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18 Jan 2025

Airedale Shopping Centre, Keighley

Bradford 2025 Launch Celebration

A day of entertainment in Keighley to celebrate Bradford 2025.

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The Bradford 2025 Networkers and Community Connectors celebrated the launch of Bradford 2025 with a day of free community entertainment.

The day included everything from arts and crafts, live performances and food stalls to face painting, henna and much more.

  • 12–4pm Drawing adventure with Keighley Creative
  • 12–4pm Henna tattoos and face painting
  • 12–4pm Food and information stalls
  • 12.30–1pm Live music from Flying Funk
  • 1–1.30pm Welcome and speeches
  • 2–3pm Dancing with Urban Vibes and Rainbow Centre
  • 3–4pm Community singing with Keighley Chorus

The event took place in Keighley to celebrate all of the creativity happening across the Keighley & Ilkley constituency! To commemorate this special day, there was a cake-cutting ceremony with:

  • Shanaz Gulzar Bradford 2025 Creative Director
  • Gulfraz Hussain Keighley Town Mayor
  • Damian Kearns Ilkley Town Mayor

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