Bronte Media has launched the online radio station Bronte Radio to complement our Voice of the Valleys site and newspaper.
Together they offer an unrivalled service to readers and advertisers across the Aire and Worth Valleys and we look forward to our community becoming involved in all aspects of this media first.
Listen to Bronte Radio's opening feature about the plaque dedication to Private Martin Bell G.M. at www.bronteradio.com . This was a fitting community occasion at the Worth Valley Contact Point in Haworth. Online you can hear speeches from Martin's mother, Elaine, and senior councillors and clergy who attended the poignant occasion at the Contact Point where Martin worked as a Police Community Support Officer.
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Thursday, 26 January 2012
Friday, 13 January 2012
Haworth 1940's weekend
It is sad to read that the mainstay volunteers behind the Haworth 1940's weekend are pulling out, primarily due to the constraints imposed by Bradford Council.
This blog has been critical of both parties in the past. Because of the shambolic traffic management chaos of 2011 and because of the council's demand for a feasibility study as to whether the World War aircraft may crash on the crowds, a touch of Health and Safety gone mad.
We take our hat off to anyone who can attract 20,000 visitors to Haworth. They should be encouraged and supported by the local authority, and others, to do what they have done under such constraints.
Linda Presley and Pamela Howarth have been the mainstays but countless others have done their bit. So what happens now?
The event is advertised for the weekend of May 19th and 20th and you can bet your life that thousands will turn up whether or not there is an organising body. Without proper management there will be chaos on an unbelievable scale, almost as much as if an aeroplane dropped out of the sky.
Let us hope that someone comes forward to take over what is after all the village's most successful event in the calendar.
They will still have to tussle with the Home Guard of Bradford Council, but surely a little bit of Dunkirk spirit will get them through that.
This blog has been critical of both parties in the past. Because of the shambolic traffic management chaos of 2011 and because of the council's demand for a feasibility study as to whether the World War aircraft may crash on the crowds, a touch of Health and Safety gone mad.
We take our hat off to anyone who can attract 20,000 visitors to Haworth. They should be encouraged and supported by the local authority, and others, to do what they have done under such constraints.
Linda Presley and Pamela Howarth have been the mainstays but countless others have done their bit. So what happens now?
The event is advertised for the weekend of May 19th and 20th and you can bet your life that thousands will turn up whether or not there is an organising body. Without proper management there will be chaos on an unbelievable scale, almost as much as if an aeroplane dropped out of the sky.
Let us hope that someone comes forward to take over what is after all the village's most successful event in the calendar.
They will still have to tussle with the Home Guard of Bradford Council, but surely a little bit of Dunkirk spirit will get them through that.
Monday, 2 January 2012
Housing concerns
Major concern is now mounting over proposals to build a huge number of houses in and around Haworth. The story is attracting major media attention, much of which can be seen on www.votv.co.uk
Saturday, 31 December 2011
Haworth Church
A massive effort is needed to support the Haworth Church match funding bid and here at Bronte Media and Voice of the Valleys we will be right behind them.
Your fund-raising ideas immediately please to us at voiceofthevalleys@gmail.com
See www.votv.co.uk for the full story.
Your fund-raising ideas immediately please to us at voiceofthevalleys@gmail.com
See www.votv.co.uk for the full story.
Sunday, 4 December 2011
Oxenhope
There did appear here a link to a national newspaper story involving a person from Oxenhope.
During the last few days the person has conducted a personal attack on Voice of the Valleys and other media sources to an extent that we have removed the story, which was initially supportive of the person. We quite simply do not need the aggravation.
We did not write the story, we did not instigate the writing of the story, but the abuse, insinuation and threats which have followed have led to our course of action.
We are sure that many newsworthy and pleasant events and people emanate from Oxenhope. We look forward to supporting them.
www.votv.co.uk
During the last few days the person has conducted a personal attack on Voice of the Valleys and other media sources to an extent that we have removed the story, which was initially supportive of the person. We quite simply do not need the aggravation.
We did not write the story, we did not instigate the writing of the story, but the abuse, insinuation and threats which have followed have led to our course of action.
We are sure that many newsworthy and pleasant events and people emanate from Oxenhope. We look forward to supporting them.
www.votv.co.uk
Monday, 21 November 2011
Houses for Haworth
The plans for a staggering number of new houses for Haworth in the next few years are very disturbing.
Saturday, 19 November 2011
PC nonsense hits Haworth
'Tis the season for Bradford Council to be silly.
Last weekend they expressed concern that the Scroggling the Holly event could be dangerous. Someone might prick themselves on the holly and have a reaction and those sweets they give to children may contain nuts!
Well the nuts were out again this weekend before the Christmas markets. Thousands of parking cones were put by the roadside up to the Penistone Hill area where you'd be hard pushed to park a mountain goat never mind a car.
Suspicious eyes were cast over anyone selling mulled wine on the Main Street. Good God people might be enjoying themselves before Christmas and we can't have that can we?
Stop that Santa Claus laughing so loudly it might be a noise nuisance. Has that fairy been soliciting for business on Main Street? Clean up after that reindeer and turkeys may not be stuffed this year because it's a contravention of the International Court of Humans Rights rules about stuffing birds for pleasure.
Last weekend they expressed concern that the Scroggling the Holly event could be dangerous. Someone might prick themselves on the holly and have a reaction and those sweets they give to children may contain nuts!
Well the nuts were out again this weekend before the Christmas markets. Thousands of parking cones were put by the roadside up to the Penistone Hill area where you'd be hard pushed to park a mountain goat never mind a car.
Suspicious eyes were cast over anyone selling mulled wine on the Main Street. Good God people might be enjoying themselves before Christmas and we can't have that can we?
Stop that Santa Claus laughing so loudly it might be a noise nuisance. Has that fairy been soliciting for business on Main Street? Clean up after that reindeer and turkeys may not be stuffed this year because it's a contravention of the International Court of Humans Rights rules about stuffing birds for pleasure.
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