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Contents Community Shipley Town Council �� 12

Family Events Events �� 16

Food and Drink Bradford Beer Festival �� 18

Arts

Heritage Saltaire Myth Buster �� 22

Theatre and Performance

Exhibitions �� 37

Music

Freedom Studios ��26 Improv Comedy ��28

Featured Events �� 38 Music Listings �� 40

Film Studio Ghibli ��33 Scott & Syd ��34

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Should Shipley have a Town Council? By Mike Farren

I first spoke to Rob Martin in 2015 about the Saltaire Conversazione, the form that Saltaire Heritage Weekend took in that year. Also a broadcaster with BCB, and with a strong track record in charity and voluntary work, the Saltaire resident and former district councillor has a clear focus on community. His latest project is the idea of a Town Council for Shipley. It comes as a surprise when Rob tells me “Bradford has 19 Town and Parish Councils – more than any other metropolitan area in England.” And it’s therefore a greater surprise that Shipley does not have one. However, Rob explains that previous efforts to engage interest fizzled out. “Some names were collected but the campaign didn’t get off the ground. Public feeling seemed to be that local councils were not a good thing.” Recently, though, Rob senses a change in opinion. “I think a lot is to do with local authority cuts and people seeing things slowly disappearing. Although the local politicians have been talking about cuts for a long time, it takes a while.” He points out, too, that there is the example of neighbouring areas who may have been able to mitigate cuts because they have a local council. Like many people, I am lamentably ignorant about local government, so I ask Rob to explain what a Town Council can achieve. He concedes that powers are limited, but places the emphasis on “what you can do to make people’s lives look or feel better”. He points to Baildon who, with a Town Council since 2004, “have been able to retain their public toilets, they’ve been able to run and

make profit from a farmer’s market, and they’ve been able to save Bracken Hall and run that as an enterprise. It gives the local area organisation and a way to manage things, drawing people together, and it will hopefully have money to spend on things that are most important to Shipley residents.” Which leads us to questions of funding. For the Town Council itself, Rob explains, “The main funding is through a precept on the Council Tax. That precept is set by the District Council when the Town Council comes into being. At the moment, the thought would be that it would be £15 per year on a band D property.” The Town Council can alter the amount of precept it charges in subsequent years. Playing devil’s advocate, I speculate whether the District Council might just replace money destined to be spent in Shipley anyway with money for the Town Council. Rob strenuously rebuts this. “The town has to be better off. Money raised by the Town Council has to be spent to benefit the people of Shipley. District Council funding has been cut. The rates are going up but the amount of money from government is going down. The District Council can’t put its rates up to fund things for Shipley, but a Town Council can have that precept.”

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Rob Martin, who is hoping to establish a Town Council in Shipley The last loom being removed from Salts Mill in 1986. Image by Ian Beesley.

Surprisingly, given the polarised state of politics at the moment, there is cross-party support for a Town Council for Shipley. “I have a letter of support from Bradford Civic Society,” Rob tells me, “and email support from Shipley and Keighley Liberal Democrats, Philip Davies MP, Saltaire Village Society and the three Shipley BMDC Green Councillors. Shipley ward Labour Party passed a resolution in favour of campaigning for a Shipley Town Council. Saltaire Festival gave their support at their AGM. Town Councillors from Baildon, Bingley and Wilsden have offered their support.” Essentially, Shipley Town Council would correspond to the area covered by Shipley Ward (a much smaller area than the parliamentary constituency), minus Higher Coach Road, which is already included in Baildon Town Council. Given the area’s population, Rob suggests, “We need to get 1,000 signatures, and I’m really keen to hold public meetings and meetings with groups of people. I would like it to be a decision taken with people having the most information and the most knowledge about it.

“Once we’ve got the 1,000 signatures, we give them to the District Council. They have a year to do the governance review, and if that’s successful, the first district election would elect Town Councillors.” Rob tells me that the next steps will be “Raising awareness, talking to people, helping to leaflet and boosting the thing on social media. We’ve got a Facebook page and an email. As soon as possible, we’ll have a website, and we can go from there. We’ll have the petition for people to sign at public meetings, in the library and some shops and markets. If people want to get in touch by email, it’s shipleytowncouncil@ gmail.com. We also have a Twitter account, which is just @ShipleyCouncil,” It will be interesting for local democracy and the future development of Shipley to see how the campaign progresses.

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Bottoms up at Bradford Beer Festival For the 21st consecutive year, Bradford CAMRA’s annual beer festival will be back at Saltaire’s historic Victoria Hall from 22nd to 24th February, bringing the best of the region’s new cask ales to beer lovers from Bradford and beyond. Festival Organiser Kerr Kennedy is delighted that CAMRA will again be working with the Hall’s management and staff to present an exciting three-day event that will offer new visitors and regular attenders a quality experience and beers to remember. “Organising the Festival is a challenging task”, says Kerr, “given that it is planned and staffed totally by volunteer CAMRA members. We rely on a core of volunteers, some of whom have done this for over thirty years. Their enthusiasm and attitude is tremendous and reflects the passion they all have for cask beers. We need over 100 volunteers to set it up, staff the festival opening days and take it

down again. It takes four days to set up and five hours to dismantle!!!” The three-day event will feature nearly 100 cask ales from new and established breweries across West and North Yorkshire including ales from each of the breweries in Bradford. In addition there will be a featured range of ales from the southwest counties of Devon, Cornwall and Somerset through a special arrangement with our friends at The Exeter Brewery who will collect and send a delivery of 36 ales rarely, if ever, seen in the North of England.

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With the growing trend among British drinkers to sample international craft beers there will again be an exciting selection of draught and bottled international beers from established brewing nations such as the traditional Lambic and fruit beers from Belgium, refreshing Pils, Wheat and Bock beers from Germany and, for the first time, some traditional beers from the Ukraine. Hoppy India Pale Ales, dark, barrelaged porters and other styles will be available from the USA and Netherlands plus some surprise ales from other countries. No beer festival would be complete without good food and this year the main offering will be provided by the well-known Quality Yorkshire Pie Company, based in Saltaire, makers of a fine range of traditional pies, complemented, of course, by mushy peas. They’ll feature a menu to suit all tastes, including vegetarian. Beer pairs well with chocolate and Oddfellow Chocolates will be returning with a fantastic range of flavoured chocolate – try them with a dark beer – stout or porter – and you’ll be hooked! To enhance the festival experience, there will again be a programme of live music. On Thursday evening the Cinema Organ Society will raise up the mighty Wurlitzer Organ from under the stage and play a short programme of old favourites. On Friday evening, the Live Lounge, a local three piece band will play covers in their unique style featuring electric violin and wonderful vocals. Saturday afternoon sees the return of the ever-popular Hall Royd Brass Band playing traditional and modern classics. Completing the line-up on Saturday evening will be Bradford’s own Wild Geese who’ll round off the Festival in style. Advance Tickets are available at bradfordcamra.org.uk

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For those who prefer an alternative to beer the Festival will again have a dedicated bar featuring a range of small-producer ciders to suit all tastes from very dry to sweeter varieties, plus popular perries and excellent quality red and white fruit wines.

Wishbone Brewey Mini Vegan Beer Fest 10 February, 12-9pm, Wishbone Brewery Tap, Keighley Wishbone open their Brewery Tap bar twice a month and usually have at least two unfined/vegan beers on offer, which often have more flavour and better aroma that beers that have had isinglass finings added to help settle the yeast out. Beer really doesn’t need to be clear to taste good! They will be inviting Nomadic Brewery from Leeds and Torrside Brewery from New Mills in Derbyshire who will be bringing along their pop-up bars with four totally vegan beers each to compliment Wishbone’s own regular eight beer selection.. The brewers will be running their own bars so feel free to ask about the beers. In addition to the ale, local street food traders, Rubys Street Kitchen from Leeds and HotTod Dogs & Sauces from Todmorden will be in the brewery doing their vegan thing! This is a family friendly and well behaved kids and dogs, are welcome, though dogs are not allowed in the brewing area! Beer prices start at £2.50 a pint.

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Saltaire Myth Buster Heritage

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Saltaire has a fascinating past, but unfortunately there are a lot of myths peddled about that have no basis in fact. Here are the facts behind four common mistruths. Myth – Sir Titus Salt was a teetotaller The truth is he was not Extract from “The Great Paternalist” by Jack Reynolds – “Salt himself was not rigorous in his views or his personal use of alcohol. Indeed one accounts states firmly that he was not a teetotaller. He served wine in his house and at the various public entertainments he gave to friends and colleagues, and provided beer for the Saltaire Rifle Volunteers when they held manoeuvers at Methley Park.” Extract from Leeds Times Saturday 24 September 1853, relating to the opening of the mill – “The wines, which were of a superior class, were supplied to the guests in unlimited profusion, and having been kept in ice until called for, they were deliciously cool. Champagne, hock, claret, port and sherry, were placed before the guests. The operatives were supplied with good ale and punch ad libitum. That was apparently the only distinction made between the guests and workpeople; in viands and dessert the operatives fared like the rest.” Six months after the death of Sir Titus, there was auction of the contents of his home, Crow Nest. Amongst the contents for sale were “about 350 dozen bottles of choice wines, mainly port.” So as you can see Sir Titus was not a teetotaller, but he would not allow public houses to be built in Saltaire, as he did not like the effect that alcohol had on the working man.

Myth: Daisy Place, Fern Place and Myrtle Place were named after either Lady Caroline Salt’s maids and/or Sir Titus Salt’s lovers. Fact: We have not found any evidence to support this myth.

In the 1861 census there were 9.5 million females living in England. Of this total, only 14 had the name Daisy, only six with the name Fern and a mere three with the name Myrtle. So the chances of females working for the Salt family with these names is pretty remote.

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In the 1861 census Titus and his wife had 10 servants in their household but none with the names Daisy, Fern or Myrtle.

We have not found any records regarding the naming of these three places, but the likelihood is that they were named after plants. Daisy, Fern and Myrtle were all popular plants in Victorian Times.

Myth: The blocked up windows of Saltaire were due to the Glass Tax Fact: The Glass Tax, introduced in 1746, was abolished in 1845. Construction started on the mill, the first building in Saltaire, in 1851 – six years after the tax was abolished! There are a number of windows in the village that were always designed as blind windows, done for compositional and aesthetic reasons (and possibly cost) rather than due to the window tax. There are others that have been infilled at a later date.

Myth: Saltaire has a War Memorial to honour the men from Saltaire who lost their lives in World War One. Fact: The War Memorial located in the grounds of the Saltaire United Reformed Church is a memorial to members of the church. The Memorial lists just 25 men – 11 of whom never lived in Saltaire. 126 men from Saltaire lost their lives. A Roll of Honour for the brave men from Saltaire who gave their lives can be found online at www.saltairevillage.info/WW1

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Freedom Studios Amplifying Young Voices By Maria Spadafora

Over the last three years Freedom Studios have been growing the next generation of theatre makers working with schools and youth settings, and I’ve had the privilege of overseeing this work. We’re not your typical theatre school, as we never stage existing work such as musicals, but instead teach solid all-round skills whilst nurturing performances inspired by our participants’ own ideas and stories. And young people in Bradford are amazing storytellers! They are sharp, passionate, and collaborative. They care about each other and the world around them, and have often used their art to address themes that interest or concern them. We are making theatre with young people, not simply for them, and that has resulted in some quite unique stories being shared with Bradford audiences. Aleksandra has been coming to our drama club at Grange Technology College for about two years, “In the past, I’ve never ever thought that I will be learning drama! I’ve always thought that being an actor is a boring job, but I’ve changed my mind! You have made the sessions fun, enjoyable and creative! Because of you, I really enjoy acting!” Performing Arts has a proven track record in terms of increasing confidence, boosting language, literacy and communication skills, as well as nurturing creative expression. Plus by creating a regular Saturday morning group we’ve been able to bring young people from different schools and postcodes together. One of our young artists, Klaudia says, “When I first came to England I felt very isolated as nobody in school would want to

be my friend apart from other Polish people. I thought it wasn’t right because England was supposed to be multi-cultural. However, in drama club, we are mixing with people from different cultures, countries and backgrounds and personally I think this is amazing. I’ve made so many friends and they are just the best. I am really thankful to Freedom Studios for coming to our school and helping me to develop as a person and as a performer.” We’ve been fortunate to work with some fantastic workshop facilitators, all of whom have shared their experience as professional theatre makers with the young artists, including Tom Wright, Shakera Ahad, Evie Manning, Jude Wright, and Tim Wheeler. Anna Parker, an up and coming producer, joined the team as a support facilitator over a year ago: “To work with the amazing young people of Freedom Studios Youth Theatre (FSYT) is an honour. We have seen them grow in both their creative practice and as intelligent, confident young people. I can honestly say, working with the different groups is the highlight of my week. They accept challenges with so much energy and are encouraged to create work that captures what they want to say. It is a community that welcomes all, which is why it is so special.” And we owe a huge debt of gratitude to our lead facilitator, Bradford actress Natalie Davies. Nat has performed in various Freedom Studios productions, including

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Nuzhat Ali’s When George Came to Bradford, developed as part of Freedom Studios’ Street Voices programme, and Tajinder Singh Hayer’s North Country where she played strong, youthful matriarch Nusrat. This year you need to watch out for her on the big screen, as she’ll be making her feature film debut in Jason Wingard’s Eaten By Lions, appearing alongside stalwarts such as Nitin Ganatra and Johnny Vegas. The film was shot in both Bradford and Blackpool, so look out for it! A Bradfordian with dual heritage (Bangladeshi and English) Natalie is passionate about making the arts more accessible to young people from working class backgrounds, and seeing our many diverse cultures and communities represented – both on screen and stage and behind the scenes. She’s been a real inspiration for our young people: “For the past three years I have had the pleasure of working with several groups. As a professional actor my personal highlight would certainly have to be being able to give them an insight into the industry. This opportunity has allowed me to share skills and

help develop them into confident, charismatic performers. Not only has FSYT blossomed into a brilliant youth theatre, it has also become a positive environment for the young people to make new friends in other Bradfordians they otherwise may not have met. At FYST we break boundaries and bring young people together through the joy that is drama.” At this point I have to thank Bradford Council and our partner schools, Carlton Bolling and Grange, for being incredibly supportive of this work, seeing its value not just as a fun activity for young people, but as an experience that helps nurture their confidence, creativity and empathy. And we’re excited to see what our young artists come up with in 2018, starting with a new project in collaboration with BCB Radio, where they’re creating a radio play. If you work with a school, youth group or community setting that might want to join our youth theatre or even create your own, get in touch with Freedom Studios on 01274 730077 or hello@freedomstudios.co.uk freedomstudios.co.uk

Theatre & Performance

Whose Line Is It Anyway? Improv Comedy in Saltaire By Mike Farren

In the middle of 2017, improvised comedy came to Saltaire. It was a low-key affair, in an unaccustomed venue – upstairs at Fanny’s Ale House – but the regular monthly performance was a welcome new addition to Saltaire’s cultural offering. When I meet Antony Butcher of SASIT (Shipley and Saltaire Improv Troupe), the group behind the event, I ask him what the improv nights are all about. His immediate answer is a single word – ‘fun’. He goes on to explain, “When we go on stage, we have no idea what we’re going to say. Everything we do is based on the audience’s suggestions, so we go out to have a really good time, and that’s what the audience have as well: good, old-fashioned fun!” As a point of comparison, Antony likens the show to TV’s Whose Line Is It Anyway?. “It’s the same style of show. We come along with a series of games. We get some performers up, we ask the audience for suggestions, then we play the game. Anything ridiculous can happen. We’ve had surfing priests, through to someone trying to do an impersonation of the Milton Keynes ‘magic roundabouts.’” Antony himself became hooked on performance at an early age. “When I was a kid,” he tells me, “I did some drama sessions. As a group of twelve-year olds, we’d improvise scenes based on a word or a sentence, and those would be turned into a script that we would perform. When I went to university, I found the improv society before I found the drama society and that determined where I ended up. It’s been a great way of meeting people and having fun. It’s one of

the few places where it’s acceptable to be completely ridiculous and to put people in silly situations, and I love to do that.” On moving to Shipley a couple of years ago, Antony explains, “I was looking for an improv group, and it turned out there was one, minutes from where I live. They’re a fantastic group of people. A lot of them are doing other creative things in Shipley as well. The creative scene in Shipley seems to have grown. Shipley Little Theatre set up after I came here, there’s the Saltaire Shakespeare and a lot of the people are involved in that – there’s quite a vibrant arts scene for a small town.” Antony goes on to describe how the shows came about: “We’d done a couple of one-off shows and a couple of charity shows, and we’d been involved in Shipley Street Arts Festival, but we’d not had that regular show. For a comedy group, having that show every month, you can get the audience to come along and build up a following. We chose a day and we went to Fanny’s, which has a nice space upstairs. We’ve done five shows now, and each one of them has got better and better. Not everyone comes to every show, but we’re starting to get a critical mass. There’s always enough people in the audience to have fun.”

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The shows in Fanny’s, with the exception of the Christmas show (where a fee covered chocolates, crackers and stockings handknitted by a group member), have all been free. According to Antony, “This means anyone can turn up. There’s no expectation. We come along to have fun and other people come along to have fun. We pass a hat round at the end and some of that goes towards the hire of a room every week for our sessions.” Those sessions take place at the Kirkgate Centre on the other Wednesdays. As Antony explains, these are open to anyone: “There are no auditions. There’s no minimum skill level. Anyone can turn up to our rehearsal sessions. Once people have come to a couple and are feeling comfortable, they’re welcome to take part in a show. If you ever wanted to try improv, it’s a great way of meeting new people, building confidence, getting public speaking skills and having a silly time. It’s free

for the first couple of sessions, then we charge a couple of quid to cover room hire.” Antony concludes, “We’re going to continue the monthly shows this year, but we’re planning other things – maybe extra shows in the community, maybe getting involved in other community activities, maybe the Street Arts Festival, potentially see if there’s something we can do with the Saltaire Festival. We have some exciting things that we’re working on and we’ll hopefully be able to share those soon!” Improv shows are on the first Wednesday of every month in Fanny’s Ale House, upstairs, at 7:30PM. Rehearsal sessions are in the Kirkgate Centre, 7-9PM, every Wednesday except the first. Find SASIT on Facebook.

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Angle Entertainments present

The Jukes - Down at the Diner. 50s/60s Music. Sat10th February, 7:30pm Tickets: £18 (Conc. £17)

Sherlock Homes 2 short plays In the BLT Studio Upstairs Sat 24th & Sun 25th Feburary, 7:30pm Tickets: £5 under 18s £2

Bingley Little Theatre presents - Billy Liar A Comedy by Keith Waterhouse Mon 26th February - Sat 3rd March, 7:30pm Tickets: Front stalls: £9.00, Conc: £8.00, Rear Stalls: £8.00, Conc: £7.00

Bingley Amateurs present

Red Riding Hood Panto Fri 9th March, 7.15pm | Sat 10th, 2.15pm and 7.15pm | Sun 11th , 1pm and 5pm. Tickets £10 and £8 , onc. £6 Unruly Theatre Company presentsin the Studio Theatre Upstairs

3 Talking Heads by Alan Bennett Sat 17th & Sun 18th March, 7:30pm Tickets: £5 Under 18s £2

Kaleidoscope - Brewster’s Millions BLT’s Youth Drama Group

Thurs 22nd - Sat 24th March, 7:30pm Tickets: Front stalls: £9.00, Conc: £8.00, Rear Stalls: £8.00, Conc: £7.00

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Film

The Final Year

2017 was a bumper year for the Bradford Film Office with with film and TV location requests up by more than 100%. From Bollywood blockbuster Gold to TV Drama Gunpowder starring Kit Harrington to the brilliant Peaky Blinders, Bradford supported them all.

Director: Greg Barker Starring: John Kerry, Barack Obama, Samantha Power.

Gunpowder did a massive 32 days worth of filming in Bradford and Kit Harrington was spotted on numerous occasions frequenting the bars and restaurants in Saltaire, where he was staying.

The Final Year tracks the foreign policy team assembled by Barack Obama over the course of 2016, as they travel the world attempting to solidify and “lock-in” policies that they believe will define their legacy. President Obama and his team tackle the unfolding crisis in Syria (and Russia’s role), visiting families during the Boko Haram kidnapping, the Iran nuclear deal, the resurgence of nationalism, and the results of the US election that challenge this legacy in unexpected and fundamental ways.

Bollywood film Gold - telling the epic story of India’s first Olympic medal win as an independent state - made Bradford its production base this summer. Star actor, Akshay Kumar along with 2,000 extras filmed at stadiums and other historic locations in the north of England including Bradford’s Odsal Stadium, Lister Park and Bradford Grammar School. The production offices, prop store and wardrobe departments were all based in the Little Germany in Bradford for the three month period of the shoot. Also in 2017 Bradford became the first European city to open a film office in Qingdao in China, at the centre of the world’s fastest growing cinema industry. 2018 is also off to a cracking start with Francis Lee’s debut feature God’s Own Country been nominated for a BAFTA in the Outstanding British Film category and British Asian thriller Lies We Tell about to be released nationwide. Both filmed extensively in the Bradford District.

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A bumper year in film for Bradford

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Studio Ghibli season: My Neighbour Totoro 11 March, National Science and Media Museum Miyazaki’s superbly animated tale is considered to be one of the best-loved family films of all time. The story follows Satsuki (Hidaka) and Mei (Sakamoto), two young girls who find their new home is by a mystical forest inhabited by a menagerie of fantastical creatures called Totoros. They befriend O-Totoro, the biggest and eldest of them, and king of the forest. While the girls’ mother lies sick in hospital, O-Totoro takes them on a magical adventure and helps them to understand the realities of life. Containing a powerful ecological theme, this is a lovingly crafted work of depth, import and beauty.

Rewind Wednesdays: Titanic IMAX 3D

Frankenstein: The First Two Hundred Years

14 February, 7.30pm The Imax, National Science & Media Museum

15 March, 2pm

One of the world’s most breathtaking and timeless love stories returns to IMAX this Valentine’s Day. Upon release in 1997, Titanic was celebrated for transporting audiences back in time, right into the belly of the R.M.S Titanic in all her glory and into the heart of a forbidden love affair entwined with the ship’s epic collision of human arrogance, nature and fate. Now, almost 21 years later, get the most visceral and dynamic experience of Titanic in stunning IMAX 3D.

To celebrate his latest book, Frankenstein: The First Two Hundred Years, Picturehouse welcome Sir Christopher Frayling to introduce a screening of The Curse of Frankenstein (1957). The screening will be followed by a book-signing session with Sir Christopher.

The Square (Preview) 27 February, 6pm Picturehouse, National Science & Media Museum

Following his critically acclaimed fourth feature Force Majeure (2014), Ruben Östlund’s The Square walked away with the coveted Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. This selfpenned, art world satire is full of inventive set pieces and deadpan wit, reflecting the uncertain times we live in.

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Royal Opera House Live Bernstein Centenary 27 March, 7.15pm Picturehouse, National Science & Media Museum

Leonard Bernstein was one of the first classical composers in America to achieve both popular and critical acclaim. He was eclectic in his sources – drawing on jazz and modernism, the traditions of Jewish music and the Broadway musical. To celebrate the centenary year of the composer’s birth, The Royal Ballet has united all three of its associate choreographers to celebrate the dynamic range and danceability of Bernstein’s music. The programme includes two world premieres by Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor and Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon, marking each artist’s first foray into Bernstein.

Dreamchasers: the story of Scott and Syd Film

by Haigh Simpson

Having never written, produced or directed a film before, Scott Elliott and Sid Sadowskyj’s true story of triumph against adversity is brought to the silver screen in March 2018. The best friends from Baildon and Nab Wood raised £1 million to fund their debut film Scott & Syd, a tale about friendship and coming-of-age based on their own lives. The film offers an insight into the pairs’ dreamchaser philosophy and inspires their audience to be more than normal. Can you tell us a little bit about who you both are and how the idea for the film came about? We were both born in Bradford and met each other at 15 at Beckfoot School. The idea came about one late evening when we decided to write down our Dreamchasers list. From there, we just kept adding to the list. How did you get to the point where you realised this dream was actually possible? Scott always knew we were going to do it, whereas I am always shocked when we do things. I’d always say ‘Oh we did!!!’ and Scott would say ‘yeah, we said we would.’ Films are not cheap to make, how did you go about raising the funds and was it a struggle to get people to take you seriously? Raising the funds was one of the hardest things we have done, getting to meet high net worth individuals was tough then getting them to say yes was tougher but, it was a lot of fun and we had some great memories on the way.

The film is based on your own lives, how much of it is based on true events and did you have fun playing with some of those memories? Some areas of the film are polarised, some are pulled back for story purposes. Some memories were great fun to go back to, some not so much - it was tough, some days were hard mentally. People are often asked who they would have play them in a film. How strange was it to actually have to cast yourselves? We never saw the characters in the film as me and Scott, they were characters. Although the film is based on us, we told Tom [Blyth] and Richard [Mason] to have fun with the characters and explore them in their own way.

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Images: Tom Blyth and Richard Mason star as Scott and Syd in the film.

You’re both from Bradford originally, how important was it to use locations in and around the city? Are there any you can tell us about? It was very important, some of the major points in the film were filmed in Bradford City Centre and Shipley. It was great to be back in Bradford. The people in Bradford are so kind and generous and down to earth. How does it feel to now be on the verge of the film’s release? It’s fun, everyday is fun. We are both currently checking the film over in Soho London, signing it off for the cinemas. I am actually sat checking through the film now in Warner Bros. Soho while writing this. What’s the best thing about making a film? I got to work with my best mate everyday. You also meet some of the most interesting people - it’s an epic job! What’s the most frustrating thing about making a film? It takes a long time!! Scott and Sid will be released in Vue, Odeon and Everyman cinemas from 9th March and will later be available on DVD and Digital Download.

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Exhibitions Arts

After the Coal Dust

You Get Me? Mahtab Hussain

Bradford Industrial Museum, Until 29 April

Until 24 March, Impressions Gallery

After the Coal Dust is a series of photographs taken by John, Bridget and Freya Gill of Castleford. The photographs are designed to show life in the local area now that the coal mines have closed. Although many of these images are taken in coal towns they are equally relevant to many areas of a post-industrial Britain as other traditional industries such as steel and textiles have seen a similar decline. The idea is not one of nostalgia for the ‘good old days’ but a dispassionate look at what comes after the closure of an area’s main industry and focal point. www.bradfordmuseums.org/ venues/bradford-industrialmuseum

Mahtab Hussain’s photographs explore the critical question of identity among young working-class British Asian men and boys. This is the first time that this acclaimed exhibition has been seen outside London. Hussain’s starting point for the project was the question, ‘what does it mean to be a British Muslim male today?’ Over a nine-year period, he photographed in Birmingham (where he grew up) stopping individuals in the street and starting conversations as he took their portrait. He later expanded the project to London and Nottingham. The men depicted in his portraits identify as Muslim, and expressed they felt ridiculed by the constant flow of negative media representation of their lives. The title of the exhibition is a phrase that Hussain repeatedly heard in his conversations with the young men. ‘You get me?’ is an urban street expression that can sometimes be used in an aggressive way, but also expresses vulnerability and uncertainty: Do you understand me? Do you know where I’m coming from? Presented with quotes in the voices of the young men themselves, each of the 24 large-scale portraits in the exhibition tells a unique story of boyhood and manhood. Together, they present a collective picture on how these young men negotiate masculinity, self-esteem, social identity and religion in a multicultural society. impressions-gallery.com

Music

Music Events

Three Acres And A Cow

2 December, Caroline Street Social Club

16 March, Caroline The Club StreetRecord Social Club

The Railsplitters bring their high energy brand of bluegrass from Colorado, USA with top class instrumental playing and powerful harmonies. This hugely entertaining live band draws on a range of influences including folk/ roots, Americana, modern pop and rock & roll, as well as bluegrass pioneers like Bill Monroe and Earl Scruggs. Featuring banjo, mandolin, fiddle, guitar and upright bass, The Railsplitters have the kind of raw power that will knock your socks off.

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Having got their career off to a flying start by winning the band competition at the popular and influential Rockygrass festival, The Railsplitters have spent much of the last few years on the road, honing their craft. With three albums and two extensive UK tours under their belts, the band has received rave reviews on both sides of the Atlantic for their songwriting talent, luminous vocals and exceptional musical range. Though they operate with the instrumentation of a bluegrass band, The Railsplitters are making music totally unlimited by tradition. This is music for the open road, the open dance floor, and open ears - music of the American West, made for all

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Blazin’ Fiddles

Howie Reeve & C.Joynes

8 March, Victoria Hall

4 March, The Triangle

Scotland’s Blazin’ Fiddles bring their fiery brew to Saltaire, with a good few years and the arrival of new members since their last visit.

Howie Reeve is a unique and singular figure in the current British underground. Having spent over 20 years playing in a number of key Glasgow bands, since 2012 he has been performing solo on acoustic bass guitar, delivering a fragmented and dexterous music that takes in post-punk, avant-folk and free jazz. Increasingly turning to songwriting, he further engages audiences with cryptic, intimate and unsettling lyrics.

Featuring four of Scotland’s hottest contemporary fiddle players – Jenna Reid (Shetland), Kristan Harvey (Orkney), Rua MacMillan & Bruce MacGregor – Blazin’ Fiddles capture all the variety, energy & sensitivity of Scottish traditional music, with each fiddler drawing on the distinct musical flavour of their own part of the Highlands & Islands. Along with Anna Massie (guitar) and Angus Lyon (piano) they blend solo and ensemble sets, the pace ranging from reflective airs to stormy, rousing sets of tunes which leave musicians and audience alike gasping for breath.

C.Joynes returns to The Triangle with electric steel-string guitar. A wonder finger picker with the most studious of attitudes to composition. Influences range from Violeta Parra, Robbie Basho to 1950s garage rock. Prepare to rock-out in the most studious of sit down buttoned up english gentlemen of ways.

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TLR Present… Red Tail Rising 2 February, 8pm Caroline Street Social Club Laurel Premo and Michael Beauchamp of Red Tail Ring create lush, intricate arrangements of original folk music and traditional ballads with banjo, fiddle, guitar, and close harmonies. Theliveroom.info

10 February, 8pm-11pm Kirkgate Centre, Shipley Lots of grooving, moving and schmoozing! Cocktails, lights, visuals, dancing and DJs. £5

TLR Present...Sam Baker 11 February, 8pm Caroline Street Social Club

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Topic Folk Club

2 February, 8.30 pm Glyde House, Glydegate, Little Horton Lane

15 February, 8.30pm

2 February, 8pm Shipley Catholic Mens Society

Emily Brown Quintet Emily Brown’s unbelievable voice, stagecraft, delightful persona and rare instinct for knowing just when to ‘let the dogs’ loose results in unbelievably rich and rounded jazz’. Adults £7 NUS £5 jatpjazz.blogspot.com

Justified 3 February, 9pm The Fox, Shipley Electrifying Blues & Americana from this new band featuring topnotch, time served musicians.

Blue Suede Dudes 3 February, 9pm The Brown Cow Blue Suede Dudes return to the Brown Cow for an awesome night of classic 50s and 60s rock & roll goodness! Definitely not to be missed!

Glyde House, Glydegate, Little Horton Lane

The Hayes Sisters. Highly rated trio with stunning harmonies and songs relevant to all walks of life and the traditional music of England and Ireland. £6 (£5 for Topic members). topic-folk-club.org.uk

TLR Present...The Railsplitters 16 February, 8pm Caroline Street Social Club The Railsplitters bring their high energy brand of bluegrass from Colorado, USA with top class instrumental playing and powerful harmonies. This hugely entertaining live band draws on a range of influences including folk/roots, Americana, modern pop and rock & roll, as well as bluegrass pioneers like Bill Monroe and Earl Scruggs. Theliveroom.info

The Record Club: Here Come The Girls 2018 finds The Record Club now firmly established in their new home at The Triangle on The Record Club Bradford Road, Shipley and enjoying the useShipley of the newly The Triangle, converted floor for their Saturdayfirst 4th November, events 8pm. on the first Saturday of Iteach maymonth. not be the Wigan

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Join Shipley Ukes for a popular sing-along with sausage and mash supper. £2 for supper, served at 9pm, let Angela know if you would like supper. Musics starts at 8.30pm. Song sheets provided.

Sam Baker’s music and story have been shared by some of the most prestigious media outlets in the world-NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross, Rolling Stone Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and numerous others. He is a true artist in every way, sharing amazing life experiences through music, story, and art.

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Groovers in the Heart

Ninebarrow 10 March, 7.30pm Victoria Hall

King Zepha 16 February, 8pm The Underground, Bradford

Producer and songwriter King Zepha presents a timeless blend of ska, rocksteady and jump blues for good lads.The revival is coming. If you’re ready for thumping double bass, raucous four-part harmony and honking horns then it’s time to dust off your boots and your sharpest gear and join us on the dance floor!

TLR Present...Adam Holmes and the Embers 23 February, 8pm Caroline Street Social Club Adam Holmes crafts lyrics that resonate like old folk songs, set to melodies rooted in haunting slow airs. John Martyn’s strum and sting, laced with slices of Celtic soul and folk. Theliveroom.info

Luke Womersley Front Room Disco 17 February, 8pm-11:30pm Kirkgate Centre, Shipley Front Room Disco brings you an eclectic alternative mix of music. Covering indie, alternative, ska, reggae, punk, disco and 80’s pop. With Wil Oddsox. Licensed bar. £4.

Zang 17 February, 9pm The Fox The four members of ZANG are qualified doctors of love, and can help with any bedroom issue you may have be having.

23 February, 9pm The Bold Privateer Luke is a first class entertainer that covers all the greatest hits and favourites from the last 50 years in his acoustic set and never fails to give an outstanding performance.

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Ninebarrow are a multi-award-winning folk duo, who are impressing audiences across the country with their innovative and captivating take on the folk tradition. Jon Whitley and Jay LaBouchardiere combine breath taking vocal harmonies and melodies, delivering original songs that are inspired and rooted in the landscape and history of the British Isles. As well as crafting unique and engaging original material, Ninebarrow also take a wide-range of traditional folk songs and rework them in their own, distinctive way.

Jazz Guitar Day 25 February, 11am - 4.30pm Yorkshire Music School, Salts Mill Focusing on improvisation, jazz, blues and latin the Jazz Guitar Day will offer something for everyone.

Dave Gunning and The Ennis Sisters 26 February, 7.30pm Victoria Hall Eleven albums in, Dave Gunning has become a truly masterful songwriter, one who has earned real peer respect from such Canadian folk songwriting legends as Ron Hynes, David Francey, and James Keelaghan.

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TLR Present...Bronwynne Brent

23 February, 8pm The Brown Cow, Bingley

2 March, 8pm Caroline Street Social Club

Luke Hirst Music returns for another evening of classic acoustic hits!

Born and raised in the Mississippi Delta, American roots songwriter Bronwynne Brent has the kind of stop-in-your-tracks voice that sounds like Southern sunshine.

The Big Gay Disco 24 February, 7pm The Brick Box Rooms

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The Wombats 11 February The Underground,, Bradford

Since debuting in 2006, Liverpudlian trio The Wombats’ unique blend of synthpop, post-punk and often dark lyrical themes has attracted a devoted following. They head to the Underground Bradford as part of Fightback 2018, a campaign to support grass roots music venues accross the UK. Tickets £10.

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Mojo Catfish

10 March, 8pm-11pm Kirkgate Centre, Shipley

16 March, 8pm Glyde House, Glydegate, Little Horton Lane

24 March, 9pm

Lots of grooving, moving and schmoozing! Cocktails, lights, visuals, dancing and DJs. £5

The Rockets Blues Band Live 10 March, 9pm The Brown Cow, Bingley Newcomers to The Brown Cow Bingley, The Rockets Blues Band present an evening of rocking blues covers. Bring your tap shoes to this one people!

TLR Present..Son of Town Hall 11 March, 8pm Caroline Street Social Club Welcome to the mythic world of Son of Town Hall, the unusual union of Ben Parker of London, England, and David Berkeley of Santa Fe, New Mexico who have imagined a world that transcends time and space, complete with Victorian-era outfits, meditations about the sea and songs that beg you to sing along. Theliveroom.info

The Phil Meadows Project combine soaring melodies with headnodding grooves, atmospheric soundscapes and intricate interplay which Go-Go Penguin, Portico Quartet, Bill Laurance, Donny McCaslin and Tigran inform.

The Fox Mojo Catfish are a Leeds-based electric blues band. They play a mix of classic and modern blues alongside original songs.

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Reggaematic XL Apache Hi Fi meets Maasai Warrior

Front Room Disco

31 March, 10pm The Mill, Preston Street

17 March, 8pm-11:30pm Kirkgate Centre, Shipley Front Room Disco brings you an eclectic alternative mix of music. Covering indie, alternative, ska, reggae, punk, disco and 80’s pop. With Wil Oddsox. Licensed bar. £4.

Eddie Earthquake and the Tremors 23 March, 8.30pm Maverick’s 80s Lounge Authentic and energetic beat combo with great harmonies playing rock n roll and pop hits and obscurities from the 1950s and 60s, Eddie Earthquake and the Tremors are playing at Mavericks in Bingley.

The next instalment features Maasai Warrior Sound System, Bristols thunderweight sound with full crew on their own rig. Alongside Apache Hi Fi with Danejah + Rockers Roadshow + Dublaw. Two sound systems inside - heavyweight style!

The Oldertones - Sounds Of The 60’s 31 March, 9pm The Bingley Tavern Join The Oldertones for a night chock full of 60s music. Prepare to be transported back to the 1960s to dance the Watusi and do the Swim! So comb your hair into a beehive, pull on your best Beatle boots and prepare to have the time of your life! Lets party Pop Pickers!

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