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Wharfedale MP welcomes funds to repair damaged roads
Otley’s MP has welcomed the granting of nearly £950,000 to help repair local roads. Leeds City Council is to receive £949,426 from the Government to fix potholes and other problems on its highways over the coming year. The Chancellor of the
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Otley recruitment firm adds to awards collection
An online recruitment firm from Otley is celebrating winning another industry award. Blue Octopus scooped the award for Best Online Candidate Experience at this year’s Onrec Awards. The Leeds Road based company, now in its fourth year, also
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Yeadon
Yeadon Mothers' Union marks 100th anniversary The Mothers’ Union at St John's Church, Yeadon, celebrated its 100th anniversary with a tea party. Organisers say the event on Sunday, March 23, was a great success. Acting branch chair Eileen
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Wharfedale
DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETY: A day of special interest featuring a talk on Tribal rugs treasures of the black ten by Brian Macdonald will be held on May 22 at Tempest Farm, Elslack. The price is £38 and includes three richly-illustrated lectures
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Rawdon
MERCURY MOVIE MAKERS: On Wednesday we saw the first half of the two part annual competition films programme. Many of these would be first time viewing for most members so there was an air of anticipation. Titles included Mediterranean Sunshine by Bob
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Otley
£3,500 is raised for patients The Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes in Otley has raised £3,520 for a hospital patients charity. The local lodge of the RAOB collected the money for Take Heart by holding various activities during 2013.
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Menston
METHODIST CHURCH: There will be a service of holy communion on Sunday, April 6, at 10.30am taken by the Rev Rita Armitage. Our Easter coffee morning will take place in the church hall on Saturday, April 12, from 10am to noon with stalls of Easter eggs
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Ilkley
Ilkley club lights wheel of friendship Ilkley Inner Wheel club recently celebrated 67 years of friendship and service to the community, with an afternoon tea at Rombalds Hotel. Top table guests included Inner Wheel District 4 chairman Enid
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Guiseley
METHODIST CHURCH: On Sunday, Mothering Sunday, the Rev Nick Baker led the family and parade service at 10.30am. The children gave out posies of daffodils, as is our custom, and new flags for the Scouts, Cubs and Beavers were dedicated. The Rev Fiona
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Burley-in-Wharfedale
METHODIST CHURCH: Morning worship for Mothering Sunday was led by Joan Bosomworth from Bramhope. Mrs Bosomworth’s children’s address consisted of a poem relating to Snow White and the Seven Dwarves Part 2 and was much enjoyed by the older as well as
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Bolton Abbey
PRIORY CHURCH: The services on Sunday are 8am communion (said) and 10.30am sung eucharist. Evening prayer is at 4.30pm. On the first Sunday of the month we hold our liquid family service at 9.15am aimed at youngsters and there are songs, activities
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Ben Rhydding
WOMEN’S INSTITUTE: At the March meeting Shirley Wise returned to entertain us, this time with a talk called Aspects of Ilkley. In the course of her research into the history of Ilkley, she traced the town back into the 18th century. The earliest
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Askwith
VAVASOUR SOCIETY: The next meeting of the society will be held on Wednesday at 7.30pm in Askwith Village Hall, when Isobel Stirk will speak on Life in Haworth at the time of the Brontes. All are welcome, guests £2, and refreshments will be served afterwards
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Aireborough
ROTARY CLUB: The weekly meeting was held on Friday in the form of a social evening replacing the usual annual ladies night. Close on 50 members and guests enjoyed an evening with a French theme commencing with dinner comprising a traditional French
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Addingham
ST PETER’S CHURCH: Mothering Sunday was celebrated in our traditional way by children giving their mothers a little pot plant. As always these are sourced by Phyllis Robinson. A particularly poignant and historic moment was when two of her sons presented
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Adventure all the way for Ghyll Royd school visitors
Visitors to Ghyll Royd School’s Adventure Morning last Saturday were delighted with the activities on offer. Working in groups the children took turns at the climbing wall, army assault course, forest adventure and rugby coaching. Visitors also
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Westville House pupil Harry Ashton scoops trophy for skiing progress
Westville House pupil nine-year-old Harry Ashton was recently awarded a trophy for excellent progress in skiing. In December whilst skiing in Zoncolan, Italy, Harry skied on red runs most of his holiday, and achieved a downhill speed of 58.9km/
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Otley MP listens to pupils debate at mini parliament sessions at Ashfield Primary School
A Wharfedale MP has been teaching some of his youngest constituents about the intricacies of politics. Greg Mulholland (Lib Dem, Leeds North West) led ‘mini Parliament’ classes at Ashfield Primary School, in Otley, last week. During the sessions
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Entrance exam success for Ghyll Royd students
Pupils and staff at Ghyll Royd School are celebrating this week after passing their secondary school entrance exams with outstanding results and offers of four scholarships. Children are thrilled to have secured places at Ermysted’s Grammar School
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Universe prompts Westville House students' curiosity
Form 3 (Y5) at Ilkley’s Westville House School have been pushing out the frontiers of their knowledge to find out all about our solar system and the universe, as we know it! They started investigating all the planets in the solar system and then
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Prince Henry's Grammar School pupils get inspiration from Ilkley author
An award-winning local author held fans of his books spellbound when he visited Otley last week. Ilkley-based Martyn Bedford read excerpts from his works including his acclaimed novel for teenagers, Flip, when he met students at Prince Henry’s
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Hard work pays as Westville House pupil James earns taekwondo belt
After studying taekwondo for three and a half years, at the Taerigi-Do Academy in Ilkley, Westville House pupil, nine-year-old James Burke, has been awarded his half purple belt. Half purple is one of the higher belts, with only purple and half black
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Life swap as pupils compare schools in Ilkley and Madrid
Last week saw the eighth Pozuelo exchange visit for Ilkley Grammar School, which was the biggest yet with 30 Year 11 students all taking GCSE Spanish, hosting their Spanish guests. Ilkley Grammar School students had already enjoyed a marvellous
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Horsforth lecturer's bid to prove city’s link to birth of film-making
The birth of film-making in Leeds and a mysterious disappearance from more than a century ago will be probed in a new documentary. A film lecturer from Horsforth-based Leeds Trinity University has contributed to the production of the documentary
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Ilkley air cadet Calum pays tribute at Belgium war memorial
An Ilkley air cadet recently travelled to Belgium with the National Air Cadet Pipes and Drums to parade at the Menin Gate memorial in Ypres. Cadet Calum Carslaw from 1224 (Wharfedale) Squadron, based on Ashlands Road in Ilkley, also visited battlefields
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Race night fundraiser at Ben Rhydding Audley Clevedon raises £200 for Parkinson’s charity
Ben Rhydding retirement village Audley Clevedon has donated more than £200 to charity Parkinson’s UK after a fundraising race night organised by one of the residents. Brian Lee masterminded the charity night for those living in the retirement village
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Entries for Ilkley Triatholon to open soon
Entries for this year’s popular Ilkley Triathlon will open on May 1, sportsmen and woman are being warned, after the event sold out in just four days last year. Now well established and in its 22nd year, the race, held by the Leeds Bradford Triathlon
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Big names in tribute acts and local bands at Otley Fake Festival
The local bands who will be performing at this year’s Otley Fake Festival have been confirmed. The event will be headlined by tribute acts Kazabian, Four Fighters and Green Date. Five local groups will be joining those acts on the stage of
