Est. 1983I’ll bring sample to you!Please call Paul on 07778 568845Over 30 years experience & friendly adviceIssue No. 557 Februaary 2026BINGO 1st & 3rd Tuesday every month7.30 seated for 8pm start.QUIZ at the Acorn every Wednesdayfrom 7.30pm with Michele2026 ELDWICK & GILSTEAD GALATheme \" Glastonwick \" Saturday 27th Juneto be involved email [email protected] – lots to do behind the scenes, before and on the dayELDWICK VILLAGE SOCIETY FACEBOOKNow up and running. The Facebook site will display forthcoming events andcurrent copies of the Eldwick Newsletter.but first we need some Gala Royalty . . . . . . .Are you ready for theGala Royal DiscoWITH DJ ANDY’S PARTYMANIAFriday 13th MarchEldwick Memorial Hall entry £36 - 6.45pm for ages 3 - 7 7 - 8pm for ages 7 - 11If you would like your name to go into the draw for GalaQueen / King or Attendant - complete the form (availablehere, on our Facebook page, from schools or the Post Office)and drop it in to the post office or bring it along to the disco.ELDWICK & GILSTEAD GALA Saturday 27th June 2026I would like to be considered for Gala*Queen/King/*Attendant for the 2026 Gala. The GalaQueen/King will be chosen at the 'ROYAL GALAQueen/King Selection Night DISCO' on Friday 13thMarch, 7 till 8pm in Eldwick Memorial Hall (Disco entry £3).The Gala Queen/King should be in year 6 or over andattending the selection evening and the attendants betweenthe ages of 7 and 10 (girls or boys). All names will be drawnout of a hat at 7.50pm by the 2025 Gala Queen at the Disco.Name Tel No.AddressSchool AgeI agree to my child’s picture appearing in the EldwickNewsletter and local press. I do live in Eldwick or Gilstead.Signed parent/guardianPlease return this slip to Eldwick Post Office by 12th March 2026.SomeMemories of 2025Photos by Bill Faulding and continued on back page
BOND GARDEN SERVICESSIMON BONDELDWICKBINGLEY01274 56743907846 [email protected] TRIMMEDMOWING & TURFINGTREES FELLED/PRUNEDFENCING/PLANTINGIn the book, ‘ ELDWICK A New Era 1871to 1911’, it is described how, in a period ofless than forty years a ‘new Eldwick’ cameto exist, with several villa homes, from1871, a new Board school in 1877, theWesleyan Chapel in 1888 and StLawrence’s Church in 1893. Theremarkable arrival of what could be called,‘houses of distinction’ was that large,detached, multi roomed, stone homes,some even with a coach house, plusperhaps an acre of land, were built byincomers. Mill owners, merchants andtradesmen, previously occupying propertiesin Manningham, Heaton and Horton partsof Bradford, decided to move out of town torural Eldwick.In the past, by request, and withcooperation by residents, it has beenpossible to trace the origin and history ofparticular houses in this ‘new Eldwick’. Notonly were the houses built but, also ofnecessity, access to them by newly createdlanes or roads were laid down, such asProspect Road, off Sheriff Lane. SamuelCrowther was recorded as living atHighfield House in Prospect Road before1881, as a retired fruit merchant fromManningham, following the family’s shop inHeaton. His new Eldwick property had oneand a half acres of land in which, inretirement, he developed a market gardenbut he also spent hours on the moorseeking out flints, arrowheads andartefacts of long ago. Samuel amassedsuch a large amount that it was eventuallydisplayed as his named collection inCartwright Hall.Samuel died in 1901 and the housecame into the possession of the Hornefamily, as Prospect House, with Uriah whostarted out life as a draper’s clerk butbecame a grocer, together with hisbrothers, Albert Ernest, Joseph and John.They took over a long established grocersand millers shop in Commercial Street,Shipley under the new title of HorneBrothers. Newspaper adverts featured theprovision of Thorleys Poultry Spice fromthe shop, promoting excellent eggproduction! Business blossomed, to theextent that further shops were opened inboth Baildon and Frizinghall. Josephcontinued running the business but Albertbecame involved in local politics, at onetime leader of the Shipley Council andcollector of taxes for Eldwick and Morton.Uriah took up a very different employmentby joining the Yorkshire Penny Bank inShipley, later becoming an estate agentand valuer at The Mart. In Eldwick, Uriahwas very involved with the WesleyanChapel and in village life. He was acommittee member of the Eldwick 1897Diamond Jubilee event, held opposite theschool field, with sports and games,followed by a group photograph tocommemorate the occasion. Uriah came toa very unfortunate and rather dramatic end.Having worked late in his office in Shipley,on Monday 26 March 1906, he rushed tocatch the 9.12 Skipton train. A porter, lateras witness, stated Uriah reached to stepinto the carriage but fell backwards onto theplatform and became unconscious. He wascarried into the Ladies Waiting Room andDoctor Ellis arrived in ten minutes, only topronounce Uriah had probably died fromheart failure. Mary, with six children was stillat Prospect House and was recorded livingthere in 1921.Ronald Horne, born in 1898 was theyoungest member of the family living atProspect House in 1901 with parents Uriahand Mary Ellen plus four siblings and hewent on to join the Royal Engineers, as onlya teenager, for the First World War. Soon, Incombat, he was gassed and subsequentlyhospitalised for three months but, oncereturned to duty in France he was shot. In hisfirst hand account to the family later, herecalled how he had survived.Thought to bedead, he was thrown onto cart of deadcomrades, by the Germans. When theyrealized he was still alive, he was sent to aprisoner of war camp in Poland which wascalled Sprottau. Picture shows Ronald, onthe right, on a set created by prisoners forentertainment.Even when the war ended on November11th in 1918, all the prisoners in the campwere not liberated until mid-December.Within a month of his return home, he wassent to fight in Palestine in the Sinai andPalestine campaign against the Ottomans.That war involved battles like those in Gazaand Beersheba, as well as the capture ofJerusalem in 1917. Extensive Armyrecords show how Ronald at one time wasreported missing, later judged to have adisability due to the effects of gas andfinally discharged in 1920, with a pensionof 16 shillings weekly. Even though Ronaldtook up a position of a cashier at a local millin Bingley for many years, he suffered fromdepression and what today might beregarded as Post Traumatic StressDisorder. 1927 was the date of hismarriage at the Eldwick Wesleyan Chapelto Madeline Ackroyd of Eldwick and theylived at Heathcote in Otley Road. Ronald’sdemise was as shocking as that of Uriah. In1949, due to suffering from depression,Ronald was given treatment at MenstonHospital, which consisted of electriccompulsive therapy. After three successivetreatments, Ronald later died from a heartattack at home. The hospital wasexonerated from blame, since it was saidthat ‘the treatment had been properlyadministered.’ There cannot be manyhouses, like Prospect, whose inhabitantshad such macabre tales to tell!We deliver fresh, gift-wrapped flowers locally,7 days a week with prices starting at£25.00+ delivery.Beautiful Wedding FlowersFuneral & Sympathy FlowersSpecial Occasions Gift Wrapped PlantsTel: 01274 563750Flowers by Eldwick Post OfficeProfessionally covering all aspects of domestic,commercial & industrial electrical workIndustrial machinery automation & fault diagnosticsData cable installationsOver 37 years professional experience in theelectrical industryApproved installer of Smart Electric Vehiclecharging pointsRemote Aico electronic monitoring of damp &mould in rental propertiesInstallation of Positive Air Input Systems forreduction of condensationCity & Guilds trainedTel: 01274 511433 (Eldwick)TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED211677Andrew TraceyPlumbing and Heating Services(Eldwick)l Central Heating Systemsl Boiler Exchangesl Bathroom Installationsl Tilingl General PlumbingTel: 01274 967710/07799 536605AIRE VALLEYBUILDING & ROOFINGCONTRACTORS20 WARREN AVENUE, ELDWICK,BINGLEY BD16 3BZVAT No. 698 0619 87TEL No. 01274 562613Mobile No. 07836 787938www.airevalleybuilders.co.ukEmail-airevalleybuilders@live.co.uk
NEWS FROM THE ELDWICK CHURCHWorship TimesSunday 1 February9.15am Holy Communion10.30am Morning WorshipSunday 8 February10.30am Morning Worship6.00pm Praise ServiceSunday 15 February10.30am Holy CommunionWednesday 18 February7.00pm Ash WednesdaySunday 22 February10.30am Morning WorshipOther Events in FebruaryThursday 12 February 7.30 pm Timeto Breathe – drop in and out as youwish or stay for a tranquil, reflectivehour. Some peaceful songs in thebackground to listen or sing along,thoughtful readings & prayers.Refreshments available.Saturday 21 February 09.30 am - 12.00noon. Repair Café. Broken items get asecond chance with help & advicefrom skilled volunteers; refreshments.Saturday 21 February 3pm MessyChurchRegular Weekly & Monthly Events:The Church Café: Tuesdays 9.30 am –12.00 noon & Thursdays 10.00 am -1.30 pm; light lunches served onThursdays.The Church Craft group meets everyWednesday 1.30pm-3.30 pm. Bringyour own craft & enjoy the company.Small charge to cover refreshments,just drop in!The Church Fellowship Meeting- Thethird Thursday of the month at7.00pm.Friday Footsteps is a walking groupconsisting of church and communitymembers. It meets on the 1st Friday ofeach month. New walkers alwayswelcome – contact the office fordetails.General enquiries, please [email protected] ortelephone 01274 422015.You can keep up with everything we’redoing on social media or on ourwebsite: http://eldwickchurch.org.ukFrom Revd Brian GreenfieldDear friends,I wonder if you ever get distracted? We canof course so easily do so even in just a matterof seconds (including when reading!) TV andradio news bombards us daily and if we findourselves online browsing the internet or onsocial media, then we are up against invisiblealgorithms designed to keep us swiping,scrolling and clicking for hours. Even thepace of life itself can find us exclaiming that‘There is simply no time to think!’.This month bring us to Ash Wednesday(Feb 18th) and the beginning of Lent. Lent isa season in the church calendar when weremember Jesus’ time in the wilderness as heprepared for his ministry. For Christians Lentis an important time for us to examine our ownlives as we prepare to celebrate Easter andthe Good News that Jesus died for our sinsand rose again offering us the opportunity tobe at peace with God in a restoredrelationship that we were created for.Some people give something up during Lent,others do something different or take upsomething new. These disciplines can behelpful, but Lent also offers us somethingelse. In a world of digital noise and demandsfor our attention, this season offers us a rareopportunity to slow down and reflect on whatall our busyness and rushing around is reallyall about.Perhaps over the coming weeks you couldregularly find take some time to turn offdistractions, find somewhere quiet if you can,and ask God to speak to you this season?There will be opportunities to do this inchurch – why not come and join us? If youprefer something at home you may find someof the resources in this link useful :https://www.24-7prayer.com/lent-and-easterprayers/Whatever you do, don’t do or start doingthis Lent, I pray that you might find someheadspace to gain a fresh insight on themeaning of life. Grace & Peace Brian.ELDWICK & GILSTEADHORTICULTURAL SOCIETYAt our first meeting of 2026, over fiftymembers listened to a very enjoyablepresentation by Sarah Owen Hughesabout pests and diseases, and how todeal with them. This month we haveJohn Smiles talking about “Vegetablegrowing for Everyone” on Tuesday17th February at 7.30pm in EldwickMemorial Hall. Entrance is £2 formembers & £4 for guests. Membershipis £15 per annum. February is a goodmonth to start sowing seedsundercover. If you have a heatedpropagator, you can start sowing tendervegetables such as chillies, auberginesand tomatoes. Even without one, youcan still sow seeds of hardiervegetables such as peas and kale inEvents for 202626th June Fun Run27th June Eldwick & Gilstead Gala21st August/22nd AugustEVS Beer and Banger Festival7th November Bonfire and FireworksDisplay8th November Remembrance5th December Christmas Market.
Copy for publication in next months Newsletter to reach the Editorial Committee c/o Birches, the Post Box inside thePost Office or email us at [email protected] Deadline for copy is 27th February 2026.Bingley Chapel of Rest, Church Street,Bingley, BD16 2PUSupporting the bereaved for over 30 years.Providing a Caring, Professional & Dignified Service.Independent and Family RunPrivate Chapel of RestSimple, Traditional & Modern Funerals.Pre-paid Funeral Plans. Memorial Masonry Services.We are available anytime day or nightTelephone 01274 551555 www.aefuneralservices.co.ukemail: [email protected] JANUS CLUBLast month we tried something different– seven members speaking for sevenminutes each on seven different subjects– ranging from comic anecdotes about astolen car and an exhausting trainjourney to cautionary tales about acaravan trip to Prague and sad stories ofrelatives who fought in the first WorldWar. Our picture shows members lookingat one of our speaker’s relatives whodied on the first day of the Battle of theSomme on 1st July 1916. Keeping to themilitary theme, one of our highlights nextmonth will be Paul Sayce speaking about“Submarine Life” on Thursday 5th March.Apparently, Paul served on thesubmarine which sank the “Belgrano”during the Falklands War !! So, retiredmen of Eldwick and district, why not joinus and come along to Eldwick MemorialHall any Thursday morning for about10.15am – it’s just £2 each week & thetalks start at 10.30am. Cheerio !!PLANNINGSingle storey rear extension to replaceexisting rear porch plus extension to….48 Otley Road 25/04655/HOUOutline application for residentialdevelopment of land for 5 dwellingsLand and buildings Southwest ofMoorland Grange Farm, Otley Road.25/04533/OUTConstruction of detached dwellingcomprising a triple garage with officeaccommodation over and attached gymEldwick Grange, Sheriff Lane.24/04166/HVCWHO'S WRECKING MY HEDGE?Repeated Criminal Damage is being causedto my what was a beautiful Box Hedge onMoor Croft.If anyone knows who the Culprits are,Please let me or the Newsletter Editor know.Police have been informed.Please help 'NAME and SHAME' thesevandals.Chris [email protected] would be delighted if you chose to celebrateyour wedding day at Bingley St Ives Golf Club.We are confident that the expertise, courtesy andfriendliness of our staff and the excellent qualityof food and service will enhance your special day.01274 [email protected]