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Market Square, Low Street, Royal Arcade

Airedale Centre,

Towngate

Town Centre

Airedale Centre

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Town Centre

Town Centre

Shared Church

Airedale Centre

Towngate

Town Hall Square

Town Centre

Shared Church

Airedale Centre

Airedale Centre

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Shared Church

Town Centre

Airedale Centre

MARKET CHARTER CELEBRATES 700 YEAR MILESTONE

Keighley Town Council in association with Bradford Markets Division hosted a three day continental market in the town centre to celebrate seven hundred years of continual trading. A number of local traders left their shops and took a stall  amongst the continental traders.  Members of the Town Council (right) dressed in Medieval costume and Morris dancers from Leeds and Oakworth danced in the town centre.  Charlie, the Fire Eater, marvelled the crowd as he literally played with fire and street band, Flashco, entertained the crowd with their very unusual type of Morris dancing.  The children’s funfair which was held on the Medieval Market site next to the Keighley Shared Church provided entertainment for the younger members of the community.

Town Mayor, Councillor Tony Wright, pulled the first pint of the specially brewed Charter Ale at the Brown Cow in Westgate

 Westgate

The Royal British Legion and the Veterans were joined on Remembrance Sunday by a host of organisations to remember those people who made the ultimate sacrifice and never returned home.  It was an opportunity for the large number of people attending the service in Town Hall Square and other parts of the area to reflect on the legacy.  This year the Keighley Mace was carried by the new Mayor’s Attendant/Mace Bearer, Barry Taylor, Proprietor of the Brown Cow Public House in Keighley and former member of the 4/7 Royal Dragoon Guards.  The parade led by Civic Heads made its way to the Shared Church for the Remembrance Service. Mary Lister, the British Legion Schools Liaison Officer, organised local schools to join the soldiers and uniformed groups to lay their own wreaths. Children at Lees Primary School were given a lesson in history (right).

Thanks to the Keighley News for the photograph.

Keighley Town Council funded the first hand-held laser speed camera in West Yorkshire to enable Keighley Police Division to develop Community Speed Watch, a project which has now gone “county-wide” and which has received a Prince Michael Road Safety Certificate.  Roadsafe Director, Adrian Walsh, handed over the Certificate to Keighley Police Division’s Speed Watch Team at the West Yorkshire Police HQ.  On 6 December Deputy Mayor Councillor Graham Mitchell and police representatives will attend an Awards Luncheon Ceremony at the Savoy Hotel where they hope to receive the principal National Award for Keighley’s enterprising work within road safety.

Montauk Island was just one of the bands that kept the audience entertained in Victoria Hall for the Rock Concert on 29 October. Excellent performances from Montauk Island, Soul Transplant, Angel Chain Diaries, Brand New Analogues, Arkaye and The Skeletal Family were fully supported by the DJ Mr Ray Bell.  A quiz in the bar and the raffling of several quality prizes highlighted an evening enjoyed by all who attended.

We hope that it will be possible to hold more rock concerts for local young bands and local people in the future. The Town Council would like to thank Mr Allan Clarke for organising the pie and pea supper and Jenny and Peter who assisted.  Special thanks to be given to the Russell Street Project for their involvement in our events throughout the year and to the Musicians Centre for their invaluable help with the whole project.  

The second sponsored walk to raise money for the Mayor’s charities Multiple Sclerosis (Keighley branch) and Keighley Sea Cadets was held on 19 November.  The walkers set off from Bar Lane, Riddlesden and walked the canal route to the Fisherman’s Public House at Bingley.  On hand were Army Cadets who offered first aid and water and a number of Sea Cadets took part in what proved to be yet another successful and enjoyable Saturday.  Our picture shows the Army Cadets, Sea Cadets, Councillors and staff.  The third walk will take place in February—date to be confirmed.  Any individuals or organisations who wish to take part should contact the Town Council office on 618252.

It has been suggested that the Asset Management Section of Bradford District Council may wish to pull down the school premises and to sell the land for development. However, no consultation with the many groups involved including the Town Council and the Area Committee has yet taken place. The town has already lost community facilities at Central Hall and to lose the Bronte School Site and all the potential which that site has to offer would be yet another blow to Keighley and the people of the Worth Valley.

COUNCILLOR

ADDRESS

PHONE NO

Ahmed

45 Cliffe St,, Keighley

01535 667964

Akhtar

9 Sandywood St, Keighley

07970 604314

Alderson

29 Box Tree Grove, Long Lee

01535 667267

Ali

2 Cark Road, Keighley

01535 602390

Baxandall

20/4 Laycock Lane, Laycock

01535 605257

Brocklesby

11 Eelholme View St, Beechcliffe

01535 216321

Burningham

14 Birchwood Drive, Utley

01535 661577

Clarke

7 Bankfield Drive, Braithwaite

01535 211462

Edge

48 Kinara Close, Stockbridge

01535 611681

Earnshaw

12 Prospect Cres, Fell Lane

01535 664646

Evans

5 Lee Court, Thwaites Brow

07761 602403

Holdsworth

High Court, Street Lane, E.Morton

01274 561304

Horrell

32 Occupation Lane, Oakworth

01535 662384

Hudson B

33 Bronte Drive, Oakworth

01535 604379

Hudson M

33 Bronte Drive, Oakworth

01535.604379

Lockley

15 Exley Cres, Ingrow

01535 216361

Mitchell

4 Dockroyd Lane, Oakworth

01535 645454

Miller D

Tan Y Bryn, 4 Cliffe Mill Fold, East Morton

01274 569286

Miller G

51 The Chase, Shann Park

01535 600344

Newton G

21 Valley View Close, Bogthorn

01535 665615

Newton J

21 Valley View Close, Bogthorn

01535 665615

Petyt

36 Goose Cote Lane, Oakworth

01535 604853

Philip

6 Shann Cres, Blackhill

01535 607151

Rhodes

10 Apsley St, Oakworth

01535 647652

Roberts

12 Elmwood Drive, Ingrow

01535 606391

Thompson

61 Delph House, Parkwood Rise

07731 869088

Walker

6 Bar Lane, Riddlesden

01535.600307

Westerman

61 High Spring Road, Long Lee

01535 606432

Wright

38 Hainworth Lane, Ingrow

01535 603316

Zaman

Mountroyd, 164 Highfield Lane, Keighley

01535 608833

Town Clerk

Mrs.M Bailey

Town Hall, Bow St, Keighley

01535 618252

Assistant Town Clerk

Mrs D Spink

Town Hall, Bow St, Keighley

01535 618252