News, Features and Upcoming Events
Neighbourhood Manager/ Deputy Clerk - Hebden Royd Town Council is looking to recruit a proactive individual to develop, establish and provide leadership on regeneration and community projects within the parish. Read more
Latin Roots with Richard Shindell at the Trades Club - Richard flies in from South America to play a long awaited gig at the Trades after months of negotiation. See also: Boon Army and other events at the Trades
GINNELGATE - Birchcliffe footpath blocked. Residents on Birchcliffe, Bankside and St. Johns Close have come together to campaign for the re-opening of the shortcut which runs between Birchcliffe Road and the Stubbing Footpath via St. Johns Close. Read more
A new gardening group in Old Town - meeting on the third monday of every month at the Hare and Hounds. Read more - 27 August
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recent ads include: Personal Trainer, apartment in Budapest, Creative Writing classes, NCT classes, basement flat to let, hay for sale, houses offered, and looked for; kittens for sale, piano lessons; cleaning service - 31 Aug
27 'dwellings' at Mayroyd: planning permission refused - reasons include, land is designated open space, problems of additional traffic and site is at risk from flooding. See Planning Watch for more info
Our feature on local character Billy Holt has been updated to include the personal memories of Dutch teacher Frans van Schaik - Read more - 16 August
Buskers in Hebden Bridge: what do you think? See this forum thread - 12 Aug
Hebden Bridge on BBC4 - Clare Balding cycles through our area. Watch again to Clare talk with Nick Wilding, Angie Cairns and others.
Hebweb upgrade - read about the update to this site, and how it would not have been possible without Ariadne. 5 Aug
Woven in the Fabric - A play on the lives of suffragettes Lavena Saltonstall of Hebden Bridge and Martha Crossley of Halifax. See "What's on" section - 4 Aug
Book News - Top ten bestsellers for July, and all the latest news from our independent Hebden Bridge bookshop. Read more - 3 Aug
Police And Community Report - details of crimes and concerns around Hebden Bridge, including anti-social behaviour and police priorities. Read more - 29 July
Five hundred words about Hebden Bridge - see latest entry from Lynn Breeze: Seedy river had fun, along with a YouTube video of Jason Elliott interviewing project's sponsor.
Claudine King
Former well-known Hebden Bridge resident Claudine King died last week in Huddersfield Hospital, following a long period of declining health. See Lives Remembered - 25 July
Town Hall Development Plans and photos go to Calderdale - Detailed plans have been given to Calderdale’s planning department. More info - updated 24 July
New Trusts set to become first sustainable transport buildings. Two Yorkshire community-led trusts are pioneering a novel way of ensuring high standards of sustainability in building design. More info - 22 July
FESTIVAL FORTNIGHT A GREAT SUCCESS: Selling more than 3000 tickets for over 50 events across 19 venues, organisers are thrilled with the response. Read more and see photos - 20 July
Reg Godwin
The Friends of Hebden Bridge Station report that "Reg Godwin, the ever-cheerful and helpful booking office clerk at the station, died last Friday from pancreatic cancer. His funeral will be at 2.00pm on 2nd August at St Paul's Methodist Chapel, Sowerby Bridge. Typically of Reg, he requested that bright and cheerful clothes be worn." - 22 July
Leopard stolen from a local children's Sculpture Trail. Head teacher Ms Gretyl Young appeals for the leopard's safe return. Read more - 12 July
GARDEN STREET AGAIN? Revised planning application? But the development agreement with the Council is definitely cancelled! More info - 5 July
Below: 500 VOICES - choirs from our region gathered around the bridge today to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Packhorse Bridge. The rain held of most of the time but arrived on cue for Calder Valley Voices' Singing in the Rain. The event ended with a new song by Daniel Bath: Crossing the River. More photos
Help relieve Pakistan's suffering. More than 20 million people have lost their homes and livelihoods in the floods which have been sweeping through Pakistan. Make your donation at Hebden Bridge and other libraries. Read more - 2 Sept
Boxing to get fit - with Caron May
Ian Coates in the Ukraine, still riding round the world on his Honda - "I told my wife I was going for 4 months in 1999 and I am still riding". See HebWeb Feature for latest. 28 Aug
It's Only Words - Creative Writing at the Library, led by Stephen May. See news and "What's on" - 27 August
SKATE PARK IMPROVEMENT LATEST - Calderdale councillors have agreed to a proposal which means that Hebden Royd Council will be able to go ahead with a bid to fund an extension of the skate park in Calder Holmes Park, Hebden Bridge. Read more - 26 August
Cross-country donkey gives up at Hebden Bridge. Brothers Mike and Tom Baxter abandoned their attempt to trek across Britain with a donkey... when the beast refused to go on! - Read more - 26 August
DAEVID ALLEN AT THE TRADES CLUB - The godfather of British psychedelia makes a welcome return on Friday 27 August still flying the flag for love and peace well into his seventh decade. Read more - 22 August
TOWN CRIER COMPETITION - Ten town criers from around the UK will be booming poetically around Hebden Bridge at the weekend of 28th as they compete for the title of Hebden Howler 2010. A Hebden 500 event. Read more - 21 August
WE ARE BRADFORD calls for a peaceful multicultural celebration - MPs Peter Hain, John McDonnell and David Ward (Bradford East) are among those opposing plans by the English Defence League to demonstrate in Bradford on 28th August. Update: EDL banned by the police. Read more
Community Funds available from Hebden Royd. Groups from Hebden Royd (roughly most of Hebden Bridge, Mytholmroyd and Cragg Vale) can apply for funds from the community funding committee. Read more - 18 August
Popular Hebden Bridge musician, Steve Tilston has revealed the contents of a letter John Lennon sent him, giving advice, in 1971 but which he didn't actually receive for another 34 years. See this BBC news page - 17 August
FIRST CIVIC WEDDING AT TOWN HALL - The first civil wedding in Hebden Bridge took place in the town's landmark Town Hall last Saturday, when Alan Hinton and Deborah Newbold were married in the panelled Town Hall Chamber. Read more - 17 August
Environmentalist Satish Kumar to speak in Hebden Bridge this weekend (20-22 Aug) - see "What's on" section
Local Blogs section - now updated
Hebden Bridge Trio to Scale Kilimanjaro to give African school kids a 'second chance'. The team hopes to scale the mountain in six days raising £3000 for their charity – enough to set up and fund an entire school for a year. Read more - 29 July
Hebden Bridge Station Exhibition - the two waiting rooms now hosts exhibitions on the history of the railway in and around the Upper Calder Valley with prints and photos from 1845 to 1965. Read more - 27 July
Town Hall Development Plans and photos go to Calderdale - Detailed plans have been given to Calderdale’s planning department. More info - updated 24 July
Producers of a new Channel 4 series provisionally titled The Village are looking for individuals, couples and families who would like to start a new life in the countryside. They will have the chance to win a 3 bedroom cottage located. Read more - 22 July
Above: The Battle of the Bridge - the local Civil War was re-enacted today, thanks to the Hebden Bridge History Group. Read more - 11 July
Flowers and candles in the square for Sarah Royle whose death has saddened our whole town. See Yorkshire Post, HebWeb Forum and Lives Remembered
Jason Elliott's 500 Faces of Hebden Bridge is now complete. See web gallery of all 500 faces - 30 June
2nd July is Action Mesothelioma Day - locally hundreds have died from this asbestos disease. See Mytholmroyd Net news and the HebWeb Feature
THOUSANDS TURN OUT FOR HEBDEN BRIDGE HANDMADE PARADE
and launch of the Hebden Bridge Arts Festival 2010.
See photos
Read News Report
Miss Rusty talks to the Yorkshire Post one year on. Read article and see HebWeb coverage of her and Steve Cann's unfair treatment by Calder High School
Below - celebrating 500 years of the Packhorse Bridge. See more photos. See also news report: Birthday party draws crowd of hundreds
Hebden Bridge doctor elected Vice President of the Royal College of Physicians. Dr Linda Patterson OBE who has lived in Hebden Bridge since 1984 has been elected as the Vice President of the Royal College of Physicians. Read more
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRIDGE - with buns, bangs and bands. On June 19, to mark the 500th anniversary of the Packhorse Bridge, the streets of Hebden will be ringing to the sounds of mediaeval music, horses' hooves and some loud bangs. More info - 14 June
Craig Whittaker's maiden speech - included mention of Chris McCafferty, Donald Thompson, Bernard Ingham, Ted Hughes and his MP's charity, which will be established to to help improve the educational achievement of children in care. Read the whole speech - 11 June
Yet more from Studio Baad: this time it's Mayroyd again. See Planning Watch
Studio Baad strike again, this time with plans for Walkleys Clogs - part demolition and part "what passes for modern architecture grafted on to a traditional building" - See Forum and Planning Watch
Mytholmroyd Memorial Gardens Planting
Read more - 18 June
Shed your Tears and Walk Away - reviews in the national press. See 6 reviews of this film about Hebden Bridge. Hebden Bridge is a "madhouse fuelled by drink and drugs" … is a haven for achingly trendy bohemians. Read the full reviews from the Telegraph, Guardian, Mirror and Financial Times - updated 13 June
Hebden 500 - Visitors from Hebden Bridge's twin towns have presented local people with birthday gifts to mark the 500th anniversary of the packhorse bridge. Read more - 13 June
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