Wharfedale naturalist's focus on the changing biodiversity of the local countryside

Silsden Campaign for the Countryside organised a talk on the changing biodiversity of  our local countryside. The speaker was Dr Ian Brand (on the left), who chairs Wharfedale Naturalists. He is pictured with Caroline Whitaker, one of Silsden's three Green Party councillors at City Hall, and Mark Wogden, who chairs Silsden Campaign for the Countryside. The well-attended illustrated talk was held at Silsden Methodist Church on Tuesday October 29th.

Popular Kurdish barber takes a short cut to Kirkgate (from Bolton Road)

Popular Kurdish barber Saim Sarwan (pictured above), who opened his first shop at 5 Bolton Road, Silsden, in April 2021, has moved to No. 49 Kirkgate, which Saim says is bigger and in a better location than his previous premises (see my Blog of June 30th 2021), which he has vacated. The new shop is called Master Fade. The fade is a stylish and fashionable haircut. The customer pictured above having a flame treatment is Tom Cunningham.

No. 49 Kirkgate was a pharmacy for a long time but then had three changes of use in the last five years, as The Yorkshire Vaper, Dessert Bae and Raven Forge before its dazzling transformation into Master Fade.

New Briggate hairdresser sees more opportunities ahead as Silsden expands

After more than 20 years as a hairdresser renting space at other shops, Laura Davison has opened her own business, called Themis, in Briggate. Laura is pictured standing (left) with Bethany Lazenby, who will be renting a chair at the newly refurbished shop, which is pictured below. Laura was a hairdresser in Bradford and Halifax before taking a chair in Cross Hills and then for the last two years or so in Silsden. She has gone into business on her own account in Silsden spurred by the prospect of increased local housing offering more new customers.                         

Laura has chosen the shop's name in memory of the legendary singer-songwriter and poet Jim Morrison, of the 1960s rock band The Doors, whose interests included Greek mythology.