Happy New Year to all Burley Bridge Association members and supporters!
Membership fees for 2019 now due Our membership year runs from January to December. We would be grateful for all those members paying the annual £10 household membership fee to send their payment either by cheque payable to the Burley Bridge Association to David Asher using the form at the end of this newsletter, or directly by bank transfer to our HSBC account no 11104608 sort code 40-25-30. Please give your surname as the reference. All membership fees, including for Life Membership, go into our general account which pays for running costs for the BBA, including expenses incurred for fundraising (printing event posters, tickets etc). Donations can also be made via Paypal using the Donate button on the website. All donations received go into our fundraising account to pay towards construction and maintenance cost for the bridge. We can also, of course, recoup gift aid on donations providing the donor is a tax payer. |
Firstly, Steeton Male Voice Choir are giving a concert at St. Mary’s Parish Church in Burley on Saturday 13 April. Doors open at 7.00 for the performance starting 7.30. This prestigious choir is one of the best in Yorkshire and their concerts often sell out, so please book your tickets early to save disappointment on the night! Tickets are £10 and include light refreshments. The acoustics in the church are ideal for the choir, who specifically requested the venue as the best in Burley to show off their fine vocals! Check them out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Steeton-Male-Voice-Choir-103770713328335/
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Secondly a folk concert by nationally acclaimed singers and musicians Belinda O’Hooley and Heidi Tidow is being held at the Queens Hall in Burley on Saturday 11 May. Doors open at 7.15 for a performance starting at 8.00, and we will be providing a bar. Belinda and Heidi come from Marsden and are both keen walkers when they have the opportunity (they are frequently touring), so are keen to support the bridge project. As Radio 2 ‘Best Folk Duo’ finalists in 2018, they are rated very highly by many in the folk music business, with Mojo magazine saying they are ‘One of British folk music’s mightiest combinations’, and the Independent saying their music is ‘defiant, robust, northern, poetical, political folk music for the times we live in’. Tickets cost £14. Again, early booking is recommended as most of their Autumn tour dates were fully booked, particularly at Yorkshire venues. Find out more: http://www.ohooleyandtidow.com
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Askwith Arms reopens
We are pleased to report that the Askwith Arms has reopened for business. They are apparently hoping to attract walkers, so we hope the new owners will be keen to see the bridge completed. Please help to make the business a success – and feel free to give Burley and the bridge a plug! |