Walkers are Welcome in Bingley participate to many events which don’t involve walking! Why not paying us a visit at one of them?
Bingley’s cultural scene is set to burst into life this year with Bingley 25 — a vibrant, three-day festival of creativity, community, and heritage taking place over the May bank holiday weekend (May 3–5, 2025).
Bingley Walkers are Welcome is almost ten years old. For our ninth AGM edition, we will meet face to face on Thursday 17th October 2024, 7.00pm at The Brown Cow, Bingley. The meeting will start at 7.00 prompt and we will provide tea and coffee on arrival.
For a fun night out, go to Bingley Arts Centre on Thursday 19th September to see Common Ground by Mikron Theatre Co. It will be ‘hill-arious’!
Our jewel in the crown, the famous Bingley Five Rise Locks turned 250 year old in 2024! For the occasion, Canal & River Trust put a whole day of activities and everyone was invited. Local communities and groups like us worked on a programme with the charity to help out. It was a fabulous celebration for the town and Bingley Walkers are Welcome took part by guiding people from the railway station to the canal towpath.
When did it happen?
Saturday 23rd March 2024 – from 10:00am to 3:00pm
We don’t usually share events which are not walk related but on this occasion we believe there is enough ground for us to make an exception:
it’s a community event involving three local organisations
it’s a family fun day
it’s happening locally using local facilities (Bingley Pool and Myrtle Park)
So let’s make this a success and hopefully it will be a recurring annual event for many years to come!
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of their accreditation as a Walkers are Welcome town, Otley WaW is putting together a walkers fair! And we have been invited.
Cliffe Castle Heritage Park in Keighley is one of the outdoor gems of the Aire Valley. Unfortunately, this Victorian countryside park had fallen into disarray over the years and a much needed refurbishment work was needed. Following a successful bid, Bradford Council managed to secure £3.5 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund’s Parks for the People programme, and provided the remaining 1 million of the funding itself. The full restoration including the glasshouse, fountains, aviary and paths is now nearing completion and a Grand Re-opening ceremony is planned on 10th December 2017.
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The friends of Prince of Wales Park have invited us to take part in their extravaganza party in the park this May 21st and we have gladly accepted. So join us on the day, let’s party altogether and don’t forget to visit our stall too! Read more for some information about the event.
Why not visit our stand at Bingley Show on Saturday 23rd July in Myrtle Park and find out more about Bingley Walkers are Welcome.
We will be on hand to answer any questions you may have and also advise you on walks and walking events in and around the town.
More than 400 people attended the launch of Walkers are Welcome Bingley. The event, on Saturday 11th April, was held at Bingley Arts Centre and was attended and supported by local businesses and community groups, including local GPs and healthcare … Continued