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Keighley's first library was that of the Mechanics Institute which was established in 1825. [3] The establishment of public libraries by local authorities was enabled following the passing of the Public Libraries Act 1850 but nationally take-up was slow until the last two decades of the 19th century. [4]
The new library underwent a £640,000 overhaul in 2015 and re-opened in early 2016. [ 6 ] In early 2016, budget restraints at Bradford Council led to the announcements that only the main libraries in the city centre, Bingley, Eccleshill , Ilkley , Keighley , Manningham and Shipley would carry on to have librarians and be fully funded by the ...
The Keighley and District Local History Society (KDLHS) is an English local history society covering the town of Keighley, West Yorkshire, and its surrounding area. It was founded in 2004, following the centenary of Keighley Library.
Keighley College is a further education college in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England. It traces its origins to Keighley Mechanics' Institute , founded in 1825. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] IFrom 2006 to 2017 it was part of Park Lane College Leeds and Leeds City College , branded as their Keighley Campus, but is now once more a freestanding college, within the ...
New brewery opening soon, library closed, events in Bellingham and new unique cocktails. Alyse Smith. May 28, 2023 at 12:00 AM ... The locations will open up with regular hours on Tuesday, May 30.
Keighley is 8 miles (13 kilometres) north-west of Bradford, 4 mi (6.5 km) north-west of Bingley, 11 mi (18 km) north of Halifax and 8 mi (13 km) south-east of Skipton. It is governed by Keighley Town Council and Bradford City Council. Keighley is located in West Yorkshire, close to the borders of North Yorkshire and Lancashire.
Cliffe Castle Museum, Keighley, West Yorkshire, England, is a local heritage museum which opened in the grand, Victorian, neo-Gothic Cliffe Castle in 1959. Originating as Cliffe Hall in 1828, the museum is the successor to Keighley Museum which opened in Eastwood House, Keighley, in c. 1892.
The town hall continued to serve as the headquarters of Keighley Borough Council but it ceased to be the local seat of government on the formation of the enlarged Bradford City Council in 1974. [11] After a campaign for greater local democracy, [12] the town hall became the meeting place for the new town council which was formed in April 2002. [13]