June 2010 - Worth & Aire Valley Mag

April 2009Girlguiding is celebrating its Centenarythis year and events have been stagedacross the UK this weekend to mark thelaunch of anniversary activities.And the Keighley division — which hasnearly 700 members — began itscelebrations in September 2009 at thetown’s annual agricultural show, at Marleyplaying fields.Representatives from all sections of themovement, from Rainbows through tothe Trefoil Guild, took part in activitiesshowcasing what modern-day Guiding isabout.Keighley division commissioner CarolVaughan said: “In 1909 a group of girlsturned up at a Scout rally and said theywere girl scouts. They were told there wasno such thing but within a year 6,000 girlswere enrolled.”Scouting founder Robert Baden-Powellasked his sister Agnes if she would lead aseparate movement and she opened theGirl Guide Association and Girlguiding inKeighley started in 1914.“Being a Rainbow, Brownie, Guide or aTo advertise call Karen or Liz on 01535 6422276member of Senior Section is lots of funand a great way to make friends,” Carolasserted. ‘Guiding lets girls think, learnand develop without having to put up withboys trying to be the centre of attentionall the time. Being a Rainbow is all aboutlearning, developing self-confidence,building friendships and, of course, havinglots of fun.”Brownies follow a programme called theBrownie Adventure. The name reflectsthe world of exciting opportunities that isBrownies.Guides nowadays do everything fromadventure sports to playing fun games,and from taking part in community actionprojects to the performing artsThe Senior Section offers an exciting andflexible programme with a huge variety ofchallenges and opportunities for personaldevelopmentGilrguiding Keighley Division stretchesfrom Oxenhope to Silsden and fromLaycock through to East Morton.www.girlguiding.org.uk 07968 731706Business DirectoryAerials/Audio/TVEntertainmentADI p.20The Snooty Fox p12ILR Aerials p21Food ServicesPennine Plus p24Worth Baking p.9Custon House AV p.24 The Cheese Place p.32S Hardaker p20Garden RelatedBuilding ServicesM. Smith Landscapes p.19Aire Valley Forge p.19 Healthcare/ Beauty/Conservatory Upgrades p.19 FitnessBusiness ServicesCraven Foot Health p.12Aire Valley Business N.work p.7 Digital Hearing Care p.9Ark It tech p.14/25Hebalife p12Ipsos MORI p.15HolidaysBlah..Blah..Blah p.7Orlando Holiday Home p.29Cleaning / Domestic InsuranceAdele’s Cleaning& Ironing p.20 Verritass p.14Carpet/Cleaning Nurse p.7 Joinery /Windows/DoorsExtremely Ironed p20 Maintenance/RepairsOakworth Cleaning p.20 J.Farrar clean/repair p.21Cafe/Afternoon TeaMick’s Gutter Repairs p.18Ashmount Country House p.2 MobilityComputer relatedWorth Ability p.2Andrew Fix-it p.12MotorCloudFreeIT p.13/32 Steve Dale Motorcyle p.7PC Consulting p.3OpticiansCurtains/BlindsEye Care Opticians p.29Manor Blinds p.14Painting & DecoratingElectricalSteve Daykin p.18A.M. Electrical p.12Jacques Balson p.18Xpert Electrical p.12J. Davies p.18To advertise call Karen or Liz on 01535 64222730R.P. Decorating p.18Plumbing /TilingGB Plumbing & Heating p.19JSC Plumbing & Heating p19S. Thompson p.18RecruitmentIpsos MORI p.15Retail/ShopsFirths Ladiesware p.32Fair Trade p.6/9SecurityTesla p.21Scrap MetalScrapmanlocal p.20Soft FurnishingsLowbridge Upholstery p.14TuitionStuart Kaplan Drums p12Wills & Legal ServicesGoodwills Professional p.9Wedding ServicesWedding Photography p.31Aire Valley Mag01535 642227info@worthvalleymag.co.uklocal, affordable, community spiritedFrom only £26.33 per month.for more details contact us on01535 642227www.airevalleymag.co.ukAIRE VALLEY MAGCommunity News And Local Business Directorywww.aireva leymag.co.ukAIRE VALLEY MAGwww.aireva leymag.co.ukAIRE VALLEY MAGCommunity News And Local Business DirectorySay Say you you saw saw it it in in the the Worth Aire Valley Mag!7

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Rural MattersRachel Moore and the Young Farmers ClubThe local area provides a number of fineexamples of one of the countryside’sbest kept secrets. No, not a rare plantor animal but a youth organisationwhich I and my brother and sisters havebenefited hugely from being a memberof since the age of 10. I refer to ‘YoungFarmers’; the two local clubs are WorthValley and Aire Valley YFC.Young Farmers is open to anyone agedbetween 10 and 26. It is a Nationalorganisation of over 20,000 memberswhich provides a safe environment foryoung people from the countryside tomeet new people, learn new skills, andhave lots of fun.When I first joined Worth Valley YFCabout half of the forty or so memberswere from a farming background. Now,having a count up, there’s only about 10out of our 95 members. As the numbersof farms has declined dramatically sincethe club was formed almost 70 yearsago as a ‘calf club’ the content of it’smeetings has had to change to suita wider rural audience and yes, eventownies! Yes it’s true – you don’t have tobe a farmer, to be a Young Farmer.The weekly meetings now contain a widerange of activities including, sports,quizzes, crafts, trips out, and evenputting on dramas and pantomimes.Yet despite moving with the times thebackbone of the organisation remainsintact. The organisation is run by themembers for the members and pridesitself in producing vibrant young peoplewho can speak confidently in public anddemonstrate a sound knowledge oflivestock management, and the abilityto handle landrovers and tractors aswell as perfect a wide range of otherrural activities. Keeping these traditionsalive is proving to be successful withinthe two local clubs as the non-farmingbackground members find it all quiteintriguing.Practice of these skills comes in the formof our massive completions programme,the highlight of which, at a Yorkshirelevel is at the Yorkshire County Showheld at Nidderdale Show Ground on 6thJune. In addition to over 80 fascinatingcompetitions with members from the 47clubs from all over Yorkshire fighting itout for glory, our members organise agreat country show which is a windowinto the organisation for the public andfun day for all the family. Come and joinus for the day!Young Farmers also has an awesomesocial side with regular events attendedby over 600 members from across thecounty. Our clubs also raise money forcharities as well as promote causesthat our members are passionate about.There are no two finer examples of thisthan Worth Valley and Aire Valley YFCwho between them have raised over£20,000 for good causes in the past 4years and recently helped to promotelocal food networks at the BronteVintage Gathering.So if you are between 10 and 26 checkout www.worthvalley.org and comejoin us. Meet new people, learn newskills and most of all have fun. More thanthat if you find you’ve a flair for the moreagricultural side of the organisation youcould end up being part of the future ofBritish farming, equipped with the skillsand knowledge to be able to help us copewith an ever increasing demand for food!To advertise Say you saw call it Karen in the or Aire Liz on Valley 01535 Mag! 64222724

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