The Rotary Club of Birstall Luddites
Tour de Yorkshire 2017 - Birstall Sun 30th April |
Birstall Luddites, Birstall in Bloom, Birstall Chamber of Trade and local businesses combined to show Birstall at its best for the honour of being on the Stage 3 route of this years Tour de Yorkshire.
The community came together after the sad events in recent past in "The Great get together". John Sugden with Ian Blamires led the preparations for the big day. Ian gathering, painting (with help of PPG) and fixing the bikes around Birstall. John making the roundels for the bike wheels, Jim and Mavis, John L, and Tony helped with the pre-tour day preparations. Ian planting all around Birstall with Tony helping fixing bunting around the shops. Rotarians and Birstall in Bloom all preparing for the big day. |
The big day arrived with fine weather, early start found Roberts decor on the stall looking very good.
Luddites stall was the control for the raffle and the collection of the Alzheimers Society charity buckets the collection which rotarians did all day along together with selling raffle tickets. 15:00 and the tour caravan stopped and gave out flags and other odds and ends. 15:30 the tour leaders swept through followed minutes later by the peloton. See the videos for a better view. Race over - the raffle was drawn and the Alzheimers Society collection was totalled up with the help of Sue Bardsley from the Society. John passed the monies to the Alzheimers car following the tour venues. What a brilliant day for Birstall - the race brought the whole community together with local businesses doing a roaring tade selling food etc.. Although an overall team effort Birstall Luddites did their part doing a very good job in the successful day in the 2017 Tour de Yorkshire. |
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Below 2 Local videos showing Birstall
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Links |
Cycling Weekly - tour cylists comments
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Official Charity for the Tour - Alzheimers Society
and Tour de Yorkshire Facebook This Tour de Yorkshire Twitter site shows interesting info of the Tour Tour de Yorkshire web site - Stage 3 map shows the route through Birstall |
more Enjoy Prosecco and Strawberries - Hosts President Margaret and Nigel at 3 Lamplands Batley, 2-4pm £5.
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more End of Year Presidents BBQ Party,
more Pupils from Fairfield School are taken for a day at Lightwater Valley.
more Luddites and partners were invited to 3 Lamplands Upper Batley at 16:00 hours for President Margaret's BBQ
more Visit to Fairfield School 6.45 for 7.00 Buffet will be provided (small cost).
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more Robert Jacksons Walk for "End Polio Now".
more Club Charter Night 2014
more Murder Mystery at Healds Hall Hotel in aid of Kirkwood Hospice. Includes a 3 course dinner, be a detective and work out the clues.
more Equine Pathways UK followed by meal
more Outside Visit to Holmfirth Vineyard.
more End of Year BBQ held at David and Mandys Home 27 Batley Field Hill.
more Mystery Weekend
more Blue Hills Farm shop Cafe lunch and walk.
more Santa Sleigh travels 2013
more Meet 13.00 for a walk around Birkenshaw. Farm House Breakfast lunch at 14:30.
more Walk in Saltaire ~ meet visitor centre 10:45
more Birstall Luddite Rotarian John Broadhead The Great War And the Part My Father Played in it
more Visit to EMLEY MOOR STATION UHF transmitter site for most of Yorkshire.
more Remembrance Day - President Jeremy laid a poppy wreath at the war Memorial in Birstall St Peters cemetery
more Conference Scarborough 12 - 14th October Spa Complex.
more Club Speaker - Ian Fillan - Hallmarks
more Club Speaker Margaret Arthurs - How I became a Dentist.
more Fairfield School Sunshine Sports Day
more Club Speaker Sara Hay Dogs Trust with Cocoa. Partners invited
more Annual Seat of Knowledge Quiz
more Santa Sleigh collection - St Thomas Church - Touring Lamplands and York Road arriving at St Thomas Church Sun 18th followed by carol service.
more Club Speaker John Mackail - Anniversary of D day - "The enormity of that One Day"
more Club speaker Robert Jackson - update on the Yorkshire School in Sri Lanka project.
more Club Council Meeting
more Wreath laying at St Peters Church war memorial.
more Birstall Luddites in partnership with Fairfield School at the District Conference
more Batley Rotary Club held a "Worlds Greatest Meal" at their weekly meeting.
more Walk with lunch details to follow
more Luddite Rotarian Paul Barns is the Speaker Finder. Club Speakers 2014/15. Visit this link to view the club speakers in this current Rotary year.
more Club Handover & Presentations
more Mystery outing Sat 18 May details to follow
more Meet at Power Station to start the visit at 19:00.
more Second annual new Rotary year walk, promoting club and family friendship.
more Visit to Rounday Park Gardens
more Club outside visit to Huddersfield Astronomical Society public open evening.
more Outside visit - A Leeds City walk "The West Side Story".
more Outside Visit Hollybank School
more Mystery Weekend 2013.
more Outside Visit to Ossett Brewery. Meet 19:30. Ossett Brewery Kings Road off Healey Road Ossett WF5 8ND
more Club visit - Tour of Fulneck Settlement Church & Museum Pudsey.
more Quiz night at Batley Grammar School. Teams of six plus BOBooze
more Valentines Evening
more Seat of Knowlege Quiz held at Healds Hall
more Seat of Knowledge Quiz
more Outside Visit to Robertos Batley
more Mystery Weekend Treasure Hunt
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