A new 2017 Lindley Calendar is now on sale, with funds raised helping Lindley Library to run events for next year.

The calendar was produced by Lindley Library Community Group , a community organisation set up last year to ensure the Library stays open in the face of council budget cuts, as well as helping to enhance and widen the use of the Library.

The calendar contains photos from 1904 to 1967 of various parts of Lindley and the surrounding area, including an early photo of Salendine Nook, near Sainsbury’s, a photo of a tank on Lindley Moor, a photo of a tram crash at the bottom of Holly Bank Road and a photo of Lindley Clock Tower before the advent of a number of housing developments.

The photos for the calendar were provided by Lindley History Research Group.

Sean McCabe, Chair of Lindley Library Community Group, said:

“The pictures illustrate how the area served by Lindley Library has changed over the last 100 years or so. The money raised from the sales of the calendar will enable us to run events in the Library for young and old over the next 12 months.”

Cllr Cahal Burke, who supports and helped to set up Lindley Library Community Group, said: “Lindley has changed enormously over the years and is constantly changing with the new housing developments, so this calendar provides a fascinating glimpse into Lindley’s past.

The calendar will also help to promote Lindley Library and ensure that events continue to benefit the whole community.”