Dear Reader We have some exciting you know any businesses news to share with you this who you think would be month. Your local community up for supporting us with magazine has been selected advertising please let them to be one of this years know we’re spreading SmallBiz100. our wings and it is a great This is an amazing opportunity for them too. opportunity for us to shine, Even though summer is ON THE COVER not just locally, but nationally coming to an end, I’m super #SmallBiz100 across the UK. But what excited about the rest of the We have been selected to be one of is SmallBiz100? Well, you year. But what an enjoyable the SmallBiz100 for 2018. can read more about it summer it’s been with Read more on Page 6. on page 6 and find out beautiful weather, a great why supporting local small world cup, the success of We currently produce over 5750 businesses is important. As Thornton Rocks and some copies each month, which are delivered FREE in Thornton and part of this recognition, over fantastic local events to join surrounding areas. the next few months we’ll in, what more can a person be helping to promote the ask for! It’s certainly been We are only able to do this with the support of local businesses who national event known as one to remember. advertise with us. Please mention the Small Business Saturday. Our Summer Photo Thornton Directory when responding to adverts. If you would like to Another bit of news to share Competition came to a advertise with us, please go to page 38 with you is we’re growing close at the end of August. for our advertising rates. and launching our third We had a great selection of Editor: Neil Bird publication. We will now run entries from our readers. I Tel: 01274 447315 three community magazines. am now collating them all Email: [email protected] Our new community ready to present later this Web: www.thorntondirectory.co.uk magazine will be launched month to Bradford Camera later this month in Bingley Club, who get to judge the after many requests. photos to select a winner. The timing of this release A busy month ahead. Keep couldn’t have come at a me posted with Your Thornton Directory is proudly better time, with a bit of what you printed using vegetable based inks on SmallBiz100 publicity to help are up to. paper sourced from sustainable with the launch issue. certified sources. Till next time. We are eco-friendly, you can be too, So wish us luck with it. If don’t just throw me in the bin, pass me on to a friend. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole Contents or in parts without permission is strictly prohibited. Our Inbox 4 All information is correct at time of going to print. The views and opinions by Local News 6 contributors in this publication may not In Your Community represent the views of the publishers. 10 All advertising is subject to the editor’s Local History discretion, nor does any advertisement 23, 26 constitute a recommendation. The Thornton What’s On Directory also takes no responsibility for 33 claims made by any advertisements in the Sports Desk publication. 36 ©2018 Thornton Directory 3 facebook.com/thorntondirectory twitter.com/thornton_dir 01274 447 315 Dear Neil, Hi Neil, Please can I ask your readers to I read with great interest your article on Sue look out in October’s issue for more and John Drake in the July issue having been a details of the Remembrance Services to be held customer for 51 years now. Initially I travelled in Thornton & Allerton. from Leeds to work at Whitakers Denholme This year sees the Centenary of the end and commenced having my hair cut at Johns of WW1, and Remembrance Sunday is on premises in 1967. After 8 years I left Whitakers November 11th, itself known as Armistice Day. but continued visiting John wherever I worked. Mike Herbert | RBL Thornton Branch My travels took me to work in Nassau Bahamas for four years in Construction and the first Editor: Each year we support the Poppy Appeal place I visited during my regular home visits was and receive Mike’s articles for the October and Johns barber shop in Thornton. November issues. As this is the remembrance of 100yrs, please help the Thornton Branch Sitting in Johns chair is like visiting your local raise record breaking much needed funds for doctor or Vicar as the subjects range over all the charitable work of the Royal British Legion matters including politics, personal and all local and honouring our heroes. If anyone is doing events and topics, so its not just a haircut but a anything to mark this years remembrance do social event, which I am sure could write a book let us know. on. John and Sue are true Yorkshire folk with Thornton dear to their hearts and I compliment Hi Neil John and Sue on their services and charitable I would like to thank everyone who took part contributions to the local community. They are in the Thornton 5K walk. We managed to raise real true ambassadors for Thornton and I shall £348, which will go to Martin House children’s continue to travel from Leeds to visit Johns hospice. I’m hoping to organise a charity walk Barbers. next year. I will be in touch with more details, Les Helliwell | A Leeds customer for people to get involved, nearer the time. Thanks, Joe Kemp | Local Fundraiser Editor: I know John & Sue will be so pleased to read this. Thank you for taking time to write in. 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 Thornton Directory and features, and thank you to all our loyal readers. Being in the top 100 is a real reflection in UK Top 100 List of how fantastic you all are. We’re extremely excited to be able to Follow all the action of the 100 day countdown announce that Thornton Directory has been to Small Business Saturday and the special offer selected as one of the top 100 small businesses we have for local businesses by following us on making a big difference in the UK this year. It is facebook, twitter and searching #SmallBiz100. an absolute honour to be featured in the 2018 SmallBiz100 list out of thousands of entries. Now in its sixth year, Small Business Saturday showcases one of these businesses a day for the hundred days in the run up to its national day in December. The countdown celebrates the significant contribution of small businesses in their local community. Our special day in the run up to Small Business Saturday is the 16th September, when Thornton Directory will be the focus in their national media campaign. The campaign encourages people to use their fantastic local small businesses, particularly in the busy run up to Christmas for their shopping, advertising, services and products. Communities and the economy both benefit from small businesses being supported. As a community magazine, we are proud that Thornton Directory is a great example of how local people, organisations and businesses can work together. We champion other local businesses and our fantastic local community every day and now we are one of the SmallBiz100 we get a unique opportunity to do it nationally. “We LOVE, LOVE, LOVE working with small businesses and we believe that this year’s #smallbiz100 are amazing! Selected from 1000’s of applications from across the UK we simply can not wait to show them off.” say Small Business Saturday Thank you to all the local businesses who choose us for their advertising each month, to the contributors who send in their news, events 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 Sun Shines on Street Market Sandwiched in the middle of a week of strong wind, crazy hail stones and never ending rain, Thornton Street Market was a beautiful day of summer sunshine. It was a great start to August’s bank holiday weekend and the second ever street market was even bigger and better then the first with more stalls, new stall structures and new venues for events. Market Street was awash with colour and aroma, Pictured: Left: Bows, Bows with stalls including crafts, gardening, children’s Bows and Smoothie Bike. Above: Sapgate Gardens, books, food, baking, antiques, fun activities, art Manzils, Magic By Neil Bird and even magic. The street was bustling as the & Handcrafted Gifts by Kathy village came out to support what has quickly become a favourite community event and there There’s a lot of work goes on behind the were plenty of new visitors too. scenes, especially when it involves closing a road and coordinating so many people. So the volunteers who helped to make this such a fantastically positive community event should feel very proud. It was also a day to celebrate the relaunch of Thornton Community Centre as it transitions to community management. The freshly decorated building had a real buzz as people enjoyed cakes, a piece of history, tombola, crafts, sweet treats and the opportunity to make their own smoothie by riding a bike. Thornton Street Market day is also a chance to celebrate the village and this was reflected in activities and entertainment from neighbouring businesses, pubs, library, South Square and Church getting involved too.