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April 2016

Distributed FREE to households and businesses in Fell Lane, Exley Head, , Utley, , , & www.airevalleymag.co.uk It is a month of very special birthdays! getting involved in this worthy cause on We wish Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth a page 16, very happy 90th Birthday this month and With longer days and increased sunshine we look forward to the official celebrations (or so we hope) we have included a in May & June. pleasant walk on the canal towpath and Happy Birthday Charlotte Bronte, sharing around Riddlesden golf course. SPECIAL OFFER the Queen’s Birthday, April 21st; We salute We wish a warm welcome to Keighley BID this literary trailblazer and indefatigable (Business Improvement District) Manager, LIMITED TIME ONLY spirit. The Bronte Parsonage celebrates Paul Howard, who tells us what we can Loaded Nachos for 2 people & the bicentennial of Charlotte’s birth with a expect to see happen in Keighley now that Ice bucket of 4 Beers £11 party at the Old School Rooms in . he has arrived in post (pages 28/29). Spring is the time of year to clear out and (save £7.95)* There will be cake, (and lots more) see details on page 21. You are invited and we clean up. We’ve found an extreme example Loaded Nachos for 4 people & hope to see you there! of space clearing (page 26) Ice bucket of 8 Beers £21 Save the dates: May 13-15 for vintage but there are plenty of delights as the Haworth 1940s weekend businesses within these The place (save £14.95)* MUST book to redeem: www.newyorkies.co.uk takes shape under the banner of Airborne pages that will help you to be!!! *Conditions Apply this year (page 17). The event benefits tackle your conventional SERVING: STEAKS, BURGERS, HOTDOG, SLOWCOOKS, 59 CHURCH STREET, KEIGHLEY BD21 5HT SSAFA, the military charity that supports spring cleaning challenges PANCAKES, WAFFLES, MILKSHAKES, SMOOTHIES, FREE PARKING TO REAR veterans and their families. You can learn with far more ease. CHILDRENS MENU, BEERS & WINES. TEL: 01535 613888 more about SSAFA and opportunities for Have a great April! Liz Barker

Say you saw it in the Worth Valley Mag! 3 Clarus Opticians is an independent prac- tice owned and managed by Sajid Bashir, an Optometrist with over 15 years of experience in the optical industry. Born and bred in Keighley, Mr Bashir is keen to maintain his close connection to the town and its local residents by bringing high quality eye care to their doorsteps. “Many patients come to our practice Mr Bashir states, “My vision for Clarus complaining of dry or wet eyes, burning Opticians is to provide services second or itchy sensations in the eyes or occa- to none in the area. Since the beginning sional blurry vision, often associated with of March 2016, we are proud to intro- computer use or reading. At most busy duce our Dry and Wet Eye Clinic focusing practices, there are restrictions on the solely on getting to the root of the cause time available during the sight tests to and helping patients to manage these un- Want to know more? conduct thorough examinations of these comfortable conditions. Following exten- Come to our session on issues, often leaving patients without sat- sive training at Moorfields Eye Hospital, FREE isfactory resolutions,” explains Mr Bashir. we are now able to offer the latest treat- Thursday 28th April 2016 ment options available for dry and wet 9.30am-11.30am. Clarus Opticians proudly offers sight eyes, including punctum plugs and lacri- test appointments lasting up to an hour, Call in today to reserve mal syringing. On attending the clinic, we where necessary, to take a detailed look will conduct a detailed assessment into your place. into the causes of all eye complaints in- the cause of your symptoms followed by a cluding a free initial eyelid assessment. deep clean of your eye lids and put a man- With daily appointments available from WE ARE OPEN agement plan into place which caters for 9.00am to 5.30pm and flexible, extended Monday-Saturday 9am-5.30pm your individual needs and lifestyles. Exam- opening hours until 8.30pm on Wednes- ples of management plans can include: EVENING APPOINTMENTS days and Thursdays, they can offer the eye lid heat treatment, massage, oint- AVAILABLE most convenient time to fit in with even ments, antibiotics, supplements and an the busiest of schedules. Keighley & Worth Valley Railway: A day in the life... A site for sore eyes... Mrin-house Bashir states,review “My on vision the progressfor Clarus of the Opticianssame.” is to provide services fund-raising projects. It’s difficult to describe a typical Optometrist Sajid second to none in the area.” Since For further information about dry and ‘day in the life of...’ as chairman of One of the more unusual duties I undertook Bashir with Optical the beginning of March 2016, we are a heritage railway. recently was in support of the Haworth Assistant JuliaJulia Tillotson Tillotsn pleasedwet eyes, to introduce or to find our outDry andmore Wet about the Fair Trade fortnight, when I had the honour services available, Clarus Opticians will For me, it’s a constant juggling act between Eye Clinic focusing solely on getting of meeting the Lord Mayor of . tobe the hosting root of thea dropcause inand session helping on Thurs- my day job, which now takes me to London I managed to get photographed whilst a day or two per week; home life, with the patientsday 28th to manage April 2016these uncomfortable between 9.30am wearing the Fair Trade apron she presented conditions. Following extensive training long-suffering Mrs S, a couple of children to me whilst I was still clutching the bouquet – 11.30am, completely free of charge, at Moorfields Eye Hospital, we are now 46 Cavendish St • Keighley • BD21 3RL and three little dogs to enjoy spending time of Fair Trade flowers I was presenting to to all those who wish to share their con- able to offer the latest treatment options with; as well as the Railway. Most days her. It was great to be able to support the cerns with the experts in this area. Mr available for dry and wet eyes, including there’s some Railway-related email traffic fortnight and to celebrate Haworth having Bashir and his team at Clarus look for- 01535 930116 to deal with, and an increasing number of punctum plugs and lacrimal syringing. been named the first Fair Trade village ward to meeting you all. conference calls with other volunteers as over a decade ago. After these ceremonial “On attending the clinic, we will conduct we work around domestic and professional duties, and helping to serve a Fair Trade Clarus Opticians is an independent a detailed assessment into the cause of commitments. In the last few weeks, breakfast to passengers, I went to speak to practice owned and managed by Sajid your symptoms followed by a deep clean we have been a meeting of our Bashir, an Optometrist with over 15 years of your eye lids and put a management discussing funding Young Person’s of experience in the optical industry. Born plan into place which caters for your opportunities, Group. This Group and bred in Keighley, Mr Bashir is keen to individual needs and lifestyles. Examples next year’s is for our younger maintain his close connection to the town of management plans can include: eye budget, and how volunteers, aged and its local residents by bringing high lid heat treatment, massage, ointments, we can continue 13 to 15, and is a quality eye care to their doorsteps. “Many antibiotics, supplements and an in-house to attract new means for them to patients come to our practice complaining review on the progress of the same.” Clarus Opticians is an independent prac- volunteers to help experience what oftice owneddry andor managed wet byeyes, Sajid Bashir, burning or itchy an Optometrist with over 15 years of us keep the wheels life as a volunteer sensationsexperience in the optical in industry.the eyes Born or occasional blurry and bred in Keighley, Mr Bashir is keen turning for many is like, getting an vision,to maintain hisoften close connection associated to the with computer town and its local residents by bringing years to come in Matt Stroh, chairman of the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, into the workings usehigh quality or eye reading. care to their doorsteps. At most busy practices, preparation for the Bradford Lord Mayor Joanne Dodd, Rita Verity & Chris Upton of the various there“Many patients are come restrictions to our practice onMr Bashir the states, time “My availablevision for Clarus representing Fairtrade Haworth & Keighley. complaining of dry or wet eyes, burning Opticians is to provide services second next Board meeting. departments and duringor itchy sensations the insight the eyes testsor occa- toto none conduct in the area. Sincethorough the beginning sional blurry vision, often associated with of March 2016, we are proud to intro- operations that we need to run the Railway. examinationscomputer use or reading. ofAt most these busy issues,duce our Dry and often Wet Eye leavingClinic focusing As well as the longer-term, we also are keen practices, there are restrictions on the solely on getting to the root of the cause They were meeting for a day-long session patientstime available during without the sight testssatisfactory to and helping patientsresolutions,” to manage these un - Want to know more? to be ‘good neighbours’ and so support a conduct thorough examinations of these comfortable conditions. Following exten- Come to our FREE session on on safety and rules, as well as talks from explainsissues, often leaving Mr patients Bashir. without sat - sive training at Moorfields Eye Hospital, number of local initiatives. I recently spoke isfactory resolutions,” explains Mr Bashir. we are now able to offer the latest treat- Thursday 28th April 2016 ment options available for dry and wet 9.30am-11.30am. various senior members of the Railway, ClarusClarus Opticians Opticians proudly offers proudlysight offers sight to a group of villagers about the eyes, including punctum plugs and lacri- test appointments lasting up to an hour, Call in today to reserve underlining the importance of the discipline mal syringing. On attending the clinic, we testwhere necessary, appointments to take a detailed look lasting up to an hour, history of the line and the Railway’s impact will conduct a detailed assessment into your place. into the causes of all eye complaints in- needed to join the volunteering team and the the cause of your symptoms followed by a cluding a free initial eyelid assessment. on the village since it open in 1867. I was where necessary, to takedeep clean a ofdetailed your eye lids and lookput a man - With daily appointments available from WE ARE OPEN significance of the Group to our long-term agement plan into place which caters for 9.00am to 5.30pm and flexible, extended Monday-Saturday 9am-5.30pm able to share stories of working with the into the causes of all eyeyour individual complaints needs and lifestyles. Exam- opening hours until 8.30pm on Wednes- future. ples of management plans can include: EVENING APPOINTMENTS days and Thursdays, they can offer the village over the years, including the time including a free initial eyeeyelid lid heat assessment.treatment, massage, oint- AVAILABLE most convenient time to fit in with even And when I’m not doing all that, I write ments, antibiotics, supplements and an when we became the only route in and out Withthe busiest daily of schedules. appointmentsin-house available review on the from progress of the of a snow-bound Oxenhope and in recent articles for local publications to make sure same.” 9.00am to 5.30pmOptometrist Sajid and flexible, extended our neighbours know what’s going on and Bashir with Optical For further information about dry and times the support we have given to the opening hoursAssistant Juliauntil Tillotsn 8.30pmwet eyes, or on to find out more about the services available, Clarus Opticians will organisers of the Straw Race who needed a to give them an insight into what goes on Wednesdays and Thursdays,be hosting a theydrop in sessioncan onoffer Thurs- behind the scenes to keep those increasingly day 28th April 2016 between 9.30am location to start their fantastic village event. the most convenient time– 11.30am, to fit completely in with free ofeven charge, vintage wheels turning... to all those who wish to share their con- 46 Cavendish St • Keighley • BD21 3RL Similarly, we’ve hosted the Manorlands star the busiest of schedules.cerns with the experts in this area. Mr Bashir and his team at Clarus look for- 01535 930116 light hike and worked the team on various Matt Stroh - Chairman KWVR ward to meeting you all. To advertise call Karen or Liz on 01535 642227 Say you saw it in the Worth Valley Mag! 4 5 April is here, warm in the sun but Start sowing carrots, beetroot, peas, cool in the shade with lots to look turnips, lettuce etc direct into your beds forward to in the months ahead. outside. The soil can still be cold and wet With the lighter nights all those so the use of cloches will protect the extra jobs can be done in the garden delicate seedlings from frost and rain and in readiness for the season ahead. speed up the development of your crops. If you haven’t planted those chitted early Make sure your greenhouse is washed seed potatoes get them in now or start down thoroughly to get rid of any pests thinking about planting some second and diseases and to clean the windows to earlies or chitting some main crops ready let in maximum light to aid growing. to plant out next month. Sow tomatoes, marrows, squashes, Don’t forget to watch out for slugs and pumpkins & courgettes in the greenhouse. snails that will be waiting to pounce on Sowing cabbage, cauliflowers, Brussels those new juicy seedlings. sprouts & runner beans in the greenhouse You will need to step up the watering can really speed up their development so of any indoor plants and remember to you have sturdy grown on plants ready to check that shrubs and plants in outdoor plant out once the risk of frost has gone. containers are not left to dry out. Just remember to keep your eye on the Remember the smaller growing space the seedlings once they germinate as they will plant has to grow in the more it will need need thinning out to give each individual feeding and watering. plant its own growing space. Divide hostas before they come into leaf and divide primulas after flowering. Dead head winter flowering pansies before they go to seed to encourage new flowers throughout the spring. Move any evergreen shrubs and trees that are in the wrong place before the warm weather arrives. Finish planting those herbaceous perennials to fill up any gaps and complete that stunning border of colour. To advertise call Karen or Liz on 01535 642227 Say you saw it in the Worth Valley Mag! 6 7 A walk from the towpath 3 1/2 miles (5.6km) circular walk near Riddlesden

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Walk information Lane, turn left to walk along the towpath in the on your right. Just beyond the green the path but turn right and continue across the field Starting and finishing along the Leeds and direction of Skipton for approximatelyafter 11/2 turns sharp left and rejoins the right of way walking parallel to the stone wall on your left to Liverpool Canal the walk soon leaves the miles (2.4km) until you reach canal bridge still following the stone wall on your left and the ladder stile over the wall ahead. valley bottom as it starts a steep climb up the (195) (Booths Bridge) passing Leaches Bridge crossing a second tee as you make your way Climb over the stile back onto Riddlesden Golf northern side of the Aire Valley via Riddlesden (196) along the way. On reaching Booths uphill under the trees to a field gate and stile. Course. The path, which is often overgrown Golf Course (watch out for flying golf balls!). Bridge (195), turn right to cross the canal Over the stile the path continues straight ahead with bracken is straight ahead keeping as near Near to Jay Tail Farm at the highest point of the bridge bearing right on the opposite side to still with the stone wall on your left as you make as the vegetation will allow to the wall on your route, pause a while to enjoy the long distance walk uphill following the rough track eventually your way uphill heading towards the electricity left. Continue along the top of the golf course views up and down the Aire Valley before emerging at the top opposite the 18th green pylon which can be seen ahead. On nearing the eventually exiting at the far end via a stile starting your return journey, level at first then a of Riddlesden Golf Club. Here turn left to walk pylon look out for the stile in the wall on the left, through a boundary wall hidden beneath the gentle decent for an easy finish. steadily uphill passing in front of the clubhouse situated next to a walled up gateway. Do not trees. Over the stile and across a small stream Although an ideal family walk, the gates, stiles following the track as it meanders beneath the go over the stile but turn sharp right to walk the path continues straight ahead uphill (take and rough terrain make this walk not suitable trees. After a short distance, the first tee is on steadily uphill across the field walking parallel care here as this short section is often very for pushchairs, wheelchairs and people with your left and the fairway opens up in front of to the tumbled down stone wall on your left to a wet). On reaching the crest of the hill, head for limited mobility. you, turn left here off the right of way to cross field gate which is initially hidden from view by a the field gate which can be seen a short The walk start point the fairway in front of the first tee towards tree. On reaching the gate go Along the Leeds distance away across the field. Go through the Leeds and Liverpool Canal swing bridge the dry stone wall. On reaching the wall turn and Liverpool Canal, Riddlesden through to gate to join a grassy track downhill for a short (197) at the top of Bar Lane Riddlesden, right to walk uphill to follow the permissive cross a second field heading towards the farm distance to where it meets the surfaced access near Keighley. Accessed from the B6265 old path along the edge of the fairway keeping buildings of Jaytail Farm which can be seen road near Wood Head Lodge the bungalow on Keighley / Bradford Road. close to the wall on your left. At the top of the ahead. On reaching a second field gate at the your right From here take the surfaced road The Walk Route fairway the path turns right still following the bottom of the trackwhich leads up to Jaytail straight ahead soon passing the hamlet of High From canal bridge (197) at the top of Bar wall on your left along the top side of the green Farm do not go through the gate cont.

To advertise call Karen or Liz on 01535 642227 Say you saw it in the Worth Valley Mag! 8 9 PROFESSIONAL, FRIENDLY COMPUTER REPAIRS CUSTOM BUILT SYSTEMS • VIRUS REMOVAL • ACCESSORIES & TUITION PICKUP & DELIVERY AVAILABLE EVENINGS & WEEKENDS NO PROBLEM MIKE ROGERSON E: [email protected] • WWW.BELLBIRDIT.CO.UK walk, cont. Wood Head down below on your right. which changes to a wooden fence as you start to Continue straight ahead for quite a distance bear right around the edge of the field heading ADP Joinery of Oxenhope eventually climbing a slight incline until you for the buildings of Rivock Farm (disused) which We specialise in For all your Self Storage & Packaging reach the junction with Banks Lane, a minor can be seen ahead. On reaching the farm do fully fitted kitchens & Needs in the Worth & Aire Valley. but busy road at the far end. Turn left up Banks not enter the farm yard but turn right down the room conversions. For small collections, Lane for approximately 150 yds/137m before obvious farm track walking with the rear of the All joinery work undertaken. deliveries and small Free design service house moves. taking the first surfaced level tree lined drive farm building on your left. At the end of the Full removal, goods off to the right leading to Larkfield Farm and building where the track enters the top end of Call Andy Peacock Van in transit and public House. On reaching the buildings the drive a field the footpath is straight ahead steeply 07968 824 431 or available liability insurance. divides, here continue straight ahead crossing downhill following the line of mature trees and a Andrew Marsden the stone sets along the back of Larkfield House stream on your right, eventually passing an old 07976 721 299 Shredding Service now available for your to find a gated stile tucked away in the top left stone gate stoop on your left as you continue confidential waste. Don’t be a victim of Identity Fraud destroy all your personal hand corner of the wall ahead. Through the down a second field to a field gate. documents, utility bills, bank statements etc. Safely & Securely. stile follow the wooden fence on your left for Through the gate the footpath follows the rough Just call in to use this service. only a short distance to find a wide gap in the access track downhill soon bearing left between Pack & Send Service also available. fence, here bear left through the gap then bear the houses and in front of Road Methodist Arrange to pack & send a larger parcel at a more cost effective price. Call us for more details immediately right to follow the fence now on Church to join Ilkley Road. Cross Ilkley Road your right . After a short distance at the corner turning right on the opposite side to walk the Moving House? We offer PACKAGING █ Brand New Storage Boxes of the fence the footpath continues straight 100yds/91mts downhill to rejoin the footpath █ Bubblewrap, tape ahead across the field heading for the field gate by turning left off Ilkley road down a few stone █ Local Collections & Deliveries which can be seen in the wall ahead. Go through steps (WARNING THESE STEPS BECOME VERY the gate bearing slightly to the left between the SLIPPERY WHEN WET) to join a narrow setted For further information visit www.will-store.co.uk discarded farm equipment the short distance path leading down to Banks Lane. Call on 01535 691990 email [email protected] to join a concrete farm access track. Turn right Cross Banks Lane straight ahead to continue down the track keeping to the left hand side to by going down a second flight of stone steps to avoid the GUARD DOG which will noisily come follow the stone setted path down onto Scott out to greet you from its kennel on the right Lane. Cross Scott Lane turning left on the as you meander between the buildings to the opposite side before taking the first right down centre of the farm yard at Heights Farm. Bar Lane to find the canal bridge from where From here take the right hand of the two gates you started your walk. which face you to leave the farmyard on an of Bradford Metropolitan District Council often muddy field track walking straight ahead Countryside and Rights of Way Service following the wall on your left eventually reaching 5th Floor, Jacobs Well, and going through another field gate. Through Bradford BD1 5RW the gate continue to follow the track (which has Tel: 01274 432666 now become less visible) and the wall on the left www.bradford.gov.uk/countryside

To advertise call Karen or Liz on 01535 642227 Say you saw it in the Worth Valley Mag! 10 11 World Champion Lizzie Armitstead to ride the Your company can sponsor this popular competition! Asda Women’s Tour de Race phone our office for details: 01535 642227

Yorkshire’s own World Champion Lizzie Armitstead is the first rider to announce Where she will compete in the Asda Women’s in the Aire Valley? Tour de Yorkshire on Saturday 30 April. COMPETITION Where is the red x located in the x The race has secured title sponsorship photo to the right? ? with Asda supermarkets and will take place This months prize is generously donated by on exactly the same course as the men’s Keighley & Worth Valley Railway race being held later that day, on a 135km route from Otley to Doncaster. Day Rover Pass Lizzie Armitstead with Welcome to Yorkshire Chief Email your answer to: Race organisers Welcome to Yorkshire Executive, Sir Gary Verity [email protected] and A.S.O have also announced that the Last month’s location was Crosshills Health Centre/Group Practice. The winner was Nic Midgley from Glusburn prize fund makes it the most lucrative the Tour Makers for the Yorkshire Grand women’s cycle race in the world, with a The winner will be selected from all correct answers received Google Earth © Départ, which was a resounding success. by 18th April 2016 total of £50,000 on offer to individuals and We’re incredibly proud of our Yorkshire teams. roots and wanted to remain part of this exciting legacy that works to bring The first prize for this one day race will be communities together in celebration £15,000, second will be £10,000 and of an amazing sport set against the third, £5,000, with prize money down to backdrop of an unbeatable county.” 20th place. The Asda Women’s Tour de Yorkshire will Otley born Armitstead, who currently be broadcast live, on ITV4 and Eurosport. tops the women’s world rankings after a series of impressive wins in the season As the women’s race is ranked 1.2 by the so far, said: “The Asda Tour de Yorkshire world governing body, UCI, it has been able Women’s race will be my first race in the to attract some of the world’s best riders UK in my World Champions jersey and it’s as well as domestic teams. Armitstead will an absolute dream to be starting in my race with the Great Britain Cycling Team. home town.” Andy Beattie Race timings were announced last week PAINTER & DECORATOR Speaking of the sponsorship and reasons and can be found here: Quality Interior & Exterior work to support women’s racing, Andy Clarke, www.letouryorkshire. Competitive Rates Asda President and CEO said: com/timings Prompt & Efficient Service “It’s a privilege to be supporting the Tour de Yorkshire women’s race and helping 01535 681292 to raise the profile of women’s sports. m: 07817 132784 In 2014 Asda was the official partner of To advertise call Karen or Liz on 01535 642227 Say you saw it in the Worth Valley Mag! 12 13 Country Cooking by Cath Bromwich

Aunt Janet and Di’s Tablet Recipe I want to give thanks for my Aunt Janet, whom I was with as she died this last week. In fact, I was holding her hand at her bedside. She was my main supporter when I decided to take up cooking as a way of earning a living. Janet was a great cook, and loved poetry her whole life. Janet was Sunday Worship 10.30am. Communion is on the a great cook, and loved poetry her whole Ingredients: Trinity Church 1st Sunday in a month, refreshments served fortnightly life. These two things were related in a very • 2lb (900g) sugar after service. special way for her. Once I found her stirring • 4oz (100g) butter (Baptist & United Reformed) a big pot of bubbling liquid, muttering to • 1 large tin (400g) of condensed milk Fell Lane, Keighley BD22 6AA Ramblers Social Walks herself, and I asked her what she was doing. • 1½ tsp vanilla essence (Entrance on Hive Street) Saturday 9th April She told me that she was making Tablet (a • 1 cup water “Railway Children Walk” sort of Scottish toffee), and that the way to Instructions: Sharing and caring in the Community. know if it was cooked was to recite ‘Lycidas’, (Approx 2½ miles) Meet at Keighley & Worth a poem by John Milton. When the poem Butter and line a baking tin of We are located in the heart of Knowle Park community Valley Railway at 11am. Bring packed lunch. was complete, the Tablet would be ready! approximately 20cm by 26cm, or a and extend our invitation to you and your family to join Saturday 14th May “Bronte Way” little larger. us in the various activities that take place throughout the Janet’s Scottish nanny, Di, originally gave (Thornton to approx 3miles) year. A friendly welcome awaits you at all of our events. her the recipe when she was a child, before Melt the butter and sugar, stirring Meet at 9.50am at continually, then add the milk and water the Second World War, and my aunt used Little Rascals Baby & Toddler Group Bus Stop 696. Bring packed lunch. to make it throughout her life. Bring the mixture to a rolling boil for Every Thursday 10am - 11.30am (term time only). around 25 minutes. Well, for her ninetieth birthday present, I Coffee Stop Meeting Point It changes sharply in consistency rootled out the recipe, and got the mixture Every Friday 10.30am - noon. Serving Fairtrade tea, Is the first Monday each month 2pm - 3.30pm. bubbling. Unlike Janet, I can’t recite ‘Lycidas’ when it is ready. Look at the sides of coffee & biscuits. Come along for a friendly chat. An informal get together with entertainment from memory, but I found a recording on the saucepan for the beginnings of Youtube (it turns out that it’s a rather fine crystallization. Fellowship Group Tuesday afternoons at 2pm held at a and refreshments. All welcome. poem). So, in the last few weeks of her life, If you keep back a little butter and add it members home Bible study, prayer & songs. Monday 4th April my aunt could nibble at a little bit of Tablet, almost at the end, it gives a gloss. Friends-in-Action 2nd Monday in the month 7pm Mrs Joyce Rossington “The Wisdom of Tea Towels” and enjoy the story of its poetic origins. onwards. Various Activities plus charitable fund raising. Monday 9th May Anyway, here is that recipe for you to enjoy. Cath Bromwich, a resident, is a cookery teacher Room Hire this facility is available. Mr Geoff Twentyman “Shaking with laughter” If you like, you can find a link to the poem and forager. Her livelihood includes foraging and Monday 6th June at www.bartleby.com/101/317.html, cookery courses, such as cooking on a budget and Art Club Tuesday 2pm - 4pm. All abilities Mrs Patricia Atkinson ”Schooldays” and try reading it out slowly – but there outdoor foraging and cooking experiences. She trained welcome (nominal charge). are other ways of knowing when the Tablet at Ballymaloe Cookery School, Ireland. For more For more details or information about any of the activities above contact Linda on 01535 691 730 is done! If the mixture does not set hard information, or to pass on your stories and recipes, quickly, then turn it back into the pot. contact Cath at www.facebook.com/foragercathyorkshire To advertise call Karen or Liz on 01535 642227 Say you saw it in the Worth Valley Mag! 14 15

Yorkshire, HAWORTH1940WEEKEND HAWORTH1940s your local Armed Forces community needs you! 13TH -15TH MAY 2016 Events & Activities SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, has SSAFA volunteer case workers support members Vintage bus service Static Military & vintage vehicles seen a significant increase in need for of the Armed Forces community in a range of Military & vintage stalls Jive & swing dancing, tea dances support from the Yorkshire Armed Forces ways, including: Haworth Homeguard pyrotechnic pisplay community. This spring, in a bid to meet l visiting them in their homes, assessing Paul Harper ENSA Show the increase in need, SSAFA is launching their needs Drumhead Service in Central Park Moonlight Serenade 1940’s Dance a search across the length and breadth l assisting with house adaptations for a featuring The Ashby Big Band & DJ Robert Pooley swordsmith lecture of Yorkshire to find new recruits to join its service man or woman injured whilst Dapper Dan Friday May 13th (For tickets ranks of dedicated volunteers. The military fighting for their country Victory Bar in Central Park phone Firths Boutique: 01535 643800) charity, whose network of volunteers l raising the rent for a young veteran RAF Haworth pop-up bar Haworth Home Guard Hop featuring support serving personnel, reservists, unemployed and struggling to transition The Friday Nite Flyrite, Record Hop and Vintage Cocktail & Prosecco Bar veterans and their families, has seen the from military life to civilian life Dance. DJ’s Company B. Friday May 13th number of home visits alone rising by l befriending a lonely, elderly veteran 1940’s Hair & make up sessions (For tickets phone 01535 655659) 93% between 2014 and 2015 in North and providing them with some much- War time Fashion show Special Guest: Ben Parkinson MBE Yorkshire. needed company SSAFA is the oldest national military l support with issues such as homelessness, Spitfire flypast Evacuee parade… and much more! charity in the UK, supporting 55,000 marriage breakdown, debt and mental people in the Armed Forces community health problems. each year. SSAFA has four branches in Yorkshire – North, South, East and West forward for help. In 2005, 25% of the with new volunteers urgently needed beneficiaries SSAFA supported locally in Scarborough & Locale, Bridlington, across the UK were under 60 years of Rotherham and Sheffield. The charity age, ten years later; this figure has risen to expects the increase in requests for help over 40%. to continue to grow due to the ageing If you are interested in joining your local SSAFA team, population of the UK and an increase to give something back to the Armed Forces community This year’s event is dedicated to the memory of the men & women in younger veterans from more recent in Yorkshire, please contact SSAFA on 0845 658 1167 or who served in the Airborne special forces. conflicts, and their families, coming visit www.ssafa.org.uk/newrecruits www.haworth1940sweekend.co.uk Registered Charity No. General enquiries: [email protected] 210760 Est. 1885. To advertise call Karen or Liz on 01535 642227 Say you saw it in the Worth Valley Mag! 16 In the interests of racial harmony and public decency we respectfully request17 that no Nazi insignia or uniforms are worn at our event. ..

The Young Writers’ Club

What is citizenship?

Have you ever wondered what it means to be a good Citizen? At the Young Writers Club we have been thinking about what it means to be a good Citizen and what a good Citizen does. Citizenship begins at home and then school with cleaning your bedroom and helping to keep your classroom tidy. Being a good Citizen is about taking responsibility, volunteering to help, making the best of it and being friendly Worth Valley Young Writers, Chloe and Lainie, participating of course. Another way to contribute in Village School Egyptian exhibition and putting as a citizen is to become a School the final touches to their letters to David Cameron and Boris Councillor or School Eco-councillor and Johnson. help improve the environment and your school. Over the next few issues, we are hoping KVU Singers present to bring you interviews with local Mendelssohn’s citizens, councillors and our Member of Parliament to find out what their role is in helping our villages, towns and country become a better place to live. Elijah with Spring images for the Worth & Aire Valley Mags by Terence Ayebare - Baritone Jenny Marsden - Soprano H annah Mason - Alto Active Photographer, Sophie Tankard, from Parkside School. Huw Rhys-Evans - Tenor James H orsfield - Treble citizenship Christopher Enston - O rgan This article has been writen by Lainie and th We have written a letter to David Cameron, Chloe from Stanbury Village School. Saturday 16 April 7.00pm the Prime Minister, and Boris Johnson, Mayor of The Young Writers’ Club meets weekly in term Keighley Shared Church London, to ask them about the benefits time at Cobbles & Clay in Haworth. Tickets £10 of staying in or leaving the EU. The group is open to both Primary (year 6) Phone 01535 637425 or 653917 We asked them what the benefits would be for pupils and secondary school students who are children… interested in writing, photography, multi media We hope to publish their replies! and digital arts. Contact Liz Barker for details. 01535 642227 KVU Reg. charity:1107825

To advertise call Karen or Liz on 01535 642227 Say you saw it in the Worth Valley Mag! 18 19 Behind the Scenes at the Museum 2016 is the has been particularly busy and as well as bicentenary arranging the displays at the Parsonage, of Charlotte we have also been dealing with loan Brontë’s requests from other museums who are birth and an planning Bronte exhibitions of their own to celebrate Charlotte’s bicentenary. We’ve exciting year been assisting a BBC production team for the Brontë working on Sally Wainwright’s new Bronte Parsonage drama, To Walk Invisible. We never know Museum and when we’ll receive a call alerting us to Haworth. In the sale of an important Bronte item and our continuing then fundraising and working on grant series of articles celebrating Charlotte, applications takes precedence. we meet Collections Manager Ann What is your favourite item linked to Charlotte in the Dinsdale. Parsonage collection? Tell us a little about yourself: It would probably be Charlotte’s portable I was born just over the border in writing desk. It comes complete with but grew up in Keighley, and its original contents - a fascinating assortment of pen nibs, wax seals and have spent the last twenty years living odds and ends which Charlotte had in Haworth. I first visited the village on a squirrelled away inside it. I remember school trip in the 1960s and have been seeing it for the first time when I visited the enthralled by the history and the wild Parsonage as a child and longing to own landscape of the area ever since. one like it. How long have you worked at the Museum? And your favourite Charlotte quote? I came to work at the Parsonage early in I think some of Charlotte’s finest writing 1989 as a part-time museum assistant. is found in her letters, particularly By the following year I was working full-time those written after the publication of in the Museum’s research library and Jane Eyre, when a new circle of literary twenty-seven years later I’m still here. correspondents opened up to Charlotte. Tell us about a typical day: The letters written after the deaths of her sisters are heart-breaking and stay in my I’m not sure there is a typical day at the mind. Parsonage. A lot of my time is spent in the research library, which also Anything else you’d like to tell us? serves as a curatorial office, working We’re looking forward to celebrating with my colleagues Sarah Laycock and Charlotte’s birthday on 21 April. There Amy Rowbottom. We look after the will be activities throughout the day researchers who come to the library and at the Museum and a party at the Old Freephone: 0800 0377011 also spend time dealing with the many School Room. We hope lots of local call now 01535 646141 enquiries we receive each week. This year residents will come along and join us.

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To advertise call Karen or Liz on 01535 642227 Say you saw it in the Worth Valley Mag! 26 27 A Warm Welcome to Keighley for BID manager Keighleybid We’re Working for Businesses Supporting What will your role be in implementing the What can the Keighley residents and BID Keighley Business Improvement District businesses expect as actions and outputs in plan? the first 100 days of your new post? My role will essentially be about putting The first 100 days will be about putting in into action the plan that was decided by place the foundations of the Keighley BID the business community. In this type of and how we intend to deliver the business work, it’s vital that the private and public plan. Getting the branding right for me is

sectors are effectively co-operating so vital as it says a lot about us as a town BID_Postcard_3.indd 1 I have a great board made up of local centre and as a business and is something Postcard images of the businesses that supported the 28/10/2015 14:07 business people and the council. It will be that will be in use for the full 5 year term. successful BID proposal for the town. the board that ultimately give me direction Of course, we are also putting in place be offering some great incentives for Paul Howard (left) is welcomed to Keighley by and approve any plans and my job is to plans for some exciting new events in people to get involved. I would have to Masterplan Manager, Paul North. make them happen. Keighley and supporting some existing say then that just something simple like What are your first impressions of Keighley? Despite the arrival of snow and ice when events to attract existing and new visitors offering feedback on what they feel we are Keighley’s newly appointed BID Manager, First impressions are absolutely crucial into the town centre. getting right and where we need to re-think As an experienced Place Manager what are Paul Howard, began his tenure in March, when we are trying to attract new visitors would be a great support. there was a warm welcome at the to the town centre and I would have to the biggest challenges you expect to face? How can businesses outside the BID area get Airedale offices. Aire Valley Magazine say that overall, I have a very positive 20 years ago the Internet barely existed. involved? editor LIz Barker was keen to say hello impression of Keighley. The If you did use it, you were tethered to a big Businesses outside of the BID area can and see how Paul was settling in. Having town centre is clean and compact and it and bulky PC and had to wait an age to pay a membership fee into the BID and been a member of the marketing team has all the shops and businesses I would download anything. Of course now, people benefit from a range of services and that successfully delivered the Business need on a day to day basis. Of course, can access the web pretty much wherever marketing opportunities that we can offer. Improvement District (BID) proposals, there are always things to improve and I they are. People can do their shopping on A healthy town centre is a huge benefit Liz understood the significance of Paul’s have to say that signage the train or bus on the way home and have to a business in terms of attracting and appointment and wanted to learn more is one of the things we need to look at in it delivered to their hand the next day. My retaining the right members of staff so I about the man who would be working with Keighley as well as traffic movement. biggest challenge, and one of the biggest would say to any business outside of the the BID team to move the project forward. challenges for most high streets up and BID area to contact me to discuss. down the country is about managing a [email protected] Tell us a little about yourself Paul. structured change to a digital world and 01535 618085 I’m married with 2 children, both boys. giving people great reasons to carry on One just coming up to his GCSE’s so using their town centres. This is by making a nerve wracking time! I’ve worked sure they are clean, green and accessible in Place Management and Project and there is a reason to visit. 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