INTERNATIONAL cellist Raphael Wallfisch will join Skipton Building Society Camerata in their first ever performance at the King’s Hall in Ilkley. The orchestra is entering its 11th season of professional music making following last year’s10th anniversary
A FOLK supergroup will demonstrate their musical prowess at Otley Courthouse on Valentine’s Day. Leveret, featuring the combined talents of acclaimed instrumentalists Andy Cutting, Sam Sweeney and Rob Harbron, will take the stage at 8pm on Saturday
IT MAY only be February but some Summer Loving is coming to Otley. Prince Henry’s Grammar School will be putting on its own production of the classic musical Grease in its Main Hall this week. The 7.30pm show, featuring hit songs from the movie
Dick Whittington, King’s Hall, Ilkley IT IS panto time again and the Evil King Rat has infested London with thousands of his furry subjects. Enter Dick Whittington who has arrived in the City to seek his fortune and is adopted by Tommy the Cat.
Time and the Conways, Ilkley Playhouse Runs until Saturday, 7.30pm TIME and the Conways is one of JB Priestley’s “time plays” and was written in 1937. It is staged in three acts with the first act set in 1919, the second in 1937 and the third returning
ALL Saints Church in Ilkley is delighted to host one of the world’s most well-known Christian singer-songwriters, Lou Fellingham, at the church on Saturday, February 28, as part of her current winter tour. She will be singing songs from her latest
JOIN Aireborough Gilbert and Sullivan Society with their performance of The Sorcerer at Yeadon Town Hall during Valentine’s week and see the whole cast fall in love in this lively and comical light opera. It is all down to a potion administered
THE WORKS of an Otley artist who has been drawing and painting all her life are on show this month. Seventy-three-year-old Evelyn Friend, who in 2001 was a contestant on the TV show Watercolour Challenge, has been creating art in a variety of mediums
THE latest brochure from Ilkley Playhouse has just been released and, as ever, Ilkley Players are offering something for everyone with a great selection of plays. The 2015 Spring/Summer opener is the Edward Albee drama Who’s Afraid of Virginia
Britten Sinfonia, Leeds Town Hall THIS unusual programme was drawn from the highways and byways of 20th century American music and tailor-made for Sarah Connolly, one of today’s most acclaimed British singers. The concert opened with Elliot
Strictly Come Dancing Live Show, Leeds Arena FROM October to December, Saturday night is one thing for many viewers – Strictly Come Dancing. Regularly achieving more than ten million viewers it is one of the highest-rated shows on the BBC.
FRIENDS of the Manor House are pleased to present a return visit from Flossie Malavialle on Friday, February 13. The French singer received an enthusiastic reception when she performed at Ilkley’s Manor House Museum and Art Gallery in 2011, and
The Rev David Batchelor, Retired United Reformed Church minister SCARCELY a week goes by without yet another report in the media of sickening sexual exploitation or physical abuse – most often against women or children but sometimes against
ON Tuesday, January 20, while in Ilkley, I had the misfortune to trip and fall full length over an uneven bit of pavement in Brook Street, sustaining a head injury. Within seconds two ladies by the names of Vicky and Betty came to my assistance and
OTLEY pubs are a vibrant part of the history and heritage of the town. Otley Pub Club, a community organisation which supports and promotes the pubs in the town, conducts ongoing research into the history of past and present pubs and much of it is
I WRITE in response to Mr Mulholland’s letter regarding the Civic Centre in these pages last week. I want to put on record how angry I am with yet another opportunistic intervention by Mr Mulholland on this important issue. He has either completely
RE Labour have left centre to decline. I am not a member of any political party and therefore, I hope cannot be accused by our MP, Greg Mulholland, of adopting a partisan view. I was very disappointed to read Greg’s letter (January 22) in which
AN open letter to Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland: On reading your letter singling me out for attack on the future of the Civic Centre, the first phrase that came to mind was: put up or shut up. If you won’t use your position constructively to get fully
OUR Lib Dem MP has continued his ill-judged attack on Otley Town Council’s decision to develop The Core Resource Centre, which he grudgingly described as a “rented shop”. This facility has proved popular and offers easy access and facilities to the
I AM bemused by Greg Mulholland’s stance on the Civic Centre. He constantly delves into the history of the attempts to refurbish it and is obsessed by a desire to return Otley Town Council to the centre. At the same time he fully supports the proposal
IN YOUR January 8 issue you kindly drew attention to the meeting that Bradford Council are holding on Thursday, February 5, from 7pm to 9pm at the Clarke Foley Centre. Places had to be reserved and the information given said visit bradford.gov.uk
