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Dear Reader ON THE COVER: “Orange set of wheels” You can read about the workshop owner Mark Tailford of MT Refinishing Body Shop on Thornton Rd, Thornton on pg28. We currently produce over 5800 copies each month, which are delivered FREE door to door in Thornton and surrounding areas. We are only able to do this with the support of local businesses who advertise with us. Please mention the Thornton Directory when responding to adverts. If you would like to advertise with us, please go to page 38 for our advertising rates. Editor: Neil Bird Tel: 01274 447315 Email: [email protected] Web: www.thorntondirectory.co.uk This month is a busy one for the calendar. Mothering Sunday is March 6th and towards the end of the month Easter celebrations are here again, with Good Friday on the 25th March leading into the bank holiday weekend with Easter Monday on 28th March. Shelves of Easter Eggs arrived in the shops as soon as the Christmas sales ended. Creme Eggs are out again... smaller than they used to be. Made me think of the good old days when snacks were bigger and cost far less than they do now. Schools will be on half term for the Easter break and finally one more thing to add to the calendar this month is the clocks spring forward one hour (Daylight Saving Time). On Sunday 27th (Easter Sunday) we lose an hour’s sleep. For those of you who attend church services on Easter Sunday, the clock changes really mess with people arriving on time, so this is just a heads up for you to help you get there on time. We are fast approaching the 100th issue of Thornton’s community news magazine. I am thrilled to be editor for this huge milestone. I’ll need to think up something special for the issue. We have a couple of highlights in the Directory this month. The new Home Guard Series starts, following the big screen launch of the new Dad’s Army film. The articles are written for us by Robert Brown of the Clayton History Group. These will run for several months telling local stories of the time. Another new feature is our LifeHacks column. Don’t know what a ‘lifehack’ is? find out on page 34. Grab a brew and a chocolate egg and enjoy this months read. Contents Your Thornton Directory is proudly printed using vegetable based inks on paper sourced from sustainable certified sources. We are eco-friendly, you can be too, don’t just throw me in the bin, pass me on to a friend. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in parts without permission is strictly prohibited. All information is correct at time of going to print. The views and opinions by contributors in this publication may not represent the views of the publishers. All advertising is subject to the editor’s discretion, nor does any advertisement constitute a recommendation. The Thornton Directory also takes no responsibility for claims made by any advertisements in the publication. From Our Inbox 4 Local News 6 Community Updates 14 Local History 10, 26 What’s On 33 Sport News 36 Please mention the Thornton Directory when responding to adverts 3 ©2016 Thornton Directory From Our Inbox Email: [email protected] Facebook: Thornton & Queensbury Directory Dear readers I will be selling my plants again this year to raise money for Martin House children’s hospice. I’ve been very busy getting the plants ready to sell, so hopefully they will be ready to be sold by the end of this month. I will also be making some hanging baskets, so if anyone would like to order a hanging basket please email me: joekemp@hotmail. co.uk Please look out for my stall outside Cutting Worx. I will be there when the weather is good or look out for my banner on Thornton Road just up from Thornton Cemetery. I will be selling them from there on most days. Joe Kemp Editor: Get your spring and summer plants from local fundraiser Joe Kemp and help raise much needed funds for Martin House Children’s hospice. Dear readers, On the 4th March we will be holding a charity fundraising event at The Raggalds. Flood victims with animals, (if uninsured) have huge vet bills to treat their livestock or pets affected or missing by the devastating floods at the beginning of this year. Tickets £3. For more information or if you can help with the raffle prizes, Please find them on Facebook by searching ‘YORKSHIRE ANIMALS FLOOD RELIEF’ Thanks Alison & Gay. Editor: There has been great community response to all the appeals for help following the floods. Even though it is no longer on the TV, people’s lives are still affected and appreciate your support. Hi there Neil, I was given your contact through my local Councillor Richard Dunbar. My name is Matthew and I live in Thornton and am a regular reader of the directory. It’s great! Was wondering if there is potential for a feature story at some point between now and April with regards to my band. We are called Kascarade and have a debut album release and launch in Bradford at the end of April, two of us reside in Thornton and my family have lived here for over 60 years. Best wishes and thanks for your time. Matthew (Kascarade) Editor: Sounds great... Literally, I checked out some of the music videos on your website. Next month we’ll include your Band’s album launch press release. Look forward to it and good luck with the launch. Get in touch and get in print - send your comments, news or ask any questions to the editor. See above for contact details or drop in an envelope at the Post Office, Kipping Lane. 4 To advertise in the Thornton Directory call Neil on 01274 447315 or email [email protected] Please mention the Thornton Directory when responding to adverts 5 Local News Email: [email protected] Facebook: Thornton & Queensbury Directory VALERIE BINNEY DRIVE PROPOSAL At a meeting of the Bradford West Area Committee on the 28th January it was unanimously agreed by Elected Members that a proposal by Cllr Malcolm Sykes (Thornton & Allerton Ward), supported by his Ward colleagues Cllr Richard Dunbar and Cllr Sue Duffy, to name a new street in the proposed Chevet Mount development Allerton Lane Allerton - Valerie Binney Drive - be approved. The original suggestion was made by the developer, Stephen Walkden, and was readily supported as a fitting dedication to honour the late former Councillor and Lord Mayor of Bradford - Valerie Binney. Cllr Valerie Binney worked tirelessly in her role as a Ward Councillor for the Thornton & Allerton Ward, representing everyone to the very best of her ability. Everyone that came into contact with her could not fail to be impressed by her energy, commitment and support for whatever issue was causing concern for local residents. 6 BIN COLLECTION CHANGES The council are making changes to the collection days for the domestic (green bin) waste, as part of a number of changes to provide a more efficient service. The change of collection days will start week commencing 14th March. You should have received a notice through your door letting you know you new collection day. If you have a smartphone and easily forget which day your bin is supposed to be put out for collection, the council are promoting their smartphone app, which has a notification/reminder for your weekly bin day. The council will be implementing the new Bin Policy with their collection teams; • One bin per household only. • No bags or additional waste left alongside. Also the lid to the bin needs to be completely shut, so no pushing one more bag in and expecting the bin to be collected if overfilled. • Householders MUST recycle more. Replacement green bins are always charged for. If you need a FREE recycling bin, you can contact the council for one. Items that can go in your recycling bin include plastic bottles, glass bottles and jars, cans and all paper or card. Don’t forget to rinse out any containers, they don’t need to be spotless, just free from liquids and food. If you place the wrong items in either of the bins, the collection will not be made and a red contamination tag placed on the bin. This means you need to remove the wrong item and place it into the correct bin for its collection. In reality this may mean a week or so delay on your waste collection. To check your collection day, or for further info about your general waste and recycling visit the council website: www.bradford. gov.uk/recycling or call: 01274 431000. To advertise in the Thornton Directory call Neil on 01274 447315 or email [email protected] Please mention the Thornton Directory when responding to adverts 7 Local News Email: [email protected] Facebook: Thornton & Queensbury Directory SOUTH SQUARE CENTRE THREATENED WITH CLOSURE Bradford Council’s proposal threatens to close South Square Centre. South Square Centre runs on a very tight operating budget, which is covered by rental income, gallery bookings and sales. The trustees of Thornton and Allerton Community Association have a responsibility to maintain the Grade-II listed building on behalf of the Council but receive no funding to do this. While they have been successful in raising money from Arts Council England, the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation to support our artistic and learning programmes over the years, this funding does not go towards offsetting the core costs. However the Centre currently receives a rental subsidy to the value of £25,900.00. It is with great concern to the staff, volunteers, resident artists and visitors, that the Council is considering removing or reducing this concession as part of proposals to find £53 million in savings and additional income over the next two years. This would not only affect South Square Centre but all community facilities including sports and recreational centres that benefit from the subsidy. If the proposal is approved, the Centre would be asked to pay rent from 8 2017. In effect this would double the operating costs and, without the prospect of being able to raise further income, the Centre would be forced to close. In addition, the Council is also proposing to withdraw the discretionary business rate rebate that the small business tenants currently benefit from. The suggestion is that the Council should defer making a decision until further consultation can be undertaken with the affected organisations in order to assess the full impact of the proposals. FLOOD RELIEF SUPPORT Last month we featured the work of the Community Foundation for Calderdale and their Flood Relief Fund. They reached a massive £1million in funds raised by the Government deadline for matched funding. The funds are available to those affected by the floods. Steve Duncan Chief Executive of the Community Foundation said “The next stage of our support will be to help people replace white goods, carpets, furniture etc as well as further financial support, the road to recovery is going to be a long one but we are dedicated to supporting our community and will continue to raise and distribute funds”. He continued “It’s a great achievement to reach the million pounds and it will help so many, but the level of devastation is such that we need a lot more to be able to support some of the hardest hit” To support the flood victims you can visit www.cffc.co.uk and donate online or send a cheque made payable to: Community Foundation for Calderdale (Mark the back Flood Fund) 1855 Building, Discovery Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire HX1 2NG. Send in your local news for inclusion in April’s issue by the 15th March. To advertise in the Thornton Directory call Neil on 01274 447315 or email [email protected] Please mention the Thornton Directory when responding to adverts 9 THORNTON FLYER - Easter 1981 By Lynn Wardman Over the years, various groups in Thornton have produced magazines. Recording village life, demonstrating longevity, changes, and over time, technological advances in publishing. They also provide opportunities to reminisce! Thornton Directory launched 10 years ago, a previous directory 25 years ago and Thornton Flyer, 10 years prior. All encouraged readers to support local businesses and groups. 35 YEARS AGO: THORNTON FLYER (Easter) In this type written text magazine, readers were told the Christmas first edition had been well received and a Leeds reader won the Whisky donated by Charlie Pedder, Chair of the Residents Association. Editor Howard Jackson appealed for help with future publication and distribution, collection and collation of advertising, plus the gathering of news from around the clubs. ARTICLES included ‘The History of Thornton’ - first of a series, from notes by Alfred Hartley and son Peter; ‘The Invasion of Thornton’ – by tourists on a ‘Bronte Weekend’ (with comment on bricked up cottages of Cloggers Row). ‘ROUND THE CLUBS’ included: The Thornton Junior Drama Group performance of ‘The Island with No Chip Shops’; Thornton Vocal Union concert for Manorlands, with Yorkshire Relish Band and Musical Director of the choir John Marshall. Thornton Cricket Club; Silhouette Slimming Club at Thornton First School; Thornton Veterans, inviting Bowls players and time to socialise with darts, dominoes and cine films in winter. The hut had been broken into again and money, dart board etc. stolen. Packs of cards and other donations were requested; Thornton Residents Association visit to City Hall and Law Courts; A feature on Branwell House Film 10 Group, describing its beginnings at Downs Coulter Social Club, with cinema (opened 6 Nov 1979 by Liz Ambler, Radio Leeds), studio, and darkroom facilities for cine and still photographic work. ADVERTISERS included some Market Street shops:- Staff of Life Wholefoods, (Olive Samms); Hardisty’s Bakery shop & Catering Service; Brook’s, fish, fruit, veg & flowers; Thornton General Store; Humbug sweets & fancy goods; JH Nichols butcher est. 1880; T&J Bretherick ironmongers; Sportscene goods & trophies; Lynn Harrison newsagent; Aristacut hairdressers under new management; Sguardo Galleries paintings & pottery; and Mitchell & Co printers, Fountain St; D&K Taylor fancy goods at Thornton Post Office; H Ambler & Sons butchers; D Patel, off licence at Reservoir View; Irene Venner, sweet shop Thornton Rd; MP Automatic Alarm Systems – with discount to local residents and Jean Nelis for floral arrangements. Congratulations were sent for personal anniversaries and to Leslie and Mick Smith on the birth of their daughter. Happy memories and how time flies! Please mention the Thornton Directory when responding to adverts 11 3rd West Riding Home Guard Conscription into the armed forces for 18 to 40 year old males in WW2 commenced on 3rd September 1939, with the upper age limit rising to include 51 year-olds in December 1941. There was a general feeling at the time that home defence arrangements were inadequate, and the government decided to quell the move to create “private” armies by creating the Local Defence Volunteers (LDV, “Look, Duck and Vanish”) on 14 May 1940. The response was enormous, and, to formalise the system, the Home Guard was then created in July 1940. Total numbers rose to a peak of over 1.75 million men by 1944, and Bradford contributed heavily, with the recruiting office in the central Police Station kept exceedingly busy. Note that Home Guard members required no governmentsupplied accommodation or food, though weapons, ammunition, training and uniforms were to be provided later. From a nucleus of WW1-surviving veterans, plus significant numbers of men in reserved occupations, all giving up their time freely, an efficient, if initially under-supplied and untrained, organisation emerged. Central planning covered all eventualities, including the locations of garages holding large 12 supplies of petrol (for emergencies only!) and the locations of emergency meeting places – usually well known public houses! The valley running down to Bradford from the Denholme-Halifax Road was allotted to “A” (Thornton) Company, 3rd West Riding, Home Guard, and that also defined the catchment area for recruiting. From data held by the then British Legion (later “Royal”), the initial Company Commander appointed was Norbert Durrant (Thornton), a WW1 veteran, later a Thornton Councillor, then Bradford Alderman, and ultimately Lord Mayor. As second-in-command, George L Brown (Clayton), another WW1 survivor, was selected, but at some later date, and for unknown reasons, the appointments were reversed, and Major Brown and Captain Durrant continued to run the Company until disbandment, in December 1944. To advertise in the Thornton Directory call Neil on 01274 447315 or email [email protected] HMSO Photography: The Home Guard Collection (1939-1945) Part 1 of a 6-Part Series by Robert Brown Please mention the Thornton Directory when responding to adverts 13 Community Updates Email: [email protected] Facebook: Thornton & Queensbury Directory The Rotary Club of Bradford West The Rotary motto is “Service Above Self” and the members of The Rotary Club of Bradford West are always looking for ideas to help the local community and internationally. We have collected for the Cumbrian and Calderdale floods, helped with fund raising for our local school, Keelham Primary and set up a BP / Stroke Awareness day at Keelham Farm Shop. We will be helping Cycle Queensbury with their annual bike ride on the Sus Trans path across Thornton Viaduct on the 14th May and we are developing a large notice board to be positioned at the start of the path in Thornton. You will recall from previous editions of this magazine we were to hold an auction in Wilsden Village Hall, regretfully we have been let down so 14 we looked for an alternative venue. The good folk of Cullingworth have leased us the Village Hall and the auction will now be held on Saturday 7th May, so all those folk who have donated items for the auction “many thanks and your donations will now be auctioned in Cullingworth Village Hall on Saturday 7th May. ” If there are any more items which we can auction for our Rotary Charities, please ring Peter Conwell on 01422 245432 / 07937 818523 or email him at: pconwell@ btinternet.com Our programme for March will be: 3rd Rich Jones from The Joshua Project, 10th Dave Dodwell (pictured) from Cycle Queensbury, the 17th will be a business meeting and then on the 24th Julie Thompson will talk about Inn Churches, followed by Earnest Blackburn talking about “Old Bradford”. The club will have a Fellowship Weekend in Derbyshire on 13th to 15th of May, and our President Carol Stanton will hold her President’s Evening at The Dubrovnic Hotel on 16th April. For further information call Robert Morphet on: 07970 815204 or find us at: www.bradfordwestrotary.org To advertise in the Thornton Directory call Neil on 01274 447315 or email [email protected] Community Updates Email: [email protected] Facebook: Thornton & Queensbury Directory Thornton Singers All choirs are constantly searching for new members and we are delighted to welcome 6 new voices to Thornton Singers. They are, pictured here standing from left to right, David Bottomley, Sue Clark, Pam Matwijciw, Di Cooley, Noelle Lawn and Francis Goodall. Seated are Pauline Hook our Chairwoman and David Mawson, our Musical Director. Now is an excellent time to join our choir as we have just started to rehearse the music for our spring/summer concerts. You might think, that with 6 new members, we have enough but peoples circumstances change, some moving away, some finding travel difficult or there are family commitments so it always good to have new people, new voices. We rehearse every Wednesday at Haworth Road Methodist Church, Haworth Road Photo: Tony Caunt Bradford, stating at 7.30 until 9.30pm with a short break for refreshments. If you would like to come along and listen in, you would be more than welcome. You can find more about Thornton Singers on our website: www.thorntonsingers.co.uk or call our membership secretary on: 07503 956560. If you think we may be able to help you raise some funds for a local cause email us on: [email protected] Our recent concert for Manorlands helped them raise a whopping £2790. Please mention the Thornton Directory when responding to adverts 15 Community Updates Email: [email protected] Facebook: Thornton & Queensbury Directory Thornton Antiquarian Society If you are interested in any aspect of history, you are welcome to come to our meetings in the Community Centre every Wednesday at 2pm. Come along and enjoy a cup of tea and learn something you possibly didn’t know. As you will see from our programme in the ‘What’s On’ section, we are not only interested in Thornton’s history, although that is a primary concern. We have an extensive archive of people, buildings, events, schools and churches in Thornton. For instance in a report published in 1854, Public Health Inspectors noted that “The number of houses in the Havelock Street area is from 16 to 20 and for the whole there is but one privy without either door or seat”. It doesn’t take a great deal of imagination to 16 picture the health problems that arose from that one situation. Our archive rooms in South Square have hundreds of documents, photographs , maps and other information on Thornton, which are accessible to anyone who is interested. Pay us a visit, you may be pleasantly surprised. To advertise in the Thornton Directory call Neil on 01274 447315 or email [email protected] Community Updates Email: [email protected] Facebook: Thornton & Queensbury Directory Keelham Primary School Early Years fun with a purpose We are now at the end of the spring half term and with one eye on spring and the end of the grey wet days (hopefully), our Foundation stage unit have been completing their learning concerned with “Why does snow melt?” Through the weeks the children have been busy; building igloos, making ice and melting it, building dens for animals to hibernate in, looking after baby penguins that have been sent to them from the South Pole, identifying arctic animals that can survive in the cold, their asking why, and much much more! Their learning was completed with a Winter Wonderland Day, celebrating all they had achieved this half term. Invitations were sent out to parents to come along in their winter woollies and preparations were made to turn the classroom unit into a winter-themed fairground, full of games and activities to get involved with. The children, who are aged between 3 and 5 years old, had been ‘earning’ their own money over the weeks as a means of reward for tasks completed, help given or good manners shown. They all then had their envelope of money to spend and together with visiting mums, dads and siblings they had fun doing so. Activities included; hook a whale, have your photograph taken as an explorer or Inuit, build an igloo challenge, use the Bee Bots (motor controlled figures) to find the animals hibernating, cosy by the fire with board games and throwing a wet sponge at an adult (very popular apparently). After all that, everyone could visit the in class café for a warming hot chocolate and pancake! Mrs Broadbent, a patient parent volunteer, also spent most of the day face painting amazing Jack Frosts, snowflakes and even reindeer, penguins and seals! Some parents were even ‘volunteered’ by the children for a snowman challenge. The children had to wrap the parents up in white crepe paper and decorate as snowmen… against the clock. It was all good fun but with a great element of learning behind it all. The money was an especially useful learning activity, as once it’s gone...it’s gone! So the children planned their actions and purchases well to really get the most out of the day. Well done and thanks go to all the foundation stage staff for their hard work and energy needed to make these kinds of days so successful for everyone! Debra Butler Head Teacher Please mention the Thornton Directory when responding to adverts 17 Community Updates Email: [email protected] Facebook: Thornton & Queensbury Directory By Maisie (Age 13) Thornton’s First Beavers hit the Scout Section! Thornton’s leadership team were delighted to hit an important milestone on Thursday 4th Feb, with the investiture into Scouts of the first of our Beavers since the section relaunched 4 years ago. 10 year olds Maisie and Willow joined the newly formed Beaver Colony back in 2012, and having transitioned through Cubs made the next step in their journey through the Scout Movement. Having recently returned a Census number of 68 youth members within the group, the group are seeing the results of the fantastic work by our Beaver and Cub leaders which continue to feed the older sections with healthy retention rates – a sign of a fantastic job by our colleagues. Well done all! Check the what’s on section for our upcoming social event. For the latest information on Thornton Scout Group please visit us at: www.thornton-scouts.org.uk 18 I joined Scouts one year ago, and I’ve never looked back! Having met loads of new people, experienced new activities on meeting nights, camps and days out, it’s been incredible fun! In my first year I have taken part in Gliding, Ice Skating and been to so many different places I can’t name them all. Every night we do something new, things that I wouldn’t have thought I was able to until I tried, sometimes with a little push from the leaders. Within the first few months I had been on two camps, one to Sconce near Baildon, and the other to Thornthwaite near Harrogate. Here we did First Aid, walks, pumpkin carving, cooking, team building and wide games (like a big hide-and-seek at night). On Thursdays we did weird and wonderful activities like making Bird Houses (for our DIY badge), matchstick rockets, made caterpults and firelighters. I really enjoyed a new game called Airlock, where our legs were tied together and we had to make our way through an obstacle course. Also, I had the opportunity to try shooting and archery for the first time during a jam-packed year. Last year, we were offered an activity that I had never done before as our Christmas Party - Ice Skating. I was very nervous, thinking I would fall. Having got onto the ice rink and wobbled about a bit, I managed to get around a few laps and realised that everyone else was also learning. It was hilarious and of course everyone laughed when I fell, although by then I didn’t care! I can’t wait for this year’s new adventures to arrive! Community Updates Email: [email protected] Facebook: Thornton & Queensbury Directory Thornton Primary School Writing competition winners this half term: Frances Tidswell-Thompson in Year 3 wrote a story with a moral: One day there lived a mother rabbit who had five baby rabbits. They would be lovely baby rabbits if they would stop arguing with each other. They lived in a burrow in the ground. One day the mother rabbit called all the baby rabbits into the main burrow and showed them a bundle of carrots. She asked her eldest child to come and snap the bundle of carrots. The eldest rabbit tried with all of her strength but she could not even bend the bundle. Then the mother rabbit told all of the other baby rabbits to try and share the bundle, but none of them could. The mother rabbit sighed and untied some string that was holding the bundle together. She separated the carrots and gave one to each of her children. Each of the baby rabbits could then snap their carrot easily. Then the mother rabbit said, “My children. If you stop arguing and learn to work together, then you will be as strong as this bundle of carrots. But if you are divided amongst yourselves, you will be broken as easily as you have broken the carrots.” The moral of the story is, when working together and supporting each other, we are strong. Thomas Davidson in Year 6 wrote a story opening about an adventurer called Hemlock reaching his destination: Emerging from the murky darkness of the forest, Hemlock raised his torch stabbing the darkness with his flame and revealing a derelict door which was hidden in the night. Hemlock did not know what to expect in the cave beyond. Approaching the oak door, Hemlock cautiously slipped open the latch and gently eased the creaking door ajar. He gathered all of his bravery and ventured inside. Swinging his torch left and right, he suddenly came to a halt. A wall stood in front of him. Hemlock searched for something: a lever or anything that could help him get past the wall. He was certain that there was something behind. Without hesitation, Hemlock put his ear against the wall. Suddenly, a squeak… from a bat? There was something beyond! Please mention the Thornton Directory when responding to adverts 19 Community Updates Email: [email protected] Facebook: Thornton & Queensbury Directory Bradford Camera Club BCC have found our new home very suitable and have an increased membership. We have designed a programme of instruction and tutorials to suit all levels of photographers and the first six evenings, as I write this, have been very well received. We have had a ‘how to take better pictures’ and a ‘using your camera’ and then the first round of the four Mitchell & Metcalfe internal competitions. Pictured are the winning images, two from the President Judy (1 - Mr Deep & 2 - Spiral staircase Belfast Castle) and one from Tony Caunt (3 - Crest Merchant Adventurers Hall, York). On the 4th of February the editor of this magazine Neil Bird came along and went through The basics of ‘Photoshop’, an excellent tutorial sharing with the members all about the tools of this wonderful medium. Neil will be coming again on the 3rd of March, to show ‘The manipulation of ‘Photoshop’. Some members will go to Pudsey Camera Club for the third round of the Interclub group on Saturday 5th March and then on the 10th it will be the AGM & presentation of trophies from 2015. On the 17th Ken & Ann Thompson will share their images of The South Island of New Zealand followed by an evening for new members to show their work. The club plans to have photo shoots outside in selected locations as soon as the weather improves, an evening with a model to do a portrait session and a prestige lecture. More details to be announced in future editions of this magazine. Should you want to improve your photography, you can come along to The Cornerstone Centre in Cottingley any Thursday from 7.30pm. You can find us at: www.bradfordcameraclub.org.uk, see our page on Twitter or call: 01535 273709. 1 2 3 Please mention the Thornton Directory when responding to adverts 23 Community Updates Email: [email protected] Facebook: Thornton & Queensbury Directory Thornton & Denholme Medical Centre Year on year there are fairly big changes taking place in the NHS. In the last year we have seen funding drop considerably to core general practice and a further reduction is expected in 2016-17. We have also seen the effects of the GP recruitment crisis first hand across Bradford. Some of you may be aware this has led to the use of locum doctors again, which we have carefully resourced but this cannot be a long term option. Our aim is to provide continuity of care, rapid access for acute illness, flexible appointments including telephone consultation and extended hours. We also aim to maintain high quality service by providing education and multidisciplinary team working. This is easier to do when all staff are employed by our organisation. Fortunately we are an enthusiastic dynamic healthcare team, always striving to respond in a positive way to challenge. We are also fortunate that we have an enthusiastic and proactive patient participation group and the help and support of our practice health champions in Thornton. Together we will be looking at ways we can meet demand with reduced resources. This may include an in house pharmacist to help deal with the 100+ script requests we have a day. We really need all our patients help too. If you are unsure which health care professional can manage your problems/symptoms please ask reception staff. Please allow receptionists to ask for a brief outline of your problem to direct you to the most appropriate health care professional. Please see the advert on the next page for PHARMACY FIRST. Many people are not 24 aware that pharmacists have a consultation room! They can see patients for a range of conditions and across Bradford and Airedale pharmacists can do prescriptions too. Many practices have seen patients using this service when they have coughs, colds, sinus problems, ear ache, simple rashes or athletes foot. In Thornton and Denholme it’s been relatively underused so far. Consider a telephone consultation for symptoms that might not need an examination, or a review if your condition is stable. Practice Nurses are a great resource. Please book with the nurse rather than a GP for contraceptive advice. You should give 24 hours notice when cancelling appointments. Please don’t simply not turn up and waste appointments. In December we had 230 DNA (did not attend) appointments with our health care team. Please allow at least a 48 hour turnaround and if you can order prescriptions via your pharmacy, online or via your repeat prescription rather than phoning reception. Consider setting up electronic prescribing through your pharmacy. We would love to hear any feedback. Let us know how you rate your experience at our medical centre. Tell a member of our team and if possible please use the NHS choices website: www.nhs.uk. We do listen and share the information across our whole organisation and it’s useful to hear both the positive and the negative. Please mention the Thornton Directory when responding to adverts Sarah Tattersall | School Teacher (Part Two) Clayton History Group Photo: Baptist School - 1912 Miss Tattersal often went out to visit children who were absent from school, seeing as many as 15 families in one evening. Some delicate schoolchildren were often away from school. On the 20th January 1882 five children were listed as "often ailing" who scarcely make any advance with their lessons. One of these, Alfred Shepherd subsequently died in August of the same year, his being one of 24 deaths recorded in the years 1873 - 1898. Miss Tattersall recorded the deaths with regret, an entry for the 4th July 1874 reading "One of my boys, named Joe Sharp, a fine little fellow,died on Sunday after a short illness." Not all the deaths were from illness. In September 1875 Ephraim Watmuff, aged 5 ,died after falling down a quarry at Brecks. School holidays were, one week at Easter and Whitsuntide, two weeks in summer and two weeks at Christmas. There was half holiday for Shrove Tuesday and for Gunpowder Plot. In addition the children were given an occasional day off for other events, such as in August 1895 when the school was closed, as so many were watching a "Grand Wedding" at the village church or, on the 23rd September 1889 when all schools in Bradford were closed , so that children could go and see Barnum's Show in Bradford. National events such as the wedding of the Duke of York and Princess Mary in July 1895 were also celebrated, and in 1897 the school was closed for a week for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubillee. When Joseph Wilds was admitted to the school on 26th March1886 he was described as having a speech impediment and a useless right hand. On the 1st September 1876, Sarah Smith was said to be an infant in mind and partly paralysed. An entry dated 27th January 1882 read, Andrew Chadwick. I sent him home for being dirty and filthy, to 26 return when he was clean. The children are utterly neglected by the mother. Listed are the topics taught, in addition to reading writing and arithmetic , there were object lessons such as The Lighthouse, The Whale, Day and Night, Kindness to Animals, The Railway Trains and Minding the Baby. The girls were taught sewing and all the children learnt songs such as "I must not grieve my mother" and " The old black cat". Interspersed among the more mundane entries, such as the buying of slates or the visits of the Baptist Minister, there are interesting entries such as the end of term outing to to play in Mr Yewdalls field, or on the 31st July 1874 when the local blacksmith, whose workshop was next to the school, where Angus Jowett and Herbert Andrews had been throwing stones "came into the playground and without speaking to anyone, kicked the boys most severely". By 1898 the school had become very overcrowded. A new Board School was opened, the entry for 30th September reading “The scholars have all marched through the village this afternoon carrying banners, slates and books, to the new school to learn their appointed classrooms ready for Monday morning.” Sarah Tattersall continued to keep her log book at the new school until her departure on the 22nd December1899. Please mention the Thornton Directory when responding to adverts 27 All your ‘Dents’ and ‘Dings’ put right again... At the age of 15 yrs old, Mark Tailford began his career in the motor trade. It was a youth apprenticeship at the well known Dews Motor Group, based in Brighouse, that got him started. Since then Mark has more or less never left the motor industry gaining over 25 years experience. After various employed positions in accident repairs and painting work he eventually decided in 2006 that it was the right time to go self employed and be his own boss. Like many businesses he started small, working without a unit in the first few years. As the business grew Mark decided he needed his own workspace and began to look for premises. He found a unit behind Simmonites Land Rover on Thornton Road to call home and has been there serving his loyal customers for the last 7 years. Trading as MT Refinishing Bodyshop, Mark is fully equipped to undertake most vehicle bodywork repairs from minor dents to full resprays. He particularly enjoys vehicle restoration and has completed several full restoration projects to an exceptional standard. 28 Mark’s 25 years of experience have been built upon making sure every customer has a quality finish and complete satisfaction. He will guarantee his work so you drive away happy and confident. In 2015, Mark bought an eye-catching Smart Car to help promote his business in the local area. You may see him driving around Thornton and surrounding areas in the stickered up car. If you do, make sure you give him a wave and say ‘hi’. He is happy to have a quick check over any work you may want him to look at for you too while he’s out and about. You can find his workshop at 755 Thornton Road, Unit 4 (Behind Simmonites Land Rover), Thornton, Bradford, BD13 3NW. Please mention the Thornton Directory when responding to adverts Please mention the Thornton Directory when responding to adverts 29 Please send us your stories & photos. Our readers love reading about the history of our local area. If you live in and around Thornton and have a story to share, please email us at: [email protected] or take your stories and photographs to the Thornton Post Office for our collection. Please address your envelope to: The Editor of the Thornton Directory. Also include your address clearly, so we can return your photos. To advertise in the Thornton Directory call Neil on 01274 447315 or email [email protected] 31 32 Please mention the Thornton Directory when responding to adverts What’s On If you would like your organisation or club to feature here email: [email protected] THORNTON ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY 2nd Mar | Sue Steel, Bradford Family History Society 9th Mar | Norman Simpson, West Highland journey 16th Mar | Jenny Stacey, Marvellous Maoris 23rd Mar | Maurice Craven, Old Bradford 30th Mar | Easter week - no meeting Everyone is welcome to attend our meetings, which are held every Wednesday at 2pm in the Thornton Community Centre, Market St. THORNTON METHODIST CHURCH Services take place every Sunday in March at 10.30am. Everyone welcome and please stay for refreshments afterwards. Just to remind everyone it is Our 30th anniversary on 19th /20th March. We are having a weekend of celebrations with an open day on the Saturday showing memorabila of past and present times of the church. A flower festival and a cake decorating competition and food available throughout the day. Come along and have an enjoyable time. THORNTON CRICKET CLUB Beer Festival 2016 Friday 8th - Sunday 10th April 2016 Tickets available for Friday and Saturday. Tickets priced at £5 including your own glass and entry into a raffle. SOUTH SQUARE CENTRE Community Room Group Show | MA Fine Art Show Linda Baker, Nick Farrer, Sharon Fortune, James Lester, Ceri Lewis, Angela Loftus, Sue Mencioni, Rachel O’Keefe, Jackie Robertshaw, Abigail Cliffe, Shane Herrington, Kate Shackleton, Alison Wesley, Edele Leah, Liam Howard, John Stainton, John Dey, Claire Wellesley-Smith (artist in residence) South Square’s longstanding relationship with Bradford College’s staff, students and graduates continues with March’s exhibition of MA Fine Art students work in progress. The exhibition will take over both the main gallery and community room spaces. Through their projects students are exploring topics such as representation, self-portraiture and consumerism using a broad range of mediums including collage, photograph, drawing, illustration and painting. Unit 9 Gallery John Allcock | Into the Woods Calver Gallery Valérie Wartelle | The Common Thread Preview Night: Friday 4th Mar | 7 - 9pm Exhibitions Open: 5th-27th Mar | 12noon-3pm Other Events Sunday 6th Mar | 10-12noon | Family Art Club From Tues 22nd Mar - Sun 3rd Apr | 12 - 3pm | Easter Holiday Fun Sun 26th Mar | 11am-4pm | Easter Hunt Fri 15th Apr | 7-11pm | Clothes Swap For more details please call: 01274 834747 or email: [email protected] ST JAMES CHURCH Services take place every Sunday in March at 10.30am. Every Tuesday: CAP Job Club 9.30-1pm For information on the churches Easter services please visit: james4u.org CLAYTON GOSPEL HALL BSL Signed Worship for the deaf or hard of hearing community at 6:30pm on the first Sunday evening of every month. To advertise in the Thornton Directory call Neil on 01274 447315 or email [email protected] 33 34 Please mention the Thornton Directory when responding to adverts What’s On If you would like your organisation or club to feature here email: [email protected] CLAYTON VILLAGE HALL Toddler Group | Every Mon | 9.15-11.15am Mens Group | Every Fri | 1.30-3.30pm Café Open | Mon, Wed & Fri | 9.30-12.30pm For more ‘what’s on’ information visit their website: www.claytonvillagehall.org.uk Tel: 07734 513652 / or find us on Facebook. YORKSHIRE ANIMAL FLOOD RELIEF 4th Mar | Charity fundraising event at The Raggalds. Tickets £3. For more information or if you can help with the raffle prizes, Please find them on Facebook by searching ‘YORKSHIRE ANIMALS FLOOD RELIEF’ RSPB (Airedale & Bradford Group) “British Owls” Illustrated Talk Fri 4th Mar | 7.30pm | Airedale & Bradford RSPB local group invite you to: “British Owls”, an illustrated talk by Peter Smith Location: The Kirkgate Centre, 39a Kirkgate Shipley, BD18 3EH Price: £3.00 (children free) for members and non members FREE Guided Walk at Washburn Valley Sat 26th Mar | Meet around 8.45 for a 9 a.m. departure. The walk is expected to last around 2 hours. Directions: Park near dam on B6461, near Lindley Wood north of Farnley. Latitude/longitude: 53.9452777,-1.6825 For further information call us on: 01274 582078 or email: [email protected] or see our website: www.rspb.org.uk/groups/ airedaleandbradford LEEDS DONKEY SANCTUARY 6th Mar | 11am-1pm | Mothers’ Day Treat (Places available) 12th Mar | 10-2pm | Saturday Club 9th April | 10-3pm | Spring Fair 5th June | 11am - 3pm | Fun Dog Show For more information and to book a place for Mothers Day please call: 0113 2619249 or visit: thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk CYCLE QUEENSBURY Easter Egg Hunt - on bikes! Thurs 31st Mar 2016, 10-12 noon. Prizes for best decorated bike or helmet. We will meet on The Great Northern Railway Trail, in the middle bit (between Cockin Lane and Headley Lane) where the hens are at High Birks, ready to set off at 10am! £1 entry fee, pay on the day, all welcome, just turn up and we will ride along the Trail towards both Queensbury and Thornton, then stop and look for eggs along the way. More details, if needed, from Helen on: 07842126022. THORNTON BEER FESTIVAL 2016 Join us at Thornton Cricket Club for our Local Beer Festival on Friday 8th to Sunday 10th April 2016. With a range of 8 beers from Ossett brewery and 4 real ciders, we have a great selection for everyone to try. On both Friday and Saturday night there will be local bands playing and finally on the Sunday there will be a family fun day with quick cricket, bouncy castles and much more. Tickets priced at £5 includes your own FREE glass and a FREE raffle ticket. Tickets available for Friday and Saturday from the club house on Fridays (8pm-11pm) or Saturday’s (5pm11pm) If you would like to help support the event we would like to work with you in the following ways: • Sponsor a barrel of beer: £75 • Sponsor the entertainment: £100 [Sponsorship will get you a full page advert in programme, advert on social media, 2 complementary tickets for the day of your choice.] • or you would like to donate a raffle prize. We are also if you spot one of the beer festival posters around the village. Take a picture, post on Facebook or Twitter, with Thornton CC tagged in it and you will be entered into a prize draw for free tickets for the festival. Please mention the Thornton Directory when responding to adverts 35 Sport News If you would like your sport club to feature here please email: [email protected] Thornton Cricket Club We are now looking ahead to the 2016 season and to this end we have booked our indoor crickets nets at Thornton Recreation Centre on Tuesday nights 8-9pm until the 22nd Mar 2016. Cost is £2 for juniors and £3 for seniors each session. The practice/coaching sessions will be attended by our ECB Level 2 qualified coaches (all DBS (CRB) checked). The Club was awarded the ECB CLUBMARK accreditation in October 2008, which confirms our commitment to being a safe, effective and child -friendly cricket club. Anyone wanting to join the club should contact the Club Secretary Mark Clayton on: 07875732052 or email: thornton.cricket. [email protected] Don’t forget our Beer Festival in April, details on page 35. For more information visit the club website: www.thorntoncc.co.uk You can also keep up to date with all the fixtures and results on the Halifax Cricket League website: www.halifaxcricketleague.co.uk 36 VC Bradford Cycling Club V.C.Bradford has a membership that ranges across all ages and abilities. We love to help new people who are just getting into cycling as well as those who have been cycling for many years. New members are always welcome. If you want to learn about cycling for fun, health and fitness, please contact our club secretary Paul Corcoran at: paul@ penninecycles.com or call: 01274 881030 during shop hours Tues-Sat 10am – 6pm. To advertise in the Thornton Directory call Neil on 01274 447315 or email [email protected] Sport News If you would like your sport club to feature here please email: [email protected] Thornton United was formed in 2009 and since then has become one of the fastest growing clubs in the Bradford area. At the time of going to print both the Premier team and the 2nd team are top of their leagues and doing really well. Both teams would really appreciate your support at any matches and encourage everyone to come along and cheer them on. Thornton United has numerous teams for all ages. You can get contact details for the different teams by visiting their website: www.thorntonunited.com March 2016 Fixtures: Thornton United 6th Mar 1015 Thornton United Peel Park FC Thornton Recreation 4G Pitch 13th Mar 1100 George Hotel Thornton United Bankfoot Cricket Club 27th Mar 1210 Thornton United Ventus United Thornton Recreation 4G Pitch Thornton United 2nds 6th Mar 1100 FC Queensbury Thornton Utd 2nds Foxhill Park 13th Mar 1100 Heaton Athletic Thornton Utd 2nds Dixons Academy Pitch no.2 20th Mar 1100 Eccleshill Sunday Thornton Utd 2nds Greengates Rec 27th Mar 1015 Thornton Utd 2nds Eccleshill Sunday Thornton Recreation 4G Pitch Please mention the Thornton Directory when responding to adverts 37 THANK YOU TO THIS MONTH’S ADVERTISERS (a-z) A&M ABC Taxis, 4 ADi Aerials, 34 Allerton Electrical, 9 Ann Clarke Paper Craft, 33 Beechwood Blinds, 7 Belts Autos, 27 Bowling Decorators, 27 C Physio, 6, 36 C Whitehead, 14 Carlton Property Improvements Ltd, 20 Carousel Windows, 16 Digiman Aerials, 5 Fieldhouse Antiques, 11 Goldleaf Financial Services, 21 Harmony Skin Care, 7 IC Robinson Landscaping, 5 James & Co, 40 Joseph Hey & Son Ltd, 31 Kip Mcgrath, 9 Mick Dobson, 13 38 MT Refinishing Body Shop, 29 Negas Ltd, 29 New Look Conservatories, 22 Ovenclean, 14 Pearsons, 11 Pharmacy First (NHS), 25 PWC Plumbing, 15 Queensbury Kitchen, 13 Removal Guy, 5 Retro Radios, 7 Robert Morton Dental Techinicans, 2 Rose Cottage, 27 Rural Relaxation Therapies, 23 Silver Lens Media, 34 Strokes, 15 The Ridge Doctor, 39 The Will Service, 11 Tidylands, 29 West Bradford Golf Club, 37 To advertise in the Thornton Directory call Neil on 01274 447315 or email [email protected] Copyright © 2016 Thornton Directory • www.thorntondirectory.co.uk