Q QUALITY ters TOWN Mat COUNCIL Otley Town Council, Civic Centre, Cross Green, Otley LS21 1HD. Tel: 01943 466335 Fax: 468658 E-mail: [email protected] NOVEMBER 2009 No 50 WIN A TRIP ON THE WIN A and Worth Valley Railway Railway Step back in time and enjoy a train ride through the heart of Brontë country on the famous and very popular Trip Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Most services are operated by steam trains and the steep gradient up the Worth Valley from the Keighley terminus has been a challenge for locomotives ever since the line opened on 15th April 1867. The sound of a steam engine tackling this climb echoes from the steep sides of the valley, while great clouds of steam and smoke add drama to the scene. The five mile journey is a powerful reminder of our industrial heritage, as well as being a unique way of enjoying the beautiful countryside immortalised by Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë. The Railway is perhaps most famous for its role in the 1970 film version of Edith Nesbit’s story The Railway Children. The Railway is justifiably proud that its painstaking attention to detail pays off so handsomely. It is a railway for all seasons, where winter visitors can see the stations bathed in gaslight and warm themselves in front of the coal fires in the waiting rooms. In summer, the station gardens are alive with blooms. Kingfishers, herons and dippers can be seen in the adjacent streams. Locally brewed real ale provides Otley Town Council Garden & Allotment welcome refreshment in the on-train buffet car. COMPETITION WINNERS 2009 The Railway is easily accessible by public transport from Otley. From Otley bus station you can catch either the 962 or X84 service to and then change onto service 762. This service leaves Ilkley bus station half-hourly and the journey to Keighley takes approximately 40 minutes. For a chance to win a pair of tickets for the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, (there are two prizes available), please complete the entry slip below and return to Otley Civic Centre before the 4th December 2009 to be entered into the prize draw. You will also win a DayRover ticket to get you there. The winners will be drawn by the town mayor, Cllr Gerard Francis and will be notified by post. Alternatively you can enter by email. Please send your details and answer to the competition question to: [email protected] Please send your entry slip to: Otley Matters (‘KWVR’ Prize Draw),

Otley Civic Centre, Cross Green, Otley, LS21 1HD. New NOTICE BOARD for Town ✄

The eagle-eyed will have seen the new notice board in the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway - Prize Draw refurbished Market Place. As part of Question: Who wrote the book ‘The Railway Children’? the refurbishment of the Market Place City Council erected for the town a useful notice board which ANSWER ______is managed by the Town Council. In a central location in town it makes Name: ______an excellent place for community, Address: ______council and tourism information. Any community group wishing to advertise an event should contact ______Post Code: ______the Town Clerk’s office with the notice. Notices must not exceed A4, access will be on a first come first served basis and will have Telephone : ______Email: ______to take account of statutory Council notices needing space.

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BEHIND Wharfedale Hospital CLOSED Missed Appointments You may recall from previous articles about DOORS Wharfedale Hospital that the hospital treats about Domestic Abuse Charity forced to CLOSE ITS DOORS 11,000 patients every Behind Closed Doors is preparing to enter Exit Strategy on 1st December 2009, month. However, a little with a view to cease operating on 28th February 2010. This will leave West and published fact related to this is the number of missed North West Leeds without a comprehensive outreach service and recovery appointments that occur. programme for women. These are referred to as DNAs – Did Not Attend. Careful Despite relentless efforts to secure funds to sustain and further develop service analysis of these missed appointments is undertaken to try delivery, the current economic climate appears to be taking its toll. to ascertain the cause. Obviously it is appreciated that Government efforts to support Third Sector organisations through financial circumstances arise which prevent a patient from attending hardship have been made available to small charities with a relatively low their appointment, however it is very disappointing to note income or large charities with a much higher income. Behind Closed Doors is a that many patients do not advise the hospital when this medium-sized charity and therefore it falls through the net and cannot access happens. any of this funding. • The rate of DNAs at our hospital is about 7% in Safer Leeds has provided Behind Closed Doors with small amounts of funding outpatient clinics that is approximately 260 patients per from under spend in the past. Whilst this money has bought the organisation time month who fail to attend for their appointment. Just to secure additional funds in times of crisis and has therefore been invaluable, it has never been either a regular or guaranteed source of income. There has never consider the time associated with the booking of an been a continuous commitment to supporting the service and without this it has appointment, the administration, paperwork and the 1 been difficult to ensure sustainability for the organisation. nursing and medical staff; there is probably at least 1 /2 hours taken up with each appointment. This means over Behind Closed Doors recognises the need for sustainability of the organisation. As 390 hours of lost clinical time per month. This equates to such, Behind Closed Doors is in the process of establishing a social enterprise, 10 full time staff. recycling and distributing furniture for the benefit of the wider community. The profit from this would be gift aided into the Behind Closed Doors Charity to Not only this but the appointment slot is then support service delivery. This would support BCD to be more independent in that • it would be less reliant on trust and public sector funding. A commitment of even unavailable for another patient. short term funding would support continuation of the service until the trading arm has been successfully established. • There is also the duplication of all the work associated with a replacement appointment. Behind Closed Doors has provided outreach support to 500 women over the past year and is concerned about the gap in service provision that will be created by Of more importance to you or me though is that this the loss of its service delivery. resource is denied to other patients who may be desperately waiting for medical attention. We need your support! Sadly there are patients who are “repeat offenders”. These Please contact Louise Tyne or Orlaith Mooney on 0845 673 0008 patients are referred back to their GP’s and in the worst PO Box 275 LS19 9BN cases, no further appointments will be made for them until there has been an explanation of why this keeps happening. ❅❅❅❅❅❅❅❅❅❅❅❅❅❅❅❅ When a notional figure of an average £100 is used to cost these lost appointments, you can quickly see that in the case of our hospital, over £312,000 is lost per year from 24thOtley Victorian Fayre missed appointments. Having said this Wharfedale has a better record than other I take great pleasure in inviting you to the 24th Otley Victorian Fayre which will parts of the Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust but it is still a be held on Friday the 11th December 2009. problem. It has been my job, this year, to chair the committee of 8 dedicated people who DNAs are always going to occur with any service provider & work tirelessly to organise an event that has become such an integral part of it is frustrating when professional teams & other patients Otley’s Christmas celebrations. I would like to officially thank all my fellow are affected. It is important to identify any particular committee members for their commitment and hard work. I am pleased to cause that can be corrected to relieve the problem. In the report that the recent newspaper articles have been successful and have brought case of Wharfedale the average DNAs have been reasonably 6 new members into the group. stable at about 6% although recently this has started to Last year we were hit by dreadful weather but it did not stop the thousands of push up to over 7%. people, young and not so young, who took part in this wonderful event. As in previous years, during the day, the 2009 Fayre will feature local school children Wharfedale Hospital also experiences about 35 singing carols at various venues throughout the town. The exact locations can be cancellations per month on the day of appointment. This is found in our programme which will be on sale at a number of outlets in the town. not seen to be such a major issue as in most cases it is the Many of our shops and businesses will join in with the festivities by dressing patient’s condition or emergencies that give rise to a themselves and their windows using a Victorian theme. cancellation. This year’s charity will be at the Buttercross throughout the day and evening. The trend of DNAs at our hospital however is increasing. Henshaws is a society for blind people and is based in Harrogate although it Looking at average consolidated figures could mask the very covers the whole of Yorkshire. They run a variety of services offering advice, high incidence that occurs in certain clinics. This situation is support, housing and education to families affected by visual impairment. monitored carefully so that any remedial work can be done in these specific areas to help correct the adverse trend. The Fayre, which runs from 6 – 9pm will include over 80 stalls offering a variety of lovely things to buy, win or eat; street entertainment including ,donkey rides, So if you can’t make a hospital appointment, please steam engines, Morris dancers, stilt walkers, a ride on train, traditional fair advise the hospital as early as possible to give the ground rides, Santa’s grotto and much more. opportunity for another patient to fill the slot. I am sure none of us wants to be known as a “persistent offender.” Come and join us …. I guarantee you will have a great time ! Steph Lee – Chair Otley Victorian Fayre 2009 Laurence Wood/Pat Clark

Otley Film Society OTLEY IN BLOOM Presents a three day celebration of films Bought Watering Cans for Businesses

MADE IN YORKSHIRE To support the local businesses in Otley, OiB has been donating Otley Film Society has been showing films successfully for the past 10 watering cans to businesses during the last few months to help them in years, following the closing of Beech Hill Cinema, and keeping alive their effort to keep Otley in bloom. the tradition of 'film going' in Otley. Whilst Yorkshire in Bloom judges went around towns in Yorkshire For 2010 we have decided to attempt our first mini-festival to recently to judge the various gardening efforts in pots and planters at celebrate films made in Yorkshire – 'In God's Own County' this will business and schools, a few members of OiB went around to local happen from Friday 2nd April until Sunday 4th April 2010, (Easter businesses with council planters outside their premises and donated weekend). The first Otley Film Festival is to be based at The watering cans. As the group is aware cash is tight for any non-core Courthouse in Otley. business activity at this moment in time, this is only a small gesture that will hopefully go a long way and help ‘keeping the greens green’ David Lascelles a BAFT awarding winning Film Director has kindly at the front of people’s minds. agreed to open the Festival at a gala reception on the Friday night and we are hoping that the journalist and Artistic Director of OiB are hoping to continue the ongoing partnerships between Leeds International Film Festival Tony Earnshaw, will be talking about his City Council Parks Department and the local businesses ensuring the new book 'Made in Yorkshire' town stays as floral as possible. The scheduled programme of 6 features includes; We can all do our little bit to help giving the hard working plants and shrubs enough care to continue to do well next year, giving them a longer life. 'Private Function', a comedy written by Alan Bennett, about post- Below are some tips for autumn: war meat rationing and missing pigs! Filmed in Ilkley, Ben Rhydding, Bradford, Bolton Abbey, West and North Yorkshire in May 1984, starring • Plant seeds and spring bulbs for next year, which is cheaper in both the Michael Palin, Maggie Smith and a host of other famous British actors. short and long term than buying mature plants 'The Damned United', based on Brian Clough's short, but stormy • Give wildlife a hand in October and November for example by making time with Leeds United, starring Michael Sheen and filmed at Elland birdfeeders Road. • Move tender plants and flowers indoors 'Fairytale: A True Story', with Peter O'Toole (who spent 20yrs of his childhood in Leeds) filmed at Cottingley, Ramsgill, Kilnsey, Keighley Visit OiB’s website for more ideas on what to tackle next in your garden Railway station and North Yorkshire. The famous story of the www.otley.co.uk/oib. If you would like to lend a hand once in a while, Cottingley fairies which caused a sensation in 1917. call 0845 009 7642 and we’ll let you know when we are out and about. 'A Boy a Girl and a Bike', with Diana Dors. A joyous harking back to an era when courtesy and politeness went hand-in-hand with true love filmed in 1948, just three years after the 2nd World War at Elland, , Ilkley, Skipton and Grassington. 'Blow Dry', with Alan Rickman and the late Natasha Richardson, conceived by Yorkshireman Simon Beaufoy, who wrote 'The Full Monty' as well as the screenplay for 'Slumdog Millionaire. An hilarious comedy set in Keithley, about a small Yorkshire town hosting the finals of the National Hairdressing Championships. 'Like Minds', starring Toni Collette from 'Little Miss Sunshine' and 'Muriel's Wedding' - a thriller filmed at Bradford Grammer School, Giggleswick School and . There will also be historical travelogues of Yorkshire and other archive films shown during the festival and we are hoping to complement the films with an exhibition, guest speakers, and amateur 8mm film. We are also trying to track down episodes, of Heartbeat which were filmed in the the old Otley Courthouse, and Emmerdale Farm which Staff from The Cutting House with Katie Burnett, were filmed in Otley. Food will be available at the Courthouse secretary of Otley in Bloom. throughout the festival. Not everyone knows, but cinema was born in Yorkshire, invented by a Frenchman, Louis Aime Augustin Le Prince, who worked intermittently Carrots, Cash and a New Web Site for in Leeds in a workshop on Woodhouse Lane. Only a few seconds of film footage on a rudimentary moving picture camera still remain, of a Local Riding for the Disabled Group!! view of horses, people, trams and traffic on Leeds Bridge, in 1888. The first film to be shown in Otley took place on 27th March 1897 in Otley and District Group RDA had something to celebrate over the the Mechanics' Institute Hall, (which coincidentally was where Otley Summer as they received offers of help from three different sources. Film Society was launched in 1999) which included not only films The group which provides therapeutic riding for local disabled adults which were met with “elicited loud and outbursts of applause” but a and children received five hundred pounds from The Yorkshire and number of turns including Walter Hindel, a lady impersonator and Clydesdale Bank Foundation to go towards funding the cost of hiring humorist and Bentley and Rigg, a comedy duo who later obtained their the facilities and horses and ponies from the equestrian centres. Also own Bioscope, touring the district giving shows. The prices for a new web site has been launched after a friend of the group agreed admission were 3d and 6d with reserved seats at 1/-. to work on a new site free of charge. A lot of time was spent on the new site, which can be found at www.otleyrda.org.uk. Please do go Book tickets early as this is going to be a sell out! Tickets for Otley Film and have a look. Local supermarket Sainsbury’s has also offered to Festival will be on sale after Christmas at Otley Courthouse. For further provide the horses and ponies that are used by the group with the information contact Otley Film Society at [email protected], carrots which are left over. The group is very grateful for the help and or see the OFS website at www.otleyfilmsociety.org.uk. support it receives from local individuals, charities and companies but This programme will be sponsored by local business, Yorkshire it is always looking for new sources of funding. Regional Group of the British Federation of Film Societies (BFFS) If you can help please get in touch at [email protected]. Thank you Chevin Forest Park Countryside News

You may have heard that Chevin Forest Park has been awarded the prestigious Green Flag Award by Keep Britain Tidy. Under The Green Flag Award Scheme Chevin Forest Park has been assessed against a wide range of searching criteria from how clean, well maintained and safe the park is for the many visitors each year to how well its wildlife and other heritage features are being managed. Green Flag is a nationally recognised scheme that is judged by experts from all over the country and The Chevin is one of only seven parks in Leeds to be awarded this much sought-after award.

This year has also seen the successful re-opening of The White House café through a partnership with Leeds City Council’s Adult Services centres for people with learning disabilities. The café is doubling up as a Visitor Information point for The Chevin with leaflets, display boards and other information available during the café opening hours – which are Tuesday to Friday 10am to 2pm (with additional days hoping to be added in the future). Access to the café is only available on foot from car parks or footpaths from Otley Town centre (including Walkers Are Welcome route). For those with mobility problems there is some limited parking at The White House by prior arrangement on 01943 465 023.

Leaflets, with general information about The Chevin, and the latest edition of Chevin News are available in The White House café during opening hours or Otley Tourist Information Centre. For more information about The Chevin, orienteering courses, and upcoming events visit www.leeds.gov.uk and enter “Chevin” into the search facility. Friends of Chevin Forest Park

Your help is always needed and very much appreciated on the second Sunday of each month carrying out a range of practical conservation work. A pair of gloves awaits! All you need is enthusiasm and an enjoyment of outdoor work. For more information contact Daniel Malster on 0113 237 5268 Chevin Wildlife WATCH children’s group

This group is a wonderful way for you and your children to learn about wildlife. If you have children and want to have a wild time why not come along on the first Saturday and third Sunday of each month. For more information contact Jenny Watts on 0113 237 5329 or e-mail [email protected]

Home Grown Otley Tourist Tales No sooner had our signs proclaiming ‘Dowgill House – Guest Vegetable Growers Community Group Accommodation’ gone up, amongst a flurry of early December snowflakes, then came a knock on the door announcing our first paying guests. Don’t panic! The completion of our nine month slog to convert our Listed Building in Bondgate from a private dwelling into Otley town centres only dedicated B&B had caught the attention of a pair of twenty-something lads, one Brazilian the other Columbian, hired by Sainsbury’s to drive their opening week publicity stunt electric rickshaws. Our two amigos loved it here, more so for having spent the previous week in Wigan. The great majority of visitors to Otley who book in with us are drawn here predominantly by one factor – people. If not simply visiting family or friends there is always a ‘do’ on, be it a wedding, birthday or christening to unite the clan or, at the other end of the mortal coil, a funeral or even family ancestry to investigate. Be they separated by miles, national frontiers or even oceans, it’s people that bring people to Otley. If we had a map of the world showing the origin of Dowgill’s guests our If you enjoy growing your own food or would like to learn how, then little United Nations would contain 18 pins spread across five come along to join in the fastest growing community group in Otley. continents. Americans are by far the most frequent arrivals followed Our lively meetings include a number of regular items such as a by ex-pat New Zealanders (maybe it’s a sheep thing?), drawn back to Growers Quiz (with prizes), Topical Tips, Grower's Question Time, free the kinship of their earlier years. A few interesting concoctions refreshments and most months we have a guest speaker. This amongst them for any of you accent spotters out there. November we have members of the Incredible Edible - Todmorden A much smaller proportion of our guests are business travellers many group coming to tell us all about their community veg growing project. preferring Otley as a pleasant alternative to the hassle of Leeds. The It should be an inspiring evening. remaining fraction has been a handful of walkers (and as many as five Other activities include bulk buying of seeds and compost (we are also Emmerdale location hunters), a few weekend break romantics and a setting up a seed library), building up an online knowledge database of couple of lost souls who stumbled across our threshold as evening best plant varieties for our locality as well as workshops for vegetable descended, as did a pair of middle aged Japanese chaps who had growers and backyard chicken keepers. started the day in that well known tourist honey pot of Stockport and arrived with us via Harrogate and Hadrian’s Wall…next stop the bright As part of our campaign to encourage greater use of local food growers lights of Sheffield. I suggested they invested in a different guide book. and producers we organise visits to local food producers throughout the year. After a lousy, although for us relentless, summer now ‘winter draws on’, as they say, and with it the more frequent appearance of the Meetings are on the first Monday of each month at 7pm in the Otley porridge pan. Before long a few festive baubles will herald Christmas, Civic Centre (next meeting November 2nd). First meetings are free and the time of year to gather family and friends together. That’s what open to all. Otley does best but, in our experience, Otley does that all year round. For more information contact Rob Godfrey on 01943 468664 or via [email protected] Tim Wilkinson OTLEY chevin MUSEUM through time project

The Friends of Chevin Forest Park have just been awarded a Heritage Lottery Fund grant of £48,600 for a two year project to research the history of Otley’s Chevin Forest Park. In German ex POW’s visit on partnership with Leeds City Council’s Parks & Countryside service, volunteers will be helping to understand how The Museum’s Heritage Open Day Chevin has changed from geological periods right up to today.

Otley Museum and Otley Action for Older People welcomed over 200 visitors This exciting new project will involve approaching local people to the Heritage Open Day in September. Among these was Herr Pachernegg to record their stories about The Chevin and also unearthing who had been a prisoner of war in the Otley POW camp in 1945. He was interesting photos of The Chevin from years gone by. Other accompanied by his son and members of the Wharfedale German Circle who aspects of the project include archiving historic artefacts such had donated copies of their research to Otley Museum. He was able to view as old scrap books kept by the foresters, and collections of copies of paintings and wood carvings created by the prisoners and study flints and fossils. the location of the site along Weston Lane, adding his own impressions of the camp. This research forms part of the large collection of documents and One of the most exciting parts of the project is to focus on photographs held by the Museum and conserved for present and future different time periods and research what took place on The generations to reflect some of the significant periods in Otley’s history. Chevin during that time. This involves looking at the prehistoric After fifty years in the Civic Centre (the former Mechanics Institute building) use of The Chevin such as during the Stone Age and Bronze Age, the Museum now has to seek new premises as different management as well as more recent history such as the Iron Age, Dark Ages, arrangements are brought into force by the Town Council when the building Medieval times, 1700s, 1800s and right up to today. This should is refurbished. The Museum intends to make sure that its invaluable reveal all kinds of interesting information such as “who built documentary collection is still accessible to the public when the artefacts and lived in The White House?” and “who lived in Keepers from the display rooms go into safe temporary storage until new premises Cottage?” Once these time periods are researched there will be are eventually secured. The service to researchers into the town’s history a summary put on a new website to share all this information and development, and to family historians and students will continue if a as widely as possible. new research room can be rented in the town in the meantime. However, in order to try and carry out all this research there is Otley Museum is an independent museum, accredited by the Museums the need for a few more dedicated volunteers with an interest Libraries and Archives Council. We would like to thank the many people who in history research and some spare time over the next 2 years. came to view the work of the volunteers, express their appreciation and If you are interested in taking part in this project through support and join the Museum’s Friends Scheme on the Open Day. volunteering some of your time please contact Leeds City Council’s Chevin Estate Officer on 01943 465 023. What is the Vetting & Barring System Otley One Stop Centre This new government scheme to prevent unsuitable people from Leeds City Council’s One Stop Centre in Otley is situated at 8 working or volunteering with children and/or vulnerable adults has Boroughgate (opposite the Oxfam shop). been in the news a lot recently. The Vetting and Barring Scheme will The Council has 15 One Stop Centres across Leeds where you be run by the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) and the aim of can get face to face advice on a range of services. The Centres that organisation is to increase the safety of children and /or work with a variety of partners to bring you the services you vulnerable adults. The Vetting and Barring Scheme will not replace need locally and are Hate (crime) Reporting Centres. The Criminal Record Bureau checks; they will continue. Centres are accredited with Charter Mark, the government’s From July 2010 all new employees and volunteers who will be working standard for excellence in customer services. with children and /or vulnerable adults in a regulated activity can Our customer services officers help with enquiries about register with the ISA. A regulated activity is of a specific nature like council tax bills & benefits, housing tenancy issues, benefits for teaching, is in a specific place like a school and includes defined people on low incomes, highways, refuse collection, help from positions of responsibility like school governors. social services for older people, disabled people, children and From November 2010 all new employees and volunteers who will be families, and many, many, more services. working with children and/or vulnerable adults in a regulated activity Otley One Stop Centre is open Mondays to Fridays. The opening must be ISA registered. hours are 8.30am to 4pm, except on Wednesdays when it closes Members of the existing workplace will be phased into the Scheme at 3pm. The Centre has ramped access & automatic doors, a from January 2011. Please be aware that there are legal obligations disabled WC, nappy changing facilities, induction loops, private upon organisations to comply. Full details are contained in the interview rooms, posters & leaflets about many services. Independent Safeguarding Authority website. Over 1000 customers use the Otley One Stop Centre every Individuals in paid employment will pay £64 when applying for ISA month. Customers are surveyed on their opinions of the service registration. But in most cases, a CRB Enhanced Disclosure will be they receive, here are some recent customer comments; included in the process. There will be no fee for volunteers. “All very helpful & friendly”, “Made me feel comfortable”, “Sympathetic” If you think that your organisation may be affected by this new scheme you can find out more at: “Very clear information”, “Understanding”, “Genuinely interested” INDEPENDENT SAFEGUARDING AUTHORITY A Registrar of births and deaths has appointments at the Centre. To make an appointment please call in at the Centre or ring the www.isa-gov.org.uk Contact Centre: 0300 123 1111 Registrar’s appointment line on 0113 222 4408 If you want to access a training course contact: The Council’s Welfare Rights Unit holds a Benefits Advice Surgery KAREN SHINN Leeds Safeguarding Children Board 0113 395 2121 at the Centre every week. These are for people needing help and Kathy Faulks - Small Groups Development Worker, advice with welfare benefits. The surgeries are held on Tuesdays from 10am to 12.30pm. To book an appointment ring the Welfare Voluntary Action-Leeds 0113 297 7943 Rights Unit on 0113 3760452 or call in at the Centre.

Christmas Post Service OTLEY COURTHOUSE FOR OTLEY

The Otley Parish Church Scouts and Guides Parents’ Association is running its Christmas Card delivery service for Otley again for the twenty second year running. Last year they delivered 10,000 The Courthouse Choir cards. They are hoping to exceed this number this year. -is a community choir which meets every Tuesday afternoon, 1.30 – 3.30, in Income from this service helps to keep the HQ on Burras Lane the Otley Courthouse, led by musical director Dave Stewart. Although the running. Since the last increase in the price of the stamps in 2002 choir only started in January 2009 it has already enjoyed performing twice running costs have increased enormously and the committee has this year: at the Courthouse’s 5th Birthday party and recently at the Otley reluctantly taken the decision that it must increase the price of Folk Festival. stamps to 20 pence per card this year. The range is from absolute beginners to experienced choristers. Many The service will operate from Monday 30th November. The last people come along and are quite apologetic about their voices, stating that time for posting has yet to be finalised but will probably be NOON they can’t sing (although they often go on to say that they enjoy singing in on Saturday 19th December. the bath!) Dave is a Natural Voice Practitioner and so learning is by Please remember that the service is for the town of Otley itself listening and repetition, with no musical knowledge required, “Everyone only – no cards for Clifton, Askwith, Pool, Menston etc please. has a right to use their natural voice; singing makes us feel good, and it’s Also, please be sure not to post cards with Scout/Guide stamps on through singing that we can get a sense of community.” A choir member in the GPO post boxes. recently stated ‘I didn’t realise that “not being able to sing” could produce such harmony!’ Pilkington's and |Wayes have both now closed and we are making enquiries of other potential outlets at the moment. It is expected Songs are learned from folk traditions around the world, as well as new that the other outlets will be as last year and as listed below. ones, and the group works on developing and releasing their natural voices together. The emphasis is to enjoy singing. After being with the group for Please look out for further details on outlets and the a few weeks one member said: ‘My New Year’s Resolution is to smile more. last day for posting in the local press and posters I joined the Courthouse Choir - not only do I smile more, I laugh until I cry. towards the end of November. I recommend you join the laughter – singing’s optional!’ Lloyds Chemists (Mainprize and Wood) - Kirkgate Patels (Weston General Stores) - Weston Drive Help the Aged - Boroughgate Londis (Singh’s Off Licence) - Weston Lane Petwise - Orchardgate The Gills News – The Gills Dodgshons – Manor Square Wrenbeck Stores- Wrenbeck Drive Country Markets – Scout & Guide HQ, Burras Lane / alternate Fridays Cottage Stores – Newall Carr Road Bennett Court - Weston Drive Gordon Larkin Court - Westbourne Grove Westbourne Convenience Stores – Bradford Road

In addition to singing in the choir, members also have the opportunity to join in the many events that Dave organises for singers, from one day workshops to one week singing holidays. ODAG Fun, Facts & Food If you would like to join the Courthouse Choir or would just like to find out more about it, please contact Dave on 07970997183 Come and join us for a great day of fun and entertainment. This email [email protected], or look at the choirs page on will be on the 10th December 10.am start and will be taking place www.singout.me.uk at the Otley Courthouse. Otley Disability Action Group are set up to help address any issues that face disabled people, either as individuals or as part of a group. We hold meetings on the first Wednesday of every month at Otley Courthouse. We are having a day of fun and information; many other groups involved with Otley Christmas Lights disability issues will be joining us. Part of the day will be given over to entertainment; this will be provided by ‘Mind the Gap’ a group of people with learning Switch On! disabilities who have formed a drama group. They will also provide workshops during the day so why not come and join in the Why not join the Town Mayor in the Market Place fun and learn something new. for the official switch on of this year’s Christmas Otley action will be one of the groups on the day and they have a Lights on Wednesday 25th November at 6.30pm. full list of all the other groups hoping to attend. This will be a good opportunity to address any issues you may have concerning Otley Brass Band, Santa, Prince Henry’s Choir and disability, so do come and enjoy the day. Otley’s Carnival Queen will be in attendance as ODAG are providing tea and coffee and food for the day. We would also like to express our gratitude to Waitrose Supermarket well as a well known local celebrity! for the generous collection they recently had on our behalf. The monies raised from our collections are used to help with an We are also welcoming back the local rockband allotment which we have at the Ings site. We are very pleased ‘Roadkill’. Please arrive prompt as this event has to say that we achieved a prize from Britain in Bloom, for Community Spirit this year. We are always open for any disabled proved to be very popular. people to join our group if they want to ‘grow your own’ or just potter about in a garden. We have raised beds and the plot is disabled friendly. Come and join us for the day, have some fun.

Wild Winter Swans Otley Action For Older People The familiar swans seen around Gardening Services Otley, with graceful curved necks Otley Action for Older People provide and orange bills with a black gardening services for the over 60s in knob at the base, are mute Otley, Pool and Arthington. In the winter swans. Herds of up to 20 months we are able to offer this service to regularly congregate below the residents of all ages within the locality. bridge in Wharfemeadows Park. Craig the local Otley Action for Older People Gardener is now available for one-off jobs in the autumn and winter and into the However, in October and early spring. If you would like a quote for gardening work that November, it is worth keeping an needs doing such as, hard landscaping and clearance please eye on more open stretches of water contact Otley Action for Older People on 01943 463965 and we for wild swans from much further afield. Whooper Swans at Lindley can arrange a visit with Craig to provide you with a personal Wood Reservoir In our area they are passing through, splashing quote. down on the waters of the Washburn Valley reservoirs, Knotford Nook or Otley Wetland for perhaps just a few hours or a day or two before moving on. Volunteering and Minibus Drivers There are two species, both of which hold their necks up straight when Otley Action for Older People is looking for volunteers to join its swimming, making them easy to distinguish from mute swans even at a team of friendly and caring staff to help with its many projects, distance when their straighter black and yellow bills are not obvious. The which involve tea dances, film clubs, lunch cubs, outings, trips larger and by far the more common is the whooper swan. These are en route and much more. We are also looking for volunteers to drive the from their breeding grounds in Iceland to their main winter quarters around minibuses, to do this you would need to hold a full driving the Ouse Washes where numbers reach about 4000. On the other side of the licence and be over the age of 25. The job involves picking Pennines, Martin Mere and the Ribble Estuary can hold up to 2000. people up from their homes and driving them to a variety of different locations. Opportunities are available for flexible Smaller with less yellow in the bill, is the Bewick’s swan, now much less working and you will be trained to Midas standard. common in our area than in years gone by. These breed in Siberia and in Training and support is always given for more information please winter migrate southwest to Denmark, Holland and Britain. Large numbers, telephone on 01943 463965. usually over 5000, still winter around the Wash but birds passing through Yorkshire would be more likely to be heading for northwest England where numbers in recent years have only been measured in dozens. Britain is on the western edge of its range and it seems probable that, with warmer winters, birds which might previously have reached us as a result of freezing Royal British Legion conditions on the continent, are now staying further east. It is now almost 95 years since the beginning of the 1st world Denis O’Connor war. We then had a 2nd World War and many young men were killed or maimed in both these conflicts. Since 1945 I think I am correct in saying that only 1 year has been conflict free. Prince Henry’s Grammar School SPECIALIST LANGUAGE COLLEGE

Headteacher: Ms Janet Sheriff BA (Hons) NPQH TEL: (01943) 463524 FAX: (01943) 850978 E-MAIL: [email protected]

The school has worked in collaboration with Leeds City Council and Cllr Ryk Downes (also a governor at the school) to improve safety and work is about to commence on the long awaited Farnley Lane road crossing near the school’s main entrance. News from PE Department Euan Hockey a Year 10 pupil at Prince Henry’s Grammar School Specialist Language College represented Yorkshire and Humberside in the English Triathlon championships at the weekend. 25 athletes, country wide are selected and Euan came 9th overall and his team won! He now has his first gold medal in his trophy cabinet!

Euan did the swim in a lake - his first open water competition ever and for This year we will not only remember the last century men and those in the know, athletes get quite a beating in such swims! As a women,but those who died in the Falklands ,Iraq and now even consequence, his swim time was quite a bit slower than normal but a great as you read these words soldiers will be dying in Afghanistan. bike and decent run saw him climb through the positions as the race went by. He is pleased with his performance in general as he feels like there's plenty Whatever your opinion on the war itself these men and their to work on but he showed strength in the race. families need our support. The RBL are presently assisting more service and ex service personnel than ever before. This is a wonderful achievement, Your help is urgently required. Please give generously for your please celebrate his success - thanks! poppy.

Sarah Grant - Head of PE Doris Gagen - Royal British Legion Poppy appeal.

OTLEY LADIES Hospital Group Little Theatre prepares for The Otley Ladies Hospital Group is coming to the end of its 58th year ! and continues to support Wharfedale Hospital by providing extra Panto time again comforts and amenities for the benefit of patients, both in-patients and Otley Little Theatre is looking forward to presenting Pantomime in Otley out-patients as it has done in so many different ways over the years. which will be the very first one that was staged at the Civic Centre in 1981, ”Robinson Crusoe and the Pirates” by Paul Reakes. As the needs of patients have changed and with the stays in hospital so much shorter than previously, the weekly visiting by members has Produced on this occasion by Charmian Thomas, the panto will be been shelved, although all patients still receive a Christmas present presented from Tuesday 1 December to Saturday 5 December 2009 and card in December and the focus is more on raising funds to meet at the Civic Centre Otley. the requests received from the various departments at the Hospital. However this year there will be a significant change to the timing of the Saturday performances. Pictures and a television set have been presented to the recently opened Chemotherapy support (day treatment) Unit and the stepper Whilst the evening performances from Tuesday to Friday will be at 7.30p.m. purchased for the Lymphoedema Unit has been well used for step as usual,on Saturday,due to the tremendous demand experienced in recent exercises by patients. Other items have been purchased this year years for Matinee tickets,which has on occasion resulted in disappointment for the Pre-assessment Unit, the Radiology department and the for some,the Panto will be performed at 1p.m.AND 5p.m. to enable those Hysteroscopy Unit and the latest item purchased was a recharge of with small children to attend at child friendly times. the thermalator mud pack machine (6 units) for the Physiotherapy Department which will prove a great help to patients attending for OLT hope that this change will mean no one needs to miss the chance treatment. to enjoy all the fun of the show “en famille”.This panto has a very topical theme with Pirates swashbuckling all over the stage with of course the The Group is fortunate in having several long-standing members, led usual dash of heros,heroines and a few songs! by their Chairman, Mrs. June Galling and continues to support the Tickets,priced £8 adults,£6 OAPs and £5.50 children U16, will be Hospital in this way. available from early November by telephoning 01943 873865 and, The recent successful Summer Sale raised over £400 and plans are subject to final agreement, from Althams Travel Agents Kirkgate Otley. in hand for the Christmas stall to be held at the Hospital on Monday, Please watch out for further publicity for ticket availability. 16th November when the support of members of staff and our regular supporters will be much appreciated. The Otley W.I. The members of the Otley W.I.have been having fun news from all Summer; not only at our monthly meetings but Otley Chamber of Trade out and about as well. June: A group of us headed to East Keswick where the West The economic downturn has seen Otley fraying at the edges a little Yorkshire Federation of W.I.’s (our own chiefs) provided a “Votes for over the last year, but the solid nature of our community and its Women 3 course lunch and entertainment”. Mm! very tasty. tendency to support our own independent local retailers softened They catered for approx. 100 ladies. The tables were beautifully the blow with the town affected perhaps not as badly as elsewhere. decorated with white damask, white china, silver cutlery and sparkling The varying fortunes of several national retailers and pub chains led glass ware and topped off with purple, white and green floral displays to a number of larger units falling into disuse leaving large ‘holes’ and ribbons (the colours of the Suffragette movement). along Kirkgate, Bondgate and Crossgate and the tally of empty shops Afterwards hysterical laughter and horrific awe accompanied the in the centre of Otley climb to a July peak of 28, plus three pubs and “Presentation of the History of the Wardrobe” as it unfolded; revealing two restaurants. The town looked at a pretty low ebb but since then the life and times during the Edwardian Age, the Great War and the the trend has shown slight signs of positive change as new businesses 1920’s. Well done and thanks for a superb day out. are attracted, possibly by more realistic rents and the subsidence of Also June: a Kente Cloth class at head office Rodley, tutoring by Maggie media panic. Relph of the African Fabric Shop; beckoned to the textile-crafty-ones Not all one way traffic, during the last year over 20 new traders of amongst us. We again enjoyed a full day out and produced some varying sizes and natures have had the confidence to commit to wonderful samples. Otley. The Chamber has been pleased to recognise the arrival of art July: We were invited, over a period of several days, to a voluntary “snip and gift shops, a kitchen outfitter, motorbike accessories, satellite & sew” at head office at Rodley. Labels to be removed/sewn into 100’s of TV services, nursing agency and bridal wear, and several closed pubs baby clothes donated for the New Life Foundation for Disabled Children’s and cafes have reopened, all breathing fresh signs of life into the Charity. Plenty of tea/coffee and biscuits kept us all happily stitching. town centre. August: no meeting this month but an annual Summer trip instead. Although unemployment in Otley and Yeadon Ward rose sharply from Lunch, alfresco, at the Wharfe Cafe in Skipton followed by a canal cruise 313 last January to just over 400 in August the jobless count remains and afternoon tea. relatively modest, and at 2.8% of population is the fifth smallest of Also in August saw our “silver party”. The Otley W.I. is now officially the 33 wards in Leeds City Council’s area. 25 years old. Dressed in our best, we dined out in style at the Perennial problems remain, with parking, traffic and excessive street Wharfedale Gate, Arthington; where we were spoiled and pampered clutter continuing to cause concern and the Chamber seeks to act with good food and great hostessing by the staff (friendly as ever). with the Town Council to address these where possible although, as September and off we go again. All the W.Yks.W.I.’s were invited to a ever, the more volunteers step forward to help make change, the free day out to the Photography Museum at Bradford (a train ride first, faster it can happen. always creating exciting expectations). We were greeted in the foyer Accordingly, Otley Chamber of Trade, established in the 1930’s to with tea/coffee and cakes and enjoyed a conducted tour, lunch and a represent the best interests of the local business community, viewing of an IMAX film. Dare I say this was a larger-than-life day out. welcomes new members and fresh thinking from anyone prepared to Thanks to the friendly museum staff. help take Otley’s economy forward. For more details see the So you see readers, we, the Otley W.I. have been so busy enjoying Chambers recently revised website at www.otleychamber.co.uk ourselves this Summer and you could too. You are invited to come and share all our fun. Tim Wilkinson Otley Chamber of Trade Meetings are held at Cross Green Youth Centre Otley Conservation TASK FORCE Charities Supported by Otley Parish Church Founded in 1997, Otley Conservation Task Force is well established as the BeerBeer FestivalFestival town’s focus group when The Otley Beer Festival started out as a way of raising money for the it comes to conserving upkeep of All Saints Parish Church. Much of the present church our built environment. building was in existence by 1500 but the oldest parts of it date from This year, the year of the the 11th and 12th centuries. Some alterations and additions were “Credit Crunch”, pressure of made to the church by the Victorians but, substantially, All Saints is a development in Otley has eased off, medieval building. The stonework of the large east window, for allowing us to “take stock” of some of the restoration work that we example, dates from the late 15th century whilst the glass came from would like to see properly done, in a timely manner. the St Helens Glass Company in 1851. Ashfield Works was a site of production of the “Wharfedale” printing Maintaining such an ancient building costs a lot of money. It is difficult press. We hope that an appropriate mixed-use development of this key for a relatively small congregation to find all the resources needed to conservation area site that would enhance the remaining empty stone- keep this building, which is of great local and national importance, in built buildings here will happen soon. This would be a tribute to good shape. Otley parish Church doesn’t get any money for this work William Dawson, “founder of the printing machine industry in Otley”. on a regular basis from any outside bodies though grants have been At Garnett’s Mill, also empty, plans are being announced for its obtained for specific projects. development. Although no traces from before the nineteenth century The annual Beer Festival is an important source of funds to pay for survive now, there has been a mill on this riverside site for around 800 maintenance such as combating dry rot and doing repairs to the roof years, which redevelopment must recognise. and other stonework. The disused buildings of the former Wharfedale Union Workhouse are Up to 2005 all the proceeds from the Beer Festival went to the Parish protected through the efforts of our founder, the late Phil Coyne, who Church but, in 2005, the Parochial Church Council unanimously agreed submitted them for “listing”. When the architectural historian, Derek that they wanted to share the money raised with other local charities. Linstrum, prepared his architectural assessment for the listing The following is a list of the charities which have benefited from funds application, he concluded that “the character of a small 1870s from the Otley Beer Festival since 2005. workhouse has survived”. Indeed, conversion to hospital use left the workhouse remarkably intact. Plans have recently come forward to convert the buildings again, to domestic use. We are keen to see the BEHIND CLOSED DOORS far-from-satisfactory new hospital screened out as much as possible, CARERS LEEDS (OTLEY GROUP) and the workhouse and its setting sympathetically restored. FRIENDS OF GALLOWS HILL Throughout the conservation area, there remain many smaller FRIENDS OF SPRING GARDENS buildings such as public houses and cottages that date from when Otley HANG ON TO A DREAM was first built in stone, and which tell us of Otley’s past. Some of these are still in use; others are empty. They are all worthy of being OTLEY ACTION FOR OLDER PEOPLE properly conserved. OTLEY ALL SAINTS PRIMARY SCHOOL – ‘MYTHBUSTERS’ PROJECT For more details about us, please visit our web-site by typing OTLEY AND DISTRICT RIDING FOR THE DISABLED “conservation Otley” into your search engine (there is a mail form OTLEY AND DISTRICT TALKING NEWSPAPER there), or contact the Honorary Secretary on 01943-465398. OTLEY BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED CLUB Ian Andrew OTLEY SAILING CLUB – ‘SAIL FREE’ PROJECT REVA WATER ACTIVITY CENTRE SPACE TO GROW SPEAKABILITY (OTLEY GROUP)

OTLEY ARCHAEOLOGICAL It’s that time of year again ! & HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Our Autumn/Winter programme began in September with Miss The Ninth Otley Beer Festival Suzanne Dunne giving a talk on and the Lascelles will be taking place on the Familty this was followed in October with Ms Jan Scrine and her subject was A Walk on the / Boundary, a 20th and 21st of November 2009 packhorse way, 2 turnpikes etc. In November Mr Trevor Moody will speak about Frank Meadow Sutcliffe the Victorian Photographer The Festival will be held as usual in the Otley Civic Centre, which is located and in December we have Noel Nostalgia by Mrs Jennifer Stacey. on Boroughgate in Otley opposite the Maypole. Most of the lectures are accompanied with a slide show. We had two trips out during the summer months, first of all we Over 60 Real Ales will be available to sample as well as a large visited Leighton hall near Carnforth and in July we went to selection of Real Cider, Perry and Global Beers. Grimsthorpe Castle at Bourne in Lincolnshire. In December we Food is also available throughout the day. will be going to Kipling Hall Near Scorton, Richmond to see their The festival runs from 12 Noon until 11pm on both days. Christmas Past and Christmas Presents event.

Otley Beer Festival is organized on behalf of Otley Parish Church to raise We meet at 7.45 pm in the Manor Room at the Bridge Church funds for local charities. So far over £30,000 has been raised. on the second Thursday in the month, membership is £8 per person and guests pay £2.50 per evening. For more information log on to our website at: If you require any further information please ring 01943 465925 www.otleybeerfestival.co.uk

Community The Nidderdale Area of ‘Drop in Centre’ Outstanding Natural Beauty on the Weston Estate (AONB)

This was started by Otley Churches Together in May under the National The Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is one of Churches Together initiative called Hope 2008. The national scheme Britain's finest landscapes. It covers 233 square miles (603 km2) of hoped to create community friendship and togetherness all over the North Yorkshire. The central feature of the AONB is the long majestic country. dale of the Nidd, running from the wild fells around Great Whernside, south and east towards the Vale of York. Otley Churches Together wanted to bring people together on the Weston Estate over a cup of tea or coffee where new friendships could Nidderdale is a working landscape that has evolved over centuries of be made amongst people on the estate. From those friendships it is human activity. The valley has been moulded by a rich land-use history hoped that groups with common interests might start their own that embraces agriculture, mining, quarrying, textiles and water programmes which might bring some new social life on to the Estate supply. The varied landscape has created diverse habitats which of differing interest and taste. support a wide range of flora and fauna of national and international importance. It is also a complex historic environment with a wealth of A free “cuppa” and friendly conversation and laughter is offered at medieval landscape features still visible in the more recent legacy of Weston Estate Sports Club on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and the AONB's industrial past. Fridays every week from 10 am to 12 noon. Come along and join in, and share your hopes and wishes for the future of the area, and then, Nidderdale was designated as An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty by the with others of like mind, hopefully help to make it happen. All are Government in 1994 welcome. Those who have come along so far have made new friends or strengthened existing friendships with neighbours. The AONB designation aims to: Conserve and enhance the natural beauty New heating is being installed in the building on the 14th September • after a grant from Otley Town Council. Some have asked that in the • Encourage social and economic development that contributes to the Autumn we have a regular surgery with Council representatives so we natural beauty of the AONB could share thoughts with them and have questions answered. This is • Improve the management of recreation and tourism being pursued. Whatever else springs from this venture will be up to those who support it. So again let me say ‘COME AND JOIN US’ for a Responsibility for managing the AONB rests with the AONB's Joint free cuppa, good company, and a chance to bring a new atmosphere Advisory Committee (JAC) and the AONB Team based in Pateley Bridge. of friendship and social activity on the Weston Estate which can only The JAC has a maximum membership of 28 including 12 Local Authority be good. representatives. Their role is to advise local authorities and other Its been a good start ! agencies about how to best achieve AONB objectives. The AONB Team run various projects that conserve the AONB landscape and its wildlife Join us and make it even better and improve the management of recreation and tourism. The work of the Team is managed through the JAC. On a day-to-day basis, management of the AONB's landscape is carried out by farmers and other landowners, individual householders and many others. Everyone who works in, lives in or visits the Nidderdale AONB has a part to play in looking after this nationally important landscape. Chevin Handbell Ringers For further information and images, contact: Leanne Fox, Information Officer, Nidderdale AONB, Council Offices, King Street, Pateley Bridge HG3 5LE; Tel: 01423 712950 CHBR celebrated ten years of ringing in September. The team Email: [email protected] originally formed in 1999 when we borrowed a set of handbells from the Handbell Ringers of Great Britain. These were on loan to www.nidderdaleaonb.org.uk us for one year, during which time we were able to perform Walkers are Welcome Otley this year received a grant of £10,000 concerts, and organise many events, including car boot sales, to organise a long distance walk from Otley to Middleham raffles and quizzes to raise funds. We were also fortunate to which will be launched in June 2010 obtain some money from local community grants, all of which enabled us to buy our own bells. They were bought from a retiring group at Idle near Bradford who were known as “The Idles Bellringers”! This set which we still have consists of 3 octaves of 52 American Malmark handbells. These are made from a special brass alloy and once they are cast and tuned will never need re- tuning. Each bell has an individual note. American bells usually have white handles for the natural notes and black handles for the accidentals. Our style of ringing is ‘off table’ although American bells can also be rung ‘in-hand’ and can be struck in several Yorkshire Wildlife different ways to give alternative tones to the notes played. Monday December 7th During the past 10 years we have made numerous donations to various charities, choosing a different charity for each 7.30pm – 8.30pm fundraising year. These charities include Yorkshire Air At Otley Civic Centre Ambulance, St Gemma’s Hospice, Martin House, the Stroke Association and the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. This year our chosen Illustrated talk by charity is the Parkinsons Disease Society. Otleys own naturalist John Hobson Anyone interested in joining the team will be welcomed. £1 entrance includes refreshments - All welcome Our practice nights are Wednesdays at The Methodist Church Hall in Otley from 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm. Contact Julia Johnson Knowledge of music is an advantage although not essential, tel 01943 466713 so come along and give handbell ringing a try, it is a nice way to relax and have some fun. for further information envision Award Winning Youth Educational Charity Comes to Otley

The academic year of 2009/10 sees Envision roll out its flagship schools and colleges programme in Otley after enjoying 10 years of success operating in over 100 schools and colleges in London and Birmingham. 65 Prince Henry’s Grammar students have already signed up with Envision to begin exploring social and community issues that matter to them. With the help and support of Envision the students will set up projects aimed at tackling issues they care about. Past projects that Envision students have successfully carried out include the creation of green spaces, recycling and healthy living campaigns and raising awareness of global issues such as poverty and AIDS. Envision’s Regional Coordinator, Katherine Myles said, “We are really excited about www.otleykungfu.org.uk what projects the young people of Otley are going to do and are looking forward www.otleytaichi.org.uk to working in the area this academic year, and hopefully for many years to come”. If you’re keen to work with young people, care about social and environmental There is an Introductory course in Taichi, Qigong, issues in your local area and can spare 2 hours per week, we are currently on the Daoist Yoga and "Hand of the Wind" Soft Kungfu lookout for enthusiastic local volunteers willing to work with 16-19 year olds in starting in November in Otley Civic Centre, schools and colleges to develop their skills, confidence and potential, whilst at the on Tuesday from7 to 9pm in room 4 same time, helping them to make a difference in their local communities. and on Monday from 10 to 11 am in the main hall. Envision Volunteer, Vikki James, said of her experience working with the Envision Learn how to cultivate and use your Qi school teams, “The young people really inspired me. It was so refreshing to have to boost your energy discussions with young people who have such strong ideals and convictions. levels, health and all-round well-being by practising When you listen to them tell you how we can make the world a better place it this ancient system of movement and exercise. makes you think that there’s still hope”.

The Daoist sage Laozi said : 17 year old Envision Student, Beanish said, “Envision was an extremely enriching "A journey of ten thousand miles starts with one step." experience for me. Envision made me more aware of issues facing young people today and inspired me to tackle them; it gave me the confidence to express So, take your first step today myself and become more vocal”.. click: www.otleykungfu.org.uk / www.otleytaichi.org.uk and call to book your place: If volunteering with us is something you are interested in then Therese Maini on 07809447596. please don’t hesitate to get in touch either via our website www.envision.org.uk or call 0113 387 6446

Funding News Cash for Clubs BIG RSWT Changing Spaces: Local Food Cash 4 Clubs is a sports grants scheme, which provides Local Food is part of the Big Lottery Fund’s Changing Spaces programme to help funding to support grassroots UK sports clubs, Cash 4 Clubs communities enjoy and improve their local environments. The programme funds gives clubs a chance to win grants ranging from £250 to a range of activities from local food schemes and farmers markets, to education £1000, whether it be to improve facilities, purchase new projects teaching people about the local environment. Grants from £2000 up to equipment, gain coaching qualifications, or generally invest £500000 are available for not-for-profit groups and organisations in England in sustainability of their club. There are 3 tiers of grants delivering such projects as growing, processing, marketing and distributing local £250, £500 and £1000 which are awarded on a discretionary food; composting and raising awareness of the benefits of such activities. basis. Any sports club can apply as long as they are If you are applying for a Main Grant over £20000 you will be required to provide registered with their sport’s National Governing Body or local 10-30% match funding. For Small and Main Grants, up to 80% of the grant can be authority. Funding can be requested for anything that will used for capital costs but at least 20% must be used for revenue. add to the sustainability and effectiveness of the sports club. Grants are awarded on a quarterly basis after selection by our If you are interested email [email protected] www.Localfoodgrants.org/grants committee. www.cash-4-clubs.com The Yapp Charitable Trust Green Communities The Yapp Charitable Trust make grants to small registered The Energy Saving Trust has launched Green Communities – a new hub for UK charities to sustain their existing work with: communities, offering free online tools and advice.Once registered, members • elderly people have access to the Green Communities Carbon Footprint tool, which has been • children and young people aged 5-25 developed in partnership with East of England Development Agency (EEDA). The • people with disabilities or mental health problems tool allows users to generate a free impartial, personalised report showing • people trying to overcome life-limiting problems of a exactly how their community can stop wasting carbon and money. All Green social, rather than medical, origin – such as addiction, Communities will be able to follow and promote their progress on a unique relationship difficulties, abuse, a history of offending. webpage which charts their projects’ individual carbon savings. They also make grants to sustain small registered charities’ existing work in the field of education and Members will also have access to free expert advice from the Energy Saving learning (with a particular interest in people who are Trust; training workshops and 1:2:1 consultation on project ideas; online educationally disadvantaged, whether adults or resources such as case studies of other successful projects. Advice includes: children). They are not able to fund work which does not come into one of the above categories. They give grants • managing the planning process when it came to installing renewable echnologies for running costs and salaries for up to three years. • overcoming the challenges when dealing with older or listed buildings Grants are normally for a maximum of £3000 per year. • securing funding outside of environmental trust funds including social Most of their grants are for more than one year enterprise initiatives. because they give priority to ongoing needs. www.yappcharitiabletrust.org.uk www.greencommunitiescc.org.uk call 0844 848 0077 or call Margaret Thompson on 01484 683403. or email [email protected] OTLEY BUTTERCROSS CHARITY STALL LEEDS CITY The Buttercross is available for hire, free of charge, to all charitable organisations on Fridays COUNCILLORS SURGERIES and Saturdays. Anyone interested can contact Geraldine Crosby on 01943 466335. 1ST THURSDAY IN EACH MONTH YEADON TOWN HALL - 10 AM TO 11 AM OTLEY TOWN COUNCIL COUNCILLORS 1ST SATURDAY IN EACH MONTH OTLEY LIBRARY - 10 AM TO 11 AM WEST CHEVIN WARD James Michael Spencer (Lib) ‘ThornCroft’ Burras Lane Otley LS21 3ET 465906 3RD THURSDAY IN EACH MONTH [email protected] OTLEY CIVIC CENTRE - 10 AM TO 11 AM Graham P Kirkland (Lib) ‘Westholme’ Westgate Otley LS21 3AT 850522 3RD FRIDAY IN EACH MONTH [email protected] [email protected] YEADON TOWN HALL - 2PM TO 3PM Mary Vickers (Lib) 3 Riverdale Court Otley LS21 1SU 465813 [email protected] “If the surgery times are inconvenient please ring Linda Bradley (Lib) 12 Belmont Avenue, Otley LS21 2DE 850459 to arrange a more convenient time” [email protected] GREG MULHOLLAND MANOR WARD MP’s SURGERIES Peter Moore (Lib) 11 Lisker Avenue Otley LS21 07946 433062 0113 2266519 [email protected] Lawrence Ross (Lib) 7 East View Terrace Otley LS21 1JN 461909 DROP IN SESSIONS (no appointment needed) [email protected] Shelagh Ross (Lib) 7 East View Terrace Otley LS21 1JN 461909 First Saturday of the month [email protected] Asda Stores, Holt Park 11am-12pm Ray Smith (Lib) 6 Lisker Avenue Otley 461485 Third Saturday of the month [email protected] Otley Library, Otley 11am-12pm Somerfield, Headingley 1-2pm DANEFIELD WARD Nigel Francis (Ind) 6 Pearson’s Buildings Leeds Road Otley LS21 3BQ 463467 PRIVATE SURGERIES (by appointment only) [email protected] First Friday of the month Gerard Francis (Con) 12 North Avenue Otley LS21 1AJ 462047 Headingley Cardigan Centre, 1-2pm [email protected] Otley Civic Centre, 4-5pm Neville Birch (Lab) Mauville 13 St Clair Road Otley LS21 1DE 462703 Third Friday of the month [email protected] Meanwood Community Centre, 1-2pm Alan Furze (Lib) 4 St Clair Terrace Otley LS21 1JA 465308 Robert Craven Hall, Bramhope, 4-5pm [email protected] PRINCE HENRY WARD OTLEY TOWN Christine Campbell (Lib) 23 Harecroft Road Otley LS21 2BG 465025 Colin A Campbell (Lib) 11 Prince Henry Road Otley LS21 2BE 465909 COUNCIL SURGERIES [email protected] Second Saturday of the month 10 am – 11 am Philip Bye (Lib) 38 The Whartons Otley LS21 2AG 467199 OTLEY LIBRARY [email protected] ASHFIELD WARD Millie Stott(Lib) 9 St.Martin’s Avenue Otley LS21 2AN 464204 Derek Henderson (Lib) 34 Northwell Gate Otley 461788 [email protected] Otley Town Council Ian Jackson (Lib) 42 The Oval Otley LS21 2EE 463422 [email protected] Schedule of Meetings 09/010 Alma Thackray (Lib) 12 Wilkinson Way Otley 462171 2nd November Executive and Management David Reid (Lib) 60 St David’s Road, Otley LS21 2AW 462741 [email protected] Full Council, Plans 9th November Community and Culture 16th November Environment and Tourism, Otley Events Plans 23rd November Property Remembrance Day Parade Sunday 8th November 30th November Tourism Sub,Plans Science Festival at Otley Court House 15th to 22nd November Otley Beer Festival at Otley Civic Centre Fri 20th to Sat 21st November 4th January Executive and Management Full Council Otley Christmas Lights Switch On in Market Place Wednesday 25th November at 6.30pm 11th January Community & Culture, Plans Otley Farmers Market in Market Place Sunday 29th November - 9am-1pm 18th January Environment and Tourism Victorian Fayre Otley Town Centre Friday 11th December - all day 25th January Grants, Plans Otley Farmers Market in Market Place Sunday 20th December - 9am-1pm

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