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Topic : THANK YOU SILSDEN - we had a ball |
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| Peter |
Yes, we did have a ball! I would like to say as a member of the Tour de France committee here in Silsden what an immense pleasure it was to be part of the working team that came together to show our residents, our visitors and indeed the world the delights of our small town. We started out as a small group, but within a few weeks more and more residents, businesses and organisations came forward with offers of help and new ideas were formulated. Many thanks go to our three wonderful churches, St James, Silsden Methodists and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, who came together and initiated the start of things. Thank you very much for their hospitality over the weekend and during the 100 days of culture. Also grateful thanks must go to Neil Whitaker, who organised and chaired the meetings, to the charismatic Rev David Griffiths who ignited the community with his enthusiasm and to Anne Knight and silsden.net for getting on board at the very beginning and keeping the town updated as to what was happening. Thank you to all the Silsden businesses that happily supported the Make Silsden Yellow Campaign ( thank you to the all the knitters of the yellow jumpers); to those that contributed their outstanding art work at Le Bike Festival; to all the people who took part in the Decorated Bike Trail and to Bodyfix for keeping the town fit with their Physio Tour de Silsden. Many thanks to those volunteers who readily came forward for the big Silsden Tidy Up last Friday and a huge thank you to the local “volunteers” who cleaned our public toilets. Silsden Youth Council’s very early start to the day paid off when their display on the rugby pitch was broadcast to millions. “Silsden Welcomes Le Tour” made an amazing aerial shot and certainly put us on the map. Thanks to the Silsden Town Council for organising, paying and putting up the town’s bunting. Thank you to all the councillors who contributed their time and effort to this event. Many thanks to Gill and Jeff The Barber for organising the entertaining Boule competion. Well done to the ladies of the gala committee on their win. Be prepared to defend your title next year. Also a big thank-you to all those people who supported the film evening showing “ A Boy, a Girl and a Bike”, proving so popular there was standing room only. I would also like to thank Bradford Council for painting our “balls” in the Tour de France jersey colours. All the comments that I have heard have been favourable and have brought a smile to many faces. It would be difficult to name each individual, but to everyone who contributed in any way thank you very much. I’m sure the residents of Silsden and all our visitors appreciated the hours of hard work and effort that went into making this such a special weekend. Merci beaucoup Gary Verity for bringing this event to Yorkshire. Last Sunday was an absolutely brilliant day. The build-up, the caravan and the fantastic race itself. And the sun continued to shine... The Tour de France has been a superb opportunity to bring together all the various Silsden groups. There will be no stopping us now. There is a community event being planned in October to “showcase” all the Silsden clubs and organisations. The public and all residents will have the chance to come along and see what goes on in Silsden. There will be lots of opportunities to be involved in future projects which will benefit the town. Don’t hide your talent. Be part of the future of Silsden. Cllr Rebecca Whitaker Silsden Town Council Buckden Court Silsden |
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| bandnwire |
Well said Rebecca, we all thoroughly enjoyed it, especially as Rev David Griffiths had arranged a viewing area for people in wheelchairs and anyone unable to stand for a long time. |
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| The Stig |
Fantastic organisation all round. When I saw we had a ball I thought peter was going to congratulate the sports club. We had a great day with helicopters adding a different dimension. |
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| gazzer |
This is Silsden/tour related www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p021w8zr |
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| ted |
well done silsden. it was a great experience for all residents, past and present |
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