Thursday, 6 March 2025

Discovering Silsden: a new guide to walks with colourful connections that have helped shaped the town's storyDiscovering Silsden 2, a new book of walks, has gone on sale. Pictured above with a copy of the long-awaited publication, featuring 10 new heritage walks, is author Cathy Liddle. Each ramble tells a colourful but often forgotten tale of past times and characters. The guide showcases Silsden's splendours of moorland, wild flowers, hedgerows, trees, becks, bridges, farmhouses, industrial enterprises and ancient settlements. The book features photographs by John Liddle and rural drawings by Silsden artist Alastair Todd. Costing £8.50, the book is on sale at the Post Office newsagents and Kirkgate News. Cathy's first book of walks rapidly sold out after its publication 17 years ago.