S O
LOCALmmerHnths WS
are the
mo
su
The spring and
al shows to take
time for the local agricultur
place.
of rural life and a
They remain a celebration
lagers to socialise as
chance for farmers and vil
for families from a
well as a popular day out
wide radius.
animals and
There are many classes for
get involved.
produce, and everyone can
Slaidburn Silver
Slaidbu
rn Silver band
is a
familiar
Slaidburn Silv
sight and soun
er Band on the
d
march
at many
local events. T
hey
have bee
1898. The past
. This giant was
n in existence
Wray has a Spring festival
50 years has se
by
since
en them perform
Stella Kenyon and repaired
Torchlight Pro
constructed by the late
in events such
t as she
cessions, carol
ay Fair. She was a familiar sigh
as
concerts and ev
her for every Wr
visiting childre
en overseas! Tw
n who heard th
wove her willow baskets.
o
e concert “Bra
were very pro
natural
ss at the Boun
ud of hearing
ing regulations so that the
ty”
strict plann
the tune “Slaid
Slaidburn Ban
The AONB is subject to
burn” played
of the villages still
d in Slaidburn
by
ea is maintained. Many
ar
!
ers are
landscape and beauty of the
ago and the main landown
y did fifty years
look the same now as the
al appearance.
keen to retain their tradition
Hodder Valley show 198
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Hodder Valley show 1980
2014
Bentham Show
Maypole, Slaidburn
Hodder Valley
Chipping Show
Cheese tent, Ch
New houses, Dunsop Bridge
2014
Fancy dress “Slaidburn medical
ipping
Chipping Show has a
whole tent for cheeses
as many of the dairies
and producers are in the
area.
team”
Fancy dress
This event is now an annual one and attracts
thousands of visitors
The tradition of a May Queen is still alive and well in
many villages. The queen is chosen from the local area
and she has a retinue of attendants who accompany her
through the village to the stage where she is crowned.
Crown bearer Slaidburn
Band
May Queen
es have
Some villag
om the
benefitted fr
t
of redundan
conversion
gs into
farm buildin
sinesses,
thriving bu
more
encouraging
the area.
people into
rn
Bashall Ba
West Bradford Mill, 199
1
Several village
mills have closed
over the past 50
years, and some
of them have
been converted
into housing
rather than
demolished, such
as Riverside
Mill in West
Bradford.
Wray
However, the need to maintain
communities and retain young
people and families who want
to live near their families and
who work locally has been
realised, and there have been
several small scale housing
developments over the years.
Dunsop Bridge
Chipping
Maiden Bridge
gallery
...and this one at Maiden Bridge
which is a successful gallery.