Dear Reader As a magician, I love watching This issue is crammed full of magic on the telly. articles for you to enjoy this I’m a big fan of the Britains month. Got Talent shows and Last year we announced the past few weeks have that we were picked from been great watching the thousands to be one of ‘Champions’ series and the a hundred celebrated as varying magicians who have being a small business in appeared on there. the UK. This year by being ON THE COVER But when the very funny, part of the SmallBiz100 we Autumn has arrived. yet humble nature of the championing local businesses With stunning reds, oranges, yellows Cypriot father and son dance and encouraging everyone and browns, it’s prettyeasy to understand why Autumn is for some act, Stavros Flatley, brought to think local first. the best season of all. the audience to their feet Small Business Saturday will we are reminded that soon be here and we will be variety entertainment is the helping promote this around We currently produce over 5750 copies each month, which are absolute best for Saturday our village. You can read delivered FREE in Thornton and night telly. That moment more on this on page 28. surrounding areas. when Simon Cowell pressed October 14th is when the We are only able to do this with the Golden Buzzer for local Royal British Legion the support of local businesses who advertise with us. Please mention the the pair was electric! 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What’s On 33 Sports Desk 36 Thornton Directory ©2019 3 facebook.com/thorntondirectory twitter.com/thornton_dir 01274 447 315 Dear Neil, Hi Neil My husband and I Just brought a property in We have now retired from the butchers shop in Thornton, just off Thornton Road. We love Clayton. May we take this opportunity to thank walking and enjoy being in the countryside. all our customers, family & friends for all their We were a bit disappointed to discover that support over the 27 years. most of the public footpaths are overgrown and Taplins Butchers are now taking over & will be not maintained. If these paths are not maintained open from Monday 30th September. they will be lost forever. Do you know whether I (John) have known the Taplin family for 45years. the local ramblers association are doing anything They will be selling both a Summers range and a to keep these paths maintained? Perhaps Taplins range of meats etc. through the community magazine there could Please support them & we wish them all the be a drive to encourage locals to start using best for the future. the footpaths so that they are not lost forever. John, Karen & Family Thank you. Editor: We know this has been on the cards Sandra & Ian McGovern | Thornton residents for a while and that you have been planning Editor: Thanks Sandra and Ian for taking the your retirement, so firstly congratulations on time to write in. May be local walkers should your retirement. I am so pleased you were get together and look at reporting known able to find a buyer for the shop. Local people, paths to The Ramblers. They have a reporting be it, Thornton Clayton or Queensbury, I problems system, either by an app for your encourage all to please support local shops, phone or by visiting their website. For more especially your local butchers. information visit: Unlike superstores, quality meats come from www.bit.ly/ramblers_pathways proper butchers. Local butchers want nothing I’m guessing that by highlighting the issues, more than for their meats to be the best thing local ramblers will head out and assess the you ever tasted. That’s why they’ll offer meats severity and arrange a clearing group to may cut to order, less expensive suggestions, and be attend to it. even offer you cooking tips. Think local first. 4 To advertise in the Thornton Directory or for flyer distribution call Neil on: 01274 447315 Please mention the Thornton Directory when responding to adverts 5 Community Events Held Sharing Information About Electricity Investment Northern Powergrid, the company responsible for the electricity network that powers everyday life for 8 million customers across 3.9 million homes and business in the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire, held a series of community information events in Thornton, Allerton, Lower Grange and Clayton sharing details about its forthcoming £30 million investment in West Bradford’s power network. Northern Powergrid does not plan to turn off Residents attended public events to find out power supplies as part of the work, however, how the two-phased investment work would investment work of this nature will inevitably impact their daily routes to work or weekly visits cause some disruption to local motorists, to friends and family. While asking questions residents and businesses. The electricity network about the planned road closures, residents operator has worked in partnership with learnt about the scale of work involved and Bradford Council to agree the least impactful the technical difficulties that may arise for the routes and times for this important work to contractors while work is being carried out. take place. At the event residents also received information about the free Priority Services Register for customers who, due to their personal or medical circumstances, may need extra support during the works. As work progresses, Northern Powergrid will provide residents with ongoing updates. The second phase of work for this investment in Bradford’s power network is planned to start May 2020. Further details of timings and routes will be shared in the coming months. Anyone wanting to find out more about the This month Northern Powergrid will start investment can also visit: northernpowergrid. upgrading two major underground electricity com or contact Northern Powergrid’s customer circuits that run between its Bradford West care team by calling: 0800 011 3332. substation in Thornton and Girlington substation with more modern and sustainable alternatives. Editor’s note: Please help spread the word to others The investment work, which will run until who may be affected. We will bring you updates as often as we can to keep you informed with the works Winter 2020, will involve excavating in the road progress over the coming year. or footpath along the route. (See pg.20) 6 To advertise in the Thornton Directory or for flyer distribution call Neil on: 01274 447315 Please mention the Thornton Directory when responding to adverts 7 Councillors Respond to Complaints of Blocked Drains in the Village Following reports of blocked Gullies (drains) by local residents, Local councillors organised a day of action on Market Street, Hill Top Road and Well Heads after inspections showed that they were especially badly affected on these stretches of road. Residents on these roads were informed in advance so arrangements could be made to ensure vehicles were moved. causing the blockages such as cooking fat and plaster. We would ask that anyone refrains from pouring such things down the gullies in the first place.” If people are aware of other blocked drains on their respective streets do get in touch with us or contact the Bradford West Area Office on 01274 431072. Councillor Dunbar said “It was good to be there to help assist the clean up along with local PCSO, Council Wardens and representatives from Bradford West Area Office and to take action. Whilst some of the smells emanating from the gullies were less favourable it did raise serious concerns that people had been pouring things down there which unnecessarily were 8 To advertise in the Thornton Directory or for flyer distribution call Neil on: 01274 447315 Please mention the Thornton Directory when responding to adverts 9 Clayton Dickensian Market have any future funding to continue this work Selected charities for 2019 and meet the cost of rent of the building, utility bills and insurance.