“please forward to everyone.



I have authorised through the councils scheme of delegation section C(2) grants to officers and the ward representative for the temporary road closure on the A6068 from 12.10 until 13.00 on 26th July 2008 to enable the gala procession to take place, please tell everyone there will be a procession and unfortunately I wont be there as am on holiday. Sorry if this appears to over ride anyones decisions but I felt it my duty to keep a tradition alive and kicking, this is essential to our community and part of our history, culture and also the future of our Gala and Procession. Please make it a day to remember and to maybe learn lessons from for the future that with a little effort we can keep Cowling Gala the pleasure it has always given many people including myself. Everyone who can please enter the procession no matter what the theme for the day is, maybe you have a vintage bike or car, an old costume from previous Gala's, anything to add to the day.



regards



Craven District Councillor

Ady Green
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 Comments Left by Ady Green | 14/07/2008 13:50:31 |

 “I discovered your website by chance and was immediately impressed by its usefulness as a fantastic source of all things connected with the village and the area. My great grandfather comes from Cowling and your site has given me lots to ponder on the family history. I have had great assistance from Josie Walsh, a mine of Cowling information and an authority on Cowling ancestry. Many thanks to all.”

 Comments Left by Jack Whittaker | 05/07/2008 13:39:27 |

 “Do any of the village businesses (like Cowling Chippy), school,sports clubs or community group sell t-shirts with Cowling in the logo?”

 Comments Left by Gail Cowling | 01/07/2008 06:16:15 |

 “Cool site.”

 Comments Left by Pat Williams | 26/06/2008 10:56:11 |

 “My great, great grandfather was Christopher Benson born 29 Aug 1833 in Cowling. His son Samuel b. 1864 married and moved to Blackburn, Lancs and then he emigrated (without his wife!!) to Canada. There my dad lost track of him after WW2. However I see there are still Bensons in Cowling - I would be interested if anyone has any more information about Christopher, I think the 1901 census saw him working as an Estate Bailiff at the Manor House in Over Silton. The Cowling website's a treasure trove for family history but there must be lots more Bensons that I don't know about!”

 Comments Left by Karen Mason | 19/05/2008 20:11:17 |

 “i love cowling i have lived here all my 11 years of life”

 Comments Left by Amy McCann | 27/04/2008 20:37:48 |

 “this is pauline sister of david hudson i do not now if it is david our not but it is about the right time for him to be at school as he was five when elaine was born .i was born in 1948 .
comments left by pauline summerscales {bracewell}5/4/08.”

 Comments Left by Anonymous | 05/04/2008 13:33:50 |

 “To David Hudson - brother of Elaine & Pauline - you are coming up on a Cowling School Class Photo 1947 - pls. make sure it is yourself as we have had some arguments about it!”

 Comments Left by Joan Tindale (Binns) in Cowling | 25/03/2008 22:53:43 |

 “We are in the process of converting the diarys of Emmett (from 1873---)to DVD. These are a fascinatig insight of a farming life in days long past. They give many details of the farming community from these times and the hard life they lived. It also mentions many of the local people including their passing as he was also the grave digger as well as a local farmer. Many of the local towns and villages are also mentioned. Anyone interested in the local field names would also be interested.”

 Comments Left by dinnington history society | 20/03/2008 10:37:00 |

 “Used to live in Cowling many years ago now, just turned 40 but have been back a few times with my family, the place holds alot of happy memorys for me especially what we used to call the salt and pepper pot, used to love playing with friends upon the tops. Hello to all and if any body remembers me i'd love to hear from you”

 Comments Left by David Peacock | 11/03/2008 20:31:04 |

 “Hi Cowling Web - tks for posting my comments - hopefully Lindsey and Mick and my family will be able to meet up sometime. I have replied to Lindsey direct to their email.

Cheers Mary”

 Comments Left by Mary Crosbie | 10/03/2008 18:36:27 |

 “Helly Mary, lovely to hear from you, our daughter lives in Auckland, we are heading up this weekend, but are flying out to Norfolk Island so will not have any time to meet up, however, next time we are planning a trip up I will let you know or if you are coming to Gisborne that would be grreat to see you. Our email address is: lindseyemmott@clear.net.nz. Our 3 children are grown up too, and we are going to be grandparents later this year!”

 Comments Left by Lindsey & Mick | 10/03/2008 06:13:11 |

 “Hi Lindsay and Mick, really great to hear from you - Margaret (my sister) emailed to say there was a note for me as i have not checked out the website for a while. I am in Auckland and have been here for the last 23 years - married with 2 grown up kids. My Mum still lives in Australia. Margaret and Carol are both in England. Tks for the update on everyone. Let me know if you are up in Auckland at any time and we can catch up. Phone number is 09 814 9858.
Cheers Mary (and Ian)”

 Comments Left by Mary Crosbie | 21/02/2008 18:41:11 |

 “Hello, Just browsing and noticed all these names of old school friends - Mary Moore, Derek Craven, Angela Bracewell, Julia Chapman Thomas Berry Ruth Cope and all the rest. Mary, I can remember you going to Aus in 1963 with your mum and dad and Carol,
Michael Emmott and me have been in NZ since 1982 where abouts are you? we are in gisborne, but planning to move over to Australia soon. Last I heard Julia moved over to Barlick but her mum and sister and brother still live in the village in Collinge Rd Would love to hear from any of you
Cheers Lindsey & Mick”

 Comments Left by Lindsey Emmott (was Lindsey Bell) | 21/02/2008 08:22:13 |

 “My maiden name is "Watson" and my grandfather was John William Watson who married Ann Procter and went to live in Colne. John was a member of the cycling club and I have a photo of him with his bycicle taken in a studio just before the turn of the century, I think. If you would like me to send it will you please send me an Email address. John was a joiner by trade and the yougest child of Robert & Ellen. I have found a lot of interesting information on this site as my family have lived Cowling for many generations. In fact, William and James Watson who kept the Bay Horse are also my direct ancestors, so thanks to Lizzie too. PS My brother is Peter Watson who has the Garage in Otley Road at Skipton. Some of you may know him and his son, Robert.”

 Comments Left by Margaret Robinson | 02/02/2008 07:32:10 |

 “I've just spent a fascinating hour or so looking through the old photographs, hoping to pick out one or two of the boys from Cowling who attended Keighley Boys Grammar School with me. [I lived in Sutton] I think I might have found just one. He's pictured in the middle of the front row of the photo of the C of E Sunday School trip dated 1946. I think it could be Ronald Robert Burgess. Am I correct? Camera film must have been very hard to come by shortly after the war because photos of that era are few and far between. I knew of three other lads from Cowling who started KBGS in 1945 - Malcolm Smith, Peter? Whittaker and Trevor[Squire] Jackson. And was there a Manton too?

Just a point. Would it be possible to number the pages ? It would make it easier to bookmark a particular photo.

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 Comments Left by Denis Pickles | 20/01/2008 20:41:17 |

 “My son and I have discovered your site and did not know that there was a village with our last name. My son is 10 yrs old and he is thinking about doing a report on your village in his school. We live in Haubstadt, Indiana in the U.S.”

 Comments Left by Dennis and Christian Cowling | 01/01/2008 01:20:45 |

 “A great Site!

My ggrandfather William Harrison left Leys farm Cowling in 1850 to sail for Port Phillip Melbourne Australia. Two marriages and 18 children later he told his descendants of this lovely place in Yorkshire called Cowling where he grew up as a cattle farmers son

Subsequent family history research in Oz has reaqainted this far off family with this lovely place called Cowling. Several of William's contemporary descendants have traveled from Oz to Cowling to savour the pleasures of their distant ancestors birthplace

The Harrison's were spread across the Craven areas and are certainly concentrated at the Broughton in Craven All Saints Church


A great Website and Cowling, a lovely area to know your ancestors were living in!!

Ian Harrison Torquay Oz
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 Comments Left by Ian Harrison | 18/12/2007 11:51:44 |

 “nice to see cowling again all you cowing earders merry christmas greeting from germany especially to my brother John Proud and his family up at lower great house farm”

 Comments Left by HARRY PROUD | 15/12/2007 22:47:52 |

 “wonderful to see familiar names and places after all these years”

 Comments Left by david hudson | 15/12/2007 04:48:38 |