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September 2017
Distributed FREE to households and businesses in Fell Lane, Exley Head, Laycock, Keighley, Utley, Long Lee, Riddlesden, & East Morton www.airevalleymag.co.uk September is that wonderful transitional month; summer often surprises us with a late burst of warmth before the crisp WANTED: autumnnal weather sets in. It is a perfect community Magazine time to enjoy the outdoors. We continue with our series of local walks. Pull out the Deliverers map from the centre spread and save it 4Earn extra money 4Get fit for just such an occasion. 4Help a community business This is also the perfect time of year to WEDNESDAY THURSDAY cont. 4For ages 14 - 84 book a workshop, take a class, or learn a new skill. There is the Bronte Festival of 5:00PM or 7:00PM 5pm or 7pm We are looking for Women’s Writing (p20/21), a variety of Oakworth Holden Hall Haworth Baptist Centre committed hardy courses at Keighley College (p7), personal MONDAY Call Andrea: 01535 642319 Call Andrea: 01535 642319 individuals (no matter & business computer classes at Airedale 7:00PM Laycock Village Hall ALSO WEDNESDAY SATURDAY the weather!) willing to Enterprise (p22), and if you want a little job Call Lynn: 07800 865331 7:00PM Riddlesden Reformed Church 8:30AM or 10:30AM make regular monthly delivering the magazine, we are hiring! TUESDAY Call/text Barbara: 07582 468366 Church of Nazarene deliveries in the Worth (see left) 3:30, 5:30 or 7:30PM THURSDAY Oakworth Rd, Keighley & Aire valleys. We do Be sure to book your tickets for the LongLee Methodist Chapel 9:30AM Riddlesden Reformed Church Call/text Lynn: our best to find a round close to your FallFest...(p15) We’ll be there sipping on Call/text Carla: 07881953118 Call/text Barbara: 07582 468366 07800 865331 home. To apply contact Kay: gin and enjoying the festive atmosphere. [email protected] Enjoy! include your name, address, & contact details. Liz Barker, Editor
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4 5 Student of the EVENING Year shines in the CLASSES face of adversity KEIGHLEY ALSO COLLEGE AVAILABLE! Student Ross Taylor was this year’s Engineering & Motor Vehicle Student of the Year at Leeds City College. He joined the APPLY NOW! college in 2013 and has worked towards completing level 2 and 3 Start a course with us this month apprenticeships in Fabrication and Electrical | Plumbing | Motor Cycle Studies | Sport Welding with equipment supplier, Public Services | Games Design | Business | ICT | Hairdressing Hopkins Catering Limited. Beauty | Complementary Therapy | Massage Therapy Beauty Therapy | Nail Technology | Travel and Tourism During this time, Ross faced and the rest was history. The ambitious substantial adversity when his girlfriend student even transferred to Keighley Apply for a course at keighleycollege.ac.uk was diagnosed with a brain tumour. He College in his fourth year when his tutor Call 01535 685 000 or email [email protected] spent most of his time by her side at moved there to teach. hospital while she endured invasive surgery but managed to continue his studies His tutor said: “Despite his care through his dedication and commitment to commitments, Ross has been an the course. enthusiastic learner, gaining distinction We’re family when family can’t be there grades in all modules, including Ross said: “It was a difficult time for me additional ones he enrolled on for further Companion Driving Service but I wouldn’t have given up on either. The development. Want to get out and about? It’s so much more than help travelling support I received at college was fantastic from one place to another. Driving Miss Daisy is a comprehensive and the compassion from tutors and fellow “Ross has always been there to support transport service that enables you to enjoy your life. students was phenomenal. It certainly gave his peers and share his experience, after The perfect choice if you… me the courage to continue and it feels being appointed a team leader at Hopkins • Would like to go shopping or have several stops to make? surreal to look back on my experience with in recognition of his talent, where he helps • Have a hospital, doctor’s or other appointment to keep? Ring Martin & Sally for Keighley & surrounding an award in my hand, proving that hard develop new apprentices.” • Are looking for a friendly & reliable driving service for work and perseverance really does pay off. the elderly? areas 07977 065316. • Would you like a day trip with Driving Miss Daisy? All our vehicles have Ross is now on his way to achieving his wheelchair access. “In the future, I would love to work for dreams with his girlfriend by his side, who • Would you like to go on a small group outing? • Would like to go to a Wedding/function - we can also assist We are proud to be Rolls Royce or in the aerospace industry has fully recovered from her illness. Dementia Friendly. and thanks to Leeds City College; I’m on my family members. Book your Daisy! way to achieving great things.” For more information on Fabrication DBS checked, Dementia Friend, and Welding courses at Leeds City 0333 014 6211 First-Aid trained, Fully Licensed, Ross first developed an interest in College and Keighley College, visit Manual wheelchair accessible. fabrication and welding when he got leedscitycollege.ac.uk or www.drivingmissdaisy.co.uk Visit our Facebook page DrivingMissDaisyKeighley involved in his friend’s engineering business keighleycollege.ac.uk. email: [email protected]
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Say you saw it in the Worth Valley Mag! 10 11 Sudoku Puzzles Where in the Aire Valley? COMPETITION x Where is the red x located in the photo to the right? ? This months prize is generously donated by Keighley Picture House Family Ticket (Up to 5 people) Email your answer to: [email protected] Last month’s location was The Roebuck, Utley. The winner was Alex Barnes from Utley. The winner will be selected from all correct answers received by 16th September 2017. @Google Earth
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22nd - 24th SEPT 2017 www.fallfest.co.uk Thank You! Fri.22nd (7pm) Falling Stars Theatre Company presents, £25,000 + Jim Cartwright’s play ‘Two’ Sat. 23rd (11:30am onwards) The members of the Groovy Happening The hospice relies on the kindness of Farmer’s Market; Children's Activities; Committee have celebrated another local people giving up their time to raise Live Music & Dance; 5 Mile Trail Race; key milestone in supporting Sue Ryder funds, and the Groovy Happening is a Hog Roast; Beer & Gin Festival Manorlands Hospice with their monthly shining example of what can be achieved Sat. 23rd (7:30pm) music nights. Having recently held their when people come together. They are a Gala Event 75th event, the group have now raised pleasure to work with, hold great events Brit Award winner over £25,000 for the hospice since they and are so enthusiastic about helping Beverley Craven, singer/ began fundraising only a relatively short Manorlands’ songwriter. time ago. Spokesman for Groovy Happening Ann Optional pre-show Gastro-pub meal. The music nights take place on the first Wiles said ‘We’re always so grateful to Sun. 24th (2pm) Saturday of each month at Parkside Social everyone who supports us, particularly to club in Haworth and feature a number of Matinee performance of Falling Stars all the musicians who give up their time Theatre Company ‘Two’ local bands and musicians taking to the to play for free and are always so keen stage free of charge. The committee also to come along. It’s a great night and holds a raffle and disco on the night. we’re glad to be able to support our local Hayley Ibbotson, Senior Community hospice.’ Fallfest Beer & GinFest runs from Friday Fundraiser commented ‘This is such a Although the funds have been raised Don’t lose those precious moments! evening across the entire weekend. fantastic achievement by the committee over a number of years, £25,000 today Featuring 18 Craft Beers & a wide VHS to DVD Conversion selection of quality gins and botanicals and is testament to the hard work and could pay for 250 visits from one of the energy of the group. The money raised Manorlands Clinical Nurse Specialists, For Full Detailswww.fallfest.co.uk of any of the above over the years has helped countless who work closely with families GP’s and please visit patients and their families receive the care community teams to ensure patients Glusburn Institute & Arts Centre, and support they need at what is a really receive expert care personalised to their Colne Road BD20 8PJ difficult time, so I hope the committee are needs. It could also pay for 1,562 hours of 08438 86 89 49 Ticket Line: very proud to know what a difference they incredible care to support people to live the Photo slideshows Audio tape to CD/MP3 Tel: 07944 023 597 have made in the local community.’ fullest life possible. DVD to MP4 email: [email protected]
Say you saw it in the Worth Valley Mag! 14 15 Walking in the Aire the track up the open fields which are private. Why not stop now for a brief moment to catch your breath while admiring a fine view of the Aire Valley below. Sutton in Craven to We find ourselves almost opposite the tower, yet Lund’s Tower, paradoxically we have to walk slightly beyond it before we can begin the final assault to it. Eventually the Wainman’s Pinnacle (circular) track levels out. We reach an abandoned farm on A walk devised by Lee Senior our right where our main track bears left, twisting as Walk Distance: 4.6miles (7.4km) or 6.2 it heads inexorably to meet Dick Lane at the top. A glimpse of Pendle Hill can be seen in the far distance miles (9.9km) including the Hitching Stone. on the skyline as we look half right. Maps required: OL21 Explorer (South Pennines) Go through the gate ahead and turn left onto the
Grid Reference Start Point: SE 006 441 road. Take care on this sometimes moderately busy pull out & save road. There is no footpath here. We stay on the road We start in Sutton in Craven at the bus stop on Main for approximately five minutes ascending steadily Street near to its junction with High Street opposite as we go. We soon find ourselves almost adjacent the pub. again to the tower. As we look ahead, in between Walk towards the pub along Ash Grove until the road some telegraph poles a fingerpost is noticed (signed, ends. A willow tree is noticed ahead at the end of the Cowling Pinnacle, half a mile). road. Turn right here onto Bent Lane. Continue along Take this well-worn, popular path that quickly climbs We now begin our return walk to Sutton. The first task the lane which starts to bear left as the road surface up some concrete steps. A few moments later we’ve moorland, which is rather boggy in a good number is to safely descend from the crag summit and reach begins to deteriorate. Eventually we bear sharply left joyously made it to the Earl Crag summit plateau. of places all year round. This is particularly true after Dick Lane which is visible below. before the track gains a concrete surface now as it An obvious level hard standing path leads us to the recent rainfall. This section is perhaps not for young With our back to the Pinnacle, turn right on the well twists towards Bents Farm. impressive Lund’s Tower (1,112 ft). children or the elderly. used and relatively level earth track, for a very short Tantalisingly our first objective, the impressive Lund’s To reach this monumental stone takes approximately distance. Keep a careful look out on our right through Tower comes into view at the top of the rocky Earl Upon leaving the tower our next objective is 30 minutes. To return back to the Pinnacle will take a the rocks; a narrow initially steep route is visible next Crag. Continue on the main broader track resisting Wainman’s Pinnacle. The Pinnacle sits proudly just further 30 minutes. to a large boulder. Please do stay observant here as the temptation to veer off it. We head past Bents under half a mile away also on the summit of Earl NB: Anyone deciding to head to the stone is advised this thin path is easy to miss. Farm Cottages on our right and into the farmyard. Go Crag. to retrace their stepsback to the Pinnacle. Carefully negotiate this descending, briefly rocky through a large gate ahead. Initially and briefly we retrace our steps. However this path. The narrow route weaves its way through the Just beyond, our track swings markedly left by a barn. time we ignore the descending steps that we climbed If you fancy walking to the Hitching Stone then rocks for a short while before linking up with a distinct, Walk past the barn, again Lund’s Tower is on the earlier. Instead we retain our height and go through a please use the following directions: good-looking grassy path below. If you miss the thin skyline ahead of us. gate ahead. Continue along the grassy and well-worn With your back to the Pinnacle, head towards the wall corner descending path there are other similar adjacent paths Keep ahead, on the now gradually ascending vehicle path along the summit top. Take care not to veer ahead of you. that will take us to our objective of Dick Lane. Take track. We go through two gates and continue towards too far near the edge of the rocky outcrop along this Keep to the right hand side of the wall and parallel to it. this descending easy to walk on well used path. Soon another farm on our left. Ignore the barn and farm section. Continue along this grassy track passing a car parking another well used route merges into ours from the buildings, instead keeping on our track. A large gate We soon pass a stone seat slightly set back to our left. area. Cross the minor road. Go through the smaller of the right. Continue to lose height until we reach a junction is noticed with a small wooden stile to the left of it. Go Continue on our exposed path, as we make a beeline two gates ahead. Keep the same directional line as we had of paths. Here take the downhill path, remembering over the stile and continue upwards climbing steadily for the Pinnacle, which will become increasingly previously, fairly close to the stone wall. The Hitching Stone our objective is to reach the road. The route is easy to on our broad grassy track, now bounded by trees on prominent. Soon an easy to walk on grassy path leads is now noticeably closer, directly in line with the wall. We follow. We soon find ourselves leaving the crag side, both flanks. us to a gate. Go through it before joining up with a wall are now on open access land. There are occasions when reaching the road near a fence post. We join the road Soon we cross another stile ahead, also co- for the final short section. We head through a further we need to briefly leave the wall to find a less boggy section to the right of the sharp bend. incidentally to the left of a large gate. Continue on gate continuing to soon reach the Pinnacle. underfoot! We head through an open stile as we make a past a barn to our right, on this increasingly hilly path final assault for the stone. As the wall ends a fence takes its Turn right heading up the road, for a minute or so, adjacent to a wall on our right. There is still a line of Having reached the Pinnacle there is now the option place. Resist going through the gate. Instead continue as taking care as there is no footpath. Keep a look out for trees to our left. We emerge to see a small gate ahead of heading to the wonderfully named “Hitching Stone” before, this time with the fence on our left. Very soon we find a minor tarmac track heading to a cluster of buildings of us at High Jackfield Farmhouse. just under one mile away. The stone is well worth ourselves arriving at this impressive stone. on the left. Cross the road and take this left hand Go through the gate briefly before bearing right on to seeing close up for those wanting to extend the After enjoying the views it is time to head back to Wainman’s descending vehicular track that takes us towards some stone cobbles. Continue as the cobbles soon mileage. Pinnacle. Simply retrace your steps, by keeping to the left Craiglands Farm. Soon the tarmac gives way to a give way to a concrete track. Head up the broad track However, stout walking boots are needed for this of the fence and then the wall. Cross the minor road to find rougher surfaced track as we head towards a further and over a cattle grid. Don’t be tempted to turn left off section. Essentially the land is rather exposed heather ourselves back at the Pinnacle. building and barn. At the barn, keep ahead on to a
16 17 building and barn. At the barn, keep ahead on to a Don’t go through the gate. Instead ignore it and walk narrow grass path leading to a wall stile. A waymarker near to the wall which is now on our left. A yellow arrow is visible, to the right of the stile, encouraging us waymarker confirms our route. We pass another gate Is your conservatory Warm Roof to continue ahead. Cross the stile and continue on the to reach a rather unusual corrugated gate in the field have the solution same directional line across the field. Next, we head corner. The gate has a white arrow sprayed on it Too hot in summer towards some gate posts where a yellow waymarker confirming our route. Go through the gate and we find Call us today for a free points half left. Our route now leads us diagonally ourselves on a broader track, which is now rougher Too cold in winter? no obligation quote down a field to the right of the buildings at Crag End. underfoot. The track swings left then right, before it and transform your Here we rejoin the vehicle track. We turn right along turns into a short enclosed route as it descends to join conservatory into an all the track (away from buildings). We quickly pass a a spring on the right. Continue as we negotiate a stile wooden post with a multitude of waymarker arrows on next to a gate at High Malsis Farm Cottages. year round living space. it. Continue along this easy track for only a very short Proceed on the obvious level track ahead on the distance until we reach a gate opening ahead of us. right hand side of the cottages towards a wooden stile to the left of a gate. Don’t be tempted to take Do not continue along the vehicle any alternative routes here. track any further. Instead at the Instead we cross the stile into a wall in front look right to see a level field before repeating the line of trees just beyond the wall. process again as we go over All of our installations are Although not initially obvious a another stile also next to a gate, covered by a Homepro Insurance backed warranty. small wall stile can be seen in the close to the wall on the left. We wall corner ahead of the trees. walk parallel to the wall then This is the next part of our route. over a third stile in succession Cross the stile noting a holly tree positioned next to a gate. next to it. Continue into the next Continue close to the wall to field which is level to begin with. eventually reach a wooden gate 01422 416 292 • www.warmroofsolutions.co.uk A hedge is close to us on our with a very narrow stone stile to left. Keep close to the hedge as we descend into the the left. The stile is tricky to negotiate as it is protected field corner. A distinct and yellow marker beckons us by two posts. We now find ourselves back in familiar forward over the wall. Now we gradually move away territory at Bents Farm. from the hedge, diagonally and always gradually descending. On the wall in front of us two large yellow Our remaining route now back to Sutton in Craven waymarkers are spotted. Follow the arrows that lead is the reverse of the outward leg earlier; simply head EST. SINCE 1940 us towards the field corner where three gates are back through the farmyard at Bents Farm. Go down STILL FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED. closely situated together. Our path is towards the Bent’s Lane, before entering the residential streets of TRAVEL SAFELY IN COMFORT AND STYLE middle of the three gates. As we get to the gate we Sutton in Craven. When we reach the willow tree on WITH OUR MODERN FLEET OF COACHES. will see there is a small stile taking us through into our right, this time we continue straight along on North the next field. Head into the field and we descend Road instead of turning left down Ash Grove. At the diagonally and straight towards the opposite corner end of North Road we find ourselves back on the High of the field, passing a large gate in the wall to our left. Street. Turn left here to finish the walk.
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