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Dear Reader Nasa has announced seven Closer to home, us humans possible earth-like planets still carry on with our daily orbiting a star 40 light years lives and we have lots going away suggesting that the on that keeps us busy. In the possibility of life on other coming weeks, community planets is likely more than groups are planning their ever. My level of science Tour de Yorkshire events rarely goes much further for people to get involved than the TV comedy of in. The most important ON THE COVER: The Big Bang Theory, but thing for our village is to Do you want to enjoy your watching the filmed press be noticed by decorating external living space? release by the astronomers, the front of our homes with Got some ideas you want to while the language used is bunting, flags and yellow talk over with an expert. Read the article from I.C. Robinson way beyond me, I have to painted bicycles. Landscaping on pg16. throw in the debate, how If you have any old bikes can a telescope can tell what in the shed, that can be The Queensbury Directory is a gases are on a planet. painted, I know the team at sister publication of the Thornton How long would it take to Cycle Queensbury would Directory. This publication is travel here… well, if we love to hear from you. dedicated to the sharing of local community news and businesses had spaceships like they do This month we have our for Queensbury’s residents. in Star Trek and the ability feature article from local We are only able to produce this to travel at light speed, landscaper, Ian Robinson. publication with the support of Whoosh… it would take We also have our continued local businesses who advertise with 40years to get there. But history article about the us. Please mention the Queensbury as we only have jumbo jet Directory when responding to Black Dyke Mill and lots of adverts. powered engines its more community updates for you. than likely to take about If you would like to advertise with Enjoy this month’s (packed 44million years to get there. us, please go to page 30 for our full of updates) issue. advertising rates. Marvellous. So watching Editor: Neil Bird from a distance through Tel: 01274 447315 fancy telescopes is all we Email: [email protected] can do. Still, big news in the Web: www.queensburydirectory.co.uk science world. Contents Your Queensbury Directory is proudly printed using vegetable based inks on paper sourced from sustainable From Our Inbox 4 certified sources. We are eco-friendly, you can be too, Local News 6 don’t just throw me in the bin, pass me on to a friend. Community Updates 10 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in parts without permission is strictly prohibited. All information is correct at time of going to print. Local History 22 The views and opinions by contributors in this publication may not represent the views of the What’s On 25 publishers. All advertising is subject to the editor’s discretion, nor does any advertisement constitute a recommendation. The Queensbury Directory Sport News 28 also takes no responsibility for claims made by any advertisements in the publication. ©2017 Queensbury Directory Please mention the Queensbury Directory when responding to adverts 3 From Our Inbox Email: [email protected] Facebook: Thornton & Queensbury Directory Hi Neil, Dear Neil, Reading your great little mag, I notice several The British Hedgehog Society has launched website links to ‘bit.ly’? Being a little nervous a scheme to protect our hedgehogs before of the peculiar links, I’ve not typed these in. they come out of hibernation. What are they? J Taylor, Clayton Editor: Good question, and you’re right to ask. Let me explain. In the local news this month we have an article about the Fire Services ‘Safe and Well’ scheme, their link to the survey was originally sent to me as... http://www.westyorksfire.gov.uk/ your-safety/home/safer-communities- engagement/ Imagine typing all that into your web browser. Bitlinks or ‘Bitly’ is a website that you As you may be aware, hedgehogs are in rapid can use to shorten long website addresses. decline throughout the UK and border on Like a virtual short cut if you like. extinction. I am a certified hedgehog carer You only really should use them from and have rescued numerous sick hedgehogs reputable sources as it can hide its destination. in the area. I have seen a decline just in our If a bit.ly link is in our publications, you can area this last year. I’d be very grateful if you trust the link as I created it to shorten a could give this your support. longer address. So there you go. A short cut For more information please visit: to an internet address. That’s all it is. www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk Therese Muchewicz, Clayton Heights Hi Neil Editor: Thanks for raising this Therese. Taking I’ve just received an email and thought it a look at the website I see that Hedgehog might be of some interest to anyone who Awareness Week is 30th April to 6th May. wishes for their children to be allocated a Please feel free to write in again for our April school place at their local schools as this is issue to let our readers know more and how getting harder and harder in Queensbury. If we can all help in some way. I look forward to they get their applications in straight away hearing from you. they have a better chance of getting their preferred school. The two dates for national offer day for Get in touch and get in print. secondary and primary are: I’d love to hear from you. 1st March 2017– Secondary Tell me your views, your news, 16th April 2017 – Primary community group updates or if you Cllr Lynda Cromie have any questions... Editor: Thanks for sending this in and sharing Email / Facebook details above. it with our readers Lynda. Some I’m sure will Or you can drop off a letter a find this useful to know, if they didn’t already. Pearsons Shoe Repairs on the High St If they did, it’s a helpful reminder. Thank you. for our collection. 4 To advertise in the Queensbury Directory call Neil on: 01274 447315 or email: [email protected] Please mention the Queensbury Directory when responding to adverts 5 Local News Email: [email protected] Facebook: Thornton & Queensbury Directory THE FIRE SERVICE WANTS YOUR VIEWS MISSING PERSON West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service An appeal for any (WYFRS) is carrying out a four week period information for missing of public engagement (starting on February person, Craig Alderson 7) regarding planned changes to the way it who was last seen in carries out home safety visits. the Queensbury. A new visit, called Safe and Well, is due to Craig is 44, originally launch this April and will go live on a phase from Queensbury, was by phase basis. last seen on Friday Safe and Well will prioritise the most January 20th. vulnerable people in West Yorkshire and will Inspector Gary Stephenson from Calderdale see WYFRS working closer with the health Police said; “It is incredibly out of character sector. for Craig to go missing and for him not to be in contact with the people closest to him. I firmly believe that the answers to finding Craig lay within the Queensbury area, and once again to appeal to anyone who thinks they may have seen him, or anyone who has heard from him or knows where he is now to get in contact with the police. We are growing increasingly concerned for Craig’s welfare, and our investigation is continuing as we continue urge anyone who has any information to come forward.” Fire safety will remain the focus of the visit Information should be passed to Police by but following in-depth training firefighters calling: 101 and quoting: 13170034270. will also be able to give basic advice, where appropriate, on things like falls prevention, winter cold, smoking cessation, social isolation and crime prevention. Crews will also be able to make referrals through to partner agencies where there’s an issue that requires specialist attention. We are preparing a The aim of Safe and Well is to increase fire Queensbury Directory safety awareness and also improve people’s centre page pull-out overall wellbeing. programme for April’s edition The Fire Service wants the public’s views on for the Tour de Yorkshire. the new Safe and Well programme. Please take five minutes to complete a short To have your event details survey via this link: or business in the April issue www.bit.ly/WYFRS_safeandwell please get in contact by: Your views are important to us. Friday 10th March 2017 6 To advertise in the Queensbury Directory call Neil on: 01274 447315 or email: [email protected] Local News Email: [email protected] Facebook: Thornton & Queensbury Directory BIN COLLECTION MADNESS ROAD CLOSURES FOR LE TOUR I see more police officers than I do bin men, The number of road closures are being kept yet they only get 10% of our council tax. The to a minimum. fire brigade only get approximately 5%, who Traffic will be managed through this year’s constantly threat of strike action because of race with a rolling road block ahead and the budget cuts and poor wages. The Council behind the riders.