on the three days of the August Bank Holiday weekend in the grounds of Bramham Park. Under an agreement between Leeds City Council, the Parish Council, the promoter (Festival Republic), and the Bramham Park Estate. A number of free tickets are available to residents of the parish who make a financial contribution to the Bramham Community Fund, and to residents of Bardsey and Clifford. Festival Republic, formerly Mean Fiddler, specified that the Community Fund should be used to benefit the residents of the village, and Bramham's local community groups. The Fund has made grants of over £300,000 reports the Secretary of the Fund (December 2017) There are two public houses: The Red Lion and The Swan. The Red Lion's darts and pool teams play in the Wetherby and District Pub League. The Swan has a dominoes team. A former public house, the White Horse, closed in 2010 and is now a private residence. Sport Bramham Football Club was founded in 1907, and plays home games at Freely Lane. It has two teams in the Harrogate and District League. The club reformed in 2005, and won the Barkston Ash Cup in 2005 and the Harrogate and District League Division One title in 2006, and again in 2007. Bramham FC also has Junior and Girls football teams. Bramham and Clifford Cricket Club has one team in the local Wetherby and District League (division 4) and a Thursday evening team in the Whixley Evening League. It plays at Rhodes Lane in nearby Clifford village. The Bramham Horse Trials are held at Bramham Park every June and form one of the UK's leading 3-day horse riding events, attracting international competitors. In 2006, over 35,000 visitors attended the event. Bramham International Horse Trials was voted the best event in the British Equestrian Trade Awards in February 2006. Levi Whitehead of Bramham was the fastest runner in England in his day. He ran in 19 minutes, and when 96 walked four miles an hour. He died, aged 100, in 1787. Neil Hudson is the current founding member of the Bramham dodgers dodge ball team - winning 5 major accolades, most recently at Crewes tournament during the May bank holiday of 2017. Bramham College Bramham College was a public school opened in January 1843 when Dr. Benjamin Haigh leased Bramham Biggin plus of parks and gardens. The college was extended to include a hall, theatre, gymnasium and