Growing Up in Aireborough

Source; CABE and Jane Sebrie

As part of Aireborough Youth Forum’s ‘Growing Up in Aireborough’ theme, Guiseley, St Oswald’s Church of England School had a poetry competition. Below are a selection of poems which each received a number of votes at the Aireborough Youth Conference.

Growing Up in Guiseley

When I was little
I went to Guiseley wells
The church was near
We could hear the bells.

When I was a bit older
My sister Phoebe was ten
We dressed up in party clothes
And went to Zen.

Now I am nine
I can swim three lengths of the pool
at Aireborough Leisure Centre,
over the road from my school.

In the future,
I want to dig things up
I’ll be an archaeologist
In Guiseley I’ll find a Roman cup.

GT, Age 9, St Oswald’s CofE School

Guiseley

My name is Isaac and I live in Guiseley,I have a hamster and a house up a tree
I like living here, it think it’s really cool
The only thing bad is my school:
We have to stay inside and work all day
When all I want to do is go out and play
I could be out swimming or at the climbing wall
I could be playing cricket or even football
I could go to Yeadon dam and sail my boat
But it’s always flipping freezing so I’ll need my coat.
I’ve lived here all my life
And made lots of friends,
Guiseley is best: the end

IP, Age 9, St Oswald’s CofE School

Aireborough Vision

I had a vision, Aireborough’s vision, Aireborough’s vision for the future

I dreamt it, I dreamt it, it is something I’m going to design
It is such a brilliant idea, I am not going to resign.

It has built, it has built, it has built very well
I am happy here now, it is something I’m not going to sell.

I created something, I created something, something completely new
If you came along, you wouldn’t believe your eyes; but it’s true.

I finished it, I finished it, every little bit was shimmering
But, what stood out the most, has all the buildings glimmering.

There were flowers, they were all over the place
Everywhere you looked there were plants, it was absolutely ace !

NA, Aged 9 , St Oswald’s CofE School

Guiseley is a place to treasure
Lots to do for fun and leisure
Fields, hills and countryside
Or lots of shops on Westside.
Leisure centre full of fun
Lovely walks in the sun
Football, cricket, rugby too
Lots of fun for me and you!

CM, Aged 9, St Oswald’s CofE School