Coffydale continues Kirkgate's coffee culture
Occupying one of Silsden's premier retailing locations, No 55 Kirkgate has contributed to the town's coffee-cum-catering culture, which along with hairdressing is a prominent part of the local economy. Coffydale, a combined cafe and bar, is owned by Louisa Rollins, who is pictured above on the right with colleague Gaynor Kelepouris. Louisa is a partner in another coffee shop in the area. The Silsden venture opened in January of this year. 
No 55 Kirkgate has been a shop for well over 120 years, much of that time a grocery, being particularly remembered as Holgate's. More recently it has been a cafe, Bilaluci's following the closure of Holgate's and then the Duck Pond.
New barber Blendz into the continuing changes in Kirkgate
No 74 Kirgate, previously occupied by Silsden Vets, has a new lease of life as a barber's shop, run by Haider Ali, who is pictured above at the premises. He has been a barber for six years and the Silsden venture, called Blendz, is his first own-account business. Ali, who is from Wibsey, says he chose to open in Silsden because it looked a good place to be.
