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Diamond Jubilee celebrations were held in the park at Oakworth, organised by a small, dedicated group of people representing several voluntary groups from the village.
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It was a sodden start to many of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations across Wharfedale and Aireborough – but revellers braved the downpours to mark the anniversary.
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It was time for tea at Burley Methodist Church for the Jubilee celebrations.
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Residents in Addingham refused to let Sunday’s rain stand in the way of a right royal celebration for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
View ArticleNursery joins together to mark Diamond Jubilee
Children at Burley-in-Wharfedale’s Cliffe House Day Nursery took part in celebrations for the Diamond Jubilee, including making flags and crowns. The celebrations culminated in a tea party where the...
View ArticleBradford shows Prince Andrew it has the tools for the job
he post-millennium years saw Prince Andrew venture north of Watford several times – between 2001 and 2011 he was here ten times.
View ArticlePrince of Wools backs Bradford industry
The only other senior royal to come here on official duty since 2000, besides Princess Anne and Prince Andrew, was Prince Charles. His fourth trip, on November 23, 2010, was perhaps the most...
View ArticlePrincess Anne wins new friends in Bradford
n the past 60 years the people of Bradford and surrounding areas have seen approximately 50 official royal visits, starting on October 28, 1954, when the newly-crowned Queen Elizabeth II and her...
View ArticleCelebrations music to the Queen’s ears!
Last weekend saw the likes of Sir Tom Jones, Sir Elton John and Sir Paul McCartney headlining at the Diamond Jubilee concert in honour of the Queen outside Buckingham Palace.
View ArticleStaying true to her high ideals
Throughout her reign the Queen has been an enduring figure in the life of the nation, and her importance has been recognised worldwide by successive leaders.
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Scouts honoured at family fun day
View ArticleHead is queen for a day
Diamond jubilee celebrations at an Ilkley school included a visit from a clown and a queen.
View ArticleEvents that marked out the Sixties as the era of change
The 1960s dawned with the Queen giving birth to her third child, with Prince Andrew coming into the world on February 19, 1960. The decade ended with the investiture, at Caernarfon Castle, of the...
View ArticleMore attractions lined up for town’s Jubilee celebrations
Beacons will light up the sky above Otley as part of the town’s ambitious array ofthe Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
View ArticleCeremony to crown Bradford's Jubilee art awards
An award ceremony will be held next week to thank children from across the district who have been taking part in a project to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
View ArticleFalse dawns and new opportunity
In retrospect, the 1990s was a decade of failure and opportunity. The failures were big – multi-million schemes such as Lister City, the West End, Vicar Lane and the £200 million Superdome at Odsal –...
View ArticleBantams enjoy their seasons in the sun
What sustains the fans of Bradford Bulls and Bradford City in times of struggle and difficulty are memories of past triumphs and the hope that good times will come again.
View ArticleCentenary honour as Queen drops in
Of the half-dozen royal visits in the 1990s, the most important was the arrival of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh on March 27, 1997, to mark Bradford’s centenary.
View ArticleIt’s time up for Tory MPs in election
In March 1997, Prime Minister John Major sought to lift Conservative Party morale for the May 1 General Election by going out on the stump.
View ArticleSome great minds thinking alike
All facets of high-tech electronics flourished in Bradford in the 1990s – research and development, design, manufacture and marketing.
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