Dear Reader We’ve made it through the up the outdoor space of winter and are heading into our homes. Do you enjoy spring. Did we escape a big getting out in the garden or snow? Being relatively new is it a forgotten wilderness to Queensbury I am often beyond the back door? reminded that snow fall can We have a couple of still happen in March. In highlights in the Directory reply to this I remind people I this month. Queensbury am from Somerset originally, historian John Patchett ON THE COVER: where the sun shines from has kindly given us his “Reclaimed Wooden Shelf” March to October (with a permission to reprint Experienced in all aspects of joinery. few damp days - but mainly excerpts of some of his work. Read more about Jamie and his good weather). I wonder if work as JG Joinery on page 14. This month we start with we have had a fairly mild ‘The life of John Taylor’. Cover photo by Neil Bird winter for the second winter The new Home Guard Series in a row. also starts this month, The Queensbury Directory is a This month is a busy one following the big screen sister publication of the Thornton for the calendar. Mothering Directory. This publication is launch of the new Dad’s dedicated to the sharing of local Sunday is March 6th and Army film. The articles are community news and businesses for towards the end of the written for us by Robert Queensbury’s residents. month Easter celebrations Brown of the Clayton History We are only able to produce this are here again, with Good Group. These will run for publication with the support of local Friday on the 25th March businesses who advertise with us. several months telling local Please mention the Queensbury leading into the bank stories of the time. Directory when responding to holiday weekend with Easter Don’t forget the clocks adverts. Monday on 28th March. spring forward an hour on If you would like to advertise with March is also the time when Easter Sunday this year (27th us, please go to page 30 for our we get out to survey the advertising rates. March). garden from the winter Until next time, enjoy this Editor: Neil Bird mess. A general tidy up and Tel: 01274 447315 months issue. Email: [email protected] flowerpot cleaning ready Web: www.queensburydirectory.co.uk for new plants to brighten Your Queensbury Directory is proudly Contents printed using vegetable based inks on paper sourced from sustainable From Our Inbox 4 certified sources. We are eco-friendly, you can be too, don’t just throw me in the bin, Local News 6 pass me on to a friend. Community Updates 10 All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in parts without permission is strictly prohibited. All information is correct at time of going to print. Local History 22 The views and opinions by contributors in this publication may not represent the views of the What’s On 25 publishers. All advertising is subject to the editor’s discretion, nor does any advertisement constitute a recommendation. The Queensbury Directory Sport News 28 also takes no responsibility for claims made by any advertisements in the publication. ©2016 Queensbury Directory Please mention the Queensbury Directory when responding to adverts 3 From Our Inbox Email: [email protected] Facebook: Thornton & Queensbury Directory Hi Neil, I found online an interesting fact from the I have lived in Queensbury for the best part Asphalt Industry Alliance that the amount of of 37 years and in all this time I have never money needed to restore roads in England to known the roads around the village to be as a reasonable condition had risen to a record bad. Does Bradford council intend to address high of just over £12 billion. Would our this situation any time soon ? councillors like to add further coment? It seems to me with all the new builds and so on that our roads are just being ignored, am I Hi Neil, right or is it just me? Found your contact details. I live on Priestley Regards N. Morris Hill, Queensbury and we do not receive delivery of the directory. Would this be Editor: You have a good question. It’s not just able to be delivered to us. I saw it in the the condition of the roads that’s a concern its Hairdressers. the hazard they cause. Some drivers swerve at the last minute to avoid them, some drive Thank you, Christine in them. At night you can’t help but to go in Editor: As a start up magazine, we are unable them. It causes serious damage to vehicles to print as many as we’d like. Support from and poses a serious risk to other road users. advertisers help fund the community Filling in potholes isn’t sufficient in most publication so we can grow. Until the day cases, the complete road needs resurfacing. when we can increase distribution you I’m guessing in their cash strapped budget should be able to get hold of a copy from cuts, they say they won’t have the money to the Queensbury Tesco Store or more local to resurface the majority of roads in our village. yourself at Patchett’s Mini Market on Halifax Road. Dear Editor, Today I helped council workers to clean up a massive pile of Fly Tipping on Stocks Lane Clayton Heights. I have to say I haven’t seen so much rubbish in one lump in the ten years I have been Councillor. To give Bradford Council their due as soon as it was reported they were on the ball and cleaned it up. Whoever tipped it we are on to you we are scrutinising the contents and if any evidence is found we will prosecute. Cllr Paul Cromie 4 To advertise in the Queensbury Directory call Neil on: 01274 447315 or email: [email protected] Please mention the Queensbury Directory when responding to adverts 5 Local News Email: [email protected] Facebook: Thornton & Queensbury Directory VICTORIA HALL BE SAFE – BE SEEN! COMMUNITY ASSET TRANSFER Cycle Queensbury have launched their new Source: www.queensbury-village.co.uk Hi-Vis draw string bags as part of their ‘Be Queensbury Victoria Hall is managed along Safe - Be Seen’ campaign. These bags are with Queensbury Pool by the Council’s Sport perfect for stuffing into your pocket when and Culture Service. The hall is used for a you go cycling, and easily convert into a back wide variety of uses including sport, youth pack if you have to pick up some shopping, work and community activities. or want to carry your coat. The bright yellow colour and reflective strip makes you highly Queensbury Pool and Victoria Hall will visible by motorists coming up from behind. eventually be affected by the development of the new sports facility in Bradford South Be careful when on your bikes. Please don’t West. The new facility is in the second dangle your carriers bags from the handle phase of the sports facilities developments bars. Carrying items in a bag on your back and at this time it is unlikely that it will be is much safer. They are for any member of completed before 2020 at the earliest. the public to buy, not just the cycle club members. The Hi-Vis draw string bags are now on sale from Firth Cycles for just £3. Thanks to Firth Cycles and Cllr Paul Cromie and his wife Lynda (pictured) for their support to get the bags printed. The intention would be that sport and leisure would withdraw from the operation at Queensbury Pool / Victoria Hall and that the site would then be considered for disposal with any capital receipts ring fenced to the sports facilities investment programme. There are no covenants that would prevent the sale of the site, although it is of course a listed building. There have been some enquiries from the community about a potential community asset transfer of Victoria Hall. The Council’s Estates Team have provided information about the process for community asset transfer but no formal applications have yet been received. 6 To advertise in the Queensbury Directory call Neil on: 01274 447315 or email: [email protected] Local News Email: [email protected] Facebook: Thornton & Queensbury Directory BIN COLLECTION CHANGES PUBLIC HEALTH REPORT ON LEO GROUP The council are making changes to the Following the petition against the ‘Smelly collection days for the domestic (green Wagons’, Public Health England in Yorkshire bin) waste, as part of a number of changes & Humber have presented their report to the to provide a more “efficient” service. The Council. Regarding the health implications, change of collection days will start week the report stated “We recognise that commencing 14th March. You should have lorries passing through may be odorous to received a notice through your door letting residents, but we consider the risk to health you know your new collection day. from hydrogen sulphide gas to be negligible.” If you have a smartphone and easily forget It also stated that Omega Proteins Ltd who what day your bin is supposed to be put out transport animal waste for the Leo Group for collection, the council are promoting their are trialling improved vehicles to minimise smartphone app, which has a notification/ spillages and odour. reminder for your weekly bin day. The report stated that the Council could not To check your collection day, or for further take enforcement action for the odour, but info about your general waste and recycling would prosecute against spillages.