge (Scar Top Pine) 1125 1225 1325 1445 1545 1645 HAWORTH CROSS ROADS STANBURY www.parish-news.co.uk By the second issue in May 2000 the website address in the Moor Lodge (Scar Top Pine) 1135 1235 1355 1455 1555 1655 heading had changed to www.haworth- Ponden Reservoir 1138 1238 1358 1458 1558 1658 news.co.uk Stanbury (Bus Shelter) 1141 1241 1401 1501 1601 1701 It stayed the same until the eighth issue in Penistone Hill Corner 1145 1245 1405 1505 1605 1705 July 2002 this also saw the format change to Marsh Chapel 1148 1248 1408 1508 1608 1708 A5. Oxenhope KWVR Station 1151 1251 1411 1511 1611 1711 Oxenhope Lowertown 1154 1254 1414 1514 1614 1714 In April/May 2004 the title was simplified to: Haworth Brow (Hebden Road) 1159 1259 1419 1519 1619 v HAWORTH CROSS ROADS STANBURY Haworth KWVR Station (Spar Store) 1202 1302 1422 1522 1622 v NEWSLETTER. Only with the issue of Dec 2010 Haworth KWVR Station (Mill Hey) 1722 - Jan 2011 did it become: HAWORTH NEWS Cross Roads 1725 and now we begin a new Chapter with a new Keighley Bus Station 1740 title ‘Worth Reading’. YOUR PARISH COUNCILLORS Haworth Ward Cross Roads Ward John Huxley (Chairman) Tito Arana 01535 642264 0781 1263830 [email protected] [email protected] Angel Kershaw (Vice Chair) Peter Clarke 07765 555104 01535 647465 [email protected] [email protected] Peter Hill Stanbury Ward 01535 646999 Vacant - If you would like details of [email protected] how to become a Councillor please Alan Watts contact the Acting Clerk. Sheila's World of Wellness 01535 645168 Clerk & RFO to the Council [email protected] Yoga Classes in Haworth, Keighley & Oxenhope Gary Swallow Lisa Balderstone 01535 647066 07432 092 728 Increase Flexibility Recover from Injury [email protected] Acting Clerk to the Council Trudy Mahon Margaret Smith Improve Strength Deal with Stress 01535 648067 07505 142 383 [email protected] Both the Clerk and Acting Clerk can be Develop Muscle Tone Learn to Relax Mike Holdsworth contacted at: 07791 681 594 Worth Valley Contact Point, 28 Changegate, Haworth [email protected] Also available are: Alan Woodward BD22 8DY 01535 644001 07531 988390 Meditation Sessions [email protected] [email protected] Ashna Yates Website: Relaxation Training 07720 751752 www.haworthparishcouncil.gov.uk [email protected] Ayurveda (Wellbeing) Lifestyle Programme Give your body and mind a treat and develop and maintain a healthier lifestyle. Bradford Councillors for the The Parish Council does not endorse Enrol in any of these lifestyle-changing programmes. Worth Valley District products or services advertised within Contact Details this newsletter. Weekly Yoga Classes on Tuesdays, Wednesday & Thursdays 5 week Ayurveda Progamme beginning on Saturday 18th July. Cllr Glen Miller Published at Worth Valley Contact Point Also available are one-to-one yoga sessions & Primordial Sound 01535 600344 Meditation Instruction. 28 Changegate, Haworth BD22 8DY Cllr Rebecca Poulsen Tel: 01535 644001 01535 647756 For more information call Sheila today on [email protected] Cllr Russell Brown Open Tuesday—Friday 01535 648761 or 07799 437174 or visit www.sheilamurray.co.uk 01535 646074 12 noon—4pm 19 2 SPOTLIGHT ON…………… Each month we’ll devote this page to a Community Group, issue or Charity event. If you have something you would like to see featured on this page please email Mags at [email protected]. Items will be on a first come first served basis and the page may feature two events some months. SPOTLIGHT ON… THE ROTARY CLUB OF HAWORTH & WORTH VALLEY A planned auction the Rotary Club of Haworth & Worth Valley are organising on Saturday 27th June at Haworth Methodist Hall will raise funds for a swing in Haworth Park and hopefully another in Cross Roads Park. The swings, which will be suitable for a child with a disability, will cost around £600 each so hopefully we will get lots of items to sell! Items such as jewellery, ceramics, collectables, small items of furniture, books and curios. Viewing will commence at 10am with the auction following at 1pm. Refreshments will be available to purchase all day. The photos show some of the goods we have already received to sell but we need more! If you have anything you wish or are able to donate please contact Janet Barbour on Keighley 01535 272081. Keep checking our Facebook page for further updates of the items we will be auctioning - The Rotary Club of Haworth & Worth Valley. The Rotary club, which was formed in 1999, has constantly tried to help and support local projects around Haworth. In recent years just some of the local causes we have supported include Scout groups, Community Responders, Schools, Marie Curie Cancer Care and Manorlands Hospice. We also continue to raise funds and awareness for many national and international programmes such as Shelterbox, Aquabox and Mary's Meals. To enable us to continue our good work in the local community we are looking out for people who would like to join the Rotary Club of Haworth & Worth Valley. If you are interested and would like further information about this active group please contact Mark Tims on 01756 799128. 18 3 CHAIRMAN’S PIECE Now that the 2015 Election process is complete it’s time to take stock of where the Haworth Village Hall and Community Hub Parish Council currently stands and what it’s trying to achieve. Both are important as Over the past few months there have been a number of changes at the building we see Bradford’s role in all our lives being changed by an ever-diminishing budget formerly known as the Community Centre. The name has changed for one thing and more and more reliance being placed on what we as a community want to and it is now the Haworth Village Hall and Community Hub. achieve, or let go. Late last year there were rumours that the council was closing the building and After the election Cross Roads had two new Councillors, Peter Clarke and Tito as a result some regular users changed their venue and the committee that was Arana. We welcome them both and look forward to working with them through the running the building resigned at their AGM in March. next four years. During the previous Council life Cross Roads – or Cross Roads-cum -Lees- as people would like us to say - became something of a ‘grey area’ for the However, this is not the real story. The building is not closing and a new Friends Parish Council. group has been formed with a view to retaining the building through an Asset Following the departure of Mark Pullen the village was left without direct Transfer to a properly constituted body. If you want to be part of this exciting new representation and two Haworth residents were elected to fill the vacancy left by project and to help protect this vital asset for the future please get in touch with Mark’s resignation and a further Cross Roads vacancy. us at http://www.haworthvillagehub.org.uk. We’d love to hear from you. Tito Arana made his presence felt with the formation of the Friends of Cross Roads Park and successfully led the take over from Bradford of the public toilet blocks just The good news is that if you want to hire the building you still can.