Berliner Philharmoniker Live:
New Year's Eve Concert

Live Arts Broadcast, 4.30pm (doors 3.30pm)

Celebrate the conclusion to 2019 with the Berliner Philharmoniker’s glittering New Year’s Eve Concert. This fantastic event will be conducted by Chief Conductor Kirill Petrenko and features a lively American programme including the star soprano Diana Damrau as guest soloist.

Broadcast live from Berlin there are sure to be fireworks as the orchestra takes the audience on a journey through George Gershwin’s An American in Paris and Leonard Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story as well as works from Cole Porter, Carl Loewe, and Kurt Weill.

Advance tickets and further information available here.

NT Live: Fleabag

Live Arts Broadcast, 8.30pm (doors 7.30pm)

See the hilarious, award-winning, one-woman show that inspired the BBC’s hit TV series Fleabag, broadcast live to cinemas from London’s West End. Saturday 28th is an encore screening: the show was recorded live on 12th September.

Advance tickets and further information available here

It's a Wonderful Life

Christmas Eve Screenings, 11:30am, 3:30pm

Enjoy our annual Christmas Eve tradition, watching It’s A Wonderful Life on the big screen!

Morning: Doors open at 10.30am and the film will start at 11.30am. Ends around 1.45pm. Afternoon: Doors open at 2.30pm and the film will start at 3.30pm (or shortly after!). Ends around 5.45pm, in time for carols in the Square.

Frank Capra’s 1946 Christmas classic follows the tribulations of small town everyman George Bailey (James Stewart), who, at the end of his luck and deep in debt, contemplates suicide one snowy, bleak Christmas Eve. But when George wishes that he had never been born, his guardian angel Clarence (Henry Travers) takes a trip from the heavens to persuade him otherwise. After a nightmarish journey through an alternative Bedford Falls, George realizes the difference he has made to the people around him, learning lessons of love, loyalty and what it means to lead a wonderful life.

“Capra’s Dickensian masterpiece […] A genuine American classic” ***** Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

Advance tickets and further information available here

Christmas Eve: Carols in the Square

6.30pm

Morning Star Fundraiser

See HebWeb news article

Winter Exhibition at Artsmill

Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker

Live Arts Broadcast, 7.15pm (doors 6.15pm)

This is a recorded broadcast, recorded live at the Royal Opera House Thursday 8 December 2016.

Peter Wright’s interpretation of The Nutcracker has been enchanting children and adults alike since its first performance by The Royal Ballet in 1984. Lev Ivanov’s 1892 ballet combined with Tchaikovsky’s sumptuous, iconic score are presented in a festive period setting with vivid designs to make this a charming and magical production.

Advance tickets and further information available here

University of the third age

Radio Pantomime and Christmas Quiz

U3A Todmorden’s next members’ meeting will be on Thursday, December 19th, 2019 in the Central Methodist Church Hall in Todmorden at 1.45. The meeting will feature our traditional quiz and our unique Radio Pantomime, written by the Creative Writing Group and performed by the Concert Party and Friends.

Our contact details are www.u3atod.org.uk (website), info@u3atod.org.uk (email), or 01422 886021 (phone).

Shaggy Dog Storytellers

'Tales from the Festive Table'

This year, the Shaggy Dog Storytellers Christmas Party falls on Friday 20th December. It's free entry to our 'Tales from the Festive Table' session at 8pm but we're hoping you'll want to join us earlier for tea at 7pm (No set menu. Just buy your meal downstairs in The Stubbing Wharf and have it sent up to our club room.) Hope you can make it! Merry Christmas one and all...

Christmas Carol Service

6:30 pm at St James' Church, Church Lane, Hebden Bridge

A family friendly service with choir, Hebden Royd Primary School Choir, readings and carols followed by home-made mulled wine, mince pies, tea and coffee.

December’s Lunchtime Live

December’s Lunchtime Live this Saturday, 14 December at Hope Baptist Church from 1-4pm featuring Blanty, Ruth Neilson, Raintown Seers and Jamie Ferguson. More info

Xmas Concert

2-5 pm: An Afternoon of Czech Music

Walshaw Lodge, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge

Tickets £30 including a full meal with wine available from www.MargaretBruce.com (no booking fee) or 01422 843937

Christmas with Ghost School

Wadsworth Community Centre - Doors 7:00pm.

Weaving together a mix of traditional and original material, Ghost School create a rich musical tapestry which comes to life in their dynamic live performances.

Andy Greaves (Vocals/Mandolin/Guitar), Les Gillon (Vocals/Guitar) and Jen Trott (Vocals/Fiddle) are pleased to be returning to Wadsworth Community Centre with a festive event, introducing you to some of the more obscure carols and wassails, along with some new winter themed songs.

Supporting Ghost School is the fantastic Calder Youth Folk Band, who despite their tender years have been wowing Calderdale audiences throughout 2019.

And of course a Christmas event wouldn't be complete without mulled wine and hot food.

Tickets £5 under 16s £2.50 from Jen on  07759 869162

Doors 7:00 and show from 7:30 onwards

Halifax Chamber Choir

Charity Concert and Audience Carols

8.00pm, St.Jude's Parish Church
Holy Trinity and St Jude's,
Free School Lane, Halifax

With David Baker, organ

Directed by Aljosa Skorja

Free admission

Donations in aid of St Augustine's Centre, Halifax

Information and photos

House Histories: How to begin

Barbara Atack, Hilary Fellows and Robert Stevens

The talk will start with an examination of the resources available for researching the history of a house. Then two people who have explored the histories of their houses will tell the fascinating stories of two very different properties and shed light on life in Hebden Bridge over the time these buildings have existed. The speakers are all members of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society who have a passion for historical buildings and experience of researching the history of different properties.

Methodist Church, Market St. Hebden Bridge. 7.30. Free to members; £3 for visitors.

Hebden Bridge Local History Society

Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale

Live Arts Broadcast, 7.30pm (doors 6.30pm)

Due to phenomenal demand, The Winter’s Tale, Shakespeare’s timeless tragicomedy of obsession and redemption, returns to cinemas this festive season. This beautifully reimagined production, co-directed by Rob Ashford and Kenneth Branagh, features a remarkable cast including Dame Judi Dench as Paulina, alongside Tom Bateman, Jessie Buckley, Hadley Fraser, Miranda Raison and Sir Kenneth Branagh as Leontes.

King Leontes appears to have everything: power, wealth, a loving family and friends. But sexual jealousy sets in motion a chain of events with tragic consequences…

Captured live before a theatre audience, this critically acclaimed production was the first in the hugely successful Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company Live season that was broadcast to cinemas from London’s Garrick Theatre over the course of a year in 2015.

Advance tickets and further information available here

Ceilidh - Wadsworth Community Centre

On Friday 6th December, Calder Youth Folk are presenting their first fundraising ceilidh and it promises to be a stonker!

Music will be provided by the Wharfedale Ceilidh Band with Calder Youth Folk in support. There will be pie & peas, real ale and a warm welcome

Doors open at 6:30 for pie & peas (order on booking) music and dancing is from 7:30.

Tickets in advance are £10 adults £5 under 16’s (£12/£6 on the door) and are available from calderyouthfolk@outlook.com or ring Neil on 07821 620680. 

Christmas Concert - Hebden Bridge Band

7pm, 'On Christmas Night', concert by Hebden Bridge Band at the Good Shepherd Church, Mytholmoyd.  

Free entry but donations always welcome.

Raffle and a bar.

Cantorelli

Christmas Fundraiser Concert

2pm, Square Chapel Arts Centre, Halifax

With vocal ensemble

Christmas Carols, Motets and Readings

Tickets £10 Available from Square Chapel Box Office

01422-349422

Information and photos:

EGGSMAS - The Egg Factory's Christmas Extravaganza

The Egg Factory's annual shopping, eating, drinking and making fest is cosier and better than ever! This year we're rocking an alpine aprés ski theme, with all the mulled wine, delish cheese treats and a wood cabin vibe! 

11am till 5pm, with a licensed bar, delicious hot food, DJs and kids activities - see you there!

Northlight Winter Art Fair

11-5

Northlight Art Studios
Valley Road,
Hebden Bridge

An extravaganza of creativity!

A one-stop shop for unique Christmas presents - direct from the artist!

Paintings, Prints, Ceramics, Glass, Textiles, Crafts, Greetings Cards. 

Fiona Armour ~ Kate Boyce ~ Katch Skinner ~ Jane Revitt ~ Don Myers ~ Emma Griffiths ~ Roo Waterhouse ~ Jacky Murphy ~ Rachel Red ~ Sue Turner ~ Karl Theobald ~ Ruby Creagh

Ledlenser Trails in Motion World Film Tour

Hebden Bridge Trades Club
Doors 3pm: Films 4pm
Tickets here

We're pleased to announce The Trails In Motion Film Tour to Hebden Bridge for 2019.

The Ledlenser Trails In Motion Film Festival is an annual international film tour for the community, by the community, bringing a collection of the finest trail and ultra running films to passionate audiences around the world. Join like-minded trail runners and adventure sports enthusiasts at engaging film festival-styled event as we all come together to celebrate the diverse culture of the sport.

Perseverance, individual quirkiness, Fastest Known Times (FKT's) and trail camaraderie are central to the theme of the 2019 Ledlenser Trails In Motion Film Tour line up. Each film offers an exciting and inspirational view into the world of trail and ultra running, all the while showcasing some of the planet's most breathtaking trail running destinations in the process.

There will be a prize draw on the day courtesy of Ledlenser UK with proceeds going to Calder Valley Search & Rescue along reasonably priced Indonesian food available and a full bar.

Parking is limited in Hebden Bridge so we encourage the use of public transport or even better, run!

The Vocation Mytholmroyd Fell Race is happening in the morning, there are a few tickets up for grabs for some winners, please check the details here on the Calder Valley Fell Runners website

To find out more about Ledlensers quality head-torches please visit their website:  

Ledlenser Store

Canalside Comedy

MC Matt Fong will be joined by Sam Gore, Becky Heaviside, Tom Little and Steve Day

Matt’s debut solo show at the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, was picked as one of the best shows in Edinburgh, so we’re excited to see him in Hebden Bridge. Newer Act Becky Heaviside will perform alongside prolific writer and performer, Sam Gore. Sam cemented his position as one of the best new comedians of his generation with five New Act of the Year awards, including the national Laughing Horse competition. With his rapid-fire delivery and unique use of language and imagery, nobody writes a simile quite like Gore.

‘Inventive, unexpected and often very silly… ‘Tom Little ….’surely can’t remain a hidden treasure for long.’ - Chortle. This is your chance to see him at the intimate Hebden Bridge Little Theatre.

Closing the show, we’ve got Steve Day. Britain’s only deaf comedian - well if there are any others, he hasn't heard. A familiar voice on Radio 4, for the past fourteen years Steve has been performing to huge laughter around the country (well they tell him the laughter was huge to humour him, he doesn't know either way).

Doors open at 7pm for this show at Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, and starts at 8pm. Tickets cost £14.

Further details available at www.canalsidecomedy.co.uk

The Big Christmas Sing

The Big Christmas Sing is on Wednesday December 4th at 7pm at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Mytholmroyd. It's in aid of the Christian Aid Ghana Partnership project which is working to increase employment opportunities for the young and vulnerable groups of people.

There will singing to join in with, music from Burnley Road school choir and Hebden Bridge Junior Band as well as mince pies and other refreshments. Local musicians Hazel Bone, Jim Ledwidge, Mark Holtom and Dave Nelson will be accompanying the singing. Please come along and let other people know.

Local Stories and Local Speakers
- 1st Thursday each month at 2.30pm

Anne Lister of Shibden Hall

by Pat Osborne

Doors open 2pm for tea and cake

£5/£3

Waterfront Hall, Hebden Bridge Town Hall

Enquiries: 01422 417373

A Hebden Bridge Arts Festival event

Calder Valley Organic Gardeners

The Living Soil

The next meeting of Calder Valley Organic Gardeners takes place at Mytholmroyd Community Centre, Caldene Avenue, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge HX7 5AF on Thursday 5th December at 7.30pm when there will be a talk on ‘The Living Soil’ with Sim Cramer.

Entry is £2.00 for non-members.

Further information can be found at www.cvog.org or by phoning 01422 846173

Little Theatre: Bazaar and Rummage

Christmas Faves Cookery Demo

7.30pm to 9.30pm, Fielden Centre, Ewood Lane, Todmorden

Learn how to make our cooks' favourite plant based seasonal dishes. Enjoy taste testers throughout the evening.

Limited places are available: Email info@3valleyvegns.org.uk

Suggested donation: £4
Gluten-free options 
Please tell us any dietary requirements in advance
Suitable for vegetarians, vegans and omnivores
Wheelchair accessible venue

Dark Matter Promotions presents:

Witch Tripper + The Sourheads + Bodach

Witch Tripper - Nottingham power trio. Mixing stoner grooves with fast paced rock and roll. 

The Sourheads  - Hailing from Wakefield - Fusing the swagger of The Stooges, the poetry of The Doors, the danger of Alice Cooper, and the dirt of Kyuss and making it bigger. 

Bodach - Riff Merchants from Rotherham

9pm, The Mill. Hollins Mill

Christmas Tree Festival

Hope Baptist Church Friday 10 - 5pm. Saturday 11 - 4 pm.

Mince pies. Tea & Coffee.

All welcome.

Trim the tree

at the Hope Baptist Church

Christmas ARTfair 2019

Join us across TWO DAYS this winter for our family-friendly, Christmas shopping experience in Hebden Bridge, celebrating wonderfully affordable gifts by local and regional artists, jewellers, sculptors and more!

With Christmas shopping in mind, they'll be something for everybody located within the picturesque Waterfront Hall of The Town Hall, including an onsite Cafe brewing warming drinks and serving tasty treats!

An accompanying 'Winter Showcase' exhibition throughout the foyer and cafe area runs Tuesday 26 November to Saturday 21 December 2019.

ARTfair Dates: Saturday 30 November & Sunday 1 December 2019 Venue: The Waterfront Hall, The Town Hall, St Georges St, Hebden Bridge, HX7 7BY Exhibition Times: 11am - 4pm (Free entry!)

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Free Christmas Cupcake Masterclass

Pop in and book your slot Now to experience hands on cupcake baking and decorating with "The Fab Patisserie" Saturday 30 November Slots:

12:00 - 13:00
14:00 - 15:00
16:00 - 17:00 

Sunday 1 December Slots:
11:00 - 12:00
13:00 - 14:00

Drew Forsyth & Co, 25-27 West End, Hebden Bridge 

Public Meeting: Brexit and the Climate Emergency

How much will Brexit hinder reaching net zero carbon emissions?

With Natalie Bennett, former Leader of the Green Party and Josh Fenton−Glynn, Labour Party PPC Calder Valley

All welcome. 7.30pm. Town Hall.

Organised by the Calderdale Green Party.

The saving of Hardcastle Crags

Grant Lowe

Photo: Grant Lowe

An examination of what the Crags have meant to past generations and the lengths people from far and wide have gone to save them for us all.

Grant is the Visitor Operations Manager for the National Trust at Hardcastle Crags. He has worked alongside community groups to improve knowledge and understanding of the environment.

Methodist Church, Market St. Hebden Bridge. 7.30. Free to members; £3 for visitors.

Hebden Bridge Local History Society

Calder Valley Education Hustings

CROWS Quiz and Curry

NT Live: Present Laughter

Live Arts Broadcast, 7pm (doors 6pm)

Matthew Warchus directs Andrew Scott (BBC’s Sherlock, Fleabag) in Noël Coward’s provocative comedy Present Laughter.

As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine’s colourful life is in danger of spiralling out of control. Engulfed by an escalating identity crisis as his many and various relationships compete for his attention, Garry’s few remaining days at home are a chaotic whirlwind of love, sex, panic and soul-searching.

Captured live from The Old Vic in London, Present Laughter is a giddy and surprisingly modern reflection on fame, desire and loneliness. Note this production is filmed in front of a live audience, rather than broadcast live.

Advance tickets and further information available here

Climate Crisis Election Hustings

Heptonstall Repair Cafe

What? A place to bring broken items to get help, advice and assisted repairs with skilled volunteers.

Costs? A voluntary donation – and buy a tea/coffee and cake What can I get repaired? Clothes, bags, furniture, computers & software, electrical appliances (not microwaves), toys, bikes, also Tool & knife sharpening

When? Saturday 23 November, 2 -4pm and then monthly from January venue and times to be confirmed

Where? Heptonstall Bowling & Social Club, Acre Lane, Heptonstall HX7 7LT Volunteers welcome: as hosts & repairers @Heptonstall Repair Cafe on Facebook – let us know what you plan to bring along for repair.

My Life Story

Home, An Outward Journey

Quiz Night

Survivors of Torture Activity Fund at Kava cafe, Todmorden

6.30pm

Gather your own team of up to 6 people or join with others on the night to make this a successful as our last quiz.

£10 for the Quiz and Pie and Peas

Tickets: from Kava or by phoning John 07789 264770 or another member of the team.

Chrismas Lights Switch on

With entertainment from local schools, Bazzmatazz and Hebden Bridge Junior Band. Plus a Spectacular Fireworks Display and complementary Mulled Wine and Mince Pies at The Town Hall. George's Square 5pm Onwards (Switch On at 6pm)

With entertainment from local schools, Bazzmatazz and Hebden Bridge Junior Band. Plus a Spectacular Fireworks Display and complementary Mulled Wine and Mince Pies at The Town Hall. George's Square 5pm Onwards (Switch On at 6pm)

Notice of Fireworks:
5.45pm till 5.50pm (approx)

RSC Live: Timon Of Athens

Live Arts Broadcast, 7pm (doors 6pm)

Directed by Simon Godwin, Kathryn Hunter stars in the lead role, captured live at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-on-Avon.

In a world driven by greed, what do we truly value? Timon has it all – money, influence, friends. But when the money runs out, Timon soon finds her influence and friends have also gone. Left alone, she flees Athens to take refuge in the woods, cursing the city she once loved. Featuring a “searing central performance” (Guardian) from award-winning actor, Kathryn Hunter, Timon of Athens is a glittering and biting satire on whether money truly buys happiness.

‘A searing central performance flips the gender dynamics as Shakespeare’s study of greed gets a ravishing revival’ – The Guardian * * * *

‘Kathryn Hunter is hypnotic in this gender-switched tragedy’ – The Telegraph * * * *

Advance tickets and further information available here

Frogs, Firearms and Flames - Tales of a Museum Curator

U3A Todmorden’s next members’ meeting will be on Thursday, November 21st, 2019 in the Central Methodist Church Hall in Todmorden at 1.45. Our guest speaker, Heather Davis, will be delivering her interestingly-titled talk ‘Frogs, Firearms and Flames’ – Tales of a Museum Curator.

Our contact details are www.u3atod.org.uk(website), info@u3atod.org.uk (email), or 01422 886021 (phone).

Festival of Indian Lights

12 noon to 3pm at the Birchcliffe Centre, Hebden Bridge

Tickets £8 adult, £4, children - includes a light vegetarian lunch.

Tickets available in advance from the Birchcliffe Centre and Hebden Bridge Post Office or on the door.

 Email for more info or visit our website

The Lost Chord

7.30pm, in the Little Theatre bar, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge
The Lost Chord Ensemble which meets about once a month  and supports the Little Theatre by playing some pieces at their Christmas event (14th December).

Musicians (with their music stand) are invited to come and play some light music selections.

If you are coming for the first time, please contact chris.browne@tiscali.co.uk with details of your instrument so that a pad of music can be made available. Chris, who conducts the local Little Theatre Choir, has a wealth of light music including some of his own compositions. 

Candlelit Remembrance Service

6-7pm

White Poppy Candlelit Remembrance Day Service

Remembering all those who have suffered or died as a result of  conflict; civilians and military alike.

6pm at the war memorial in the gardens off New Road in the centre of Hebden Bridge

Memories of Foster Mill

Allan Stuttard

This will be an evening looking at life at Foster Mill in the fifties, sixties and seventies. Allan is hoping that as well as recounting his own memories of the time, others who worked in the clothing industry in Hebden Bridge will join in the conversation and share their memories too.

Allan began work at Foster Mill in 1950 and worked as a cutter, pattern-maker and designer until his retirement. He furthered his education both at night school in Hebden Bridge and at Leeds College of Technology. He is very active locally and has made an impact as an entertaining and interesting speaker.

Methodist Church, Market St. Hebden Bridge. 7.30. Free to members; £3 for visitors.

Hebden Bridge Local History Society

Blue Orchids + Vukovar

The Mill, Hollins Mill, Rochdale Road
Walsden
Todmorden
OL14 6SA

Doors 8pm

Blue Orchids, as a post punk psychedelic adjunct to Fall-world are well established in the music enthusiast’s consciousness, and yes, Martin Bramah was a founding father of The Fall, and as expressed recently might have reasonable grounds to even call himself The Fall, well, why not…but then he’s not daft.

Perhaps people could do with reconnecting with Martin’s oeuvre a little more deeply than obsessing over the ex Fall schtick, specially what with the recent albums being a succession of magick pop psych masterpieces choc stock (oh yes) with fabulous gems full of rich, resonant sounds and stinging, esoteric lyrics.

POP-UP SHOP CHARITY SALE

Mytholmroyd Christmas Lights

12.30-6.30, St Michael's

Notice of Fireworks:
St Michael's Square, Mytholmroyd
5.45pm till 5.50pm (approx)

Heptonstall Historical and Heritage Society

Samuel Gates, Travelling Preacher

By Jan Bridget

Heptonstall Methodist Chapel, 2pm

Samuel Gates was converted by John Wesley himself when he was
I6 and living in London's docklands. He became an itinerant
preacher and preached in Heptonstalll in 1805.

Jan will share the story of her partner‘s fifth great grandfather.

Singing workshop with Janet Russell

10am to 4pm Fielden Centre, Ewood Lane Todmorden, OL14 7DD

£25 / £18 concs.

Vegetarian lunch provided for a small donation Men and women are invited to a one day singing workshop led by Janet Russell. Janet has worked professionally on the folk scene for over 20 years and also leads choirs in Silsden, Burnley and Settle. She is recognised as an accomplished vocal harmony workshop leader and is a member of the Natural Voice Practitioner Network.

The workshop will be a fun day of singing together, with songs about climate change and the changing of the seasons. For information or to book a place email us.

Hosted by Calder Valley Women Singers

Pop-Up Shop Charity Sale - Handmade Christmas Gifts

10.30 to 5.00 at Hat Therapy, 56 Market St, Hebden Bridge.

All profits will go to “The Butterfly Effect 2019” to support children with Cerebral Palsy.

On sale will be hand-made children’s dresses and flat caps made from the finest quality cotton and tweed fabrics to fit ages 2 to 4.

Also exquisite hand made wooden trinket boxes and bespoke names made from English hardwoods.

Town Folk

A fund raising event for Town Folk - Community Interest Group dedicated to getting high quality music into care homes and the community.

Bands all day and evening at the Trades Club with Manouche North, Damien Barber, Molly Tilston and many more! Pub Sessions, Street entertainment & Christmas Market.

Alden, Patterson & Dashwood

Wadsworth Community Centre - Saturday 16th November - Doors 6:30.

Norwich based folk trio Alden Patterson and Dashwood who play fiddle, Dobro, guitar and mandolin weave rich vocal harmonies around beautifully written original songs and melodies. The Dobro confers a distinctive country feel to their relaxed, honest and confident performances. The trio are highly skilled musicians who can magically transport you to a more tranquil world with self-penned songs depicting tales of young travellers, sleepy seas and their affection for home.

The trio were formed in late 2015 and have since been travelling the live circuit, winning over audiences at gigs and festivals across the UK and Europe.  They have achieved their deserved reputation with a refreshingly uncluttered tapestry of acoustic accompaniment behind the highly distinctive lead vocal Christine Alden enhanced by well-judged, innovative harmonies.  

Guest support is singer songwriter, Sarah Watson, a Hebden Bridge resident. Sarah’s self-penned songs reflect the everyday experiences of being a mother, partner and woman – they are honest, uncomplicated, and heartfelt.  The  ‘country style’ of  delivery suits Sarah’s voice which is reminiscent of Nanci Griffith or Mary Hopkin.

‘It’s lovely stuff’ – Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2 Folk Show

Check them out here

As usual  there’ll be Real Ales, Pie and Peas and a warm welcome.

Doors at 6:30 and show starts at 7:45. Tickets £12.

Contact Derek on 07890 205980, Martin on 01422 344458 or wegottickets.com

Hepton Singers Concert

Fundraiser for Overgate Hospice

See HebWeb news article

42nd Street: The Musical

Live Arts Broadcast, 4.30pm (doors 3.30pm)

Recorded Screening

The largest ever production of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical theatre spectacular. Filmed live at the magnificent Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London’s West End in 2018. A tap-dancing, show-stopping extravaganza – winner of 4 WhatsOnStage Awards.

Starring Bonnie Langford as Dorothy Brock with Clare Halse, Tom Lister and Philip Bertioli. Featuring iconic songs 42nd Street, We’re in the Money, Dames and Lullaby of Broadway.

Five star reviews: ‘Achingly beautiful revival of an American classic’ The Telegraph ‘Glorious’ The Express ‘Utterly moreish extravaganza of glitz’ The Times

Advance tickets and further information available here

Todmorden Book Festival

Todmorden Book Festival celebrates the written word, with book-related events that stimulate, inspire and challenge audiences.  The programme focuses on the work of new and established writers from across the region and the UK, as well as the work of international authors, with fiction, non-fiction and poetry events for adults and children, reflecting the rich industrial and cultural heritage of the region and exploring individual and collective stories.

Simon Armitage, Sally Wainwright and many more.

See programme

Lit and Sci Lecture

Can we trust the numbers the media give us? That’s the title of the public lecture which Sir David Spiegelhalter, one of Britain’s most eminent statisticians, will be giving to Hebden Bridge Lit and Sci on Friday 8 November. More info

Oxfam Ride to India: Moving On

Wadsworth Community Centre, Old Town, Hebden Bridge

Wondering what to do on Friday 8th November?
Then join us for another Food for Thought event. 
Free entry. Doors open 7.00 pm.

Good food - £3.00 for 2 course supper 7.30 pm.

Good company; well stocked bar followed by a fascinating talk at 8.15 pm.

Christine Brown looks back on an adventure that took a group of cyclists to India via Turkey, Syria and Sudan raising money for a rural health project. It’s a tale of harsh roads and kind people. On the way they met snow, sandstorms and searing heat. They cycled across deserts and delivered emergency supplies in a time of famine. 

The return of …

Open Mic

White Lion Pub, Heptonstall - From 8.30pm.

All performers guaranteed a slot!

Friendly soundman (Mark) on hand to help you set up and sort out the twiddly bits on PA system.

Come on down and have a go, or just show up and drink in the atmos. And drink beer.

Cragg Vale Arts Exhibition

The 6th exhibition of original watercolours by Chris Oliver.

The Robin Hood Inn, Cragg Vale, near Mytholmroyd.

These works take inspiration from the local area.

Day of Dance - Performance Showcase

7pm at the Birchcliffe Centre, Birchcliffe Road, HX7 8DG

You will experience an immersive showcase of contemporary dance performances from local community groups & professional artists, exploring our human relatedness.

Dancers and each dance piece will be by a varied age range from little ones to junior, youth & adults.

This the culmination of the Day of Dance full details of which can be found on the Hebden Bridge Dance Festival website.

Come along and support local artists, performers and choreographers and, most of all, have fun!

The Friends of the Picture House present

When Harry Met Sally...

November's Friends of the Picture House screening will be the 1989 comedy When Harry Met Sally... (15) written by Nora Ephron (Sleepless in Seattle) and directed by Rob Reiner (This Is Spinal Tap).

A chronicle of the years-long courtship of two witty and acerbic young New Yorkers, the film's setting, dry existential humour and jazz soundtrack (for which Harry Connick Jr while forever be associated) present a clear influence of Woody Allen, while its fresh energy made When Harry Met Sally... a blockbuster that left most romantic comedies since then in its shadow or at least under its influence.

It will make you wish going to New York didn't cost a fortune nowadays.

4:30pm (Doors 4:15)

Earlier Bayesian software had only been able to forecast diseases that followed specific patterns of spread and was complex to set up. His innovations made the system applicable to more diseases and also much simpler to use. It is now widely used in epidemiology and has been found to be useful in other fields as well.

Luckily, but not by chance, he won't risk talking about any of this; sticking instead to commenting on the use of stats in the media. Hopefully, we will all be better able to distinguish between, lies, damn lies and reliable statistics after the talk.

Pecket Well Remembrance Sunday

Pecket Well Remembrance Sunday Ceremony takes place at 2pm at Pecket Well.

National Theatre Live: Hansard

Live Arts Broadcast, 7pm (doors 6pm)

See Olivier Award-winners, Lindsay Duncan (Birdman, About Time) and Alex Jennings (The Lady in the Van, The Queen), in this brand new play from Simon Wood, broadcast live from the National Theatre in London.
It’s a summer’s morning in 1988 and Tory politician Robin Hesketh has returned home to the idyllic Cotswold house he shares with his wife of 30 years, Diana.

But all is not as blissful as it seems. Diana has a stinking hangover, a fox is destroying the garden, and secrets are being dug up all over the place. As the day draws on, what starts as gentle ribbing and the familiar rhythms of marital scrapping quickly turns to blood-sport.

Don’t miss this witty and devastating portrait of the governing class, directed by Simon Godwin (NT Live: Antony & Cleopatra, Twelfth Night) and part of National Theatre Live’s 10th birthday season.

Advance tickets and further information available here

Local Stories and Local Speakers
- 1st Thursday each month at 2.30pm

A Celebration of Yorkshire

by Noel Moroney

Doors open 2pm for tea and cake

£5/£3

Waterfront Hall, Hebden Bridge Town Hall

Enquiries: 01422 417373

A Hebden Bridge Arts Festival event

Calder Valley Organic Gardeners

Greenhouse Growing

The next Meeting of Calder Valley Organic Gardeners takes place at Mytholmroyd Community Centre, Caldene Avenue, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge HX7 5AF on Thursday 7th November at 7.30pm when there will be a talk on ‘Greenhouse Growing' with David Allison of the National Vegetable Society.

Entry is £2.00 for non-members.

Further information can be found at www.cvog.org or by phoning 01422 846173

Artsmill Artists' Coffee Shop Launch

Artsmill Artists' Coffee Shop Launch
Linden Mill, Linden Road, Hebden Bridge, HX7 7DP

2pm to 4pm

Artsmill artists have got together to create a gallery art sales space where they can show and sell their amazing work at affordable prices and make delicious coffees and pots of tea for visitors!

They also have a workspace in the Little Shop area where they can continue to work on their designs and chat to customers.

So come to Artsmill Wednesday to Sunday to enjoy beautiful artwork whilst enjoying the inexpensive beverages created in the Artists' Coffee Shop. The Galley Lounge does what it says on the tin, relax and enjoy your time at Artsmill.

Royal Ballet: Concerto, Enigma Variations & Raymonda Act III

Live Arts Broadcast, 7.15pm (doors 6.15pm)

From The Royal Ballet’s classical origins in the works of Petipa, to the home-grown choreographers who put British ballet on the world stage, this mixed programme highlights the versatility of the Company.

Petipa’s Raymonda Act III is Russian classical ballet summarized in one act, full of sparkle and precise technique, while Ashton’s Enigma Variations is quintessentially British in every way – from its score by Elgar and period designs by Julia Trevelyan Oman, to Ashton’s signature style, the essence of British ballet. Concerto, MacMillan’s fusion of classical technique with a contemporary mind, completes a programme that shows the breadth of the Company’s heritage.

Advance tickets and further information available here

Big Sing with John Bell

An afternoon with John Bell of the Iona Community at St Mary's Church Todmorden. Saturday 2nd November 2019 at 2.30pm. Admission £6.

Tickets from Judith Parish 01422 847911

Northern Ballet: Dracula

Hebden Bridge Picture House - Live Arts Broadcast 
Thurs 31st October at 7.15pm (doors 6.15pm)

Broadcast live to cinemas for Halloween, Northern Ballet’s thrilling adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic horror story is a unique blend of gripping theatre, Gothic sets and sensuous dancing.

With darkly Gothic sets and costumes, Northern Ballet is resurrecting Bram Stoker’s classic horror story for special LIVE screenings in cinemas this Halloween. The haunting tale of passion and immortality is played out through ​a unique blend of sensuous dancing​ and​ gripping theatre​ – ​this is ballet with a dramatic bite.

Created by Northern Ballet’s Artistic Director David Nixon OBE, with atmospheric ​music ​by Alfred Schnittke, Arvo Pärt, Michael Daugherty and Sergei Rachmaninov, Dracula is a thrilling adaptation that will leave you thirsty for more.

Advance tickets and further information available here

Handmade Parade Stilt Walking Courses

Complete beginners

Do something amazing this October half term...learn to stilt walk.
We are running this 2 day course from 10-1pm, for anyone ages 10 and over.

Improvers

For people who want to brush up on their skills and learn some new moves from 2-4pm.

Booking is essential for both courses and can be done via Eventbrite. Look on our Facebook page for links and further details.

Places are limited so book on early to avoid disappointment.

Fox and Goose Harvest Festival

This year we have lots of exciting events on -

Mon 21st, Quiz from 9pm

Wed 23rd, Meet the Brewer with Sunbeam Ales from 7pm

Thurs 24th, Tatty's Uke Poetry Roadshow, 7pm

Fri 25th, Whisky tasting, 8pm

Sun 27th, Apple pressing from 12 noon-2pm, 4-6pm Music from Kwame D, 5pm Apple pie contest, Shabby cats from 9pm.

For more info, please visit Facebook 

The Fox and Goose, 7 Heptonstall road, Hebden Bridge

Canalside Comedy

Hebden Bridge Little Theatre hosts another night of comedy.

MC Katie Tracey is joined by top comedians Sean Percival, Stephen Cookson, Danny Sutcliffe, Tony Basnett and Allyson June Smith.

Doors Open 7pm. Show Starts 8pm

Buy tickets

See website

Partnership AGM & public meeting with '3 minute' presentations

Over 30 local groups to talk about their activities

The Hebden Bridge Partnership has once again invited local community organisations and groups to talk about what they do. Over 30 groups have accepted the invitation. Hear them Monday, 22 Oct, Town Hall.

Shaggy Dog Storytellers

Stories from the floor

Stubbing Wharf.

Stories old and new from tellers old and young, local and far flung. 8pm start.

Doors open from 7.15 - when you might catch our AGM!

Stories should last less than 10 minutes. Come and watch or spin a yarn (no readings).

Now in our 25th year.

Dark tales particularly welcome!

Great Pumpkin Festival

The Great Pumpkin Festival, brought to you by Hebden Royd Town Council, will be back in Hebden Bridge on Saturday 26th October from 11am - 5pm.

More information on our pumpkin-extravaganza will be added once confirmed so please like our Facebook Page for up to the minute news and updates, or visit the website.

See HebWeb news article

Royal Opera: Don Pasquale

Hebden Bridge Picture House - Live Arts Broadcast 
Thurs 24th October at 7.30pm (doors 6.30pm)

New to the Royal Opera!

Sung in Italian with English subtitles

Approximate running time: about 2 hours 30 minutes

Don Pasquale, a wealthy old bachelor, is outraged when he hears his nephew Ernesto intends to marry the impoverished widow Norina. He determines to marry himself and disinherit Ernesto. Ernesto and Norina despair, but their friend Doctor Malatesta promises to help them – and teach Pasquale a lesson. Malatesta persuades Norina to disguise herself as his sister, then presents her to Don Pasquale as a potential bride. Pasquale is so delighted with the young woman’s docile behaviour that he demands they marry at once.

The marriage takes place – witnessed by a fake notary – after which the young bride becomes utterly overbearing and unpleasant, tormenting her ‘husband’. When Pasquale discovers a note from his ‘wife’ arranging a rendezvous with a lover, he determines to confront her and end his misery. The conspirators are now set to reveal their trickery, but will Don Pasquale forgive them?

Royal Opera favourite Bryn Terfel heads the cast for this new production of Donizetti’s comedy of domestic drama across two generations. The witty story of a middle-aged man whose supposed young wife runs rings around him – with her own ulterior romantic purpose in mind – has long delighted and surprised audiences, not least as presented with the sparkle of its music and the virtuoso skill of its performers. Damiano Michieletto’s exhilarating production shows how contemporary the characters still are and how immediate and touching the story remains.

Advance tickets and further information havailable here

The Rails at the Trades Club

The group are on the road promoting their third album, Cancel The Sun, and HebWeb readers can win a pair of tickets for their gig at the Trades Club on Thursday 24 October.

More info about the competition

David Ford at the Trades Club

8pm, Trades Club, Hebden Bridge

As an artist Ford still defies classification or comparison. These days, David Ford feels much more at home operating on the fringes of the music business, not trying to be famous, not trying to get rich. It might be an unconventional way to conduct a musical career, but this is not a conventional guy, as evidenced by his most recent album, Animal Spirits, a surprisingly accessible, even soulful collection of songs about economics.

As well as playing sold-out headline shows on both sides of the Atlantic, he has toured with and supported artists such as Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint, Ray LaMontagne, Aimee Mann, Sara Bareilles, Gomez, Aqualung, Richard Ashcroft, Suzanne Vega, Augustana, Ingrid Michaelson and Jakob Dylan.

Local History Society AGM

followed by

70 years old and still going strong - A celebration

President and members

The Upper Calder Valley has a great history of groups whose aims were ‘to carry out the further education of the inhabitants and so to stimulate the public interest in educational facilities.’ So wrote Colin Spencer, local headmaster and one-time president of the Society. This aim is still evident today in our society as it has been throughout the last 70 years of its existence.
Barbara Atack (President) together with Frank Woolrych (Past President), and with contributions from other members of the society, will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Local History Society. They will look at our many achievements and activities during these years and the variety of people who have contributed to the continuing success of the society.

Methodist Church, Market St. Hebden Bridge. 7.30. Free to members; £3 for visitors.

Hebden Bridge Local History Society

Hebden Bridge Disability Access Forum

Hebden Bridge Town Hall, the Terrace Room, 2.30pm to 4.30pm.

We meet on the third Monday of each month.

We aim to improve access to life in general in the Hebden Bridge area.
We warmly welcome anyone who considers themselves disabled for any reason, including chronic illness, mental health issues, neurodiversity (including autistic spectrum), neurological impairment, mobility issues and sensory impairment. We are always very keen to have new members.

Please come to our meeting or contact us on sechbdisabilityaccess@gmail.com if you would like to raise any access issues, or to join us without attending a meeting.

(See also: Access in Hebden Bridge)

Wainsgate Concert Season

Wainsgate Concert Season: Saturday and Sunday of the weekend of 19-20 October, with acclaimed poets Clare Shaw and Ian Humphreys, and the talented and slightly anarchic Deep Cabaret, pictured above.

See HebWeb news article

Mytholmroyd Arts Festival: Building Bridges

Open Art Exhibition and Children’s Art Exhibition

St Michael’s Church, Mytholmroyd

This is an exciting opportunity to see the work of local artists selected by a judging panel. Visitors will be able to vote for the People’s Prize sponsored this year by local business Factorylux. Work by pupils from local schools will also be exhibited. The exhibitions are part of a weekend of arts events in Mytholmoryd, including storytelling, facepainting, children’s art workshops and musical events at local venues.

“This is the fifth year that we have brought great arts events to Mythomroyd. It is an opportunity for the community to come together along with our neighbours throughout the Calder Valley. Our theme of Building Bridges reflects the reality of life in Mytholmroyd but also our belief that the challenges of the last few years have strengthened us as a community.” Annie Harrison, Festival Director

More info on the website

Creative Writing

Free Taster workshop in partnership with WEA.

1.30-3.30pm

With Sally Baker at Mytholmroyd Community Centre 

Enrol wea.org.uk or call 0300 3033464

Gilmore & Roberts

Wadsworth Community Centre

Doors 6:45

Wadsworth Community Centre stage another in their series of Folk/Roots gigs on Friday October 18th.

Contemporary folk/acoustic duo Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts combine award-winning songwriting with their astounding musicianship and trademark harmonies to create a powerful wall of sound.

Nominated three times for the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Katriona (vocals, fiddle, mandolin) and Jamie (vocals, guitar) met while studying at Leeds College of Music and released their debut album in 2008.
Katriona started her professional career with folk pop sensations Tiny Tin Lady and later worked with The Albion Band and the established folk-roots band The Willows. She has featured on many acclaimed albums as a session musician.

Jamie was brought up in Barnsley in a musical family – his sister Kathryn Roberts (who played Wadsworth last year) is a well-respected singer on the UK folk scene. Jamie has played with a number of bands, Kerfuffle, The Dovetail Trio, The Emily Askew Band and many others.
We are delighted Katriona and Jamie are about to pay their first visit to Wadsworth.

‘Capable of making you dance, cry and think…a masterclass in songwriting and a lesson in how to present songs’ – Folk Radio UK. Check them out here

In support is Yorkshire’s Becky Taylor, a talented multi-instrumentalist and one of the most respected female Uilleann pipers of her generation. Her unique sound, broad repertoire and all-round musical versatility ensure she is renowned both on the folk scene and beyond!

Tickets £12.00    Contact Derek on 07890 205980, Martin on 01422 344458 or wegottickets.com

Dave Nelson's Piano Bar

Town Hall, 8pm

Dim the lights, roll out the piano, open the bar and the Town Hall café becomes the coolest lounge in town. Meet your friends for a convivial and relaxing evening with Dave Nelson on piano (free entry, with collection for Hebden Bridge Piano Festival).

Kerouac on Screen

50th anniversary of the death of Jack Kerouac

Square Chapel Arts Centre, Halifax

An event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of Jack Kerouac, author of the classic novel On The Road, is being held at Square Chapel Arts Centre in Halifax. The two-day event will include films, discussion panels and a musically-set performance of Kerouac’s long poem, Mexico City Blues.

Kerouac on Screen has been organised by Simon Warner, a Calderdale-based Rock historian and co-editor of the book of essays, Kerouac on Record. It gets underway at 7:30 pm on Friday, 18 October with a panel discussion on “Kerouac and Culture”; covering the origins of the Beat Generation, its impact and legacy. Warner will chair the discussion and be joined by Hebden Bridge author and University of Manchester lecturer, Douglas Field and Heptonstall-based American writer Jay Jeff Jones. It will be followed by a screening of the documentary, Whatever Happened to Kerouac?

On Saturday, 19 October, beginning at 1:00 pm, the discussion will be on “Kerouac and Film”, with Warner, music journalist Simon Morrison and Hebden Bridge filmmaker and film lecturer, Krishna Francis. This will be followed by a screening of the 1959 movie Pull My Daisy.

At 3:00pm there will be a screening of Love Always, Carolyn.

A panel discussion on “Kerouac and Music” will begin at 5:00 pm, chaired by journalist, musician and poet Heath Common and including Simon Warner and Jay Jeff Jones. It will be followed by the live performance of Mexico City Blues.

At 7:45 pm the final event is a screening of the Walter Salles’ film On The Road.

Individual event tickets £7.00 each or £30 for all five.

Hebden Bridge WI Awesome Autumn Rag Market

Hebden Bridge WI Awesome Autumn Rag Market at the Town Hall, the Egg Factory and Northlight Studios on 19 October - a twice yearly event run by Hebden Bridge WI to raise funds for their Charity of the year - ‘Healthy Minds, Calderdale’

See HebWeb news article with map and more info

Human Library

1-5pm

Ground Floor, Hope Baptist Church

A WorldWide movement for Social Change. Listen to real people of all backgrounds sharing their extraordinary life stories. The Human Library is a place where real people are on loan to readers. We invite you to ‘borrow’ a Human book for 25 minutes of story/dialogue. The stories that are shared by the human books cover many subject areas.

The Human Library is in 70 countries and it builds a positive framework for conversation. The aim is to challenge our preconceived stereotypes and prejudices and encourage understanding and empathy.

When the Rain comes by Mary & Bryan Talbot

Illustrated talk by Mary and Bryan Talbot followed by Q&A

Entry: £5 Free entry 7pm

8pm Book Signing

The Space, Town Hall, St George’s St, Hebden Bridge 

Sunstone presents very special screening of

All is Lost with live re-score by Animat

About The Film

All Is Lost is a 2013 survival drama film written and directed by J. C. Chandor, starring Robert Redford as a man lost at sea. Redford is the only cast member and was nominated for a Golden Globe as well as winning the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor.

Animat have composed and produced a new soundtrack which uses elements from the film's sound effects track in combination with their trademark dub-infused ambient electronica.

A triumph of pure cinema and wonderful visual storytelling from Chandor, who must now be considered the real deal, while Redford is sublime in what could well be the performance of his career (Empire)

After the show Sunstone DJ’s will be playing till close.

Saturday 19th October
Doors 8pm
Film 9pm (last train friendly)
Hebden Bridge Trades Club
Holme Street
Hebden Bridge
HX7 8EE

More info

Drawing for Health

Free Taster workshop in partnership with WEA.

6-8pm

With Mark Carey at Mytholmroyd Community Centre 

Enrol wea.org.uk or call 0300 3033464

National Theatre Live: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Hebden Bridge Picture House - Live Arts Broadcast 
Thurs 17th October at 7.00pm (doors 6.00pm)

‘The course of true love never did run smooth.’

A feuding fairy King and Queen of the forest cross paths with four runaway lovers and a troupe of actors trying to rehearse a play. As their dispute grows, the magical royal couple meddle with mortal lives leading to love triangles, mistaken identities and transformations… with hilarious, but dark consequences.

Shakespeare’s most famous romantic comedy will be captured live from the Bridge Theatre in London in summer 2019. Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones), Oliver Chris (Green Wing, NT Live: Young Marx), David Moorst (NT Live: Allelujah!) and Hammed Animashaun (The Barber Shop Chronicles) lead the cast as Titania, Oberon, Puck and Bottom.

Directed by Nicholas Hytner, this production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream will build on the success of his immersive staging of Julius Caesar (NT Live 2018). The Bridge Theatre will become a forest – a dream world of flying fairies, contagious fogs and moonlight revels, surrounded by a roving audience following the action on foot.

Advance tickets and further information available here.

U3A October 2019 Meeting

The Liverpool Cow Keepers

U3A Todmorden’s next members’ meeting will be on Thursday, October 17th, 2019 in the Central Methodist Church Hall in Todmorden at 1.45. Our guest speaker, Dave Joy, will be telling us about the Liverpool Cow Keepers who came from Yorkshire.

Our contact details are www.u3atod.org.uk(website), info@u3atod.org.uk (email), or 01422 886021 (phone).

Interested in adoption?

Come to a free talk about adoption & how the process works with time for questions at the end!

Kerry (library assistant at Hebden Bridge Library) will talk about her own personal experience of adoption! 

With information from OneAdoption (West Yorkshire) & Adoption UK plus a selection of books from Calderdale Libraries.

Tuesday 15th October at 10.30 at Hebden Bridge Library

Art for Wellbeing

Free Taster workshop in partnership with WEA.

11am to 1pm 

With Sarah O'Boyle at Mytholmroyd Community Centre 

Enrol wea.org.uk or call 0300 3033464

Calderdale Flood Action Plan: Open Day

Drop in between 12 and 7pm to speak to the project team, at the Mytholmroyd Community Centre.

See HebWeb News item

Billy Connolly: The Sex Life Of Bandages

Hebden Bridge Picture House - Live Arts Broadcast 
Thurs 10th October at 8.00pm (doors 7.00pm)

Hailed as the UK’s most influential comedian of all time, legendary Scot Billy Connolly is coming to cinemas with this brilliant show from his final stand-up tour. Recorded in 2015, during the Australian leg, this whip smart routine is a riotous journey filled with outrageous tales and blistering observations of everyday absurdities. Screening as a special one-night-only event, Connolly will also muse upon his career, life and legacy in a deeply personal interview filmed exclusively for cinema audiences.

Prior to retiring in 2016 following his diagnosis with Parkinson’s Disease, Connolly toured worldwide continuously for 50 years, performing to an audience of over 10 million. The Sex Life of Bandages is a big screen tribute to an iconic funny-man whose sharp wit and anarchic storytelling is still as hilarious as ever.

★★★★ ‘Can he still hold an audience in his thrall – warm us, cheer us, tickle us? Abso – Billy – lutely!’ The Telegraph
★★★★ ‘Beautifully funny’ The Guardian
★★★★ ‘Connolly has still got his funny bones’ The Evening Standard

Advance tickets and further information available here:

Festival des Panards

A weekend of traditional French & Breton music and dance. Evening dances & daytime workshops for dancers & musicians.

Beginners very welcome.

Todmorden Town Hall.

Details on www.frenchdanceleeds.co.uk 

South Pennine Houses: their history and their people

The morning will focus on some of the documentary resources you can use. In the afternoon two case studies will examine how the buildings themselves have a story to tell which can be combined with documents to provide an overall picture.

9.15 - 4.45

Birchcliffe Centre, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8DG

Booking in advance only. Postal bookings to Rachel Smith, Bramble Dene, Moss Lane, Hebden Bridge, HX7 7DS with your contact details and a cheque for £20 payable to Hebden Bridge Local History Society.

Door to Door in 81 Days - Roger Gill

1.00 pm onwards at The Bookcase

Roger Gill, a Hebden Bridge resident, will be signing his newly published book Door to Door in 81 Days, an account of his amazing walk (for charity) from his front door in Hebden Bridge to his front door in Santa Vittoria, Italy - some 1326 miles.

He carried everything he needed in a rucksack on his back and had not long  recovered from a serious heart operation. It was 2016 and he was just two years off 70.

Roger worked as teacher and educational consultant in West Yorkshire for many years.

October Lunchtime Live

Calderdale Compass Meeting

Democracy, Inequality and Brexit

Mytholmroyd Community Centre and Leisure Centre, Caldene Avenue. 2.30-5.30pm.

Alex Sobel, Labour MP for Leeds North West

Green Party speaker to be confirmed, Natalie Bennett has been invited

With a no deal Brexit, Britain faces it's biggest crisis since the Second World War. Our archaic democratic system and neo-liberal economic system have played a key role in making the UK one of the most unequal countries in Europe, and getting us into this mess.

Too much power is in the hands of too few people, and it doesn't have to be this way! Come and join our discussion on how to renew and transform our democracy and create a people-led, inclusive and participatory political system for the UK, from top to bottom.

We will discuss the far reaching reforms we urgently need including the following : a citizen led constitutional convention on democratic reform, citizen's assemblies, regional devolution, a fairer voting system where all votes count equally and caps on political donations. Only a complete overhaul of our democracy, putting it back into the hands of the people, will enable us to create a more equal society and tackle challenges such as urgent action against climate change.

Reserve tickets

Admission is free, all are welcome, the venue is fully accessible and refreshments will be provided.

Arts Festival pops up in Heptonstall Museum

Arts Festival pops up in Heptonstall Museum on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 October. Say what you’d like to see in your local museum. There'll be things like the talking chair, the knitted bike and a short Alice Longstaff film. More info

Wild Creatives

by Caroline Schofield

A Nature Inspired Printmaking Workshop with Artist and Printmaker Julia Swarbrick. Suitable for all abilities and once taught can be used at home without a press. You will leave having had a taste of mindfulness practice in nature, created your own lovely original prints inspired by the autumn woods and having had some fun!

More info and booking

A monastic flock in medieval Malham?

Mike Spence

A chance discovery in the Lancashire Records Office has brought to light previously unknown information about Malham at around the time of the Black Death.

Mike Spence’s historical interests centre on medieval record keeping of all kinds, usually relating to the north of England.

Methodist Church, Market St. Hebden Bridge. 7.30. Free to members; £3 for visitors.

Hebden Bridge Local History Society

Theft

Raising funds for the Survivors of Torture Activity Fund

Manouche North

Healthy food for people and planet

Wadsworth Community Centre,
Billy Lane, Old Town, Hebden Bridge HX7 8RY

Jenny Slaughter is our guest speaker at our Food for Thought event. She will be considering the fads and fashions that impact on our eating habits, on our health and most importantly on the planet itself.

Doors open 7 pm. Free entry

Two course supper £3.00 7.30 pm

Talk starts at 8.15 pm

Great bar!

Apple Fest

Community apple pressing

12.00-15.00

Apple-y kids activities, Masala Dosa Curries

Come along and join us, with or without your own apples to press

Where: 1/2 mile from Hebden Bridge, at HX7 8PS

The Farm gate is at the junction of Burlees Lane & Wadsworth Lane. (Sorry no parking on site. Apples can be dropped off at the gate)

Adults suggested £1 min donation to costs please. Children Free

What to bring: yourselves, your apples if you have them, glass or plastic screw top bottles for your juice, wellies, & musical instruments

Tel: 07981 957083 Julie, Hebden Bridge

Valley Organics Coop will have a huge range of British apples to taste & juices to buy

Wainsgate Concert: ME and Deboe

The Wainsgate summer concert series continues next Saturday, 5 October with the Chester-based acoustic duo ME and Deboe making a welcome return to Wainsgate Chapel. More info

Autumn Fair - Hebden Bridge Junior Band

Hebden Bridge Junior Band is holding its Autumn Fair and Brass Cafe on Sunday, October 6th, at Hebden Bridge Town Hall, 1-3.30pm.  

Performances from the main and learner bands, home-made cakes and soups, tea and coffee, book stall and raffle.  New members always welcome, come along and have a chat. 

The Future of Hebden Bridge’s Economy

The Future of Hebden Bridge’s Economy a meeting on Monday 7th October 2019 organised by by Hebden Bridge Partnership and Hebden Bridge Community Association.

See HebWeb news item

Jess Morgan and Nels Andrews - Songs and Books Tour 2019

8.30pm.  (Seated). Hebden Bridge Trades Club, Holm Street, Hebden Bridge. HX7 8EE. Tickets: 01422 845 265.

Jess Morgan from England and Nels Andrews from the US have joined forces because they both - for the first time - have illustrated books to accompany the new music they want to bring to audiences in 2019.

Jess and Nels wanted to showcase something on tour which would satisfy the most avid record sleeve-readers, comic book-worms, or just about anyone feeling lost in the digital age. Their co-headlined show promises an atmospheric concoction of songwriting, spoken word and fun visuals. They will tour in England and Scotland, through September and October. 

Friends of the Mill Pond AGM

This is to confirm that the AGM of Friends of the Mill Pond will take place at 7.30 pm on Wednesday 2 October at 36, Windsor Road.

The agenda will include the management of the Mill Pond, finances, membership and the choice of a new treasurer.

If there are other issues you'd like to discuss, please let me know.

Neighbours have made valiant efforts to reduce the balsam, but it would be great if more could be pulled up/cut down before the seeds pop - which will be very soon!

Local Stories and Local Speakers
- 1st Thursday each month at 2.30pm

Immersed In Nature
A Wildlife Photographer's Journey

A Fascinating Story by Paul Miguel

Doors open 2pm for tea and cake

£5/£3

Waterfront Hall, Hebden Bridge Town Hall

Enquiries: 01422 417373

A Hebden Bridge Arts Festival event

Wise Children

Hebden Bridge Picture House - Live Arts Broadcast 
Thurs 3rd October at 7.30pm (doors 6.30pm)

Wise Children by Angela Carter

Adapted and Directed for the stage by Emma Rice

This is a recorded broadcast, filmed live at York Theatre Royal in March 2019

Multi-award-winning director Emma Rice brings her unique, exuberantly impish vision to Angela Carter’s great last novel in this brand-new theatre production. A big, bawdy tangle of theatrical joy and heartbreak, Wise Children is a celebration of show business, family, forgiveness and hope, with a generous dash of Shakespeare, scandal and mischief, taking the audience on a rollercoaster ride of emotion.

In Brixton, Nora and Dora Chance – twin chorus girls born and bred south of the river – are celebrating their 75th birthday. Over the river in Chelsea, their father – and greatest actor of his generation – Melchior Hazard turns 100 on the same day. As does his twin brother Peregrine. If, in fact, he’s still alive. And if, in truth, Melchior is their real father after all…

Performed by a talented ensemble cast, this entertaining, all-singing and dancing show opened to a raft of 4 and 5-star reviews at London’s Old Vic in 2018. Adapted and directed by Emma Rice, the former Artistic Director of Kneehigh and Shakespeare’s Globe, it was filmed for the cinema screen at York Theatre Royal and is ‘pure, unadulterated theatre.’ (★★★★★ Broadway World)

Advance tickets and further information available here.

Calder Valley Organic Gardeners

Primal Cut

The next Meeting of Calder Valley Organic Gardeners takes place at Mytholmroyd Community Centre, Caldene Avenue, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge HX7 5AF on Thursday 3rd October at 7.30pm when there will be a talk on ‘Primal Cut- pioneers of their all-natural free-from sausages with Michael & Kate Oliver’ (Samples to taste/Packs to buy)

Entry is £2.00 for non-members.

Further information can be found at www.cvog.org or by phoning 01422 846173

Artsmill Exhibition: Coastal Connections

For more info, see this HebWeb News Report

The Body In Space - Exhibition

Conscious Clubbing

A sober (no alcohol) night of dancing to an eclectic mix of dance music from live DJs and happening club music from the global mega party. A first exploitation of the great dance space that is the Waterfront at Hebden Bridge Town Hall.

'Kicks Off' at 7:30pm and carries on until you or we drop.

Don't forget! "God is a DJ", so let's take it HIGHER.

Check our Facebook Page for your 'Boarding Pass' 

Wristbands on sale at Town Hall Reception Now.
The Early Bird catches the ......

Menstrual kit-making workshop

Help end period poverty. Support young women worldwide by sewing menstrual kits that enable them to continue to attend school.

12.00-4.00 at Word Of Mouth, Valley Road, HB.

Please contact Helen 07513 359164 for more info.

Wainsgate Concert: Beware of Trains

Next weekend sees another concert in the Wainsgate Chapel summer series when the Upper Calder Valley-based duo Beware of Trains takes to the stage on Sunday, 29 September.

See HebWeb news item

Macmillan Coffee Morning

Hope Baptist Church. From 10am.

Cakes Tea and Coffee.

Come, visit, and enjoy. 

The Cragg Challenge 2019

The Cragg Vale Festival of Running And Cycling

Full closed road events on the world famous Cragg Vale hill

Entries now open at www.craggchallenge.co.uk

Solidarity - film screening and Q+A

Hebden Bridge Picture House, 4.30pm

Blacklisting in the UK construction industry impacted thousands of workers who were labelled ‘troublemakers’ for speaking out and secretively denied employment.

Activists uncovered alarming links between workplace blacklisting and undercover policing. Solidarity attentively follows meetings between activists and law students, brought together for the film, revealing the determination of a community working together to find a route to justice. 

More info

Mapping Elmet: Ruth Crossley Ted Hughes’s childhood and family roots in the Upper Calder Valley

Ruth Crossley

Methodist Church, Market St. Hebden Bridge. 7.30.

Free to members; £3 for visitors.

Hebden Bridge Local History Society

National Theatre Live: One Man, Two Guvnors

Hebden Bridge Picture House - Live Arts Broadcast 
at 7.00pm (doors 6.00pm)

Featuring a Tony Award-winning performance from host of the The Late Late Show, James Corden, the hilarious West End and Broadway hit One Man, Two Guvnors returns to cinemas to mark National Theatre Live’s 10th birthday.

Fired from his skiffle band, Francis Henshall becomes minder to Roscoe Crabbe, a small time East End hood, now in Brighton to collect £6,000 from his fiancée’s dad. But Roscoe is really his sister Rachel posing as her own dead brother, who’s been killed by her boyfriend Stanley Stubbers.

Holed up at The Cricketers’ Arms, the permanently ravenous Francis spots the chance of an extra meal ticket and takes a second job with one Stanley Stubbers, who is hiding from the police and waiting to be re-united with Rachel. To prevent discovery, Francis must keep his two guvnors apart. Simple.

Advance tickets and further information available here

U3A Todmorden September 2019 Meeting

Royal National Lifeboat Institution

U3A Todmorden’s next members’ meeting will be on Thursday, September 19th when our speaker will be Roy Meakin, whose subject is the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).

Our contact details are www.u3atod.org.uk (website), info@u3atod.org.uk (email), or 01422 886021 (phone).

CALDERDALE COMEDY CLUB

At Sowerby Bridge Working Mens Club, 13 Bolton Brow, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2AL.

Doors open at 8pm, show starts at 8.30pm. 

Quality award winning stand-up comedy from Karen Bayley, Matt Rees, Mike Manera & Clay Burnage. Early Bird tickets only £5 from Calder Comedy Club website (22 Aug)

Open Day at the Birchcliffe Centre

The Birchcliffe Chapel building in Hebden Bridge is 120 years old this year and to celebrate, we’ll be opening our doors to visitors on 21st September from 11-4pm. There'll be something for everyone! 

See our website for details including how to win a mounted print of your choice (subject to permissions) from the Alice Longstaff collection. 

This activity is part of a wide-reaching consultation and is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.  

Smith & McClennan

Emily Smith & Jamie McLennan with special guests Plumhall

Doors 6:30 – Show 7:45

Wadsworth Community Centre

Multi award winning Scottish singer Emily Smith and New Zealand born songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jamie McClennan have been making music together for over fifteen years. Wadsworth is very proud to have lured them away from Scotland for this special one-off gig.
Emily (vocals, guitar, accordion) and Jamie (vocals, guitar, viola) produced the album 'Unplugged' which was released to great acclaim in April 2018. With rich vocal harmonies, accordion, fiddle and sublime guitar backing they are one of the most vibrant duos on the UK folk scene today.

Smith’s many accolades include BBC Radio Scotland’s Young Traditional Musician of the year and two BBC Radio 2 folk awards nominations. They met in 2002 with Jamie soon becoming an integral part of Emily’s sound, taking on the role of lead guitar and backing vocals and producing several of her albums. They have performed throughout Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Russia and North America.

“One of Scotland’s most distinctive voices….simply entrancing” R2 *****
Check them out at https://emilysmith.org

Special Guest support is Yorkshire duo Plumhall  who will be showcasing material from their forthcoming album. Plumhall are Michelle Plum (ex Chumbawamba, Waking the Witch) and has supported Capercaillie, Ralph McTell, Texas and Shane MacGowan to name but a few, and Nick B Hall, a member of the Hall Brothers band nearly all his life, and has supported Fairport Convention, Show of Hands, Kate Rusby, and many more. 

As usual there will be cask ale, hot food and a warm welcome.

Tickets £15   Tickets £13  07731 661053   07890 205980 www.wegottickets.com

Explore! The South Pennines Walk and Ride Festival 2019

Lots of free outdoor events across a 16 day festival - 7th-22nd September 2019.  Everything from pop-out walks to music in the Craggs, Quests to den- building, major hikes and cycle rides. There really is something for everyone!

Please check Pennine Prospects website for listings and our Facebook page, South Pennines and Pennine Prospects.  The event pocket guide will be available mid-July.

Hebden Bridge Disability Access Forum

Hebden Bridge Town Hall, the Terrace Room, 2.30pm to 4.30pm.

We meet on the third Monday of each month.

We aim to improve access to life in general in the Hebden Bridge area.
We warmly welcome anyone who considers themselves disabled for any reason, including chronic illness, mental health issues, neurodiversity (including autistic spectrum), neurological impairment, mobility issues and sensory impairment. We are always very keen to have new members.

Please come to our meeting or contact us on sechbdisabilityaccess@gmail.com if you would like to raise any access issues, or to join us without attending a meeting.

(See also: Access in Hebden Bridge)

Sloth Racket at Golden Lion Todmorden

at Golden Lion Tod. From 8.00pm

Sloth Racket is An internationally acclaimed improv band visiting Todmorden as part of their UK tour . Exciting avant- grade music . Better than telly on a Monday evening.

See slothracket.co.uk/tour

Trio Mediæval at Heptonstall Church

National Theatre Live: Fleabag (15-TBC)

Hebden Bridge Picture House - Live Arts Broadcast at 7.30pm (doors 6.30pm)

Written and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Directed by Vicky Jones

‘Witty, filthy and supreme.’ Guardian

See the hilarious, award-winning, one-woman show that inspired the BBC’s hit TV series Fleabag, broadcast live to cinemas from London’s West End.

Written and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Killing Eve) and directed by Vicky Jones, Fleabag is a rip-roaring look at some sort of woman living her sort of life.

Fleabag may seem oversexed, emotionally unfiltered and self-obsessed, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. With family and friendships under strain and a guinea pig café struggling to keep afloat, Fleabag suddenly finds herself with nothing to lose.

Playing to sold-out audiences in New York and London, don’t miss your chance to see this ‘legitimately hilarious show’ (New Yorker), broadcast live to a cinema near you.

Presented by DryWrite, Soho Theatre and Annapurna Theatre

Advance tickets and further information:

Their legal team will be on hand to offer free, expert legal advice on:

• Divorce and relationship breakdowns
• Domestic violence
• Wills, probate, trusts and estates
• Children and care proceedings
• Resolving disputes
• Personal injury
• Problems at work
• Representation in criminal cases
• Moving home
• Foreign legal documents
• Buying, selling and investing in a business

Appointments are not necessary - if you have a question or need legal advice, just call in.

Picture House Heritage Open Day -

Hebden's Happy Hounds 2019

New Date - Saturday 14th September 11am - 4pm.

Hebden's Happy Hounds returns once more, bringing a fun filled afternoon to Calder Holmes Park for hounds and their humans.

More info

Friends of the Picture House present

The Last Waltz (U)

Today's screening rounds of a day of celebrations following the Picture House's Heritage Open Day in the morning.

Heritage Open Day at Wainsgate Chapel

2pm - 6pm

Come and visit this very special Grade II Listed Baptist Chapel on the edge of the moors - A building and graveyard steeped in history and now home to a hive of arts activities.

There will be teas and delicious cakes, a bar - a heritage exhibition and some great archival film footage of Hebden Bridge - As well as the Wainsgate organ Being played live, and you will be able to have a look around the chapel, graveyard and the rest of the building including some of the artists studios.

Wainsgate Concert: Stuart McCallum

Lost Chord Ensemble

7.30pm, in the Little Theatre bar, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge

Musicians (with their music stand) are invited to come and play some light music selections.

If you are coming for the first time, please contact chris.browne@tiscali.co.uk with details of your instrument so that a pad of music can be made available.

Chris, who conducts the local Little Theatre Choir, has a wealth of light music including some of his own compositions. He formed The Lost Chord Ensemble which meets about once a month and supports the Little Theatre.

Margaret Atwood: Live in Cinemas

Hebden Bridge Picture House - Live Arts Broadcast at 7.30pm (doors 6.30pm)

On Tuesday, September 10th, the wait is over….

The Testaments, Margaret Atwood’s highly anticipated sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, is revealed. The momentous literary event will be celebrated with an exclusive live cinema broadcast, as Fane Productions present an evening with the Canadian novelist, poet, literary critic and inventor.

The publication of Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale in 1985 and the current, Emmy Award – winning television series have created a cultural phenomenon, as handmaids have become a symbol of women’s rights and a protest against misogyny and oppression. Live from the London stage, Atwood will be interviewed by broadcaster and author Samira Ahmed in a conversation spanning the length of Atwood’s remarkable career, her diverse range of works, and why she has returned to her seminal handmaid story, 34 years later.

With exclusive readings from the new book by special guests, this will be an unmissable and intimate event with Atwood, spotlighting her signature insight, humour and intellect.

 Advance tickets and further information:

More Comedy at The Little Theatre

Buy Tickets

Local Stories and Local Speakers
- 1st Thursday each month at 2.30pm

Anne Lister of Shibden Hall

A Fascinating Story by Pat Osborne

Doors open 2pm for tea and cake

£5/£3

Waterfront Hall, Hebden Bridge Town Hall

Enquiries: 01422 417373

A Hebden Bridge Arts Festival event

Calderdale Green Party Public Meeting

Palestine: a moral issue

Musheir Al-Farra of the Sheffield Palestine Solidarity Campaign and
Jenny Lynn from the Halifax Friends of Palestine.

Musheir is originally from Gaza and has written and spoken on Palestine.

All welcome

7.30pm
The Town Hall,

Calderdale Green Party

Email

Hebden Bridge Camera Club Annual Exhibition

Hebden Bridge Camera Club Annual Exhibition is for the week from 24 August at the Town Hall. All visitors will have the opportunity to vote for their favourites from approximately 60 framed prints.

See HebWeb News item

Wuthering Bytes Technology Festival

Blackshaw Head Fete

Produce and Craft competition, exhibition of a Yeoman Clothier's House, Mr Wilson's Second Liners and much more.

The Story of a Yeoman Clothier's House

An Exhibition by Blackshaw Local History Group

From 1.30pm in Blackshaw Head Chapel at the Fete

Shaggy Dog Storytellers

Stories from the floor

8pm at Stubbing Wharf, Shaggy Dog Storytellers.

Open to all. Stories can be told or sung, but not read.

Tellers come from far and near.

Each tale should last less than 10 minutes.

£7. 

Greenham Common Peace Camp

10-4pm

The return of …

Open Mic

White Lion Pub, Heptonstall -

From 8.30pm.

Any performer guaranteed a slot!

Friendly soundman (Mark) on hand to help you set up and sort out the twiddly bits on PA system.

Come on down and have a go, or just show up and drink in the atmos. And drink beer.

Studio Farewell Sale

Starts 11 am Saturday 24th August until 5pm Monday 26th August at Hebble End Mill.

We are moving out of our studio at Hebble End and having a huge sale of lots of lovely things: vintage-y antiques, furniture, ex-shop display, lots of ethical / good makes of clothes (mainly larger sizes and good condition or new), a bit of art.

Come and see us over the bank holiday weekend above the café. 

Artsmill Exhibition - Inter-Arts Festival of Childhood

For more info
See HebWeb news item

U3A August 2019 Meeting

The Science of Chocolate

U3A Todmorden’s next members’ meeting will be on Thursday, August 15th, 2019 in the Central Methodist Church Hall in Todmorden at 1.45.

Our guest speaker will be Dr Diana Leitch who will be talking about ‘The Science of Chocolate’.

Our contact details are www.u3atod.org.uk (website), info@u3atod.org.uk (email), or 01422 886021 (phone).

European Straw Bale Gathering

• Exploring healthy public buildings made from straw
• Raising awareness of the benefits of constructing public buildings from straw
• Highlighting features & benefits of straw bale buildings
• Understanding public procurement, building regulations, green mortgages and insurance
• Inspirational case studies
• Networking for professionals and students in the sector

We hope to see you there.

More info

Sulpher at the Trades Club

Mercury Machine

Sulpher

Autism Friendly Screening: The Lion King (PG)

Hebden Bridge Picture House at 2pm (doors at 1.30pm)

Disney’s The Lion King, directed by Jon Favreau, journeys to the African savanna where a future king is born. Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub’s arrival. Scar, Mufasa’s brother and former heir to the throne has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba’s exile. 

Adjustments at a relaxed screening at the Picture House include:

• a relaxed environment where people understand the needs of adults, children and families with autism
• lights left on low throughout the film
• sound turned down a little
• no trailers or advertisements (unless they are embedded in the film)
• no introductory music whilst you wait for the film
• disabled access
• freedom to move around and sit where you like
• bring your own food and drink (but our kiosk will be open as usual)
• additional signage is put up to help you navigate a new place
• free entry for carers with valid CEA Card

For more information on our Autism Friendly screenings please visit this web page

Parent & Baby Screening: The Lion King (PG)

Hebden Bridge Picture House at 10.30am (film starts at 11am)

Disney’s The Lion King, directed by Jon Favreau, journeys to the African savanna where a future king is born. Simba idolizes his father, King Mufasa, and takes to heart his own royal destiny. But not everyone in the kingdom celebrates the new cub’s arrival. Scar, Mufasa’s brother and former heir to the throne has plans of his own. The battle for Pride Rock is ravaged with betrayal, tragedy and drama, ultimately resulting in Simba’s exile. 

Take time-out in a relaxed and comfortable environment, and enjoy a great movie with your baby for the reduced rate of £6.50, including a free tea/coffee or glass of squash.

For more information on our Parent & Baby screenings please visit this web page

Qi Gong Practice Session

Open to all - Every Tuesday from 6th August 3pm to 4pm. Beginners and experienced welcome. No need to book. No obligation to attend every week but better if practised regularly.

Qi is Chinese for life force energy, and Gong means to cultivate. A movement meditation of gentle beautiful movements and gestures and breathing working with your subtle powerful energy to deliver better health and harmony of body, mind, & spirit.

Guidance from  Kath Reade.

Free for the first session then pay as you can.

Laser-Cutting Introduction

10am - 4:30pm
At Bridge Rectifier, Hebble End Works,
Hebble End, Hebden Bridge, HX7 6HJ

• Fancy learning a new skill? Want access to a high quality laser-cutter? No previous experience needed.
• Come along to a free workshop at Bridge Rectifier to learn basic computer-aided design & laser-cutting.
• Laser-cutting can be used for: artwork, attractive cases, mechanical components, special mountings,  lampshades, intricate paper cuts/ invitation cards, sliced 3D forms.
• Materials include: acrylic sheet, wood, cardboard, paper, glass engraving, . . . .
• Produce your own piece to take away, free of charge.
• Once trained, you can continue your own projects for a very low charge, with a group of enthusiasts working on diverse projects.
• Waiting list for later dates
  

Book a 1 hour slot

Bridge Rectifier is a not-for-profit community hackerspace/ makerspace.

Open Evenings run 7 to 9 pm every Wednesday & Open Day first Saturday of each month.

See website

Will the next Labour Government deliver

Event cancelled

Calderdale Trades Council have invited Chris Williamson the twice suspended Labour MP for Derby.

Chris is a firm supporter of Palestine and a strong critic of Israel's governments policies. He has been a Labour MP since 2010 with a brief break in 2015/6. 

The event titled "Will the next Labour Government deliver" will be held  at Hebden Bridge Town Hall on Saturday 3rd August at 1pm. 

Vintage Weekend

Hebden Bridge will, once again, be the place to be on the 3rd and 4th August 2019 when the Rotary Club of Hebden Bridge hosts the iconic charity fund raising Hebden Bridge Vintage Weekend.

This will be the 37th year for the event which is now well established as a premier attraction for the display of some 800 veteran, vintage and classic cars, motorcycles, military & commercial vehicles. Last year's event was our best ever, breaking all records in entrants, spectators and funds raised. With your help we can make this year's event even bigger.

Held in the heart of Hebden Bridge, at Calder Holmes Park, (HX7 8AU), most of the famous British marques are represented at the rally, along with famous names from across the world. The open plan layout of the site allows members of the public to get up close to the exhibits and chat to their owners. There are different display classes over the two days offering visitors a completely different show each day. Prizes will be awarded to all the winning entrants. 

See Rotary Club web page for the Vintage Weekend.

Remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki

3pm

Remember those who died when nuclear bombs were dropped, those who still suffer from radiation poisoning, and say 'never again'.

Packhorse Bridge, Hebden Bridge

Poetry, readings, song, reflection

Organised by Calder Valley CND for Peace & Justice

See HebWeb news article - Commemoration of Hiroshima & Nagasaki nuclear massacres

See Facebook page

Or email

Hardcastle Crags Ranger Weekend

Cancelled: due to the yellow warning of rain forecast by Met Office.

Meet the Ranger team at Hardcastle Crags This July, the countryside team will be sharing the secrets of how they look after this picturesque woodland on the edge of Hebden Bridge.

See HebWeb news item

Happy Valley Pride 2019

U3A Todmorden July 2019 Meeting

The Bradford Warriors - the Suffragettes in Bradford

U3A Todmorden’s next members’ meeting will be on Thursday, July 18th, 2019 in the Central Methodist Church Hall in Todmorden at 1.45. Our guest speaker will be Helen Broadhead whose talk is titled ‘The Bradford Warriors’ about the Bradford suffragettes.

Our contact details are www.u3atod.org.uk (website), info@u3atod.org.uk (email), or 01422 886021 (phone).

Calder Valley Voices summer choir concert

Doors open 7.30, concert at 8pm, at Hebden Bridge Methodist church (opposite the Co-op).

Tickets are £6 (£4 concessions) with all proceeds donated to the World Land Trust. Delicious home made cakes available at the interval.

Lunchtime Live

Line up for this Saturday at Lunchtime Live is legend John Armstrong, 60s cover band Adare, beautiful vocals from Slow Town Clock and the wonderful musical world of Will Kaufman.

Starts 1pm - 4pm. Pay as you can afford’ event at Hope Baptist Chapel.

Everyone is Welcome. Refreshments are available.

Proudly presents a magical evening
of mesmerising Sitar with

Ustad Dharambir Singh

Blrchcllfle Centre
Hebden Bridge HX7 8DB
7.00 PM
Tickets: £5.00, available on the door

For more infomatinn please emall us on
Info@annapurnadance.com

Steam Punk Weekend

See Facebook page for more info

Annual Steampunk Festival Weekend.

Market, music, madness and mayhem.

Hebden Bridge Open Studios and Open Gardens

The Open Studios weekend is a great opportunity to visit local artists and craftspeople in Hebden Bridge, Todmorden, Heptonstall and Mytholmroyd. This year over 90 artists will be opening their studios and homes. Browse at your leisure, purchase original work direct from established and new talent from this flourishing creative community. Look out for our magenta signs at each of the venues.

Website

Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf (U)

7.45pm (film at 8.15pm)

£1 off cinema entry price when presenting a Hebden Bridge Open Gardens programme at the Box Office!

After completing a feature documentary on New York’s High Line, award-winning filmmaker Thomas Piper met the inspirational designer and plantsman, Piet Oudolf, and the idea for a new project was born. The documentary, Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf, immerses viewers in Oudolf’s work and takes us inside his creative process, from his beautifully abstract sketches, to theories on beauty, to the ecological implications of his ideas.

“For me, garden design isn’t just about plants, it is about emotion, atmosphere, a sense of contemplation. You try to move people with what you do. You look at this, and it goes deeper than what you see. It reminds you of something in the genes — nature, or the longing for nature.” – Piet Oudolf

About Open Gardens

Part of the annual Hebden Bridge Arts Festival, the Hebden Bridge Open Gardens celebrates the delights and challenges of gardening in the South Pennines. The gardens reflect the ingenuity of local gardeners and include hillside terraces with beautiful views, imaginative gardens on reclaimed land and creatively planted small town spaces. Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th July 2019, 11.00am to 5.00pm.

Hebden Bridge unveils blue plaques

Hebden Bridge unveils blue plaques to its co-operative history Hebden Bridge will be remembering the story of one of the country’s most famous worker-run co-operatives when blue plaques are unveiled in the town centre on International Co-operatives Day, Saturday 6 July. Read HebWeb news item for more info.

Arts and Gardens at Hope Baptist

Hope Baptist Chapel open 6 July 11am-4pm artwork, chatty crochet sale, art books, children's activities, and refreshments, also part of Open Gardens, so come and grab a bargain and a brew.

Heptonstall Festival

Live music, entertainment, streetfood and drinks for all

See HebWeb news item for fuller details

English National Opera: Mikado (PG)

July 7.15pm (doors 6.15pm)
Tickets here

Set in an ever-so English 1930s seaside hotel, ENO’s iconic production of The Mikado is a popular hit with audiences of all ages. Experience Gilbert and Sullivan’s irresistible combination of virtuosic wit, memorable melodies and hilarious antics in this much-loved production from Jonathan Miller.

‘A glorious production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s best comic opera’ **** Daily Express

‘Bright and Sharp. The pace never really lets up’ ***** The Guardian

‘Hilariously funny’’ ***** Bachtrack

Calderdale Green Party debate

Post carbon = Post-Capitalism

Mark Simmonds: Co-op Culture

Frank Holt: Calderdale Green Party

Capitalism was built on fossil fuels. Will post-carbon need a new economics?

7.30 pm. Town Hall

Local Stories and Local Speakers
- 1st Thursday each month at 2.30pm

Gardens of the National Trust

With Trevor Moody

Doors open 2pm for tea and cake

£5/£3

Waterfront Hall, Hebden Bridge Town Hall

Enquiries: 01422 417373

A Hebden Bridge Arts Festival event

Trades Club Labour Party Quiz

8.45pm

"Some call July the Fourth Independence Day... we are raising money for the coming election in which we hope to become independent from the misogynistic, racist, NHS-hating undesirables also known as the Conservative/DUP government"

There will be questions, photographs of possibly well known people and, of course, music - all put together by that lovely Dave Boardman chap

Hebden Bridge Arts Festival

Handmade Parade

Handmade Parade Website

See HebWeb news item of 9 May with photos, info and links.

Canalside Comedy

At Hebden Bridge Little Theatre

Sunday 30th June 2019, 8pm. 

Award winning comedians, Sully O'Sullivan, Katie Tracey, Lucy Beaumont, and Bradford born Jonny Pelham.

See website

Buy tickets

National Theatre Live: Small Island (15)

7pm (doors 6pm)
Tickets here

Adapted by Helen Edmundson
Based on the novel by Andrea Levy

Andrea Levy’s Orange Prize- winning novel Small Island comes to life in an epic new theatre adaptation. Experience the play in cinemas, filmed live on stage as part of National Theatre Live’s 10th birthday. Tickets have now sold out at the National Theatre for this production for the whole live run!

Small Island embarks on a journey from Jamaica to Britain, through the Second World War to 1948 – the year the HMT Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury.

The play follows three intricately connected stories. Hortense yearns for a new life away from rural Jamaica, Gilbert dreams of becoming a lawyer, and Queenie longs to escape her Lincolnshire roots. Hope and humanity meet stubborn reality as the play traces the tangled history of Jamaica and the UK.

A company of 40 actors take to the stage of the National Theatre in this timely and moving story.

Note that BBFC rating for Small Island is a 15, as it contains strong language and themes that some people may find distressing.

Martyn Ware talks synthpop at the Trades

Shaggy Dog Storytellers: Stories from the Floor

Stories from your hosts, from visiting storytellers and from you (or you can just sit back and enjoy).

Each tale less than 10 minutes and spoken not read.

Tales traditional, original, sung, told and recited.

'The best storytelling club in the country.' Ben Haggarty.

£7

Enabling Theatre In Hebden Bridge and Senegal

from 1.30-5.00 come and as you please but don’t miss the tea and cakes!

Wheelchair access, sign language and audio description

See Brazilian theatre activist Augusto Boal training 26 people in Hebden Bridge challenging ways society disables! Susan and Tony training disabled Senegalese in Africa Forum Theatre, asking audience for solutions. Help us find ways to do this on film!

We can’t step behind the screen.

We need your ideas.

We’ll start the day with the Bishop Simeon Trust meeting vulnerable children and Transforming Communities In South Africa

Summer Solstice Circle

You are invited to join this Seasonal Circle Gathering, workshop and shared feast. Celebrate the longest day and find belonging, peace and wildness as we honour this magical time of year together.

The day will include a Fire Ceremony & Omen Walk in local woodlands and a communal feast to honour the longest day. You will be guided on an immersive inner journey with gentle movement, otherworld journeying and rhythm-making with drums & rattles. Email to book

At: the Birchcliffe Centre Studio, Hebden Bridge, Saturday 22nd June, 11am-4pm Investment: £40/£25 low income

Guided by Ancient Ways Practitioner, Sarah Fay

www.rootsandresonance.net

Facebook: Roots and Resonance

The Great Community Get Together

From 12 noon at Calder Holmes Park

KidsFest

Play, create, and get active at Hebden Royd Town Council's family-friendly annual Kidsfest, a FREE afternoon of face painting, crafts and circus skills!

As part of the Hebden Bridge Arts Festival you will also be able to join Miss Lily's Victorian Circus Game and learn circus skills and enjoy dress up!

Don't miss this fun, free festival for children of all ages at Waterfront Hall, Town Hall Hebden Bridge.

Through Alice’s Eyes and The End Of The Roll

An exhibition and film about the life and work of pioneering Hebden Bridge photographer, Alice Longstaff 22nd-23rd June The Birchcliffe Centre 12.00pm-4.00pm Free entry to all

The Birchcliffe Centre 12.00pm-4.00pm

Free entry to all

Following on from last year's Lost Negatives exhibition, this year, in partnership with the Hebden Bridge Arts Festival and, Pennine Horizons Digital Archive, Pennine Heritage is presenting a new exhibition, Through Alice's Eyes and a short film using a selection of previously unseen photographs.

Entry is free and exhibition and film will run Sat 22nd and Sun 23rd 12pm-4pm at Birchcliffe Centre

The 5min film - End of the Reel is narrated by Ian McMillan and produced by Greg Hobson and Pete Rush.  It will also be shown before feature films at Hebden Bridge Picture House during the festival, with a free showing Thurs 27th June at 1.15pm

See more

4 Hoarse Men and Friends:
Midsummer benefit concert

A midsummer feast of a cappella harmony singing in aid of migrant support.

£5

3pm (2.30pm doors)

Heptonstall Octagonal Chapel.

Featuring:
4 Hoarse Men (Eclectic male acapella)
Blameless Hussies (Songs to provoke and entertain from a woman's perspective)
Trio Canari (Powerful folk and scared music from Corsica - only UK appearance!) 

Midsummer garden party

Come along and celebrate midsummer with us at the Fox and Goose. It’s a great time of year to enjoy cider we have teamed up with the Cider Cask and we will be serving a great selection of refreshing English and French Ciders as well as our great selection of cask beers and our new addition "Dassler" craft lager.

To compliment our beers and ciders we will also be serving cheese platters and our very tasty pork pies and vegan pasties.

On Saturday we will have live Breton music from 5.30pm.

On Sunday 23rd we will have live music in the afternoon 2.30 from Kwame D, and to finish off a great weekend, The fabulous Shabbycats will also be playing 9pm.

Witness for the Prosecution

The Lost Kingdom of Elmet

U3A Todmorden’s next members’ meeting will be on Thursday, June 20th, 2019 in the Central Methodist Church Hall in Todmorden at 1.45. Our guest speaker will be Dave Weldrake talking about ‘The Lost Kingdom of Elmet’.

Our contact details are www.u3atod.org.uk (website), info@u3atod.org.uk (email), or 01422 886021 (phone).

Hebden Bridge Disability Access Forum

(HBDAF) regular monthly meeting

2.30pm, in the The Terrace Room, Hebden Bridge Town Hall, St George's Street, Hebden Bridge HX7 7BY. 

HBDAF Aims to improve access for people with a wide range of disabilities in the Hebden Bridge area.

We meet on 3rd Monday of each month in Hebden Bridge Town Hall at 2.30pm to 4.30pm

All disabled people who live in, work in or visit Hebden Bridge and the surrounding parishes are extremely welcome to attend the meeting, or to contact us about membership at sechbdisabilityaccess@gmail.com. We welcome new members with any sort of disability. 

You are very welcome to have a Personal Assistant, support worker or anyone else to support you at meetings, if wanted. You are welcome to attend regularly, occasionally, or for only part of the meeting, to suit your needs. Please join us! 

Free legal advice for businesses: new service launches 14 June 2019

  1pm-4pm at Welcome Independent Living’s Community Hub, Market Street, Hebden Bridge

Running a business? Drop in for free legal advice from commercial law specialist James Bell from Wilkinson Woodward Solicitors. James can answer your questions on:

     
• Buying and selling commercial property
     
• Buying and selling a business, assets or shares
     
• Shareholder agreements
     
• Employment law
     
• Resolving disputes
     
• Company incorporation
     
• Shareholder or partnership agreements
     
• Contracts, terms and conditions
   

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Dates for 2019 are: 14 June, 12 July, 9 August,   
  13 September, 11 October, 8 November

M.E. awareness and solidarity creative event

The recently formed,  ME support group Hebden Bridge, will be having their first event to raise awareness and support at Hebden Bridge Town Hall on Friday June 14th, 1-4pm, as part of a creativity and wellness event. 

Come and join us to learn more, and help create an art installation that can go on to be present in public spaces... to represent the #MillionsMissing. 

We will be decorating spoons and shoes/ cardboard shoe shapes in blue (go blue for ME) and red (millions Missing). Also if anyone wants to decorate a spoon at home or provide a message for a label this can be facilitated.

Email me if you want to be included without being there  

... ME awareness was last month,  but bear with us, we're not well...

Facts about ME

Creativitea - an afternoon of creativity, wellbeing and tea!

Hebden Bridge Town Hall, 1.30pm-5pm
Presented by the Valley Wellbeing Network 

An afternoon of creative taster activities: Write a haiku poem, Try crochet, Poetry on prescription, Have a yoga taster.

Speakers: ‘Writing & Rehabilitation’ & ‘Creativity & Wellbeing’
Transcend Dance Demo
Refreshments
Plus much more…

Unlimited places - just turn up
Suitable for all ages and access for wheelchair users 

Creativity and Wellbeing week is a UK wide festival celebrating and showcasing some of the incredible work going on around arts and health. There is compelling and growing evidence that arts and culture can help us keep well, improve our health outcomes and live longer, higher quality lives.

In partnership with the Town Hall, Staying Well and the Valley Wellbeing Network as part of the National Creativity and Wellbeing week

Brooks Williams with special guest Jack Blackman

- Wadsworth Commuity Centre - Doors 6:45

On Friday June 14th, we welcome Brooks Williams, American acoustic guitarist and singer-songwriter, whose style combines roots, jazz, blues, classical, and folk.

Brooks hails from Statesboro, Georgia, the town made famous by country-blues legend Blind Willie McTell. Ranked in the Top 100 Acoustic Guitarists, he is a talented finger-picker and a stunning slide guitarist. Plus, “he has a beautiful voice,” says Americana UK, “that you just melt into.” Not one easy to pigeon-hole, Brooks' music is at the crossroads of country-blues and soulful Americana. 

His massive repertoire spans classic roots and blues, with compelling covers from the likes of Bessie Smith, and Memphis Slim. Williams’ original songs are typically sophisticated musically, and yet sound immediately familiar - a sign of a skilled songwriter and are rich in blues poignancy. 

Brooks Williams has worked stages worldwide for close to thirty years, touring constantly in the US, Canada, UK and Europe and toured with many musicians over the years including Boo Hewerdine and Steve Tilston.  This is the chance to see Brooks in an intimate gig at Wadsworth.

Guest support on the night is Jack Blackman who is no stranger to blues and folk. Jack is fast developing into one the most accomplished and exciting young performers on the roots scene today. He has performed his songs all across the country and as far as the Mississippi Delta. Jack has received accolades from Martin Simpson who described him as “a brilliant young gitarist.”

Wadsworth Community Centre near Hebden Bridge HX7 8RY

Doors 6.45

Tickets £13  07731661053   07890205980   www.wegottickets.com

The return of … -

Open Mic

White Lion Pub, Heptonstall From 8.30pm.

Any performer guaranteed a slot! 

Friendly soundman (Mark) on hand to help with twiddly bits on PA system.

Come on down and have a go, or just show up and drink in the atmos. And drink beer too if you like…

Fast Track Raja Yoga Meditation Course

3 Part Fast Track Raja Yoga Meditation course held at The Hebden Bridge Town Hall.  

2pm - 5.30pm

All members of the community most welcome.

Free of charge to attend. Registration required for seating arrangements.

Please register online here.

For further information or queries please call Brahma Kumaris Leeds on 0113 275 7727

Hosted by Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University (UK) Registered Charity England and Wales (269971)

Music at Walshaw Gala Summer Concert

2pm - 5pm

Margaret Bruce, Dearbhla Nolan and Nathalie Merandon play music by James Stephenson, Jonathon Clinch, Sir Malcolm Arnold, Enesco and Chopin.

Tickets are £30 and include a full buffet meal with wine during the interval.

For more information or to buy tickets telephone 01422 843937
or buy online at: www.margaretbruce.com (no booking fee).
Walshaw Lodge, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge, HX7 7AX

Wainsgate Concert

Hebden Bridge March Contest

Approximately 12:30pm on Bridge Gate and in St. George's Square, Hebden Bridge.    

The Hebden Bridge March Contest draws in a number of brass bands ranging from youth to championship section standards. Competing bands enjoy a traditional atmosphere as they march down the cobbled streets of Hebden Bridge, where they then play a chosen hymn and march.

Bands shall be ranked on their performance by an adjudicator, with awards given to high placing bands.

Morning Star Fundraiser

Shorelines Exhibition at Artsmill

This Sunday there's a preview of the exhibition ‘Shorelines’ at 2pm at Artsmill, Linden Road, Hebden Bridge.

The exhibition at Artsmill during Hebden Bridge Arts Festival and Open Studios is work from three artists: Philippa Troutman, Joan Francis and Sheila Tilmouth showing their different responses to Shorelines - the fluid and changing meeting point of land and sea.

The mixed media artwork is the result of their shared seasonal visits to the coast forging together sensory experience, memories and visual recordings of what was there.

The exhibition is held in the gallery at Artsmill from June 16th until July 7th and is open 11am until 4pm (not Monday or Tuesday) commencing with a preview of the exhibition on Sunday June 16th 2-4pm.

More information

Songs for Yemen

Calder Ward Forum

The next Calder Ward Forum will be on Monday 10th June 2019 in the Waterfront Hall, Hebden Bridge Town Hall, St. George’s Street, HX7 7BY. Refreshments from 6.15pm, meeting starts at 6.45pm.

Ward Forums are an opportunity for you to get involved in what happens in your local area and discuss what is important to you. By working together we can talk about local issues and plan for the future.

Presentations - Feedback on the A646 Corridor Improvement Scheme Consultation (to be confirmed) as well as a Police Update and an Open Forum.  

All welcome.

South African Children's Exhibition

Midgley fete

Midgley recreation ground

Midgley's eagerly anticipated biennial village fete returns on Saturday with plenty of traditional fun and entertainment for everyone. The fete opens at 1.00pm and features children's sports, welly wanging, dog races, tug of war, straw races and a wealth of stalls and competitions.

Hebden Bridge brass band will play throughout the afternoon and local band Owter Zeds will carry on the entertainment into the evening.

A real ale bar, barbeque and tea tent will provide sustenance throughout the day.

Entry is free and everyone will be made very welcome. See you there!

Handmade Parade Workshops start this weekend

Wainsgate Concert:

Birds and Beasts The concert series continues on Sat 8 June with an early evening performance by acoustic duo Birds and Beasts, with support from Slow Town Clock. Read more

4th Annual Brompton Hill Climb Challenge

The Blazing Saddles Brompton Hill Climb is back for its 4rd year! 

Mytholmroyd Community Centre, 10-3pm

You don't need to own a Brompton - just a sense of humour and a love for a bit of a fun challenge! Slots available throughout the day - ring or email to book yours. Come on your own or bring friends!

Test out the bike's reputation on the Cragg Road Hill Climb, the longest continuous hill climb in England. Book a ride and challenge yourself in the art of bike folding and uphill pedalling!

Bring your own Brompton or borrow one of ours! Spot prizes. Fancy dress optional. Every rider gets their name on the leaderboard

£5 per entry which includes bike hire of a Brompton if needed.

All monies go jointly to Calder Valley Search and Rescue, and to the Chevin Socialites -  towards keeping the kettle boiling for a charity which provides free tea and coffee for blood cancer patients at St James’ hospital in Leeds.

If you've taken part before this is your chance to beat your time, or just bully some other people to have a go - it's in a very good cause!
Ring 01422 844435 to book your place or email us.

Wadsworth Community Centre AGM

Wadsworth Community Centre, Billy Lane, Old Town, Hebden Bridge HX7 8RY

Come and join us for our Annual General meeting at 7.00 p.m.
Delicious 2 course supper for £2.50

Guest speakers: Adrian Horton and Robin Grey

Find out about all the great work that has beeen going on to protect us from more floods - the natural way. 8.15 pm.

Slow the Flow Calderdale using Natural Flood Management to become flood resilient

Trades Club Labour Party Quiz

What on Earth is going on? The Trades Club Labour Party Quiz on a Wednesday! Again! And you thought Brexit was disruptive...?

Yes folks, the Trades Club got the chance of a sell out gig on Thursday - which has sold out - so we've moved to Wednesday 5th June and we will return to Thursdays thereafter, I promise

Its all the same as usual, questions, pictures, music, banter and comradeship ... except we have a birthday party coming too, so be ready to sing a happy song

Local Stories and Local Speakers
- 1st Thursday each month at 2.30pm

The History of Printing

From Medieval scribes to 21st Century digital printing

By Charles Lubelski

Doors open 2pm for tea and cake

£5/£3

Waterfront Hall, Hebden Bridge Town Hall

Enquiries: 01422 417373

A Hebden Bridge Arts Festival event

Clare Chorale at Hope Chapel

7.00pm
Hope Chapel in Hebden Bridge
Free event to raise funds for ‘Lunchtime Live’

The Clare Chorale is a popular mixed-voice choir based in Ballyclare in Northern Ireland, a town well known for its musical traditions. They are visiting Hebden Bridge as part of a tour in Yorkshire, invited by the Steeton Male Voice Choir.

‘Lunchtime Live' is a monthly pay-as-you-feel event that showcases emerging talent from the area around Calderdale. This special concert by The Clare Chorale is an opportunity to raise money to cover basic operating costs and equipment. 

The Lost Chord Ensemble

7.30pm, in the Little Theatre bar, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge
Musicians (with their music stand) are invited to come and play some light music selections.

If you are coming for the first time, please contact chris.browne@tiscali.co.uk with details of your instrument so that a pad of music can be made available.

Chris, who conducts the local Little Theatre Choir, has a wealth of light music including some of his own compositions. He formed The Lost Chord Ensemble which meets about once a month and supports the Little Theatre.

Pennine Spring Music Festival

Fair Trade at Heptonstall Parish Church

Sale of Fair Trade goods

Starts 11.00-4pm until Sunday 2nd June.

Cash only

Shaggy Dog Storytellers: Liz Weir and Ciaran Mulholland

A season of sold out performances continues this month with the fabulous, the famous, the globe trotting Liz Weir.

Liz has just been awarded the MBE for her services to storytelling in Northern Ireland. She combines with Ciaran Mulholland, who will set feet tapping with his fantastic fiddle playing.

A delicious Irish brew of stories and tunes. Friday, 31 May, from 8pm. No tickets - just £7 on the door, but get there early to grab a good seat.

From Hebden to the Hebrides

Exhibition of paintings by Susan Askey

1st - 31st May 2019
Hebden Bridge Visitor Centre

Open 10am - 1.00pm  1.30 - 5pm 7 days a week

Meet the artist 1-5pm, Saturday May 4th

Historic Narrow Boat Club Gathering

in Hebden Bridge

Popup Festival in Calder Holmes park on Saturday 25 May from 11am-4pm.

To celebrate this in Calder Holmes Park there will be a Pop-Up Canal Festival. We will have a range of family activities with Pennine Prospects leading a kite making workshop, dance performances, our education explorers team getting little ones creative and Rusticus Theatre Company taking families on a magical tour along the Rochdale canal towpath. Park life café will be providing the food and drink too.

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Plant Sale at Eastwood

Tomorrow there is a plant sale from 10AM to 12 noon at Brigholme Cricket Club, Eastwood, where the money raised will go to Together We Grow website and the Facebook page. There will be hundreds of plants for sale. 

The cricket club is next to the main road between Todmorden and Hebden Bridge and you will have to park on the main road. There is also a beautiful garden at the cricket club.

Todmorden Carnival

The Todmorden Carnival is taking place on Saturday 25th May 2019.

The Parade will starts at Sanworth Street at 12:30pm going along Halifax Road pass the Town Hall and onto Burnley Road finishing at North Lodge Centre Vale Park Todmorden.

There is lots of entertainment all day long. Market & charity Stalls. To book a stall or get involved in the parade then click here or  E-mail  or tel 07778 614128

All the Fun of the Fair from Thursday, from 6pm, Friday from 6pm, Saturday from 12 Noon, Sunday & Monday from 12 Noon.

Carnival Tickets Pre Day £1.00 On the Day £4 Adults £3 Children & oap Family 2 Adults 2 Children. Tickets £10.00.

Light Music on the Organ

4pm

A short concert, lasting just under an hour, includes light music selections. Free admission with a retiring collection in aid of the organ at St James The Great, Church Lane, HX7 6DS

David Lowe is an international organist, who usually plays on Wurlitzer organs in places such as cinemas, ballrooms, and town halls. There is no Wurlitzer in Hebden Bridge so David will be playing the church organ at St James' when he visits Hebden Bridge for the Historic Narrow Boat Club Gathering over the Bank Holiday.

Autism Friendly Screening: Avengers Endgame

Hebden Bridge Picture House 
Sun 26th May 13:30

Superheroes of the Marvel comic book universe unite in Avengers: Endgame, an epic action blockbuster constructed on a monumental scale and with an insanely starry cast including Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Don Cheadle, Brie Larson and many more. After half of all life in the universe was killed due to the actions of Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War – including Loki (Tom Hiddleston), Benedict Cumberbatch (Dr. Strange) and T’Challa / Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) – the remaining Avengers and their allies reassemble to try and reverse those actions in one final, glorious stand.

About Autism Friendly Screenings:

Our occasional relaxed / autism friendly screenings provide opportunities for people with autism or sensory sensitivity to enjoy a trip to the cinema. They’re for anyone who would benefit from the adapted screening conditions. No-one will ask you whether you should be here, so if you think you’d enjoy coming to a relaxed screening do come along!

We aim to programme a mix of family friendly films (usually a U or PG certificate film) at weekends / during a school holiday. Adjustments at the cinema reduce over-stimulation and create a welcoming place for people with autism and others to enjoy films with their families, friends or carers.

Entry everybody £5.50

Further information

Other screenings of Avengers: Endgame can be seen here: 

Introduction to Extinction Rebellion Talk and Meeting

Tony Walsh at the Trades

Hebden Bridge Disability Access Forum

(HBDAF) regular monthly meeting

2.30pm, in the The Terrace Room, Hebden Bridge Town Hall, St George's Street, Hebden Bridge HX7 7BY. 

HBDAF Aims to improve access for people with a wide range of disabilities in the Hebden Bridge area.

We meet on 3rd Monday of each month in Hebden Bridge Town Hall at 2.30pm to 4.30pm

All disabled people who live in, work in or visit Hebden Bridge and the surrounding parishes are extremely welcome to attend the meeting, or to contact us about membership at sechbdisabilityaccess@gmail.com. We welcome new members with any sort of disability. 

You are very welcome to have a Personal Assistant, support worker or anyone else to support you at meetings, if wanted. You are welcome to attend regularly, occasionally, or for only part of the meeting, to suit your needs. Please join us! 

MEP Green candidate to visit Blackshaw Head

Pop-Up Canal Festival and mini-FLY!

The South Pennines Kite Festival

11:00-16:00, Calder Holmes Park.  Fun, free family event including vintage narrow boats, make and FLY! a kite, coracle paddling, Rusticus Theatre story telling.

Refreshments provided by Park Life Café.

Wainsgate Concert

RAID - Wadsworth Community Centre

West Yorkshire band RAID make a welcome return to Wadsworth Community Centre on Saturday 18th May.

Formed in 2012 as a Rock and Blues band playing music ranging from Bad Company, Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake to the Animals, Ocean Colour Scene and Joe Cocker, they are guaranteed to get the place rocking.

The current line-up has been together for 5 years and just keeps improving. Rick on guitar and vocals, Ian also on guitar and vocals, John, on bass guitar and Phil on drums.

Check them out here

As usual there will be cask ale, hot food and a warm welcome.

Doors 7:00pm. Entry £5.00 pay on the door

Cream Tea and Plant Sale

Between 1.30 - 5 pm

Come and enjoy a traditional Cream Tea and bring-and-buy plant sale

John's house and garden, 5 The Hollins, Todmorden OL14 8BJ

Cream Tea - £5

Donations for plants welcome

All proceeds will go to the Survivors of Torture Activity Fund (STAF)

If you have any plants, please contact ]ohn to arrange for collection 07789 264770

Parking information Sorry no parking on the Hollins itself but you can park in the streets below or in the town centre and walk up. About 15 minutes.

FLY! The South Pennines Kite Festival

- kite making workshop

Come and make a kite with Pennine Prospects and Handmade Parade.

12:30-15:30 at Hebden Methodist Church or Mytholmroyd Community Centre.

Then bring your kite to the mini-FLY! event on 25th May in Calder Holmes Park which is part of the Canal and River Trust's Pop-Up Canal Festival.

End Climate Chaos Tour: XR Calderdale & ClimateKeys

19:00-21:00
St Thomas the Apostle, Church Street,
Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge

Extinction Rebellion Calderdale & ClimateKeys present an evening of piano, poetry, guest speaker talk and audience conversation.
Donations on the door.

Lola Perrin: Piano & Compositions
Tessa Gordziejko, Poet/ Speaker

Featuring audience conversation on Extinction Rebellion’s third aim; Beyond Politics - a National Citizens’ Assembly to oversee the changes necessary to limit the temperature rise.

See HebWeb news item for more info

Event cancelled

Inter-Arts Exhibition - Mental Health Week

The David Wright Gallery

Come along and see the fantastic exhibition featuring some outstanding work from artists, Skye Leigh, Alice Measom, Eileen Wright, Socs Blakely, Keiron Higgins, Fiona Love, Bethany Weaves, Elaine Hook, Wayne Martyn, John Siddique, Victoria Shone, Dawn Bland, Microphone Jack and David Rusbatch.

We have a collection of work on show from our Sunflower Warrior, Tim Gibbons who sadly passed away recently.

Open Mic with Special Guests on Saturday 18th at 7.30pm. Doors open at 7pm. Our Open mic with Special Guests evening will be dedicated to Tim. If you came to our event last year ‘Art Through Trauma’ festival you will have seen Tim’s brilliant performance of ‘40 ways to get Sectioned’ This will be performed by Tim’s friends on the evening.

Plus a Meditation and Talk on the Sunday with John Siddique at 11am at Artsmill.

Take back the land

National Theatre Live: All My Sons (Adv.12A)

Hebden Bridge Picture House Live Arts Screening
From 19:00

Broadcast live from The Old Vic in London, Academy Award-winner Sally Field (Steel Magnolias, Brothers & Sisters) and Bill Pullman (The Sinner, Independence Day) star in Arthur Miller’s blistering drama All My Sons.

America, 1947. Despite hard choices and even harder knocks, Joe and Kate Keller are a success story. They have built a home, raised two sons and established a thriving business.

But nothing lasts forever and their contented lives, already shadowed by the loss of their eldest boy to war, are about to shatter. With the return of a figure from the past, long buried truths are forced to the surface and the price of their American dream is laid bare.

Jeremy Herrin (NT Live: This House, People, Places & Things) directs a cast including Jenna Coleman (Victoria), and Colin Morgan (Merlin).

All My Sons is an Old Vic co-production with Headlong

Tickets for all upcoming Live Arts events and special film screenings are available to buy in advance via  our agent TicketSource or via the TicketSource box office tel. 0333 666 3366 (open 9am-7pm weekdays, 9am-5pm Saturday).

You can also purchase Live Arts tickets (for events within the next 3 months) from our Box Office, when open.

Tickets are priced £15 (ages 26-65), £13 (State Pension Age and Passport to Leisure Card holders) and £11 (Full Time Students and Young Person aged 25 and under). Picture This Members receive a £2 discount of the ticket price applicable. 

Helen Blackwell’s plant sale

Helen Blackwell’s ever-popular plant sale will be held this year on Saturday 11th May 2019 in her yard at 19 Oxford St, Hebden bridge from 10am to 2pm.

Expect an exciting mixture of locally grown annuals, biennials, perennials and wildflowers that will attract beneficial insects and human delight.

There will also be a selection of her much sought-after willow plant supports.

Delicious cakes and a nice cup of tea will also be on sale. Bring the sunshine!

Blackshaw Head plant sale

Blackshaw Head Chapel

12-4pm

Lunches and teas at Pat's Pantry

Stalls, games, activities

Friends of the Picture House Presents

The Godfather (15)

May’s Friends of the Picturehouse Screening will be Francis Ford Coppola’s enduring 1971 classic The Godfather.

Continually cited as an all-time favourite, The Godfather is such a constant presence in the film world that it is really worth reminding yourself exactly why it is so adored.

Young Michael Corleoni (Al Pacino) has returned from WWII a hero, determined to shun the corrupt underground mafia empire of his family. Similarly, his father Vito (Marlon Brando) sees danger and dishonor in aligning his ‘business’ with the encroaching illicit drug trade. When Vito’s life is threatened, Michael’s protective instinct sees him fall within the corruptive influence of power.

As a young, independent experimental filmmaker, Coppola considered the material he had agreed to work with for commercial reasons to be low-rent and predictable; as much makes it remarkable what a subtle and mature film this is. In its three-hour running time, there isn’t a wasted moment or an irrelevant line of whispered dialogue, and every person involved delivers some of the best work of their career.

3:30pm (Door 3pm)

Mandy Tootill: Twin Peaks Solo Show

Mandy is an idiot. In fact, she’s daft as a brush, but she’s hilarious and adorable so that makes it OK. Sometimes horrible thing’s happen to the daftest of people. When faced with her own mortality, how does she cope? She laughs into the cleavage of cancer....because laughter really is the breast medicine.

On 11th May for one night only to celebrate that she is 10 years clear of cancer, Mandy will be bringing her solo show “Twin Peaks” to Hebden bridge Little Theatre. She would love you to come and join in those celebrations and laugh at her face.

Nominated for Best Comedy Show Manchester Fringe 2018
Nominated for Best Comedy Performer Buxton Fringe 2018
4 stars North West End

Doors 7.30pm, show 8pm
Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, HX7 8EE.

Tickets are £8 and available from Eventbrite

Some of the proceeds will go to Calderdale Women's Cancer Support Network

Coach to Palestine National Demo

The Lost Chord

7.30pm, in the Little Theatre bar, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge

Musicians (with their music stand) are invited to come and play some light music selections.

If you are coming for the first time, please contact chris.browne@tiscali.co.uk with details of your instrument so that a pad of music can be made available. Chris, who conducts the local Little Theatre Choir, has a wealth of light music including some of his own compositions. He formed The Lost Chord Ensemble which meets about once a month and supports the Little Theatre.

Me, You & George Clooney

Hebden Bridge Folk Roots Festival

Thinking of going vegan?

Calderdale Green Party welcomes Elizabeth King, an active campaigner with 3 Valley Vegans and The Vegan Approach to speak on Going Vegan, the easy way.

New vegan?
Never thought of it?

Come and hear some simple steps to start you

All welcome 7.30 pm on Tuesday, 7 May The Town Hall, St George's Street Hebden Bridge HX7 TBY

Town Council to unveil WW1 Plaques

Memorial Gardens in Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd.

See HebWeb News item

John Hegley’s Easter offer

Local Stories and Local Speakers
- 1st Thursday each month at 2.30pm

Forgotten Female Voices of the Great War

Irene Lofthouse invites you to meet four Yorkshire women who contributed to the war effort in this PowerPoint presentation with poetry samples.

Doors open 2pm for tea and cake

£5/£3

Waterfront Hall, Hebden Bridge Town Hall

Enquiries: 01422 417373

A Hebden Bridge Arts Festival event

Happy Valley Pride & TANC

A Deal With The Universe with Q&A

From 20:00

Includes a Q&A with Director and subject, Jason Barker.

Documentary - A Deal With The Universe is filmmaker Jason Barker's debut feature. Autobiographical and made entirely from personal archive and home video diaries, the film follows Jason's incredible story of how he came to give birth to his child, charting over 15 years of his and his partner's life. This film is groundbreaking in terms of it's intimate insights into gender identity and new parenthood.  Post film Jason will discuss the film and his journey and take audience questions. 

Happy Valley Pride and Trans Allies Network Calderdale are proud to present this event in collaboration with Hebden Bridge Picture House.  Both groups will have information available at the screening and there will be a post film collection which will be shared between HVP and TANC to help them further their work. 

Watch the trailer here

Doors open at 7:15PM, pre-film programme 7:30PM
Film and Q&A from 8:00PM to 10:10PM

Tickets are available to purchase in advance for this film via Ticket Source

The Box Office opens 15 minutes before the advertised start time for films.  Please note that is the ‘programme’ start time, when the adverts and trailers commence. Features typically commence 30 minutes after the programme start time. 

Tickets are priced £7.50 (26 years up to State Pension Age), £6.50 (State Pension Age and Passport to Leisure Card holders) and £5.50 (Full Time Students and Young Person aged 25 and under).  Picture This Members receive a £1 discount of the ticket price applicable.  

Please note we are only accept cash and debit cards at the Box Office and cash only at the kiosk.

Hebden Bridge Burlesque Festival

Hebden Bridge Cohousing Interest Day

Hebden Bridge Cohousing Interest Day Calder Valley Cohousing group are holding a one day event on cohousing on Saturday May 4th at the Birchcliffe Centre, Hebden Bridge. More info

Hebden Bridge Spring Affair

Stitch in Time & Hope Baptist Church. Celebrating,arts,craft, music. Enjoy shopping at the many stalls.

1pm - 5pm. Hope Baptist Church.

Lots of Homemade cakes, Tea & Coffee. 

The 844's at Wadsworth

Local rhythm and blues band The 844s will be back at Wadsworth Community Centre on Saturday 4 May.

The 844s are vocalist and harmonica ace Dave Rigg, lead guitarist Martin McGroarty - a great player with a long musical pedigree, bassist Jerome Dineen, drummer Jim Duffy, and rhythm guitarist and second vocalist Wally Woodcock. The band plays a mixture of original compositions and covers, ranging from slow-burn blues to high-energy rock. Put on your dancing shoes!

Tickets £5 - pay on the door. Doors 7:00

Cask ale and pie & peas available.

Artsmill Exhibition

Hebden Bridge Piano Festival

Big names sign up for highly-acclaimed Piano Festival Hebden Bridge packs a surprisingly large cultural punch. On the music front, the Piano Festival (26-28 April) leads the way with an annual action-packed celebration of the piano and piano music in all its varied forms.See HebWeb news item

Art exhibition at the Fox and Goose

Rachael Elwell will be here at the Fox and Goose at midday
on 28 April 2019 to discuss her fabulous art work.

Her exhibition will be on show 18th April - 20th May.

War and Peace in the Age of Trump

Prof. Paul Rogers – Bradford Uni Peace Studies
Rachel Melly - Yorkshire CND
Sean Morris - Secretary of UK & Ireland Mayors for Peace

The Trump Presidency has increased nuclear tensions and instability worldwide, scrapping the Iran nuclear deal, threatening long-standing Treaties which limit US and Russian nuclear deployments, and creating a new ‘Space Force’ to enable US domination of space. All the nuclear powers, including the UK, are now ‘modernising’ their nuclear arsenals as part of a renewed nuclear arms race.

Hope Baptist Church, 7.45pm
See Facebook page

Royal Opera: Faust (Adv.12A)

Hebden Bridge Picture House Live Arts Screening
From 18:45

Experience the decadence and elegance of 1870s Paris in David McVicar’s spectacular production of Gounod’s best-loved opera.

Disillusioned with life, the aged philosopher Faust calls upon Satan to help him. The devil Méphistophélès appears and strikes a bargain with the philosopher: he will give him youth and the love of the beautiful Marguerite, if Faust will hand over his soul. Faust agrees, and Méphistophélès arranges matters so that Marguerite loses interest in her suitor Siébel and becomes infatuated with Faust.

Above all, the music includes several of popular opera’s most recognizable numbers, performed by a cast of great international singers and the Royal Opera Chorus.

Tickets for all upcoming Live Arts events and special film screenings are available to buy in advance via our agent at TicketSource or via the TicketSource box office tel. 0333 666 3366 (open 9am-7pm weekdays, 9am-5pm Saturday). A booking and payment processing fee of 7.5% of the ticket price applies. Telephone bookings also incur a £1.75 fee but include the postage of tickets. 

You can also purchase Live Arts tickets (for events within the next 3 months) from our Box Office, when open.  Details here. If the event has not sold out tickets will also be available to purchase for cash on the door.

Tickets are priced £15 (ages 26-65), £13 (State Pension Age and Passport to Leisure Card holders) and £11 (Full Time Students and Young Person aged 25 and under). Picture This Members receive a £2 discount of the ticket price applicable. 

Please note we are only accept cash and debit cards at the Box Office and cash only at the kiosk.

Spring Exhibition

Art exhibition at Hebden Bridge Visitor Centre by members of Halifax Art Society.

Open every day from 10am - 5pm

U3A Todmorden April Photography Exhibition

The U3A Photography Group’s Annual Exhibition can be seen at the Todmorden Tourist Information Centre throughout April, featuring a wide variety of subjects including nature and landscapes. The Tourist Information Centre is opposite the Town Hall on the Burnley Road and is usually open Mon-Sat 10:00 to 16:00.

Heptonstall: A Village of Memories
A film by Nick Wilding

Heptonstall Historical & Heritage Society presents Heptonstall: A Village of Memories. Nick Wilding’s film takes you on a fascinating journey into the past of this ancient hilltop village.

Twenty years in the making, this film is a labour of love for Nick and his company Excalibur Productions.

Tickets are £3 or free to those who pay £5 to become a member of the newly-formed HHHS. 3pm - 5pm. Refreshments available.

Heptonstall Social and Bowling Club. Free parking. 

Hebden Bridge Legal Advice Clinic

1pm-4pm at Welcome Independent Living’s Community Hub, Market Street, Hebden Bridge

Drop in for free legal advice from Wills and Probate specialist Heather Nuttall from Wilkinson Woodward Solicitors. Heather can answer your questions on:

• Making a Will
• Powers of Attorney
• Court of Protection Matters
• Trusts
• Estate disputes
• Inheritance tax planning
• Administering someone’s Will or final wishes
• Legal protection and specialist expertise for the elderly and vulnerable

Find out more

Shaggy Dog Storytellers

Debs Newbold retells Romeo & Juliette

Have tissues at the ready for Hebden’s brilliant Brummie offcumden, Debs Newbold’s retelling of the greatest ever tale of doomed love at Shaggy Dog Storytellers’ Stubbing Wharf home on Friday, 26th April from 8pm (but doors open from 7.30).

Apart from her solo touring Debs has performed with The Globe Theatre Company at home and abroad.

£7 on the door.

National Theatre Live: All About Eve (Adv.12A)

Hebden Bridge Picture House Live Arts Screening

19:30

Gillian Anderson (X-Files, NT Live: A Streetcar Named Desire) and Lily James (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again) lead in All About Eve, recorded live from the West End in London.

All About Eve tells the story of Margo Channing. Legend. True star of the theatre. The spotlight is hers, always has been. But now there’s Eve. Her biggest fan. Young, beautiful Eve. The golden girl, the girl next door. But you know all about Eve…don’t you…?

Lifting the curtain on a world of jealousy and ambition, this new production, from one of the world’s most innovative theatre directors, Ivo van Hove (Network, NT Live: A View from the Bridge), asks why our fascination with celebrity, youth and identity never seems to get old.

All About Eve is adapted by Ivo van Hove from the 1950 Twentieth Century Fox film by Joseph L Mankiewicz and the play “The Wisdom of Eve” by Mary Orr. Ivo van Hove directs this new stage version with set and lighting design from Jan Versweyveld, costume design by An D’Huys and music from double Mercury Prize-winner PJ Harvey, alongside Tom Gibbons’ sound design. Casting is by Julia Horan CDG.

Tickets for all upcoming Live Arts events and special film screenings are available to buy in advance via our agent at TicketSourceor via the TicketSource box office tel. 0333 666 3366 (open 9am-7pm weekdays, 9am-5pm Saturday). A booking and payment processing fee of 7.5% of the ticket price applies. Telephone bookings also incur a £1.75 fee but include the postage of tickets. 

Tickets are priced £15 (ages 26-65), £13 (State Pension Age and Passport to Leisure Card holders) and £11 (Full Time Students and Young Person aged 25 and under). Picture This Members receive a £2 discount of the ticket price applicable. 

A clean and tidy canal

Please help to tidy up your canal

Sometimes the canal and the towpath suffer from litter; sometimes from overgrown vegetation. Many people, local and visitors, enjoy walking by the canal in Hebden Bridge. It could be even more pleasant! A working party of volunteers is being arranged to help improve this special environment for the benefit of all. 

Morning session from 10.00 until 12.30 

Meet at the Town Hall.

Afternoon session from 2.00 until 4.00. Meet at Blackpit Lock (end of Holme Street). 

All tools, gloves and bags will be provided for litter-picking and vegetation-trimming.

For further details, contact Emma Green on 01422 842181 or email.

Autism Friendly Screening

Dumbo (PG)

Hebden Bridge Picture House Live Arts Screening
14:00

About Autism Friendly Screenings:

Our occasional relaxed / autism friendly screenings provide opportunities for people with autism or sensory sensitivity to enjoy a trip to the cinema. They’re for anyone who would benefit from the adapted screening conditions. No-one will ask you whether you should be here, so if you think you’d enjoy coming to a relaxed screening do come along!

We aim to programme a mix of family friendly films (usually a U or PG certificate film) at weekends / during a school holiday. Adjustments at the cinema reduce over-stimulation and create a welcoming place for people with autism and others to enjoy films with their families, friends or carers.

Entry everybody £5.50. Tickets for films are not available to purchase in advance. Seats are unreserved and sold ‘on the door’. 

In each case doors open 45 minutes before the film start time shown. Normal ticket prices apply (usually family matinee ticket prices – everybody £5.50). Tickets can only be purchased for cash / by debit card, on the door in the 45 minutes before the film starts.

Further information about autism friendly screenings.

Hebden Bridge Duck Race

The annual duck race will take place on Easter Monday 22nd April.  This much-loved event organised by the Rotary Club of Hebden Bridge, will once again be supported by Jet2holidays and The Travel Centre. Mytholmroyd. First prize, will be a holiday to Disneyland Paris (Family Holiday?) 

The duck race is a family orientated event attracting vast numbers into the town, with entertainment, charity stalls and of course a fantastic array of food.

Beginners and Improvers Stilting courses

The Handmade Parade are offering these 3 day stilting courses on the 15th, 16th and 17th April.

Beginners 9.30am-12.30pm on all three days, and

Improvers 2pm-5pm on all three days.

They are aimed at ages 10 years and above. The 3 day course will be taught by two experienced stilters who are DBS checked and will include all aspects of learning how to stilt safely. 

Each 3 day course costs £36 per person and can be booked by visiting our Facebook page and following the link to Eventbrite.

Handmade Parade website

String Thing

String Thing Acoustic Session at the Fox and Goose.

Come and get involved on the first and third Thursday of the month.

Bring an instrument, your voice or just come for a drink and listen.
Starts 8pm-ish

Volcanoes of Italy

U3A Todmorden’s next members’ meeting will be on Thursday, April 18th, 2018 in the Central Methodist Church Hall in Todmorden at 1.45. Our guest speaker will be Tony Waltham, and his topic ‘Volcanoes of Italy’.

Our contact details are www.u3atod.org.uk (website), info@u3atod.org.uk (email), or 01422 886021 (phone).

Heptonstall Pace Egg Play

Midgley Pace Egg Play

Pyrenees

Royal Shakespeare Company: As You Like It

(Adv.12A) Hebden Bridge Picture House Live Arts Screening

from 19:00

Come into the forest; dare to change your state of mind.

Rosalind is banished, wrestling with her heart and her head. With her cousin by her side, she journeys to a world of exile where barriers are broken down and all can discover their deeper selves. Director Kimberley Sykes (Dido, Queen of Carthage) directs a riotous, exhilarating version of Shakespeare’s romantic comedy.

Tickets for all upcoming Live Arts events and special film screenings are available to buy in advance via our agent TicketSource or via the TicketSource box office tel. 0333 666 3366 (open 9am-7pm weekdays, 9am-5pm Saturday). A booking and payment processing fee of 7.5% of the ticket price applies. Telephone bookings also incur a £1.75 fee but include the postage of tickets. 

You can also purchase Live Arts tickets (for events within the next 3 months) from our Box Office, when open.  Details here. If the event has not sold out tickets will also be available to purchase for cash on the door.

Tickets are priced £15 (ages 26-65), £13 (State Pension Age and Passport to Leisure Card holders) and £11 (Full Time Students and Young Person aged 25 and under). Picture This Members receive a £2 discount of the ticket price applicable. 

Please note we are only accept cash and debit cards at the Box Office and cash only at the kiosk.

Pencilvania

7:30 at the Fox and Goose.

Creative wordery will be there to welcome you! Everyone welcome

3rd Tuesday of every month.

Megson at Wadsworth Community Centre

Megson are husband and wife duo Debs  Hanna (Vocals, Whistle, Piano Accordion)  and Stu Hanna (Guitar, Mandola, Banjo). They are talented live performers with a mix of beautiful vocals, lush harmonies and driving rhythmic guitars.

Megson have gained a reputation on the British folk scene for their melodic, amusing and intelligent songwriting, as well as for their inventive musicianship and northern humour.  They have visited Wadsworth once before when they gave a superbly entertaining evening to a sellout audience.

Familiar as festival performers, Megson have a deserved reputation for their live sets at events such as Green Man, Shrewsbury and Cambridge Folk Festivals.  As fRoots Magazine puts it 'if you don't like the music here then you have a problem.'

Four times nominated in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and double winners of the Spiral Earth Awards Megson have just released a new album “Con-tra-dic-shun” which has already gained much critical acclaim  The Wadsworth show is a stop off on their album tour showcasing this new material, although some older favourites will be included too.
As usual there will be cask ale, hot food and a warm welcome.

Check them out at www.megsonmusic.co.uk
Friday 12th April Doors 6.45 

Tickets for Megson  £14 from 07731 661053, 01422 344458 or 07890 205980 or via www.wegottickets.com

Manouche North charity concert 

Klezmer, swing, gypsy music concert by the amazing Manouche North band. Listen and dance!

Parish Church of Heptonstall

From 7:00 pm

£5 per person under 14’s free

Licensed bar. Drinks and snacks

Proceeds to Survivors of Torture Activity Fund 

WI Spectacular Spring Rag Market

10:30am - 4pm

Venues:

• The Waterfront Room, Hebden Bridge Town Hall
• The Egg Factory, Victoria Road
• Northlight Studios, Hangingroyd Lane  

Entry: £1 (free for crafty young things under 16)

Despite its humble name, the Rag Market is a veritable faberdashery of creative stalls selling fabrics by the metre, all manner of sewing accessories and high-quality remnants at bargain prices. Keep an eye out for vintage finds, one-of-a-kind pieces and crafty curios across three venues. Many of the stall holders are crafty types reluctantly de-stashing and passing on their bargains to you, but you’ll also find all kinds of makers and sellers.

And as it’s a WI event, you can bet your last glass-headed pin that there’ll be plenty of cake! Refreshments are available at the Egg Factory on Victoria Road, and the Town Hall Cafe will also be open

Cragg Vale Treasure Hunt

Free event for all ages

Meet 2.00pm at ‘CRAGGIES’ Starts and finishes at CRAGGIES Farm shop and Café, The Craggs Country Business Park, New Road

Collect quiz sheets at CRAGGIES at 2.00pm

The hunt will take between 1½ and 2 hours, depending how often you stop to read the clues and admire the view!

With magnificent views across the valley, there is ‘treasure’ to be found along the way. Some parts may be muddy; stout boots or wellies recommended! 4.00pm Prize Draw at CRAGGIES with prizes for correct answers to the Quiz!

Organised by Cragg Vale Community Association. For more information contact the Secretary, Marianne Hood. Tel 01422 885224 or email

Hebden Bridge Disability Access Forum

(HBDAF) regular monthly meeting

2.30pm, in the The Terrace Room, Hebden Bridge Town Hall, St George's Street, Hebden Bridge HX7 7BY. 

HBDAF Aims to improve access for people with a wide range of disabilities in the Hebden Bridge area.

We meet on 3rd Monday of each month in Hebden Bridge Town Hall at 2.30pm to 4.30pm

All disabled people who live in, work in or visit Hebden Bridge and the surrounding parishes are extremely welcome to attend the meeting, or to contact us about membership at sechbdisabilityaccess@gmail.com. We welcome new members with any sort of disability. 

You are very welcome to have a Personal Assistant, support worker or anyone else to support you at meetings, if wanted. You are welcome to attend regularly, occasionally, or for only part of the meeting, to suit your needs. Please join us! 

Meet the Memory Makers Team

Do you want to help preserve the local social history of the Hebden Bridge and District area?

Are you interested in working with community organisations and local schools across the area and the generations? If so, why not get involved in the future work of The Memory Makers project?

Come and join us for a cuppa and cake and talk to the group members about our future plans and projects.

We will be at the Town Hall Café in Hebden Bridge on Thursday 11 April 2019 between 10am and 12noon.

Pop in for a chat or, if you can’t make it, get in touch with us via Helen Doodson, on 01422 392707 or by email.

Pennine Piperholics

Thursday 11th at the Fox and Goose

Craving the melodious tones of the Hurdygurdy?

If so, come and join us for a truly innovative night.

The second Thursday of every month from 8pm

Shabby Cats

A great way to finish your weekend the very talented Shabby Cats will be playing on Sunday 7th at the Fox and Goose from 9pm 

Always a great and vibrant night.

Everybody welcome

Shabby cats play every 1st, 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month.

The next of our guided walks.

Andy will be there but the walk will be  guided this time by Ian. 

The walk is Jumble Hole Clough this is a great walk in the taking in Staups mill. It is a moderate walk 5.5 to 6 miles. With truly stunning spring views. 

Meeting 9:30 am  at the Fox and Goose leaving around 10ish.

Everybody welcome 

Menstrual kits workshop

The next menstrual kit making workshop will take place on Sunday 7 April 12.00-4.00 at Word of Mouth.

Come for as long or short a time as you can and help with sewing, cutting out, finishing off etc.

For more background information please see Freedom for girls website or contact Helen 07513 359164 or email.

Mick West Musical Memorial

7.30, Hebden Bridge Trades Club

Celebrating the musical life and legacy of local legend

Michael Linden West (1st April 1968 - 30th March 2018)

The night features Mick-inspired sets from bands he founded or played a vital role in and representing many sides of Mick’s musical brilliance from his first acid folk songs as a teenager (Amoeba Pie), his love of exploratory mind-expanding improv (Abrasive Pheasants), twisted avant garde songs (Beastfish), wigged out garage psych (The Electric Brains) and Slavic folk-punk (The Ukrainians).

Donations on the door to a cat charity

Local Stories and Local Speakers
- 1st Thursday each month at 2.30pm

A History of Yorkshire & North East Region Commercial Waterways

with the Canal & River Trust.

The Canal & River Trust will give an illustrated talk covering the types of commercial vessels still in use, the challenges faced on commercial waterways, a typical day in the life of a present Canal & River Trust Harbour Master and aspirations for the future of our commercial waterways

Doors open 2pm for tea and cake

£5/£3

Waterfront Hall, Hebden Bridge Town Hall

Enquiries: 01422 417373

A Hebden Bridge Arts Festival event

Calder Valley Organic Gardeners

RHS Chatsworth Flower Show 2018

The next Meeting of Calder Valley Organic Gardeners takes place at Mytholmroyd Community Centre, Caldene Avenue, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge HX7 5AF on Thursday 4th April 2019 at 7.30pm when a there will be a talk on:

‘A short time to make a long border: RHS Chatsworth Flower Show 2018’ with Mary Swan

Entry is £2.00 for non-members.

Further information can be found at www.cvog.org or by phoning 01422 846173

Trades Club Labour Party Quiz

8.45pm

What on Earth is going on? Theresa May is about to jump ship, just like Cameron did. Will we have an election? will we leave Europe in April...or May? which year? Can we persuade Jacinda Ardern to come to our rescue...?

The world keeps turning ... so the Trades Club quiz will continue raising funds for a Labour election push, whether its for local, national or Europe elections. That nice Dave Boardman chap will ask questions, you will sit with friends old and new and we'll have a great night out

Shaggy Dog Storytellers
Stories from the Floor

This month it's one of Shaggy Dog's most treasured events, on Friday, 29th March at Stubbing Wharf.

Folks travel from far and near to tell tales, sing narrative songs and or tell monologues or just come and listen to a whole caboodle of short tales, including performances by some of the superb Shaggy Dog Storytellers.

Doors open at 7.30 and tales start from 8. If you want to tell your story, legend, myth or fantasy: rehearse, remember, revise, repeat and render on the night (without a script) in 8 minutes or less - you'll get great support from our wonderful Shaggy Dog audience.

Self Esteem Course

4 part self esteem course  held at The Hebden Bridge Town Hall.  

2pm - 4pm

All members of the community most welcome.

Free of charge to attend. Registration required for seating arrangements.

Please register online here.

For further information or queries please call Brahma Kumaris Leeds on 0113 275 7727

Hosted by Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University (UK) Registered Charity England and Wales (269971)

Quiz Evening - Fund raiser for Healthy Minds

A Quiz Evening in aid of Healthy Minds is being held at Wadsworth Community Centre on Saturday 30th March starting at 7:30pm.

Entry is £5.00 and this includes supper. There will also be a bar. 

As a keen runner and supporter of mental health charities, Jilly Walstow is doing this as a fundraiser for Healthy Minds (Calderdale well-being) who are sponsoring her to run the London Marathon on 28th April.

This event is part of Jilly’s fund raising programme. All monies raised are for this local charity which supports people in Todmorden, Hebden Bridge and Halifax with mental health issues. 

Please come along to enjoy this quiz evening and to show your support for this worthy charity 

To book tickets, please contact Jilly 07486 397798. 

Mayor's Ceilidh

Support a fantastic charity and enjoy an evening of great music, dancing and food!

The Mayor of Hebden Royd Cllr Dr Carol Stow and Slow The Flow Calderdale are to hold a fundraising Ceilidh on Saturday 30th March at Mytholmroyd Community Centre at 7.30pm, featuring local Ceilidh band Peace Works. 

Tickets are priced £10 and include supper too, available via slowtheflow.net or Hebden Royd Town Council office, by emailing info@hebdenroydtowncouncil.gov.uk or phone 01422 842181.

All proceeds will support the work to Slow The Flow in the Calder Valley

Natural Flood Management Conference

Spring Fayre - Hebden Bridge Junior Band

Please come along and support your local youth brass band - at Hebden Bridge Junior Band's Spring Fayre, Sunday March 31st, 12.30 to 3.30pm.

Hebden Bridge Town Hall.

A rare chance to celebrate Mother's Day with home-made cakes and soups, chocolate tombola, raffle, book stall, to meet our new conductor Jack Smith - and hear some great music! 

Find things to buy - Table Top Sale

11am to 3pm at the old Fire Station Hollins Lane, Sowerby BRidge HX6 2QG

Tables cost £7 and all proceeds go to Fire and Water Community Project.

Please note this is Mothers' Day, something exciting to bring your mum along to or for a mum to escape to.

The Lost Chord Ensemble

7.30pm, in the Little Theatre bar, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge

Christopher Irvin, who conducts the local Little Theatre Choir has a wealth of light music including some of his own compositions. He has formed The Lost Chord Ensemble which meets about once a month and supports the Little Theatre. 

Musicians (with their music stand) are invited to come and play some light music selections. 

If you are coming for the first time, please contact chris.browne@tiscali.co.uk with details of your instrument so that a pad of music can be made available.

The People Person Show

Hebden Bridge Visitors’ Centre for the month of March

Town Hall Exhibition:
Hebden Bridge and its Station

Exhibition at the Hebden Bridge Town Hall in the foyer and through to the cafe from 5th March to 29th March (not Sundays unless there is an event on at the Town Hall)

Also on the first floor of the library, there is a display from the library's collection of newspaper cuttings on the theme of Hebden Bridge Railway Station.

2019 Big Spring Clean

Life and death in Hebden Bridge, 1851 – 1901

Anne Mealia

Who was living in Hebden Bridge in the second half of the 19th century? Drawing on census records, this talk will look at individual families and statistics to explore the lives of the people recorded there.

Methodist Church, Market St. Hebden Bridge. 7.30. Free to members; £3 for visitors.

Hebden Bridge Local History Society

Greening the Economy

Hebden Bridge Film Festival

Blazing Saddles Big Free eBike Demo Day

10 - 4pm, Mytholmroyd Community Centre

Experience the amazing feeling of riding an electric bike.

There'll be friendly advice from e-bike specialists, and a wide range of brands and styles of e-bikes, so that you can ride and compare models and find the right bike for you.

Test riding the bikes is free and you can try as many as you want (subject to availability)!

Just come along, bring a helmet, and some photo ID (driving licence, passport etc)...and of course all your questions about electric bikes.

Bikes available to test from Kalkhoff, Ridgeback, Raleigh, Tern, Specialized and Saracen,

Refreshments (most likely cake...) will be available!

Jo Whitehead's Resplendent Birds

Jo Whitehead's Resplendent Birds exhibition at the Gallery Lounge, Artsmill until 24 March.

See HebWeb news item

The return of.....

The Open Mic, Heptonstall

White Lion pub - Heptonstall, 8.30 til late. Free entry.

Come along and play, sing, do spoken word, or just watch and have a drink.

If you fancy performing, friendly sound engineer (Mark) is on hand to help with technical stuff, and an appreciative bunch will normally show up to cheer you on! You know it makes sense.

Artsmill Exhibition

Laughing for Palestine

U3A Todmorden March 2019 Meeting

'After Titus'

U3A Todmorden’s next members’ meeting will be on Thursday, March 21st, 2018 in the Central Methodist Church Hall in Todmorden at 1.45. 

We will be welcoming back Maria Glot. Last time we heard her lively, detailed and entertaining take on Titus Salt and Saltaire; this time she will be talking about ‘After Titus’.

Our contact details are www.u3atod.org.uk (website), info@u3atod.org.uk
(email), or 01422 886021 (phone).

Halifax Friends of Palestine

Hebron under Occupation

A talk by Laila Hasan of the Women of Hebron Co-operative

7.15 - 9.00 pm in the Ebenezer Room
Hope Baptist Chapel,
Hebden Bridge HX7 8EW

The Women of Hebron co-operative provides work for women in the ldna district of Hebron in the occupied West Bank. The women produce beautiful hand-woven and hand-embroidered traditional rugs, cushion covers and other handicrafts, which they sell in the Old Hebron market.

The initiative creates work and hope for some 120 women and their families in a city which is frequently at the centre of tensions and violence. Laila Hasan, co-founder of the co-operative, will be speaking about their work and achievements as a form of grassroots, peaceful resistance to occupation and oppression.

There will also be the opportunity to purchase some of these lovely artisan products.

Arts Festival Open Meeting

Piano Festival programme launch party

Hebden Bridge Disability Access Forum

(HBDAF) regular monthly meeting

2.30pm, in the The Terrace Room, Hebden Bridge Town Hall, St George's Street, Hebden Bridge HX7 7BY. 

HBDAF Aims to improve access for people with a wide range of disabilities in the Hebden Bridge area.

We meet on 3rd Monday of each month in Hebden Bridge Town Hall at 2.30pm to 4.30pm

All disabled people who live in, work in or visit Hebden Bridge and the surrounding parishes are extremely welcome to attend the meeting, or to contact us about membership at sechbdisabilityaccess@gmail.com. We welcome new members with any sort of disability. 

You are very welcome to have a Personal Assistant, support worker or anyone else to support you at meetings, if wanted. You are welcome to attend regularly, occasionally, or for only part of the meeting, to suit your needs. Please join us! 

Remembering Peterloo

Alan Fowler

A hundred years on from the deaths at the hands of the Manchester Yeomanry of 15 people attending a reform meeting, Manchester has no major monument to Peterloo. The talk explores both the event itself and Manchester's attempts to remember and also to forget Peterloo.

Methodist Church, Market St. Hebden Bridge. 7.30. Free to members; £3 for visitors.

Hebden Bridge Local History Society

Menstrual kits-making workshop

Period poverty is a worldwide issue.

We meet monthly in Hebden Bridge to make and sew menstrual kits that are sent overseas to enable young women to continue attending school during their periods.

Next workshop is 12.00 - 4.30 on Sunday 10 March 2019. For more information look at Freedom for girls website/contact Helen 07513 359 164 / or email

Fundraising quiz for Survivors of Torture

Quiz night and (veggie) Thai meal at Golden Lion Todmorden

6.30pm - £10

Ceilidh

Heptonstall Parish Church @ 7pm

Pie & peas supper, raffle , bar

Full price £5, children 5-10 yrs £3, under 5s free

Come & enjoy the fun.

There will be callers so you do not need to know the dances

Tickets available from Heptonstall Post Office, May's shop and gkiddeng@aol.com

Edgelarks

Doors 6:45, Wadsworth Community Centre.

Edgelarks, aka BBC Award winning duo Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin, make a welcome return to what, according to their website, is one of their favourite venues. Their spring 2019 tour is a very special run of preview concerts promoting their new album.

Phillip Henry is one of the UK's finest slide guitarists and harmonica players. His playing draws on diverse influences ranging from British Folk through Indian Classical to the music of the Deep South of America. All this is coupled with a truly unique voice which is “stunningly good” (Dick Gaughan) and “utterly captivating” (Steve Knightley).

Hannah Martin is a multi-instrumentalist and in the words of magazine R2 “has a voice that is rich and complex - there is something of June Tabor about Hannah's vocal performance - a voice that is strong and flexible.”

Drawing on the traditions of British Folk the alchemy of her ever-evocative songwriting, fiddle and banjo playing and the much extolled skills of Henry on dobro, harmonica and lap steel fuse into a wholly distinctive world sound.

Tickets £14 from Derek on 07890 205980 or Martin on 07731 661053 or wegottickets.com

Film Festival Launch

Calderdale Compass event

Greening the economy? Yes we can

Climate change, air pollution, loss of biodiversity, public health, waste management, food production, etc all require a greening of our economy - reducing the use of coal, oil and gas, insulating all our buildings to the highest standard, expanding renewable energy, improve public transport, etc.

How can we do all that when Brexit creates an uncertain economic and political future? To debate this Calderdale Compass is organising a public meeting on Saturday 9th March at 1.30pm at the Waterfront Hall, Hebden Bridge town hall.

The speakers include Alan Simpson, who as a Labour MP played an important roll in setting up policies for the renewable energy sector. Councillor James Baker is the leader of the Liberal Democrats at Calderdale Council will also be speaking along with a speaker from the Green Party and Jane Speller from Compass.

There is free entry to this event but donations are welcome to cover the hire of the town hall and transport costs. So come and take part in the event.

Lunchtime Live

Celebration of ‘International Women Everywhere’ On Saturday 9 March, Lunchtime Live will have performances from Ruth Nielson, Kate Radford, Ruby O’Hare and Gloria Jeffries

HebWeb news item

Birds and Beasts Entwined:

Hebden Royd Town Meeting

Hebden Bridge Town Hall, Hebden Bridge on Wednesday, 6th March 2019 at 7.30pm in the evening.

Local Stories and Local Speakers
- 1st Thursday each month at 2.30pm

The Circus: Past, Present and Future

with Steve Ward.

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Doors open 2pm for tea and cake

£5/£3

Waterfront Hall, Hebden Bridge Town Hall

Enquiries: 01422 417373

A Hebden Bridge Arts Festival event

Growing Potatoes

The next Meeting of Calder Valley Organic Gardeners takes place at Mytholmroyd Community Centre, Caldene Avenue, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge HX7 5AF on Thursday 7th March 2019 at 7.30pm when a there will be a talk on 'Growing Potatoes' with Gordon Nelson.

Entry is £2.00 for non-members.

Further information can be found at www.cvog.org or by phoning 01422 846173

Calder Ward Forum

Hope Baptist Church, New Road, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EW (please use Hope Street entrance).

Refreshments from 6.15pm, meeting starts at 6.45pm.

Ward Forums are an opportunity for you to get involved in what happens in your local area and discuss what is important to you. By working together we can talk about local issues and plan for the future.

Presentations - Calder Ward Forum
Feedback on the A646 Corridor Improvement Scheme consultation & Plastic Recycling and disposal in Calderdale as well as a police update and an Open Forum.  

All welcome.

Hebden Bridge Lit and Sci lecture

Writing Yorkshire

Writing Yorkshire is the topic of the next lecture (2 March) organised by the Lit & Sci with Prof Richard Morris who brings his skills as an archaeologist and historian to weave an account of Yorkshire’s past and present.

See HebWeb news item

An evening of clairvoyance

Wadsworth Community Centre

An evening of mediumship and clairvoyance run by Jilly Walstow is being held at Wadsworth Community Centre on Saturday 2nd March starting at 7:30pm.

As a keen runner and supporter of mental health charities, Jilly Walstow is doing this as a fundraiser for Healthy Minds (Calderdale well-being).

Healthy Minds are sponsoring her to run the London Marathon on 28th April and this event is part of Jilly’s fund raising programme.

All monies raised are for this local charity which supports people in Todmorden, Hebden Bridge and Halifax with mental health issues. 

Please come along to this interesting evening and to show your support for this worthy charity 

To book tickets please contact 07486 397798 

The Battle of Heptonstall
A community play. 

St Thomas the Apostle Church, Heptonstall (HX7 7LJ)

7.30pm. 

A fast moving community play that tells the story of the 1643 battle of the same name through a family of clothiers, the Cockcrofts as they struggle to keep the Civil War at a distance, to carry on making cloth, surviving without taking one side or another.

Accompanying the narrative, there is both period and original music by arranger and composer Katie Chatburn, all performed in the majestic setting of St Thomas the Apostle Church Heptonstall.

The play is written and directed by local playwright Michael Crowley and funded by Sky Arts as part of their Art 50 programme. Tickets £10 via eventbrite.co.uk

Hippy Valley Book Launch

The Bookcase, Market Street, Wednesday, 27th February 7pm - 8.30: George Murphy reads from this expanded and updated paperback collection and discusses his time travelling comic Monologues and Songs about round here.

A celebration of flood and UFO defying, Gay, pagan, hippy invaded, tourist teeming Upper Calder. 

Woodlands of the South Pennines - their industrial history

Hywel Lewis

The steep unpromising woodlands of our local valleys played an important part in the industrialisation of the region, a legacy which can be seen to this day. Archaeological, ecological and historical methods have started to reveal the history of their use and significance.

Methodist Church, Market St. Hebden Bridge. 7.30. Free to members; £3 for visitors.

Hebden Bridge Local History Society

Shaggy Dog Storytellers:

Atalanta

Stubbing Wharf

Atalanta, retold by Ben Haggarty

A passionate retelling of the myth of Atalanta – a fierce tale of a remarkable virgin hunter and devotee of Artemis who sure as hell doesn't want to have anything to do with men... 

This provocative story is the latest episode from Greek Mythology to get Ben Haggarty's 'Myths Unleashed' treatment. Here the veneers of classical civilisation are stripped away and the challenging, and truly awesome, implications of the tales are made clear. 

Spend a night in the company of bears, rapacious centaurs, warriors and stark deities....

'a fresh dose of magic that you need in your life' Everything Theatre

Ben Haggarty, Photo:Tanja-Steen

About Ben Haggarty:  Having been trained in mime, and in theatre direction at East 15, and apprenticed as an image-maker with Welfare State, Ben is one of the world's leading contemporary storytellers, renowned for his passionate and physical performances. He tours widely, has been a guest artist in over one hundred and fifty International Storytelling Festivals in 33 countries and was, for 10 years, the official storyteller with Yo Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble.  

Ben is a much sought after teacher and director of storytellers and artistic director of the legendary Crick Crack Club. He is Honorary Professor of Storytelling at the Arts University of Berlin (UDK). 

Please note: Stories from the Floor will start at 8.00. Intermission at approx. 8. 30 Ben's performance from 8.45.

£7 on the door. 16+

Arrive early to secure a good seat!

Calder Valley Organic Gardeners

Potato Day

10.00am to 2.00pm at Mytholmroyd Community Centre, Caldene Ave, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge HX7 5AF

Admission £1 includes entry to Potato Day Raffle                 
31 varieties (organic & non-organic) @ 15p per tuber

Pre-order service for 17 varieties

• children’s activities
• information
• jams & chutneys
• organic cheese
• compost stall
• onion sets & shallots (to pre-order)
• CVOG Plant/Sundries stall
• recycled garden items
• food & drink@ Cafe

More information, catalogue and order form for postal pre-orders  for collection at the event, Tel 01422 846173 email:  info@cvog.org or visit http://www.cvog.org

Brilliant Bryophytes Walk

Did you know Hardcastle Crags is a special place for Goblins Gold, Dog Lichen and Portuguese Feather-Moss? Join our ranger and local ecologist and bryophyte expert to explore the wonderful world of lichens, liverworts and mosses. 23 February 11am-1pm

Meet at Midgehole Car Park.

£5 per person, book online to secure your place. Places limited, dogs on leads welcome.

More info

The Vagina Monologues

Town Hall, 7.30pm

Find things to buy - Table Top Sale

10am to 4pm
@ the Old Fire Station, Hollins Mill Lane, Sowerby Bridge.
Tables £7

To book call 07923 588447  or email

Raising money for the Fire and Water Project.  Crafts, Arts and Second hand anything and everything.

Refreshments and cakes by Jean!  

Lots of books for sale too.  

The Lost Chord Ensemble

7.30pm, in the Little Theatre bar, 
Holme Street, Hebden Bridge.

Christopher Irvin, who conducts the local Little Theatre Choir has a wealth of light music including some of his own compositions. He has formed The Lost Chord Ensemble which meets about once a month and supports the Little Theatre.

Musicians (with their music stand) are invited to come and play some light music selections.

If you are coming for the first time, please contact chris.browne@tiscali.co.uk with details of your instrument so that a pad of music can be made available.

Jeff Nuttall's Bomb Culture

U3A February 2019 Meeting

From Barrow to Baghdad and Back

U3A Todmorden’s next members’ meeting will be on Thursday, February 21st, 2018 in the Central Methodist Church Hall in Todmorden at 1.45. 

Our speaker w ill be Philip Caine whose topic will be ‘From Barrow to Baghdad and Back’.

Our contact details are www.u3atod.org.uk (website), info@u3atod.org.uk
(email), or 01422 886021 (phone).

Phil Beer plus support

Wadsworth Community Centre kicks off its Spring series of gigs with a return visit of Phil Beer. Charming, disarming and exceptionally talented, multi-instrumentalist Phil is something of a national treasure on the folk, roots and acoustic scene. One-half of award-winning powerhouse Show of Hands, Beer is equally in demand for his solo shows. Beer’s flawless musicianship and rich vocals will leave you wide-eyed and wanting more. Best known as a top flight fiddler his skills don’t end there, a prolific composer he also plays slide, Spanish and tenor guitar, mandocello, viola, mandolin and South American cuatro. 

Check him out here

In support is Alice Jones, a singer, multi-instrumentalist and dancer from Ripponden. Accompanying herself on the piano or harmonium and sometimes only with foot percussion, her distinctive voice and innovative style lends a fresh, modern perspective to traditional material.

Check her out here

Tickets are £15 (under 18’s £13).

Doors at 6:45, show at 8:00.

Contact Derek on 07890 205980, Martin on 01422 344458 or wegottickets.com 

The history of farming in the industrial Pennines

Dr. Stephen Caunce

Surprisingly few people are aware of the way the rise of industry in the Pennines opened up opportunites for commercial farming to which local families enthusiastically responded. So how was the feeding of ever larger populations achieved on land described in Tudor times as 'a great waste and moor'?

Methodist Church, Market St. Hebden Bridge. 7.30. Free to members; £3 for visitors.

Hebden Bridge Local History Society

Where Earth Meets Sky

Artsmill Exhibition: Nic Chapman, photographer

Positive Thinking in a Nutshell

One day Positive Thinking course held at The Hebden Bridge Town Hall.  

Starts  2pm - 5:30pm

All members of the community most welcome.

Free of charge to attend. Registration required for seating arrangements.

Please register online here.

For further information or queries please call Brahma Kumaris Leeds on 0113 275 7727

Hosted by Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University (UK) Registered Charity England and Wales (269971)

Lunchtime Live

Lunchtime Live is every second Saturday of the month at Hope Baptist Chapel. Come along this Saturday 9th February, from 1 pm - 4pm. Featuring Dave Morcombe, Peculiar Blue, Joachim Lund and Jack Parker. See HebWeb news item

Local Stories and Local Speakers
- 1st Thursday each month at 2pm

Winter Special

with Dave Calverley.

Celebrate Yorkshire in Winter with a
slideshow, humorous monologues and a quiz

Thursday 7 February @ 2.30pm 

Continuing the story of the children's radio request programme - a lively talk with music from the 60s & 70s.

Doors open 2pm for tea & cake

£5 (£3 concessions) - All Welcome - Pay on the door

For enquiries telephone Helen Meller on 01422 417373

Calder Valley Organic Gardeners

Wild Flowers of Calderdale

The next Meeting of Calder Valley Organic Gardeners takes place at Mytholmroyd Community Centre, Caldene Avenue, Mytholmroyd on Thursday 7th February 2019 at 7.30pm when a there will be a talk on 'Wild Flowers of Calderdale' with Graham Ramsden

Entry is £2.00 for non-members.

Further information can be found at www.cvog.org or by phoning 01422 846173

Friendly Fiddlers

18.30 Fox and Goose.

A relaxed and supportive session for Fiddlers of all abilities. Come and share your skills, pick up tips, join in a few tunes and perhaps stay for the equally friendly 'string thing' music session afterwards.

Calderdale Compass

Public Meeting: Brexit - What Next?

Stubbing Wharf, Hebden Bridge, 7pm

Our parliament is in deadlock over Brexit - some want to remain, some want no deal, some want a Norway style deal, and others want a referendum on the final deal.

Can we unite to stop a destructive Tory Brexit and their attempts to use it to turn the UK into a low tax, low regulation economy, which will have devastating consequences for our public services and hard won basic rights?

Come and join us for our next public meeting to hear local speakers discuss arguments for and against Brexit, plus Compass proposals for a Citizen's Assembly to help ensure all voices are heard and help find a way forward.

The Battle of Heptonstall of 1643,
a public lecture

7pm. Hebden Bridge Town Hall. 

Secretary of Hebden Bridge Historical Society Murray Seccombe will set the scene with an introduction - Dangerous times: life in Halifax parish before the Civil War, followed by historian John Spencer who will talk about the local battle in detail.

After the break, playwright Michael Crowley will talk about the English Civil War's place in drama and the forthcoming community play The Battle of Heptonstall which will be produced in St Thomas the Apostle Church, Heptonstall at the end of February.

A few scenes from the play will be performed as part of the lecture.

There will be bar available and time for a Q and A.

£6 through eventbrite.co.uk

Calder Youth Folk Weekly Session

Weekly sessions for the new Calder Youth Folk band begin on Monday at 4th February at the Hope Baptist Church, from 6.45-8.15pm, led by tutor Jenny Trott. 

'Turn up to tune up' at 6.30pm. 

New musicians with acoustic instruments (aged 8-18) always welcome. £3 a session. For more details call Alison on 07979 929542 or email us

Public meeting organised by Calderdale Green Party

The climate crisis and tackling Calderdale's air pollution

Speakers: Anthony Rae of Calderdale Friends of the Earth and Cllr Daniel Sutherland, Cabinet member, Planning, Housing and Environment

All welcome

7.30 pm Hebden Bridge Town Hall
George Street HX7 7BY

Calderdale Green Party website

Email: info@calderdale.greenparty.org.uk

Torn from Home

Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration, 1 - 3pm at Calderdale College, Francis St, Halifax. Free.

The Event will include:

• A testimony from Ms. Iby Knill, Auschwitz survivor, followed by a Q&A session
• A representative of the Interfaith Council to speak.
• Rudi Leavor -  chant of the "El Male Rachamim"
• Sisters United – A brief talk on the journey reflecting being 'Torn from home'
• Reciting the Peace Prayer
• Displays throughout the room from our English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Students, including postcards to survivors and posters

Barn Dance with Red Box

Everyone welcome to this Halifax Labour fundraising Barn Dance £6 on the door, children free.  

Vegan supper for a donation and a raffle to make your eyes water.

7.30pm until 11.30pm

@ Arden Road Social Club
Arden Road, Halifax HX1 3AG

Shaggy Dog Storytellers

The Story of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'

Join Shaggy Dog Storyteller resident, Ursula Holden Gill as she takes up the plays poignant themes of arranged marriage, rebellion, awakening and acceptance and presents them in an insightful and thoroughly uplifting retelling of the Shakespeare classic, in plain English (apart from a peppering of verse) and with bags of mischief, music & jaw dropping background into the significance of all the old midsummer mayhem.

Upstairs in The Stubbing Wharf, King St on Friday 25th January. 8pm. £7 Entry.   

Ceilidh

7pm 

Join us for a night of music and dancing with the Phoenix Ceilidh Band at Mytholmroyd Community Centre.

Tickets are £7 (£5 for under 14s) all proceeds go to Pennine Calder District Scouts

Pie and pea supper available

Contact: penninecalderjamboree@gmail.com for tickets and more info

Calder Youth Folk Taster Session

A free informal 'Taster Session' for a new Calder Youth Folk music group on Saturday 26th January from 10 - 12noon at Hebden Bridge Town Hall in the Terrace Room.

Any young musicians aged 10-18, grade 1 standard or above, on traditional acoustic instruments (e.g. fiddle, flute, guitar, accordion) are welcome to come along with their instrument.

Have a go at learning by ear with folk tutor Jenny Trott and meet other local young musicians. Regular weekly sessions will begin in February.

For more information, call A lison on 07979 929542 or email us

Ghosts in Art and Literature

Lost Chord Ensemble

7.30pm, in the Little Theatre bar, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge

Christopher Irvin, who conducts the local Little Theatre Choir has a wealth of light music including some of his own compositions. He has formed The Lost Chord Ensemble which meets about once a month and supports the Little Theatre.

Musicians (with their music stand) are invited to come and play some light music selections.  

If you are coming for the first time, please contact chris.browne@tiscali.co.uk with details of your instrument so that a pad of music can be made available.

Hebden Bridge Disability Access Forum

Annual General Meeting and regular monthly meeting

2.30pm on, in the The Terrace Room, Hebden Bridge Town Hall, St George's Street, Hebden Bridge HX7 7BY.HBDAF Aims to improve access for people with a wide range of disabilities in the Hebden Bridge area.

We meet on 3rd Monday of each month in Hebden Bridge Town Hall at 2.30pm to 4.30pm

All disabled people who live in, work in or visit Hebden Bridge and the surrounding parishes are extremely welcome to attend the meeting, or to contact us about membership, please email. We welcome new members with any sort of disability. 

You are very welcome to have a Personal Assistant, support worker or anyone else to support you at meetings, if wanted. You are welcome to attend regularly, occasionally, or for only part of the meeting, to suit your needs. Please join us!

U3A Todmorden January 2019 Meeting

Ray Riches and Peter Thornton

U3A Todmorden’s next members’ meeting will be on Thursday, January 17th  in the Central Methodist Church Hall in Todmorden at 1.45. 

We will be welcoming the return of Ray Riches and Peter Thornton who will be more tales from their time with ‘Pathways and Film Production’.

Our contact details are www.u3atod.org.uk (website), info@u3atod.org.uk
(email), or 01422 886021 (phone).

Laser-Cutting Introduction

10am - 4:15pm
At Bridge Rectifier, Hebble End Works,
Hebble End, Hebden Bridge, HX7 6HJ

• Fancy learning a new skill? Want access to a high quality laser-cutter? No previous experience needed.
• Come along to a free workshop at Bridge Rectifier to learn basic computer-aided design & laser-cutting.
• Laser-cutting can be used for: artwork, attractive cases, mechanical components, special mountings,  lampshades, intricate paper cuts/ invitation cards, sliced 3D forms.
• Materials include: acrylic sheet, wood, cardboard, paper, glass engraving, . . . .
• Produce your own piece to take away, free of charge.
• Once trained, you can continue your own projects for a very low charge, with a group of enthusiasts working on diverse projects.
• Waiting list for later dates
  

Book a 1 hour slot

Bridge Rectifier is a not-for-profit community hackerspace/ makerspace.

Open Evenings run 7 to 9 pm every Wednesday.

See website

Friends of the Picture House present

Quadrophenia (15)

Mods and rockers alike are invited to January's Friends of the Picture House ouse screening of The Who's 1979 film Quadrophenia.

Although not a musical like Ken Russel's earlier film of Tommy, Quadrophenia is loosely based on the 1973 album of the same name and captures the London-Brighton milieu of the band's youth. Lambrettas, drugs, all-night discos, loose morals and, of course, massive punch-ups with Kinks fans pepper the film which is pretty much a sacred text of mod life.

The huge cast features Phil Daniels, Leslie Ash, Timothy Spall, Sting, Toyah Wilcox and Ray Winstone.

Saturday January 12th, 4:30pm (Doors 4pm)

Comedy Cop & Robber

Lost houses of the South Pennines: using the archives with artistic licence

Kate Lycett

Kate's fantastic pictures of the lost houses of the South Pennines first exhibited in 2015 were inspired by research in the local archives. In this talk she shares some of the stories she learned in her quest to breathe a little life and colour into forgotten houses.

Methodist Church, Market St. Hebden Bridge. 7.30. Free to members; £3 for visitors.

Hebden Bridge Local History Society

New Year . . . . . . new career?

Come and find out more about fostering with Sarah Hancockfrom the Foster for Calderdale Team.

Sarah will be available at Welcome Independent Living's Community Hub on Market Street in Hebden Bridge (diagonally opposite the Co-op) on Thursday 10 January between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Why not call in for coffee and an informal chat? She will be happy to answer your questions and provide information for you to take away. Tel: 01422 419624 (Community Hub).

Local Stories and Local Speakers
- 1st Thursday each month at 2pm

Childrens Favourites: 1960s & Beyond

with popular speaker Malcolm Johnson.

Join our festive event full of Christmas cheer, mince pies and a free raffle. 

Thursday 10 January @ 2.30pm 

Continuing the story of the children's radio request programme - a lively talk with music from the 60s & 70s.

Doors open 2pm for tea & cake

£5 (£3 concessions) - All Welcome - Pay on the door

For enquiries telephone Helen Meller on 01422 417373

Choral evensong

Heptonstall Parish Church at 3pm

A choral evensong  to celebrate Epiphany 

Trades Club Labour Party Quiz

8.45pm

To get 2019 off to a great start come along, meet up with people who will help replace this government with some decent human beings, enjoy to sight of the Conservative Party collapsing into itself and raise a few pounds towards the election campaign that we all think is inevitable

The usual thing, that nice Dave Boardman chap with ask questions, you will know some, but have to persuade the person with the pen to write down your suggested answers, then be overjoyed if your answers turn out to be correct.

3 Valley Vegans

7pm to 9pm.
Roomfield Baptist Church, Todmorden
Halifax Road OL14 5BE

New year resolution pledges are on the horizon! A fabulous way to become healthier is to go plant based. It's also better for the environment and kinder to animals. Come to our film and talk night to help you to go vegan. 

Free entry! No need to book.

Two short films (20 minutes total)
Workshop and talk
Prize draw
Refreshments
Accessible venue
Children age 11+ welcome

More details here