SPORTS FACILITIES AND CLUBS

Baildon Bridge Badminton Club

Welcomes players of all abilities on Thursday evenings from 7.40 to l0.l5pm at Baildon Recreation Centre, Green Lane. Contact 561614 or 582937

Baildon Recreation Centre

Green Lane, Baildon. Shipley BDI7 5J1
Tel 599245.
Open Mon -Fri from 9am - 10.45am,
Sat from 8.3Oam - 5.l5pm and Sun from 12 noon - 7pm.
Activities include a fun and fitness club, Baildon Reccers Club for children and young people, line dancing classes, badminton, young gym, fun fit toddlers, football coaching & martial arts classes.
Facilities include a fitness centre with rowing, stepping and biking and a large hall. The facilities can be hired for groups to play table tennis, badminton, volleyball and 5 a side football

Baildon Bowling Club, Temple Rhydding. Welcomes new members, both sexes, all ages. Contact 593905.

Baildon Cricket Club Jenny Lane, Baildon Tel 582644. Plays in Bradford League First Division. Matches every Sat afternoon & many Sundays from April - Sept. Juniors (8-15) play Sun mornings. Good clubhouse facilities available for private functions. New players & members greatly welcomed. Contact Tony Reed Tel 586347 or Linda Abbot Tel 594698 for more details.

Baildon Methodist Cricket Club plays at Sandal School (2 pitches). On Saturdays, 1st, 2nd & 3rd XIs play in the Dales Council League & the Under XI in the Bradford Central League. On Wednesdays a team plays in the Bradford Evening League. New players or members welcome. Contacts Bernard Greaves, 35 Fyfe Grove Tel. 592024 or Don Butterfield Tel. 598501.

Haworth Road Methodist Cricket Team plays at Baildon Recreation Centre in Bradford Central First Division. For details contact Les Gudgeon Tel 493104.

Shipley Providence Cricket Club plays on the Coach Road field in the Dales League mainly on Saturdays. Contact, Tel 583594.

Tong Park Cricket Club, established for over 100 years, has two teams playing on Saturdays in the Airedale and Wharfedale League. Five Junior Teams play on weekdays & Sundays. Coaching given. Contact Michael Burke 598307.

Moorside Equestrian Centre Hawksworth Road,Baildon. Livery Service. Tel 587849.

Strathmore Equestrian Centre, at the top of Springfield Road offers instruction to small groups of children and adults in an all weather menage on well schooled horses and ponies. Hacking available with direct access to Baildon Moor. Full livery also available. Tel 597500

Bradford Amateur Rowing Club Hirst Weir, Higher Coach Rd. Contact Barbara Edwards 563997 Email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
www.bradfordrowing.co.uk

Football

Adults can play on a Sunday morning in the Aire - Wharfe Football League. For details contact The New Inn, Baildon Tel 586530.

Salts Old Boys also play football. Contact Dale Bailey Tel. 07808 943060

Shipley Town Footbal Club 

The 1st team play their home games at Esholt Sports & Leisure Club, and the 2nd team play at Cliffe Lane Baildon, and food is provided by The Junction, Otley Road, Baildon. If you are interested in playing or would like further information about Shipley Town F.C, please contact Andy Wear by e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   They have a website that you can get to be following this link.

Baildon Golf Club Moorgate, Baildon, founded in 1896 the club has an 18 hole moorland course and club house with excellent facilities. Professional Lessons available Tel 595162. For membership contact the Secretary Tel 584266..

Gkyll Beck Golf Driving Range Esholt Lane, Tel 530338. Open Mon - Fri from 9am - 9pm. Sat & Sun from 9am - 7.3Opm

Baildon Rifle Club meets on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Contact Bill Wyatt-Millington Tel 584038

Team Tankard Motorcycle Club aims to promote safe motorcycling for pleasure. It has close contacts with many other motorcycling clubs. Our activities list covers many motorcycling related dates including our own annual events. Contact Jason Rhodes Tel 428288

Baildon Rugby Union Club Jenny Lane, Baildon Tel 582644. The club 3 senior teams. The first XV plays in Yorkshire IVth Division. On Sunday mornings 150 youngsters (7-15) play matches or train. Warm welcome to new players, members, children & parents. Clubhouse, shared with the Cricket Club, is available for private functions. Secretary, Gill Guyers 595320

Baildon Runners Your local running club meets at the Rugby & Cricket Sports Club, Jenny Lane, at 7:00pm on Thursday nights (changing and showering facilities available). All levels of running catered for through group running (no-one is left behind). We also meet at Salt Grammar School car park at 10:00am on Sunday mornings.  This session is particularly aimed at beginners.  Contact Jenny Soper (07791 559784) for more information or visit www.baildonrunners.tk.

Tennis - nearest public courts at Northoliffe Playing Fields, Shipley. Contact: 757028 Salts Tennis Club (between the river and the canal) has three all weather courts.Wed - social evening. Friday - juniors (9+) including coaching 4.30-6.30 pm. For information contact John Atkinson 01535 645002 Sandal Primary School tennis courts are available after school hours dluring the Summer Term.