Stan Graham's Leisure Guide for North and West Yorkshire
I have to say that lockdown has affected me more than I thought it would. I live alone so having a daily walk and going to the supermarket a couple of times a week is my normal routine anyway so no change there. The only difference has been my not able to use public transport…
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Never can the expression ‘out of something bad always comes something good’ been more appropriate. I was fortunate enough to be asked along to the inaugural Chow Down at the Piece Hall, Halifax in 2018 and to say I was impressed would be an enormous understatement. A new food and drink festival in a freshly…
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Super Saturday is almost upon us and 4th July will be Independence Day for Everybodys in Guiseley and The Ticket Office in Ilkley. The two venues, which are part of the Twisted Bars Group, have had extensive measures, pardon the pun, put in place to welcome their customers back and also to protect their staff. …
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I say, I say, I say! What do you get if you cross a library, an art gallery, a bakery, a coffee house and a philanthropic organisation? I don’t know, what do you get if you cross a library, an art gallery, a bakery, a coffee house and a philanthropic organisation? Café 164. I don’t wish to know…
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Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Day, Mardi Gras, Užgavènès, Fettisdagen – whatever you call it – is the day before Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. As the period of Lent is a time to become more frugal in ones eating habits the idea was to use up all of the tempting food in your larder. Mardi…
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Friday 31st January, 2020 is not just the most anticipated date this year so far, being the first payday since the Christmas holiday, but also because there is a new Premium Sports Bar opening in Ilkley, called Hub-Vybe at 30A Brook Street in the building which used to be The Yard. The logo displays the…
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On Thursday, 9th January 2020 I spent the whole evening in a private room above the Adelphi with a Fat Cow and a Minger. Before you jump to any false assumptions these are the names of two of the cheeses on offer at the Scottish Cheese Night presented by Homage2Fromage. It would appear that the…
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I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Happy New Year and hope that 2020 is very good to you. My year has started brilliantly with the rediscovery of the subject of one of my favourite reviews of the past. I was invited to a party just before Christmas, yes, just…
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Pantomime – check, Wizard of Oz – check, Cards written – check, now what is missing from the Yuletide List? Ah, yes! Eat North Christmas Special – check. This year’s festive celebrations are now well underway and what a beginning! After the theatre visits it is time for the calorie overload to begin, and what…
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How would you like to win a prize worth up to £400? – I thought that would get your attention, but as with all good announcements, you will have to wait a while to find out how you can have a chance of netting the spoils. First I need to get to the crux of…
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