“PEOPLE say that the sign of a thriving town is to have an independent bookshop on the high street,” says Mike Sansbury, manager of The Grove Bookshop, which for more than 40 years has sat proudly on its corner spot in Ilkley’s most well-known and elegant street. “If not an independent bookshop then Waterstones is the next best thing. A bookshop brings together people who all have different interests to browse and buy books. There is a special atmosphere in a bookshop.” Opened in November 1979 by local couple Mr and Mrs Townson - who were determined that it should be on The Grove and nowhere else - the shop occupies an important place in the community.
FILMING for TV series Gentleman Jack is taking place at historic Oakwell Hall in Birstall this week. TV crews have taken over the hall, which is currently closed to the public due to Covid, to film scenes for series two of the period drama. Oakwell was used as a location in November and December for the show, and the production is expected to return again later in the summer. Eric Brown at Oakwell Hall said: The filming is all taking place in the Hall, with various rooms in our building featuring as a number of locations and settings in the drama.
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AN international photography competition is launching in Saltaire to mark a special anniversary. Amateur and professional photographers of all ages are invited to enter the event, being run by Saltaire Inspired, Saltaire Collection and Saltaire History Club to commemorate 20 years of Saltaire’s UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription. A selection of the best entries will be shown as part of a larger heritage exhibition, Saltaire: Foundation and Legacy, running from May 28 - June 20 in the old boardroom at Salts Mill. Cash prizes, of: 1st £100; 2nd £75; 3rd £50; People’s Choice £25, will be awarded to four winners. The theme of the competition is ‘International Saltaire.