Steeplejack-cum-television personality Fred Dibnah is to be the guest speaker at the KWVR annual dinner later this year. Fred, who shot to fame demolishing sky-high chimneys and now has his own programme on BBC TV exploring historic buildings, will appear at the Five Flags Hotel, at Cullingworth, on October 14. A railway spokesman said the £18 tickets are expected to go like hot cakes. Phone 645214 for details.

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