Sunday 5th July 2015
Yesterday morning I legged it down to the bookies (I miss Ray’s Racing…) – I’d had a bet on. If there was an event on a weekend in Silsden it would be bound to be pissing it down first thing – and it was, so I went to collect my winnings; £2.50 each way. Ker-ching!
However, by lunchtime it were cracking t’flags for the Grand deParty so I wandered up with the kids and a couple of tins for refreshment (bought with my winnings). It were a right good do – kids playing footy, kids on bikes, kids doing exercises, kids doing stuff on t’bowling green and loads of other stuff. There were even a stand with insects, snakes and stuff – someone even got a snake stuck in their hair apparently (only in Silsden).
When I got there the Silsden Brass Band were playing – having swapped their usual uniform (kagouls) for a fairer weather version – it had a really summery feel.
After that there was a relay race for teams of 2, kids and adults. To be honest, I couldn’t make head nor tails of it, but the kids seemed to be having fun and the adults seemed to be trying to avoid collapsing.
It’s good to see nice stuff happening in the park, supported by plenty of people, and hopefully there will be more stuff in Silsden over t’next few weeks through July.
Aye it were a reet good do!
See you later
The Old Man
Na Then,
Just been speaking to a mate in the Lion about them storms on Wednesday night, and his greenhouse got shot to buggery. If we hadn’t have had them flood defences up by t’ducks we’d had ‘ave been in trouble….
See thi’ later
The Old Man
I’ve lived in Silsden all my life, and the Silsden Buzz team have said I can write about it on their new website. I thought only locals knew about Silsden but t’other day at work I was talking to someone from down South.
“Where do you live ?” they said,
“Silsden” my reply. “You probably havent heard of it”
“Silsden. Silsden ? Silsden….??” they considered “I’ve heard of Silsden, havent I” ?
“Not sure” I suggested, thinking they were perhaps a fan of world record sized onions.
“Yes. YES!” they declared “I’ve got it !”
“Silsden was on that Gordon Ramsey programme. What was it…. yeah, KITCHEN NIGHTMARES. Ha-ha, I loved that!. Especially when Ramsey was sick out the back. Classic”.
“Yes, that was Silsden” I replied. Deflated.
Why not Vincent Throup, Why not Frankie Wainmain, Why not the Lampkins. Why always bloody Gordon bloody Ramsey…
Ah well.
See ya later.
t’old man
