Craven through the years

9:28am Friday 28th December 2007

100 years ago A vicar attacked the evil concept of socialism while addressing the rather sinister-sounding Earby Brotherhood. The Herald noted how, during the Rev R Tallantire's lecture on "the Battle of Socialism and How to Win It", "the disciples of socialism were conspicuous by their absence". The report read: "Mr Tallantire prefaced his address by asking, Where are the socialists? And he then proceeded to attack them for their intolerance."

Nostalgia

8:56pm Friday 21st December 2007

100 years ago Clapham Parish Council decided additional iron seats were required for the village. Visitors needed them in the summer months and, at present, there was only one.

Nostalgia

12:20pm Saturday 15th December 2007

100 years ago The Bishop of Ripon, speaking at the annual meeting of the National League for Physical Education and Improvement, said milk supply was of special importance. If children could not get adequate and pure milk, the population was likely to suffer from race deterioration, he said. He also advocated the establishment of a system of health visitors to schools.

Craven through the years

9:43am Friday 7th December 2007

100 years ago The first concert of the season for Skipton Permanent Orchestra was held at the town hall. "This musical combination has taken root in the town and has attracted many amateur musicians who desire by association with other music lovers to add to their efficiency as instrumentalists," reported the Herald.

Craven through the years

9:06am Friday 30th November 2007

100 years ago At the Glusburn education sub-committee, it was recommended that negotiations be opened with a view to procuring half an acre of land for a new school site in Steeton. Sketch plans of the new school were presented and unanimously approved.

Craven through the years

3:15pm Friday 23rd November 2007

100 years ago The Addingham Club Walk, one of the oldest institutions in Wharfedale, was doomed to pass into oblivion. For many years, Addingham's many societies had collaborated to celebrate their anniversary, which was recognised as a general holiday in the village. It was the custom for each society to engage a band of music and parade the principal streets.

Pick of the Past

8:56pm Friday 16th November 2007

100 years ago Owing to repeated advances with the price of feeding stuffs, the milk dealers of Cowling gave their customers a week's notice of an advance from 2d to 2.5d per quart. This caused considerable upset in the district and a special meeting to protest was attended by 400 people. The meeting pledged to have nothing to do with the butter made by the parties who advanced the price of milk.

Pick of the Past

12:46pm Friday 9th November 2007

100 years ago GUNPOWDER Plot Day had many interesting associations with Skipton, said the Herald. Up to about the 1830s, it was considered one of the greatest days of the year and the bells of the parish church were rung at the expense of the parish. The ringers received seven shillings for their labours. And old records showed that in 1749, huge boughs of oak were carried to the top of church steeple and attached to the pinnacle of the weather vane.

Craven through the years

10:36am Friday 2nd November 2007

100 years ago A NASTY motor crash happened in Broughton Road, Skipton. It appears two horse drawn vehicles, one a waggonette, were being driven across the town and a car, owned by the Craven Automobile Company, was proceeding in the opposite direction towards the fire station. Opposite the Belle Vue Mills the car came into violent contact with the waggonette. There were three horses attached to the waggonette and two of these were so badly injured they had to be destroyed.

Craven through the years

11:58am Friday 26th October 2007

100 years ago At a meeting of the West Riding Education Committee, a petition signed by 20 Cononley parents was presented, calling attention to the fact that there was only one elementary school in the township available for the education of their children - Cononley Church of England School. The petitioners said they wanted their children to be educated at a public elementary school provided by the local authority rather than the church.

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