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Oakworth Village Society president John Sugden, left, with, from left, correspondence secretary Janet Armstong, booklet editor Andy Wade and chairman John Barnes.

Snippets of history, local people's memories and a directory of businesses and organisations all feature in the latest edition of the Oakworth Handbook.

The booklet is published every 10 years by Oakworth Village Society and this is the fourth version.

Over the next few weeks it will be delivered free to every household in the village.

Andy Wade, a village society member who was on the book's editing team, said: "We're absolutely delighted with it. Each edition of the book has been better than the last."

The book contains a guided tour of the village, which explains the background to many of Oakworth's key historic locations.

Among the details is the story of the Charles Edward Sugden Almshouses. The wills of the couple who funded it said the property's residents must not be "Catholics, Socialists, or supporters of the Labour Party". Readers can also find out about the Austrian employees of Vale Mill and why the main hall of Oakworth Primary School was built in the shape of an octagon.

To mark last year's 200th anniversary of the birth of Sir Isaac Holden - the man behind the construction of Oakworth House - the book includes a feature on Holden Park, complete with villagers' reminisces.

Joan Greenwood, one of those interviewed for the handbook, said: "There was no vandalism - everyone played happily together. If we did anything wrong the park keeper soon told us off and we didn't do it again."

Another interviewee, Mollie Binns, said: "One of the best things for me was to bring down any visitors - we had to go round the park."

Mr Wade thanked all the groups which funded the handbook's publication, including both Bradford and Keighley councils and the Co-op.

Village society correspondence secretary, Janet Armstrong, said about 3,000 copies would be delivered.

9:08am Thursday 1st May 2008

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