Sport
Throughout the years Bingley students and staff enjoyed many sporting activities. Here are a few to savour. More contributions welcome.
1923 Bingley College ladies resting between games.
Above 1975 : Bingley College away to Middleton St George College. Teesside Airport is now on much of this site.
Above 1974 : Pete Livesey at work on a serious overhanging lump of concrete at Rothwell Sports Centre. Thanks to Barry Wood for this picture. You can see some of the very hard Yorkshire limestone climbs that Pete invented at ROCKFAX in the 70s.
 
Left 1953 : Netball players.
 
 
 
 

 
Above 1970 : Rugby players by Janice Barnes.
Above 1976 : Bingley sportsmen were renowned for their cheeriness. Steve Smith and Pete Wozencroft celebrate their Bar Seven victory after scoring the most points and consuming many pints of beery mud. Thanks to Pete for the photo.
The Bar Seven a Side rugby challenge competition in full swing. From LtoR:- Steve Bigbeerbelly, Steve Ward, Steve Smith, Dave Barton, Steve Backoheed, Pete Wozencroft, Nigel Bennet. Spectators watched on hoping for a try to be scored. When a try was scored both teams had to run to the touch line and drink a pint of fine beer. Games were divided into two halves of 8mins and no clean glasses were allowed.
1972 Bingley College Team (Right)
Back Row L-R Ken Brown, Martin King, Martin Kimber, Simon Petrie, Nigel Gay, John Luffman. Front Row: Geoff Wilson, Alex Barnett Capt., John *Bumblebee* Cleasby, John and Gilbert Ivens. Photo kindly sent in by Nigel Gay.
Photo above taken early on in the 71/72 season. Alex Barnett  was on Arsenal's books as a schoolboy. Mad on Johnny Cash and Lonnie Donegan. Always ironed his jeans! Geoff Wilson was a very stylish right back, a fellow Lancastrian like me and a former Lancashire schools footballer. We were though more of a Rugby club in disguise with huge after match piss-ups and sing songs. It is with much shame that I can recall every line of Cleasby's rendition of "Bumlebee". We didn't do PC in those days!
We are wearing new kit in the photo purchased in Leeds the  week previously. What happened to it? It is as far as I Know the only photo taken during my 3 years in the team. The 2 bottom right together with John Luffman were freshers at the time of the photo and went on to form the backbone of the side in later years. Garth Wilson the regular centre half was not present for reasons that I don't recall. Any reminisces appreciated ! Nigel