Cullingworth Cullingworth

MattersIssue 2 Aug/Sept 2017 Village Council

Whilst facilities at Manywell Heights were somewhat Cullingworth or Leeds Bradford? basic, consisting of a single wooden and canvas hangar and an accompanying grass landing strip that was only Hard to believe but once upon a time there 500m by 380m in size, it was nevertheless classified as an was an airfield at Cullingworth. official site until being decommissioned in June of 1919.

Known as Manywell Heights or more correctly RAF Considered a poor choice for a civilian airport due to Manywell Heights it was situated on the land behind its height above sea level this “honour” was given to what used to be the 5 Flags Hotel and Restaurant. It Yeadon despite Yeadon being only some 66m lower than was used by aircraft from 1913 and commissioned by Manywells. the RAF, then known as the RFC (Royal Flying Corps) in 1916. Before its eventual closure in 1919 the airfield It is hoped that a memorial plaque to Cullingworth’s was designated as a relief landing ground for the Home “forgotten” airfield will be erected and displayed in the Defence, squadrons 33 and 76. War Memorial gardens in the near future.

In 13th October 1913 a Captain Maclean landed his Royal Aircraft Factory BE2A aircraft at Manywell Heights and was delayed take off due to foul weather before being able to get airborne again, departing on 15th October. This caused quite an interest from local residents who flocked to watch the event, and made the local farmer who owned the field a few pounds as well who charged the public for the priveledge of watching!!. Cullingworth Village Council are grateful to the Cullingworth Local History Group for the provision of photographs and images used in this newsletter.

www.cullingworth-village.co.uk CULLINGWORTH VILLAGE HALL – building a new village hall

Or anything else you tell us you’d enjoy (within reason please!)

Everyone is very welcome to pop in to our Saturday afternoon cafés in the Village Hall 2-4pm. As well as great cake there is lots of stuff for young children to do. The next dates are –

August 26 – during the Scarecrow Festival

September 30 – when you can also join in the Cullingworth Treasure Hunt

October 28 – dress your children up in their scariest Halloween costume and carve a pumpkin to take home

November 27 – our Christmassy café with Cullingworth’s very So many people in Cullingworth are backing our efforts to own choir build a new village hall on Lodge Street – your encouragement, donations and support is amazing and helps to keep us going. For updates on events and the Lottery bid, follow us on We have now raised an amazing 2/3 of our target amount so a Facebook – Cullingworth Village Hall. very big thank you to everyone who has – To buy a BRICK call Kathryn on 01535 531081. To hire the village hall, go to the online booking form on the • donated to the Buy-A-Brick campaign – we’ve raised an Cullingworth Village Hall website or call Sandie on 07810 amazing £4,265 so far 702704. • enjoyed tea and home-made cake at one of our regular cafés (every last Saturday in the month, 2-4pm) • helped deliver our newsletter (look out for No. 10 in August) See more of what is • filled a Jam Jar with loose change happening on our website A total of nearly £24,000 has been collected from local www.cullingworth-village.co.uk fundraising! We still have a huge £284k funding gap however.

For the first time since we started this project we have been Goodbye to Roger able to apply to a Lottery-funded agency for a grant. We It is with regret that we have to announce the submitted a huge application to the Power to Change – “resignation” of Councillor Roger Hartley from the Community Business Fund on 3rd July. Fingers crossed this Village Council. Having recently relocated from Cullingworth to Bingley, Roger has reluctantly had works. If it does, we are ready to start the construction phase to resign as a member of the Village Council. of our project as everything else is in place – planning consent, surveys and final design. Roger was a familiar face around the village and in addition to being the Council’s liason person with The new building will be on Lodge Street and provide more both Parkside and the Primary Schools he was also a regular attendee of Cullingworth Methodist space for hire. The preschool will have a dedicated secure Church where he often played the organ at church space with outdoor play area and in the foyer will be a fantastic services. new café. We plan to offer more activities – some ideas in the pipeline Roger’s sense of humour and tireless work for the include – Council will be greatly missed by everyone and we would like to thank him for all his efforts and work as a Village Councillor over the many years that he • afterschool workshops for young people in art, drama and has been with us. music • technology workshops We wish him well for the future. • indoor bowling club • baby massage classes • puppy dog training WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING IN CULLINGWORTH

Sponsors needed, new players welcomed

Following their promotion as champions from the First Division in the 2015/16 season, Cullingworth Youth Football Club will once again be playing their matches in the highly competitive Wharfedale Triangle League this forthcoming season.

Allan Feather, team manager has spoken about his desire to attract new players this year and, in particular, new local players. Allan says “As with all teams we are always on the look out for players with ability, particularly young players and, if they are local to the area then so much the better, but all new faces will be most welcome. Just give me a call if you are interested”. Allan can be reached on 07878 890928 or by e mail at [email protected] Under Allan’s guidance his teams have won a total of 16 trophies to date and he hopes to add to this number in the coming season.

Matches are played on Sunday mornings with an 11 am kick off time.

Whilst players subs cover the main costs for running the club Allan is still looking for match ball sponsors at a cost of £20 per match and also for a major sponsor for the ground maintenance and upkeep at £200 for the season. If any business can help and would like to get involved with the sponsorship opportunities then contact Allan direct , alternatively contact Club President Manu Ahir on 07976 694839.

Ideally potential sponsors need to have contacted the club by 3rd September. War memorial gardens As the financial cuts imposed by Bradford Council continue to affect services in local communities there is an increased responsibility on local groups and organisations to try and continue with the works under threat and affected by the budget restraints.

One such area in Cullingworth is the gardens around the village war memorial. The Village Council has therefore voted and agreed to take over the responsibility for this area and residents will already be seeing the benefits of the summer planting that has occurred in the gardens. Steve Thorpe, the local award winning gardener, has been Photograph showing the actual commissioned to undertake the gardening and planting and our War Memorial dedication ceremony thanks go to Steve for his efforts to date. and unveiling of the memorial by Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony Gadie JP It has also been noticed that some of the names on the war memorial have been affected by the weather over the last few years and as a result have become difficult to read. The Village Council does not want to see any further deterioration and has been in contact with Bradford Council and a stone mason is Extract from the Order of Service for being tasked with the job of carefully undertaking the repairs the dedication of the War Memorial, required. Hopefully this should be completed shortly 29th March 1924 WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING IN CULLINGWORTH The Village Council and New Christmas tree

The Village Christmas Tree situated in the War Memorial gardens the planning process has received a number of comments concerning its somewhat As a Village Council our single most important activity is poor appearance. The tree has failed to grow and mature as planning. We receive a copy of all applications from Bradford expected and shows no sign of blossoming into the Christmas Council of any proposed developments. We have a planning centrepiece that was originally intended. committee and discuss all applications and make an objective decision based on planning law. The Village Council is given 21 The Village Council is currently in the process of obtaining days to comment to Bradford Planning office. quotes for a replacement tree which will hopefully be an improvement on the current somewhat sorry looking version and It is vital the Village Council considers planning issues and these enable the tree to be a far better focal point when Christmas time include:- is upon us

• Consistency with the development plan for the area. • Traffic and highways safety • Overlooking, loss of privacy and/or light • Scale of the development • Design, appearance, layout and materials to be used • Loss of open space or physical features • Noise, disturbance or smells • Local knowledge of drainage or problems with the surface • Impact on the surroundings • Any effect on listed buildings or/and the conservation area.

Personal views on any application are not relevant. Our comments on planning applications are based on relevant considerations taking particular account of the planning authority’s development plan and the Parish plan.

The District Council also has an enforcement role whereby if a development appears to have taken place without permission or is more extensive than given in the planning consent, the District Councils enforcement officer would visit the site and take any follow up action.

Such a case happened recently when, following an appeal to the Planning Inspectorate, a previously issued enforcement notice was upheld against building development that had taken place without obtaining planning permission. The notice informs the owners that the offending buildings must now be demolished and removed within a period of 6 months. This is a rare event and The current Christmas tree which most planning applications and development are usually much more straightforward. hasn’t matured as originally hoped for

We are pleased to report that Bradford Council planning department agree with our submitted comments on applications the majority of the time. Community grants Councillors contact details

The Village Council has set aside funds for the provision of If you need to contact any of the Village Councillors grants of up to £400. Known as Community Grants the funds are then please use the details below available to provide assistance to local groups and organisations. Cllr Howard Martin, (Chairman); 07793 111718 The relevant application form and further details can be found on Cllr Mary Galvin (Vice Chair); 01535 273138 the Village Councils website, www.cullingworth-village.co.uk Cllr Manu Ahir; 07976 694839 The Council encourage applications from all qualifying Cllr Beverley Craig; 01535 273557 groups, organisations or individuals and all applications will Cllr Maria Thomson; 01535 274176 be considered at the next available Village Council meeting Cllr Lionel Ackroyd; 01535 274496 (meetings are usually held on the first Wednesday of each month Cllr Patricia Smith; 01535 275115 at the Methodist Church, and meeting start at 7.30pm) Angela Holmes, Clerk to the Council; 01535 273265