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  • 1. History of Bradford

    At the beginning of the 19th century, Bradford was a rural market town of wool spinners and cloth weavers. This trade grew and by the mid-19th century it had become the wool capital of the world, turning it into a large town. Small buildings were replaced with large Victorian buildings and Bradford gained its city status in 1897.The Victorian village of Saltaire is a World Heri...Read moretage Site within the district of Bradford city. It was built by Sir Titus Salt, who built houses, a park, school, library, recreation and learning institute and outdoor sport facilities when he set up his mills in the mid-19th century. Read less

  • 2. Now in Bradford

    Bradford has been given the title of UNESCO City of Film due to its facilities for watching films, its film education facilities and its filming locations. Bradford has many award-winning museums and historical sites and buildings as well as modern attractions such as the National Media Museum. Bradford has a thriving Asian community and is home to Bombay Stores, the UK’s lar...Read moregest Asian department store. Read less

  • 3. Events in Bradford

    The annual events calendar in Bradford is full and varied. The Bradford Mela celebrates the Asian community while Bingley Music Festival offers a line-up of big names in indie and pop music. The city has three annual film festivals – Bradford Film Festival, Bite the Mango and the Bradford Animation Festival. The Saltaire Festival takes place every year and the British Science...Read more Festival was held in the city in 2011. Read less

  • 4. Attractions in Bradford

    World heritage site the Village of Saltaire has Victorian architecture to marvel at and plenty of attractions. The original mill complex of this former industrial village now houses the 1853 Gallery containing collections by Bradford-born artist David Hockney. The Saltaire United Reformed Church is another building popular among visitors. The National Media Museum sits in the h...Read moreeart of the city centre and has historical collections, interactive galleries and an IMAX theatre amongst its attractions. The Bradford Industrial Museum has displays of textile machinery and vehicles as well as different exhibitions. The list of art galleries includes Cartwright Hall Art Gallery and the Impressions Gallery. Bradford Cathedral has fantastic architecture and stained glass windows and Undercliffe Cemetery has Victorian obelisks, grand columns and statues. Read less

  • 5. Things To Do in Bradford

    Lister Park won the title of Britain’s Best Park in 2006 and includes the Mughal Water Gardens, a botanical garden, a boating lake and a children’s play area. Bradford has plenty of indoor play centres for children as well as the Bradford Ice Rink and the IMAX cinema and bowling. Bradford claims to have some of the best Asian restaurants in the UK, so many tourists like to ...Read morego for a curry during their visit. Stunning countryside surrounds Bradford, and there are many different guided walks on offer. Read less

  • 6. Business in Bradford

    Bradford has engineering, printing and packaging, chemical, financial, banking and export industries. Technology and media industries are also thriving. As well as the UK’s largest Asian department store, Bradford has a huge selection of Asian shops and restaurants to choose from. The two main shopping areas in the city are the Kirkgate Centre and Forster Square Retail Park. ...Read moreWorld Mile has over 75 international shops as well as cafes, restaurants and bars. Read less

  • 7. Transport in Bradford

    By road, the M606 brings you within 1.5 miles of the city centre and links with the M1, A1 and M6 via the M62. The two main train stations in Bradford are Bradford Interchange and Bradford Forster Square. These have great links to the rest of the UK. Buses also travel into Bradford Interchange. Leeds Bradford International Airport has national and international flight services.

  • 8. Entertainment in Bradford

    The Alhambra Theatre offers big productions from ballet and opera to variety, comedy, musicals and pantomimes. It seats 1,400 people and is popular among touring companies. St George’s Hall seats 1,500 and is a popular venue for big bands and comedians. It also hosts orchestral productions, children’s shows and amateur productions. The Studio is home to Bradford’s comedy ...Read moreclub A Bag Of Quips. This City of Film has many cinemas to choose from including Cineworld, Cubby Broccoli Cinema and the IMAX cinema. Read less

  • 9. Famous Landmarks in Bradford

    The Bingley Five Rise Locks is a staircase of five locks on the Leeds to Liverpool canal. The locks are 60ft tall.

  • 10. Interesting Facts about Bradford

    Parts of the blockbuster film The King’s Speech were filmed in Bradford and many local people were used in crowd scenes alongside inflatable models made by a Bradford company.

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  • 01 June 2012 - 30 June 2012

    Bradford Open and Bradford Young Open

    The Bradford Open is an
    annual event that aims to
    celebrate and promote
    artistic talent in the city.
    The aim is to give artists a
    chance to show their work in
    a special exhibition. The
    work on show is selected by a
    panel of artists and
    craftspeop ...more

  • 02 September 2011 - 04 September 2011

    Bingley Music Live

    This music festival takes
    place in Myrtle Park over
    three days in September.
    There is no camping on site
    but local campsites are happy
    to accommodate
    festival-goers. This pop
    music event has a colourful
    history, which began on the
    site in 1991 w ...more

  • 01 March 2012 - 31 March 2012

    Bradford International Film Festival

    March 2012 Bradford
    International Film Festival
    is at the heart of the
    city’s film culture. The
    festival has become known in
    Cannes, Los Angeles and
    Toronto, Reykjavik, Tokyo and
    Warsaw. UK premieres that
    have taken place at the
    festival over t ...more

  • 01 September 2011 - 30 September 2011

    The Saltaire Festival

    Spetember 2011 The Saltaire
    Festival began in 2003 to
    celebrate the life of Sir
    Titus Salt, who created the
    industrial village of
    Saltaire along with his
    mill. The village contained
    houses, a park, school,
    library, recreation and
    learning instit ...more

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  • Bombay Stores – the UK’s Largest Asian Department Store

    The Asian community in Bradford is an integral part of the city’s life and culture. It is not surprising therefore that the UK’s largest Asian department store is based there, in the shape of Bombay Stores. This respected shopping emporium sells a dazzling variety of clothes, shoes and accessories, and is known for offering competitive prices. Bombay Stores stocks all the latest Asian styles, covering everything from ladies fashions and menswear, children’s clothes, footwear, handbags and jewellery, to fabrics, haberdashery …

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  • Aakash Restaurant – Bradford

    Bradford has the justifiable claim to be the curry capital of the UK and there is a wide selection of restaurants in the city to choose from, all offering a vast array of dishes and flavours. Bradford is also home to Aakash, which is billed as the largest Indian restaurant in the world. Located in nearby Cleckheaton, it has won many awards for its food; its motto is a ‘passion for excellence’. Aakash is housed in a Victorian Grade 2 …

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  • Bradford nurse receives early present

    A Bradford nurse has won an Audi A1 in a local NHS prize draw. Katie South, who is a theatre sister at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, was given the keys to her new luxury car by trust chief executive, Bryan Millar. The car was a great start to the New Year for the mother-of-two and also acted as an early wedding present. 47 year old Katie said: “I’ve never won anything before in my life, so when I …

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  • Chief executive John Parkin reveals ambitious plans for the future

    2011 has been another great year for Leeds Bradford Airport, with passenger numbers hitting the three million mark. But chief executive John Parkin doesn’t plan on resting on his laurels and he is working on ambitious plans to ensure that 2012 is an even better year for LBA. Passenger numbers have increased by 13 per cent and more routes and investments have been won due to the planned £28 million redevelopment of the terminal building. Leeds Bradford airport is now …

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