2 One of the joys of producing The Trumpit is being en route to the printer, suddenly realising you’ve forgotten to include something and its too late! If anybody spotted the “deliberate” omission last month, you win a free copy of The Trumpit. We had intended to include a picture of the old folks enjoying afternoon tea and cakes on us at the Stonebridge complex in Idle – we cocked up – sorry. This month we correct this and also include the residents of Joseph Wright Court in Thackley too. Thanks to Idle Coffee Lounge and McCallans plus all contributors to the Bill Craven Memorial Fund. In last month’s issue we told of Bradford Council’s plans to spend over £15m of your money on pet projects thinly disguised as sport with sod all in BD10 – no change there then. We challenged the great leader, Hapless Hinchcliffe but, as with most of her kind, she ducked and dived like a modern-day Arthur Daley. As for any hope of local input, our very own Cllr Sunderland also seems somewhat reluctant to comment. The cost of the external report on which the spend will be based was £24,925 + vat so you might wonder why they need all those expensive Council officers when they rely on consultants so readily? Equally, it might have made more sense had they sent the ninety-odd councillors out into their wards to verify the accuracy of the report, were it not for the fact that many live nowhere near where they represent. Try to remember this next time the Council bleats about having no money. The Bill Craven Memorial Fund now stands at £768 and we have to confess to being surprised at the lack of applications from local groups; it is here for you to use. On another subject, we regularly get enquiries for a subscription service and, whilst there are only the two of us beavering away here, we are happy to offer this based on an annual fee of £20 which will cover postage of 11 copies in the UK. If you know of anybody seeking to keep in touch with the local community please email us. Inside, congratulations to the kids at Thackley Primary School on a good achievement. If you’re involved with a local school and need some publicity contact us here. Finally, thanks to Mission Control, wife of local character, Five Pints, for the cover picture of a view from Suicide Hill. We’d love to have your photos from this fantastic part of Bradford so please send them in. Steve Wilson: Editor ADVERTISING RATES Email [email protected] Full Page £100 Half Page £60 Mick Craven: Graphics Quarter Page £30 Email [email protected] Eighth Page £20 3 Idle Library Wright Watson Centre, Thorp Garth, Idle BD10 9LD Open Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 9-7pm Readers Group Mondays 5.30pm onwards. 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Local primary schools now pay various In response to our picture in last months organisations to teach sport, teachers Trumpit, Tom Mandreit has filled in some being far too busy with all the of the names from local characters from bureaucracy that has been introduced by this Idle & Thackley fishing club picture. various governments. I recently had the opportunity to visit York CC to watch a county game, Yorkshire v Warwickshire. I had seen an article where it was suggested that Bradford Park Avenue might one day stage 1st class cricket. I personally don't believe that this will ever happen. The council needs to think carefully before "ploughing" even more money on facilities that are of little use and speak to the people involved with local sport to use their knowledge and expertise. I wonder if they will! Philip Marks Yes it is that time of season, we will be getting hot nights and some people tend Top Left ..Callum Evans. Top Right..Dave to put windows on what we call ‘Summer 'Heppy' Hepworth..Bottom Right . Lock’; that is where you leave a window Ronnie 'Schoie' Schofield..Second Bottom open with the gap and lock the handle Left .. Barry 'Simmy' Simpson down. You have to put the key in and lock Taking a punt on middle .. The suave & it and then remove the key and put it out sophisticated John Wilky (Correct! Ed) of sight. It is easy for a burglar to gain access to properties with cable ties if you Regards, Tom. have not locked them properly on Thank you Tom and we think that Barry ‘Summer Lock’. It can take less than 15 “The Idle Barber” and cricket fan is to the seconds to flip the handle open with a far right hand side. looped cable tie and they are in. 6 Joe King I laughed so much I nearly passed the sweets round A widowed Jewish lady, still in very good shape, office? I've been looking for a good dentist." The was sunbathing on a totally deserted beach near man replied, "I'm not a dentist. I'm an undertaker." Tel Aviv. She looked up and noticed that a man her age, also in good shape, had walked up, A man in Ireland calls his son in London a few placed his blanket on the sand near hers and days before Christmas and says, "I hate to ruin began reading a book.Smiling, she attempted to your day but I have to tell you that your mother and strike up a conversation with him. "How are you I are divorcing; forty-five years of misery is today?" "Fine, thank you," he responded, and enough.” "Dad, what are you talking about?'" the turned back to his book. "I love the beach. Do you son shouted. "We can't stand the sight of each come here often?" she asked. "First time since my other any longer", the father says. "We're sick of wife passed away 2 years ago," he replied and each other and I'm sick of talking about this, so you turned back to his book. "I'm sorry to hear that. My call your sister in Leeds and tell her". 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