18 Jan 2025
Airedale Shopping Centre, Keighley
Bradford 2025 Launch Celebration
A day of entertainment in Keighley to celebrate Bradford 2025.
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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