Haworth is a rural village in the City of Bradford metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. It is located amongst the Pennines, southwest of Keighley and west of Bradford. The surrounding areas include Oakworth and Oxenhope. Nearby villages include Cross Roads, Stanbury and Lumbfoot.

Haworth is a tourist attraction, best known for its association with the Brontë sisters.

History

Haworth is first mentioned as a settlement in 1209. The name may refer to a "hedged enclosure" or "hawthorn enclosure". The name was recorded as "Howorth" on a 1771 map.

Haworth's only traditional events were an annual service at Haworth Spa and the rush bearing. Spa Sunday died out in the early 20th century and the rush bearing ceremony has not been held for about twenty years. One of the modern events organised by the Haworth Traders' Association is ''"Scroggling the Holly"'' – an annual holly gathering event which has no traditional basis. The name, sometimes claimed to have its origin in the local dialect, is also a modern invention. It takes place each November in Haworth. At the start of the festive season bands and Morris men lead a procession of children in Victorian costume, who follow the Holly Queen up the cobbles to her crowning ceremony on the church steps. The newly crowned Holly Queen unlocks the church gates to invite the spirit of Christmas into Haworth. Father Christmas then arrives bringing with him glad tidings and Christmas cheer to all.

In Haworth itself there are tea rooms such as 'Cobbles and Clay the Art Cafe', souvenir and antiquarian bookshops, restaurants, pubs and hotels (including the Black Bull, where Branwell Brontë's decline into alcoholism and opium addiction allegedly began). Haworth is a good base for exploring the principal attractions of Brontë Country, while still being close to the major cities of Bradford and Leeds. Further afield lies the historic city of York, and the spa towns of Harrogate and Ilkley – popular spa towns on the edge of the beautiful Yorkshire Dales National Park to the north.

Fairtrade

On 22 November 2002 Haworth was granted Fairtrade Village status. On 21 October 2005 Haworth Fairtrade officially signed an agreement to twin with Machu Picchu in Peru.

Governance

Haworth village is part of the parish of Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury, which in turn is part of the Bradford Metropolitan District Council, one of the five metropolitan boroughs of West Yorkshire.

Geography

Haworth is situated above the Worth Valley amid the Pennine moors. It is north of London, west of York and west of Bradford.

Economy

Tourism accounts for much of the local seasonal trade, with the major attractions being the steam railway and the Brontë parsonage.

Visitors are said to have been driven away due to the behaviour of a car clamper at the Changegate car park in Haworth. The car-clamping firm Carstoppers, who patrols the Changegate car park, was given the 'Dick Turpin' award by the RAC, for being the modern day equivalent of a highway robber. Complaints have been reported and motorists have been urged to park elsewhere.

Culture

thumb|Haworth village centreThe first Haworth Arts Festival took place in 2000 and was repeated in 2001, but then ceased to operate because of the changing circumstances of the organisers. However a new group of Haworth residents took up the baton again in 2005 and began to build a festival which would combine performing arts, visual arts, street performance and a strong community involvement. The use of the local professional and semi-professional musicians, artists and performers has been coupled with a larger name for each festival, providing a local stage for the likes of John Cooper-Clark and John Shuttleworth. The festival continues to expand its horizons, slowly encompassing areas of the Worth Valley outside of Haworth itself and is always held on the first weekend in September, starting on the preceding Thursday and running until the Sunday night.

The Haworth Band is one of the oldest secular musical organisations in the Keighley area and its band room is located in the heart of the Haworth Village. History records indicate that there was a brass band at Ponden, close by as far back as 1854 with a body of excellent performers. It was founded by John Heaton who lived at Ponden. The band had the job of playing at a celebration in Haworth at the conclusion of the Crimean War. Over the years the world of brass band music went from strength to strength, during which time the Haworth Band went with it. As it stands today the Haworth Band is a busy and thriving organisation that is closely linked to the local community.

Every year the village also hosts a very special 1940s weekend where locals and visitors don wartime attire for a host of nostalgic events.

Community facilities

On 13 January 2009, it was announced that a permanent library will be established in the village, replacing the mobile service which visits the village once a week. Haworth last had its own library in 1978.

Landmarks

thumb|Haworth railway stationHaworth railway station is part of the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, an authentic preserved steam railway.

The long Brontë Way leads past Lower Laithe Reservoir, Stanbury to the Brontë waterfalls, the Brontë Bridge and the Brontë Stone Chair in which (it is said) the sisters took turns to sit and write their first stories. It then leads out of the valley and up on the moors to Ponden Hall (reputedly ''Thrushcross Grange'' in Emily Brontë's ''Wuthering Heights'') and Top Withens, a desolate ruin which was reputedly the setting for the farmstead ''Wuthering Heights''. Top Withens can also be reached by a shorter walking route departing from the nearby village of Stanbury.

Transport

Haworth is served by Keighley & District rural bus service which provides links to the main local town of Keighley and the local villages of Oxenhope, Stanbury, Oakworth and Denholme. Evening and Sunday services are partly paid for by Metro.

Education

Haworth primary school on Rawdon Road is the only school in the village and takes children from age 3 to 11. Children from 11 to 18 attend secondary schools outside the village at Oakbank school in Keighley and Parkside School in Cullingworth.

Religious sites

St. Michael and All Angels church is situated on Church Street, next to the Brontë parsonage. It is part of the Church of England Deanery of Craven.

Baptists in the area originally met in a barn at the bottom of Brow Road, first used in 1785. They subsequently moved to Hall Green Baptist Church at the junction of Bridgehouse Lane and Sun Street.

Sport

Haworth Cricket club was established in 1887 as Haworth Wesleyan Cricket Club and are members of the English Cricket Board. They have a permanent ground north of Well Lane, west of the village centre. Haworth West End Cricket Club was formed in 1900 as the Haworth West Lane Baptist Cricket Club.

Notable people

Brontë sisters

The Brontë sisters were born in Thornton, but wrote most of their novels while living at the Haworth Parsonage (which is now a museum owned and maintained by the Brontë Society), when their father was the parson at the adjacent Church of St. Michael and All Angels. In the 19th century, the town and surrounding settlements were largely industrialized, which put it at odds with the popular portrayal in ''Wuthering Heights'', which only bore resemblance to the upper moorland that Emily Brontë was accustomed to.

Filmography

Haworth and Haworth railway station have been used as settings for numerous period films and TV series, including ''The Railway Children'' (starring Jenny Agutter), ''Yanks'' (starring Richard Gere and Vanessa Redgrave), and Alan Parker's film version of Pink Floyd's ''The Wall'' (starring Bob Geldof). It also featured in "Wild Child" (starring Emma Roberts), and "The Souk" (a high class vintage shop) was depicted as a charity shop.

Twin towns

Haworth, New Jersey, USA Machu Picchu, Peru

References

External links

Haworth Online Haworth Online Community Website

Brontë Country

Visit Bronte Country – tourist group

Website of the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth, Yorkshire

The Name Haworth by James M. Knox

Haworth Arts Festival

– Details of dates for the 1940s weekend and other events held in Haworth.

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name	Speedy Haworth |
background	solo_singer |
birth name	Herschel Haworth, Jr. |
alias	Speedy Haworth, Junior Haworth
birth date	May 16, 1922
died	February 26, 2008 Springfield, Missouri
origin	Springfield, Missouri, USA |
instrument	Fender Stratocasteracoustic guitardouble neck guitar
genre	country, gospel
occupation	guitarist, singer, songwriter, radio and TV performer, recording artist
years active	1932–2008
label	RCAUniversal
associated acts	Slim WilsonPorter WagonerPatsy ClineDon WardenShirley HaworthStormie HaworthThe Tall Timber TrioThe Goodwill Trio
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Herschel Haworth, Jr. (May 16, 1922–February 26, 2008), better known as Speedy Haworth, was an American guitarist and singer who was involved with the golden age of country music broadcasting in the Ozarks. He was a featured cast member of ABC-TV's ''Ozark Jubilee'' from 1955–1960 and is a member of the Missouri Country Music Hall of Fame.

Biography

Early years

Haworth was born on May 15, 1922 in Springfield, Missouri at home. His father, Herschel Haworth, was a carpenter of English ancestry. His mother was Vancie Martha Haworth (née Wilson), whose family came to Missouri in a covered wagon from the hills of Tennessee and settled in Nixa, Missouri. She had five sisters: Cassie, Carrie, Edna, Bertha and Myrtle; and one brother, Clyde "Slim" Wilson. The family was musical on his mother's side, therefore Haworth learned to play guitar. His mother and her sisters and brothers often sang together at church functions, and there are some folk music recordings of them in the Library of Congress. Haworth won a yodeling contest when he was 10, and was notable by the age of 21.

Radio career

Haworth started appearing on the radio with George Earl—Earl read the newspaper comics on the air and Haworth sang. His mother, known on-air as "Aunt Martha," and her brother Slim formed The Goodwill Trio with Haworth as "Junior." They first appeared on KGBX-AM in Springfield in 1932, but moved to co-owned KWTO-AM, the more powerful station, soon after it signed on in 1933. The group made its first public appearance in 1936 at the county courthouse in Galena at a fundraiser.

The trio later became The Goodwill Family when Guy Smith joined them as "Uncle George." The station, heard across the Ozarks, was a stepping-stone during Haworth's years for such musicians as Porter Wagoner, Les Paul, Chet Atkins and The Browns. The Goodwill Family recorded 250 transcriptions for airing on KWTO when they toured.

Television career

Haworth was one of several KWTO performers who made the transition to television when Springfield's KYTV produced ''Ozark Jubilee'' beginning in December 1953. The program moved to ABC-TV in 1955 and introduced Haworth to a national television audience, where he played lead guitar and remained for the program's nearly six-year run. He also appeared on NBC-TV's ''Five Star Jubilee'' in 1961.

Beginning in 1964, he appeared on ''The Slim Wilson Show'' on KYTV as a member of the Tall Timber Trio with Wilson and Bob White.

Chart successes

Haworth, on electric guitar, was part of the original Porter Wagoner Trio with Don Warden (steel guitar). The group began touring, and 1954 brought Wagoner his first top 10 hit with "Company’s Comin’". "A Satisfied Mind" came next, went to No. 1 for four weeks and stayed on the charts for more than eight months. In 1955, Wagoner also became a part of ''Ozark Jubilee,'' but on February 23, 1957 he moved to Nashville, Tennessee and joined the Grand Ole Opry. Haworth performed in Nashville with Wagoner, Rex Allen, and Leroy Van Dyke, but preferred living in Springfield. Haworth was later inducted into the Missouri Country Music Hall of Fame with Wagoner.

Later years and death

Later in his career, Haworth sang more gospel music and performed in smaller venues around the Ozarks and Nashville. He fell in Bolivar while going to play his guitar at a dance. He broke his hip and required several weeks of rehabilitation after surgery. He suffered from Parkinson's disease and was in hospice care for several weeks before his death on February 26, 2008. Haworth was buried in Springfield's Eastlawn Cemetery.

Legacy

Haworth is survived by his widow, Wanna Haworth; daughter Shirley Haworth, a singer; two sons, David Haworth and Stephen Haworth, who resides in Branson, Missouri with his wife Pam, among many other family members who carry on his legacy in gospel and country music, including his youngest niece, Stormie Haworth, who is an up-and-coming country music singer/songwriter and guitarist. Daughter and fellow singer Shirley remembered a humble man who was happiest sharing the music his audiences loved. "When he played, it was like angels fingers on the strings," she said.

Haworth Court is among several streets in a residential neighborhood northeast of downtown Nixa, Missouri named for performers on ''Ozark Jubilee'', including Red Foley Court, Zed Tennis Street, Slim Wilson Boulevard and Ozark Jubilee Drive.

Notes

References

''Ozark Jubilee Souvenir Picture Album'' (first edition, 1955)

''The Slim Wilson Show Souvenir Photo & Story Album'' (1964), Tall Timber Enterprises, Springfield, Missouri

External links

When You and I Were Young, Maggie", on ''Ozark Jubilee''">Watch Speedy Haworth, "When You and I Were Young, Maggie", on ''Ozark Jubilee'' (Flash video)

Speedy Haworth obituary at KYTV-TV

Speedy Haworth obituary at KSPR-TV

Speedy Haworth Remembered in Photos

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name	Jill Haworth
birth name	Valerie Jill Haworth
birth date	August 15, 1945
birth place	Sussex, England, UK
death date	January 03, 2011
death place	New York City, New York, U.S.
occupation	Actress
years active	1960–2001 }}

Valerie Jill Haworth (15 August 1945 – 3 January 2011) was an English actress.

Haworth was born in Sussex, to a textile magnate father and a mother who trained as a ballet dancer (Haworth had trained in ballet herself).

She was fifteen years old when she appeared in her first film ''Exodus'' (1960) under contract to Otto Preminger, for whom she also worked in the 1965 film ''In Harm's Way''. She appeared in films throughout the 1960s before moving to television appearances. She played a deaf girl, Nora Burgess, in an episode of 12 O'Clock High entitled "To Heinie with Love". She played Sally Bowles in the original Broadway cast of the 1966 musical ''Cabaret''. She also starred in the 1972 horror film ''Tower of Evil''.

She died of natural causes aged 65 on 3 January 2011 in New York City.

References

External links

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name	Bryn Haworth
background	solo_singer
birth name	Bryn Haworth
birth date	July 29, 1948
origin	Darwen, Lancashire, England, UK
instrument	Guitar, mandolin, vocals
genre	Rock, Gospel, Folk, R&B;
occupation	Musician, Composer, Singer
years active	1967 – present
label	Island Records A&M;, Chapel Lane, Word Records, Bella Music
associated acts	Bruce Rowland, Alan Spenner, Chris Stainton, Pete Wingfield, Henry Spinetti, Steve Gregory, Les Fleur de Lys
spouse	Sally Haworth
children	}}

Bryn Haworth (born 29 July 1948) is a British Christian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and pioneer of Jesus music in mainstream rock. Born in Blackburn, Lancashire, UK, he has released some twenty two albums and several singles since the 1970s as well as guesting as guitarist on many other albums by rock and folk artists. He continues to tour in the UK, appearing mostly at smaller venues, Christian centres and at prisons. He has also appeared three times at the UK Greenbelt festival. His chosen instruments include guitar (particularly slide or bottleneck guitar) and mandolin.

He was presented by BBC Radio 1 disc jockey John Peel on his show in 1974 and 1975 and made two television appearances on the BBC Two's Old Grey Whistle Test. Also in the 1970s, Haworth appeared on the weekly ITV television show "Pop Gospel", presented by Berni Flint.

Together with wife Sally, Haworth has engaged in extensive musical and evangelical work in prison settings. Haworth has his own website and is featured in the current Crossrythms artists catalogue.

A sample of Haworth's music, together with a list of forthcoming concert dates, may be found on his MySpace Music page. A 2003 review of The Gap album concluded: "He’s largely unknown, but those who follow virtuosos know about this guy". A review of a 2006 concert in Plymouth can be found at

John Ingham, for Sounds magazine, wrote:

''".. if we are to have God-rock, then let it be Bryn Haworth; he thinks of the music foremost … you owe yourself a listen"''.

He is married to Sally Haworth.

Early years

Bryn Haworth was born in 1948 in Blackburn, Lancashire, UK and was brought up in the nearby town of Darwen. His father was a maths teacher and he attended the secondary school where his father taught, Darwen Technical College His main musical influence, however, was his mother, who would often buy the latest 78 releases by such artists as Elvis Presley, Jackie Wilson and Little Richard as well as classical records At the age of 11 Haworth obtained his first guitar and attended lessons in classical guitar for a year. Contemporary musical influences included guitar-based groups such as The Ventures and The Shadows. While still at school, during the era of the Merseybeat groups such as The Beatles, Haworth started playing guitar himself in various local groups, including ''The Mustangs'', ''The Railroaders'' and ''The Mike Taylor Combo''.

His first job on leaving school was at the local paper mill, but his band-playing activities led to his dismissal. Haworth later recalled “I couldn’t get up in the morning as I’d been out late the previous night playing in a band, so something had to give.”

At 17 Haworth left Lancashire for London, with only a suitcase and a guitar and ended up sleeping rough at Victoria Bus Station. He eventually met up with members of the band Wynder K. Frog and was able to sleep on the floor of the house which the band shared.

Career

Early work

Within six months of his arrival in London, Haworth joined ''Les Fleur de Lys'', a motown/soul/psychedlic band, which became house band for Atlantic Records in England, and whose members included bassist Gordon Haskell and pianist Pete Sears. He featured on the 1966 single "Mud In Your Eye", issued on Polydor. As houseband for Atlantic, Fleur de Lys recorded albums with such artists as Isaac Hayes, Dave Porter and Barney Kessell.

When the band folded, Haworth travelled to California, USA. In 1969 he met American musician Leigh Stephens who had just left the acid band "Blue Cheer" (in the Guinness Book Of Records at the time as being the loudest band in the world). He toured extensively in the US as guitarist in various American bands, including the Jackie Lomax Band, and Wolfgang, (with Leigh Stephens and managed by the legendary Bill Graham who named the band after his own original Polish name) appearing with such artists as Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane, Taj Mahal, The Grateful Dead and The Moody Blues.

Bryn eventually moved to Woodstock in upstate New York, working again with Jackie Lomax on his second and third albums. It was in Woodstock that Bryn met future wife Sally. Returning to the UK in 1973, Bryn lived with Sally in a remote cottage in North Wales before being signed to Island Records for whom he made his debut solo album ''Let The Days Go By''.

A further album for Island, ''Sunny Side Of The Street'', was recorded in 1974. He then continued his career as a solo recording artist with A&M; Records with whom he recorded ''Grand Arrival'' (in Nashville with J.J.Cale's producer Audie Ashworth) and ''Keep The Ball Rolling''. During this period he made numerous radio and TV appearances, and toured extensively in UK and Europe supporting such artists as Traffic, Bad Company, Gallagher and Lyle and Fairport Convention. His prowess as a guitarist was recognised by Alexis Korner who played Bryn's records on his wonderfully eclectic BBC programme.

In 1974 Haworth and wife Sally became Christians and this life-changing experience brought a strong gospel influence into his music.

Later work

Haworth has recorded with a number of well known musicians including Chris de Burgh, Joan Armatrading, Ian Matthews and Gerry Rafferty (on five of his albums, but notably on ''On A Wing And A Prayer'', ''Over My Head'' and ''Another World''). He has also toured as part of the band with Cliff Richard.

From 1989 to 1992 Haworth worked with the SW London Vineyard developing the worship and prison ministry, and leading worship at many UK conferences. He contunues to travel extensively, performing concerts both solo and with a band and also leads seminars and guitar clinics throughout the world, in a wide variety of venues including concert halls, colleges, churches and prisons.

Haworth also has a long song-writing pedigree and has had several of his compositions recorded by other artists including Lulu, Sandy Denny and Mary Black (for the latter on her 1999 album ''Speaking With The Angel'').

He made a brief UK tour in September 1997, with a line-up of Haworth (vocals, guitar) Jeff Hamer (guitar), Terry 'Tex' Comer (bass) (previously of the band Ace) and Henry Spinetti (drums). He has recorded ten further albums (see discography below) including ''Songs & Hymns'' which was recorded at Fairport Convention's Woodworm Studios in Oxfordshire.

The CD ''Water From The Rock'', a compilation of faith tracks, was the first release on Haworth's own new record label, "Bella Music Ltd". A long awaited CD of brand new songs ''Keep the Faith'' was released in 2005.

Recent work

Haworth's latest albums, released in August 2010, are ''One Way Ticket'' and ''Inside Out'', both on Bella Music. ''One Way Ticket'' is a mix of 12 brand new songs and instrumentals. ''Inside Out'' is a compilation for prison inmates with six new songs plus half a dozen tracks from previous albums which are particularly relevant for them. The recordings were made between January and March 2010 at the ICC Studios in Eastbourne and were mixed in early June. Neil Costello is co-producer with Bryn. Other musicians include Henry Spinetti on drums, Dave Bronze on bass, Mark Edwards on keyboards and Mal Pope on backing vocals. There is also a special guest appearance from well-known harmonica player Paul Jones on the title track of the ''One Way Ticket'' album.

In January 2011 Haworth announced a short tour of smaller veunes in the UK, including appearance at the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion Conference at Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire.

Solo discography

Albums

''Let the Days Go By'' (1974)

''Sunny Side of the Street'' (1975)

''Grand Arrival'' (1978)

''Keep the Ball Rolling'' (1979)

''The Gap'' (1980)

''12 Classics'' (1981)

''Pass It On'' (1984)

''Wings of the Morning'' (1984, re-issued 1995)

''Mountain Mover'' (1986)

''Blue and Gold'' (1989)

''Chronology (1989)

''More Than a Singer'' (1992)

''The Bryn Haworth Band Live'' (1993)

''Slide Don't Fret'' (1995)

''The Finer Things in Life'' (with Kevin Prosch, 1997)

''Songs & Hymns'' (1999)

''More Than a Singer / Band Live'' (Double CD, 2002)

''Water from the Rock'' (2002)

''Let the Days Go By / Sunny Side of the Street'' (Double CD, 2004)

''Simply Bryn Haworth'' (Triple CD, 2005)

''Keep the Faith'' (2005)

''One Way Ticket'' (2010)

''Inside Out'' (2010)

Singles

"Grappenhall Rag" (1974, Island Records)

"Give All You Got to Give" (1975, Island Records, WIP 6240)

"We're All One" (1978, A&M; Records)

"Woman Friend" (1978, A&M; Records)

"Come See What Love / Full Day" (1978)

"Keep the Ball Rolling" (1979)

"A Real Giveaway" (1979, with Albert Lee, 9 Track Limited Edition Promo)

"Unchained Melody" (1979)

"City Boy" (1979)

"It Could Have Been Me" (1980)

References

External links

Official Website

Performing "Didn't Do Me No Good" on television in 1995

Bryn Haworth: The veteran recalls three decades of music ministry

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