100 years ago

The Roman Catholic community in Barnoldswick was rewarded for its efforts in getting a day school. It secured a site in 1906 and was given permission from the Department for Education.

Wretched weather conditions meant Clapham had one of the quietest seasons experienced for years.

A horse attached to a loaded mineral water cart bolted at White Gate Bottom, Farnhill , and crashed into a wall near to the Primitive Methodist Chapel, narrowly missing a dozen children.

50 years ago

Conditions were perfect for Gargave Show, which enjoyed one of the warmest and sunniest days of the summer.

West Riding County Council authorised the covering of the setts in Main Street, Grassington , with Tarmacadam.

The Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan, was among the Duke of Devonshire’s party that bagged 301 brace on Barden Moors.

25 years ago

The Museum of North Craven Life reopened in new premises on Chapel Street, Settle . The buildings had been renovated under a Manpower Services scheme. The museum’s aim was to gather objects of special interest to gain an insight into characteristic features of “this most distinctive region”.

Despite complaints about standards, private contractor Taylorplan was to continue to clean Airedale General Hospital and various health centres. Health authority members decided to give the company until October to bring the service up to specification. In the meantime, deductions would be made for any failures. The company had taken over the £532,000 domestic contract in April.

The first residents had moved into a new Abbeyfield home at Barnoldswick. It was five years to the day that a committee was formed with the intention of creating a home for elderly residents of West Craven that would be the envy of the district. Marion Harrison was the first of nine residents to move into the home, built on the site of the old Congregational Church on Gisburn Road. “It is a dream come true,” said committee chairman George Christofides.

10 years ago

A Silsden man was selected to represent Great Britain at the World Games Special Olympics. Simon Waggett, 20, was thrilled to be included in the powerlifting squad for the games in Dublin. Simon, who had down’s syndrome, had been powerlifting for three years.

Two former Bentham councillors enjoyed a walk on a new pavement in the town after more than 30 years of campaigning for it. Bateman Marshall and William Joel first asked West Riding County Council for a pavement along the main road between Lairgill and Mount Pleasant in the 1960s. The scheme had fallen by the wayside after North Yorkshire County Council took over from the old West Riding. However, the lobbying continued through Bateman’s son, Thomas, who was mayor of Bentham, and William’s daughter, Wendy Heigh, who was deputy mayor.

A Barnoldswick police officer and his paramedic wife were given a police commendation for saving the life of a man in the town centre. PC Mark Hyde was quick to act when he realised an elderly and disabled man was choking during a demonstration against the closure of the Cravenside home for the elderly. Accompanied by Sgt Chris Saville, he lifted the man from his wheelchair and attempted to clear his airway. PC Hyde’s wife, Susan, a trained paramedic, who was in the town centre, joined her husband and together, they managed to save his life.