All About Thornton

INFORMATION AND PUBLIC BODIES

Here are public bodies, like Bradford Council, Police,  NHS, etc.  I have put here details of nurseries and child-minders here also. 

DISCLAIMER  I have made every possible effort to make sure the information given is correct, but cannot be held responsible for errors or omissions.  Please let me know if any information is incorrect, email to aaboutthornton@gmail.com

Abandoned vehicles

Bradford Council is responsible for the removal of Abandoned Vehicles

  • If you see a vehicle which you think is abandoned you can report it online to Bradford Council see their web pages on Abandoned and nuisance vehicles.  You will first need to register on the My Requests page – see details on this page under My Requests. (Updated 5 April 2025)

Air quality

Allotments 

  • At the top of Royd Street operated by the allotment holders, contact  bj.hodgson@btinternet.com .   See also Top Royd Allotment Association. (Updated 14 May, 2021)

Animal Health

  • Details of Bradford Council’s responsibilities in all aspects of animal health, not including pets, except for pet poultry, including farm animal health and welfare complaints, animal by-products and fallen stock, spills from vehicles, controlling diseases such as avian flu, registering poultry, farm inspections, requirements for keeping livestock, requirements for keeping poultry and captive birds, dealing with cruelty to farm animals, and welfare of horses on Council land, can be found here. (updated 1 August 2025)

Barking Dogs, see Noise Nuisance

Bin collections (Bradford Council)

  • General waste (green bin) and mixed recycling (grey bins) on alternate weeks.  Click here for details (Updated 5 April 2025)

Blocked Gullies (Bradford Council)

Report on-line to Bradford Council. You will have to register on My Requests first. (Updated 5 March 2025)

A blocked gully

Bonfires (nuisance bonfires)

  • Details about bonfires, including smoke from garden bonfires, and complaints about frequency, and bonfires burning anything except garden waste, and requirements for burning of commercial and trade waste can be found here. Defra, the national Department for the environment, farming and rural affairs, has produced a helpful leaflet about Outdoor burning activities can be read here. (updated 1 August 2025)

Bowling Green (Bradford Council)

Bradford Council: My Requests

  • Bradford Council appear to prefer online reports of failings for which Bradford Council is responsible. They say “It’s simple to use and is much quicker than calling our customer contact centre.” You need to register from the My Requests main page. (Updated 16 May 2024)

Building Regulations and Site inspections  (Bradford Council)

Bus routes, buses 67 and 607 through Bradford

Bus routes have changed in Bradford City Centre. – see map 607 buses still terminate at stop N2 on Nelson Street; 67 buses now terminate in the Interchange. Some roads are permanently closed to drivers, including Bank Street, Hall Ings, Market Street, parts of Bridge Street, and Little Horton Lane at its junction with Prince’s Way.

Buses in Bradford City Centre from 14th April

(Updated 5 April 2025)

Childcare

  • Bradford Council’s website pages on Early Education and Childcare have useful information about all aspects of childcare, including financial assistance for childcare.
  • Childminders Bradford Council has a search facility on its website for all types of childcare and nursery education.
  • Day Nurseries
    • 1st Safari – Thornton Lodge Nursery, James Street, BD13 3NS, 01274 270022, Thornton.Lodge@1stSafari.co.uk.  Ofsted reports. Thornton Lodge Day Nursery and Pre-School is a full day childcare facility catering for 71 children between the ages of 1day – 8 years.  (Updated 24 August 2021)
  • Parent and Toddler Group
    • St. James ABC Parent and Toddlers, age range 0 – 5,  Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in term time, 9.15am to 11am- ish.  St James Church Hall.    Opportunity for very young children to play and socialise with their parents / carers in attendance.  (Updated 5 September 2023)

Children’s Playground (Bradford Council)

At the junction of Royd Street and Thornton Road. Maintained by Bradford Council

Community Arts Centre

South Square (Thornton and Allerton Community Association) is a centre for the arts and the community. Contact details 01274 834747  info@southsquarecentre.co.uk All its exhibitions and events are included in . (Updated 23 January 2024)

Community Centre  ( Community managed)

  • Thornton Community Centre opened in 1969 and is on Market Street between Market Court and Craven Avenue (the road to the Medical Centre).  The official address of the Community Centre is Thornton Community Centre, Market Street, Thornton, Bradford, BD13 3HW.  Thornton Community Centre also have a Facebook page.   
  • Thornton Community Library, which is now voluntary managed and run, forms part of the Community Centre building.
  • The Community Centre is run by a voluntary management committee which is also a registered charity, leased from the Council.  
    • Various groups use the main hall of the Community Centre. Their website is currently not up to date, but all groups at the centre are shown on this website at Regular events on each day of the week, including those at the Community Centre. Other events there are in this website’s Diary of events. (Updated 3 November 2023)

Consultations, (Current)

Bradford Council, West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Central Government often have consultations, which generally pass us by.  This section aims to bring details together of all consultations.

Councillors (Bradford Council)  (see also Local Government heading below)

Thornton is part of Thornton and Allerton Ward which includes Sandy Lane. Due to boundary changes in Bradford the election in 2026 will be for 3 councillors for each electoral ward. Council Elections are held in 3 out of every 4 years.  In the 4th year there used to be Metropolitan County Council elections, until that Council was abolished in 1986. Council elections are normally held on the first Thursday in May.  Once elected a councillor has a duty to serve all residents, whether or not they voted, and irrespective of how they voted.  Our 3 Councillors are:

Dashcam Footage

Dashcam and other media footage of unsafe drivers can be submitted to the Police. See https://www.saferroadsmediasubmissions.westyorkshire.police.uk/

Defibrillators

Locations of defibrillators in Thornton are generally on the outside of the following locations:

  • Black Horse Inn 24/7
  • Branwell House, Sports and Social Club, 2 Firth Street 24/7
  • Omega Proteins, available 8.30am to 9.30pm, Monday to Saturday inclusive, available to the Public
  • St. James Church, available 24/7
  • Thornton Community Centre, available 24/7
  • Thornton Conservative Club, available 24/7
  • Headley Golf Club, available 24/7
  • Beckfoot Thornton School – Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm only, term-time only
  • Thornton Primary School – Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm only, term-time only
  • Tesco, at the fuel station – Defib finder says now available, varied hours (suspect shop hours) as at October 17 2024
  • White Horse Inn, available 24/7

(Updated 17 October 2024)

Current defibrillator sites in the UK can be seen at https://www.defibfinder.uk/ (Updated 3 October 2024)

Dentists

Doctors (NHS)

  • Thornton Medical Centre, 4 Craven Avenue, BD13 3LG, 01274 832110, Fax 01274 831694. All appointments are now allocated using “Smart triage”.  If you do not have access to the internet ‘phone 832110, or vist at the medical centre, where the Reception staff will use the smart-triage system for you. There is no need to phone first thing as the system is working all day, Monday to Friday. (updated 11 August 2025)

Education, see Schools

Elected Mayor of West Yorkshire see Local Government

Environmental Health

  • Bradford Council’s Environmental Health and Pollution Department deal with Air Quality, Animal Health, Nuisance Bonfires, Fixed Penalty notices for Littering, Dog Fouling and Dog Control Order offences, Food Safety and Hygiene, Noise nuisance, including keeping cockerels, Pest Control, Pollution, and Water Management. Their website gives all details, plus its policies and fees.

Fly tipping

Gritting (Bradford Council)

  • Gritting routes are shown here.  Other information about Gritting, including requests for gritting and the effects of winter weather, such as refuse collection service disruptions and school closures can be found here.  (Updated 30 November 2023)

Gullies, blocked or broken see Blocked Gullies

Leo Group (Omega Proteins)

To report spills from lorries on the highway. Tel: +44 (0) 1422 353 325
​Fax: +44 (0) 1422 361 561
Email: enquiries@leogroupltd.co.uk

Library ( Community managed from April 4th, 2017)

  • Thornton Community Library,  Market Street, BD13 3HW  01274 833442   thorntonlibrary1@gmail.com   and has its own page on this website.  The books and other materials are still provided by Bradford Council Library Service and Thornton has access to the book-stock, etc, of all libraries in the Metroplitan area.  Thornton Library has a page on the Council’s website.
  • The library is staffed and managed by volunteers.
  • Current opening hours are:
    • Tuesdays 10am to 12noon
    • Wednesday 10am to 2pm, and 5pm to 7pm
    • Friday 2pm to 4pm
    • Saturday 10am to 1pm
  • All volunteers have signed a confidentiality agreement, and either have, or have applied for DBS certificates.  (Updated  13 April 2024)

Local Government

  • Thornton does not have a Parish Council.
  • There are 3 councillors elected to represent Thornton and Allerton Ward of the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, see Councillors (Bradford Council) heading (above).  The ward also includes Sandy Lane.

Medical Centre (NHS) see Doctors

Member of Parliament

Thornton is in the Bradford West Constituency.  General Elections are currently fixed every 5 years.

Multi-use Games area (Bradford Council)

  • Maintained by Bradford Council, situated on the site of the former tennis courts, above the northern end of Wensley Bank West. (Updated 7 August 2023)

My Requests

Noise nuisance

  • Bradford Council’s Environmental Health Department will investigate noise nuisance complaints relating to both domestic and commercial premises. Click on the green words for further details and a noise nuisance reporting form. They can investigate the following types of noise:
    • The playing of loud amplified music or loud television 
    • Continuous dog barking 
    • DIY activities for prolonged periods or at unreasonable hours
    • continuous sounding car, house or commercial alarms 
    • noisy industrial or commercial premises (updated 28 August 2023)

Pavement problems

PCs for Public Use, with free access to Ancestry, Find My Past and other online databases, plus email, etc.

  • Thornton Community Library, except for the last 15minutes each open day

Pharmacy

  • Boots, 2 Craven Avenue, BD13 3LF (Craven Avenue is a no-through road)
    • Open Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm; Closed on Saturday and Sunday (Updated 20 August 2022)

Planning Applications

Police

Post Office

  • Thornton Post Office, 8 Kipping Lane, BD13 3EL.  Open 10am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday; Saturday 10am to 1pm; Sunday closed. See their website for the wide range of services they offer, with links to further details. (Last updated 7 August 2021)

Potholes and uneven surfaces

Power Cuts

  • There’s a national number for Power cuts.  It’s 105.  You can call 105 to report or get information about power cuts in your local area. You can also call 105 if you spot damage to electricity power lines and substations that could put you, or someone else, in danger.   (Updated 7 August 2021)

Printer for Public Use

  • At Thornton Community Library during opening hours, except the last 15 minutes of the day. In black print only.

Public Open Spaces (Bradford Council)

  • At the bottom of Havelock Street and to the east of Havelock Square
  • Kipping Gardens, on the north side of Thornton Road adjacent to Kipping Lane and West Lane.
  • School Wood, along the Great Northern Trail, westwards past the primary school.  Maintained by Thornton Goes Wild Group and Great Northern Trail volunteers (Last updated 7 August 2021)

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Recreation Centre (Bradford Council)

Recreation Grounds

  • The  Wicken and Recreation Ground  on the northern side of Hill Top Road.  The Cricket Ground, home of Thornton Cricket Club, adjoins it on the west side of Long Row
  • Above the Children’s Playground, on Royd Street.  Has goalposts, but sloping site.
  • School Green Recreation Ground.  Has goalposts, but sloping field.
  • (Updated 7 August 2021)

Recycling

Resources about Thornton

Roadworks

Royal Mail Collection Boxes – locations and collection times (to be updated)

  • Hill Top Road, in the wall of 32 Hill Top Road.    
    • Monday to Friday 9am; Saturday 7am.   (Updated 09/05/2018)
  • Keelham,  on a telegraph post on the opposite side of road to Robertshaw’s cafe
    • Monday to Friday 4.30pm; Saturday 10.45am.   (Updated 12/8/2018)
  • Kipping Lane, outside the Post office     Monday to Friday 4.45pm; Saturday 12.30pm.    (Updated 11 May 2023)
  • Market Street, in the wall of the former Springfield Public House, opposite 1 Market Street    
    • Monday to Friday 9am,  Saturday 7am (Updated 7/10/21)
  • Sapgate Lane, near junction with Back Lane, in the wall of 141 Sapgate Lane 
    • Monday to Friday 9am; Saturday 7am    (Updated 12/8/2018) 
  • Springhead Road, junction with Thornton Road    
    • Monday to Friday 9am; Saturday 7am.   (Updated 14/8/2018)
  • Springholes Lane, in a wall of 3 Springholes Lane    
    • Monday to Friday 4.15pm; Saturday 10.45am.   (Updated 09/05/2018)
  • Thornton Road, junction with Close Head Drive, alongside the garden of 1 Close Head Drive    
    • Monday to Friday 4.15pm; Saturday 12.45pm.   (Updated 12/8/2018}
  • Thornton Road, junction with Leaventhorpe Lane in the wall of 326 Leaventhorpe Lane    
    • Monday to Friday 9am; Saturday 7am.   (Updated 12/8/2018)
  • Well Heads, in the wall of 21 Well Heads
    • Monday to Friday 9am; Saturday 7am.   (Updated 09/05/2018)

School: Secondary (An Academy school, part of the Beckfoot Trust) Ages 11-16 only.

Schools: Primary (Bradford Council)

Smells, potentially from Omega Proteins

Complaints to eh.admin@bradford.co.uk You must include your full name and address plus ‘phone number. Explain your complaint in full with date and location etc. And / or contact Omega Proteins – see details under “Leo Group (Omega Proteins)“, above.

Street light, bollard, and illuminated street signs faults  (Bradford Council)

  • Report on-line to Bradford Council, or ‘phone Council Contact, 01274 431000  The on-line system displays all street lights on a map of the area, showing those, in red, which have already been reported.  If the street light you wish to report is in green, click on it and then click as indicated. (updated14 August 2022)

Trees

Trees with Tree Preservation Orders

Warm Spaces in Thornton

St James Church, 300 Thornton Road, Thornton BD133AB Thursday 1pm-4, Saturday 10am-12 and Sundays 10am to 12noon. A place for fellowship and free refreshments.

Thornton Community Centre: Thornton Community Centre will be open every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 10am – 5pm as a designated Warm Space. Call in to stay warm, enjoy free hot drinks, take advantage of our wi-fi and meet up with others.

South Square Centre, Thornton Road, Thornton, BD13 3LD, Tuesdays – Saturdays 10am – 5pm., A quiet area with chairs and tables, power points available for use in the space.

Thornton Community Library

West Bradford Cycle Super- highway

Click / press on the green heading for details and maps of the proposed cycle lanes

West Yorkshire Combined Authority, see Local Government, above

 

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