Harden, West Yorkshire
Encyclopedia
Harden is a civil parish
and village
within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District
, West Yorkshire
, England
, 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Bingley
. It has a population of 1,615.
and an independent butcher's. There is a village park, a large square piece of land that hosts the annual gala during the Summer. Harden is also the home to the St. Ive's Estate, a large stretch of land with woodland
and a well-equipped children's playpark, as well as paths up to moorland
. St Ives also contains an 18-hole golf course
and golf club. There is a beautician and a hairdresser
along Long Lane as well, opposite Harden Primary School's carpark.
There is an annual gala in Harden park in the Summer, which has races
, jokes and a parade
processing down Long Lane past the school and the church. The parade generally consists of the Harden Players' (a local drama club) float and Harden Primary School's float, each with a theme, and then the gala queen's float with her two attendants, all dressed up in evening wear with bouquets of flowers. A marching band lead the procession and Harden Pre-School bring up the back in costume.
Harden Players
Harden Players is a local drama
club that puts on productions roughly twice a year, with children and adults, ages ranging from 4 to about 54. In recent years they have put on enjoyable pantomimes as well as Macbeth
.
St Ives Medieval Fayre
Every Summer St Ives puts on a medieval fayre, with jugglers and jousting
and other entertainments. Medieval tents are set up on the top field and demonstrations
are done to show how simple tasks like the washing up and making a tent peg
would be completed.
, have suggested Roman settlement in the area from c.150AD. Archaeologists have, in the past, unearthed pottery, coins, and even elephant ivory on this site, suggesting an Anglo-Roman villa may have stood here.
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
and village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District
City of Bradford
The City of Bradford is a local government district of West Yorkshire, England with the status of a city and metropolitan borough. It is named after its largest settlement, Bradford, but covers a far larger area which includes the towns of Keighley, Shipley, Bingley, Ilkley, Haworth, Silsden and...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Bingley
Bingley
Bingley is a market town in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, in West Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal...
. It has a population of 1,615.
Facilities
Harden is home to two churches, one Congregational, and Harden Primary School. There is also a Post OfficePost office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
and an independent butcher's. There is a village park, a large square piece of land that hosts the annual gala during the Summer. Harden is also the home to the St. Ive's Estate, a large stretch of land with woodland
Woodland
Ecologically, a woodland is a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade. Woodlands may support an understory of shrubs and herbaceous plants including grasses. Woodland may form a transition to shrubland under drier conditions or during early stages of...
and a well-equipped children's playpark, as well as paths up to moorland
Moorland
Moorland or moor is a type of habitat, in the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome, found in upland areas, characterised by low-growing vegetation on acidic soils and heavy fog...
. St Ives also contains an 18-hole golf course
Golf course
A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...
and golf club. There is a beautician and a hairdresser
Hairdresser
Hairdresser is a term referring to anyone whose occupation is to cut or style hair in order to change or maintain a person's image. This is achieved using a combination of hair coloring, haircutting, and hair texturing techniques...
along Long Lane as well, opposite Harden Primary School's carpark.
Events
Harden GalaThere is an annual gala in Harden park in the Summer, which has races
Racing
A sport race is a competition of speed, against an objective criterion, usually a clock or to a specific point. The competitors in a race try to complete a given task in the shortest amount of time...
, jokes and a parade
Parade
A parade is a procession of people, usually organized along a street, often in costume, and often accompanied by marching bands, floats or sometimes large balloons. Parades are held for a wide range of reasons, but are usually celebrations of some kind...
processing down Long Lane past the school and the church. The parade generally consists of the Harden Players' (a local drama club) float and Harden Primary School's float, each with a theme, and then the gala queen's float with her two attendants, all dressed up in evening wear with bouquets of flowers. A marching band lead the procession and Harden Pre-School bring up the back in costume.
Harden Players
Harden Players is a local drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
club that puts on productions roughly twice a year, with children and adults, ages ranging from 4 to about 54. In recent years they have put on enjoyable pantomimes as well as Macbeth
Macbeth
The Tragedy of Macbeth is a play by William Shakespeare about a regicide and its aftermath. It is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy and is believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1607...
.
St Ives Medieval Fayre
Every Summer St Ives puts on a medieval fayre, with jugglers and jousting
Jousting
Jousting is a martial game or hastilude between two knights mounted on horses and using lances, often as part of a tournament.Jousting emerged in the High Middle Ages based on the military use of the lance by heavy cavalry. The first camels tournament was staged in 1066, but jousting itself did not...
and other entertainments. Medieval tents are set up on the top field and demonstrations
Demonstration (people)
A demonstration or street protest is action by a mass group or collection of groups of people in favor of a political or other cause; it normally consists of walking in a mass march formation and either beginning with or meeting at a designated endpoint, or rally, to hear speakers.Actions such as...
are done to show how simple tasks like the washing up and making a tent peg
Tent peg
A tent peg is a spike, usually with a hook or hole on the top end, typically made from wood, metal, plastic, or composite material, pushed or driven into the ground for holding a tent to the ground, either directly by attaching to the tent's material, or by connecting to ropes attached to the tent...
would be completed.
Roman Heritage
Excavations on Leech Lane, off Hill End Lane towards CullingworthCullingworth
Cullingworth is a village and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England, between Bradford and Haworth. The village is well known locally for holding events such as the Brontë Vintage Gathering every year and the Great Yorkshire Bike Show in 2005. The surrounding countryside is mainly used for sheep...
, have suggested Roman settlement in the area from c.150AD. Archaeologists have, in the past, unearthed pottery, coins, and even elephant ivory on this site, suggesting an Anglo-Roman villa may have stood here.