The Bingley Review | Issue 12 | Sep/Oct

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Issue 12

Sep/Nov2017 2017 Sep/Oct


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Issue 12

Sep/Nov 2017

ISSUE 12 Sep/Oct 2017

Contents 08 | In the News

10 | AFC Bingley

16 | Chantel McGregor

20 | Bingley Camera Club 24 | Alan Cattell

28 | Bradford Accordion Band 32 | Andy Farrow 42 | What’s On?

48 | Best of Bingley

50 | A Quick Chat With...

On The Cover

This month’s cover image is by Hannah Yates. If you’d like to feature on the cover send your entry to enquiries@festivalpublications.co.uk. The deadline for submissions to the next issue is October 15th.

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In the News

Bingley Bees expansion continues

Ahead of the 2017/2018 season the Bingley Bees Hockey Club have increased the training hours for the Mini Bees training as it continues to expand this section. Training for all age groups is at Bradford Grammar School, Keighley Road, Bradford on Wednesdays starting on 6th September 2017. The Club welcomes all ages from age 7 to 70! With one men’s team, one women’s team and three Mini Bees teams entered into the Yorkshire Hockey League there is opportunity for all ages to play. Bingley Bees Hockey Club strives to keep its membership costs to a minimum to enable players of all ages and backgrounds to enjoy the sport and offers one of the lowest membership fees in the north of England. For further information about the Mini Bees contact minibees@bingleybeeshc. org.uk. For senior information contact info@bingleybeeshc.org.uk or visit our website www.bingleybeeshc.org.

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Bingley Mums summer of activities

Owner of the Bingley Mums website Heather McAvan has been producing free printable activities to help youngsters learn more about Bingley and keep them busy during their summer break. Qualified teacher Heather says, “I know all too well how hard it can be to get children off their screens during the summer holidays, and as a teacher I know that a lot of learning is also lost over the six week break. The free Bingley Treasure Hunt and Summer Holiday Activity Sheet were extremely popular and prove that parents really want to help their children with their learning, but aren’t always sure of the best way to go about it.” Heather has now challenged local children to do some research about the history of Bingley so that she can put together a collaborative booklet that will be made available from her website www. bingleymums.com.


New festive lights for Bingley to be revealed at Christmas Fayre This Christmas Bingley will have more new lights in the centre as a result of an investment of nearly £7,000 by the Town Council.

A further nine trees with sparkling white bulbs will illuminate the market square and Arts Centre so that, in total 14 trees will be lit up, as well as the Christmas Tree provided by Bradford Council. In addition, five lamp posts along the main street will also have new decorations with the design chosen by residents. Cllr Mark Truelove, who is spearheading the project along with Cllrs Michelle Chapman and John Goode, said, “New and better lights are the number one issue that residents tell us they want. So, the Town Council is using its funds to help grant this Christmas wish.” The new column features will hang on six lamp posts near to the market square. All the lights will be switched on at The Christmas Fayre at 4.30pm on Saturday, November 25th. The Fayre, organised by Bingley Chamber of Trade and Commerce, is also being supported by £2,000 from the Town Council as well hands-on organisational help from councillors. Jamie Illingworth, President of Bingley Chamber of Trade and Commerce, said, “This year should be better than ever with plenty for the whole family. Once again we’re hoping the Bingley community will come out in large numbers to support this great Christmas event.” The Fayre will include a free visit for children to Santa in his grotto, free donkey rides and fairground rides plus Christmas-themed stalls with quality street food on the market square and more stalls inside Bingley Arts Centre. In the News 9


AFC Bingley: from call centres to cup finals by Haigh Simpson & Elliott Horan

AFC Bingley rounded off another chapter in their short but successful story with a 9-3 win in the Bradford Summer Cup final on Sunday 6 August. The club has come a long way in a short time, thanks in no small part to the passion and commitment of club chairman Elliott Horan, who formed the club along with work colleagues at Bingley firm UK Asset Resolution (UKAR).The club began as Ryshworth Rangers, taking their name from the business estate where they were based, before relaunching as AFC Bingley this spring, a fully fledged amateur football club. We spoke to Elliott shortly after the cup final victory about the journey so far. Here’s what he had to say. The name Ryshworth Rangers came about, as I and a large contingency of my fellow UK Asset Resolution (UKAR) colleagues (also players at the time) worked at the head office, which is based on the Ryshworth estate. Once the name was agreed by the team, I took the cautious and tactical approach of entering Ryshworth Rangers into a fairly new WRCFA Flexi League. The league games were played on Wednesday evening and hosted at many floodlit and 10 Community Feature

3G surfaced grounds around Bradford. I took this sensible approach as I didn’t know enough about the reliability and loyalty of the players we were registering from my workplace, as they already played for other amateur football clubs within Bradford at weekends. Besides, the Flexi League incurred no costs if we were to fold due to lack of players. I set to work assembling the squad and the interest at my workplace was overwhelming. However, what took me by surprise was an



email from a good friend and colleague Jake Farren, who immediately applied for the manager’s role. I had assumed up until this email that he would take on a defensive role within the club, as he played a no nonsense and fearless centre half for us in a number of work-based charity matches.

football club with a Sunday setup. We initially opted to keep the name Ryshworth Rangers but after discussions with a marketing friend, we both agreed Ryshworth just wasn’t as commercially viable, both to us and to possible sponsors, as the name ‘Bingley’.

Nevertheless he wanted to be head coach and had a clear vision for the club, which was success but no room for prima donnas. I accepted his application based on his approach and his confidence in assembling a strong squad. At first I struggled to relinquish control over the football club I’d built but as the momentum took hold, we developed a strong collaboration, both on and off field.

AFC Bingley were formed in March 2017 during a formal meeting with my newly formed committee at Firepit Smokehouse and Sports Bar in Bingley. The committee consists of nine experienced members, all of whom bring different qualities to the club.

It still works to this day - Jake works on the recruitment and training sessions, allowing me to bring in a structured committee and deal with commercial activities for the football club. Myself, Jake and Jonathan deliberate through the week over how we’d like the squad to play, and meet as the backroom staff alongside Jake for the touchline on Sunday. As the club would agree, we did moderately well in the Flexi League for our debut season and finished fourth out of an eight-team league, but fundamentally our club was being recognised due to my commercial activities. We had built longterm partnerships with reputable businesses within Bingley but also developed a strategy for funding with Bingley Town Council and this was reported in the Telegraph & Argus. This led myself and Jake into discussing the possibilities of actually creating an amateur

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We deliberated over the name change but we all agreed that this would help us in the long term for partnerships. However we also chose to keep Ryshworth Rangers FC and re-affiliate the club as we were already entered into the Leeds Sunday Summer League and the Bradford Summer Cup for the upcoming preseason competitions starting in June 2017. Ryshworth would then go back to the Flexi League permanently and never return to competitive amateur football. AFC Bingley flourished commercially and we gained immediate attraction from investors and sponsors. The Sports Turf Research Institute (STRI) became our pitch consultants and one of our main long term partners, offering their expertise in creating a Premier League surface for our football club at Bingley Grammar School. This is a first of its kind in terms of sponsorship for an amateur football club. Firepit Smokehouse and Sports Bar became our shirt sponsor and hospitality partner for three years and Adidas, with Sports Bulk, of


The AFC Bingley squad celebrating their cup victory outside the Firepit

Bradford became our technical partner for three years. We also have strong partnerships with Bingley Town Council and Bingley Voluntary Services, who provided us with a team bus and Jess Wright Graphics who provided the relevant AFC Bingley signage for the ground and on our new bus. These great partnerships and the overall organisation of our football club gained us attention from prospective players, but with no formal pre-season friendlies for AFC Bingley organised until mid-July we asked any prospective talent to register with Ryshworth Rangers FC. This would enable them to start playing sooner in their possible new squad and they were then registered to play in the Wednesday night league (Flexi) which started later in the year.

cut out the time wasters by being firm with registration for Ryshworth Rangers FC over the summer preseason period and being clear that this would lead to the possibility of being an AFC Bingley player once we’d tied up all the loose ends with our home ground and the works needing to be carried out by STRI. This strategy has worked for us in building a strong and reliable squad for Ryshworth Rangers in all their retrospective competitions - such as reaching the final of the Summer Cup - but it’s also helped us build a competitive squad for our debut campaign in the Bradford Sunday Alliance. August’s cup final victory marked a triumphant start for everyone, going into our debut Sunday Alliance 2017/18 season as AFC Bingley.

This worked for us in a positive way and we

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Chantel McGregor by Haigh Simpson

Bradford-born Chantel McGregor is bringing her big bold blues rock sound to Keighley’s Octagon venue on Saturday 28 October. She was last seen in the area headlining the 2016 Bingley Blues Bash, winning a standing ovation from the sold out crowd, and has been constantly touring the UK and Europe to promote her album Lose Control. She’s also performing new songs, written on the road for her next album. The blues came calling first, but rock was always waiting around the corner. Well it would be, wouldn’t it? Living in the deep south of a major Yorkshire city, there’s a gritty hard edge to life! A guitar prodigy, Chantel was told by a major label that she had a “great voice, but girls don’t play guitar like that!” Wisely ignoring their comments, she enrolled at the Leeds College of Music and became the first student in the college’s history to achieve a 100% pass mark at BTEC, with 18 distinctions. Chantel then pursued further education and left with a First Class Honours degree in Popular Music and a coveted prize, the College’s musician of the year award. Chantel released her highly anticipated album, Lose Control, in October 2015 on her independent boutique label Tis Rock Music, the follow up to her critically acclaimed 2011 debut Like No Other.

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After years of touring and festival appearances, she’s now back with ten new songs that not only salute contemporary rock but show her gradual transition from conventional blues to a harder, bigger and bolder rock sound with progressive influences. The single, Take The Power, from her latest album, was playlisted for five weeks on Planet Rock radio. Chantel is currently writing for her third album and debuting some of the new tracks on her current 2017 tour throughout the UK and Europe, stopping off at Keighley’s Octagon on 28 October. The show is promoted in conjunction with The Octagon and Keighley Blues Live. Advance tickets are £14 online at www.theoctagonlive.com and www. keighleyblueslive.co.uk or in person at the Octagon bar.




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Bingley Camera Club by Neil Fearnside In 1951 a group of enthusiastic amateur photographers got together and formed the Bingley Photographic Society. They would meet each Monday in a room above the old Co-Op building in Bingley, discussing images they had taken and how to better their love of photography. These were the days of film, when cameras didn’t have automatic exposure, inbuilt light meters and the ability to change the ISO at the touch of a button. These were the days of taking light readings with a separate meter and knowing what your camera was capable of. Film was expensive - after all, it was only six years after the end of the Second World War and some items were still on ration books. Nevertheless the Bingley Photographic Society moved on and soon boasted their very own darkroom. The society lasted until 1956, when it was decided to rename it the Bingley Camera Club. The club survived the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s with membership numbers fluctuating.

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Photography was still an expensive hobby. The camera, the film and then the chemicals and equipment to develop pictures all cost money. But the passion for photography seemed to outweigh the expense. The club now meets in Church House on Old Main Street, Bingley, on Monday nights just as the old club did in the beginning. Numbers of members throughout the years have fluctuated, probably as the interest in photography fluctuated over the years. Around five years ago the number of members dwindled to around 17, with the competition secretary sometimes having to contact members asking them to submit pictures for the club competitions. Club funds were low and that meant they were limited when it came to guest speakers. It was time to do something about it. In 2011 a few of the members, as passionate about the club as they were about photography, began to rebuild. The club joined the Yorkshire Photographic Society. This meant they were also part of the Photographic Alliance of Great Britain, or


The Long Wait- Nigel Lumb

PAGB. The club needed to be advertised more and so the website was revamped and social media was used. If membership could be grown then more speakers could be hired and this in turn would make the club nights more interesting. However, the main aim of the club is to help members improve their photography. With the improved website and the social media presence the numbers began to grow. More money was spent on guest speakers and this in turn helped the members improve their photography. To have a good guest speaker show you their work and talk about it, and then have the opportunity to ask questions, is invaluable in helping people improve their own work. So, we have just finished our 66th year - our season runs from September to May - with just over 50 members. We average seven guest speakers per season, with names such as Tony Worobiek, Lizzie Shepherd, John Gardener, Steve Race and Adrian Almond, to mention just a few. The club has Photoshop classes

on a separate night. Members have entered images into the YPU competition and have won awards and some of our members images have been entered into the PAGB exhibition. We have our own competitions throughout the year, with trophies and shields to be won. Practical nights are also on the syllabus, which gives members an opportunity to try different techniques and discuss. In April this year we held our first studio day, where members had the opportunity to photography up to six experienced models. The club has also had exhibitions at Shipley and Baildon libraries and currently has prints on display and for sale at the Waterside Bistro & Bar in Shipley. Some club members also gave a talk and practical evening at the WI in Bingley, along with judging at various local events. Why not come and meet us on our open night, 25 September? For more information visit www. bingleycameraclub.org.uk

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Alan Cattell: History Lessons by Haigh Simpson Local historian Alan Cattell has been delving into Bingley’s past for almost a decade, publishing two books and dozens of published articles, public talks and research projects. From the next issue he will be contributing regularly to the Bingley Review so we wanted to find out a bit more about what motivates him and his work. What got you interested in History? History was always my favourite subject at school and something that has interested me ever since. I was a lecturer in Higher Education, and when I retired I wanted to do something interesting that would occupy me without taking up all my time. As my job had involved research I had a transferrable skill that I could use and I decided to investigate history in the Bingley area. What was the first thing you researched? The first thing I researched was Bingley

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College. It closed at the end of the 1970s after opening in 1911. John Harvey, a previous student, and I organised a reunion in 2009 for former staff and students to celebrate the centenary of the laying of the foundation stones for the College. About 250 people attended the reunion. John still runs a website for students and staff. Then I decided to investigate and write my first book based on the history and early infrastructure of Bingley and surrounds. What I wanted to do was bring history out of the archives and into people’s living rooms in a way that was accessible and neither too academic or just reliant on photos or images. What next? Like other people interested in local history in Bingley and the area I’ve collected history books by people like Dodds, Horsfall-Turner, Speight and Firth amongst others. Through my research I found that a lot of the history books covering the 19th century and earlier


What else have you been involved in? I was involved with David Downs at Milner Field Farm, Gilstead, in researching the history of the farm, built by Titus Salt Junior circa 1872 as a model farm. This led to me meeting Nick Salt, Titus Junior’s greatgrandson. I’m really interested in the concept of living history - I believe that much history is retained by relatives or family and should be captured before it’s forgotten. Meeting and interviewing people like Nick Salt helps with this process. In Nick’s case I had already made links with his direct family history as it was his father John Salt who, working as a director for the BBC, launched the first ever programme at Bingley of the highly successful Wilfred Pickles BBC radio quiz show Have A Go Joe in 1946. I had already written about this in my first book before meeting Nick.

either seemed to leave gaps or did not capture history from 1900 onwards. Initially my local history articles were published in a community magazine, the Bingley Hub, now defunct. The publishers of the Hub helped to launch book my book, Bingley And Surrounds, which was published in 2011 and received positive feedback. How else do you share your research? I often share the results of my research by doing local history talks for a variety of societies and groups. I enjoy this as it almost seems like doing my old lecturing job, which I really enjoyed. It also provides an opportunity to sell my books. I always give some of the proceeds from each book to the host organisation for their funds and donate any fee I receive to Manorlands Hospice. Essentially, that’s one of my main motivations to write.

I was also asked by the initial Bingley Town Council Group, before the elections for a new Bingley Town Council, to research and write a chronological history of governance in Bingley dating back to the 1700s. This was no easy job and I soon realised why no-one else had taken the task on, as it was complex and complicated! What it did do was stimulate me to write my second book, Bingley - A Living History. On a number of occasions I get asked how I discovered the information I have about Bingley. My answer is that you can research and read all that you want, but the best way is to talk to people about what they remember and what is important to them. Not really rocket science. And that has become one of my missions in life. So is that how the second book came to be? Yes, I combined the research I’d done for the

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Bingley Town Council with interviews with a number of Bingley residents to produce A Living History which captured some of the historical gaps mentioned earlier in this article. A number of people have shared their memories, including Arthur and Mary Pitchforth about Bingley Swimming Pool, Barry Watson about his world record channel swim in 1964, Nick Salt about the Salt Family, Jamie Roberts about the family of Sir James Roberts, John Collins about his memories as deputy chair of Bingley Urban District Council, Stephen Duxbury about Magnet Joinery, Sue Brown about the Bingley Town Criers, who were her relations, Doreen Thompson about her mother’s time as a student at Bingley College in the 1920s, Stuart Clark, whose family have lived in the Bingley area for 500 years, and Michael Wilde, whose relation William was one of the stonemasons on Bingley Five Rise Locks in 1774. What is the most surprising thing you have discovered during your research? Someone at one of my talks about Bingley Swimming Pool said, “I was here at the opening

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in 1927.. we walked from Myrtle Park School and they gave us a mug and a flag to wave.. there were some toffs there but they never told us who they were.” It took him 89 years to find out that it was HRH Princess Mary and her husband the Earl of Harewood! On a number of occasions after my talks people have come up to me and shared their knowledge and memories, which I then added to my research. My long term aim is to donate my research to Bingley Local History Society and Shipley College Saltaire Archives so that those memories are not lost. What memories have you got that you might want to share with the readers of the Bingley Review? It would be good to hear from you. Email enquiries@ festivalpublications.co.uk.


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If you’ve ever wondered what kind of sound 24 accordions make you now have the perfect chance to find out - Bradford Accordion Band is set to celebrate 20 years of music making by hosting a Grand Charity Concert in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society and in memory of one of their members. The unique Bradford-based band will be joining forces with talented local cabaret group Encore and popular dance troupe Bazzmatazz to present an evening of varied musical entertainment at Bingley Arts Centre on Saturday, 30 September. The concert will feature live music through the ages and all proceeds will be donated to the Alzheimer’s Society. Bradford Accordion Band aims to raise over £2000 from the concert, and members of the band are also taking part in the Leeds Memory Walk on Saturday 23 September to further support this cause. Concert tickets are £10 and the event will feature a bar and raffle prizes. The band hosted a similar concert last year in aid of Breast Cancer Care and played to a packed-out theatre, raising £2400. Anita Bašić, musical director of the band, commented, “We decided to take part in this challenge for Alzheimer’s Society after one of our members recently passed away with dementia. Her long-term devoted carer was her husband, who also plays in the band. Other members have friends and family living with the disease and so it’s a cause that is very close to our hearts.” Most of the performers are amateurs who are really looking forward to presenting a show packed with energy, humour, song, dance and live music. It has all the ingredients for an unforgettable evening.

Bradford Accordion Band was founded in 1997 by Anita, who was teaching the accordion at the time. 14 players met at the very first rehearsal and, whilst this meeting was far from harmonious musically, little did anyone know where it would lead some years later. These days the band prides itself on giving a lively show and plays a wide-ranging repertoire of music, including classical, folk, pop, rock as well as songs from the shows, so there’s something for everyone. Anita is keen to promote the accordion as a versatile instrument that’s regaining musical popularity and is always seeking new members to enhance the band’s resonating sound. More recently she has introduced other instruments, including saxophone, clarinet and flute alongside a keyboard, violinist, drummer and dedicated bass accordion. Perhaps the best part of playing in any musical group is the camaraderie, and the band is very proud of the fact that members range from 22 to 85. So, if you’re looking for something different then look no further – you won’t be disappointed! For events, membership and other detail please contact the Band’s Secretary Pete Jebb via the band website www.bradfordaccordionband.org.uk Concert tickets are available from Bingley Arts Centre Box Office: 01274 567983 Preview Feature 29


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Andy Farrow: Northen Music by Tim Walker I first met Andy Farrow in the Bier Keller nightclub in Bradford in 1985. He was introduced to me as ‘a guy who manages bands’ and at the time he was working with Requiem / Lady October. Andy seemed driven from the word go, so it was only a few weeks before we poached him for our new band - Harlequyn. In the three years we worked together, we made records, played countless gigs - including Bradford’s St George’s Hall and London Marquee - and developed from rank unknowns to music industry contenders. By mid-1988 Andy had set up Far North Music, now Northern Music Co, had signed Bradford thrashers Slammer to major record company WEA and had a whole new roster of bands on the up. Since then Northern Music Co. has grown exponentially and the worldwide successes by the likes of Opeth, Paradise Lost, Anathema, Katatonia and Devin Townsend are testament to his management skills. I thought it was time to catch up with Mr. Farrow in his Saltaire offices, see what the future holds and fill in some of the gaps of the last thirty years.

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What initially interested you in music? I know you started in punk bands – was it the whole punk explosion that grabbed you? Probably from the age of about nine I used to watch Top of the Pops and that was my first exposure to music. Also my next-door neighbour’s dad had a second-hand shop and he had loads of cassettes so we used to listen to a lot of stuff like the Beatles and Chuck Berry. Then I lived in Papua New Guinea for two years and when I came back it was 1976 and punk was just starting, so I’d see the Buzzcocks and the Pistols etc, again on TOTP. When did you start to get involved yourself? It wasn’t until I moved to Yorkshire when I was about fifteen that I got more involved in the local scene. Especially in the punk scene it didn’t really matter if you could play or not – and I couldn’t, so I became what you would call a vocalist. I helped set up the 1 in 12 Club in Bradford and played a lot of gigs there. I was booking gigs for my band Living Dead and a local band called Chronic. So from the age of about sixteen I was doing management duties for those bands. In every band there’s always one person doing all


the work and taking care of things and I was that guy. I used to photocopy the band’s bio – which was always really political - and do all the cassette trading all over the world.

from booking toilet-gigs to putting up posters and touring in the back of a van. These days you can go on management courses but you can’t beat the experience.

Firstly I wanted to be in a band to get off with girls, but I didn’t have much talent and the whole buzz of the business side really interested me. It was more the anarcho-punk scene of the early 80s that really showed me that anyone can do it. DIY - create your own scene.

Did you consider any other career in music, or was management always the goal?

What prompted the leap from performer to manager full-time? I think it was just that the band thing fizzled out. Chronic all moved to Cornwall so I got involved with other local bands - including your band, Harlequyn, and I was managing Requiem. So I think it was just a natural progression. I actually preferred to be on the other side than be in a band. But that gave me the wide range of experience of everything

Well, at present, as well as running a management company, we have AMF Music Publishing, NMC Live booking agency, Graphite Records, Omerch merchandising, shares in Film 24 Productions, I Like Press and Versity Music. So being a manager – it does give you an understanding of all facets of how the music industry works. So I was always looking at other things to see if I could do that. I now look at us as a kind of music group and at the moment there are about nine different companies under Northern Music Group. But management is an area where you can have a creative involvement, as well as a

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business involvement, in an artist’s career. You have to be a jack-of-all-trades. You used to have to go cap-in-hand to record companies but now as a manager you have all the power. Even though we used to get bigger record deals we’re making much more money now, as the shifts of power have moved away from the traditional record company. Back when you managed my band - it was gigging everywhere we could that taught us the business and turned us into a decent band. Is that still the same today and did it have the same effect for you? Personally – dealing with rock and metal bands – it’s very important that they play live, so we always really tour them. When they come for management we’ll ask if they can do a hundred and fifty gigs a year and if not then maybe we’ll look at some other strand of the business like publishing. From my perspective, I never went to every s**thole in the country but it’s always interesting when you do and around the world I know all the key venues. But for bands it’s still all about getting out, playing live and building a fanbase. What was the point when you realised you could be doing this for the foreseeable future - or even as a lifelong career? Well it was always what I wanted to do. So I went to do a degree at Sheffield, which was more of a backup to please the parents, but within a year of finishing I had a band signed to a major label and I was still just 23 years old. So from booking bands locally to getting big deals, it happened for me quickly at a really young age. But the thing is, when you first get a band signed you think, ‘This is it!’ but I tell bands now that whatever label it is, it’s still just the first rung on the ladder. Ninety-eight percent of bands fail and certainly nowadays with rock and metal bands they need two or three

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albums to develop and some of the bigger labels don’t give them the time. Did it go steadily from then on or have you had knockbacks along the way? Well since I became professional in 1988, I’ve only made a loss once. Obviously the turnover is much bigger now but at the beginning there was just me. I started on the government’s Enterprise Allowance Scheme, where you got forty pounds a week but you had to invest a thousand pounds – which I inherited from my grandma – so that’s how I started. There was a time, when we had about four people working, when it was very tough financially and we had to put people on part-time. So I kind of went from being ‘Mr Big Bread’, as they used to call me in the late 80s, to being ‘Mr Petit Croûton’ because I had a tax bill and I couldn’t even afford an accountant. The tax office were very unapproachable and kept sending me bills – which was worrying for a young twenty something – but I said you’ll just have to take me to jail. Eventually I got the money for the accountant and the tax office actually owed me money. So one thing I learned was you have to be on top of all that. Do you see any disadvantages to not being based in London? The only one I can really see is that people forget to invite you to things – whether that’s award ceremonies or voting for things. I mean, Music Week did a big article on me and I do get a lot of coverage, but if you’re in London you’re always out at the hot gigs. Certainly in the early days if it was a London band and you’re not there then they’d think – where is he? Do you see any regional snobbery? You still get the odd joke about northerners – even though I’m from the West Country originally, but it’s not as bad as it was. It used


to be really bad. There were certain bands - like Terrorvision - who really pushed the northern angle but when we started there was nothing in the north. Nowadays Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield all have pretty big music industry infrastructures – accountants, lawyers, promoters – so it’s changed a lot. Some of the best bands of Britain have been from the north so when we started it was about being based in the north and scouting from here. How many people do you have working for you now and how many bands on your current roster? Across all the companies there are eleven people working. Then under the whole of Northern Music Group there are about a hundred bands. For management there’s ten bands, one producer, one graphic artist. On the booking side there’s thirty bands, on merchandise thirty-five, publishing’s forty, five on the label. So yeah, it’s about a

hundred. I don’t know them all personally.. except the ones I manage. What are your main considerations when you take a band on for management? Whatever you’re doing in the business – find something you believe in. I won’t do any band I don’t like musically, but one thing I’ve learned recently is that I have to get on with the people. That’s very important because otherwise you’re just going to have a miserable life. Let’s just say there have been some artists I’ve managed who’ve made me miserable. So what I like to do now is spend time with them as people before I work with them. Because it’s a weird relationship and it’s like you’re their father, doctor, psychiatrist and friend, but sometimes you have to say – no. I have a reputation that I’m pretty hard with everybody but every American band I’ve worked with just doesn’t understand that, because they’re used to being mollycoddled.

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I’ve managed a few American bands and I’ve always fallen out with them. You can spend so much time arguing over some pathetic point that in a year’s time won’t make any difference. That’s why I like bands who have a benevolent dictatorship – because trying to deal with five people in bands and trying to talk to them all on different emails.. you just waste so much time. What do you see as your next steps for the company? Definitely much bigger involvement in live, much bigger offices and signing more acts. Basically diversifying into other businesses but maybe setting up businesses with some of the acts. The big thing now is these cruises. I did it the other year with seven bands and I’m sat there sunbathing thinking – this is going to Jamaica and it’s great. But it’s about getting those things right – so getting your artists to curate things and creating a brand with them. How much are you still involved in the Bradford scene?

Top: Paradise Lost Middle: 65 Days of Static Bottom: Katatonia

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To be honest I’m not that involved now but when the offices were in the centre of Bradford, bands would drop in and we’d do showcases – things like that. I think the local music scene was more vibrant back in the day but maybe that’s just me not being involved anymore. What I don’t like is if a band from round here gets signed and we don’t know about them. Like there’s a local band called Fling who are doing well and we should have been aware of them. Finally – do you miss those days of travelling many miles to gigs in the back of a van? No. But really – being in a van with no windows, peeing in a bucket, all the way to London – totally illegal, but it gave you a grounding. I do think with some acts – they don’t realise how hard it was back then. These days even unsigned bands seem to have coaches and splitter vans. They don’t go down to Bradford Van Hire like we did!


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An Audience with Sir Ranulph Fiennes

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From his self-deprecating tales of academic failure, through his time in the Forces, to discovering lost Middle Eastern cities.

Theirs is a striking musical partnership that started when the pair wrote and recorded songs for Dan Whitehouse’s Reveal Records debut ‘That’s Where I Belong’ (2016). In the same year Jess Morgan released her gorgeous new album ‘Edison Gloriette’ to widespread acclaim.

Listening to Sir Ranulph Fiennes’ incredible stories leaves you dumbfounded and in a state of disbelief.

On 29th September Fiennes will share experiences from his amazing life at The Bingley Arts Centre. Sir Ranulph is not one to boast, he does not suffer fools gladly and he has a very dry but funny sense of humour. If you have not seen him live then this event is an absolute must. When the night has finished Sir Ran will host a book signing where guests can purchase any of his books and have them personally signed and dedicated by the man himself. 29th September, Bingley Arts Centre

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Two of the UK’s most talked about emerging songwriters tour together in October 2017, featuring sets from both artists as well as collaboration.

This show is a chance to hear fresh new songs along with favourites from both artists’ catalogues. Jess and Dan’s combination offers a masterclass in contemporary folk music and anyone lucky enough to experience both of these artists in the same night is in for a genuine treat. The Live Room Saltaire, 15th October, tickets £12


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The Saltaire Festival 2017

The Saltaire Festival is a celebration of the arts, community and the village’s unique history. Running over 9 days the festival is likely to attract more than 30,000 people to enjoy some 100+ events. The first weekend will feature the popular Open Gardens trail, giving visitors the opportunity to explore the village and its history through its current residents. Yards and gardens will host works by local sculptors, in association with Saltaire Inspired, and there will be pop-up and surprise events in homes around the village, with children’s and family activities in the village and Roberts Park. There’ll be several more events running through the week, leading up to the now famous closing weekend where people can enjoy a fantastic array of live music from local performers in the beautiful Robert’s Park. Begins 8th September, runs until 17th September Picks of the Month 41


What’s On? Friday 1 September

Airedale & Bradford RSPB Local Group presents Madagascar, an illustrated talk by Geoff Trinder

The Kirkgate Centre, Shipley 7:30pm Geoff Trinder takes a tour of the unique wildlife of Madagascar, where lemurs come in many different sizes and the frogs and chameleons are numerous and in many cases incredibly colourful and beautiful. Owls and kingfishers are among the birds featured. £3 for members and non members (children free). 01274 582078 abrspb@blueyonder.co.uk

Dinner Show Dance Roadstunner

7pm, Maverick’s 80s Lounge, Bingley. To celebrate the start of Bingley Music Live, come and rock to the beat at our Dinner Show Dance event on September 1 with the Roadstunner. Performing the best rock songs from Led Zeppelin, Guns ‘N’ Roses and Oasis, you’re guaranteed to become a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star by the end of the evening!

Bingley Music Live

Until 3 September, Myrtle Park Bingley Now in its 11th year, having burst onto the festival circuit in 2007, Bingley Music Live has swiftly become one of the Yorkshire’s most celebrated festivals and will once again host some of the biggest names in contemporary music across two stages. With Maximo Park, Peter Doherty, Feeder, Milburn, Cabbage and Soul II

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Soul in support plus another 30+ acts still to be revealed, this year’s event promises to provide the ultimate closing party to the UK festival circuit at a price everyone can afford.

Potting Shed Live

5pm, The Potting Shed Live acoustic music at the Potting Shed featuring a range of talented local acts throughout the month. Every Friday and Saturday.

Wednesday 6 September Gerry Cooper

8pm, Martinez Wine Bar Gerry is well-known as a solo acoustic blues artist, and is the guitarist for the trio Bessie’s Blues.

Transfield Top Guided Walk, Bingley Market Square

10.30am Meet Jeff Brodrick at Bingley Market Square for a 5 mile (8km) circular walk. Good paths to start with, then a little more climbing on the way back. www.bradford.gov.uk/countryside

Friday 8 September Saltaire Festival

Various, until 17 September Saltaire Festival takes place annually in September in the village of Saltaire, on the outskirts of Bradford. A celebration of the arts, community and the village’s unique history, the festival usually runs over a period of 10 days and attracts more than 30,000 people to enjoy some 100+ events.

Potting Shed Live

5pm, The Potting Shed Live acoustic music at the Potting Shed featuring a range of talented local acts throughout the month. Every Friday and Saturday.

Saltaire Beer Festival

From 2pm and from 12pm on Saturday 9, Saltaire Brewery The Saltaire Brewery will be showcasing their best brews and will be offering a wide range of the most interesting beers and ciders from across the country. Hog roast and live music. Tickets £5 including a pint, souvenir glass and programme.

Ian Beesley and Ian McMillan exhibition

11am-4pm, Salts Mill Collaboration between photographer Ian Beesley and poet Ian McMillan. New poetry accompanies images taken of Salts in both the 1980s and this year. Open every day during the festival and then weekends only.

Saturday 9 September Airedale & Bradford RSPB local group walk

7am, Meet in the car park opposite the entrance to Dobrudden Caravan Park on Bingley Road. Free guided walk at Baildon Moor with Airedale & Bradford RSPB local group. 01274 582078 abrspb@blueyonder.co.uk

Sue & Nigels 40s & 50s Jive Night 7.30pm, Octagon Live, Keighley 40s & 50s Jive Night featuring five piece band the 309’s!


Heritage Open Days at City Hall

10am - 4pm, City Hall, Bradford The great doors of City Hall will be thrown open as part of the national Heritage Open Day, and between 10am and 4pm you will have the chance to fully explore the corridors. Walk up the grand central staircase of City Hall, which dates back to 1914, and have a Sneaky Peek self-guided tour. www.bradford.gov.uk/your-council/ council-buildings/city-hall

Sunday 10 September TLR Present.. 3hattrio

8pm, Caroline Street Social Club. 3hattrio (three hat trio) plays American desert music. Their aim is to create a new music which responds to the natural world of their sacred homeland near Zion National Park in southern Utah.

Wednesday 13 September Dave Speight

8pm, Martinez Wine Bar Live blues music from seasoned performer Dave Speight

Friday 15 September Dinner Show Dance - Diversify

7pm, Maverick’s 80s Lounge, Bingley Join us this September 15 for a night of chart hits performed by Diversify – a modern band fronted by Lee Otway (Bombhead from Channel 4’s Hollyoaks). From Bruno Mars to One Direction and from Ed Sheeran to John Legend, our Dinner Show Dance event will be a night that you will treasure forever.

Scars On 45 Live In Bradford

7.30-10.30pm, Delius Arts & Cultural Centre Scars On 45 are back home in Bradford to perform an acoustic set.

Saturday 16 September

TLR Present...Flats & Sharps

8pm, Caroline Street Social Club Hailing from Penzance, in the south west of England, Flats and Sharps blur the lines between bluegrass, folk, country & pop, performing their own highly original songs as well as their renditions of bluegrass classics.

TLR...Inside Out Saturday

2-7pm, Caroline St Social Club The first day of our weekend stage, out in the Caroline Social Club car park, featuring bands from throughout Yorkshire and beyond, DJ Dig Jazz Collective and real ale bar! Our DJ kicks off at 1pm and the live music runs through from 2 to 7pm. And it’s free to come in!.

Saltaire Vintage Home & Fashion Fair

9.30am - 4pm, Victoria Hall, Saltaire Up to 50 stalls of genuine vintage fashion and homewares, jewellery, furniture and collectables at this well-established event, now in its tenth year. The September event is part of the popular Saltaire Festival finale weekend. £2 entry (special Festival price). Under 16s free entry. www.roseandbrownvintage.co.uk

Sunday 17 September TLR...Inside Out Sunday

1-7pm, Caroline St Social Club The second day of our weekend stage out in the Caroline Social Club car park, featuring bands from throughout Yorkshire and beyond, DJ Dig Jazz Collective and real ale bar! Our DJ kicks off at 1pm and the live music runs through from 2 to 7pm. And it’s free to come in!

Monday 18 September Bingley Little Theatre presents Theft

7.30pm, until 23 September A fast-paced comedy thriller in which five very different people play an escalating and hilarious game of cat and mouse.

Wednesday 20 September Ben Blue Waters

8pm, Martinez Wine Bar Live blues music with Ben Blue Waters featuring the country blues of artists like Son House and Robert Johnson, and the urban blues of Howling Wolf, Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker.

Friday 22 September Saltaire Gin Festival

6.30-11pm, Victoria Hall 100 brands of premium gin and vodka and a selection of boutique distillers offering tasting measures and gin expertise. Admission £8.30, including a souvenir glass. Also on Saturday12.30-5pm, 6.30-11pm. www.bigtimegin.co.uk

Laurel Canyon Union

8pm, Octagon Live, Keighley Live music with 70s West Coast five piece Laurel Canyon Union

Potting Shed Live

5pm, The Potting Shed Live acoustic music at the Potting Shed featuring a range of talented local acts throughout the month. Every Friday and Saturday.

Saturday 23 September

The Saltaire Camac Harp Weekend Festival Concert

7:30pm, 3rd Floor Gallery, Salts Mill Leading Celtic harper Tristan Le Govic will present his new programme. Eira Lynn Jones, Alice Kirwan, Rhian Evans will be joined by RNCM harpists Lucy Nolan, Rebecca McIlroy and Sophie


What’s On? Rocks in a programme featuring six pedal harps. Tickets from £5. www.earlymusicshop. com/Events.aspx

Live Boxing: Joseph Parker vs Hughie Fury

9pm, Firepit Bingley Joseph Parker will defend his WBO heavyweight title against Hughie Fury at Manchester Arena on Saturday 23 September. We will showing the whole fight card and are now taking bookings.

Tuesday 26 September Bingley Flower Club

7.30pm, Bingley Arts Centre New members always welcome. Turn up on the night. Demonstrations, chat and tea.

Wednesday 27 September Martin Plock

8pm, Martinez Wine Bar Raised in the wild highlands of Scotland, Martin grew an affinity for the guitar and wailing after using both to fend off a wild Scottish lynx at the tender age of 12. Now older & wiser hear the results for yourself with his second album, So Far.

Thursday 28 September

Mikron Theatre Co. present Best Foot Forward 7.30pm, Bingley Arts Centre Something’s afoot at Pearling Manor and it isn’t just the walkers. The beautiful hostel, rich in YHA

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history, is lovely but falling apart. External forces are out to grab and turn it into a golf club. Cue Connie, first ever warden, with a heart as big as her rucksack. She takes us on a journey through the YHA’s past in the hope of securing its future Friday 29 September

An Audience with Sir Ranulph Fiennes

6pm, Bingley Arts Centre From his self-deprecating tales of academic failure, through his time in the Forces, to discovering lost Middle Eastern cities and of course, his many and varied expeditions, it’s amazing how much one man has crammed into his life.

Bottomless brunch at The Potting Shed All day, The Potting Shed Order one item off our brunch menu to eat and then enjoy bottomless prosecco, Bloody Marys and pints of Carlsberg. £24.95 per person.

Kevin Kendricks

8pm, Octagon Live, Keighley Live singer Kevin Kendricks plus specialist DJ Stax of Soul and Sounds of Motor City.

Saturday 30 September

Bradford Accordion Band - Rock Around The Clock

7.30pm, Bingley Arts Centre Celebrating our 20 years of making music together in 2017, Bradford Accordion Band is pleased to announce this year’s Grand Charity Concert : Rock Around The Clock - A

Trip Down Memory Lane, featuring local special guests Encore (cabaret group) and Bazzmatazz (dance troupe). Be prepared to be whisked through musical time with variety, fun and lots of pizzazz.

Potting Shed Live

5pm, The Potting Shed Live acoustic music at the Potting Shed featuring a range of talented local acts throughout the month. Every Friday and Saturday.

Wednesday 4 October Liam Jarvis Duo

8pm, Martinez Wine Bar Live blues music with the Liam Jarvis Duo.

Thursday 5 October

Derek Acorah - Whispers From Heaven tour

7pm, Octagon Live, Keighley As seen on TV, spiritual medium Derek Acorah with a full two hour live show.

Friday 6 October

Airedale & Bradford RSPB local group talk

7.30pm, The Kirkgate Centre, Shipley Airedale & Bradford RSPB local group welcomes the return of Dr Kevin Briggs, who will give an illustrated talk on Secrets Of The Lune Valley.’ £3 (children free) for members and non members. 01274 582078 abrspb@blueyonder.co.uk

TLR Present...Leveret

8pm, Caroline Street Social Club


Leveret features three of England’s finest folk musicians in an exciting new collaboration. Andy Cutting, Sam Sweeney and Rob Harbron are each regarded as masters of their instruments and are involved in numerous collaborations with a huge range of artists.

Wednesday 18 October

Paul Hopkins as Orbison and Friends

Friday 20 October

8pm, Octagon Live, Keighley Live Roy Orbison tribute act.

Saturday 7 October Potting Shed Live

5pm, The Potting Shed Live acoustic music at the Potting Shed featuring a range of talented local acts throughout the month. Every Friday and Saturday.

Sun 8 October

Airedale & Bradford RSPB local group walk

3pm, Meet at in car park in Cliffe Wood Avenue, off Bradford Road, Shipley, BD18 3DD Free guided walk at Northcliffe Dike and Red Beck. 01274 582078 abrspb@blueyonder.co.uk

Wednesday 11 October X-Roads Boogie

8pm, Martinez Wine Bar Live blues music with the X-Roads Boogie.

Sunday 15 October

TLR Present… Dan Whitehouse & Jess Morgan 8pm, Caroline St Social Club Two of the UK’s most talked-about emerging songwriters tour together in October 2017, featuring sets from both artists as well as collaboration. -

Cooper Brown Smooth Blues and Soul 8pm, Martinez Wine Bar Live blues music with the Cooper Brown Smooth Blues and Soul

Dinner Show Dance - Emi Hall

7pm, Maverick’s 80s Lounge, Bingley Fancy a night out with the divas? Well, join us at our dinner show dance event on 20 October, where the very talented Emi Hall will be performing all of the best songs from Whitney Houston to Adele plus many more.

Saturday 21 October Potting Shed Live

5pm, The Potting Shed Live acoustic music at the Potting Shed featuring a range of talented local acts throughout the month. Every Friday and Saturday.

Sunday 22 October

TLR Present… Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage 8pm, Caroline Street Social Club Huddled around a single microphone, singing intimate duets with just mountain dulcimer, dobro and guitar, Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage are a folk duo who look & sound classically timeless, yet feel refreshingly unique.

Monday 23 October Bingley Little Theatre - Stone Cold Murder

7.30pm, until 28 October at Bingley Arts Centre Newlyweds Robert and Olivia Chappell have bought a small hotel in the Lake

District, and at the end of their first season they settle down with a drink in front of a warm fire. But their evening is interrupted by the arrival of a rugged hiker seeking shelter from the snowstorm outside.

Wednesday 25 October Wilson

8pm, Martinez Wine Bar Live blues music with Wilson.

Saturday 28 October

Falling Leaves event with Airedale & Bradford RSPB Local Group 11am - 3pm, Cliffe Castle, Spring Gardens Lane, Keighley BD20 6LH There will be a series of craft activities for children (and adults!), opportunities to go on guided bird walks in the grounds & a chance to buy bird seed and RSPB goods. For more information on RSPB Airedale & Bradford Local Group, please visit www.rspb.org.uk/groups/ airedaleandbradford

Chantel McGregor

7pm, Octagon Live, Keighley Bradford-born Chantel McGregor is bringing her big bold blues rock sound to Keighley’s Octagon venue on Saturday 28 October. She was last seen in the area headlining the 2016 Bingley Blues Bash, winning a standing ovation from the sold out crowd, and has been constantly touring the UK and Europe to promote her album Lose Control. She’s also performing new songs, written on the road for her next album.

Bottomless Brunch at The Potting Shed All day, The Potting Shed Order one item off our brunch menu to eat and then enjoy bottomless prosecco, Bloody Marys and pints of Carlsberg. £24.95 per person.


Flanders Recorder Quartet Weekend The Final Chapter - Farewell Tour Concert y Saturda r embe t p e S 0 3 7:30pm

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Parade Fisheries in Cottingley is now back open as a traditional Yorkshire Fisheries, frying in 100% natural beef dipping and under new management, trained by the National Federation of Fish Friers.

The Airedale Heifer is a lovely, family (and dog) friendly pub serving great food and outstanding craft beer brewed on site.

Their goal is simple, to give customers the best fish and chips possible. Parade Fisheries serve the best sustainable haddock and the best British chipped potatoes, cooked with passion, served with great customer service & 5 star hygiene. They offer a classic menu, including kids and senior citizens specials. See website for the full menu and opening times. www.paradefisheries.co.uk 48 The Best of Bingley

Situated between Crossflatts and Riddlesden, in a little village called Sandbeds, you can find the now famous Airedale Heifer galvanised in all its glory sitting at the front of the pub and waiting to welcome you. The pub has a large beer garden which is maintained throughout the year, making it a gorgeous hotspot to enjoy some time in the sunshine. Their experienced, award-winning chefs work very hard to ensure that all tastes are catered for on the broad menu selection, which is fresh, home cooked, and locally sourced. The bar area has a well stocked selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages to suit all tastes, including their very own Bridgehouse Brewery Ales, which have become very popular with our locals.


The Old White Horse

Westrow Salon

The Old White Horse Brasserie is thought to be one of the oldest public buildings in Bingley. The pub has recently undergone a tasteful refurbishment and reopened, under new management, in November 2016 serving great brasserie style food, fine wines, an array of gins and great local ales.

Westrow Bingley is the newest addition to the Westrow hairdressing group’s salon portfolio – opening for business in July 2017.

There is an impressive cobbled area to the rear overlooking the river, incorporating a lovely kitchen garden, making it perfect for outside dining or just stopping by for a drink in the sunshine. Well behaved dogs, cyclists, walkers and families are always welcome. Open daily from 12 and serving fantastic food daily. An a la carte menu is always available alongside traditional Croques and, of course, a delicious Sunday Roast.

Situated on 120 Main Street, this Bingley hairdressers brings a touch of NYCinspired style to the high street. Step inside the salon and enjoy a luxe, yet contemporary, interior, with exposed brickwork, pretty product displays and spacious styling zones, so you can feel pampered and relaxed after every appointment. Owned by franchisee, Hayley Rae, Westrow Bingley is perfect for clients looking for premium hairdressing services in a relaxed, luxurious setting and the talented team looks forward to welcoming you through the salon.

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A Quick Chat with

Jamie Illingworth Favourite place to hang around in Bingley? St Ives Estate.

Local event you couldn’t live without?

The Bingley Chamber Xmas Fayre and Lights Switch, which is on 25th November this year so save the date!

Local business you admire

Sports Turf Research Institute – They are the world leaders at what they do based in good old Bingley.

Local person you most admire?

Jamie Illingworth is Managing Director of Illingworth McNair Insurance brokers and President of Bingley Chamber of Trade

50 A Quick Chat With...

Brian Chippindale , a man who gave up a lot of time to make the Bingley Show what it is today.

Name a guilty pleasure

One maybe two Lattes from the Coffee Lounge (every day).


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