RAWDON had the upset of the day when they beat Aire-Wharfe League leaders Otley by 32 runs on Saturday. Rawdon skipper Andrew Duckworth won the toss and chose to bat, as he and Henry Scanlan got the home side off to steady start. Duckworth scored
HUNDREDS of people have helped a Yeadon church celebrate its 175th anniversary. St John the Evangelist Church marked the occasion by holding a community fun day on Saturday, July 13 - a few days before the actual anniversary date of July 19.
ON Sunday, July 21, six-year-old Robert Brooks, a pupil of Addingham Primary School, completed the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge in nine hours and 54 minutes. Supported by his parents, Helen and Tim, Robert set off from Ribblehead at 7.19am,
ILKLEY is gearing up to celebrate Yorkshire Day on August 1. People are invited to meet at the bandstand on The Grove at 11.20am ready for a procession along The Grove to the Town Hall on Station Road where there will be the Yorkshire Day declaration
PROCEEDS from this year’s Otley Carnival have been presented to its beneficiaries. Trophies were also presented when the AGM of the Otley Carnival Committee was held at the Otley Aged People’s Welfare Centre on Friday, July 19. The 2019 event
Review: Lake District Bouldering by Greg Chapman. Published by Vertebrate Publishing, Sheffield VERTEBRATE Publishing have just published the long-awaited guide to bouldering in the Lake District National Park. Bouldering is becoming increasingly
A COMMUNITY choir at Otley has celebrated its tenth anniversary. Otley Courthouse Choir members tucked into a specially made cake before splitting up for their summer break. The choir meets at the arts venue from 1.30pm to 3.30pm on Tuesdays
AIREBOROUGH Historical Society has announced details of its next Chit Chat. Designed to allow residents to view a collection of historical photographs of the area, the event takes place at Yeadon Methodist Church Hall from 10am to noon on Saturday
A LOCAL Parliamentary candidate is calling on the Government to pass a new Victims of Crime Bill ‘without delay’. The bill, which would turn the current discretionary victims code into law, passed its second reading in Parliament last week. It
1ST BURLEY-in-Wharfedale Brownies are proud to be celebrating their 100th birthday this year. The unit first opened in 1919 and is still thriving in 2019 with 32 girls aged seven to ten meeting each week at the Guide and Scout HQ in Burley to enjoy
THOUSANDS of music lovers have enjoyed some classic Ibiza tunes at Harewood House. Some of the famous party island’s most iconic tracks were pumped out into the Yorkshire air by Urban Soul Orchestra, DJ Goldierocks and live vocalists on Saturday
Ilkley Playhouse REMEMBER that sense of elation that follows you home after a great night out at a play or event? Re-living choice words or memorable phrases, chuckling at jokes, or singing along to favourite songs gives you a jubilant feeling that
Jenny Dixon Wharfedale Naturalists Society wharfedale-nats.org.uk EVENTS over the past month have made me realise quite forcibly that I need to revise and adjust my thinking – even in areas where I felt I had some expertise. A mortifying but
