bingley rural, november 2012

1BINGLEY RURAL AREA DIRECTORY

BINGLEYArea DirectoryNovember 2012

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Many thanks to our contributors:Carol BarrettTony CauntJohn DavisonJim DowzallEric FirthAstrid HansenAdele HirstMark HumphreysMargaret KrupaCarol PhillipsGordon RowleyWilsons Solicitors

Cover photo: Hewenden Viaduct, Cullingworth © Tony Caunt LRPS.............................................

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Hello! Welcome to the new-look Bingley Rural Area Directory. This month, the magazine has a brand new, full-colour design –

however, it still contains the same high-quality content which has gained it such affection from the folk in its delivery area over the eight years it has been established.

This month, the directory says hello to a new editor – that’s me! A born and bred Wilsdener now living in Harden, I’m looking forward to getting my metaphorical teeth into the very real Bingley Rural to make it better than ever. I’d like to thank Martin Wild for all his hard work on the mag over the years, and wish him good luck as he continues to produce the Thornton Area Directory.

As always, Bingley Rural welcomes any submissions to the directory – from walks to recipes, local history to knitting patterns! Events to be listed in our What’s On guide are also very welcome. Just email these to me at [email protected], or place them in an envelope marked “Bingley Rural Directory” and hand them in at Wilsden Post Office for me to collect. The Bingley Rural Area Directory is your magazine, and we want it to reflect what you want to read, so get scribbling!

We also welcome new advertisers who would like to promote their businesses in the directory. Advert prices start at just £30, and with a circulation of over 5700 in the Bingley area, this is still the most cost-effective way to let local people know about your products or services.

You should also stay tuned for our new website, which will include all features from the magazine, plus a business and groups directory, events guide and much more. More details to follow next month.

I hope you enjoy the new-look mag – more from us in our Christmas edition next month!

Lisa Firth, editor November 2012

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Those damned Yorkieseric Firth reflects on yorkshire’s reputation as a force to be reckoned with on the post-world war ii cricket scene.

BY ERIC FIRTH

In decades to come, proud Yorkshire mums and dads will be telling their children stirring tales of the great deeds of Yorkshire

athletes in the London Olympics of long ago. Of how, at various stages, the county of Yorkshire had more gold medals than some entire nations.

I – and, I’m sure, many of my generation – were raised on cricket stories of the great deeds of Yorkshire county cricket teams between the wars. These were told to me by my dad and his three brothers over mugs of fireside tea – or for me, cups of Horlicks. So I was thrilled when county cricket returned after World War II and I was able to walk to Park Avenue, half a mile or so from where I lived, and, if I had the brass, get tram and bus to Headingley to see the famed team – the pride of Yorkshire, of which I’d heard only stories. Often me and a couple of my schoolmates would run to Park Avenue straight from school just to catch the last half hour, knowing the gates would be open then and we’d get in for nowt.

These tales were of Rhodes, Hirst, Sutcliffe, Holmes, Leyland, Macaulay, Waddington and the great left-arm spin bowler, Hedley Verity. Verity was a real hero, because as a captain in the war he led his company in an attack on a German position, was shot in the chest but continued shouting to his men, “On, on! Keep going!” An admiring German officer ensured he was taken to a military field hospital, where, sadly, he died from the wound. He was in the Green Howards, a famous North Yorkshire

infantry regiment. Great sportsman and war hero. I learned that he was known as “the ten for ten man” – this because in one match he had taken ten wickets for ten runs. An amazing achievement in any age. In another match he took seven for nine, that’s not bad either. He had a reputation for punishing batsmen who had knocked him about in the first innings or in an earlier match. On almost every occasion, in the second innings or match, dispatching them to the dreaded rabbit hutch. Fools.

many of my generation were raised on cricket stories of the great deeds of yorkshire county cricket teams between the wars.

He was born, fittingly, in Headingley, and played for Yeadon in the Bradford league, once famed for turning out cricketing superstars. Sutcliffe, Hutton, Verity, Close, Illingworth, Appleyard, to name just a few Bradford Leaguers. What models our generation had to look up to!

Yorkshire’s cricketing reputation had spread all the way to Australia. So much so that it was said that Australian teams came to England to win only four games, three test matches and the one against Yorkshire. The others were mere practice. Other county supporters often applauded the Yorkshire team on to the pitch. And in National Service days when a Yorkshire lad joined his regiment, he was always assumed to be a cert for the regimental team.

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Hedley Verity, the great left-arm spin bowler

The big hero for us kids was Len Hutton, opening bat for both Yorkshire and England and holder of the then world-record test match score. “Hutton’s out” were the most dreaded words in cricketing up in Yorkshire at the time.

Team captain was Brian Sellars, known as “the greatest captain England never had”. He was certainly the greatest captain Yorkshire ever did have. Brian was a typically blunt Tyke who, like Ray Illingworth, Brian Close, Freddy Truman and Geoff Boycott after him, never got on with the southern-dominated establishment. Instead he made a point of getting up their nostrils. He wasn’t the Brian Clough of the ’40s and ’50s: Clough was the Sellars of the ’70s. Almost

One sunny day in ’47, I was a 14-year-old apprentice decorator, having left the dark gloomy textile mill I’d started work in a few months earlier. I was now painting out an old pre-war sign for it to be repainted by a sign writer. A man passed, smiled and said, “Hope you’re putting that paint on the right way up!” Even at my tender age I’d heard that one many times. Our expected response was to smile, giving the impression that the person was the first ever to utter those words. As I worked I noticed something. I could just see, under the undercoat, the words “AB Sellars: woollen merchant”. It’s HIM, I thought, and he’s spoken to me.

Later that day I told my mates that I had spoken to the great man himself, and they gave me funny looks. Scruffy, raggedy matchstick kids from the back streets of your Bradfords did NOT, in those days, speak to the great, famous, powerful or rich. Brian Sellars made his own rules.

Playing under Sellars were some very fine cricketers. The stylish Len Hutton, the powerful, stocky Maurice Leyland, who had arms like tree trunks and could really whack a ball, and always looked like a Barnsley miner enjoying his day off but thirsting for a pint. When a shot of Leyland’s hit the boards at Park Avenue they

probably heard it over at Headingley. “Aye, eez ‘it another!”

Arthur Booth’s spin bowling seemed to mesmerise batsmen. They would leave the crease, hesitate, then attempt to get back: but too late, he’d fooled another one.

Batting at three or four, Ted Lester, who was tall, awkward-looking and a bit gawky. Ted was a poor starter so would often get a modest score, but if he emerged unscathed past the late twenties he changed, like Superman entering that phone booth and striding boldly out, “Super Ted”. Perfect cover drives, elegant glances speeding to the boundary, followed by wicked hooks doing the same in the other direction. His centuries were the most entertaining of all.

I also must pay my (grudging) respects here to what were known at the time as “The Middlesex Twins”, Dennis Compton, on posters all over the place advertising Brylcreem, and Bill Edrich. Dour and a bit snobbish, as a lot of cricketers were back then: we learned that when asking for autographs. They weren’t twins of course, but when they got together at the wicket in those glorious, seemingly carefree immediate post-war days they certainly stuck together and even the sun came out to watch them amass one huge

stand after another. They still hold records for partnerships that may well never be beaten.

Yorkshire won the championship in ’46, but then some of their top players retired, having, like so many sportsmen of the time, given their best sporting years to the war. They included Maurice Leyland, Arthur Booth and wicket-keeper Arthur Wood. So they waited three years for their next win and had to share it with Middlesex. But the 1950s saw victories in ’51 and ’52, and second place in ’54, ’55, and ’56, and first again in ’59. Altogether Yorkshire have 30 championships. Yep, those damned Yorkies took some beating.

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BY MARK HUMPHREYS

This year’s season has been frustrated by the weather, but going into the last three games Wilsden had lost only once

and needed just one win to secure the title. This win came at the first attempt, with a resounding 50-run victory at Bradley. This is the first Craven League title for Wilsden CC since joining in 2004 and is a fantastic achievement.

The day after winning the league, Wilsden faced Embsay in a second attempt to settle the cup final after the first match was rained off. It was an amazing match and ended dramatically in a tie, the first time ever in a final of the Cowling Cup!

Whilst the rules stated that in the event of a tie the match should be replayed, both captains suggested it should be shared, which was an agreeable end to a great match. Equally agreeable was the sharing of the Man of the Match with Wilsden’s Shahid Mahmood taking the honours for his 63 not out and 3 wickets for 34.

Wilsden 2nd XI has been superbly captained by Robert Greenwood and has a great mix of youth

and experience. Wilsden Cricket Club started its juniors in 2009 and it is fantastic to see junior players being given the opportunity to represent and contribute actively within our senior sides.

Club development enhanced by grant awardsWilsden Cricket Club’s development plan is aimed at improving the facilities for sport for all players and extending its focus within the community. The club has been delighted this year to have received essential funding towards some of these projects.

This year the club has been able to replace essential equipment and has begun ground development works, which include a new score box and on-field parking area. The club would like to thank all the organisations for their contributions, especially Sovereign Health Care Charitable Trust and the Co-operative Membership Community Fund.

We are always looking for new junior and senior players, so for further information about the club visit www.wilsdencc.co.uk or contact Mark Humphreys on 07877 763523 or [email protected]

Wilsden CC 2nd XI win league and cup double wilsden 2nd Xi finished 2012 as the craven & district League division 4 champions, and in a dramatic cowling cup final, joint cup winners.

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Local boy a success!Dear Editor of “Bingley Rural”,

I read with interest your write-up several issues ago on the Wilsden railway station.

I am sending you a photo of a lantern from the station that I have [pictured below]. The brass

tag on the side of the lantern reads: “Great Northern Railway – Wilsden – Signal box 3.” My mother’s family emigrated from Wilsden to Centredale, Rhode Island, USA in 1906. Her family name was Sharp and she was born on Moss Row (the house still stands, I believe). My grandmother’s family was Boothman and I’ve been told her cousin Harold Boothman, who died in World War I, is listed on the war memorial in Wilsden.

My family history has it that my uncle, Harry Sharp, used the train from Wilsden station to attend a technical college in Keighley to study cabinet making or joinery. Mr Sharp became a very successful businessman here in Rhode Island. Because there were many

English who emigrated here to work in a mill operated by Joseph Benn and Sons of Bradford, he opened a fish and chip shop in a horse-drawn wagon. He stationed himself beneath a tree just outside the mill gate so that workers heading home after their shift could pick up a taste of the Old Country.

A few years later he opened a soft drink (I think you call it “pop”) plant in Centredale called Yacht Club Beverages, which still operates: however, under different ownership. In 1915 Mr Sharp drilled a well to supply water for his plant, and 97 years later the well is still producing excellent water. A few years ago a local newspaper did a taste test of local, national and even international bottled waters, and Yacht Club’s sparkling water was compared

favourably with Perrier.

Perhaps this story should appear under the title “Local Boy A Success!”

From gordon rowley in smithfield, rhode island, usa

PS My father, Fred Rowley, was born in Shipley.

thanks for writing in, gordon – we’d love to hear more about your family’s history and memories of wilsden in future issues! ed.

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We will remember them...an important date in the Bingley calendar is remembrance time, when the local branch of the royal British Legion organise the poppy appeal and the remembrance parade and service.the volunteers make up and distribute, and eventually collect, some 140 tins and boxes to local shops and businesses.

BY JIM DOWZALL

5Rise, the owners of Myrtle Walk shopping precinct, usually provides a shop,

manned by an army of volunteers, for the sale of poppies, wreaths, crosses and other merchandise. Last year the Poppy Appeal raised nearly £13,000 from the generosity of the people in the Bingley area.

This year’s parade, on Sunday 11th November, is being enhanced and will be led by the Spen Valley Scouts and Guides

Band. The Parade will include the Deputy Lieutenant of West Yorkshire,

the Deputy Lord Mayor of Bradford, the Member of Parliament, the local Councillors and representatives

of local organisations, together with the Bingley detachment of the Army


Cadet Force, Scouts, Guides, Sea Scouts, schoolchildren and members of the public.

this year’s parade, on sunday 11th November, is being enhanced and will be led by the spen Valley scouts and guides Band.

It will start from Queen Street at 10.30am and march along Main Street, into Myrtle Place, and to the Cenotaph in Myrtle Park where the

Hot Aire Concert Band will be playing to those already congregated there.

The Service will be conducted by Canon Ron Jackson and the hymn-singing led by Robert Darnbrough and hopefully, a choir from one of the local schools.

Following the wreath laying, where the public have the opportunity to lay their own commemorations, the parade will reassemble and return to Queen Street with the Deputy Lieutenant, together with the Deputy Lord Mayor, taking the salute in Main Street, opposite the Old Library.

This is a very busy but interesting time for the members of the Bingley branch of the Royal British Legion and anyone who would like to help should contact the Secretary, Mrs Judith Hill, on 01274 563155 or the Chairman, Jim Dowzall, on 01274 412243.

the royAl British legion in Bingley wAnts to heAr from you!

Have you served in the Forces – Army, Navy, Air Force, Merchant Navy, Territorials? Regular or national service.

Are you currently serving in the Armed Forces, have left or have any relatives currently serving?

Were you a special Reservist during the Second World War in the Land Army, Auxiliary Fire Service or even a member of the Home Guard?

Do you have a tale to tell?

Whatever your age, branch of the Forces, period of service, if you are living in the Bingley area, we would like to hear from you.

Contact Jim Dowzall, Chairman, on 01274 412243 or at [email protected], or Judith Hill, Secretary, on 01274 563155 or at judithhhill@ blueyonder.co.uk

The Royal Legion shop in the Myrtle Walk shopping precinct

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Wilsden Primary School newsSeptember is always a busy time of year in any school, for staff and children alike. One of the challenges for all children each year comes as a result of moving into a new year group with a new teacher and the new routines this often brings.

I am always impressed at how versatile and adaptive the children prove themselves to be as they quickly get used to their new environment and working practices. Their optimism and flexibility is to be admired and I have had two very poignant reminders of this in the past few weeks.

My own daughter has moved into Year 7 this year and I expected that she would be very apprehensive about this move and the changes it would bring. My wife and I expected that she would be worried about suddenly being in a position of having to walk to and from school without an adult, would experience difficulties settling into a much larger school with the challenges this can bring and generally be worried about the whole situation.

Needless to say, she has found her feet quickly and is enjoying

her time at school

and the new opportunities it is bringing to her. As you might expect, the only people who were actually worried about all of this were my wife and me! We are already almost seven weeks into a new term and it still does not feel right when she gets out of the car each morning to walk to school with her friends.

My second reminder came on September 3rd this year when I took up my post at Wilsden Primary School. Apart from having to get to grips with a new building and routines, I am also in the process of having to learn about 500 new names as quickly as possible, and bearing in mind that I don’t have the best memory in the world this is somewhat of a challenge!

Staff and parents have made me feel very welcome, but again it is the reaction of the children that I want to highlight. They have welcomed me and quickly made me feel comfortable at Wilsden, and for that I am very grateful.

I am very much looking forward to working with the whole community in Wilsden in the years to come, especially the positive and adaptive pupils who have openly welcomed me to the school.

John Davison,

Headteacher

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Wilsden LibraryOpen: Tuesdays 9.15am-7pm

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Computer classes at Wilsden Village HallThe hall now runs classes in using computers, the Internet and email. The classes are suitable for complete novices so no previous experience is necessary! Two classes are held on Wednesday afternoons from 1pm, and two on Friday afternoons from 1pm. Contact Julie for details: 01535 272786.

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The Wilsden Hub

www.wilsdenhub.co.ukThe Wilsden Hub is a website for Wilsden village, featuring news and articles from village residents, a directory of local clubs, societies and businesses, photo galleries and an events diary. Why not pay a visit?

Care Scheme & Holiday Clubat Wilsden Village HallTownfieldBD15 0HT

Contact Claire 07717 250433

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Workshops on alternative therapy/healing practicesEvery Thursday, 7.30-9.30pm, at Crystal Space, Aire View, Silsden, BD20 0AN. £5 including refreshments. See website www.crystalspace.co.uk for more, or phone Ally on 07546 109072. Email [email protected] to book your place.

Also free meditation, 7-8.30pm every Monday. A Buddhist meditation group with teaching included. Voluntary donation to heating/refreshments appreciated. Beginners welcome.

Local groupsBingley camera club: new members are always welcome to weekly meetings on Monday evenings in Church House, Old Main Street, Bingley at 7.30pm.

cullingworth art group: meet three times a week in St John’s Church Hall, Cullingworth, Monday and Thursday evenings 7-9pm and Monday mornings 10.15am-12.15pm. Call 01535 272170 for details.

9th Bradford North scout group: Beavers meet Tuesdays 6-7.15pm. Cubs meet Thursdays 6.30-7.45pm. Scouts meet Wednesdays 7.30-9pm. Meetings take place at Sandy Lane Methodist Church Hall. Contact Phil on 07973 339007.

wiLtots mother, Baby & toddler group meets 9.30am to 11.30am every Tuesday morning (except during school holidays) in the Wilsden Methodist & URC building. This is open to parents, grandparents and carers with babies and toddlers. We provide toys, craft, activities, snacks and an opportunity to enjoy the company of other adults and children. Do come along. This is a very friendly group and you will be made most welcome.

storytimes at shipley Library. Shipley Library presents children’s books and lots of fun activities and story times. Listening to stories and joining in with rhymes and songs helps young children to communicate and increase their concentration skills. But perhaps most importantly it is fun. Every Wed 10-10.45am.

sponge tree under-5s colour workshops. We encourage everybody to be creative by connecting with the natural world, through earth-friendly activities. Group meets Tuesdays 10-11am at Wilsden Village Hall. Contact Paula for details: 07914 495626.

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Rainbows and Brownies are groups of girls who meet weekly to do crafts, play games, sing songs and above all have fun! Rainbows are aged 5-7 and Brownies are aged 7-10.

Could you spare just one hour a week to help out in one of our meetings? In Bingley division, leaders are desperately needed to keep these valuable groups going. Working with the girls is very rewarding and lots of fun – just take a look at the article on page 24 to see some of the great activities we take part in.

If you are interested we would love to hear from you! For more details, contact Carol Phillips on 01535 274559 or email [email protected]

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The Big Brew UpWilsden Methodist and United Reformed Church would like to thank all the people who supported our recent fundraising event on Saturday 6th October in aid of SSAFA, the charitable organisation which supports our armed forces and their families. Coffee, tea, soup and cakes were served between 10am and 3pm in the church and a sum of well over £600 was raised.

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wilsden Litter pick

Help keep Wilsden clean. Sat 10th November from 9.30am. Meet outside the village hall. Equipment provided. If you take pride in your village, please come along.

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Welcome to bargain-hunters’ paradisethe first in a series of features on hidden local treasures focuses on stock exchange, a hair salon and pre-loved clothing boutique in Bingley run by local businesswoman michelle rattigan.

BY LISA FIRTH

Nestled behind Bingley Station, Stock Exchange is genuinely a hidden treasure – or rather, a treasure trove.

This boutique and hair salon aims to give pre-loved clothing a new lease of life, and offer everything you need for a night out.

“What we do is really quite unique,” says owner Michelle Rattigan. “Just about everyone’s got some item of clothing sat in the back of the cupboard, sometimes never even worn, but which seems too good to give

away. You can bring those clothes along to us at Stock Exchange, and we’ll give you a receipt which you can swap for cash or clothing when your item sells.”

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“I always make sure all our items are high-quality and in great condition,” she continues. “Most of the garments on our rails are from top high-street names like Oasis, Monsoon and River Island – you can even find the odd designer name! And many of them have only been worn once or twice.”

As well as selling gorgeous second-hand clothes, shoes, bags and accessories, Stock Exchange Bingley is also a hair salon. In addition to the usual salon services such as cutting, finishing and colouring, Michelle offers a range of styles from what she calls their “takeaway menu”.

you can bring unwanted clothes along to us at stock exchange, and we will give you a receipt which you can swap for cash or clothes when your item sells.

“The takeaway menu is another thing which makes Stock Exchange stand out,” she says.

“We offer five styles – the Rock Chick, the Grecian, the Classic, the Tiffany and the Chezza. Customers can choose their style from the photo gallery ‘menu’ and be ready to go out in half an hour – often

with a new outfit from our rails as well!”

Stock Exchange Bingley also offers

a tattoo and piercing service, in partnership with

Blue Dog Studio.

So if you fancy treating yourself to a day out with the girls and going home with a new hairstyle and outfit – or perhaps turning some of your pre-worn clothing into cash – remember to drop in! Stock Exchange Bingley is open all day Thursday, Friday and Saturday (see opening hours opposite), although you’ll need to ring ahead for hair appointments.

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The Rotary Club of Bradford WestBY TOnY CAUnT

Much is happening in Sandal Farm Restaurant, where the

local Rotary Club of Bradford West meets each Thursday lunch

time. There are also interested people and new members attending one-hour “What is Rotary all about?” evenings at the Ring O’ Bells restaurant, where the aims and activities of Rotary are discussed. If you are looking for a new and rewarding interest where you can work in our local community or contribute to the charitable work that Rotary is famous for, please ring John Ellis asap on 01535 274340, or mobile 07970 253371.

The programme for November and December at Sandal Farm is as follows:

• 1st November: Shahabuddin Abbasi, our Rotary Youth Leadership Awardee from Thornton Grammar, talks about his experiences at RYLA.

• 8th November: Rotarian Carol Stanton will give her “job talk” about when she worked.

• 15th November: business meeting, when all the club’s plans are discussed.

• 22nd November: Neil McLellan talks about the Undercliffe Cemetery.

• 29th November: John Blyth relates his experiences on The Iron Man Triathlon (2.5-mile swim, 112-mile cycle race, 26.2-mile run – wow!)

• 3rd December: annual international dinner at the Ring O’ Bells, Thornton. Fellowship and fun with excellent entertainment.

• 6th December: Ian Ormondroyd on Bradford City Football Club Community Foundation.

• 12th December is the carol concert in Clayton Parish Church, with the choir of Clayton Primary School and “Free Spirit” ladies choir.

• 13th December: school choir and Christmas dinner.

Some of the members attended the District Conference in Scarborough on the 12th to 14th October, where delegates representing 79

clubs from all over Yorkshire congregated for fun, fellowship and service. Then on the 24th to the 28th October, the Rotary Club of Bradford West played host to five people from Venezuela who were visiting Yorkshire on a Group Study Exchange, to experience the culture, peoples and work ethics of our region.

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Members, friends and neighbours visited John and Lynne Ellis’s home on Saturday 8th September for a coffee morning and light lunch in aid of the Listening for Life Centre based at Bradford Royal Infirmary. Lynne, along with Dr Anne Raine and President Sandra Wilkinson, arranged the event to raise funds for the unit, where amazing surgery is performed to install cochlear implants in the ears of children who would have spent their lives totally deaf before this procedure was pioneered in 1989. The centre provides specialist testing, high-quality audiological testing, family-orientated consultations and rehabilitation, with workshops to support the families, and also supports clinical research and training for medical personnel. The trust is ever moving on and is always seeking donations to carry on with this essential and worthwhile work, so should you wish to help please phone 01274 364853 or visit www.eartrust.org.uk

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Wilsden Village Hall

Winter Fair

sat 24th November, 11am-4pm

Stalls for gifts and games, Santa,

hot mulled wine and many more

attractions. Stalls are limited so to

book please phone Julie, 01535

272786. £14 per table.

This is a winter fundraising event

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November!

Stock Exchange Bingley are offering free

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throughout November on Thur, Fri and

Sat. By appointment only. Ring Michelle

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Parcels: 13th December

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Marian Krupa: escape from the campmarian Jan Krupa (1922-2009) came to live in cottingley with his second wife, who had lived in the village most of her life, and their two-year-old son. he was born in Krakow, poland, and his experiences after leaving there in 1939 until his arrival in england in 1943 were traumatic. here we continue his story.

BY MARGARET KRUPA

We walked past the sawmill and timber yard, Inna still weeping at my side. I tried to comfort her and to

persuade her to return to the settlement. If my escape went wrong it was better that she did not see the result.

As we approached a slow, meandering tributary to the River Vychegda I told Inna to return to the settlement. I gave her my bundle of belongings, saying that when I ran off I wanted no encumbrances. She said her tearful farewells and turned to trudge sadly the mile or so back to the settlement.

The river had fairly steep banks and as we descended towards the water, I asked the guard how he intended that we should cross. I was quite well aware of the method. The logs from the timber yard had congregated at this point and were spread from bank to bank. The guard said that we would cross by jumping from one log to another.

“I can’t possibly do that. I have never crossed a river like that. I don’t know how to do it.”

The guard, obviously trying to shame me, sent the two women across first and told me to watch how they did it.

“I can’t do that. I am afraid. I might fall between the logs and be

drowned.” As I argued with the guard, the two women

reached the far bank and stood waiting and

watching. I could procrastinate no longer. I was still carrying the raincoat over my shoulder. I needed to get rid of it. Speed was of the essence. I tore it

from my shoulder. It billowed out. It landed

not on the ground but over the head and

shoulders of the waiting guard. I ran up the bank and

into the forest.

I was over the brow of the bank before I heard shots fired. I ran and I ran. I was running a race. The race of my life. As far as I could. As fast as I could. Like quicksilver through the trees. Every scorching step distancing me from my captors. The adrenalin was flowing. I kept going on and on. One ear open for the barking of the dogs.

All that day I ran. Blindly through the marshland and forest, knowing that the guards from the local concentration camp with Alsatian dogs would be looking for me. I had to build up


as much distance as possible between the policeman and myself. The guard would be in a quandary. He couldn’t follow me without leaving two other prisoners. Losing a prisoner meant serving the sentence himself. He would have some distance to travel before finding somewhere to call for assistance. He also had two women to escort. If he decided to turn back it would take him at least an hour. Maybe longer. The women had to be retrieved from the far riverbank. I prayed they would not rush. If he crossed the river and carried on it would take him longer to get to the next settlement. Either way, I knew that I had a few hours before the guards would be out chasing me.

As my brain started to function in a rational manner I panicked. I wondered whether I was doing the right thing. Should I turn back and give myself up? I had been stupid, thinking I could get away with it. When I became exhausted I sat down on the ground and argued with myself. I knew my chances of survival on the run were limited. But every time I thought of the two years’ hard labour it sent a shiver down my spine and I pulled myself up and ran on and on.

all that day i ran blindly through the marshland and forest, knowing that the guards from the local concentration camp would be looking for me.

I remembered from my school days that your scent was lost in water, so every time I came to a small stream or river I would not cross it directly but wade some way up or down stream. The dogs would be delayed trying to pick up my scent on the other bank. I had no illusions about them losing it altogether. I knew that was unlikely. However, any delay on their part had to be to my advantage. All the time I was running I had one ear cocked for the sound of barking dogs. If I had doubts about carrying on, the distant barking fuelled my determination to escape them for as long as possible.

During the night I hid myself as best I could. I was exhausted and wet through. I rested and reviewed my situation. I was fairly certain that the guards would not attempt to follow me during the hours of darkness. It was impossible to see anything in the forest but I knew the local area fairly well because of my many travels in my transport job. My main guidance would be the river and although I couldn’t run alongside it for fear of being spotted, I needed to be fairly near it in order to keep my bearings. As long as I kept crossing tributaries, I was going in the right direction and I was also delaying the dogs. Another tip I remembered from my school days and which stopped me from going round in circles was that the moss grows on the south side of the trees. The night was spent dozing and listening for any sounds, especially barking dogs. However, I heard none.

As soon as it was light I got up and tried to run once more, but I couldn’t. Every step brought on excruciating pain in my legs. I was at a loss to understand why. I sat down and took off my trousers to try to find the reason. My legs were raw and bleeding from the constant rubbing against my wet trousers. How could I carry on in this condition? My efforts would all come to nought and it would be only a matter of time before I was caught. But what else could I do? My mind said not to give in. My body argued the opposite. I found that the pain was less without any covering. I decided to carry on running trouserless. As soon as I came to water I washed the blood from my trousers, and then carried them on a stick over my shoulder to try and dry them.

I had wandered further into the forest than I had imagined and it took some time for me to gain a reasonably safe spot where I knew the river was near at hand. During the day I heard dogs barking several times and I tried to assess where they might be. I continued to track up and down the streams. It was also soothing to my raw legs to immerse them in water every so often. On and on I ran, stopping occasionally to catch my breath and listen. I decided that I must be fairly near to a small settlement where I knew there


were some Polish people living. I headed towards there, hoping to get some help.

When it became obvious that the settlement was near, I retreated into the forest and hid until dark. I had been running for almost two days and I was hungry and exhausted. The only food passing my lips since I escaped had been mushrooms and berries from the forest.

When it got dark and I felt it safe to leave the forest I entered the settlement. I approached a Polish woman, told her my predicament and asked whether she would be willing to give me shelter. Although she was very frightened she took me to a stable. I stayed there and rested on hay that night and the following day. She brought me food and some fat to smear on my legs to ease the pain. Fat was a very scarce commodity. She was depriving herself of a luxury and I was very grateful. During that day she went out to work but in the evening she brought me some food. She also brought me the unwelcome news that guards with dogs had visited the settlement looking for me. She became increasingly afraid. It was no longer safe for me to stay there and it was not safe for her to be found hiding me.

thanks again to margaret. marian’s story will continue next month.

The Bradford Camera Club

BY TOnY CAUnT

Some new members attended the first night of the club’s new season in September, and the club welcomes anyone else to their Thursday evening meetings at

Carlton House, 46 Little Horton Lane, from 7.30pm.

The programme for November is as follows:

• 1st November: annual competitions, a good opportunity to see what members produce.

• 8th November: “Anything Goes”, Marjorie and Tony Furmston FRPS. Yorkshire’s top amateur photographers.

• 15th and 22nd November: annual competitions.• 29th November: discussion evening on prints and images –

great time to come and learn.• 6th December: Christmas supper and quiz.• 13th December: images by our

members for discussion.

So if you want to improve your photography or just come for a good night out call President Alan Ogilvy on 01274 884187 or look on the website: sites.google.com/site/bradfordcameraclub


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Chicken photoshoots and Olympic egg-citementthe Bingley division shield competition takes place every year, with local rainbow, Brownie and guide groups all taking part.

BY CAROL PHILLIPS, BInGLEY DIvISIOn COMMISSIOnER

This year’s shield competition was held on 14th October in Wilsden and it was a great success. All the girls and leaders

really enjoyed themselves and I would just like to say thank you to everyone that took part. All the different groups were set their own challenge, including the leaders.

First of all the Guides were set the challenge of creating a ski jump for their Olympic egg, practising with a hard-boiled one. Everyone gathered round to watch each team launch their raw eggs down the ski slopes. All the Guides did really well, with no eggs being smashed! The winners were 2nd Wilsden Guides for their impressive egg launch.

The Brownies’ challenge was to create an animal play park using plastic animals, bendy straws, playdough and other crafty bits and bobs. The

Brownies let their imaginations run wild and we saw some really interesting parks which included trampolines, slides, climbing frames and even pigs wallowing in mud! The winners were Cullingworth Brownies, who had the best-equipped park.

The Rainbow challenge was called “Chicken Photoshoot”, with each group having to create a scene for a pair of fluffy chickens in the base of a shoe box which was then photographed and projected onto the wall for everyone to see. Some unlucky chickens went to hospital in their box, but two love-struck chickens got married in theirs. The winners were Wilsden Rainbows with their detailed scene.

This year we had a leaders’ challenge, with each unit given a roll of tinfoil and asked to create something. The leaders proved that it wasn’t just

the girls that were creative and talented – some wonderful items were produced,

from vases of flowers to a set of armour, and even two replicas

of Wynches campsite. The girls all voted for their favourite and the winners were the Guide leaders, Fiona, Rebecca and Christine. They were delighted to be presented with their own cup!

After the trophies were presented, the afternoon was

rounded off with some fun guiding songs, with everyone joining in!

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The end of more than one eraastrid hansen shares her memories of tom whiteoak, managing director of wilsden’s last working textile mill, who died in July.

BY ASTRID HAnSEn

At the end of July, st Saviour’s Church in Harden was full for the funeral of Tom Whiteoak. Tom’s connections throughout

the area were many and often complex, from his birth, early life and schooling in Harden to his retirement years in Eldwick. Tom’s mother’s family were Thornton people and Tom traced that side of his family tree back to 1611. Great-grandfather Smith Whiteoak was Wilsden’s police constable in the 1860s and later became landlord of the Malt Shovel.

However, it was Tom’s own working life, spent entirely with the textile firm of HF Hartley, that was closely linked with the more recent history of Wilsden. Tom, by this time a director of HF Hartley, came to take charge of Birkshead Mill when the company bought it in 1964, and became Managing Director.

Like others in Wilsden, Birkshead Mill developed from the use of farm buildings as warehousing for hand-woven pieces. When Richard Fawcett erected the first mill building at Birkshead Farm in 1820 the site was ideal for industrial expansion. Abundant springs supplied the mill dam and coal came from Fawcett’s own mineshaft sunk nearby. The mill was used by a variety of tenants until SP Myers bought the whole site in 1860 and added two large new sheds. After the First World War, SH Rawnsley took over and were in turn bought by Hartleys, who had other mills around the district, with headquarters at Crossflatts. Gradually all work was consolidated onto the Birkshead site, with HF Hartley, SH Rawnsley and Redman & Smith functioning as a group. Rawnsley’s had specialised in very high-quality worsted cloth for the home market and export. The business now expanded to

produce cloth for well-known chains of high-street tailors, then as that market began to decline they concentrated on cloth for uniforms and other more specialised needs. These cloths were exported to, among others, Hong Kong and the Middle East and the company was the only one outside France to supply the French Government and armed forces. Highly specialised fabrics were made to government requirements in the UK and USA to provide camouflage cloths and uniforms resistant to chemical, biological or radiation hazards. Part of

the company also produced upholstery fabrics for the automobile industry, including Ford,

Austin Rover and Mini. It is amazing to think what came out of Wilsden and where it might have been found in use.

After the death of Mr Hartley, the company became part of the Allied Textiles group and continued to

operate at Birkshead until the parent company decided to transfer all its

manufacturing to Bulmer and Lumb at Buttershaw in 2002.

Constant willingness to update the premises and machinery and to adapt to changing needs made Birkshead not only Wilsden’s longest surviving working textile mill, but the last to close in the whole of the former Bingley Urban District.

With the site now occupied by a mixture of housing and a block of individual small industrial units, it’s easy to forget how just big and important Birkshead Mill was in the not so distant past. At its height it provided employment for nearly 300 people, many from Wilsden itself, some brought from surrounding places by special buses.

I was much saddened by Tom’s death and remain indebted to him for a great deal of information about the textile business, Birkshead Mill and other aspects of local history.

A L L A B O U T A N I M A L S


Pet of the month: BenBen the guinea pig has been with rspca Bradford & district for a year now, sadly dumped outside their animal home.

This is Ben, one of the guinea pigs we are looking for

homes for at the moment. Ben has been with us for over a year now, after he was sadly found dumped outside our animal home in a box. He has been

featured in this magazine before, but has still not found a home – we think he deserves a second try!

Guinea pigs are traditionally thought of as good first pets for children, but it should always be an adult that takes responsibility

for ensuring they are properly handled and cared for. Typically guinea pigs live for 5-6 years, but some may live longer.

Ben is a friendly and easy to handle guinea pig. He would make an excellent family pet – please consider giving him a home if you can. We would love to find him a nice family to live with.

Anyone who would like more information, please contact us on 01274 723063. You can find out more at www.rspca-bradford.org.uk, or look for Bradford RSPCA on Facebook and Twitter.

Bradford & District


BY CAROL BARRETT

On the 27th September 1972, a small group of birding enthusiasts got together in the

Central Library in Bradford and so was born the Bradford RSPB Group (later renamed “Airedale & Bradford”). It was amongst the first such groups to be created and remains one of the RSPB’s oldest continually existing local groups.

Friday 12th October saw the group gathering at Shipley Library for a special indoor meeting to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the group.

Peter Holden MBE was the special guest and his illustrated talk, entitled “A Celebration of Birds”, was perfect for the event. Peter has been involved with the RSPB since working as a volunteer in his teens. He organised the society’s junior membership, and created the “Big Garden Birdwatch” and the “Date With Nature” schemes. He advised Blue Peter on birds and wildlife and worked with Bill Oddie on various TV series. He has written more than a dozen books, including the RSPB Handbook of British Birds, and was awarded the MBE for services to nature conservation in 2009.

With a mixture of slides and video footage, Peter explained the history of the RSPB, how its role has developed over the years and his not insignificant role in many of the developments during his 40 years on the society’s staff.

The RSPB’s Regional Director Peter Robertson was also present and, on behalf of the RSPB, congratulated the group on reaching such a significant landmark in its history.

Also present were a number of other specially-invited guests: former group leaders Peter Sutcliffe (1998-2004), Mike Lloyd (1985-1991) and Alan Josephs (1977-1985), and long-standing committee members Sue Hepton (over 20 years) and Hugh Firman (nearly 20 years). Alan made

a well-received speech about the early years of the group. He told some amusing anecdotes and recalled past members who played an important part in the establishment of the group. During the interval, a celebration cake was enjoyed by all.

if you would like to have fun and meet like-minded people, contact us and help make a difference for birds and wildlife.

meeting times and costs: Indoor meetings commence at 7.30pm. RSPB member £3, non-members £3.

meeting place: Shipley Library, Room 3, 2 Wellcroft, Shipley, BD18 3QH.

www.rspb.org.uk/groups/airedaleandbradford

Protecting birds for 40 yearson 27th september 1972, a small group of birding enthusiasts got together in Bradford Library, and so was born the Bradford rspB group. it was among the first such groups to be created.

Pictured: Mike Lloyd, Rita Mallinson, Sue Hepton, Peter Holden, Peter Robertson, Alan Josephs, Peter Sutcliffe,

Ruth Porter, Hugh Firman and Jenny Barker

K I T C H E N C O R N E R


Corned beef hashthis wartime favourite makes a perfect mid-week meal.

BY ADELE HIRST

Method1. Heat oil, add onions and leek and fry gently for 10 minutes.

2. Add carrot and potato and cook for a further 10 minutes.

3. Now add the Worcestershire sauce, wholegrain mustard and chopped parsley.

4. Season with salt and pepper and then add the corned beef, cubed. Combine with the other ingredients.

5. Now add a tin of chopped tomatoes, turn down the heat and cook for 40 mins in a large buffet casserole pan with a lid on. Keep checking if there is sufficient liquid and add hot water if necessary.

6. Serve with petit pois and roasted parsnips. Enjoy!

IngredIents

• 10oz (285g) potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes

• 3 tbsps olive oil• 1 tin corned beef (or 2 packets)• 2 small onions, peeled and diced• 1 large carrot, peeled and diced• 1 leek, trimmed and sliced• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce• 1 tin chopped tomatoes• 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard• 1 tbsp chopped parsley• Salt and pepper to season

Cycle club newsSandra and Paul Corcoran of Cullingworth reached the finals of the Bike Biz awards 2012 for the business they own, Pennine Cycles, which they were delighted to achieve. Pennine Cycles sponsor a local bicycle club and anyone who would like further information should contact Paul, secretary of the cycle club, on 01274 881030.

Picture shows Paul Corcoran joined by Caroline Towers of Cottingley, a member of the cycling club, on a recent visit to the Manchester Velodrome.

E V E N T S G U I D E


What’s on in your community

Saturday 3rd November 7pm

Bingley Bonfire, Myrtle Park, Bingley. Fire lighting at 7pm, fireworks at 7.30pm. Admission £5 per person (under-fives free). Tickets only available on the gate. A community event to raise funds for local charities, in association with the Rotary Club of Bingley Airedale.

Sunday 4th November 11.15am

St Saviour’s Church, Harden, reopening. Everyone welcome to a service of Holy Communion in our newly reordered building.Try out our comfortable seats and bask in pleasant warmth as you listen to our visiting preacher, The Ven. Paul Slater, Archdeacon of Craven.Please note, no service at St Matthew’s, Wilsden this morning.

Sunday 11th November 9.30am, 11.15am

Pick’n’Mix services with a Remembrance theme. St Matthew’s, Wilsden, 9.30am. St Saviour’s, Harden, 11.15am. There are also services at the war memorials in Harden and Wilsden at 10.45am.

Monday 12th November – Saturday 17th November 7.15pm-10pm

Bingley Amateur Operatic Society present The Sound of Music. Tickets from Bingley Arts Centre box office. Adults £12, senior citizens (Mon & Tue) £10, children £10.

Thursday 15th November 7pm-9pm

A coffee evening will be held in the Wilsden Methodist & United Reformed Church in aid of Action for Children (formerly National Children’s Homes). Everyone is welcome.

Saturday 17th November 7.30pm

Wilsden Band Autumn Friends Concert – Wilsden Village Hall.

Sunday 18th November 10am

St Saviour’s, Harden, Community Celebration Service. Church open for visitors from 10am, Holy Communion Service 11.15am, church will remain open until 1.30pm.

Saturday 24th November 10.30am onwards

Bingley Chamber’s Annual Christmas Fayre and Christmas Market. Market Square, Bingley.

Saturday 24th November 11am-4pm

Wilsden Village Hall Winter Fayre. Stalls for gifts and games, Santa, hot mulled wine, and many more attractions. Stalls are limited so to book please phone Julie, 01535 272786. £14 per table. This is a fundraising event.

Saturday 24th November 3pm

Bugsy Malone showing at the Kirkgate Centre, Shipley. £3 adults, children £1.50 (£2/£1 if in fancy dress!). As a film event for all the family, there will be an alcohol-free bar serving pop, cake and popcorn.

November


Sunday 2nd December 6.30pm

Cottingley Town Hall Carol Concert with Hall Royd Brass Band. This popular annual concert has been held every year for longer than anyone can remember. It is the highlight of the forthcoming Christmas season and gives us all the feeling and spirit of Christmas. No entrance charge but a collection will be taken during the performance. Mince pies and coffee/tea follows. An occasion not to be missed.

Monday 3rd December – Saturday 8th December

Bingley Little Theatre’s

production of The Happiest Days of Your Life by John Dighton. Farcical and funny – jolly capers in a girls’ school in 1949, á la St Trinians!

Saturday 8th December 10am-12noon

Coffee and Carols: Advent coffee morning at Wilsden Methodist and United Reformed Church. Refreshments, carols and various stalls.

Saturday 8th December

Bingley Arts Centre antiques fair.

Saturday 8th December 11am-2pm

St Matthew’s and St Saviour’s invite you to a Christmas Bring & Buy with turkey sandwich lunch at St

Matthew’s Church, Wilsden, 11am to 2pm.Games for children, cake decorating, seasonal stalls, tea, coffee and mince pies.

Saturday 15th December 4.30pm-5.30pmSandy Lane Parish Council’s annual “Carols in the Park” event. Greenwood Park, Sandy Lane. Event includes two torchlight processions (from the top and bottom of the village), refreshments (mince pies/hot chocolate/mulled wine), the local school choir, Christmas carols and a firework finale.

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Making a Power of Attorneysometimes people wish to plan ahead and set out in advance what they would like to happen should they become unable to make decisions for themselves in the future. a Lasting power of attorney (Lpa) is an important legal document that enables a person who has capacity and is over 18 (donor) to choose another person or people (attorney[s]) to make decisions on their behalf.

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