The Saltaire Review | Issue Nine | June 2015 by Festival Publications

ISSUE nine| june 2015

golden cabinet | shipley street arts| dragonboat festival

Contents ISSUE nine june 2015

6_golden cabinet iNTERVIEW 13_saltaire fete 14_Music Appreciation and Songwriters’ Hub 18_Shipley street arts festival 23_dragon boat race 28_saltaire village society 34_LIVE MUSIC previews 38_WHAT’S ON 42_JANE STEELE

This month’s cover was provided by SIMON SUGDEN whose stunning picture was among the many wonderful photos sent in this month. If you’d like to see your image on the cover send your entry to submissions@thesaltairereview.co.uk.

SUBMISSIONS If you would like to contribute to the Saltaire Review email submissions@thesaltairereview.co.uk. We’re always delighted to hear from writers, photographers and anyone involved in a local group or activity.

ADVERTISE

For more information on how to advertise email advertise@thesaltairereview.co.uk.

DISCLAIMER This magazine is published by Festival Publications Ltd. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of content we accept no liability for any resulting loss or damage. Views expressed by contributors are their own and not those of the publisher. ©Festival Publications Ltd. All rights reserved. No reproduction or copying without permission.

Find us on social media...

@saltairereview

facebook.co.uk/thesaltairereview

SCHOOL LEAVERS CHOICE Apply on li for full-t ne now ime & appren courses ticeships

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY: APPRENTICESHIP JOBS FAIR - 10th JUNE, 4-6.30PM

VENUE: CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR BUSINESS, VICTORIA HALL, VICTORIA RD, SALTAIRE, BD18 3JS

OPEN DAY - 16th JUNE, 3-7PM

VENUE: EXHIBITION HALL, SALTAIRE, BD18 3JW

T: 01274 327222 E: enquiries@shipley.ac.uk W: www.shipley.ac.uk

• Showing all Sky and BT Sports • 8 Real Ales • 7 Premium Lagers • Large Variation of Bottled Beers Available

The Ring O’Bells Food Served Mon - Thurs Fri Sat and Sun

Mondays 12 – 9pm 12 – 8pm 12 – 7pm

Mon - Fri Special Menu Offer 12- 3pm Sunday Lunches Also Available

General Knowledge Quiz Win Jackpot of £50 and Food/Drink Vouchers Tuesdays Poker Night Everybody Welcome including Acoustic Night Players and Singers Saturdays Live Music On Occasion Any Small Parties/Funerals etc. Catered For.

Tel: 01274 584386 3 Bradford Road, Shipley, BD18 3PR

photo by tom humphreys

Who said silence is golden? an interview with the people behind shipleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s popular electronic music night golden cabinet BY mike farren

only recently began to realise what a remarkable thing Golden Cabinet is. The monthly music slot at Shipley’s Kirkgate Centre with the distinctive horse logo initially passed me by. I haven’t had my finger on the pulse of underground music for many years and I knew none of the names of the bands. When I discussed Golden Cabinet with someone involved in the local music scene, his sharp intake of breath and verdict, “They’re hardcore!” seemed ominous.

sees him cast as a spokesperson. He is at pains to point out that Golden Cabinet is a team effort, but as he is my interviewee I can only apologise if I end up reinforcing the impression.

As for the team effort, Anth makes the homemade vegan cakes that feature at all the gigs, as well as handling PR and the accounts, Mark does projections at the gigs, Nick makes the posters, “..which are printed on an obsolete German printing press”, Richard However, the buzz about Golden Cabinet brings experience to bear from his day job in became impossible to ignore, and when I website design, development and marketing, realised that a gig they had via social media. Between organised – Charles Hayward them, as Anth puts it, “We presents Anonymous Bash book the bands and the DJs, “It’s a – featured the drummer and move furniture around community (Hayward) from a post-punk both before and after the gig band (This Heat) I had admired so if you came in next day event. The back in the day, I decided to you’d never know that 150 rave Kirkgate take the plunge. I immediately heads had been going nuts.” Centre is the loved the music, but even more so, I loved the event, Richard explains how the thing that and the sheer incongruity of group came together: “I’d brings it all it taking place in a community known Nick and Anth for years centre – even the increasingly from the punk scene. Mark, together and indispensable Kirkgate Centre. I would meet at gigs a lot. it wouldn’t One of the reasons Mark was I’ve been to another gig, asked to join was because he work and will attend the last of knows more about music than anywhere the current run – Vessel, on the rest of us. A lot more!” Saturday 6 June. But since else.” experiencing Golden Cabinet The scene in question was first hand, I’ve been intrigued the hardcore punk movement to find out how this strange and wonderful based at Bradford’s 1 in 12 Club. This was phenomenon came about. what brought Richard to university here from Liverpool. “I moved over to Bradford Golden Cabinet is Anth Palmer, Mark when I was 18, mainly because of the 1 in Leese, Nick Loaring and Richard Claxton. I 12 Club. I used to come over a lot. I’d hitch correspond with the first three, but due to over and there used to be a lot of punk stuff the logistical challenge of bringing all four that went on. In the punk and hardcore together, I only speak to Richard, a brightly- world, Bradford was a very big scene.” clad, endlessly enthusiastic Shipley resident, who finds himself slightly embarrassed that As part of the 1 in 12 Club experience Anth his friendly and talkative demeanour often and Nick promoted gigs there between 2007

and 2011. “We came from the DIY punk background of basically doing it yourself,” he tells me. “This not only encompassed arranging individual gigs but booking tours, catering for bands, arranging floor space for bands after gigs and promoting the ethos that meant a promoter was involved in every aspect.” This involved booking several bands who would later appear at Golden Cabinet, but the DIY ethos – the feeling that the bands, the fans and the promoters are all in it together – still carries over from the punk scene, with Nick saying, “I never saw myself as a ‘promoter’ just someone who wanted people to have a great time.” Despite the wealth of musical experience and sheer immersion, the idea of putting bands on came from Kirkgate Centre manager Paul Barrett, someone the group clearly esteems highly (Richard describes him as a legend). The Ante-Art exhibition held there in 2012-3 involved Nick and featured music each time.

thing is that there was no big plan. We all just fell into place and found our little niches.” A meeting in Anth’s garden came up with the Golden Cabinet name. Anth remembers it as two random words but Richard claims credit for it and for seeing off Anth’s alternative suggestion of Time Is Money. The logo though is definitely Richard’s doing, having been adapted from an Einstürzende Neubauten album.

I ask if there was a definite sense of ambition from the start – the kind that would anticipate the way that Golden Cabinet has consistently punched above its weight in attracting international names. However, this isn’t quite the never saw way Richard remembers things.

“I myself as a ‘promoter’ just someone who wanted people to have a great time.”

Richard picks up the story: “I think that sparked Paul’s thinking. He asked Nick to see if he could do something once a month. Nick realised that was a big ask, so he thought, “Let’s get a gang together to do it.” We really didn’t think about how difficult it was!”

“At the first meeting, we didn’t say, “We want Vatican Shadow!” but we were aiming higher than Paul expected us to. We were going to ask people who are names - the kind of bands we would drive over to Manchester to see. Some of them couldn’t do it, and I think that there was a little bit of ‘What is this Shipley community centre? Is this real?’”

However, many of the bands on their list – such as Pye Corner Audio or Gnod – were instantly into the idea.

There appears to be a certain amount of serendipity in how matters proceeded. Richard continues, “It was Nick who got us together. He realised that me and Anth had experience of doing gigs, but he recognised that Mark’s musical knowledge would be good. We didn’t know that Mark could do videos: that was a surprise to us all. The nice

“So, we were thinking after the first few, ‘What could we go for?’ We just started trying some things. It was a little bit of a fun challenge. The Vatican Shadow thing… I just knew he was going to be in the country at a certain time, so we just chanced it. We are chancers! But that paid off.”

photo by tom humphreys

Germany’s Objekt performs at a Golden Cabinet event in February

village or town, a lot of people from that village will go, because there’s not a lot happening. If this was in Leeds, you wouldn’t get the local community. It’s a community event. The Kirkgate Centre is the thing that brings it all together and it wouldn’t work anywhere else.”

One factor that intrigued me is the sheer variety of some of the gigs. The second one I attended moved from the folktronica of Magpahi through the noise-rock of Hey Colossus to the techno of headliner Karen Gwyer. According to Anth this is very much a matter of policy, “We set out with Golden Cabinet to have an eclectic range that expresses who we are individually and as a collective.” Richard agrees, adding, “We’ve got varied tastes and cover a lot of genres. Part of it is looking at a gig and saying why don’t we just put in a band that nobody else would put in as support?” He cites a single isolated case of a disgruntled techno fan, unhappy at having to wait for his music. “Every other person has always gone with it, especially local Shipley people.”

Ultimately, this embedding of the Golden Cabinet into local life seems to be the real achievement, with the quality and daring of the music as a massive bonus. It’s not easy, though, and the team will shortly take their first break for eighteen months. Richard, as father of a young daughter, resolved that Golden Cabinet would not eat into parental time, but that simply means that he transacts Golden Cabinet business after the family have gone to bed. The group are taking three months off, with no plans yet for the autumn.

This leads into a very important question – why does Golden Cabinet work specifically in Shipley? Richard’s view is, “If you play a small

Before they do, not only will there be one final

photo by tom humphreys

Sly and the Family Drone takes an unusual approach to crowd participation.

gig but also the screening of Salad Days, a film documentary about the 1980s Washington DC punk rock scene. Again this was just a case of taking a chance and finding that it came off, and once more the local element is to the fore. “We’re doing it with the Shipley Film Society, and I think it’s a nice thing to try and help promote them as well,” says Richard. Whether they return with more of the same or with further departures like the film night,

it’s great to know they’ll return. Groundbreaking music is thriving in the area, with Fuse Art Space, Delius Centre for the Arts and Threadfest, but Golden Cabinet shines brightly in that company. Long may they fly the flag for Shipley! Vessel plays the Golden Cabinet on Saturday 6 June at 7PM, supported by Some Truths & Ahrkh. Salad Days screens on Saturday 11 July at 7PM.

We Weare are aa genuine genuine family family business business with stores located in both Baildon and cated in both Baildon and Skipton, Skipton, only a stones throw away from Saltaire and throw away from Saltaire and surrounding areas. Along Alongwith withhaving having products products to to suit each and every budget, we lay our reputation ry budget, we lay our reputation at your feet and pride prideourselves ourselveson on finding finding you you the perfect floor to suit suityour yourexact exactneeds needs and and requirements. requirements. Quotations are are without without obligation, obligation, as is our Quotations friendly, knowledgable knowledgable advice. advice. So call in and befriendly, ginto totransform transform your your house house in in to a home today. gin Tom,James, James,John John and and Judith. Judith. Tom,

Baildon Baildon Airedale House

Airedale House 15-17 Northgate 15-17 Northgate Baildon Baildon West Yorkshire West Yorkshire BD17 6JZ BD17 6JZ

Opening Hours Opening Hours Monday - Friday Monday - Friday 9:00 - 17:30 9:00 - 17:30 Saturday Saturday 9:00 - 13:00 9:00 - 13:00

Skipton Skipton Unit 3A

Unit 3A Sandylands Business Park Sandylands Business Park Skipton Skipton North Yorkshire North Yorkshire BD23 2AA BD23 2AA

01756 01274 945624 945624 01756790323 790323 01274 www.thecarpet-company.co.uk www.thecarpet-company.co.uk Facebook.com/thecarpetcompanybaildon | thecarpetcompany@gmail.com Facebook.com/thecarpetcompanybaildon | thecarpetcompany@gmail.com

INTRODUCING THE DVIT WEBSTORE Offering a selected range of high quality vitamins and supplements to help improve your health and vitality

WWW.DVITSUPPLIES.COM

‘Independent property professionals in Saltaire since 1982

‘we are here to help you SELL your property’

www.cotsonreddish.co.uk

01274 533124

Jollification and Jubilees saltaire united reformed church prepares to host a village fete with a rich history

There’ll be a wide variety of church and charity stalls, children’s games, dance and musical entertainment in the grounds of Saltaire United Reformed Church on Saturday 27 June as the Saltaire Fete returns for another year. Musical entertainment will be provided by Ukulele Henry, Hammonds Saltaire Band, The Peace Dance Academy, Bingley Dancers, Glinda the Good Witch, and The Balloon Lady. While there will also be a pop-up café, donkey rides and tombola to keep visitors more than happy. The first Saltaire fete was held in 1977 to celebrate the Queen’s Silver Jubilee, although it was known as the Jubilee Jollification back then. It was marked by a procession from the top of Albert Road, through the village and down to the church grounds. Round about 1980 the event was rebranded as Saltaire Revels and became a much bigger enterprise with different themes each year. There was a Revels Queen, chosen from the children in Sunday School, who was paraded with her attendants from Saltaire Roundabout (as it was then) on the back of a wagon (actually

BY Janet Clark a coal lorry, cleaned up and kindly lent to the church). On arrival in the church grounds she officially declared the Revels open, with varied entertainment and stalls much as it is today.

In 2002 the Queen’s Jubilee was celebrated with a special Summer Fete with the Golden Jubilee logo resplendent over the Church gates, and in 2005 the sixtieth anniversary of the end of World War 2 was remembered by the Saltaire 40s Fayre with all the stallholders in 1940s costumes. There have also been medieval and Victorian fetes and swing time and country & western themes. The popularity of the event has meant another name change to Saltaire Fete, as it is now considered by local people one of the mustvisit events of the year. Over a thousand people visit the Fete each year, with something for everyone, both young and old – a real good afternoon out. Photographs of previous fetes and other church events can be found in the Church Events photograph albums which will be available to view in the church.

Making some noise how a group of like-minded music lovers have come together to share their skills and write music

By mike farren

f the Shipley Music Appreciation and Songwriters’ Hub sounds like a mouthful, it is, but in a good way. The group came together in January 2015 and aims to give a voice to musicians, singers and songwriters from Saltaire, Shipley and beyond. And if it still takes too long to say, you can always call them S.M.A.S.H.

performance is one of the reasons for forming the new group, though Jack first put up a small ad for something like this a few years ago. At that time the only person to reply was fellow Saltaire resident Hilary McMullen. Hilary is now not only a stalwart of S.M.A.S.H., but has even enrolled her brother as a long-distance member, although he lives in South Wales.

Founder Jack Wright was a Saltaire resident for four years until moving a little way out of the area eighteen months ago. It was during his time in Saltaire that he returned to his youthful love of playing the guitar. “Having played guitar in my teens and early twenties,” he tells me, “I never actually got to perform in front of anybody until two and a half years ago.”

Hilary too has found live performance trying, despite having been involved in music and songwriting for a number of years. She was in a band called Washburn Valley that played traditional Irish and Scottish songs with some bluegrass around local pubs. Though she was a prominent member, taking on vocals and percussion, she says, “That was easier because you had others to help you through and cover if you forgot words.” However, looking now to develop as a solo singer and songwriter, she finds that “When you’re on your own every mistake is amplified and if they’re your own songs then it’s more personal.” About S.M.A.S.H. she says, “Jack has created a very supportive atmosphere and I hope I’ll get better through the exposure. I also enjoy collaborating and being with others who’re interested in playing and creating music.”

“My hope is that someone will come along and meet the Lennon to their McCartney.. or at least the Chas to their Dave! ”

Jack has performed at open mic spots and worked up to being a featured artist in a recent session in Bradford’s Glyde House. “Performing is something I thought I could never do,” he admits, “but I’ve worked hard to overcome my fears and – though still nerveracking – when it goes well it gives me great pleasure. Of course when it goes badly it’s horrendous!” This notion of the nerveracking nature of

Shipley Music Appreciation and Songwriters’ Hub members outside Saltaire Methodist Church Hall Jack sums up the project, saying, “S.M.A.S.H. is a music appreciation club for musicians, singers and songwriters of all abilities.” He has hopes that the future may even see members performing as individuals or ensembles at events and festivals.

Jack is very focused on supporting fledgling performers and giving them an environment to improve in and to meet other musicians – but his ambitions do stretch a little higher. “My hope is that someone will come along and meet the Lennon to their McCartney.. or at least the Chas to their Dave!” he suggests.

Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced musician, S.M.A.S.H. provides a supportive environment to play music, try out new things, meet and collaborate with like minds – and hear some great songs!

The structure of meetings is fairly open but there’s encouragement for people to perform their songs. In order to prompt the writing of songs each meeting draws an idea from the Bag Of Random Ideas for Songs (B.O.R.I.S. – Wright loves his acronyms!) as a songwriting challenge for the next meeting. The session I attended produced some excellent songs on the subject of boys’ names, while the theme of elements was proposed for the next.

S.M.A.S.H. meets on the last Monday of the month at Saltaire Methodist Church Hall, between 7 and 9:30 pm. You can find more information, and some examples of songs, on their Facebook page – search for Shipley Music Appreciation and Songwriters’ Hub.

HAIR DESIGN TEAM TEL: 01274 591 916

appointment card

Venue Hire, Weddings, Events...

Hair Design Team 97 Kirkgate Shipley BD18 3LR www. hairdesignteam.co.uk

30% off

HAIR DESIGN TEAM TEL: 01274 591 916

A Cut and Finish appointment card HAIR DESIGN with this TEAM advert TEL:*New 01274 591Only 916 Customers

appointment card

Hair Design Team 97 Kirkgate Shipley Hair Design Team BD18 3LR 97 Kirkgate

Your venue, in the heart of Saltaire 01274 327305 www.victoriahallsaltaire.co.uk

Shipley

www. hairdesignteam.co.uk BD18 3LR

HAIR DESIGN TEAM

www. hairdesignteam.co.uk

Registered Charity 511978

TEL: 01274 591 916

appointment card Hair Design Team 97 Kirkgate Shipley BD18 3LR www. hairdesignteam.co.uk

Independent record shop, real ale, craft beer, charcuterie counter. The Record CafĂŠ, 45-47 North Parade, Bradford, BD1 3JH

therecordcafe.co.uk

01274 723 143

facebook/therecordcafe

@therecordcafe

s â&#x20AC;&#x2122; e f f i l c t u S ltaire of Sa

The Quality

Family Butcher Est 1954

OWN TRADITIONAL DRY CURED BACON Home Made Sausages & Black Pudding Fresh Poultry & Licensed Game Dealer Locally Sourced Beef, Lamb and pork

OPENING HOURS Monday: 8am - 4pm Tuesday: Closed Wednesday: 8am - 4.30pm Thursday: 8am - 4.30pm Friday: 8am - 4.30pm Saturday: 8am - 1pm Sunday: Closed 14 Katherine Street, Saltaire Tel: 01274 584174

10% Off With This Advert!

ly and Your local, friend r shop cle repaital Practice qualifiedLancy Den e, behind Saltaire Just off Hirst

Opening Times

Tue - Sat - 10am-6pm Long Thu - 8am-8pm Tel: 01274 447024

www.saltairecycles.co.uk

ice cream-wraps-cakes-samosa chaat salads-waffles-milkshakes

free regular coffee/tea with every slice of cake *When bought on production of this advert

38 Bingley Road, Saltaire Tel: 01274 945870

Going with the flow shipley street arts festival returns for a second year with waterways on the agenda

By natasha glew boast a performance CV including private shows for the Queen and Sir Elton John. One of their most elaborate installations, The Whale is enclosed in a lobster-net fence and guarded by a nosy Fish Wife. Brave audience members are led into the whale’s belly revealing a lavishly decorated seascape interior - and treated to swashbuckling tales of misadventure.

he Shipley Street Arts Festival launched last year and proved an immediate hit with audiences, performers and press alike. Against an ever-turbulent backdrop of arts funding and support the Festival is striving to do even better this year, with an extended and varied programme with community engagement at its heart. In their own words, ‘This year, the Festival is going in for the krill!’ “For the Festival’s second year we’ve embraced the theme of rivers and canals,” explained John Lambert, founder and creative director of Shipley-based Q20 Theatre, who deliver the three day event. “Alongside the many canal-side activities taking place across the weekend we’re looking forward to returning to the hub of last year’s festival, Market Square. We’ve got interactive workshops, music, dance, international performance and a 50 foot inflatable whale, hence the whale puns.”

“Circo Rum Ba Ba are a perfect example of the calibre of act we’re bringing to Shipley, ”

“Circo Rum Ba Ba are a perfect example of the calibre of act we’re bringing to Shipley,” says John. “It sounds like exaggeration but to see this sort of show, for free, in your own town, is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

Genre-bending theatre company Pif-Paf, and Urban Canvas, a group of modern mural painters and professional graffiti artists, complete an impressive trio of Festival headliners. Pif-Paf ’s Planetary is a physical theatre show that mixes movement, aerial acrobatics, theatre and Russian swing on a brand new spinning stage. Urban Canvas are passionate about regeneration and provide a fresh and innovative approach to site-specific art that brightens our towns and cities.

The Whale, one of this year’s headline acts, is the creation of acclaimed women’s circus theatre company Circo Rum Ba Ba. Fusing spectacular theatre with a diverse range of circus skills and disguise, the company can

Creative children work on a colourful urban canvas in Shipley town centre

2015 also sees the introduction of a £3,000 commission by Shipley Street Arts Festival and Saltaire Festival to create a new work which celebrates the two towns. Chosen from an impressive shortlist the inaugural commission has been awarded to 2Faced Dance. Their new production, KAPOW, takes a fun and absurd look at the meeting of three superheroes as they struggle to cope with the impact that modern life has on their powers and mission to fight crime. It will tour internationally after premiering in Shipley.

delivering craft workshops on barge boats over the festival weekend. Continuing the watery theme, Q20 have teamed up with the Hydro Citizen Project and BCB Radio to engage with the local community by collecting memories, stories and reflections people have about the canal. A reclaimed rowing boat will be decorated with the collated stories and displayed as part of the Festival, culminating in a ritual procession and launch of the boat. The stories on the base of the boat will wash off as it’s rowed down the canal, with the memories returning to the water from whence they came.

As a community festival, championing and supporting the local area are the cornerstones of the Festival’s deliverance and, together with a community Festival Fringe, workshops, demonstrations and family activities, the Festival is also involved with an additional commission with local arts group Sponge Tree,

And with such an impressive lineup, it’s hard to imagine any stories about this year’s festival being anything other than over-whale-mingly good.

Shipley in bloom LOCAL RESIDENTS SHARE THEIR ENTHUSIASM FOR HORTICULTURE IN SHIPLEY OPEN GARDENS 2015

ith summer fast approaching and spring looking well and truly established, the plants, shrubs, trees and flowers are starting to take shape for another fabulously floral year ahead. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s usually around the beginning of April, going into May, when the fresh green shoots of the perennial borders begin to emerge from their dormant winter slumber and our thoughts of colourful expectation collide with plans for the Open Gardens. Normally held in either June or July, whilst vibrant garden splendour is running riot and the hope of a dry sunny weekend is more than a vague possibility. Yet, the uncomplicated proposal of meandering from garden to garden sharing ideas and plant knowledge is really quite simple and a great way of meeting like-minded enthusiasts, or merely a way to take a leisurely gaze at a variety of different gardens. The open garden scheme has run for many years in conjunction with St Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church, is

BY Howard Wilson totally non-profit and has helped raise funds for many local and national charities. It was previously organised by Pam Lofthouse who was heavily involved in gardening throughout her career, including teaching horticulture at Shipley College. Sadly though, Pam passed away last year and we are eager to do her proud by dedicating 2015 to her name.

This year there are 15 gardens taking part over the two days, most offering an assortment of homemade refreshments, some with plant stalls and hopefully all giving the visitor a chance to witness something different in each. So please join us for a bright and blooming and all-consuming pleasurable weekend and we hope you enjoy the passionate and enthusiastic gardens as much as we do taking part. Thank you. Buy a programme on the day from address below or for further details phone 01274 779658 or 01274 587118.

TRY THE

BLACK ROCK GRILL www.211thedeli.co.uk

2 for ÂŁ25 (Including two free drinks)

*This amazing style of dining is only available Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings.

Limited spaces available so make sure you ring and reserve a table today on:

01274 595081 211 Bingley Road, Saltaire, BD18 4DH

55 Bingley Road | Saltaire | BD18 4SB

01274 592280

saltaire@kmmaxfield.com www.kmmaxfield.com

Actively selling and letting in your area! Karen Maxfield has 20 years experience in selling houses locally. She was the NAEA Young Estate Agent of the Year in 2005 and the first female president of Bradford and District Auctioneers and Estate Agents in 2010. Those who already know us are aware of our outstanding customer service. Whether you are thinking of selling or letting, call us for a free valuation. Karen Maxfield, Owner of KM Maxfield

Making a splash the leeds liverpool canal becomes a fierce battleground as saltaire hosts the lord mayor’s dragon boat race

By bernie sheehan Aspire and the many other teams made for a day of fun and excitement, complemented by the festival atmosphere in the rest of the park. Live music from the cream of local bands and musicians on the bandstand and in the marquees accompanied the foods from every corner of the world with their delicious aromas wafting through the trees. Indeed the Lord Mayor of Hamm, visiting from Germany, seemed particularly taken with the cuisine on offer and could be seen enjoying one of the delicious homemade pies - some compensation perhaps for The Hamm Elephants’ brave second place in the race.

oberts Park hosted the very first Bradford Lord Mayor’s Dragon Boat Race on Saturday 9 May. The event featured 22 teams from across the region competing to raise money for both the Marie Curie Hospice in Bradford and Make It Happen, a charity providing grants for small groups and organisations throughout Bradford. When heavy overnight rain caused the River Aire to rise the intrepid crews took to the Leeds-Liverpool Canal, and after two exciting rounds of racing The Appleton Crusaders just beat the strongly fancied Hamm Elephants in a thrilling finish.

Brilliantly organised and well-run on the day everyone associated with the event should be justifiably proud of their efforts. Perhaps the event could be summed up in the words of a woman from Middlesbrough who had come to Saltaire with her family for a day trip, “We were expecting a good day out, but what we got was exceptional.”

Most of the competing teams were novices at rowing but after brief instruction took to the water like seasoned mariners, thrilling the many hundreds of spectators and supporters who had turned out to watch the fun. The Black Dragons, Bradford Bulls, Drag On Board, Disability Sports, Equality Together,

Let’s be friends how the community can work together to look after our local environment

photo by richard brown

BY John bromley plastic wrapping blow away into the landscape.

here’s no doubt that we live in a stunning area, with beautiful countryside butting up against urban settlements. Baildon Moor, Shipley Glen, Hirst Wood, Buck Woods, Northcliffe Park and Woods, St Ives Estate and more - all complemented by the canal and River Aire. The settlements have characteristic architecture: Saltaire village and park, Shipley canal-side dwellings and market square, Baildon’s Potted Meat Stick, Bingley Parish Church, Cottingley Town Hall and many more.

Consequently it is more important than ever to be ‘Friends’! With reduced funding to public services it’s imperative that residents work against the many pressures on our local landscape, environment and heritage. At the Celebrating Our Community Heritage event at St Paul’s Church, Kirkgate, Shipley on Saturday, 4 July at least 25 ‘Friends’, local history and heritage groups and other visitors will celebrate and also consider how they can work better to safeguard this heritage.

Against this backdrop it is sad that some people are careless about our environment including dumping tyres and building rubble, leaving dog dirt, stealing stone and letting

Further event details from: lclheritage@outlook.com

THE SHIPLEY ALTERNATIVE

ARTS & CRAFTS • UPCYCLING • VINTAGE • HANDMADE

INDY MARKET & CAFÉ • KIRKGATE CENTRE

11AM – 3PM • SATURDAY 27th JUNE

SAPLINGS

Starts Tues 9th June 2015

Parent and tots group

Child led sensory arts, discovery and natural play inspired by colour and nature Creative, sensory and imaginative art activities

Natural toys, treasure baskets and heuristic discovery Baby area available

Story and singing circle time

nded, Open e onder of w e s n e . s d play child le

Every Tuesday term time

10am - 12pm £2.50 per child Kirkgate Centre 39A Kirkgate Shipley BD18 3EH

Cafe available Paula: 07914 389 726 Nicola: 07914 495 626 spongetree@live.com www.sponge-tree.com Facebook - Sponge Tree

Plenty to do in June

Something different every day! Monday Afternoon Film Matinees Every fortnight Next on 1st & 15th June, 1pm (£2) Tuesday Art & Craft Club Every week at 10.30am (£2) Wednesday Sing for Joy Every week at 2pm (FREE) Thursday Owlet Tea Dance Every week at 1pm (£1) Friday Afternoon Record Club Every month. Next on 19th June (£1.50)

39A Kirkgate, Shipley BD18 3EH Tel: 01274 580186 www.kirkgatecentre.org.uk

TUESDAY TO SUNDAY, EVERY BANK HOLIDAY & EVERYDAY DURING SCHOOL HOLIDAY • GREATFOOD • GREATCOFFEE • GREATSURROUNDINGS The half moon cafe is a voluntary organisation in partnership with Saltaire Cricket Club and the local community Roberts Park, Saltaire BD17 7LU

www.halfmooncafe.co.uk

Hirst Wood Nursery School & Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Centre Provide teacher led, quality nursery education for 3-5 year olds If you would like FREE 15 hours for you child, offered as either 2.5 days or morning / afternoon sessions. Before and after school care and top up days, which can be bought to enhance your nursery place, from 8am-6pm Then please contact us using the details below. Clarence Road, Shipley BD18 4NJ Tel: 01274 584 368 â&#x20AC;˘ Email: office@hirstwoodnscc.co.uk facebook.com/Hirstwoodnscc

twitter.com/HWNSCC

A new chapter the saltaire village society look to the future after over 30 years of community action

By vanessa pilny

VS was formed in 1984, two years before Salts Mill closed down and the year the train station re-opened. The society was at the forefront of community protests against the proposed Aire Valley Bypass extension which would have run through the valley bottom near Coach Road. Another early aim was the collection of Saltaire artefacts and memorabilia which have since been donated to the Saltaire Archive. In 1987 under the leadership of Clive Woods, a local historian who ran Falcon Books on Victoria Road, SVS successfully bid for a nomination for World Heritage status and after many years of planning and preparation Saltaire was chosen as a World Heritage Site in 2001. SVS members were instrumental in launching the first Saltaire Festival in 2003 and more recently supported the establishment of the Wash House Gardens and learning networks.

them. Unfortunately, we have not had the manpower or resources to do this as well as we would have liked... And so to the future... There are basically three possibilities.

Firstly - to stay as we are, with all Saltaire residents able to be a member or join the committee. Secondly - to become a designated body, which means that Bradford Council would have to consult us on any â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our aim planning matters that affect is to act as Saltaire. Or finally - to work a voice for to evolve into a Parish Council the people with councillors elected by the residents of Saltaire every four of Saltaire years. Many small villages in the and to area now have parish councils keep them or are in the process of setting informed them up including Baildon, about Bingley and Cullingworth. This would be a more democratic anything and representative process but likely to be would involve a small charge important added on to council tax to to them.â&#x20AC;? cover the costs of a parish clerk to help the unpaid councillors.

SVS members purchase the large Christmas tree in front of Victoria Hall and arrange the popular Christmas lights switch on and carol singing event. We also run the Saltaire Connected event to bring some of the many local groups together to network and attract new members. Our aim is to act as a voice for the people of Saltaire and to keep them informed about anything likely to be important to

All are welcome to our meetings on the last Thursday of each month at 7.30pm at Carolineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club. The AGM will be on 24 September to move these options forward. A meeting of local groups and individuals is being organised in the next month or two to look at working better together and sharing resources, knowledge and manpower. This will be advertised as soon as the full details have been arranged. Hope to see you there!

A helping hand it’s national volunteers’ week this month and what better way to mark it than joining the saltaire festival team?

BY Julie hemmings

une 1 to 7 is national Volunteers’ Week, when all things volunteer-wise will be celebrated across the country – saying a big thank you to those hardy souls who get out and about to help others in so many different ways. Here at Saltaire Festival we know only too well the importance of volunteers – without their efforts the Festival would not take place each year. A great bunch of dedicated people give their time throughout the year to fundraise for, plan, organise and deliver Saltaire Festival, and make it the success it is. To help ensure this year’s Festival is as good as ever we’re looking for more enthusiastic and dedicated people to help us deliver the wide range of events. Our full programme will be announced shortly.

few of the ways in which you can become involved, for however much time you can spare. Volunteering to help with Saltaire Festival is an enjoyable and rewarding way to give back to your community and a great way to make new friends and contacts.

“By spending a few hours of your time you could make a world of difference to the work we do and also be part of a hugely popular event.”

Is this a role you could carry out? If so, great - just what we’re looking for to join our small but perfectly formed Festival team. We’re always looking to expand our merry tribe of volunteers so I’d like to outline a

By spending a few hours of your time you could make a world of difference to the work we do and also be part of a hugely popular event. This can be just for fun but we do offer accreditation for volunteers young or old who are looking to develop skills and experience to add to their CV and boost their employment prospects.

Planning, fundraising for and delivering the Festival is a yearround task but during the event itself the majority of help is needed for the opening and finale weekends, when activities are happening at locations all around the village as well as in Roberts Park and other venues nearby. And don’t worry - newbies are always teamed up with an experienced helper from the regular team. I began helping out at the Festival like many

photo by simon sugden

Volunteers are needed to help fill various roles from family activities to live music.

other folk, by assisting on the information desk, a crucial focal point during both the opening and closing weekends. Volunteer help is also needed during specific events, such as the family activities during the first weekend – assisting with setting up, giving out leaflets and tickets, as well as the all-important tidying away afterwards. We don’t expect people to stay all day when volunteering – filling in for one or two hours is enough to help us out! The busiest part of the whole 10-day Festival occurs during the finale weekend, when there’s an abundance of events both in the park and the village – many hands certainly

make lighter work during this time. Once again, duties are varied – helping on the Information desk, setting up in the park, and stewarding during specific events as needed. Plenty of volunteers are essential at the end of the day when we tackle the tidying up in Roberts Park – bin bags provided! So, if you love a lanyard or hanker after a high-vis jacket, get in touch! You can find out more by contacting us – volunteers@ saltaire.co.uk or come and meet us in person at one of our information sessions during Volunteers’ Week on June 2 at The Hop, or June 4 at Caroline Street Club. Both sessions start at 7pm and all are welcome.

Get creative this summer an interview with saltaire camp creative organiser sarah-jane mason

What is Saltaire Camp Creative? Saltaire Camp Creative is a non-residential summer camp for children and young people. Camp members will have the opportunity to experiment with a wide range of sometimes unusual materials and explore their creativity in a range of different ways. The camp is rooted in visual and creative arts but will also get members creative in other ways, such as storytelling, spoken and written word, dramatic performances, games and play in addition to more traditional art and craft activities. What will camp members do? Camp members will have the opportunity to be creative in more ways than they can imagine! Each day there’ll be a range of activities to choose from so they can pick what most interests them. There’ll be access to an exciting range of high quality materials and specialist staff to help them realise their ideas. Also, let’s not forget that camp is going to be fun - it provides the opportunity to do things you’ve never done before and a chance to make new friends. What are the benefits? Saltaire Camp Creative not only provides engaging and unusual creative activities for children and young people – that’s just the start of it. Through the workshops, camp members will develop transferable skills such as communication and teamwork and also develop

their personal skills, leaving with improved motivation and increased self-confidence. Throughout the camp they’ll be interacting with other children too, developing their social skills and hopefully making new friends with similar interests. Who can be a camp member? All young people aged 6-16 years with an interest in having fun, making things, getting messy and creating art! And if there are any interested older teens in the village we’re on the hunt for volunteers for the camp – so you can get involved too. There are no adult places at Saltaire Camp Creative this year but it’s in our future plans, so if this would interest you please let us know. How else can I get involved? We’re looking for a number of volunteers (of any age 18+) to help run activities and can also offer work experience to young adults (17-25 years). We’ll need lots of weird and wonderful junk to run our activities so you can get involved by saving cardboard boxes, milk bottle lids, coloured plastic bags and other exciting bits of (washed and clean) trash. Saltaire Camp Creative will run 10am-3pm every Wednesday and Thursday during August at Saltaire Methodist Church. Book a place via SCC@ sarahjanemason.com or phone 07545 372 452.

JI Estates | Estate Agents | Valuers | Property Consultants

Thinking of SELLING in Saltaire? We have

Buyers looking for a house just like Yours

Call now for FREE marketing advice to get you moving. 67 Bingley Road, Saltaire info@jiestates.co.uk www.jiestates.co.uk

01274 533322

Wharf House, Wharf Street, Shipley

Tel: 01274 533 988

Exclusive Offer for Saltaire Review Readers!

Buy one get one free! on all tapas*

Valid from Sunday - Thursday How to Claim Your Discount

This offer is on bookings only. Customers must quote this advert when they book and bring it with them to make sure they receive their discount. *Cheapest Tapas free.

Only redeemable at Tapas Tree Restaurant, Wharf House, Wharf Street, Shipley, BD17 7DW. Only One voucher per party. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Management have the right to cancel this offer at any time. Voucher does not have any cash value. Offer subject to change without prior notice.

*Voucher Valid until 31st June 2015

PREVIEWs

Dave Vermond & HVH @IRREGULAR ROOTS 13th june, kirkgate centre

By joe grint

We’re delighted to say that on Saturday 13 June Kirkgate Irregular Roots’ final concert before a short summer break will bring us the mighty Dave Vermond and HVH, a five piece band from Otley who have many years of varied musical experience between them. They play a quality mix of blues, country, swing and rock ‘n’ roll, drawing on the great traditions of the past and exploring new ideas. Music is chosen from the works of Hank Williams, Chuck Berry, Bob Dylan, The Grateful Dead, Johnny Cash, Freddie King and a host of other renowned writers. It’s not always the obvious ones either! The band have been known to perform a few of Dave Vermond’s superb original songs too. With a classic line up of Dave Vermond acoustic guitar, vocals, Johnny Hardcastle - electric and slide guitar, Simon Holmes tenor sax, Tim Wybrow - stand-up bass, plus Steve Carter on rootsy percussion, this will be a great chance to see a different aspect of Dave’s musical output to his more familiar

solo performances. Support for the evening comes from Andy Aitchison, who accompanies his songs with acoustic guitar and bouzouki. He has supported Waterson-Carthy, Tarras, Matthews’ Southern Comfort and more recently The Dunwells. Of Scottish heritage but Yorkshire-bred his début album is being recorded this year. People have commented on his material being ‘on the verge of Nick Drake meets The Waterboys’ which sounds an intriguing mix to open the evening with! The doors open at 8pm and admission is good value as always at £6 waged and £4 unwaged. We like to think we’re building a reputation for high quality music in a relaxed cabarettype setting - if you haven’t paid a visit why not give us a try? More details available on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/Kirkgateirregularroots (or in our Facebook group) or by following us on Twitter @irregularroots.

Vessel

@golden cabinet 6th june, kirkgate centre By damian jones

The Golden Cabinet evening in Shipley has recently been getting some rave reviews in the national press (Guardian) and well respected music websites (Quietus), and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all fully deserved. It just keeps getting better and better.

really excited to be playing Shipley. No doubt it will be a full on set guaranteed to make you move, your mind to be transported elsewhere, and maybe discard some clothing - he has a habit of removing his shirt mid-set... Vessel very rarely plays the UK, and this is a chance to see someone who usually fills large rooms in a small space. I strongly urge you to do so.

Next up is a visit by the amazing electronic musician Vessel on 6 June. Although he might not be a household name, as usual with Golden Cabinet anyone who likes things a bit different will find something of interest.

Supporting are Some Truths and Ahrkh. Some Truths make some amazing modulated synth sounds, from twitchy, ZX-Spectrum noises to more groove-based Vangelis-like soundscapes. Ahrkh is yet another offshoot of Golden Cabinet regulars GNOD. This loopy exploration of electronic brooding drone will get us all nicely warmed up.

Vessel is part of a group of Bristol musicians called Young Echo, and the name fits. Traces of industrial pioneers such as Coil, Throbbing Gristle and even Massive Attack can be heard, but Vessel creates something new out of these elements. Although Vessel has some famous fans heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Dead Air Party @recon / pleasure grounds 28th june, Caroline street club

By andy abbott

When you think about it, music is strange. It’s an invisible force - a movement of waves through the air - that joins people together in a collective experience. People bang bits of wood, blow into metal objects, vibrate wires and strings and it creates an atmosphere - a state of things - that those gathered experience all together but interpret in unique ways. Live music is both an internal and external, private and public, shared and personal experience that, when successful, visibly engages people in a similar way but always prompts the question between those gathered: ‘What did you think to that?’. Dead Air Party is a response to some of this. We decided to deconstruct and reconfigure the gig experience so that it resembles something at the crossroads of an intimate live performance, silent disco and participatory dance performance. The band - in this case an instrumental rock duo performing on electronic drums and electric baritone guitar - perform in the middle of the room. They are surrounded by the audience, some of

whom have taken part in movement and dance workshops devised by artists Yvonne Carmichael and Bryony Pritchard prior to the event. The audience are supplied with headphones, which is the only way to hear the music that’s being performed. You can tune in and out, join in or spectate as you like. Dead Air Party tries to rediscover that strange excitement of a small scale gig where there is something intangible joining everyone together. In the Dead Air Party the sound waves that connect people are transmitted directly to each individual, which intensifies the experience and blurs the boundaries between the private and collective, absence and presence, and the simulated and the live. Come see, hear and experience it for yourself at Caroline Social Club on Sunday 28 June 28. Doors are at 7pm with tickets limited to the number of headphones available in advance at www.deadairparty.com There’ll also be a workshop in the afternoon. Book a place by emailing deadairparty@gmail.com

3,000 copies 1,500 Households 100 Venues 11,000 Readers

4,000 copies 300 Venues 15,000 Readers Once a Month the

Bradford Review *Distribution provided by faceWY

WHAT’S ON?

find out what’s happening in the area this month Monday 1 June Breakfast Disco 7.45 am to 8am, grounds of Saltaire URC Church The world’s only 15 minute morning get-up-and-go alfresco Breakfast Disco.

entry is FREE. www.saltairevillage.info

Lofthouse – in a display of Pam’s embroideries, paintings and books, to see and to buy. This event also runs on Sunday 7 June, 1-4pm. Open Garden programmes also on sale.

Friday 5 June The Live Room presents...Simpson, Cutting and Kerr 8pm, Caroline St Social Club

WEDNESDAY 3 JUNE

Three of Britain’s finest musicians and interpreters of songs and tunes, each member of this trio an acknowledged virtuoso in their own right. Martin Simpson, Andy Cutting and Nancy Kerr have come together for the joy of playing and exploring the possibilities of music together, after appearing together on stages in various combinations over recent years and thoroughly enjoying it!

OUR HOUSE 7.30PM, THE BRADFORD PLAYHOUSE

Saturday 6 June

Wednesday 3 June Saltaire Decorative and Fine Arts Society 2-3pm, Victoria Hall This months lecture is Those Crazy Years: Life & Art in Paris during the Jazz age 1920s-1980s. Speaker: Linda Collins

Inspired by the music of Madness this raucous musical comedy is an uplifting tale of life and love, heartbreak and hilarity, good and bad, set in London’s famous Camden Town,using some of the greatest hits from the mighty Madness back catalogue, including: Our House, Baggy Trousers, My Girl, Driving in My Car, The Wings of a Dove, Night Boat to Cairo and the alltime classic It Must Be Love – it’d be madness to miss it! Tickets £10 - £12. Also showing Thursday 4 - Saturday 6 June. www.bradfordplayhouse.org.uk

Thursday 4 June Saltaire History Club 7-9pm, Saltaire Methodist Church. Two guest speakers will each examine a period of local history. This month Maggie Smith presents Towards the End of Textile Production at Salts Mill, and Colin Coates discusses Victoria Hall in WW1. All are Welcome and

Golden Cabinet Vessel / Some Truths / Ahrkh £10 (£12 on the door) 5pm, Kirkgate Centre, Shipley Coming from the home of some of the most influential and innovative DIY music over the past 30 years, Bristolbased Vessel carries forward the city’s sound system tradition while turning up its industrial accents.

ARABIC CALLIGRAPHY WITH SORAYA SYED 1PM, CARTWRIGHT HALL Have a go at Arabic calligraphy with the renowned artist Soraya Syed - learn about the different scripts and tools. Free, however booking is essential - 01274 431212 or cartwright.hall@ bradford.gov.uk www.bradfordmuseums.org

Shipley Open Gardens 10am-4pm, St Peter’s Church, Moorhead Lane, Shipley. Celebrating the life and work of Pam

Saltaire Vintage Home & Fashion Fair 9.30am – 4pm, Victoria Hall Rose and Brown are back with their well-established fair. Nearly 50 stalls of genuine vintage fashion - dresses and gowns, accessories, vinyl, toys and more, all from the 1920s to 1980s. With refreshments served by Interlude Tea Room & Emporium, and music from the 20s to the 60s, it’s a day full of vintage greatness!

READING TOGETHER 11AM @ CITY LIBRARY Find out how to encourage a love of reading, increase your child’s confidence and get the most out of reading together in this one hour workshop, aimed at parents and carers. Children welcome.

WORDS IN THE CITY 12PM, CITY HALL Tony Harrison and John Hegley will headline this year’s Words In The City Festival, with readings by Don Paterson, Jo Shapcott, Imtiaz Dharkar, Rommi Smith and Zaffar Kunial; masterclasses, a Mushaira and a lively fringe. FREE fun events for the whole family include a childrens’ poetry performance, poetry prescriptions at the emergency poetry ambulance and the chance to create your own edible poem! www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk

Sunday 7 June Cinema Organ Society Concert 2.30-5pm, Victoria Hall

SEND US YOUR EVENT LISTINGS...

If you have an event you would like to feature in our listings please email submissions@thesaltairereview.co.uk. All listings are free of charge and are administered on a first come first serve basis.

Find us on social media...

@saltairereview

facebook.co.uk/thesaltairereview

A Cinema Organ Concert featuring popular music from film, television and radio on the world famous Mighty Wurlitzer. The performer for this concert is Phil Kelsall MBE.

Spring Reconsidered 9am-4pm Kirkgate Centre, Shipley A whole day event about sustainability and make do and mend, or just make! Swapping clothes, running activities, fun upcycling and recycling activities and a pay-as-you-feel café.

FRIDAY 12 JUNE BRADFORD FESTIVAL 12PM, CITY PARK The Bradford Festival brings a vibrant, colourful and multicultural programme of the very best international, British and local theatre, art, music and dance right into the heart of the Bradford. Visit the funfair, relax and be entertained or just browse around the market, you’ll find lots to do over the whole weekend - the festival also includes Mela Day on Sunday 14 June! www.bradfordfestival.org.uk

Saturday 13 June Irregular Roots HVH (Holmes Vermond Hardcastle) £6/£4 5pm-11:30pm Kirkgate Centre, Shipley HVH are a five-piece band from Otley playing a quality mix of blues, country, swing and rock ‘n’ roll, while drawing on great traditions and work by Hank Williams, Chuck Berry, Bob Dylan, the Grateful Dead, Johnny Cash and Freddie King.

Sunday 14 June Saltaire Cricket Club Table Top Sale 10am – 1pm, Victoria Hall A wide variety of stalls selling small collectible antiques and toy cars, books, good quality second-hand clothing, handmade jewellery, scented candles and much more!

The Live Room Presents...The Railsplitters 8pm, Caroline Street Club From their home in the Colorado Rockies The Railsplitters have been scaling new heights with a refreshing

PICK OF THE MONTH andy fairweather low, friday 19th june Andrew Fairweather Low - Welsh guitarist, songwriter, producer and vocalist. He was a founding member of 1960s British pop band Amen Corner, and in recent years has toured extensively with Roger Waters, Eric Clapton and Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings. Catch him perform with his band the Lowriders at the Live Room on June 19. www.theliveroom.info and charming range of bluegrass and beyond-bluegrass music.

Nice are internationally remembered to this day.

Tuesday 16 June

Saltaire Live Presents - Treacherous Orchestra 8pm, Victoria Hall

Shipley College Open Day 3pm-7pm, Shipley College, Exhibition Road, Saltaire Find out more about the fulltime courses, part-time courses, apprenticeships and traineeships we offer. www.shipley.ac.uk

Friday 19 June Daytime Record Club - Over 50s 1pm-3pm, Kirkgate Centre, Shipley Bring and listen to vinyl in a relaxed setting with great company, light refreshments and a quiz.

The Live Room Presents - Andy Fairweather Low and the Lowriders 8pm, Caroline Street Club Andy Fairweather Low’s pedigree is the stuff rock dreams are made of. He first came to prominence at the vanguard of the new youthful expression of music as the lead singer in Amen Corner. The 60s saw them clock up hit after pop hit. Songs such as Bend Me Shape Me, Hello Suzy, ( If Paradise is ) Half As

11 musicians drawn from some of the leading bands at the contemporary end of Scottish folk music (Peatbog Faeries, Salsa Celtica, Session A9 etc.) Quite simply, Treacherous Orchestra are a musical tornado, and it is not without good reason that they are often seen closing the night on festival mainstages.

Saturday 20 June Front Room Disco 6pm-12am Kirkgate Centre, Shipley Front Room Disco brings you an eclectic alternative mix of music. Covering indie, alternative, ska, reggae, punk, disco and 80s pop. With Wil Oddsox (Love to Boogie). Bar with local ales, wine and soft drinks. £3 admission.

The Weekend Gardener - Edible Hanging Baskets 10am-3pm, Shipley College Learn how to design, plant and maintain a good hanging basket. Enjoy

WHAT’S ON?

find out what’s happening in the area this month the fruits of your labour throughout the season. 01274 327327 to enrol.

CREATIVE WRITING COURSE 10AM - 1PM @ KEIGHLEY LIBRARY A five week writing course for beginners and improvers starting on 20 June. £34.50. Free for JSA, ESA and income support claimants. Email dionne.hood@bradford.gov.uk for more information and to sign up.

LAUGH OUT LOUD COMEDY CLUB 8PM, ALHAMBRA STUDIO Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club brings you another hilarious comedy evening. Each show includes several top professional comedians from all over the world to make you LOL! Featuring Steve Shanyaski, Andy White, Jack Carroll. Tickets £16.50. www.bradford-theatres.co.uk/whats-on

Sunday 21 June Victoria Hall - Wedding Open Day 11am – 3pm, victoria hall Wondering if we’re the perfect match for your special day? Why not stop by and find out how we can be your ideal canvas? All five of our stunning rooms will be available for viewing, some will also be set up with our furniture and dressed to help you envisage how the space can work for you. Our lovely team will be on hand to answer your questions and appointments can also be made if you’d like some extra special attention to chat through your ideas.

WEDNESDAY 24 JUNE RITA, SUE AND BOB TOO! 7.30PM, STUDIO @ THE BRADFORD PLAYHOUSE “Thatcher’s Britain with its knickers down!” was the tagline behind Andrea

Dumar’s 1982 play and subsequent film. Many of us will recall raucously laughing at the antics of sex-mad Bob and his two teenage babysitters, in this social comedy. Should we have laughed? Was Bob a jack the lad just after a little spice in his life or was he a lovable paedophile? This piece sets out to explore the darker sides of Dunbar’s semi-autographical play.Will we view the piece differently in a post Harris and Saville society? Tickets £10. Also showing Thursday 25 - Sunday 28 June. www.bradfordplayhouse.org.uk

Thursday 25 June Pleasure Grounds Presents - Sister Mantos, Super Luxury, Wreccage, DJ Ed V3ctor 7.45pm, Caroline Social Club

Saturday 27 June Record Club 8pm-11.30pm Kirkgate Centre, Shipley Bring and listen to vinyl in a relaxed setting with great company and a bottled beer/wine bar.

Saltaire Fete 12:30pm - 4pm, Saltaire United Reformed Church This year’s Saltaire Fete will take place on Saturday 27 June in the grounds of Saltaire United Reformed Church, Victoria Road, from 12.30pm to 4pm.

Sunday 28 June Yorkshire Craft Fairs 10am – 4pm, Victoria Hall

Alternative music night featuring Sister Mantos, Super Luxury, Wreccage and DJ Ed V3ctor. £3.50 adv. £4.50 door.

Friday 26 June Shipley Festival 5pm-11.30pm Kirkgate Centre, Shipley

A regular and popular event, showcasing a vast variety of crafts and gifts not available in standard high street shops. If you’re looking for a gift with a difference, you’re sure to find it here! Every Wednesday.

Community food growing 6pm to 7pm, Caroline Street car park

Shipley Street Arts Festival brings the town centre to life with three days of weird and wonderful delights.

Join A Taste of Saltaire and Veg On The Edge to help tend Saltaire’s very own communal pocket allotment. All welcome. www.vegontheedge.org

The Live Room Presents - O’Hooley and Tidow 8pm, Caroline Street Club One of our favourite and most moving shows of 2013 came from the multiaward winning duo O’Hooley & Tidow. They had received widespread acclaim for their album Fragile, and now with their latest release The Hum garnering universal recognition from all corners of the music industry, we’re delighted to welcome them back.

TUESDAY 30 JUNE HORRIBLE HISTORIES - GROOVY GREEKS 7PM, ALHAMBRA THEATRE So it’s time to prepare yourselves for Horrible Histories live on stage! Using actors and stunning 3D special effects, this World Premiere of Groovy Greeks is guaranteed to thrill you and your children. Historical figures and events will come alive on stage and hover at your fingertips! Tickets £13.50

SEND US YOUR EVENT LISTINGS...

Find us on social media...

@saltairereview

facebook.co.uk/thesaltairereview

BINGLEY ARTS CENTRE The Home of Bingley Little Theatre

Live Events This june Bingley amateur operatic society presents..

the full monty

Mon 1st - Sat 6th, 7.15pm, £13/£11 (£11/£9 conc) Bingley Amateur Operatic Society present The Full Monty, the stage show based on the famous film, telling the tale of six unemployed steel workers from Sheffield who form an unlikely striptease act.

musical lyrica opera presents..

the merry widow Sun 7th, 2.30pm £15 (£12 conc)

Lehar’s iconic operetta is set in turn of the century Paris. The Grand Duchy of Pontevedro is bankrupt and Count Danilo is ordered to woo and marry the rich and recently widowed Hanna Glavari. With its wit, sophisticated Parisien charm and wonderful Viennese melodies The Merry Widow is the most popular operetta of all time. The Merry Widow Waltz, You’ll find me at Maxim’s and Women! Women! Women! are only some of the unforgettable songs from the show. To quote André Rieu it is “Magical Music”.

roy chubby brown

Sat 13th, 7.30pm, £20. Adult Show. Strictly over 18s only His outrageous performances are considered unsuitable for mainstream television but his videos and DVDs sell in their millions. He has also taken his brand of humour around the world with huge success in Australia, the USA, the Middle East and Hong Kong. When ‘Chubby’ comes to town make sure you do not miss.

Main Street, Bingley, BD16 2LZ | Tel: 01274 567983 Box Office Open 11am - 3.30pm Weekdays

www.bingleyartscentre.co.uk

Jane Steele quick fire questions

Who are you and what do you do? Actress, writer, secretary, other things.

Can you tell us a bit about the novel you wrote? It’s set in West Yorkshire in the 2320s, in a world where the North is rich because it has water, and the South is poor because it doesn’t. The parliament building has relocated to Ripon and is called Thora Hird House. It’s a dream world for some, a nightmare for others. Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose.

What made you want to try stand-up? In our acting class at N:DAS in Leeds we did a stand up comedy masterclass with Steve Huison. It stemmed from there. I’m terrified, but leaving my comfort zone is a motivator. When is your first show and how are you preparing? My only show will be on 17th July at Cabaret Saltaire. I’m preparing by thinking about what to say and looking at great comics on Youtube. Also I’ve got this bizarre idea that I should exercise. I doubt Jack Dee has the same compulsion but then again he knows what he’s doing.

Any plans to write another? I’ve been writing another since Britpop and should really finish it. But it will be done when it’s done. What’s your relationship with Bradford? Love, flaws and all - both mine and the city’s. Bradford threw her arms around me and said, “Come in lass. I’ve got nothing, but you can have half of it”. That’s not something I will forget in a hurry.

Would it be fair to describe you as something of a wordsmith? Thanks, I’ll have that one. I’ve been described as a lot worse.

Do you have any other projects on the go at the moment? Yes, but I can’t say too much.

Weekly Summercamp Educational • Extra Curricular • Great Space • City Centre based

STIMULATE YOUR CHILD’S CREATIVITY BY ENROLLING THEM ON OUR SUMMER ARTS CAMP Contact details: Contact Steve or Mandeep on 01274 303340 or by email mandeep@kalasangam.org • steveoconnell@kalasangam.org For further information please visit www.kalasangam.org

KS Summer Camp

Age Group 6 -13 Year Olds

(Siblings discount 10%)

Kala Sangam Arts Centre, St Peter’s House, 1 Forster Square, Bradford BD1 4TY Times: 9:30am - 3:30pm Drop off time: 9am – 10am Pick up time: 3:30pm – 4:30pm

Breakfast Club

After School Club

8am – 9:30am (£5 hour)

3:30pm – 6pm (£5 hour)

Only

£90

per week per child

running for 2 weeks Week 1

Week 2

JULY 2015

20 24 27 31 Music by

KALA SANGAM

Drama by

YORKSHIRE SCHOOL OF ACTING

Visual Arts by

YOUNG MASTERS

Dance by

DANCE UNITED YORKSHIRE

Now Open North Parade, Bradford

Craft Beers • Yorkshire Cask Ales • Home Cooked Food

A relaxed, contemporary bar featuring a wide range of the best craft beers and cask ales, with a well-priced wine list and comforting home cooked food.

Buy one meal, get one free

When two people eat together – if the meals are not the same price the less expensive meal is complimentary. Please produce this promotional coupon in order to claim the offer. Offer valid only when drinks are purchased. Offer ends 1 July 2015.

The Beerhouse, 22-24 North Parade, Bradford BD1 3HT Tel: 01274 731160 www.thebeerhousecompany.co.uk