go local ryburn issue 90 june 2014

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June 14

edition 90

Delivered to 7250 homes and businessesRipponden • Rishworth • Barkisland • Norland • Sowerby • Mill Bank • Soyland • Sowerby Bridge

INSIDE THIS MONTH:

• Tour de Ripponden - the latest

• Fire and Water takes light

• Community events pages

• History - Sowerby Bridge’s first station

Go Local! is an independent, truly local business run by a local resident - not by a large team with an office in Halifax. Go Local! has no connections with any other local publications or franchise.

Rachel & Helen

Eds’ Letter

Welcome to the June edition! Things are starting to hot up for Summer now with lots of local galas, fairs and festivals taking place. As things do hot up we also have advice from PC Fiona Igo on how to protect our valuable local moorland from fire.

This month we have features on the Fire and Water community group, the stately Thorpe House Hotel, the latest update on all things “Le Tour” plus our regulars of alpacas, recipe, local history notes and puzzles. Finally, don’t forget Dad this month, it’s Fathers’ Day on Sunday 15th.

Till next month

CONTENTS Page5 El Gato Negro competition6 Recipe – Frangipane tart20 ArtsBridge Mini fest25 Thorpe House revisited26 Sowerby Bridge Fire and Water31 Le Tour est arrive 39 Book review Owl bench up for auction40 County alpacas update44 RSPCA pet of the month50 Gardening - Heaps of Joy…66 When life gets in the way70 Kids Puzzle page75 Preparing for school82 Technology page87 Local history notes89 Help save our moorland from fire98 Community events listings112 Opinion – 15 fickle minutes of fame118 &120 Index of advertisers122 Community notices

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This frangipane tart is an absolute winner! Served warm with a little clotted cream – a little bit of heaven – and why not?

Ingredients: 250g sweet pastry 200g fresh raspberries Frangipane: 225g ground almonds 225g icing sugar 225g soft unsalted butter 50g plain flour 4 whole eggs Apricot jam to glaze

Method: Line a 23cm tart tin (one with a removable bottom is easiest) with sweet pastry, roll as thin as possible. Feel free to make you own pastry but readymade is absolutely fine. Rest in the fridge for 15 minutes, then place a double layer of cling film over it and fill with

uncooked rice. Place in the oven at 160oC for 20-25 minutes, take out and carefully remove the cling film and rice holding the edges, then place back in the oven for a further 5 minutes until the pastry is fully

cooked.

Combine all the Frangipane ingredients together in a bowl and whisk until thoroughly blended. Stir in the raspberries, reserving a few to arrange on the top as in the picture. Spoon all the mixture into the blind baked pastry case, smooth it until even and push the remaining raspberries into the surface.

Bake at 160oC for 30-40 minutes until the mix is firm and golden in colour. At this point warm some smooth apricot jam in the microwave or in a pan and brush it all over to glaze.

You will love every bite of this wonderful tart!

Recipe - Raspberry & frangipane tart



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On Sunday 29th June, the artSBridge group are hosting a one day mini-fest in Sowerby Bridge to tie in with Le Tour de France passing through the area the next week.

The day will comprise of a “Ride of the Dead” - a zombie bike ride with different routes with varying levels of difficulty from experts to beginners on balance bikes and stabilisers and scooters. For those who don’t ride, there will be a more informal zombie “walk”.

The routes will be available to view on our website and sent out post-registration, but all will convene in the Wharf area.

This will be followed by street entertainment, a “Thriller” flashmob, exhibitions and performances, refreshments and a host of other activities in the town.

In the evening, we will move over to Upstairs at The Works on Hollins Mill Lane, where we will have an

artSBridge Mini Festevent comprising of cabaret, music and the première of an artSBridge film, “A Humble Station”, which examines the time spent by Branwell Brontë in the Calder Valley and the influence of the area on his life.

In the weeks leading up to the festival, we are hosting workshops in various activities - arts and craft, singing, and more. For information about these, please email [email protected] or go to our website: www.artsbridge.org.uk

Workshops and participation in the bike ride will require pre-registration. Registration forms can be acquired via email and also on our website. Walkers can simply turn up on the day. Tickets for the evening event will be available for purchase on the door.

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Thorpe House Revisited



Twelve months ago we had had the privilege of viewing Thorpe House, Ryburn Valley’s newest hotel.

Steeped in history, this magnificent Grade II listed Georgian Mansion was purchased in 1957 by Jean and Douglas Kneen as a family home for themselves and their 4 daughters and in 2012 was lovingly restored and converted into an 8 bedroomed luxury hotel by 3 of the sisters, Pam, Cyan and Carole.

The property stands in its own private grounds surrounded by dense woodland and large gardens that border the impressive private lake.

Guests can relax in the elegantly restored lounge and have breakfast overlooking the gardens from the period dining room.

Each ensuite bedroom is individual with original features, pristine linen and new modern bathrooms, everything you would want from a hotel at £95.00 per night inclusive of breakfast.

The reviews speak for them themselves with 100% of the Trip Advisor ratings classing Thorpe House as excellent or very good with comments such as “An unexpected little jewel!”, “Family get together, perfection!” “Great Hosts, Lovely Setting” & “Wedding night luxury”.

Keen to find out more, I met with Pam, Cyan and Carole to see how the last 12 months have been and what plans they have for the future….

“It has been such a busy and exciting time”, explained Pam, “we pride ourselves on quality and have created close partnerships with Bertie’s Catering and Lindley Fine Wines, allowing us to offer a complete entertainment package.”

Whether it’s a marquee on the lawn or an intimate meal in the period dining room, Thorpe House is the perfect setting to host a wedding reception, party or family gathering. The immaculate gardens provide an amazing backdrop for photographs!

Conscious of giving back to the community, Thorpe House has played host to a number of fundraising events most recently being the Overgate Hospice

Thorpe House Revisitedafternoon tea party on Wednesday 30th April. Delivered with style and elegance with musical entertainment provided by John Wilson, a great afternoon was had by all with £400 raised for the charity.

So if you’re planning a special occasion or looking for somewhere with a touch of luxury for family and friends to stay when visiting, why not contact Thorpe House on 01422 823225.



Sowerby Bridge Fire & Water starts to take light after a slow burn…

Sowerby Bridge Fire & Water (SBF&W) is an organisation whose purpose is to negotiate with the council over the transfer of the group of buildings on Hollins Mill Lane in Sowerby Bridge comprising the former fire station, council offices, swimming baths and library under the council’s Asset Transfer scheme in order to establish a community hub for the town. This would provide a vast range of activities and services for our local community.

An initial submission for asset transfer was accepted and subsequently a business plan has been developed. So in 2011, Sowerby Bridge Fire and Water Ltd, a not-for-profit organisation, was formed.

Since mid-2011, the group has been working towards obtaining the council’s consent to the project which was granted just a few weeks ago.

Membership is being sought from local people into the organisation, so far there are over 200 people who have joined up but more are still needed. There is also an Action group of about 40 all raring to get involved in the hard work ahead!

Sowerby Bridge and the surrounding areas, whilst as we know are very beautiful, are short on community resources. This project wants to create an exciting, thriving centre with amenities such as a music and film venue, art spaces, workshops, a riverside café and garden, spaces to meet, the generation of employment through community-orientated businesses, a base for groups, exhibitions, drama and dance. The project will incorporate the library which will continue to run as a council service but will be integrated into the centre.

The “yes” decision in April by the Council marks a significant step forward in the project. Funding now needs to be found and the group are following up a number of approaches already made to the big

funding organisations, with the aid of a professional fundraiser.

The group will also be involved, over the next few months, in negotiating the terms of the lease with the council. Phil Hawdon, a founder member of the group told us, “By the time

the lease is in place, we should be ready to commission the first major phase of the works to the buildings. Our first phase should ensure that as much as possible of the buildings are open and available to the community for a variety of functions, even if some of the spaces will only be temporary in nature. For instance we’d like to get the fire station into use as quickly as possible, possibly move appropriate community-orientated businesses into the former council offices and get the pool building ready to host shows and events and whilst these will be costly to achieve we hope that with as much voluntary help as possible and the aid of local sponsorships we can get going fairly quickly.

To everyone out there in the community of Sowerby Bridge, individuals, businesses, groups, organisations: please join us – this project is for you. It’s worthwhile, it’s vital and it’s exciting – get involved! You can contact us via www.facebook.com/sowerbybridgefireand water”


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Le Tour est arrivé

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Sunday 6th July is nearly here! An indication of this is the number of roadwork pot hole repairs hindering us over the last few weeks. Still, let’s hope it’s worth it for the biggest sporting event in the world to come through Ripponden!

Lots to tell you this month but let’s start with the serious stuff as Calderdale Council have released information about the day itself (for more details see calderdale.gov.uk):

“Road closures for the Tour de France route will start as late as possible from 6.30am on the Sunday to allow traffic to drain from the route for a period of half an hour. From 7am all the barriers and signage will be put out on the route. From 9am, the route is handed over to the race organisers who will then check the route and prepare for the arrival of the race.

Any roads linked to the route will also be closed where the road meets the race route and access roads to the route may also be closed. There will be no parking on the race route. In the coming weeks

Le Tour est arrivéCalderdale Council will get in touch with people who live on the route giving more information and alternate parking options. Keep up to date via social media @InnerCyclist for all things cycling in Calderdale or @letouryorkshire for general information.”

To celebrate and help understand the Tour de France Halifax Calder Rotary Club has produced an A3

poster which illustrates the participating teams (jersey colours), the countries they represent together with snippets of information. These posters will be distributed to schools and organisations and will be available from many shops and businesses in the area this month. Groups interested in having copies are welcome to get in touch at [email protected] and they will arrange to supply them, but get in quick, because when they’re gone they’re gone!

Anyone watching last week’s Giro Italia will have seen the people of Ireland turned out in their thousands to watch the race despite the pouring rain. They were all clad in pink to celebrate the Maglia Rosa, the pink jersey given to the leader of the Giro Italia. The Tour de France’s leader wears

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the yellow jersey and Ripponden is well on its way to making their Grand Depart yellow with all the hanging bikes as you can see from the photos in this month’s article! If you’d like to join in the yellow fun you can buy Le Tour Ripponden souvenir t-shirts, with 3 designs in adult and children’s sizes and free local deliveries in Ripponden and district via letourripponden.co.uk and hopefully soon via some local Ripponden shops too. Le Tour Ripponden will also soon have a stock of pink acrylic bicycles for hanging outside your house, adding a hint of Magia Rosa to the area! All proceeds from the sale of the pink bikes are going to Breast Cancer Research Action Group.

Le Tour Ripponden and Le Tour Barkisland have teamed to get residents cycling. There is a Strava (www.strava.com) group now set up which is free to join and we soon hope to get some social rides running over the summer. There will be a slow and fast group so no-one will get left behind! More details will be posted on Facebook and the website nearer the time.

Finally, the website volunteers have set up a ‘What’s On’ page on letourripponden.co.uk for local businesses and organisations to publicise their events for Le Tour de France weekend. If you have an event you’d like adding to the page, please get in touch at [email protected] with a brief description.

Here at Go Local!, we will also be publishing a guide to the big weekend in our next issue out the week before the event.

Finally, to enter the spirit of the Tour de France passing through Ripponden, Brian of B.D.Brooks Stonemasons, Ripponden and colleague, Karl from Water Jet decided to carve a bike out of solid stone. The bike is in the window of B.D.Brooks and has already caused a lot of interest as it is so unusual. Fiona, from B. D. Brooks commented. “It’s what to do with it after the Tour de France though… So we came up with the idea of raffling off the bike with proceeds going to the charity Yorkshire Air Ambulance.” Raffle tickets are available in Brooks’ showroom in Ripponden or phone Fiona on 01422 822220 for more details.

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Book Review - Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Book Review - Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Adichie’s last novel, Half of a Yellow Sun, won the Orange Prize and set her up as one of the most highly praised young writers of our time. Her new novel certainly does not disappoint after that recent success. The novel is on a worldwide scale, starting with the teenage love story of Ifemelu and Obinze set in Nigeria. Soon they must part in search of a better life, spurred by their romanticised idea of western culture gained from the Mark Twain books they have read.

Ifemelu goes to America to complete her postgraduate degree while Obinze heads to England to search for work. Both soon encounter the loneliness and isolation of being stranded in a strange country, thousands of miles from home. Ifemelu also struggles to find work in post 9/11 America, tense and politically correct as it has become, and finds herself placed by her classmates as a spokesperson for any African-American issues of race identity. Obinze also encounters this prejudice and suspicion in post terrorism Britain,

instead being surrounded by news reports of rising immigration numbers and border controls failing. The question is, can these two make it in the west and, somehow, make their way back to each other?

Adichie, is an amazing storyteller, managing to hold a tale that spans three continents to a tight plotline. This novel is a sprawling, living network of tales and you can feel its heart in every chapter. Ifemelu and Obinze

are wonderful, intelligently developed characters, particularly Ifemelu whose opinionated and lively tone helps Adichie’s exploration of race identity and isolation to come alive. The book does well to encompass such nuanced and broad topics of discussion - the loneliness of the two characters, the tensions and suspicion western culture has of immigrants and the challenges faced by minority ethnicities in such a hostile society. The blog posts also add texture and depth to the characters and plotline, making this novel one of Adichie’s most entertaining yet.

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Tuesday 10 June 10:00 – 14:00 Barkisland Cricket Club

Thursday 12 June 16:00 – 19:00 Ripponden Library

Saturday 14 June 10:00 – 13:00 Halifax Bus Station

Monday 16 June 10:00 – 13:00 Ripponden Parish Council Office

Friday 20 June 10:00 – 13:00 Tesco, Sowerby Bridge

Tuesday 1 July 15:00 – 18:00 Sowerby Bridge Library

Wednesday 2 July 07:30 – 10:30 Halifax Bus Station

Calderdale Bus Network ReviewThe West Yorkshire Combined Authority (which incorporates Metro) is reviewing the bus services it supports in Calderdale (with a large number of changes proposed to bus services in Ryburn Valley and Sowerby Bridge in particular).

Consultation on our proposed changes will start on Wednesday 4 June 2014 and will run until Monday 21 July 2014. We will use your comments to help finalise the new network and issue tender documents to bus operators. Contracts will be awarded in autumn, with the new network in place by the end of January 2015.

Full details will be on the following website from 4 June, www.wymetro.com/busreview

We are holding a number of public consultation drop-in events during June / July where Combined Authority staff will be available to answer questions and listen to your suggestions.



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You won’t be able to miss us this year around the shows. We have a new marquee and it is looking pretty fancy. It has some very large alpaca photos on the side and is a lot easier to erect than the old one. The first outing this weekend is to Otley Show and the weather forecast is looking good. We just hope that all the wet weather we have had will have dried out and the alpacas look a bit cleaner than of late. We have had some little angels with very dirty faces. When an alpaca gets an itch on its face it scratches its head on the floor. In the weather we have had the result is a muddy mess.

Our new farm hand has been introduced to the world of alpacas over the past few months, he is slowly becoming accomplished in all areas of alpaca care. This makes a change from his previous career where he was an expert on horses. He noted rather gleefully that they don’t hurt too much when they kick as Gerty launched a rear cannon shot into his thigh. Today was herd health day and he is now trained to inject and check eyes for problems. We will wait to see if there is a bruise tomorrow.

The new website is coming along nicely and there is still a lot of work to do in getting all of our new products on to the site. The duvets are going especially well and we are now buying alpaca fleece from all over the UK to keep up with the demand. We are sourcing the best fibre for the filling and use the finest Egyptian cotton for the cover. They are a delight to sleep under and you are assured of a wonderful Alpaca Snooze.

Check us out at www.countyalpacas.co.uk and like us on Facebook to be in with a chance of winning one of our forthcoming competitions.

Till next month!

Shaun and Julie

County Alpacas Update for June

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Please see: www.rspca-halifaxandhuddersfield.org.uk and for details on otherpets who are also need a good home or ring 01422 365628

MAGGIEMaggie is a lovely older dog who is still quite active. She is looking for a place to call home throughout her retirement years. Sadly Maggie’s owner has passed away so she is now staying in a foster home; she is a gentle soul and loves to be around her human.

Maggie came from a house with many other dogs and rabbits, when she arrived

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Gardening - HEAPS OF JOY….

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Let’s cut to the chase before I get side tracked; if you haven’t got a big steaming pile in your garden, then I’m sorry but you just ain’t where it’s at. Composting is the new rock and roll and is the heart and soul of the nation’s “grow your own” frenzy, fuelled no doubt by Monty Don’s persuasive demonstrations on the telly, but mainly because turning what is essentially rubbish into a valuable resource sits nicely in most sane people’s psyche these days!

When I was a lad, the compost heap was basically a dumping ground at the bottom of the garden, out of sight and mind, where the tortoise could bury himself and you could always guarantee a good haul of worms for fishing trips. It festered away, increasing in size whenever there was something dead to throw on it, before slowly putrefying into a sticky gooey mess which, once every blue moon, we would empty and deposit on the borders. Not exactly rocket science and probably Monty’s idea of a living (decaying?) nightmare – a far cry from the

pampered compost heaps of today. The new interest has also spawned a huge number of ‘new’ composting bins and systems; we have ingesters, digesters, aerobic, anaerobic, tumblers, wormeries and even one which sits in your kitchen and ‘eats’ anything that the kids or dogs won’t touch!

In reality, all you really need for a successful compost heap is some old pallets nailed together and put in a sheltered spot which is accessible

My dog Oscar guarding his heap and warming his bottom at the same time!

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Those of you who have used my services in the past will know that I have always taken great pride and care in the work that we do and I would like to

take this opportunity to thank you for your loyal support.

Unfortunately on Weds 30 April some callous

thieves stole my Land Rover which contained my appointments diary and mobile phone. You can imagine the serious impact that this had on my

business! What bothers me the most is that I have inadvertently ‘let down’ some of my valued

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enough so that you can get stuck in with a fork every now and then. The fork is absolutely essential as the heap must breathe; getting air right through the mix is vital. If you get it right and keep it just moist enough, you will soon feel the warmth generated by all the bacteria and other beasties doing their bit to produce your very own “black gold” - far more precious than Ratner’s finest! You can help the process along by adding some farmyard manure every now and then and topping it off with a piece of old carpet – or if you’ve got an old dog like me, you can stick him on top instead.

We are lucky in having the space for a 3 bay affair – it makes life much easier for turning as you (or someone you bribe/ pay!) simply shift the contents from one bay to another and reap the rewards every 6 months. We even use one of the bays as a prize-winning pumpkin bed in the summer – by Halloween there are always plenty of spooky heads to choose from!

Just out of interest, my ‘Garden Oracle’ of 1899 (Price: One Shilling) lists the most popular concoctions for adding nutrients to the garden – there was no mention of a compost heap that year for some strange reason. My favourites are basic slag (titter ye not!), dissolved bones, kainit (?) and Muriate of Potash (?). They were also very fond of droppings (aren’t we all?) and there are various adverts from such august organisations as The Anglo-Continental Guano Works for their bird by-products, fresh from Peru. Together with a bit of matured nightsoil, I’m sure it would have made for ginormous turnips and kept all the Baldric’s very happy. Personally, I’ll stick to my own homebrewed compost – free from all nightsoil, whoever’s it may be!

Jonathan WildGardener and a bit of a Rotter!




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It’s 6,00am… Your alarm rings…You wake up and bounce out of bed, quickly get your running gear on as you dart downstairs and out of the door for your morning run.

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You shower and change and go to work…At lunchtime you tuck in to the fresh salad you made this morning with poached salmon and rice.Then you get your running shoes on and go for a leisurely stroll to clear your mind and rev up your metabolism getting yourself prepared for an afternoon of productive work…

After work you stop off at the gym to do a class before heading home and getting tea ready.

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… Does that sound anything like your typical day?It’s nothing like mine. Even if that’s what I wanted to do each day, I couldn’t because LIFE GETS IN THE WAY!

The truth is you need to make compromises every day – you do need to take action, eat well and exercise regularly, but hardly anyone lives life as I’ve shown above, it’s almost impossible.

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Any change can be daunting for children and the transition from nursery to school is one of the biggest they will make. With this in mind it is important to prepare your child to take this step and there are lots of things that you can do:Promote self-care and independence: Classrooms are busy places where children will not enjoy the one to one attention they received at nursery. You can teach them some skills which will help them to stand on their own two feet, such as being able to fasten their shoes and coat, blow their own nose and toilet themselves independently.

Prepare them for changes in their routine. Your child may never have been in a dining room experience before so practise carrying meals to the table on small trays. Show them how to get changed for PE and fold their own clothes into a pile. Use praise to reinforce these new skills.

Ensure that you attend the school’s reception intake day so that your child has an idea of what to

expect when they arrive for their first day and can familiarise themselves with the classroom and the new faces. Make sure that your child has a really good sleep pattern and bedtime routine so that they are fresh and ready for school in the mornings. Walk past the school with your child at break times to see the happy children in the playground.Read stories together about starting school and answer all of their questions about what school will be like.

A good nursery will help a great deal in preparing your child for this next step in their lives. Look for

Preparing for Schoolthese examples:Helping your child to write and recognise their name.Having a good routine for children that involves respecting other people and equipment and setting consistent behavioural boundaries.Helping to promote children’s independence and build their self-confidence through praise and achievable challenges.Promoting self-care skills in children such as pouring their own drinks, washing their hands after using the bathroom and fastening their own coats for outdoor play.Planned activities that teach children phonics and number skills.Building strong relationships with local schools. Finding out from you which school your child will be attending and inviting the reception teacher to meet your child at nursery.Talking to children about starting school, using stories at circle time

Don’t be disheartened if your child is still a little unsettled during their first week. Change is always a little scary but with support from you and your nursery, your child will be soon able to embrace everything that school life has to offer!

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Ten years ago, 48% of British households had access to the internet and six years before that, a mere 9% had the ability to get online. Last year some 83% of households were connected and 72% of adults accessed the internet every day; clearly the digital age is proceeding full steam ahead.

The way that we get online has also changed markedly over the last decade or so. In 2013, 61% of the population accessed the internet on the go via a mobile device, compared to 24% in 2010 and virtually none in 2005. At the turn of the century, the majority of the 20% of households that could get online did so via a dial-up connection; now over 99% of them use broadband. Broadband itself is evolving rapidly; 42% of connections were made using super-fast fibre optic in 2013, up 12% in just one year. This reflects the massive investment now being made by the likes of BT and Virgin Media in fibre optic infrastructure. The development in both capability and availability of mobile connections has been equally rapid. The original 2G connections were painfully slow where they could be made at all. 3G was a step change improvement, even allowing users to stream live video as they walked up the street. 4G is another great leap forward, significantly faster than conventional broadband.

But what about the 17% of households that have no form of internet access? The government has a vision of universal access within a fairly short timeframe so the Office of National Statistics has been doing some research into these households. They found that 59% neither needed nor wanted internet access; they are effectively opting out of the digital age. However, the remaining 41% are more of a concern; they would like to have internet access but there are obstacles preventing them from doing so. Twenty percent simply don’t have the computer skills necessary to get online and around 13% are put off by the costs of either a computer or broadband rental. The figures suggest that up to 5%

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of households cannot get broadband at all, either because they don’t have a phone line or their existing line is not broadband enabled.

The situation is much worse where mobile access is concerned because it is dependent on mobile phone coverage. All the main networks have near universal coverage in urban areas, but in rural areas the level of coverage is very much dependent on the network provider; there are large areas of the country that have no coverage at all.

So, how far away are we from the dream of universal access? For starters, we should discount the 10% of households that are not online because they don’t want to be – you can’t force people to surf the net. Many of the 3.5% of people who lack the IT

skills to get online are contained within the 10% who see no need to do so and most of them are over the age of 60; time and demographics will chisel away at their numbers. The cost of broadband subscriptions and computers continues to fall steadily; eventually, virtually everyone will be able to afford internet access.

A story that has got a lot of coverage in the press of late concerns plans by both Google and Facebook to use pilotless drones to beam the internet into inaccessible areas where a conventional broadband infrastructure simply does not exist. These huge unmanned aerial vehicles will circle 60,000 feet above the earth. Powered by solar energy, they will be able to stay aloft for months at a time and on board will be what is, effectively, the mother of all wireless routers. The technology already exists in the main; a bigger problem will be getting the approval of whatever aviation authority runs the airspace of the country being broadcast to. To answer the question posed in the title, there will soon be internet access for everyone who wants it.

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Local History Notes – by David CliffPart 60 – Sowerby Bridge’s first Railway Station.

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A company was formed in 1825 to promote a railway between Manchester and Leeds following much the same route as the Rochdale Canal. There was much opposition to it, mainly from landowners along the route and from the Rochdale Canal Company. These obstacles were eventually overcome and the bill put before Parliament finally received the Royal Assent on 4 July 1836. Building work commenced and the line, titled ‘The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway’ was fully opened on 1 March 1841.

By the time of the opening, Sowerby Bridge’s first railway station had been built and was fully functional. Branwell Bronte, brother of the famous Bronte sisters was employed there in 1840 as ‘assistant clerk in charge’ with a salary of £75 per annum. Shortly afterwards he moved to Luddenden Foot station as ‘clerk in charge’ with a pay rise to £130.

The photograph shows the original Sowerby Bridge Station which was located where the Tesco car park now stands. It had a short existence however, as in 1876 work commenced to build a replacement on the present site at the end of Station Road.The main reason for the move was to accommodate the branch line being constructed up the Ryburn Valley, but the old station was considered to be too small and inconveniently located.

The Calder Valley Line was not all completed at the same time and there were three opening days for different sections. The stretch from Normanton to Hebden Bridge, which includes the Sowerby Bridge section was opened for traffic on 5 October 1840, The Wakefield Journal of 16 October 1840 observing events at Sowerby Bridge reported that :-

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covered with a crowd of standers and thus they travelled to Hebden Bridge stooping down as they passed under the tunnel and numerous bridges on the line and then rising and cheering’.

To prevent this at Brighouse in the afternoon, an open air cattle truck was attached and the roof top travellers persuaded to descend and occupy it. However just before the train set off the truck was unhooked and the train rapidly left the station without them to the applause and amusement of the throng of spectators.

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Help save our moorland from firesJune update from your local Upper Valley PCs

As the Tour de France approaches, the Police and Natural England would like to make local residents aware of the moorland around us in Calderdale and Kirklees. We would like to make sure that our lovely moors do not suffer from accidental or deliberate fires, which is particularly important during the Tour de France period. Much of the moorland in Calderdale and Kirklees is SSSI (site of Special Scientific Interest) or SPA (Special Protection Area). The moorland close to the residents of Calderdale regularly suffers moorland fires. Many of you will remember the awful fires of last year. These fires are set deliberately or are caused by carelessness. The fires are not caused by farmers burning the grass on the moors. If over the next few months, you happen to see a moorland fire, please dial 999 and ask for fire. Don’t assume that someone else will have rung the fire service already because others may be thinking the same thing! These wide open moorland habitats on our doorstep are important for many reasons, the breeding birds they support, as well as the semi-natural habitats which exist on them. The blanket bog habitats are of particular interest, as globally they are a very scarce habitat. The moorlands are not just important for their wildlife, they are extremely important for the carbon which they contain and remove from the atmosphere and the majority of the country’s drinking water comes from these uplands. Healthy moorland can support a longer season of grazing for stock and a much wider variety of bird and plant species. Much of our moorland is now grass, due to the fires of the past. Burning grass moorland only produces more grass, which provides only short term grazing of 3 to 4 months. Some areas of heather moor are burnt to diversify the structure of heather for birds; this only takes place outside the bird breeding

season before April 15th. The majority of our grass moor fires are later than this and destroy the nests of many bird species. In the South Pennines there should no intentional burning of grass moors, no permissions are in place with Natural England for this to take place on the designated moorland. To help the moorlands recover, Natural England is working in partnership with bodies such as Yorkshire Water and Moors for the Future to restore these degraded habitats. A lot of money is being put into the moors to protect them and help them to recover. Fire puts all this investment at risk – restoration works can be wiped out by one bad fire. Attempts were made to light Soyland Moor over Easter weekend this year alone.

Basically, grass moor fires destroy wildlife and halt the recovery of the moorland. They also endanger the restoration work which is taking place on bare peat to reduce carbon loss and help combat climate change and increase the expense to households for the cleaning of drinking water which is gathered off the moorlands. Let us make sure that the Tour de France does not come to Calderdale and leave with the memory of a

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Tea morning with cake stall. Mon 2nd June 9-11am at the Willow Tree cafe at Newbank garden centre, West Vale in aid of Yorkshire Cancer Research

Le Grand Party in the Park. Sat 7th June 2 – 4pm. Bring your own rug and picnic and have a fun day out with great entertainment. The Greetland Academy.

Steep Lane Baptist Chapel, Sowerby. Sun 8th June 10.30am & 2.30pm. Sunday School Anniversary with Rev.Brian Walters. Lunch available. Wed 11th June 2.30pm Ladies’ Guild, talk by Denise Adlard “Bedpans and False Teeth” Services every Sunday at 10.30am. All welcome. Parking.

Ryburn History Society Monday 9th June 7.30pm . Meets at Ripponden Conservative club. See P87 for more details.

Annual Owl Hunt. Thurs 12th June 6pm St Mary’s, MillBank. See P122 for more info.

An elegant vintage Afternoon Tea party Sat 14th June 2- 4pm at The Maurice Jagger Centre, Halifax. Tickets priced at £10pp or £15 for 2. Please ring Pat on 01422 440063 for tickets.

Ripponden with Rishworth W.I. Tues 17th June 7.30pm (& every 3rd Tues of the month) Community Centre Ripponden. Speaker Ben Richardson, ex -policeman, “Tha’s got to laugh”. Potential new members /visitors always welcome.

Christ Church Barkisland Garden Party, Sat 21st June 2–4pm. Bric-a-brac, cakes, crafts, tombola, raffle & books. Admission £2 includes cream tea. Proceeds shared between Christian Aid and Church funds.

Holme and Calder Association (NT) Garden Party Sun 22nd June 2-5pm. Field House, Staups Lane, Stump Cross, Halifax. HX3 6XW. All proceeds to the National Trust. Entrance £4 includes refreshments. Further info. 01422 822464

Crafty Cafe Thurs 26th June 1.30-3.30pm Ripponden Community Centre. If you knit or sew or want to learn how, do come along. Bring something to work on or just come to see what the rest of us are doing. Tea and home-made cake served. Everyone welcome.

Craig Whitaker MP Local Surgeries. By appointment only. Fri 27th June, 2pm-4pm Ripponden. Call the Constituency Office on 01484 711260 to book and for venue details

Stones Methodists - Friday Get Together Fri 27th June 2.30pm Stones Methodist Church. Speaker Melvyn Cross on “Barcelona”. Afternoon tea will be served.

Stones Methodists 99th Sunday School Anniversary Sun 29th June. Service 10.30am, preacher Julie Taylor; Service 6.30pm, preacher Rev Graham Smith. Presentation by the children and musical items from the Choir.

Give Blood. Mon 30th June from 2.15-3.45pm and then 4.45-7.30pm. St Paul’s Methodist Church, Tower Hill, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2EQ By appointment or walk in. Visit www.blood.co.uk to book.

Garden Party Sun 29th June 2pm -4pm at St Bartholomew’s Church, Ripponden and Duck Race (3.15pm) starting from the Pack Horse Bridge - bouncy castle, family games, stalls, refreshments. Free entry.

Stones Methodist Church Le Tour Street Party Sun 6 July 8.30am-5.30pm Fun for all the family. Car park, stalls, sideshows and activities. Catering all day and big screen relay. Church displays, organised children’s play area. To get involved with the organisation of this event or for further details contact David Wilkinson 01422 823514. Finale Songs of Praise Service 4.30pm led by Rev Francis Neil.

Farmers market Sat 12th July 2-4pm at The Greetland Academy.If you want to have a stall please contact Natalie Figura on 01422 372893.

Soyland Charities. A small sum of money is available to persons in need, residing in the ancient parish of Soyland (this includes most of Ripponden). Applications may be made, in writing, to Mrs Jean Mallinson Akroyd, 63 Rishworth Mill, Rishworth HX6 4RZ

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Compare Windsor with Maidenhead. Both towns are in Berkshire and lie on the Thames. Windsor has a royal castle, a lovely town centre, fantastic shopping, lots of good pubs and restaurants and it is surrounded by glorious countryside. The housing stock has plenty of beautiful Georgian and Victorian properties and there is the added draw of Eton on the opposite bank of the river. Maidenhead’s town centre was mostly built in the 1970s and features few historic buildings. Some areas are quite run down and the housing stock contains a lot of ex council properties. Yet, surprisingly, house prices are significantly higher in Maidenhead and there are a great deal of new homes being built. New builds are few and far between in Windsor. What is the reason for this strange phenomenon?

Quite simply, there is an express rail link from Maidenhead to Waterloo, whereas the train from Windsor to Waterloo stops at numerous stations on the way. What is more, Maidenhead will be the western gateway to the Crossrail system in a few years’ time,

which will enable commuters to get to the heart of London in around half an hour. The message is clear, to pay their inflated mortgages, residents need to have well paid jobs and they are not prepared to spend longer than they have to commuting to those jobs.

A similar effect could be seen in the early 70s following the completion of the M4 motorway. The new road created a 100 mile long corridor of growing, affluent towns and cities between London and Bristol. A few years later the M40 did the same thing between London and Birmingham.

Major investments in transport infrastructure invariably have a positive effect on house prices in the areas they connect; often good transport links are the most significant factor driving price fluctuations. In the past decade, investment in transport infrastructure has been at historically low levels, often because of planning wrangles. All this will, no doubt, add fuel to the HS2 debate.

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Despite having been a sometime fan of X Factor and Pop Idol before it, I have never been able to see the appeal of Britain’s Got Talent. However, this year, for the first time ever, I am taking an interest. There is just one reason for this… and she’s called Lucy Kay. If you didn’t see the first episode of the show, she sang a fantastic performance of Puccini’s Vissi d’arte and sailed through to the next round. She also made it into several tabloid newspapers, courtesy of an emotionally charged story about being bullied as a child because she liked classical music.

The reason for my interest is that Lucy sang in a Nottinghamshire girls’ choir called Cantamus and both my daughters sing in the same choir. Cantamus has been around for 46 years and is extremely successful in the world of choral singing, having won numerous prizes and awards in competitions all over the world. The girls start as young as age 8 and normally leave at 18. Some of them are just good singers who enjoy the camaraderie of the choir and the challenges of performing in public and go on to enter careers that have nothing to do with music. Others are truly talented performers who stick with their singing and build careers in opera, musical theatre, teaching and more. What unites them is a love of singing, dedication and sheer hard work – as a Cantamus taxi driver, I speak from experience.

Lucy is definitely one of the latter. After being a leading soloist with Cantamus, she won a full scholarship to Glasgow University and has gone on to perform in opera. Most recently she supported Susan Boyle in a series of concerts. To all intents and purposes she has followed the dream and is making a successful living as a singer. But here’s the rub, classical singers can rarely enjoy the fame and fortune of a successful pop singer, although there are a few exceptions - Catherine Jenkins’ 7 albums have sold over 4 million copies between them and Susan Boyle’s first album sold almost 9 million copies worldwide. Worst still, they are singing other people’s music and everyone knows the route to enduring mega-stardom is to write and produce your own songs. Take Michael Jackson, for instance, who sold 750 million albums in a career spanning over 40 years. Open the pages of The Sun

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and you will find opera singers are few and far between.

To go on a talent show makes a lot of sense for any singer, whatever their genre. All those TV appearances and column inches make all the difference in the world to a musical career. It would hardly be fair to say that Lucy is selling out or dumbing down; really she’s making classical music more accessible to millions of listeners who ordinarily wouldn’t know Puccini from the Pussycat Dolls. But what I find annoying is this need for every talent show contestant to have a “story,” whether it’s their dad dying or being forced to spend their working life as a binman. Don’t the producers think we’re capable of voting for someone because they are a great performer, have an engaging personality or happen to be immensely talented?

Even if you win a major talent show, it is no guarantee of success. After all, who remembers Michelle McManus or Steve Brookstein? (Thought not!) It’s most definitely not a guarantee of enduring success; Susan Boyle’s third album has yet to pass the million sales mark; what will her fourth album do? Even so, I wish Lucy Kay every success.

Meanwhile, Cantamus have just returned from an international choral festival in Italy where they won a gold medal, best choir in their category and the audience vote for the best choir of the festival. They came home to deafening silence from even the local media; evidently Lucy’s instant fame has yet to rub off on Cantamus. That’s showbiz!Howard Clemmow

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Index of advertisersAccommodation (local)Cherry Tree Cottages 28Crabtree Barn 35Thorpe House 25 Thurst House Farm 58AccountantsAdditions Accountancy 85Crowthers Ltd 77Peter Crowther Accountants 80Adult CareEagle Care Home 22AerialsDG Solutions 121Premier Aerials 119Alarms & Security SystemsCalder Valley Security 86Halifax Security 119Antique shopsCottage Antiques 86ArchitectsCave Architects 89Jason Wade 99Beauty & Cosmetic Enhancement Beautitude 65Bridget Akroyd 60Creative Beauty 61Estetica 59Idol Eyes 69Just Peachy 58Perfection 69Beds/BedroomsElland Bed & Suite Centre 23Tidy Bedrooms 91Builders’ Merchants/HardwareRyburn Building Supplies 107ThunderFix 100Builders Aloha Build 111Benchmark Builders 90Stuart Booth 108O&W Crawshaw Ltd. 94JD Building 104N Hoyle 88Ingham’s Joinery 108David Kenworthy 107Stuart Lumb 96Ripponden Builders 104Business ServicesCartwheel Consultancy 77Ryburn Bureau Ltd 77BicyclesCycle Gear 33Car & Motor Sales & Services Chips Away 46DP Auto Services 46Greenwood’s Garage 47Moderna MOT’s 48Schofields 47

Sowerby Bridge Car Clinic 47Star Garage Accident repair 49Sunside Service Station 48Car Parking – Le Tour de FranceCraggs Car Parking 30Cherry PickersZoom Boom 97ChildcareBolton Brow Nursery 72Ryburn Valley Childminders 73Toybox Preschool 71Triangle House Private Nursery 74Children’s ActivitiesAbi Warburton Stage School 73Jump 4 Joy 71Mouse House Pottery Company 21Children’s ShoesPie 73ChiropractorsCalderdale Chiropractic 1CleaningBelle Casa 116Cleaner Ovens 116White Rose 115Cleaning - Carpets & external Advance Clean 116Calkleen Services 116Clean Image 114Martin Cragg 114ProCleanze 114M&N carpet cleaning 117Smart Style Drive cleaning 117Computers / IT / InternetComputer Solutions 80Datablox 83Fab Spider 81Vonderbrand 79CounsellingEileen Braben 61 Damp proofingProtreat 106DecoratorsAPH decorators 96Mark Dawson 103Paul Hyde 109Paul Walker S&D Decorators 90DentistsCalder House Dental Care 64Town Hall Dental 62West Park dental 56Domestic Appliance RepairsA1 Domestic Appliance repairs 111The Vac Shop 96Driving InstructorsPassmark Driver training 49Triangle Driving School 46Electrical SuppliesTezelec 88

ElectricianAbsolute Electrical Services 97Ady Electrical 101Ben Uttley 106I’Anson Electrical 108One Stop Electrical 105Richard Manson 102R & M Connect 123ROKK Electrical 89 TW Electrical Ltd 110Estate Agents / Properties for saleSimon Blyth 36Redwater McCauls 37VG Estate Agents 38Events / functionsBarkisland Cricket Club 16Billy – the musical 24Halifax Food & Drink Festival 13 Ripponden Conservative Club 28Fitness, Exercise & DietNew Image 67Pilates with Nadine 61Rishworth Sports Club 64Tai Chi Tigers 58Flooring & CarpetsAdrian’s Carpets 90Lee Atkinson Carpet Fitter 86Calder Valley Flooring 88HuddersfieldCarpetCentre 99Food, farm shops & delis BarkislandPostOffice 23Deli Belge 7Far Barsey 5Fresh Fields 4Foot Care / PodiatristDale Podiatry Clinic 68Funeral Services Amanda Dalby Funeral Services 40Andrew Naylor & family 41Williamson Funeral Service 41Gardens, fencing and wallingDesperate Gardens 52Grafters Fencing 53PSM Garden Services 52Ripponden Gardening 52Shaun’s Walls 50Smart Gardens 53Tommy Topsoil 51You need us! 51Gifts, Jewellery & TDF MerchandiseLitle You 21Roy’s Balloons 30Summit Finish 21Toll House Jewellery 33GroundworksClearwell 55RJB Plant Hire 113 RS Groundworks 50

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ElectricianAbsolute Electrical Services 97Ady Electrical 101Ben Uttley 106I’Anson Electrical 108One Stop Electrical 105Richard Manson 102R & M Connect 123ROKK Electrical 89 TW Electrical Ltd 110Estate Agents / Properties for saleSimon Blyth 36Redwater McCauls 37VG Estate Agents 38Events / functionsBarkisland Cricket Club 16Billy – the musical 24Halifax Food & Drink Festival 13 Ripponden Conservative Club 28Fitness, Exercise & DietNew Image 67Pilates with Nadine 61Rishworth Sports Club 64Tai Chi Tigers 58Flooring & CarpetsAdrian’s Carpets 90Lee Atkinson Carpet Fitter 86Calder Valley Flooring 88HuddersfieldCarpetCentre 99Food, farm shops & delis BarkislandPostOffice 23Deli Belge 7Far Barsey 5Fresh Fields 4Foot Care / PodiatristDale Podiatry Clinic 68Funeral Services Amanda Dalby Funeral Services 40Andrew Naylor & family 41Williamson Funeral Service 41Gardens, fencing and wallingDesperate Gardens 52Grafters Fencing 53PSM Garden Services 52Ripponden Gardening 52Shaun’s Walls 50Smart Gardens 53Tommy Topsoil 51You need us! 51Gifts, Jewellery & TDF MerchandiseLitle You 21Roy’s Balloons 30Summit Finish 21Toll House Jewellery 33GroundworksClearwell 55RJB Plant Hire 113 RS Groundworks 50

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Index of advertisersHairdresser & barbers Hair Care 68House of Creation 68The Salt Room 65XIV Mobile hair 60Holistic Services & TherapistsThurst House Farm 58IFA, Mortgage & FinanceAcumen – Olivia Kennedy 84Bentley Brear 79Richard Green 85InsuranceNFU Insurance 84Ryburne Brokers 85 Interior Design & Soft furnishingsBeau Bows 94I Design 93Joiners Abel’s Joinery 110Ian Forbes 105Gary Ingham 108O&W Crawshaw Ltd. 94Stuart Lumb 96KitchensBBK by Design 91Millhouse Furniture 93Ryburn Valley Furniture 124Laundry, dry cleaner, ironingWash Angel 27Locks / LocksmithsCalderdale Property Services 106In House Securities 119Locksharp 121Specialist Woodworking 121Loyalty CardsBeep 35Music TuitionSaxophone tuition 22OpticiansBottomley Opticians 67Whitakers Opticians 59Parcel delivery / collectionCovers 33 34PharmacyStainland Pharmacy 69PhysiotherapyBack to Fitness 60PlasteringM Beevers Plastering 105Plumbing - bathrooms / general A&N Plumbing 102Aaron Canning 104Water Rooms 101Plumbing - gas, heating, generalHeating Service Solutions 110Mattocks 96RJM Gas Services 103N Waddington Gas Care 92Wilds Plumbing 109

Private Hire / TaxisAA Taxis 121WillowfieldTravelServices 119Property maintenance/HandymenGary’s Handyman Services 102MB Property Maintenance 107Mark Cook Property Services 104Halifax Man & Van Service 92Whitehouse Property Services 113RecruitmentAngel Care 29Time Out 22Removals & storageHeaps Removal & Storage 99Halifax Man & Van Service 92Restaurants, Pubs & Cafés The Beehive Inn 8Berties 11The Blue Bridge Indian 19The Booth Wood Inn 12Cinnamon Lounge 6El Gato Negro tapas 3The Fleece 18The Fox 9Kiplings 15La Cachette 7The Milestone 5The Navigation 11The Old Bridge Inn 19The Old Original 8The Silk Mill 10The Spring Rock 17The Waterside 14The Winterburn 4RoofingAlpineRoofing 100&109Darren Drake 115N Hoyle 88Ploughcroft 103PrestigeRoofing 110Stuart Booth 108Sewing The New Sewing Box 35Simply Sewing 28SolicitorsHellewell, Pasley& Brewer 78Linda Heald & Co 84Smith Solicitors LLP 77Tiles / TilingAaron Canning 104Jonathan Powell 101Waxmans of Elland 93Tree Services Active Tree Care 54Attwater Arboriculture 53Stumpbusters 51

TutoringKip McGrath 76Maths Tuition 71Studyplus 71TVJones TV 20Upholsterers Stirk Bridge Upholstery 89Vets & Pet servicesAll Breeds pet boarding 45County Alpacas 43Hird’s Veterinary surgery 44Paws a While 42Pet Tails 45Prospect Vet Centre 42Woof & Whinny 45Will Writer County Bridge Wills 84Pennine Wills 80Windows & Conservatories Abel’s Joinery 110Arvin Windows & Doors 2 BFM Glazing 111Calderdale Property Services 106Heritage Glass 94Thor Homecare 108

Useful Numbers(all 01422 code unless otherwise stated)Brig Royd Doctor’s Surgery 822209Bus & Train times 0113 245 7676Calderdale Council 0845 245 6000Calderdale Royal Hospital 357171Childline 0800 1111Citizens Advice Bureau 842848Crimestoppers 0800 555111Gas emergency line 0800 111 999Halifax Police Station 337059Non Emergency health 111Pet Ambulance 0845 6801156Ripponden Library 822357RSPCA Halifax 365628RSPCA Cruelty Line 0870 5555999Sowerby Bridge Library 831627Station Rd Surgery 0844 4778916The Rex 372140The Samaritans 01422 349349Train Tracker 0871 2004950Victoria Theatre 351158Yorkshire Electricity 0800 375675Yorkshire Water 0845 1242424

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Useful Numbers(all 01422 code unless otherwise stated)Brig Royd Doctor’s Surgery 822209Bus & Train times 0113 245 7676Calderdale Council 0845 245 6000Calderdale Royal Hospital 357171Childline 0800 1111Citizens Advice Bureau 842848Crimestoppers 0800 555111Gas emergency line 0800 111 999Halifax Police Station 337059Non Emergency health 111Pet Ambulance 0845 6801156Ripponden Library 822357RSPCA Halifax 365628RSPCA Cruelty Line 0870 5555999Sowerby Bridge Library 831627Station Rd Surgery 0844 4778916The Rex 372140The Samaritans 01422 349349Train Tracker 0871 2004950Victoria Theatre 351158Yorkshire Electricity 0800 375675Yorkshire Water 0845 1242424

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Food and drink will be available. Come and join us for a pleasant walk around the village spotting as many

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