The Saltaire Review | Issue Two | November 2014 by Festival Publications

ISSUE two | novemBER 2014

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contents 5_NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

ISSUE two | NOVEMBER 2014

6_HATTIE TOWNSEND INTERVIEW 12_the saltaire bandstand 16_CLUB PROFILE: the record club 18_ARTIST PROFILE: sarah harris 22_hive community arts

26_VICTORIA HALL DURING WWI 28_IN:FOCUS 31_CAPERCAILLIE PREVIEW 35_LIVE MUSIC REVIEWS

36_WHAT’S ON 42_QUICK FIRE QUESTIONS

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R O IT D E E H T M O R F NOTE Welcome to issue two of the Saltaire Review, your free monthly guide to what’s happening in and around Saltaire. It’s been an incredibly busy month trying to build on the success of the first issue, but we got there and I’m pleased to be presenting a magazine packed with interesting features and stunning photography. I’m lucky to have been able to call on the services of some fantastic writers and photographers who have given their time to help create what I hope is a varied and interesting read. Special thanks must go out to Rob Walsh, who has taken on the unsung role of copy editor, weeding out the errors and typos my tired eyes could not. And also to the many wellwishers who have taken time to praise the magazine, either in person or through social media. It means a lot and makes it worth the effort for everyone involved. A key aim of the magazine is to promote and encourage local trade, and it’s fantastic to see so many Saltaire and Shipley-based businesses getting involved. I’ve been asked a number of times how The Saltaire Review is being funded and the answer is that it’s entirely through advertising. Therefore I urge you to continue taking advantage of the wonderful things on our doorstep - and don’t forget to let them know where you heard about it. As ever, I’d like to encourage anyone with a story to tell, an organisation to promote or a passion you’d like to share to get in touch and contribute. Have a great month. haigh simpson

exploring history through drama BY mike farren

HATTIE TOWNSEND’S CAREER IN DRAMA HAS SPANNED OVER SIX DECADES, DURING WHICH SHE HAS STARRED AS A BOND GIRL, WRITTEN AND ACTED in NUMEROUS PLAYS AND BECoME A PROFESSIONAL TOURIST GUIDE Speaking to Hattie Townsend I have to keep reminding myself she is not a Saltaire native, as she seems so embedded in the village. A fixture on the dramatic scene, via costume tours and regular Saltaire Festival productions, she is also immersed in the history of the village, and a mainstay of the historical society. As we meet, she’s even preparing to weigh in on the removal of trees from Victoria Road.

“I think some of the trees need to be judiciously culled,” she says, “but the idea of stripping them all back would be very sad. I’m hoping a judicious compromise could be made.” Such a sensible attitude seems typical of someone who leaves drama for the performances she acts in, writes and directs. This down to earth quality appears to have

been present in her make-up from the beginning. After a self-deprecating laugh when I ask her to talk me through her career, she describes how she started out at the Rose Bruford College of Drama explicitly to gain a teaching qualification alongside a dramatic one. “One has to be realistic,” she says. “It was a sensible choice.” Even the apparently exotic next step, taking her to Jamaica, was the result of this sensible approach. She only ended up there after seeing a notice on the drama school message board. “It was an adventure and a bid for independence.” Hattie taught drama there, advised schools and did lots of acting, including films where she rubbed shoulders with Ginger Rogers (“who was scary and had no eyebrows”), Elliot Gould and Ray Milland. It’s telling that, even before I mention her connection with Doctor No, she announces, “The thing about my being a Bond girl is exaggerated,” with her role edited down to an extra in a single scene. She remains enthused about her four-year Caribbean experience. “It was very interesting and made me grow up fast. I wouldn’t otherwise have got such experience at such a young age.” Returning “when the 60s really got going”, she was lucky to arrive at a time when she could explore her interest in the marriage of music, art, drama and history. Teaching at a large, progressive comprehensive near Reading, she put on projects with over 1,000 children, with chunks of timetable given to the event. Following some “deviations” – teaching in Greece and writing speeches for a Turkish shipping magnate – it was in late 70s Cambridge where she first

encountered a fusion of drama and tourism. “I’d always been interested in history so I trained as a professional tourist guide, and we started costume tours of Cambridge.”

of Saltaire history, culminating in this year’s Not About Heroes. However, she is ready to move on, commenting, “I think it’s time to put promenade performance to bed.”

Hattie first visited Saltaire in the late 80s. “I came to a production Hattie in character as Dinah Stewart, the formidable of the Trackers of She is researching scottish housekeeper Oxyrrhncus at Salts Mill, a one-woman and thought ‘this is an show called Three interesting place’. I had it in the back of my Nurses, and would like to stage another mind as a place I might like to live.” large-scale performance. “There is a sniff of a massive community project, but it Her career delayed the move until 1999, would need massive funding.” when Saltaire tourism was taking off. From her Cambridge experience, she says, “I Another abiding interest is her family. knew costume tourism could work, and Daughter Tamzin has inherited both her Anne Heald who was running the Tourist mother’s wanderlust and her dramatic Office was prepared to give it a go. We first abilities, establishing an impressive theatrical

“Everything I’ve done has had a solid base in the truth.” did drama tours, then it developed into the work the Saltaire Village Experience is doing today.” Hattie adopted the character of Dinah Stewart, the formidable Scottish housekeeper in the Salt establishment. It was from such recurring characters that the plays emerged. Of the first, Schooling Miss Martha, she says. “I thought only one man and his dog would come, but it went down very well! It was, as always, quite accurate. Everything I’ve done has had a solid base in the truth.” Through other productions she has refined this character-based exploration

career in Spain. The family visits frequently, while Hattie’s travels to Spain still include teaching a course for professional actors. However, her own heart is firmly rooted in Saltaire. We conclude with discussion of the wealth of creative talent here, and the shame that it lacked an outlet this year in the Arts Trail. As a final surprise, I notice a tattoo on Hattie’s wrist. The design, from Andrew Lang’s ‘Blue Fairy Book’, was undertaken as “rage against the dying of the light.” Given the energy Hattie Townsend spreads around Saltaire, her light seems likely to burn strongly for a long time yet!

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Saltaire acquired its World Heritage status in 2001. Hurrah! At this point Roberts Park played a minor role in community life, if at all. It was OK for a stroll on a nice day, but nobody’s first choice as a destination. The Council planted flowers but the impression was of a place politely referred to as ‘tired’. The tarmac promenade linked two dilapidated shelters - a doleful sight. Titus, on occasion vandalised with paint, looked down on a vanished bandstand, demolished as unsafe around the end of World War II. The cricket however continued at its high Bradford League standard, with the groundsman playing the role of unofficial youth officer and policeman (unpaid). But in 2004 the Cricket Club, with funding from the English Cricket Board, smartened up one half of the Half Moon Café with

the help of lots of volunteers. The other half of Half Moon was left in darkness to house cricket paraphernalia, and known as the dark side of the Half Moon. The café was then developed as a community facility, and has since expanded to fill the space. The Council then put together an ambitious bid for £4.5 million to restore the park, but some locals were not prepared to just wait and see. ‘Saltaire Bandstand’ was reborn in 2006, with a small gazebo for performers. Musicians were invited to play where the bandstand had stood on the traditional Sunday afternoons. Six concerts were organised that summer. The local brass band featured, but other types of music were also invited, including a rock band, a classical duo, folk, and line-dancing. On June 11 the programme commenced

with a stylish programme from Bradford Grammar School Concert Band.

with shamrock. The official opening by the Lord Mayor on May 22 2010 included the prestigious Hammond Saltaire Band Those first performers were content with - so huge, an extension was added to the idea of playing in Saltaire for the permanent stage - and the full a collection. The bandstand programme followed through tradition means that the public the summer, and continues. In listens free of charge for fine weather the green slope as long - or as short - as provides a pleasant souththey wish. But from 2006 facing theatre-like arena for TOTAL COST OF RESTORING the Parks department got all ages, listening, picnicking, behind the idea, with a little eating their Half Moon ice ROBERTS PARK IN 2009 money for performers’ fees cream, or just passing by. to supplement the collection. The programme became a weekly The 21st century bandstand has a one, with choirs, even a harmonium recital, power source to allow for amplification, so added to the variety of styles. And soon concerts are not restricted to brass bands. there were consultations about the design And this bandstand is also equipped with for a new bandstand. lighting and ‘special effects’ both inside and around the dome. To show this off the Park The renovation of the park during and the Half Moon Café have developed a 2009 meant Titus was left standing monthly summer programme of jazz and there unentertained, with the bandstand curry, with the bandstand in lights at sunset. a building site. But a brief Saltaire An unforeseen facility is provided by the Bandstand programme was presented bandstand when there’s no music – the

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“line-dancers turned out in the rain and performed under umbrellas!” on Sunday afternoons outside Saltaire’s United Reformed Church. Such was their dedication the Creek Alley Western line-dancers turned out in the rain and performed under umbrellas! The unique new bandstand design was developed in consultation with the children of Saltaire Primary School, who suggested combinations of symbols on the themes of music and flowers. The result was pillars decorated with four pairs of symbolic design – horns and saxifrage, violins and maple, cymbals and bluebells, and harp

ramp for the disabled attracts small legs on two wheels, and kids are frequently seen circling on their scooters and bikes. In summer 2014 the Kirkgate Community Centre presented Shakespeare at the bandstand, a brave and successful new venture. There is scope for wider use. The lights are rarely used - both Park and Café need more lighting to stage evening events, and more volunteers are needed to plan and to run the programme.

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With vinyl record sales currently at their highest since 1997, it seems LPs and 7 inch singles are well and truly back on the musical menu. There seems to be a growing appreciation for the way we used to listen to music and a desire to reclaim the social side of music consumption. Shipley has its own special place in this vinyl revival in the form of the Record Club, a monthly get-together to celebrate a shared appreciation of good music. The Record Club, usually on the last Saturday of the month at the fantastic Kirkgate Centre in Shipley, is an opportunity to hang out with friends, meet new people and listen to great music. We’ve recently celebrated our third birthday and are now

connected records. The themes encourage folk to dig through their collections to find really interesting and unexpected stuff. And if you don’t have any records to bring that’s fine – just come along to listen and chat.

For some of our events we throw the night over to people who have a theme in mind and volunteer to select the records. This can produce some really interesting nights and many of us have come away enjoying music we’ve never encountered before. Recently we’ve had music centred around the Tour de France, Record Store Day, debut albums, John Peel, art school bands, and a night dedicated solely to 12” singles. City-based themes have included the music of Manchester and Oxford, and we’ve also welcomed guest selectors, such as the

wonderful Buffet crew from BCB Radio, and the band Wilful Missing, Bradford’s very own. We’re not averse to the odd film night either. As well as the excellent music we have a licensed bar offering some really great beers, and there are usually some snacks available too (the pakoras are very popular!). Record Club has a thriving community on Facebook - www.facebook.com/ therecordclub - Twitter (@therecordclub), and we also have a good old fashioned

“Think friendly pub, good company, music and beer, but no TV, noisy punters or fruit machine.” website at www.recordclub.org.uk that’s regularly updated. For those who missed a night, or just want to relive it, we often put together a Spotify playlist of previous events. So if your tastes range from ABC to XTC, The Wedding Present to The Birthday Party, Bob Dylan to Bob Mould or anywhere in between, then you’re more than welcome at the Record Club. Check the Saltaire Review listings or any of our online communities for details of our latest events - the next one is Saturday 6 December. We hope to see you soon!

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THE BEST SELLING VINYL ALBUMS 1994-2014 Most of us could probably name one or two albums from the all-time list of bestsellers. Hits from the vinyl heyday such as Thriller and Rumours sold in their millions and can be found in just about any record collection. But what about the last 20 years? Who tops the charts during vinyl’s barren years, when only the purists and the diehard collectors were taking home the 12” discs?

PRINTING WITH a passion SARAH HARRIS EXPLAINS THE PROCESS BEHIND HER STUNNING LANDSCAPE SCREEN PRINTS By HAIGH SIMPSON

How would you describe your art? I produce limited edition silkscreen prints, using my drawings of local places of interest as templates. My use of colour is restrained to help to keep the integrity of the line work from the original, as well as adding depth, and changing the way the eye moves around the piece. What inspires and influences the work you do? When I first started printing my inspiration came from places I visited as a child, such as Salts Mill, Shipley Glen Tramway and Shipley Glen itself, and I think that sense of nostalgia comes across in my work. More recently I’ve been enjoying discovering new places. At fairs and exhibitions people like to recommend places that hold special memories for them, and this can encourage me to investigate somewhere totally new. How did you get into screen printing? I had done a little screen printing years ago, but it wasn’t until I signed up for an evening course in 2011, an Introduction to Printmaking at Leeds College of Art, that I became interested in print again. Later that year I became unemployed and with not being able to afford Christmas presents I gave my prints as gifts instead. It was my brother who encouraged me to try selling them, which I did later in 2012. It’s been a giant learning curve working as a full-time printmaker and I’ve come a long way in the last two years. There’s a surprising amount of things that can go wrong and I’m constantly learning.

What is your relationship with Saltaire? I’ve lived within walking distance of Saltaire most of my life and never get tired of it, it’s a wonderful place which I keep returning to for inspiration. Also I’ve been lucky enough to take part in some wonderful events here, such as Saltaire Makers Fair and Saltaire Arts Trail. What’s the best thing about being an artist?. Every day is different, I get to split my time between day trips, drawing, printing, meeting with galleries and talking to customers at fairs. I’ve also started to teach workshops, and I even don’t mind the admin. What have you got going on at the moment? I was really excited to have two of my prints shortlisted for the Flourish Award 2014, for excellence in printmaking in Yorkshire. The exhibition is on at the moment at West Yorkshire Print Workshop in Mirfield until 15 November, and the quality of work on show is incredible. In November I’m going to be doing something a bit different. I’m producing a set of miniprints for the Vend arts project, where artists produce 150 artworks each and these are then stocked in vending machines. These machines are spread across Leeds, and you can purchase the artworks for just £1 each. There are also various events in the run-up to Christmas. I’ll be having an Open Day at my Shipley studio on 23 November, on 30 November I’ll be at the Art Market in Holmfirth, which is always fantastic and full of talented makers. Then I’m back in Shipley on 6 December for the Alternative Market at the Kirkgate Centre, which was one of the first places I sold my work. More details avaliable on facebook.com/ sarahharrisprints

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saltaire beyond the rose bay willow herb (screen print) by sarah harris

Sarah working through the screen printing process

SARAH HARRIS BIOGRAPHY Having graduated in 2005 with a BA (Hons) in Fashion Design I’d spent my career working within retail head offices, in a variety of roles including design, marketing and buying. I rediscovered my love of drawing in 2011 through an evening course at Leeds College of Art and Design, which also reintroduced me to printmaking. After a period of unemployment, and after getting some family encouragement, I started to sell my prints and in September 2013 I was awarded the Curzon Exhibition Prize

at the New Lights. This gave me the opportunity for my first solo show, Discovering Yorkshire. I love to travel and explore and I have combined this curiosity for my surroundings with my printwork, through which I aim to inspire exploration and evoke memories. There’s a considered use of colour in the prints and I look at how the natural and man-made complement and contrast with each other, whilst viewing my subjects in such a way that it feels like they’ve just been rediscovered. www.sarahharrisprints.co.uk

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Hive is a community arts charity, and we’ve been in Shipley for over 30 years. We’re in the basement of the Kirkgate Centre, which used to be the St Pauls Church of England School. The school closed in 1975, and by 1978 there was a community centre in the building supporting a variety of voluntary groups. By the end of the 1970s the basement had become a drop-in centre for the unemployed. Kirkgate Studios and Workshops - our former identity - emerged from that unemployment centre in the early eighties, offering the unemployed a

We worked with community clubs, religious organisations and community centres on a range of activities for older people. We also started creative and practical activities with young offenders that continue to this day. In 2000 Kirkgate Studios and Workshops now Hive - ran its first public art project, and a ceramic tile mural created by local school children was installed on the stair wall of Shipley Town Hall. More public art, all with community involvement, has since been commissioned to enhance public spaces, health centres and throughout Bradford, while the Shipley Shopper and Shipley in Bloom banners continue to decorate the Market Square. During the noughties we kept our commitment to providing value-for-money creative courses and drop-in facilities, although changes to funding streams and cuts to core funding made life difficult. We faced the challenge head on and strove to find new funding to develop the project further. Our first grant from the Big

“We faced the challenge head on and strove to find new funding to develop the project further.” variety of arts and crafts activities, supported by funding from Bradford Council. In the eighties our focus was providing support for the longterm unemployed, with government funding for free courses. We developed pottery, photography, painting and drawing courses, and we began running projects for local groups. During the summer of 1990 we boosted our profile with an exhibition of work at Cartwright Hall and carried on expanding our activities around the area. In the mid-nineties we joined forces with Social Services and provided outreach activities for Care in the Community clients.

Lottery, in 2007, was to run the Woodworks Family Learning Project. In 2008 Reaching Communities funded a studio assistant and free courses for the over 50s and benefit claimants. And we achieved the hat trick in 2010 with our Ecominds-funded Out There project. An exciting new project called Fabric of Bradford began in September 2012, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. This recognises and celebrates our city’s rich textile heritage and plans fun activities for people of all ages. In 2012, to celebrate our 30th birthday, we began to think about the future and our place in the next 30 years of community arts

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PRINTS HANG OUT TO DRY IN THE FABRIC OF BRADFORD ALLOTMENT

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provision in the district. The name Hive, a rebrand, and our additional online services are part of our continuing development and commitment to continuous improvement of our service. Hive continues to provide a broad range of creative arts and crafts classes, activities and workshops, along with an array of outreach activities for local communities and statutory agencies. It’s all made possible thanks to the commitment and hard work of staff, volunteers and the management committee, who donate their time every week to maintaining and improving Hive. The Hive is unique. We’re not only a facilitator of art and craft activities but also a charity that truly believes in enhancing life through learning, through community cohesion and through creativity.

The Fabric of Bradford project, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and based at Hive, has explored the textile dyeing heritage of Bradford with participants from around the city for the last two years. We have used a combination of textilemaking activities, community-based reminiscing projects, the creation of dye plant gardens and archive research as our process. As the project draws to an end we are exhibiting images and work from our community projects around the city at the Colour Experience, Perkin House, Bradford BD1 2JB, at the corner of Grattan Road and Providence Street, near Morrisons in the centre of Bradford. We will be open between 1 and 4pm on November, 11, 13, 17 and 18. For further details please see the Hive website www.hivebradford.org.uk

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REMEMBERING SALTAIREâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S FALLEN 1914-2014 Tucked away to the side of the United reformed Church on Victoria Road. is Saltaireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s War Memorial. The memorial records those from the village who gave their lives in the Great War, and in more recent times the church saw the funeral of local soldier, Jordan Rossi, who gave his life in Afghanistan. A total of 129 men were killed serving their country in WWI.

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TURBULENT TIMES AT VICTORIA HALL VICTORIA HALL HASN’T ALWAYS BEEN THE JEWEL IN SALTAIRE’S CROWN, DURING WW1 AUSTERITY THE BUILDING HAD BECOME A HUGE DRAIN AND EVEN CAME CLOSE TO BECOMING A PUBLIC CINEMA By colin coates

Last month we learned in the Saltaire Review that Victoria Hall is set to be transformed into a pop-up cinema for a series of special screenings. But it’s not the first time this magnificent building has tried its hand at being a picture house. In fact, throughout the building’s history it has been used for a variety of different purposes, never far from the heart of social life in Saltaire.

The hall was officially opened on 21 November 1872 by Titus Salt Jr, who set out his vision at the building’s official launch. “It is to be in the first place a social club and secondly an educational institute. In the belief it is good to be merry and wise provision is to be made for innocent and intelligent recreation, which it is intended should occupy a place almost as prominent as that accorded to the means of mental culture.”

Victoria Hall was built between 1869 and 1871 at a cost of £18,366 - £1.75m in today’s money - and was laid out in During World War I Victoria a T-shape, with two floors Hall was at the hub of The cost of building and a basement. The ground everyday life in Saltaire and floor housed a reading room, a Victoria hall Shipley. The hall was home to library and the main hall. On the the Saltaire Institute and of one second floor there was a billiard of two libraries in Shipley. room with four tables, two rooms for the School of Art, and a committee room. Fund-raising concerts, dances, bazaars, In the basement lived a gymnasium, a lecture whist drives and a host of other events were room with adjoining laboratory, games rooms held there throughout the war. It was the (chess, draughts and bagatelle), smoking room, headquarters for various fund raising groups drill room and an armoury. and a venue for committee meetings. Around that time the hall hosted lectures to educate

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LOCAL HISTORY

It’s hard to escape the past in a village like Saltaire and we want to embrace the wonderful history of our village in these pages. We want to hear from people with interesting stories to tell about Saltaire’s history. Whether it is the background of a well-known building or a portrait of a forgotten individual, we would love to hear from you. All you need to do is email the editor at submissions@ thesaltairereview. co.uk and outline your idea or story.

and entertain the villagers, and also held inquests into their deaths. The hall also played its part in the changing political situation, holding meetings for the emerging Labour Party, the suffrage movement and for all parties in the 1918 General Election.

vulgarised by the instalment therein of a permanent cinema.” Mrs. Titus Salt Jnr. asked the council to “defer consideration of the matter for one month to give the members of the Salt family an opportunity to consider the proposal and express their views on it.”

In January 1916 the proposal collapsed as the West Riding County Council decided that However all this was not without its the hall needed structural alterations problems and controversies. Shipley estimated at £800 to be used as a Urban District Council took cinema - over £60,000 in today’s over the running of the venue money. Talks with the Imperial in 1903, and some saw it as a Animated Picture Company burden rather than an asset. soon foundered, and the quest Victoria hall is officially In November 1915 Shipley to turn Victoria Hall into a UDC were approached by opened to the public by cinema came to an abrupt halt. Bradford businessmen about titus salt jnr using the hall as a cinema. This was an attractive proposition as And that was it – until last month! the hall was losing money and many A brand new programme of Victoria councillors viewed it as a serious drain on Hall Cinema Nights is now running, in resources. However there was opposition from collaboration with Cine North, the National all quarters. Media Museum and others. Visit www. victoriahallsaltaire.co.uk for details. In a letter to a friend Sir James Roberts wrote that the hall should not be “cheapened and 27

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SCOTTISH FOLK GROUP CAPERCAILLIE ARE SET TO BRING THEIR UNIQUE SOUND TO SALTAIRE THIS NOVEMBER IN THE LATEST INSTALLMENT OF THE IMPRESSIVE SALTAIRELIVE AT VICTORIA HALL By Simon Heginbotham

Over the last ten years, many – if not most - of the major acts in English, Scottish and Irish folk and traditional music have played at SaltaireLive, the ongoing concert series at Saltaire’s Victoria Hall. Past performers such as Kate Rusby, Bellowhead and Seth Lakeman have now moved up to larger venues, and many return to Victoria Hall every few years. November sees a first visit from one of the biggest names ever to play at SaltaireLive – Scotland’s Capercaillie. Fronted by the engaging vocals of Karen Matheson, Capercaillie are one of the few bands to have emerged from traditional roots to have troubled the UK charts – their 1992 single Prince Among Islands was the first Gaelic language track ever to reach the Top 40. The band celebrated 30 years together in 2013 and, while of late they have scaled back their live touring, they still perform regularly. Their material encompasses songs in both English and Gaelic, and is recognised for blending traditional tunes and rhythms with more modern studio instrumentation, synthesisers, and bass lines that sometimes owe more to funk than ceilidh. It’s a source of great pride that SaltaireLive

has now established itself well enough to be able to attract the likes of Capercaillie, one of the top names in folk music. Bands such as Dervish and Lunasa regularly play at Victoria Hall, the equivalent of the Rolling Stones in Irish music and at the pinnacle of their field. The SaltaireLive audiences are generally seated around tables, with room for those who prefer to stand or dance. There’s a real ale bar and the audience can drink at their tables throughout the show. One regular described the atmosphere as ideal because it has the informal feel of a club, but with the calibre of bands that play at larger venues, giving the best of both worlds. And although these are world class acts, the shows still retain a local feel - people can even call in to buy their tickets from the local pub, Fanny’s Alehouse. For those who can’t wait until 28 November, SaltaireLive also plays host to Austin Texas’ finest export, Hotclub of Cowtown on 14 November, with their fiery brand of combustible Western Swing. The year rounds off with a seasonal show by BBC Folk Singer of the Year Bella Hardy on 16 December. Full details of the shows and ticket at www.saltairelive.co.uk.

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Live Events This november

The Houghton Weavers Saturday 8th , 7.30pm. £12 (£10 conc)

The PASADENA ROOF ORCHESTRA Friday 14th , 7.30pm. £18 (£12 conc)

SPUD THEATRE PRESENTS...DRACULA Sat/Sun 15th/16th, 8pm. £7 (£6 conc)

- In the Studio Upstairs -

The PAJAMA GAME Mon 17th to Sat 22nd, £13 (£11 conc)

fm & 3lions Thursday 27th , 7.30pm. £18 (£20 conc)

queen 2 Friday 28th , 7.30pm. £14 advance (£16 OTD) Main Street, Bingley, BD16 2LZ Box Office Open 11am - 3.30pm Weekdays Tel: 01274 567983

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LIVE MUSIC

GIG REVIEWS FROM IN AND AROUND SALTAIRE

DAVE MCGRAW AND MANDY FER @ the live room By ROB AND MOLLY MARTIN

We’d listened to Maritime, the latest CD from Dave and Mandy, a few times before interviewing them for the Live Room website and our BCB radio show Into the Buttercup. So we knew we liked their music. After the soundcheck we had a chat with them and discovered that they’re great people too. They have both travelled extensively, Mandy from growing up in Chicago and Dave in Washington State. Dave honed his performances by being ‘the one with a guitar’ on field trips as a wildlife biologist, while Mandy went to Spain to study the language and music. They met up in Arizona and have toured all over the States and Europe, playing alongside many of the bands appearing at The Live Room. Mandy’s exceptional use of electric guitar on many of their self-penned songs makes them stand out as truly original and a joy to listen to. Dave’s baritone and guitar and djembi skills make him a good match for Mandy. They both keep a warm and

humorous patter going between songs, which breaks the set up nicely. But it quickly becomes apparent that there’s an underlying seriousness in their commitment to each other and their music and the environment. A special mention should also be given to Andy Ruddy, a Bradford lad now living in London, who was the support act along with two friends on keyboard and backing vocals, getting the evening off to a fine start. Our interview with Dave and Mandy will be broadcast on Into The Buttercup on BCB 106.6FM on Monday 3 November 11pm to 12am. You can listen to Into The Buttercup every fortnight, or at Listen Again at bcbradio.co.uk. We play folk, blues and other stuff we like, Molly reads a poem, and we usually feature an interview with artists who have performed at the Live Room.

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Saturday 1st Nov

1500-1700’ by David Bostwick.

kirkgatecentre.org.uk

Shipley Alternative 11am - 3.pm, KIRKGATE CENTRE

Craft Club 7pm-9pm, Kirkgate Centre, SHIPLEY

Live Music at the Rosse 8pm, The Rosse

The Shipley Alternative has built a reputation as an imaginative and eclectic market with good quality stalls and an amazing sell out pop up cafe. Free entry. kirkgatecentre.org.uk

Sunday 2nd Nov Total World presents Rafiki Jazz 8pm, Caroline Social Club World music blending African, Arabic and Caribbean music, Rafiki Jazz showcase an ambitious set of songs that dance across language, genre & culture frontiers.

Shipley Film Society 7.30pm, KIRKGATE CENTRE, SHIPLEY This month’s film is Kolya by Jan Sverak. Set in Soviet-occupied Czechoslovakia, middle-aged and confirmed bachelor Franta Louka marries a Russian woman as a ruse to deal with Soviet bureaucracy. Unexpectedly, he finds himself single father to a young boy called Kolya. kirkgatecentre.org.uk

wednesday 5th nov Saltaire Fine Arts & Decorative Society Lecture 2pm - 3pm, Victoria Hall This months lecture is ‘Feast and Famine - Eating and drinking

A long established and friendly group of creative ladies exploring a wide range of creative techniques while making friends and having fun. kirkgatecentre.org.uk

Live pub rock music featuring Blueprint, playing a selection of popular soft rock and blues covers.

Sunday 9 Nov

Friday 7 Nov

RSPB Airedale & Bradford Local Group 10am, Prince of Wales Park, Bingley

RSPB Airedale & Bradford Local Group 7.30pm, Shipley Library A special talk by internationally acclaimed birder, award winning author and photographer Richard Crossley. E-mail: abrspb@blueyonder. co.uk

The 309s 8pm, Caroline St Social Club Swinging jiving rhythms from the stars of Saltaire Festival 2013, with local vinyl DJ Bamboo aka Adam Cole. the309s.com.

Saturday 8th Nov Irregular Roots feat: Rebekah Findlay Trio 8pm, The Kirkgate Centre

The group will be undertaking a guided walk through this littleknown public park. As with all our events, it’s open to everyone - members and non-members. E-mail: abrspb@blueyonder.co.uk

Cinema Organ Society Concert 2.30pm - 5pm, Victoria Hall A wonderful organ concert featuring popular music from film, television and radio, on the worldfamous mighty Wurlitzer Organ and performed by Robert Wolfe. victoriahallsaltaire.co.uk

The Live Room feat. Luka Bloom 8pm, Caroline Street Social Club With a poet’s heart and a rocker’s soul, Luka Bloom is regarded as one of Ireland’s best-respected contemporary folk artists, having produced 20 albums since the 1970s. theliveroom.info.

North Yorkshire-based singer and songwriter with two sublime CDs to her credit now working in a trio format which allows her to give full expression to her fiddle playing in a lively mix of traditional and contemporary music.

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Wednesday 12th Nov

11TH -15TH NOVEMBER

The Stylistics 7.30pm, St George’s Hall The Stylistics bring you all their hits in a brilliant live show. bradford-theatres.co.uk

Thursday 13th Nov Meet the author: Linda Green 7pm, Saltaire Bookshop Linda Green, author of The Marriage Mender, will sign books, talk about the novel and how she came to write it. All welcome. Tel: 01274 589144.

Frank Skinner 7.30pm, St George’s Hall Frank Skinner brings his critically acclaimed new stand-up tour Man In A Suit to Bradford. bradford-theatres.co.uk

Friday 14th of Nov Construction Club 1.30pm- 3.30pm, Kirkgate Centre A monthly educational gettogether for home-schooled children. kirkgatecentre.org.uk

Noche Latina presents Mambo Con Rumbo and Dr Salsa 8pm, Caroline Social Club Live Salsa music club featuring the fabulous band Mambo Con Rumbo in the house for November along with dance teacher Dr Salsa.

Saltaire Live presents Hotclub Of Cowtown 7.30pm, Victoria Hall Working first hand with Texas fiddle masters, Hotclub of Cowtown have developed an explosively combustible version of Western Swing, reminiscent of Texas roadhouses and the gypsy string jazz of Reinhardt &

PICK OF THE MONTH Northern Ballet - The Great Gatsby Discover the heady, indulgent days of New York’s Long Island during the glamorous 1920s as Northern Ballet brings F Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel The Great Gatsby to the stage. The Great Gatsby’s 2013 tour was a roaring success, culminating with a sell-out run at Sadler’s Wells in London. Now don’t miss your chance to see this blockbuster ballet at the Alhambra Theatre.

Grappelli. victoriahallsaltaire.co.uk

Leonard Elschenbroich - Alexei Grynyuk 7.30pm, Bradford Cathedral

find it here. This event also takes place on Sunday 16th November at the same time.

Lego Fun Day 1.30pm - 4pm, Kirkgate centre

Two award-winning soloists join forces for a wonderful concert including music by Bach, Brahms and Rachmaninov. bradford-theatres.co.uk

The main hall of the Kirkgate Centre is filled with Lego, Kinex, Meccano for children (and parents), creating all kinds of amazing things. kirkgatecentre.org.uk

Saturday 15th Nov

Front Room Disco 8pm, The Kirkgate Centre

Winter Pruning Class 10am - 3pm, Shipley College Become confident in pruning correctly and safely - evergreens, flowering plants, roses and other deciduous plants. Shipley College Weekend Gardener Courses in Saltaire. Tel: 01274 327327

Yorkshire Craft Fair 1pm - 4pm, Victoria Hall An ever popular craft fair showcasing a vast variety of crafts and gifts you wouldn’t find on the high street! If you’re looking for that unique gift, you’ll be sure to

Front Room Disco brings you an eclectic alternative mix of music. Covering indie, alternative, ska, reggae, punk, disco and 80s pop. kirkgatecentre.org.uk

Live Music at the Rosse 8pm, The Rosse Live pub rock music featuring Ed Stones and the BD3, playing a fusion of alternative country, soul, rockabilly and punk, via the blues and a splashing of rock n roll.

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Sunday 16th Nov Christmas Re-considered Fair 10am-4pm Kirkgate Centre A truly thrifty Christmas Fair brought to you by Re-considered and the Fox and the Magpie. Including an ultimate swap shop and a pay-as-you-feel cafe. Free workshops on make do and mend, kids crafts, gifts and decorations, bread making, upcycling. christmasreconsidered.co.uk

Viva Film Season 2014: The Cuban Wives 7.30pm, Kirkgate Centre

group of creative ladies exploring a wide range of creative techniques while making friends and having fun. kirkgatecentre.org.uk

Octonauts Various times, St George’s Hall Get ready to embark on an exciting new mission with our underwater adventure super heroes Captain Barnacles, Kwazii and Peso, in the brand new live stage show! bradford-theatres.co.uk

Saltaire Christmas Craft Fair 4pm - 8pm, Victoria Hall

Jason Manford 8pm, St George’s Hall

Friday 21st Nov

Jason is back with a wealth of comedy anecdotes, comic misunderstandings and audience banter delivered with his trademark likeable charm and teasingly intelligent wit. bradfordtheatres.co.uk

Wednesday 19th Nov Craft Club 1pm - 3pm, Kirkgate Centre A long-established and friendly

Beautiful Borders 10am - 3pm, Shipley College Explore ideas and easy ways to bring colour, shape and interest to your garden all year round.

Yorkshire CND Peace Fair Various times, Victoria Hall As ever it will be a great day of lovely food, music and masses of ethical Christmas presents to buy. victoriahallsaltaire.co.uk

Live Music at the Rosse 8pm, The Rosse

Thursday 20th Nov

A documentary about five Cubans sent to the United States to counter paramilitary organisations operating from Miami. Arrested in 1998, they received harsh sentences despite evidence that they had not acted against the United States itself. kirkgatecentre. org.uk

Saturday 22nd Nov

This is a chance to get all those Christmas presents from local shops, all in one warm place, with food and drink and music to make this a lovely evening for everyone. victoriahallsaltaire.co.uk

Victoria Hall Movie Night : ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ (15) 7:30pm, VICTORIA HALL

Live pub rock music featuring Rewind, playing pop music from the 60s right up to the present day, with a bias towards the late 70s and early 80s.

Sunday 23rd Nov Saltaire Cricket Club Table Top Sale 10am - 1pm, Victoria Hall A wide variety of stalls selling a host of treasures! From collectable antiques, toy cars and books to clothing and more. All proceeds go towards helping the club.

Guillermo del Toro’s beautiful & haunting fantasy-drama set in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War. victoriahallsaltaire.co.uk

The Live Room feat. Peter Knight’s Gigspanner 8pm, Caroline Street Social Club

Jools Holland 7.30pm, St George’s Hall Jools Holland and his greatest boogie-woogie party come to St George’s Hall. bradford-theatres.co.uk

Led by Steeleye Span’s legendary fiddle player, Peter Knight, Gigspanner has been hailed by Songlines magazine as ‘another milestone in folk’s rebirth of cool’.

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See them perform live in Saltaire at the Live Room. theliveroom.info.

Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott 7.30pm, St Georges Hall Due to phenomenal demand Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott have announced additional dates to their upcoming autumn tour. bradford-theatres.co.uk

Monday 24th Nov Comedy Night 7pm, The Waterside Restaurant Comedy night featuring several stand-up comics at the Waterside Restaurant and Bar. Tickets in advance £5 (on the door £7.50) include a free bowl of Gilly’s chilli. waterside-restauraunt.co.uk

Friday 28th Nov Saltaire Live presents Capercaillie 8pm, Victoria Hall Their sound brings modern flavours from contemporary music and combines them with traditional roots, all fronted by the

much-loved Karen Matheson on vocals, singing both in English and Gaelic. victoriahallsaltaire.co.uk

The Live Room feat. Police Dog Hogan 8pm, Caroline Street Social Club Police Dog Hogan are a highenergy and eclectic seven-piece, combining fiddle, banjo, mandolin, drums and guitars with knockout four-part harmonies in an exuberant fusing of country, pop, folk, and rocking urban bluegrass. theliveroom.info

Saturday 29th Nov Rose & Brown Vintage Home & Fashion Fair 9.30am - 4pm, Victoria Hall Full of stalls showing beautiful antiques, vintage furniture, homewares, jewellery and collectables. victoriahallsaltaire.co.uk

Friends of the Strays of Greece Charity Ball 8pm, Victoria Hall

Enjoy a three-course meal, auction, raffle, photobooth, magician, DJ and more! A great opportunity to have an unforgettable evening, whilst raising vital funds for our stray, abandoned four-legged friends in Greece. victoriahallsaltaire.co.uk

Golden Cabinet 7pm, The Kirkgate Centre Alternative techno and electronica night, heralded by the Guardian among others. Featuring live sets from Perc, Sly & the Family Drone and Jerobeam Fenderson. kirkgatecentre.org.uk

Sunday 30th Nov Saltaire Christmas Lights 4pm - 6pm, Victoria Hall The Christmas tree lights switchon in Saltaire, at Victoria Hall with carols by the tree. There will also be various stalls selling a number of different goodies and crafts. victoriahallsaltaire.co.uk

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NOCHE LATINA

Noche Latina - Latin Night - brings a little slice of Cuba to Saltaire down at Caroline Social Club, Caroline Street, on the second Friday of every month. Noche Latina’s club night brings the best in northern Salsa bands, playing live music from Cuba to New York and beyond. Each night kicks off with a guest dance teacher offering a salsa lesson for beginners and more experienced dancers. Now in our fourth year we continue to have a ball. Over the years there have been many highlights, including an appearance by the great Cuban violinist Omar Puente, and DJ sets from the world renowned Salsa Don, DJ Lubi. We are blessed with a very warm and friendly audience who come every month to support us, so why not join in for the hot Latin vibe and for the joy of dancing to live music. Find us at facebook.com/nochelatinasaltaire

Weekly events

YOUR GUIDE TO ongoing events in and around saltaire MONDAYS General Knowledge Quiz

The Ring Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bells

8PM

General knowledge pub quiz with prizes

URC Bell Ringers

United Reformed Church

7PM

Bell ringing club practice session

Rainbow Morris Dancers

Shipley Resource Centre

7pm

North West tradition morris dancing club

ZUMBA

Victoria Hall

7pm

Latin-inspired dance fitness party

Ballroom Dancing

Victoria Hall

8PM

Dancing class for beginners and improvers

Line Dancing

Caroline Street Social Club 7.30pm Line Dancing classes, anyone welcome

SALTAIRE STRIDERS

Caroline Street Car Patk

7pm

Club training and beginners sessions

General Knowledge Quiz

The Shipley Pride

9PM

General knowledge quiz with open the box

Bradford Chorale

Saltaire Methodist Church

7PM

Leading choral society practice session

Taekwondo

Victoria Hall

4.30pm Self-defence class for all abilities

Ki-Rin Karate

Victoria Hall

6pm

SLIMMING WORLD CLUB

Caroline Street Social Club 9AM

General Knowledge Quiz

VM Lounge, Victoria Mills 8.30pm General knowledge quiz with prizes

TUESDAYS

Karate classes for all ages and abilities Weight-loss support group

WEDNESDAYS ROLL BACK THE CARPET

Victoria Hall

8.15PM Appalachian clog dancing group

BuddhaLand

Kirkgate Centre

7.30PM Drop-in meditation session

YOGA

Kirkgate Centre

6.10pm Class based on Ashtanga Vinyasa flow yoga.

Shipley Acting Workshop

Kirkgate Centre

7pm

Workshops exploring acting techniques

Owlet Dance

Kirkgate Centre

1pm

A tea dance for the over 50s

General Knowledge Quiz

The Rosse, Saltaire

9PM

Pub quiz with open the box raffle

SALTAIRE STRIDERS

Outside Nuffield Health

7PM

Club training session for distance runners

Diddi Dance

Kirkgate Centre

9.30a

Dancing and coordination games for children

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What would you say to a novice knitter? Start simple, find a simple pattern such as a scarf, and then build from there. What inspired you to start selling your knitwear at stalls? When I retired it gave me something to do along with volunteering at the Riding for the Disabled Association it became a little hobby and is something I really enjoy. It also gives me a little money for myself and allows me to financially support the RDA.

Margaret Crook

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Knitting has enjoyed a surge in popularity in recent years as people attempt to revive forgotten pastimes, but for Margaret Crook it has been a lifelong passion. When did you start knitting? My knitting experience started as a child, when my mother taught me, and over the years I’ve knitted for my own grandchildren. I now knit and sell on local arts and crafts fairs in and around Saltaire. What is the most ambitious thing you’ve ever made or attempted to make? I remember making rather complicated jackets for my granddaughters, with intricate cabling and embroidery work. They worked out really well and my daughter was very sad when they grew out of them, although one was handed down to the youngest of my granddaughters to keep it in use a little longer.

What is your favourite thing about knitting? I like seeing the finished article and seeing how everything turns out. Choosing the wool, the colours of the wool and buttons to match is always fun too. I find knitting very therapeutic and relaxing. What do you tend to knit these days? I started off knitting hats and scarfs for various ages to sell at stalls. Now I’ve moved on to doing baby clothes and jackets as well. Do you like to get involved in the creative community here in Saltaire? Yes, last November my granddaughter and I had a stall at an arts and crafts CND fair in Victoria Hall. As well as making some profit for ourselves we raised money for the Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) a riding centre at St Ives, Bingley, where we both volunteer. It was something we both enjoyed greatly and are hoping to do again this year, along with one or two other events based in Saltaire. The next CND Craft Fair will take place at Victoria Hall on 22nd November.

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