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Keighley West Yorkshire Where I Live
n article describing my businesses or homes.
hometown Keighley with
details about living and The population was over 51,000 at
working in the town and tourism. the 2001 census and apparently is
the third largest civil parish in
‘The dark satanic mill town of England. Approximately 18% of the
Keighley’ I have never forgotten population are of ethnic
that headline from a national minorities, adding a multi
newspaper in the late 60s. The cultural aspect to the town and
article was about the Keighley some fine Indian, Italian and
rugby league team who are now Chinese restaurants. Keighley is
called Keighley Cougars. pronounced ‘Keeth lee’ but to the
inhabitants annoyance many people
Back then wherever you looked on outside Keighley insist on
the horizon you could see mill calling the town Keeley.
chimneys towering over the rest
of the town. The mill chimneys Transport
were gradually demolished and now
as Keighley sits in a valley you Travelling to and around Keighley
can see fields and trees in the is not difficult. We have a train
distance from almost any station and an award winning new
viewpoint. closed in bus station in the town
centre with regular transport in
Keighley in the West Riding of and around the area and easy
Yorkshire was a huge manufacturer access to many cities. Bradford
of textiles, but now the mill is just 10 miles away and Leeds
buildings that have not burnt 20 miles away and of course the
down or been vandalised have been Leeds/Bradford airport is easily
converted into smaller units accessible.
offering a wide variety of
There are lots of reliable taxi
firms in Keighley and I have We have several parks in the area
found that with using a with lots of green space for
combination of different children to run about on and safe
transport facilities and on foot fenced off playgrounds, bowling
I really do not need my own greens etc. We have a leisure
transport because everything is centre in Victoria Park where you
within easy reach. It also works will find a modern swimming pool
out cheaper than having my own with slide and a fitness centre.
petrol guzzling transport. Victoria Park hosts our yearly
gala during the summer and
Shopping occasional visiting circuses and
fairs. Within the park you will
We have a modern shopping centre find Victoria Hall where
and several industrial estates functions and gigs are often
offering just about everything held.
that you might want to buy. If I
want to buy some new clothes that There is a museum at Cliff Hall
are a little bit different I make in the grounds of Cliff Castle
a day out of it and take a 20 where exhibitions are often held.
minute train journey to Leeds and For families there is a fenced
either shop in the city centre or off playground and a café. Picnic
visit the White Rose Centre. tables are provided for those
like my grandchildren who prefer
Keighley has a permanent closed to picnic in between running
in market and quite regularly we around. There was a small zoo
have visiting continental markets with guinea pigs and a few
offering a wider range of goods. different birds the last time I
went in the summer. Years ago
Leisure there were monkeys, but now all
of the monkeys in the area seem
to reside at a house next door to Tourism
my mother. Over 50 would you
believe! Keighley is part of Bronte
Country, only a couple of miles
In Lund park you will find 2 from Haworth where the famous
playgrounds, one for older Bronte literature family lived.
children and a fenced off area Apart from traditional means, you
for the younger ones. There is a can travel to Oxenhope via
bowling green and a putting green Haworth on the Keighley and Worth
and a bicycle track with Valley Line from the Keighley
gradients which my 4 year old station on a steam train in the
grandson loves to skateboard on. summer. It is a heritage line and
has been used for several film
Nights Out locations that include the
Railway Children, Yanks and the
There has always been a lot of film of Pink Floyds ‘The Wall’
pubs in the area, maybe because musical.
we have an award winning brewery At the first stop 300 yards from
in the town. If you want to eat where I live in Ingrow there is a
out there are many restaurants Museum of Rail Travel. It is also
offering different cultural the starting place for Thomas the
meals. Nightclubs are a bit thin Tank Engine days out.
on the ground with just 2
catering for different age ranges I took my grandchildren last
and they aren’t that good. summer and they could clamber on
However there are plenty of good board Thomas and pull the
clubs within travelling distance whistle. There was a show
in Bradford, Leeds and even performed several times during
further afield at Wakefield. the day for the children and
several stalls. After the show we events, archery and jousting are
were able to travel on steam often hosted at Skipton Castle.
trains all day for one low cost
fee. At each stop there were more 10 miles in the other direction
shows and stalls making it a very is the city of Bradford where you
good day out. Towards Christmas will find the National Media
there is a Santa Special steam Museum, which is the most visited
train day. museum outside London. Bradford
hosts several festivals,
Haworth attracts a lot of including the Bradford Festival
American and Japanese tourists in June and the Bradford Mela
who want to steep themselves in which is the largest festival of
the history of the Brontes. There its type outside Asia. There are
is a Bronte museum up a steep 4 theatres in Bradford and for
cobbled street, the Bronte those who enjoy plays it isn’t
Waterfall and of course the moors difficult to get to Harrogate and
where the fictional Cathy and their playhouse.
Heathcliffe roamed. There are
lots of antique shops and tea Living In Keighley
rooms and some good hotels.
Although Keighley has often been
Skipton, ‘The Gateway To The knocked in the press and by some
Dales’ is 10 miles away. A good inhabitants I do not think that
starting point for hiking it is a bad place to live. I feel
holidays for those who want to safe in my home and walking
enjoy the beautiful countryside. around the streets and I have
Skipton also has one of the most easy access to everything that I
complete medieval castles in the want. Housing is inexpensive
country and is over 900 years compared to many other places in
old. Historical re-enactment the UK. You can still get a 2
bedroom terrace for less than a Yorkshire accent that is not as
£100,000 or any other type of broad as some of the surrounding
dwelling at comparatively low rural areas, I certainly do not
prices. say ‘ee bah gum’ on a regular
basis!
I have never found it difficult
to get employment in or around The area in and around Keighley
Keighley and the employment offers much more than I have
opportunities are diverse. The mentioned but hopefully this
inhabitants are friendly and very article gives you a good idea of
much down to earth. We speak with my hometown.
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