Otley Town Council is pleased to announce that it will be holdingits first Town Crier’s Competition this year in Otley Market Place.Taking part will be Town Criers and their consorts from acrossthe country.

The Town Criers will meet at Otley Town Council offices in OrchardGate before parading to the Market Place where they will competefor a number of prizes.

In the morning the Town Criers perform their Home Cry andlater their Subject Cry to a panel of judges. This is followed byan awards presentation.

More information will be available soon.

Each competitor is given a “goody bag” at the end of the event.If your business would like to donate a small gift to be includedin the “goody bags” or to sponsor this event please contact Tomat Otley Town Council on admin@otleytowncouncil.gov.uk

Otley Town Crier Competition

The Tour de Yorkshire is back for 2018 and this year’sroute will take the race through the streets of Otleyon three occasions.

The latest edition of the men’s race has been expanded fromthree to four stages and will take place between 3rd and 6thMay. The women’s race has also expanded and will takeplace across two days on the 3rd and 4th May.

The men’s race will come through Otley during its secondstage on Friday 4th May and its final stage on Sunday 6thMay. The women will race through Otley during their secondand final stage on Friday 4th May.

Stage 2 Friday 4th MayThe second stage of therace ‘Yorkshire Heritage’is 149km long and will seeriders race from Barnsleyto Ilkley. The women willrace on the morning andfollow the last 121.5km ofthe men’s stage which willcommence later in the day.

After completing achallenging first partof the route fromBarnsley, the riderswill come into Poolin Wharfedale onthe A658 over PoolBridge and alongMain Street. Theywill turn up PoolBank New Road

before completingthe classified Côte de Old Pool Bank climb. Turningright onto the A660, the riders will then race intoOtley along Leeds Road, Gay Lane, Bondgate andKirkgate. They’ll go through Manor Square, downBridge Street, over the river and then up Billams Hill,turning on to Weston Lane.

The route will go on to Ilkley, reaching the race’sfirst-ever summit finish on the Cow and Calf.

Stage 4 Sunday 6th MayThe fourth and final stage of the race ’The Yorkshire Terrier’covers 189.5km, beginning in Halifax and reaching arip-roaring conclusion on The Headrow in Leeds.

The race will come towards Otley from NorthYorkshire down Newall Carr Road. The routetakes riders down Billams Hill, Bridge Street,Clapgate, Manor Square, Kirkgate, Bondgate,Gay Lane, East Chevin Road (the gruelling Cotede Chevin), Bramhope Old Lane and Old Lane.Riders will then race through Pool in Wharfedale,down the A658 turning towards Arthington andon to a sprint on Black Hill Road.

Following the route announcement, Leeds CityCouncil Leader, Cllr Judith Blake said:

“Each year this exciting sporting event gets biggerand better and helps to put our region firmly onthe map, both nationally and internationally. I’msure people in communities across Leeds will onceagain create another brilliant and unforgettableatmosphere when the tour arrives next year.”

Leeds City Council are committed toworking closely withOtley Town Council toensure the race is safelyfacilitated.

Road closures will bemanaged by the PoliceNational Escort group ona rolling road closure toensure minimal disruption.

There are likely to be someon-street parking suspensionsrequired in Otley. Both advancewarning and event roadsignage will be used to helpinform residents and spectatorsof any restrictions.

There may also be somedisruption to public transport

services and details of bus service interruptions and temporarydiversions will be available at www.wymetro.com or

(0113) 2457676 in due course.

Access to the hospital will bemaintained however it is rec-ommended that you plan anyjourneys well in advance to avoidwhen the race is passing throughas there is expected to be the mosttraffic congestion during thesetimes. Routes for emergencyvehicles will be kept open at alltimes.

Race start times have not yetbeen confirmed by the organisersbut full timings will be postedon the official event websitewww.letouryorkshire.com

Spectators will be able to watchthe race from the road sideanywhere along the route andlocal residents and businesses

are encouraged to get involved. Youcould support the race by spectating, helping to dress thetown in the lead up or by volunteering as a Tour Maker. Findout more at www.letouryorkshire.com/tour-makers.

Welcome to Yorkshire has teamed up with local authoritiesacross the county to run Tour de Yorkshire roadshows in therun up to May. The roadshows give a detailed view of theroute and provide local residents, businesses and communitygroups with all the information they need.

Details on road closures and the annual sportive will bediscussed along with that ways people can become officialTour Makers or take part in the ever popular best dressedand land art competitions. Find your nearest roadshow atwww.letouryorkshire.com/information/roadshows.

See the route map, more information and the latestTour de Yorkshire updates on the official website: www.letouryorkshire.com.

www.otleytowncouncil.gov.uk

March 2018 No 83

Otley Town Council, Otley Core Resource Centre, Unit 11, Orchard Gate, Otley, LS21 3NX. Tel: 01943 466335 • Email: community@otleytowncouncil.gov.uk

Tour de Yorkshire

OTLEY TIDY UPTHE BIG

Otley Town Council has signed up to take part in the Great British SpringClean event taking place over the weekend of Friday 2nd to Sunday 4thMarch. The campaign has one simple ambition - the clear up of litter thatcan blight our town and countryside.

We would like to encourage everyone to do your bit and clean up your neigh-bourhood as part of this event. If you would like to join us and keep our towntidy, the dates and times of the Great British Spring Clean events are:

Friday 2nd March: Meet at the Maypole, Manchester Square at 11am – 1pm –with refreshments at Otley CoreSaturday 3rd March: Meet at the Café in Wharfemeadows Park at 10am – noonSunday 4th March: Meet at the car park, Gallows Hill Nature Area at 10am – noon

If you would like to get involved please email admin@otleytowncouncil.gov.ukin order to ensure we have the necessary equipment.

Please do your bit and Keep Otley Tidy

UPCOMING EVENTSMarch2-4 Great British Spring Clean23 Otley Business Awards25 Otley Farmers Market25 Otley Designer Craft Fair

April21 Otley Green Fair29 Otley Farmers Market29 Otley Designer Craft Fair

May4 Tour de Yorkshire6 Tour de Yorkshire13 Chevin Motor Club Rally and Run19 Otley Show27 Otley Farmers Market27 Otley Designer Craft Fair

Otley Show still remains one of the highlights in the town’s calendar. It features traditionallivestock classes - cattle, sheep, horses, goats, poultry, hamsters and dogs, supported by classesshowcasing the best of local produce, handicrafts and floral art. Schedules are now available forthese classes and can be downloaded from www.otleyshow.org.uk. Entries for all classes willclose on 19th April.

This May, Otley Show welcomes Joseph’sAmazing Racing Camels, along with the re-turn of Ben Potter and his magnificentBirds of Prey Display.

Otley Show is the oldest one day Agricul-tural Show in the country and really is agreat day out for all the family so why notbecome a member to enjoy the exclusivemembers facilities, visit the new website,www.otleyshow.org.uk for further details.

Over 150 hopeful and excited business owners will gather for the Annual Otley Business Awardson Friday 23rd March 2018 at the Courthouse in the hope that they will win a prestigious award!Tom Hatley, who organises the event on behalf of one of the main sponsors The Otley Chamberof Trade, said “The event is now in it’s 4th year and continues to grow year on year which is fan-tastic, and just shows the passion that Otley has for it’s independent businesses.”

“We have a wide selection of retail and service sector businesses who offer such a broad spectrumof products and expertise. This event was created to celebrate these businesses and showcaseOtley as a place to shop and do business.”

The evening will be made especially exciting by the attendance of Motivational Speaker JasonRichards, owner of Yorkshire Trike Tours and Winner of Yorkshire Businessman of the Year 2017!

We are again delighted to have the support of some great local businesses who have agreed tosponsor this year’s event.

OTLEY SHOW SATURDAY 19TH MAY

* Otley Market Days held every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday

Otley Choral Society is beginning to build upto its 75th anniversary concert on Saturday24th March at 7:30pm in Otley Parish Church.This should be a very special term for all membersas the choir works towards performances ofSchubert’s “Mass in G” and a wonderfulpiece written especially for the choirs 60thanniversary by Andrew Carter of “Musick’sJubilee”.

Building on last terms’ excellent performancesof “Elijah” and “Messiah” the choir, undertheir amazing musical director, Yonni Levy, is

very excited to face the fresh challenges thetwo very different pieces present. The choirinvite not only new members to join, but alsowelcome back any former members who wishto enjoy performing in a large choir undersuch an inspirational conductor.

See our website or facebook page for furtherinformation.

This year will be an importantone for the Otley & YorkshireDales Dry Stone WallingAssociation. It is the 50thanniversary of the creation ofthe association. There will bea number of events duringthe year. Not least of which isa national dry stone wallingcompetition to be held nearKirby Lonsdale on Sunday20th May.

Terry Bollen, a former Chairmanof the Otley branch, is a keenmodel waller. He has made amodel wall built to scale from local sandstone to be presented as a trophy at thenational competition.

The Branch has a full training programme. Dates are available on our website:http://www.dswa.org.uk/otley-and-north-yorkshire-dales.asp or Facebook page.

Look out for us at one of the many shows we attend, including the Great YorkshireShow in July.

DRY STONE WALLING

The newly-refurbished bells at All Saints Parish Church have been rededicated at a serviceattended by many of those who had given generously to the recent appeal to raise thenecessary funds – about £29,000. The bells are now in a condition to ring out for manyyears to come.

The Bellringers thanked the Rev GrahamButtanshaw, the PCC and the ParishOffice for their full support throughout.

They are grateful to the organisationsthat have helped them, includingOtley Carnival, Otley Town Counciland Otley Show, as well as bell ringingorganisations, several charitable trustsand the Historic Churches Trust. Therehave been many generous individualdonations, and support from friends,fellow ringers and the townsfolk ofOtley for our fundraising events.

The ringers continue to hone their ringing skills and to plan future improvements,including the installation of a Ringing Simulator, enabling silent practice for learners, andnew bell ropes.

CHURCH BELLS

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OTLEY TOWN COUNCILCOMMUNITY FUND

Otley Choral Society

OTLEY BUSINESSAWARDS CELEBRATES4TH YEAR

Main Sponsors• Otley Chamber of Trade• Otley BID • Otley Town Council

Media Sponsor• Stray FM

1 Best Café – Bondgate Bakery2 Best Retail – The Yorkshire Marketing Company

3 Best Newcomer – Arundel Travel4 Best Service Sector – Stew & Oyster5 Best Small Business – Hollins Crowe & Storr

6 Best Large Business – Courtyard Planters

7 Best Food & Drink – Newstead & Walker

8 Community Award – Doris Dent9 Good Service Award – Aura Jewellery

10 Best Apprentice/Trainee – Winpenny Photography

11 Lifetime Achievement – Christopher Little & Co

The Award Categories & Sponsors

The Buttercross Belleskeeping May Day traditions aliveOtley’s North-West Morris women’s danceteam, the Buttercross Belles will be at Otley’shistoric Maypole on the evening of Tuesday 1stMay and invite everyone, whatever your age,to join in the Maypole dancing. Look out formore details nearer the time.

New members of all ages over 18, are alwayswelcome, as either dancers or musicians orboth.

Practising on Thursday evenings from 8-10 pmat St Joseph’s School during the autumn and

spring terms, it’s a great way of keeping fit witha sociable, friendly group of women, as well astaking part in a great folkdance tradition. Noprevious experience needed, just enthusiasm.

As well as performing at local events the Bellesdance at days of dance and festivals all over thecountry and in Europe.

Interested? Contact Jaci Bowman: squire@buttercrossbelles.comor visit: www.buttercrossbelles.com

Leeds City Council are inviting Otley residentsto take part in a consultation and to have theirsay on new proposals to reduce air pollution.

Proposals include introducing a Clean Air Zonethat would charge buses, HGVs, taxis and pri-vate hire vehicles that fail to meet latest emis-sions standards for entering.

The consultation comes after the governmentinstructed the council to outline plans to tackleair pollution in the city after identifying Leedsas being likely to fail legal air quality levels by

2020. Evidence shows that spending time inareas with high levels of air pollution canworsen asthma, damage lung function and islinked with an estimated 40,000 prematuredeaths in the UK every year.

Public responses to the consultation will shape thecouncil’s final air quality proposal which will bepresented to the government later this year.

The consultation is open until 2nd March andcan be found at:www.leeds.gov.uk/airqualityconsultation

Two Otley Parish Scouts, Grace Martin and Lucas Simpson,have been successful in their selection for the World ScoutJamboree during the summer of 2019 in West Virginia(USA). As part of the UK contingent, along with twoScouts from Ben Rhydding, they will join 40,000 youngpeople from all over the world, exploring the themes ofcooperation and peace. To do this they are raising moneyto pay for themselves and two young people from lowerincome countries to attend. They have had a successfulstart, with a hot dog stall at the Victorian Fayre, a RedPepper curry night and a Sainsbury’s bag pack.

Look out for other activities in the next 18 months, includinga Jumble Sale in March at Burras Lane Scout hut, and asponsored Three Peaks walk and sponsored abseil in April.

Please give them your support!

AIR POLLUTIONCONSULTATION

2017 BUSINESS SUMMIT THE RESULTS!

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OTLEY BRIDGE CLUB:LOST, FOUND OR REBORN?

In November 2018 a vote will be held to see if businesses within the designated BIDarea would like it to continue for another five years to 2024. If they vote “no” the BIDwill end in March 2019 taking many thousands of pounds worth of investment out ofthe town.

Therefore the BID Board needs to ascertain what issues will be of concern to Otleybusinesses and so the 2017 Business Summit was arranged.

The matters raised through the Summit and the subsequent results can be found onthe Otley BID website www.otleybid.co.uk

Otley in Bloom is a group of volunteerswho love gardens and gardening. Wecontinue to work at growing civic pridein our community.

Last year we held our first Otley Open Gardens, which was a great success, so on Sunday July1st, we are asking you to join in and show off all your hard work and open your garden. Itwould be lovely to see whole streets and terraces, joining in, to make it a special day.

To mark Thomas Chippendale’s 300th Anniversary, we are planting up a bed in WharfemeadowsPark, in the style of his iconic chair. The funding for these plants has been made possible bydonations from the Christmas Tree Festival and the Aviva Community Fund. Thank you to thosewho donated and voted for us. The rest of the funding will come from Otley Carnival, as weare one of their chosen charities this year.

Find out more at www.otleyinbloom.co.uk or visit our facebook and instagram pages, or theOIB bicycle at the library.

Otley Woodcraft Folk won the award inrecognition for their work to encourage bees.Leeds City Council with support from Otley inBloom agreed the children could have a smallflower bed on Weston Lane to look after andturn into a nectar bed. They have plantedbulbs and flowers and constructed a small bughotel. Their prizes included a camera and seeds.

We are a group of Elfins 5-9 year olds and wehave room for more! Parents and guardiansare encouraged to stay. We meet in theLabour Rooms on Thursdays - term time5:45pm-6:45pm but as soon as the clockschange we will be outside exploring our localenvironment on The Chevin and Gallows HillNature Reserve. Although we have had someexpeditions by torchlight! We learn about howwe are connected to the world around us, playco-operation games, craft activities and worktowards badges. We are focussing on reducing

our waste and working towards our healthbadge.

If you would like to join please contact:Charlotte Hunt on 01943 467871.

International Women’s Day

Otley Woodcraft Folk wonthe RHS national competition

‘Wild About Gardens’

OTLEY CHAMBER CHOIR TO SUPPORT DEMENTIA UK

The Chippendale Singers, Otley’s Chamber Choir, conducted by Musical Director, Lee Wiltamuth,are performing a concert at St. Chad’s Church on May 12th at 7.30pm. The concert will supportthe work of Dementia UK and there will be a varied programme of music including: the DurufléRequiem showcasing St. Chad’s magnificent three manual Harrison & Harrison pipe organ.Accompanied by Richard Wilson, the rest of the programme will include lighter well-known songssuch as Moon River and Dry Bones.

Dementia now touches so many families and a representative from the charity will speak brieflyabout its work, the role of Admiral Nurses and will be available to answer questions.

Tickets will cost £10 and children aged 16 and under will be admitted free if accompanied by anadult. Tickets will be available at the door, from choir members or from Sue Marshall (01943463853) and bookings@chippendalesingers.co.uk

Otley Women Together will offer two free events to celebrate International Women’s Day in2018. Everyone is welcome to attend these events.

On Monday 5th March at Otley Courthouse at 7.30pm, there will be a screening of the film‘Made in Dagenham’, followed by a discussion of the role of Trades Unions in the lives ofwomen in 2018. The film is a dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham carplant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.

On Thursday 8th March, International Women’s Day itself, there will be a Bring and ShareLunch at Otley Labour rooms at 12.30pm. This will be followed by a talk by Sheila Scraton onwomen and sport in 2018. Sheila is Emeritus Professor at Leeds Beckett University, havingworked for the past 40 years in women and sport, PE and leisure in schools, sixth form colleges,universities and on community programmes.

She will focus on women and sport under the theme of International Women's Day 2018 whichis Press for Progress for gender equality.

Otley Action for Older People would like to thank OtleyTown Council for their £2,250 contribution towardsthe redesign of the Over 60’s Welfare Centre onCrossgate.

Otley Action for Older People was established 22 yearsago to provide support and social inclusion for theover 60’s of Otley, Pool in Wharfedale and Arthington.With 980 members and over 80 volunteers, the officeis always buzzing with activity. The charity offers a

home visit and assessment service and a befriending service for the housebound. There are severalweekly social groups including: 3 lunch clubs, an art class, Tai Chi, Zumba, choir, indoor bowlingand a minimum of 3 weekly trips, there really is something for everyone.

New volunteer car drivers and minibus escorts are always needed if you have a few hours tospare per month. There are currently spaces available at our 3 lunch clubs if you would like tocome along to either Otley or Pool in Wharfedale then please contact the office on 01943 463965.

WORLD JAMBOREE SUCCESSFOR OTLEY SCOUTS

Two Otley residents would like to either re-create an Otley Bridge Club or, if it’s still active, jointhe current club which appears to have become dormant. Could any other like-minded bridgeplayers - or anybody who would like to learn bridge - please get in touch with either Dirck VanVliet or Cliff Kane.

Email: Dirck_van_vliet@yahoo.co.uk or Cliff_cathkane@hotmail.com

OTLEY TOWN COUNCILCOMMUNITY FUND

Students from across the years at Prince Henry’s were rewarded for their achievements at the annual Prince Henry's CelebrationEvening. Guest Speaker, Children’s Commissioner for England and ex-Prince Henry’s student, Anne Longfield, handed out prizes foracademic and personal achievements and service to School and the Community.

In a double celebration of talent, the prestigious KerrScholarship, awarded to the student with the best A Levelresults, was unusually received by two students this year,Euan Walkley and Sam Graham. Euan and Sam bothachieved an A* grade in all three of their A level. Euan isstudying Chemistry at Oxford University and Sam studyingengineering at Durham University.

Congratulating the students, Anne Longfield spoke of thekey qualities which Prince Henry’s imbues and their valuefor students’ futures: “Self-confidence as an individual,good at making friends and networks, flexible, able tofind new solutions to old problems and an ability to nurturethe world around you.

These are the things that are going to be prized overdecades to come and these are the things that I think PHGShas been able to offer you.”

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Friends of Chevin Forest are looking forward to a new year ofactivities on The Chevin following the success of our OpenDays last year. We teamed up with other groups such as theChevin Orchard Project, Dry Stone Wallers, Forest School andLeeds Environment, Atmosphere and Forests (LEAF) to showcasetheir work and encourage people to get to know The Chevinbetter. Lots of people had fun trying out new activities andlearning about history and environmental issues.

In May we participated in the Otley Walking Festival with a coupleof historical walks. This year we will be participating again andwill be accompanying leaders on guided walks visiting historicalplaces on The Chevin. Look out for details in the WalkingFestival leaflet and on our website.

We are always keen for new members either to undertakeenvironmental activities on The Chevin such as scrub clearing,Balsam bashing or step renovation, or to help our local historygroup, Chevin Through Time, who are researching and archivingthe history of The Chevin.

Do join us!

Contact: chevinforest@gmail.comFor environmental activities contact Jon Dunster, CountrysideRanger: jonathan.Dunster@leeds.gov.uk

Sadly in September we said farewell to our oldest foundingmember, Stella Murdoch, who retired from the committee andfrom her volunteering duties. She is a truly amazing lady whosaw through the change from analogue to digital recordings,embracing each new technology with her wonderful, positiveattitude. We will all miss her.

The good news for us was that Sainsbury’s selected us for asecond year as their Charity of the Year and exciting things arehappening behind the scenes with this support. We are alsoextremely grateful to other groups that have supported us withdonations such as Otley Camera Club and Otley Town Council.

If you are interested in volunteering with our charity or knowsomeone that would benefit from our recordings pleasecontact Mandy Thompson on 07753237756 or John Barker on07816768626.

The Bridge Church has been busy this year with the Drama Group and Uniformed Organisationspresenting ‘The Tale of the Century’ in music, words and dance to packed audiences on threenights at the end of January.

There was also another successful fundraising event held during February where members andfriends met for a meal at the Red Pepper with part of the proceeds going to ‘Feed the Minds’ acharity supported by the church which helps marginalised people transform their lives througheducation using community-led projects in the Global South.

Look out for ‘Afternoon Teas’ on Saturday 10th March, an ideal event to bring mum to forMothering Sunday, and also for events during the Tour de Yorkshire.

Details of our regular worship services and other forthcoming events can be found on our websiteat www.otleybridgechurch.org.uk or our Facebook page – Otley Bridge Church.

FRIENDS COME OF AGE!Ever since Friends of Gallows Hill formed in 1997 we have beenworking in partnership with Otley Town Council to manage GallowsHill Nature Reserve. After 21 years it is interesting to reflect ondevelopment of the reserve and plan for the future. Earlyphotographs show a site dominated by rank grassland beingplanted with trees by volunteers; today woodland is mature andwe are introducing groundflora and coppice rotation in thewoodland.

Managing nature reserves is about playing the long game – forvolunteers planting trees in 1997 it may have been hard to

imagine the reserve as it is today and the benefits of theirwork for woodland birds, bats, amphibians and other wildlife.Volunteering at Gallows Hill is about doing something positivefor future generations of Otley.

Why not join in our 21st anniversary celebrations and volunteerwork days?

Find out what’s going via the site noticeboard, Facebook pageor emailing gordon.haycock@haycockandjay.co.uk

Wharfedale Gardeners will be holding their Annual GeneralMeeting on March 13th, followed by a talk on “GloriousSpringtime Gardens” by John Foley from Holden Clough Nursery.

On April 10th, Dr Andrew Ward, from Norwell Nursery andGarden in Nottinghamshire, will talk on “The AstoundingAsteraceae”, or the daisy family.

On May 8th the group will be holding their famous PlantAuction, when members bring their surplus plants to beauctioned. Non-members are welcome.

Meetings are on the second Tuesday of the month fromSeptember to May, at 7.30 pm in the Otley Methodist Church,Boroughgate. Come as a guest for £3.

Summer garden visits: 22nd May, an evening visit to WarleyHouse Garden near Halifax; 24th June, a day trip to HolmesVilla near Gainsborough, and Norwell Nurseries and gardensnear Newark; and 3rd July, an afternoon visit to The Grange,Carleton in Craven.

The Town Councils planningconsultant and volunteersare working hard to producethe final version of theNeighbourhood Plan whichwill be ready for submissionto Leeds City Council earlysummer. Leeds will then put

out the plan for a final round of consultation. Following thisconsultation an independent examiner will be appointed leadingto a local referendum – hopefully early in 2019. If successfuland the plan is brought into force it will stand alongside LCC’sCore Strategy and be referred to when decisions are beingmade on planning applications in the town.

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Dates for your diary. The eighteenth Otley Walking starts Saturday23rd June and runs until Sunday 1st July with events and walks everyday and evening.

The programme is looking good again – with up to 50 walks and events,there really is something for everyone! Thanks to all the volunteer walkleaders who come up with such interesting events each year.

Short town-based walks, themed walks, strenuous moorland hikes andeverything in-between plus a full evening programme of entertainingthemed events. A great opportunity to enjoy all that Otley and thewonderful Wharfedale environment has to offer. You can be sure ofa warm welcome from our Walk Leaders and the chance to meetfriendly folk.

Otley Walking Festival 2018 programmes are available from Easter at OtleyCourthouse, Otley Library, Otley Core, local businesses and outlets.

Also online at www.otleywalkingfestival.co.uk and www.chevintrek.co.uk

Otley Walking Festival 2018

DOUBLE CELEBRATION AT PRINCE HENRY’S AWARDS EVENING

Volunteers tree planting in 1997 at Gallows Hill Nature Reserve – doyou recognise anyone / yourself?! Do you have other photos from theearly days? Please get in touch if you do.

Volunteers in 2018 coppicing the trees planted on that day in 1997.

Friends ofChevin Forest The Bridge United Reformed Church

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A Winning Winter Programme

Mosaic Courses in Otley

The Society’s summer programme gets underway in late April with a series of Tuesday eveningnature walks, usually of two to three miles, to avariety of local spots within easy reach of Otley.Daytime visits take in more distant destinationsand will include a coach trip to one of Yorkshireor Lancashire’s bigger nature reserves. There arealso regular Birding and Botany outings.

Working parties, in some cases with a break duringpeak bird breeding season, continue at OtleyWetland Nature Reserve, Gallows Hill, Sun Laneat Burley-in- Wharfedale, Ben Rhydding GravelPits and Grass Wood near Grassington.

The photo, taken above Grass Wood, shows one of Wharfedale’s rarer butterflies, a dark greenfritillary.

December saw a big increase in the number of people visitingOtley All Saint’s Parish Church for events such as the ChristmasTree Festival, Christingle and Carol Services, as well as the mainChristmas Day celebration, so it was appropriate to ask: “Isthere more to Christmas than this?” and explore that themethroughout the New Year with an Alpha course.

On 24th March we have a special 75th Anniversary Concert byOtley Choral Society, followed by Messy Church for accompaniedchildren on Sunday 25th. Otley Camera Club are exhibitingtheir work in church from 6th to 8th April, followed by anevening with renowned raconteur, Adrian Plass, on the 18th.

Look out for “More than a Mouthful” on 28th April, a freefamily event, combining food, song and art and guaranteedto be thought-provoking.

With the global prayer initiative, “Thy Kingdom Come”, inMay, there is something for everyone and we extend a warmwelcome to all.

Otley Badminton Club in partnership withPrince Henry’s Grammar School are now wellon the way to obtaining Badminton EnglandPremier Club accreditation. This is all in the aidof getting more people into enjoying the funand health benefits of playing Badmintonwithin a well organised and structured clubenvironment.

The first step has been to provide additionalJunior coaching on Friday evenings between6.00pm and 7.00pm in the main Prince Henry’s

Grammar School sports hall. These complimentthe coaching run by the Club at the samevenue on Saturday mornings between 9.15amand 10.45am.

The Club is also actively seeking adult members:we play on Monday (7.30pm to 9.45pm) andFriday (7.00pm to 9.15pm), offering both socialand league badminton over four courts. Ifyou would like to find out more please eithercontact Phil Crook directly on 07730 398576or visit our website www.otleybadminton.co.uk

The Wharfedale Male Voice Choir, now in its 33rd year, has been busy presenting its WinterProgramme throughout the area.

Their end of season programme began with concerts in Ilkley at the Audley Clevedon RetirementVillage, courtesy of their event manager Angela Nicholson, and then on to Emmandjay Courtby kind invitation of Helen Willets. They also performed on behalf of the “Hug on a Tray” HospitalCharity at the Falcon Club in Otley.

The Choir sings a wide range of classics fromshows, entertaining solos, plus monologuesand recitations.

If you would like to join them on Mondayafternoon’s from 2pm to 4pm at the RomanCatholic Church Hall on Bradford Road, in Burley-in-Wharfedale, just ring their membershipsecretary Colin Banyard on 01943-968919 -and whilst an ability to read music is helpful, itis not a requirement!

2018 began with Decay at the Camera Club! This was the title of the in-house competitionjudged by members, and included many interpretations - machinery, animals, leaves, fruit, buildings,as well as bones buried under leaves. The overall winner was a study of apples in various stagesof decay, by Phil Naylor. Techniques of the photography were discussedand noted – a helpful and informativeway of learning how to make use ofa camera’s technology.

Looking forward, another SpringExhibition is to be held in OtleyParish Church over the weekend of7th and 8th April so call in to viewphotographs and enjoy refreshments.Many of the photographers will beon hand to answer questions, and theweekend is raising money to support a local charity, details of which will be announced on ourwebsite www.otleycameraclub.net. Details of when and where we meet are also on the site.

Learn how to make beautiful original works of artfor your home and garden, under the guidance of aprofessional working artist.

Courses are run at a riverside studio in Otley oneSunday every month, and are suitable for beginnersas well as those with some experience. All tools andmaterials are provided.

Mosaics for your home, business or garden can becommissioned, as well as mosaic projects for schoolsand community groups.

Please contact Frances Taylor on 07984 424897 or visit the website for course dates and moreinformation www.mosaicmania.co.uk

In December 2017, a new and exciting venturewas launched in Otley - Otley CommunityLand Trust (OCLT). Held at Clitherow Houseand attended by about 30 people who heardabout our aims and then contributed to how wemight achieve them. OCLT has been developedprincipally in response to the lack of affordablehousing in the town. Our aim is to find a wayof developing sustainable and affordablehousing in the town for the benefit of peoplewho have a connection to Otley.

CLTs are non-profit community led organisationsthat develop stewardship of community placesand spaces. We are registered as a CommunityBenefit Society and will promote environmental,social and economic initiatives in the town.We are at the beginning of an exciting newventure and are open to all who share ouraims and values. Do get in touch!

Please email us for further information:info@otleyclt.org.uk

Badminton England help OtleyClub reach Premier Status

Otley Camera ClubWharfedale Naturalists Society

Otley Parish Church

A community group providing internet access,training and gaming facilities has beenlaunched in Otley.

Weston Community I.T Group based atWeston Community Centre gives residentsthe opportunity to access the internet andreceive training in basic I.T skills. The facility alsohas provision for gaming on PS4 and Xboxconsoles.

Run by a team of volunteers the facilities arecurrently available on Monday and Wednesdayevenings from 6.30pm to 9pm and SaturdayMornings 9.30am to noon.

The facilities are available for ages 12 andabove, however under 16’s must have parentalpermission.

Anyone interested in either attending orvolunteering can turn up at the centre ortelephone for information.

Weston Community Centre, St Martins Field,Otley, LS21 2FN. Tel 01943 462306 or 07483462306 or visit www.wcitg.org.uk

Weston CommunityIT Group

Otley based writer Benjamin Webster is to be published in June 2018as part of a series of books called Hometown Tales.

The book is part of a series from publisher Weidenfeld & Nicolson withthe aim of finding new voices from unrepresented parts of the UK andpairing their tales with new works from established writers includingStewart Lee, Gemma Cairney and Cathy Rentzenbrink.

Benjamin won a place alongside award-winning novelist Jenn Ashworth for his Manchester-based novella.

He says: “As a writer, it’s not easy to find a home for your work – especially if you’re based outsideLondon, so to have this opportunity to represent the North is fantastic, and I can’t wait for peopleto be able to read it.”

Recipient of the Northern Writers’ Award for fiction in 2016, this is Benjamin’s first published work.

Hometown Tales will be released on June 28.

Benjamin Webster

OTLEY TOWN COUNCILCOMMUNITY FUND

A CELEBRATION

SOMETHING GOOD FOR ASUNDAY

Otley based All Good Things Community Food Project hasbeen successful at obtaining grant funding from the UnLtd 'DoIt Award' solutions for an ageing society programme whichsupports social entrepreneurs aiming to tackle isolation andloneliness (as part of a programme with the Esmee FairburnFoundation).

This funding will enable a series of food and well-being sessionsfor over 65s. Each session will include a workshop on improvingmobility run in partnership with Amanda Swallow of "MovingFreely Forever", a group based arts activity run by Sue Dixonfrom the Woolpack Studio in Otley. This will include a buffetlunch and package of food to take home all for the subsidisedcost of £10 per session.

As Sunday is a day which can be quiet and a lonely time of theweek for some people it is hoped that the activities at thesesessions will provide a fun afternoon as well as a good heartymeal and an opportunity to meet others in the community.

The sessions will take place from 1-4pm, at Clitherow House,Our Lady and All Saints Parish Centre. Dates for the sessionsare: 11th March; 8th April; 13th May; 3rd June; 8th July.

To register your interest and secure a place or for furtherinformation please contact Nikki on 07921 564 450 or emailhello@weareallgoodthings.com Please respond no later than3rd March.

Ilkley & District U3A serves the Wharfedale District and includesa number of activities and members in Otley and surroundingcommunities. Additionally, we have WestNet links with otherU3As in the surrounding area.

We have just completed our 20 year anniversary celebrations,and over that time, have become one of the largest U3As inthe northern region, with over 1,500 members and in excessof 140 different groups and mutual learning opportunities.

To find out more, please attend one of our ‘drop-ins’ at Otleyor Ilkley, visit one of our regular Saturday Talks or choose fromthe Summer Programme.

For more information please visit our website: www.ilkleydistrictu3a.wildapricot.org

A free family event with something for everyone is to be held atOtley Courthouse on Saturday 21st April from 10am to 4pm.

Whether you are concerned about local issues or national andinternational events, there will be a stall at the Green Fair to giveyou information and advice, as well as helping you to make de-cisions about how you can become more active and involvedin aid of the well-being of the planet. Stalls featuring local craftswill also be on offer. Entry is free.

Riverford Organics will be running a free organic cookerydemonstration, with tasting, from 11am to 12.30pm, and there

will be a ‘Sticker Art’ children’s workshopfrom 1-3pm, with an environmentaltheme.

Morris Dancing will take place in theCourthouse courtyard with an opportunityfor all to join in.

The café will be open serving our specialGreen Fair menu of vegetarian and veganfood as well as Fairtrade drinks and

snacks. Details of stalls, cookery demonstration, entertainmentand children’s workshop is available on the Courthouse websitewww.otleycourthouse.org.uk

The Tenth Otley Science Festival was a bumper one thisyear with, for the first time, a very popular MoleculeTrail around Otley’s shops and businesses before theFestival proper.

The week started with Silly Science, a hands-on explorationof all things scientific for the under-fives. Then came thefuture of genetics with Prof. Robert Winston, Stefan Gates,gastronaut, Marty Jopson with characteristically DangerousEquations and Prof. Monica Grady on life with cometsand elsewhere. Add to this the regular Science Cafe, aforward-looking lunch with Rashik Parmar of IBM and ourspecial shows for local schools, and the Saturday ScienceFair which attractednearly 900 people to theCourthouse to try theirhand at brain surgery, runrobots or check out somechemistry.

Thanks to all whohelped and roll on nextyear!

Intimissimi on IceFollowing the Winter Olympics in February - see a spectacularice show where the skaters are Olympic champions...on yourdoorstep at Otley Courthouse!

Saturday 10th March 2pm Intimissimi on Ice

This extravaganza staged at the Arena di Verona is brought toOtley on film. It features some of the most iconic opera piecesas well as contemporary performances, together with an audio-visual treat of pyrotechnics and state of the art, 3D projectionmapping directly onto the ice.

Alongside the great Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, the showfeatures the world’s greatest skaters.

Tickets: £5 (includes tea and biscuits from 1.30pm)

The Christmas trees have been taken down and the decorationspacked away for another year, Santa has been and gone, butwhat happened to the snowmen? They are resting after theirvisit to Otley, but they are set to return when the skies turngrey and the winter chill returns in November!

Town Mayor Cllr Nigel Francis said “We could not say good-bye to the snowmen forever. When we started the trail, wethought we would have a few snowmen here and there, butwith 130 on the trail plus dozens of others who appeared asif by magic, all added to the Christmas feeling. The one thingeveryone is asking is will they be back next year? The simpleanswer is yes”.

The results of the Otley Town Mayor’s Christmas Raffle areavailable at the Otley Core.

The results for the Snowmen Trail were:

Best Snowman in a business: Kirkgate Jewellers, KirkgateArcade.

Winning slogan: SEASON’S GREETINGS FROM OTLEY: RossCasson, All Saints Court.

Best outdoor house Snowman: (number 21) 4 St. David’sRoad.

Best Snowman in a house: (Number 2) 8 Croft House Drive.

Best Snowman Painting: (Number 43) 7 Bremner Street.

Winner of the £50 worth of vouchers to be spent on OtleyMarket was Sheila Collins

Winner of the Spirit of Christmas Trophy: for the love ofa …DONKEY, Boroughgate.

CHRISTMASRESULTS

ILKLEY & DISTRICT

Chippendale 300This year marks the 300th anniversaryof the birth of one of Otley’s most famoussons – Thomas Chippendale, the famouscabinet maker and Otley is set to celebratethis momentous event in style.

Chippendale was born in June 1718 andbaptised in the Parish Church on 5thJune and celebrations are planned forthe whole month of June.

At the time of writing, the final detailsare being worked out, but there will besomething for everybody, including abirthday party at the Stew & Oyster (theGrammar School which he attended), an 18th Century Musicconcert at the Parish Church, talks at the Courthouse, “Junkor Jewel” valuation, a Chippendale Trail, Chippend’Ale andlots of activities for children. Watch for more details onwww.visitotley.co.uk and on Facebook.

OTLEY GREEN FAIR

Films at Otley CourthouseThe Otley Film Society season continues with films on Thurs-day at 7.45pm on the following dates:

1st March GRADUATION 15th March I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO5th April LAND OF MINE 19th April GOD'S OWN COUNTRY3rd May A MAN CALLED OVE 17th May MYSTERY FILM

The Courthouse bar is open from 7pm and tickets for non-members are available on the door.

Also at Otley Courthouse the Movie Matinee season contin-ues with two films a month on Thursdays at 2pm (Tickets £4including tea and biscuits from 1.30pm).

8th March VICTORIA AND ABDUL22nd March LOVING12th April THEIR FINEST26th April MY COUSIN RACHEL10th May GIFTED24th May ALONE IN BERLIN

And on Sunday 8th April at 3pm there is a screening ofPADDINGTON 2with Prosecco, Sherry or orange juice beforethe film and fish and chips after. Tickets are £8 for adults, and£6 for children and OAPs. Film only £4 and £2.

March - May 2018 at Otley Courthouse

Saturday 3rd March 7.30pmAn Evening with Julian NortonAs seen on the popular Channel 5series “The Yorkshire Vet”, Julianshares stories from his life as a vetand the huge variety of animals andpeople he has met along the way.Tickets are £15

Saturday 10th March, 8pmLuke Daniels & Nancy KerrThese two highly esteemed artists have teamed up to play aselection of both of their songs together. Featuring Nancy onvocals and violin and Luke on the electrophone.Tickets are £12.50

Thursday 5th April 2.30pmDavid Parkin productions presents: The Nose that nobody pickedMeet Christopher, a keen but unorthodox gardener who findsa living nose raised by slugs living at the bottom of his garden!Tickets are £9 adults, £7 childrenFor ages 5-11

Friday 13th April, 8pmLucy Porter: Choose your battlesIn these combative times, it’s easy to be irritated or enragedby other people! How do we know which causes are worthfighting for? Lucy uses her hilarious experiences to help youdecide.Tickets are £14 age 16+

Friday 11th May 8pmImarRegarded as Celtic music’s hottest new property, the line-upfeatures bouzouki, fiddle, concertina, pipes and bodrhan.This is a band you’re going to be hearing a lot about.Tickets are £12.50

Friday 18th May, 7.30pmReform Theatre company present: TwoThis play is a gritty yet heart-warming look at northern lifefilled with pathos and humour. Watch as the landlord andlandlady of this pub going through what they think is a regularevening, but which has devastating consequences.Tickets are £12

The budget intends to continue to support the strategic objectives of the Council, through investing in Otley and its community with focus on four key themes:• Promoting local trade and tourism;• Improving our environment;• Leading healthy lives and promoting well-being;• Streamlining council governance.

Some key highlights of the budget include:• funding projects for the direct benefit of the Otley

community through the Consolidated Community Fund, Investing in Otley Fund and new investment in Speed Indicator Devices;

• maintaining and extending environmental commitments,

including works at the Gallows Hill Nature Area, investingin the Cycling Strategy, support for Community Energy projects, maintaining our support for Otley in Bloom and the Wharfedale Greenway, and encouraging the development of a Wildlife Friendly Otley;

• investing further in our environment (with the added benefit of improving how the town looks for the benefit ofvisitors and residents) through undertaking regular litter picks and town centre clean ups and Street Cleansing (supported by Otley BID funding);

• investing significantly in our commitments to supporting trade and tourism and increasing visitor numbers. Projectsinclude a new initiative to promote Digital Otley, effectively

market the town and its attractions including digital visitorinformation and continued PR support and restoration of the Navvies Memorial. The Council will also support a rangeof events in 2018 including: Chippendale 300, the Tour deYorkshire and a new Town Crier competition;

• we also propose to commission a new Post-1945 Forces Memorial to commemorate in perpetuity those Otley service men and women who have fallen in conflicts sincethe Second World War.

The Council will also maintain existing commitments - forexample, the Christmas Lights display; our award winning staffedtown centre toilets and the current offices in Orchard Gate.

COUNCIL BUDGET

Otley Town Council has approved a budget of £495,408 forthe 2018/19 financial year of which £423,850 is requiredto be precepted. This represents £85.13 per annum (£1.63per week) charge for a Band D property.

The chart opposite shows in broad-brush terms how the Councilproposes to use its funds across the Council Committees.

Anybody who wishes to know more about the detail of the Council’sfinances and budget please contact Suzanne Kidger on 01943466335 or by email at: eo@otleytowncouncil.gov.uk

OTLEY TOWN COUNCIL MESSAGE BOARD

Keep up to date on the activities of your Town Council via our website

www.otleytowncouncil.gov.ukor via twitter @otleycouncil

ROOMS FOR HIREOtley Core Resource Centre has rooms and exhibitionspace available for hire.

The exhibition space is also available for use by charitableorganisations as an indoor venue free of charge. Should you wish to enquire about any of our facilities ormake a booking, please contact a member of the Core liaison staff on 01943 466335 or e-mail: admin@otleytowncouncil.gov.uk

Community FundGrant Awards

If your group or organisation require grant support

from the Town Council, please contact Jason

Knowles for an application form on 01943 466335

or email community@otleytowncouncil.gov.uk

JOB ADVERTISEMENTSDo you have a job vacancy that you would liketo advertise freeof charge? A job vacancy display area has now been set up atthe Otley Core in Orchard Gate. If you would like to advertise your job please emailadmin@otleytowncouncil.gov.uk with your poster advertising the position.

If you are a voluntary, youth, community or charitable organisation in Otley and would liketo advertise an upcoming event, please send an A4 poster to admin@otleytowncouncil.gov.ukand we will display in the windows of the

Otley Core.

There is also a large window space available to advertise your activities and events - please contact a member of the Core Liaison team on 01943 466335 for more details and to

make a booking.

Advertise yourevent at Otley Core

Buttercross Charity Stall HireThe Buttercross in Market Place is available for hire, free of charge, to all charitable organisations on Fridays and Saturdays. Anyone interested pleasecontact a member of the Core liaison staff on

01943 466335 or emailadmin@otleytowncouncil.gov.uk

Police contact point at the Otley

Core every Wednesday (11am -

noon) and Friday (2pm - 3pm)

Police Drop-in

The past three monthshave proved to be someof the hardest as TownMayor of Otley, in fact Iwould say it was harderthan working full time. Iwas out fund raising,serving meals, attendingevents and doing justabout everything you canthink of.

I know many of you willsay, it serves you right! AsI have said before, beingTown Mayor provides you with the opportunity to raisefunds for charities and to help ‘put Otley on the map’.Both these things are important to me and drive me on.On cold damp days I have stood under the Buttercrossand it is only the thought of people benefiting from myfundraising which keeps me going.

I will not, in this limited space, be able to list all I havedone, but here are just a few things. Both the SnowmanTrail and the Enhanced Christmas Market were new forOtley and both had a degree of success. The workinvolved in staging these events was tremendous withmany hours of planning and organising. Many of youhave asked if we can stage the Snowman Trail again?Yes, I hope we can if we can overcome some of thedifficulties.

The Christmas light turn on was a very well attendedevent and was enjoyed by the large crowd. Manypeople thought that Paul Tayler was great as MichaelJackson. My Christmas Concert, the Christmas TreeFestival and the Victorian Fayre added to the Christmasfeel around the town.

Many cafes and groups provided Christmas hospitalityfor older people, those alone and vulnerable. Some ofwhich I managed to get along to and help at. It makesme very proud to think that many people think ofothers in our society before thinking of themselves. Iwas also delighted to present as Chairman of ‘Hangon to a Dream’ a cheque for £10,000 to a local boy tohelp toward the cost of an operation he required.

If you would like to make contact with the Town Mayoror request their attendance at an event, please contactthe Mayor’s Secretary Tom Shortall on 466335 or email:admin@otleytowncouncil.gov.uk

Precept 2018-19

Otley Core is a donation point for the Otley Food

Bank. Please help local people in crisis by donating

items of food which have a long shelf life.

A shopping list is available at the collection point.

We thank you for your support.

OTLEY FOOD BANK

TOWN MAYOR’SNEWS

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CONTACTING YOUR COUNCILLORS

Back row left to right: Terry Ford (Bellman); Cllr Douglas Robinson; Cllr Linda Hoare; Cllr Peter Jackson; Cllr Stephen Brown; Cllr Mick Bradley; Cllr Paul Carter; Cllr Ian Jackson; Cllr Colin Campbell

Front row left to right: Cllr Penny Robinson; Cllr Sylvia Thomson; Cllr Kim Holmes; Cllr Ray Georgeson (Chair of Council); Cllr Nigel Francis (Town Mayor);Suzanne Kidger (Executive Officer); Cllr Mary Vickers (Deputy Town Mayor); Cllr Jackie Brown; Cllr Ray Smith

Apologies given: Cllr Philip Bye; Cllr Wayne Green; Cllr Kate Whelan

All councillors work in a voluntary capacity

Kim Holmes (Lib Dem)kim.holmes@otleytowncouncil.gov.uk

Penny Robinson (Lib Dem) t: 07543086557penny.robinson@otleytowncouncil.gov.uk

Ian Jackson (Lib Dem)ian.jackson@otleytowncouncil.gov.uk

Peter Jackson (Lib Dem) t: 07979438284peter.jackson@otleytowncouncil.gov.uk

Sylvia Thomson (Lib Dem)sylvia.thomson@otleytowncouncil.gov.uk

ASHFIELD WARD

Paul Carter (Lib Dem)paul.carter@otleytowncouncil.gov.uk

Linda Hoare (Lib Dem) t: 07931281862 linda.hoare@otleytowncouncil.gov.uk

Kate Whelan (Lib Dem)kate.whelan@otleytowncouncil.gov.uk

VACANT

WEST CHEVIN WARD

PRINCE HENRY WARDPhilip Bye (Lib Dem) t: 01943 467199 philip.bye@otleytowncouncil.gov.uk

Colin Campbell (Lib Dem) t: 07973521547colin.campbell@leeds.gov.uk

Mary Vickers (Lib Dem) t: 07889054242mary.vickers@otleytowncouncil.gov.uk

Mick Bradley (Green) t: 01943 467871 mick.bradley@otleytowncouncil.gov.uk

Nigel Francis (Ind) t: 01943 463467 nigel.francis@otleytowncouncil.gov.uk

RayGeorgeson (Lib Dem) t: 07711069433 ray.georgeson@otleytowncouncil.gov.ukTwitter: @RayGeorgesonL

Ray Smith (Lib Dem) t: 07946800946 ray.smith@otleytowncouncil.gov.uk

DANEFIELD WARD

MANOR WARD

Jackie Brown (Ind) t: 07908044596jackie.brown@otleytowncouncil.gov.uk

Stephen Brown (Ind) t: 07908044596 stephen.brown@otleytowncouncil.gov.uk

Wayne Green (Lib Dem)wayne.green@otleytowncouncil.gov.uk

Douglas Robinson (Lib Dem) t: 07941582468douglas.robinson@otleytowncouncil.gov.uk

TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS MARCH 2018 - MAY 2018

OTLEY TOWN COUNCILLITTER PICKS

A programme of regular litter picks are run by Otley Town Council. These take place on Saturday mornings from 10am until noon.

Equipment will be provided but you may wishto bring your own gloves.

Please check the windows in the Otley Core and the Council website for upcoming dates and times.

Do your bit and keep Otley tidy!

Planning 12th Mar 2018Trade & Tourism

Audit 19th Mar 2018Human Resources

Policy & Resources 26th Mar 2018Full Council

Planning 23rd Apr 2018Environment & Sustainability

Annual Parish Meeting 14th May 2018(To be held at the United Reformed Church, Bridge Street)

Town Council meetings are usually held at the Otley CoreResource Centre, 11 Orchard Gate, Otley. All meetingsusually commence at 7pm but times and venues aresubject to change.

Please check www.otleytowncouncil.gov.uk or the windowsat the Otley Core Resource Centre for meeting times.

Members of the public are encouraged to attend. Byprior arrangement with the Executive Officer membersof the public may arrange to address a Committee orcouncil meeting before it starts its agenda. Please contact the Executive Officer on 01943 466335 orby email eo@otleytowncouncil.gov.uk for further details.

Please note that the Audit and Human Resources meetings arenot open to the public.

LEEDS CITY COUNCILLORS SURGERIES

To speak with Cllr Colin Campbell; Cllr Ryk Downes or Cllr Sandy Lay

Drop-in surgeries are held on:

First Saturday in the month at Otley Library (9.30 to 10.30am)

Third Saturday in the month at Yeadon TownHall (9.30 to 10.30am)

If inconvenient please ring to organise a meeting on07973521547 or email colin.campbell@leeds.gov.uk

MP SURGERIES

Private surgeries and drop-in sessions are heldthroughout the constituency should you wish tospeak with Alex Sobel MP.

Otley Drop-in surgeries are held on the thirdSaturday of month: 11am–12pm at Sainsbury’s

Otley private surgeries are on the first Friday ofmonth: 4pm-5pm at Otley Labour Rooms.

You can also make contact via email: alex@alexsobel.co.uk

Website: alexsobel.co.uk

Tel (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm) 01138 980969

OTLEY TOWN COUNCILWARD SURGERIES

Otley Town Council hold Councillor Surgeries atOtley Core Resource Centre for residents whowould like to meet a councillor and discuss anylocal issues or raise any problems or concerns re-lating to the work and responsibilities of theCouncil. Surgeries are usually held on the lastSaturday of the month from 10am to noon.

Appointments not needed - just drop in.

Please check the windows in the Otley Core andthe Council website for upcoming dates and times.