Places I have lived in the UK - Bradford

I liked living in Bradford although it was only for two years. I liked the look of terraced housing, the smell coming from the chimneys, the washing hanging across the streets, people standing outside their doors and the accent in particular. The people were blunt - to the point - but I liked that as then I knew where things stood. The curry bars were great (no knife or fork just chapatis). The Salvation Army in Great Horton was a very old building (now in Wibsey) but we had wonderful times of worship and fellowship and very good attendance. The damp, wet walls, rats, etc...did not put these people off their focus for mission.

Two Corps were amalgamated at that time to form the new Bradford Citadel.

They are now going from strentgh to strentgh as they say and it is not surprising!

Places I have lived in the UK - Keighley

I lived in Keighley for three years, by a busy roundabout. Across the road there was a butcher who sold pork pies and people would have them hot with mushy peas...and a cup of tea! This was my second appointment with the Salvation Army. I think the town has changed a lot since then. Unfortunately I could not find good photos of the town on Google Image Search. Who will take some uptodate pictures? We used to like going to East Riddlesden Hall whenever we had an hour to spare and take the children round the corner to this National Trust Property to look around and feed the ducks, of course!

The Corps was very active and hardworking. A medium size Corps, it had a very big OverSixties Club and Ethel was a marvellous money-raiser too. The Brownies was a busy group and lots of other good things took place and are still taking place! People were very caring.

We were asked to close down the Skipton Corps which we did...and a few years later were given a choice of re-opening Skipton, starting the Army in Beverley or developing the outpost in Longhill.

Where do you think we went?

God Bless the Spiritual ministry and the community work which has developed since then. Keighley Corps

The Best of British - Faggots and Peas!

Faggots and peas, potatoes and gravy

Mmmmm.....at home or at a cafe in Wales!!!

Ideal with a cup of tea!!