A stitch in time for Keighley pupils

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100

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.

Hopeful future for charity after move to Dalton Mills

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0100

A charity that helps a bitterly deprived part of the Ukraine has moved to Dalton Mills, following a devastating fire at their previous premises.

Take Hope Yorkshire help people in the Ukraine, particularly orphans, the elderly and the handicapped, by taking out convoys of food, clothing, wheelchairs, bedding and even firefighting equipment. The charity was established by Andrew McVeigh in 1995 and it supports a range of projects in the Vinogradiv region of the Ukraine.

Take Hope were based at a church hall in Halifax but in March a fire broke out at the premises destroying the next aid load which had taken 18 months to collect. 400 boxes of toys, clothing and equipment, which were ready to be taken to the Ukraine were destroyed in the fire and the charity needed to find new storage space.

Take Hope decided to take up space at the Clock Tower in Dalton Mills after it was offered at a very affordable price. The charity has been touched by the help and support they have received since the fire, and thanks to generous donations they have almost replaced the damaged aid load.

Andrew McVeigh said: “Since the fire, everyone has really rallied round to help us get goods together again. Dalton Mills is a great location for us to continue for the future and we hope that the move will be a long-term arrangement. We are overwhelmed with the help we have had from the local community to help us get back out to the Ukraine next week as planned.”

Take Hope support an orphanage, a soup kitchen and a therapy centre for disabled children by shipping out equipment and clothing and by offering financial aid. West Yorkshire Fire Service also donates fire-fighting equipment, which is distributed by Take Hope, because there is a desperate shortage in the region. The charity always needs clothes, bedding, toiletries and of course financial donations. They also require wheelchairs and equipment for the therapy centre, old computer equipment, bicycles, baby equipment and prams amongst other things.

To find out more about Take Hope Yorkshire, and how to help with fundraising or donations, please visit www.take-hope.org.uk.

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