Scouts honoured at family fun day

Keighley’s Scout movement celebrated the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with a family barbecue.

More than 350 Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers, Network members and leaders – plus families – attended.

The event, at East Riddlesden Hall, included a balloon launch and the lighting of a beacon.

There was a presentation of Chief Scout’s Awards by town mayor Councillor George Metcalf and Keighley Scouts vice-president Syd Smith.

The area around the Scout HQ in the grounds of the hall has undergone a makeover to mark the Jubilee.

An old boundary fence was removed to make way for the creation of a garden, fire pit and wildlife walk.

The Scouts were assisted over two weekends by personnel from the Army Foundation College in Harrogate and members of the community. Some materials were donated by B&Q in Keighley.

Help was also provided by the National Trust and grant aid was given by the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Fund, managed by Bradford District Community Fund.

Lucky choice of date for village picnic in park

A cheque for £1,400 – proceeds from East Morton’s Picnic in the Park to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee – has been presented to Parkinson’s UK.

The money was raised through a raffle, donations in response to the provision of free entertainment, music, tea and coffee, a Jubilee cake and having photos taken with “Queen” for the day Nancy Gore.

Barbara Evans, of East Morton Village Society, said: “We were so lucky to decide to run the event on the Monday of the Jubilee weekend as there was no rain.”

She handed over the cheque to Maureen Leverington, of Parkinson’s UK.

The money, which is being divided between the charity’s local support group and national research projects, will be boosted further by sponsorship from the Barclays Bank community projects team.

Pupils have a masked ball at ‘royal variety performance’

A ‘royal variety performance’ formed the highlight of Diamond Jubilee celebrations at Keighley’s St Joseph’s Primary School.

Pupils had to audition to take part and the best performers appeared in the show on the day.

‘The Royal Family’, which was made up of members of the school council, attended the festivities and sat in a suitably decorated royal box (pictured) to watch the occasion.

Pupils and staff sang the National Anthem and some of the children also played it on their guitars. The show was followed by a celebratory tea party.

The pupils who played the part of the Royal Family were Ibrahim Ali, Lucy Southwell, Imogen Roberts, Matthew Gill, Loura Goodchild, Megan Harron, Naomi Higgins and Alex Greenwood.

Lasting tribute

Members of a Women’s Institute have planted a flowering cherry tree to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

The tree was planted in the grounds of West Lane Baptist Church, in Haworth, by the Stanbury & District WI.

Group spokesman Christine Manley said her colleagues also planned to install a commemorative plaque at the base of the tree.

Stables souvenir

More than 40 people attended a Haworth Riding for Disabled party to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

The event, at the Vale Mill Lane stables, included a buffet prepared by volunteer Janet Jackson and a Union Flag cake made by Vanessa Johns.

Everyone was given a special Jubilee rosette.