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WORTH READING News from across the Worth Valley sponsored by: Haworth, Cross Roads & Stanbury Parish Council October/November 2015 CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to the Friends of Haworth Park group who have attained a Silver in the Yorkshire in Bloom Awards. And further congratulations to Haworth Bowling Club, Monday Veterans League who became Division 3 Champions by 44 points, a record margin. A big thank you to all who supported the MacMillan Coffee Morning held at the Worth Valley Contact Point on Saturday 19th September 2015. We made an amazing £220 for MacMillan Cancer Care. A special thanks to all those who baked cakes and helped on the day. 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 James Hutton [email protected] 07860 182954 Sheila's World of Wellness Alan Watts [email protected] 01535 645168 [email protected] Clerk to the Council Lisa Balderstone Gary Swallow 01535 647066 07432 092 728 [email protected] Worth Valley Contact Point, 28 Changegate, Haworth Trudy Mahon Come do Yoga at: 01535 648067 BD22 8DY [email protected] 01535 644001 West Lane Baptist Church, Haworth: Mike Holdsworth [email protected] 07791 681 594 Tuesday @ 9.30 & 11 am Website: [email protected] Farfield House, North Street, Keighley Alan Woodward www.haworthparishcouncil.gov.uk 07531 988390 Tuesday @ 6.15 & 7.30 pm [email protected] Ashna Yates Thursday @ 11.00 am, 5.30 & 6.45 pm 07720 751752 Hakuda-Ryu Centre, Hebden Road, Oxenhope [email protected] Wednesday @ 10 am Children's Yoga @ 11.15 am Bradford Councillors for the The Parish Council does not endorse ~~~~~~~ Worth Valley District products or services advertised within Meditation-Yoga-Ayurveda Retreat Contact Details this newsletter. th Saturday 10 October 2015 Cllr Glen Miller Published at Worth Valley Contact Point 10 am - 2.30 pm 01535 600344 28 Changegate, Haworth BD22 8DY Cllr Rebecca Poulsen Includes lunch Tel: 01535 644001 01535 647756 [email protected] For more information call Sheila today on Cllr Russell Brown Open Tuesday—Friday 01535 648761 or 07799 437174 or visit 01535 646074 12 noon—4pm www.worldofwellness.co.uk 2 19 SPOTLIGHT ON Bronte Parsonage Museum 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. The Bronte Parsonage Museum is much more than a museum. Here are just some of the events planned for October. Brontë Parsonage Museum – Events in October Thursday 29 October 7.30pm at West Lane Baptist Centre: An Evening with Sophie Hannah. Sophie Hannah, the queen of psychological crime fiction, visits Haworth to discuss her new novel, the acclaimed standalone thriller 'A Game For All the Family'. Sophie will also talk about writing the hugely successful 'The Monogram Murders' (2014), the first Poirot novel written since the death of Agatha Christie. Tickets are £6 and should be booked in advance by calling 01535 640188 or online at www.bronte.org.uk/whats-on. Friday 30 October at 7.30pm: 'Linger' with Ailís Ní Ríain Join us as we celebrate Museums at Night with composer Ailís Ní Ríain. Experience the historic rooms of the Parsonage by candlelight and listen to new parsonage-inspired pieces being played on Emily's piano. This will be a very special event and tickets are limited. £15 (includes glass of wine) Book soon by calling 01535 640188 or online at www.bronte.org.uk/whats-on. Saturday 31 October at 6.30pm: Spooky storytelling There will be fables and folklore for all the family at this special Museums at Night event. Explore the Museum after dark and listen to Tabby the housekeeper's tales of ghosts and mysterious goings-on. This event is free to visitors providing proof of residence in BD20, BD21 and BD22 or Thornton (Brontë birthplace). Normal admission applies to all other visitors. At the time of going to print the dates for the following items were to be confirmed. Look out for dates and times nearer the event. In late November; late night opening for pre-Christmas shopping here at the Parsonage. Early December; an evening Christmas event. 18 3 CHAIRMAN’S PIECE The future has been very much on the Parish Council’s mind during the last few weeks. Not only are we approaching the time of year when we start to think about the budget for the civic year 2016 – 2017 and precept we ask Bradford Council to collect from the residents on our behalf but we have been involved in trying to assist the group seeking to take control of the Community Centre in Butt Lane, Haworth. The Localism Act of 2011 gives community groups the powers to seek what is known as an Asset Transfer which effectively takes over an asset of a council to keep it in the community. Bradford Council have made it quite clear they want to dispose of the Community Centre site since they no longer have the funds to maintain it. The Haworth Village Hall and Community Hub Steering Group took over the organisation mantle from the previous Management Committee late last year and, while they are trying to keep it open for use, at the same time they have been negotiating with Bradford Council for an Asset Transfer. This has not been an easy process and the Parish Council has agreed to support them by paying for a full building survey and agreeing to underwrite a Pre-feasibility Study, both of which are important components in delivering the business case for the building’s sustainable future. It could well be that the Parish Council may have to become more involved in the process to ensure everything is done to meet the deadlines being sought by Bradford Council. This will have to be considered carefully by the Parish Councillors as we have neither the funds nor the staff to own and run the Ryan Clapperton building. Various proposals are being considered as I write and we’ll keep you posted with developments either via our web site, or Facebook page. The proposed Neighbourhood Development Plan took another step nearer Painter & Decorator being achieved when the Steering Group distributed their Policy Intentions Document and questionnaire around the Parish at the beginning of September. ‘When Quality Through me the NDP Steering Group would like to express its appreciation for the hard work and dedication that the volunteers at the Worth Valley Police and Matters’ Community Contact Point did in getting the 3,500 plus copies of the Policy Intentions Document and accompanying questionnaire packed and ready for posting. It was truly appreciated. This is an important document and, although it -Internal & External Painting contains some technical stuff which is legally essential, it also contains some very interesting ideas. -Domestic & Commercial Work After the deadline for receiving the questionnaires back on September 25th we will be launching into a programme of analysing the responses and starting work on formulating the draft plan which will be presented both to Bradford -Paper Hanging Council and an independent inspector for consideration. If we get over those two hurdles then it will go to a referendum of you the residents – paid for by - West Yorkshire & Surrounding Bradford Council – and should we get a positive vote we would like to see the Areas Plan ‘made’ early in 2017. It’s been a long process but we know that it is an important piece of work that Please contact me will give us as the people who live in the Parish a real say in what development takes place in the district, what it looks like and where it’s placed. for a free quote: As far as the future of Haworth Fire Station is concerned I am at liberty to tell 07851284845 you that the Friends of Haworth & Worth Valley Fire Station are engaged in a [email protected] 4 17 New Luncheon Club Launched positive and interesting dialogue with West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Authority Haworth RDA is a small riding for the disabled group based in Haworth and service. A death in a Haworth house fire has certainly concentrated the West Yorkshire, we work with disabled adults and children to enrich and minds of all concerned and I really believe that a positive outcome is now stimulate their day to day lives with the use of riding and interacting with within reach. horses. That brings me back to what I started to say at the beginning of this piece. We have recently been granted funding by Awards For All to run a luncheon Your Parish Councillors are now starting to think about what money the club to run 3 Fridays a month. Parish Council will need in cash terms for the next financial year and what This club is open to all but we have limited spaces. This includes free travel to our spending requirements will be. and from Keighley, refreshments and dinner. These are tough times for Local Government as a whole. Bradford Council’s It is run by Haworth RDA but is non equine related. It is to give respite and budget is due to be cut back still further in the next financial year and the socialising to those who lack this in their day to day life.