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Keighley & District Local History Society Committee

Committee Dec 2011 - 2012

The Society was set up in November 2004, following the Centenary of Keighley Library. Although there has been a family history society for some time, it was felt that a dedicated local history society would benefit Keighley and help to preserve and strengthen our vast and varied Heritage.

We meet on the second Wednesday of the month, in the Local Studies Library in Keighley Library. Regular speakers give us the benefit of their expertise in their specialist area of local history and we are up-dated on Society business.

Members can adopt their own project, or simply attend meetings, whichever they feel most comfortable with and everyone of any age group is welcome.

We are all of varying degrees of experience in historical research. Help will be given and guidance from a fellow member or the Reference Library staff would be available.

Our aims are both to preserve recent history and to research and preserve findings on longer term history.

Andy Wade - Chairman

You can write telephone number, email address etc. here. There is a separate box below for an e-mail address
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Joyce Ashworth - Vice Chairman

I’ve been in business for many years in Keighley trading as Goodyarns knitting wools and haberdashery. I was involved in various groups in the town and principally the Gala Committee. I’m now retired and live in Gargrave but my interests are still in Keighley.

Jan Perkins - Archivist, Web Designer & Newsletter Editor

After bringing up a family -  I decided to join the local history society as I enjoy anything to do with history i.e. family history/ local history especially my much loved hometown of Keighley. I have  6 beautiful grandchildren. I enjoy photography and always have a digital camera in my handbag.  Although my ancestry could not be more varied. Devon and Cornwall, The Royal Forest of Dean, Derbyshire Bedfordshire, Worcestershire & Warwickshire - I will always be a Yorkshire/Keighley girl at heart.

I have numerous books, postcards etc on the area., enjoy computer related projects AND absolutely love world travel. 

I enjoy working on the web pages, the archives and newsletter.

Mobile Number - 07825369144
georgiegirl100@gmail.com or
janbronte@msn.com
email: georgiegirl100@gmail.com

Dan Moorhouse - Treasurer

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Edith Thompson - Membership Secretary

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Andy Wade - Fundraiser

I also run the Men of Worth Project which is creating biographies of all the men and women of Keighley and the Worth Valley who served in times of war .
Contact me on 01535 213193.
email: andy@menofworth.org.uk

Lewis Parker - Events Co-ordinator

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Ann-Marie Dewhirst


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Sarah Wood-Ripley

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08.02 | 13:55

Mosleys Chip shop !!! By far and away the best chippy in the area. 3d worth of chips after a hard days school

Happy days

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07.02 | 01:09

My father Ernest Greenwood worked with his cousin Stanley and later took over the running of the Milk Bar. Laurie Driver had an ice cream factory in Silsden

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04.02 | 21:54

Can anyone explain why the area of Blackhill in Keighley is so called.

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29.01 | 11:45

Anyone got information on the history of the old wooden hut in the field off Banks lane junction with Silsden Road.The land belongs to Paxton Bungalow

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