Q Quality Town Council Otley Town Council, 7 Bay Horse Court, Otley LS21 1SB. Tel: 01943 466335 Email: [email protected] July 2011 No 56 Otley Street Festival Sunday 17th July 11am - 10 pm For the fourth year running, this year's Street Festival is due to be the biggest and best yet, fun packed for all the family with absolutely something for everyone. This festival has grown from year to year, featuring the best young musical talent that Otley has to offer, an increase in variety of street performers and exciting new fun attractions, such as the inflatable climbing wall. The festival originated four years ago in a very small and intimate way as a 'thank you' from the retailers on Newmarket who felt that they wanted to give something back to the community. From then its grown year on year taking on a much wider and greater aspect. The Otley Street festival Organisation has a dual aim, to raise the awareness of Otley as a unique market town being a fantastic place to visit aiding tourism with the spin- off of helping local business but has now also become a beacon for young local talent within our community, giving young bands possibly their first taste of performing on a stage to such a large audience. The line- up is great this year, we have eleven bands on stage this year, the Rough and Ready Boys being the head liners, along with Reel Jiggy, Joe Gallaghar, Curfew, Little Wolfe, AKA, Insomnia, Mechanical Eddie, Malorie Green, Musical Fusion starting at 1 pm and going on until 10.00pm, plus solo artists and buskers. There will be a lot of rock n rolling going on with the Jolly Jivers, on Newmarket again, from 12 onwards and back again by popular demand, our beautiful belly dancers ...... Our great Punch & Judy guy is coming back again this year along with the all- time favorite bouncy Competition castle, the new inflatable climbing wall, stilt walkers, face painter, unicyclist/ Juggler and living statue.- there'll be so much to do - so little time!! and of course the shops will be open. PRIZE In 2010 we had the support of Otley Town Council and have been lucky enough to gain their The winner will receive a hamper of financial support again this year and due to the success of last year we have also gained the goodies celebrating 4 years of the support of; Leeds City Council, Otley Town Partnership, Otley Lions, Otley Community Council and Street Festival Otley Chamber of Trade. The atmosphere is going to be fantastic, there will be so much going ENTER OUR FREE COMPETITION on at different times so programmes will be available prior to the event in most local shops, local Answer the following question: Library and Otley Council Offices. Also available on the day at a cost of £1.20. Event T shirts also Who were the Jolly Dancers on available. Newmarket last year? Otley Steet Festival is a non profit making organisation - if you would like to assist in marshalling Replies to [email protected] or send a card to Patsy’s Wicca Basket, on the day or have any comments or suggestions to make, please contact Cathy Davies at Newmarket, Otley LS21 [email protected]. www.otleytowncouncil.org.uk Otley Parish Scout achieves highest award in scouting Got a bike, but not getting out on it as Otley Parish Scout Luke Rothery has achieved his Queen’s Scout much as you’d like to? Award, the highest accolade in scouting. Put off by the hills in this area? Luke, who has been in scouting since the age of 6, through beavers, cubs, scouts and explorers has also received his scout warrant and is an Assistant Scout Leader at Otley Need some company to ride with and Parish Scout Group. encourage you? As part of his Queen Scout, Luke was kindly sponsored by the Rotary Club of Otley Think that cycling clubs are only for Chevin to attend RYLA, the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards; a week long course with the aim to nourish leadership qualities and is “hugely grateful for the opportunity!” super-fit enthusiasts? Luke also completed a Skill: “Learning to fix computers” a Physical Activity: cycling and THINK AGAIN! a Service: Scouting - that lead to him gaining his award. OTLEY CYCLE CLUB has started a LEISURE GROUP for novice, returning or just riders who want to improve fitness Every Sunday throughout the year: We meet at 9.00 am and depart by 9.15 am. We usually return to Otley by 1pm. Wednesday evenings, April to end of September: We depart 7pm (prompt) and return to Otley by 9.30 pm. Both rides start from Otley Town Centre, Buttercross (covered market stall) next to the clock tower. We plan routes and distances to account for all abilities and experience (or lack of same), and no-one is left behind. The pace is leisurely, not fast. If you want to get off and push on the hills, don’t worry – we do too! Sunday rides incorporate a tea and cake stop, so bring some money. You don't need any particular type of bicycle, but do make sure it is roadworthy. You don’t need special cycling clothes, but do make sure you are comfortable and reasonably waterproof. If you’d like more information before joining a ride please feel free to call us (details below). Sunday Rides Hannah Bottomley Tel: 07950 660688 email: [email protected] Wednesday Rides When asked about it, Luke said “Achieving my Queen scout has been a great adventure Stephen Gallagher Tel: 07402 720944 email: [email protected] and I don’t think there’s been a dull moment… especially planning and navigating my otleycycleclub.co.uk two expeditions. My journey towards Queen Scout has been great fun. It has given me the chance to do things I love as well as trying new things! Planning all of the expeditions (two four night, self sufficient) as well as navigating them with Mark and Will, two of my team members has definately been one of the major highlights. It gave me a chance to put all of my scouting skills I’ve learnt over the years to use and navigate some of the most OTLEY beautiful landscapes in the British Isles in the depths of the Yorkshire Dales and Yorkshire Moors respectively. But I’d like to say a huge thank you to all the leaders at Otley Parish-past and present- 2nd in a series of 12 who I’ve worked with for all the expertise, guidance and help they’ve given me through SHOP the years I’ve been in scouting! HEROES Otley Parish really is the greatest Scout Group there is!” 2. TRADITIONAL SWEET SHOP 3, Newmarket, Otley Tel: 462444 Otley’s own Queen of mint imperials, proprietor Dianne Broadbent, reigns over her Empire of Poor Bens, pineapple chunks and acid drops and another 300 or so jars of sweets that stand floor to ceiling and line the walls of her sugary palace in Newmarket. Kept next to her antique till, Diane’s visitor book is signed by delighted customers from far flung parts of the globe such as Ontario, Sydney, Japan and Dishforth, all eager to lose themselves down a memory lane paved with cinder toffee and humbugs. Many of the Emmerdale cast regularly call in for a quarter of one of the two dozen varieties of liquorice always in stock. A regular subject for university photography students, Dianne is happy to oblige in the hope that one day her thriving emporium would ap - pear in a magazine and this became so in the pages of February 2011’s edition of Vogue. ROYAL ELEPHANTS IN THE GARDEN BRITISH In late summer it is worth watching for LEGION spectacular elephant hawk moth caterpillars. For three weeks last August, two of these giants The caravan belonging to the South & West Yorkshire Royal browsed their way up and down willowherb British Legion was on display at Otley Show. It was manned plants beside our garden pond. They get their by members of Otley Royal British Legion in relays. Books and name from the trunk-like nose which, when they bric-a-brac were sold and £85 was raised. Meetings are now sense danger, can be withdrawn into the head held at the St John’s Ambulance building in Gay Lane on the causing it to swell and emphasise the eye-like first Monday of the month excluding Bank Holidays. In July spots, two on each side of the head, giving the several members will be attending Lister House at Ripon for appearance of a sinister small snake. lunch and then going on to Colsterdale for a service. This threat was presumably sufficient to deter predators as both survived until, as the pink willowherb flowers were seeding and the leaves OTLEY SPANISH were dying back, they vanished, hopefully to CONVERSATION GROUP pupate and pass the winter in a secure spot. The caterpillars do seem to like purple flowering The Conversation Group started recently and meets once a plants. Gardening websites are full of comments fortnight. from people who have reacted with shock, It is aimed at people who already speak some Spanish and horror or admiration when finding these want to practise and improve it. It is not a class and there is no monsters chomping on their favourite fuchsias. formal teaching. There is no charge. Denis O’Connor Elephant hawk moth caterpillar on willowherb by Denis O’Connor For more details phone: Barbara Mellor on 01943-461983 or Denis O’Connor on 01943-465107 FIRE RISK DURING DRY WEATHER The recent number of moor fires occurring in West Yorkshire has sparked concern within the local Fire and Rescue Service.