Bonnie babies enjoyed a day out in 1959 when they were taken to the St Johns Ambulance Garden Party at Guiseley parish church rectory.

The photograph shows prizewinners being congratulated by the Lifeboat Queen Christine Ward.

Pictured with Christine are Mrs M Sykes with Carol Sykes, aged 1 year and nine months; Mrs J Woods with Greta Woods, aged six months and Mrs E J Moule with Sheila Moule, aged 11 months.

Meanwhile these flamenco dancers were dressed to kill in this picture from the archives of Wharfedale Newspapers. No details are given of when and where the photograph was taken.

FIRST World War sentences by Richard Thackrah:

Where War Comes Not! In Upper Wharfedale. This was confirmed by an Ilkley gentleman’s talk to a farmer in the Washburn Valley. A little wide of Malham, a farmer had little or nor knowledge of what was happening outside his own district and no desire to know anything either!!

Knighthood for Mr G.H.West for his work as Deputy Director General Munitions Supply. Son of the late Mr T.A. West of The Grove, he spent his boyhood in Ilkley.

A meeting is to be held in Ilkley to try and set up a War Savings Committee.

Concerns about the priorities of the Ilkley Board who seemed more interested in repainting the Bandstand and putting on a concert, than in tackling poor sanitation when there is a whooping cough epidemic.