A stitch in time for Keighley pupils

Pupils from a Keighley primary school enjoyed an insider’s view of Dalton Mills and it’s heritage last week, as part of their school heritage trail.

The children from Parkwood School, and two of their teachers, received a guided tour of the mill from Magna Holdings.

Jack Croft, the caretaker at Dalton Mills put together a special film about the mill and it's history and Magna Holdings put together a quiz for the children after the tour.

Current tenants, Stephen Kennedy from Autoprint, and Michael Mitchell from Pyramid Pollution Prevention, showed the pupils around their premises and told them about their businesses so they could see the work that takes place at Dalton Mills nowadays.

Mr Hanson, one of the teachers on the trip said: “All agreed, the afternoon had been a highlight of the school heritage trail and no doubt the children will remember their visit for a long time to come. For me it was also special, as for a time in the early seventies, I lived in the coach house next to the mill and often wondered
what the mill was like inside.”

Linda Cook from Magna Holdings said: “It was a pleasure to meet the pupils at Parkwood school and we had a fun day showing them around the mill. Dalton Mills is such a significant part of Keighley’s history, and it’s fantastic that local schools are taking an interest in it’s heritage.”

Magna Holdings is also hoping to participate in next year’s school challenge, where pupils from local schools including Parkwood will build sets from films, which have been made in the local area as part of the Keighley Festival. The firm is offering the exhibition space in the Tower Mill so local schools can reproduce sets from Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South or Fairy Tale – a True Story
which were both filmed locally.

Flexible, affordable office space in Bradford, at Dalton Mills is still available from just £5 per sq ft. Workshop space and industrial or storage space is also available to rent from as little as £2 per sq ft. For more details, please see here or register your details here.