Thread Collective Textile Craft Social

Thread Collective is a textile craft community group bringing people together through creativity. Our socials are inclusive, friendly spaces for like-minded people to be creative together. Bring your own textile projects to work on, meet new people, share ideas and get inspired. Every kind of hand-held textile craft is welcome from embroidery and knitting to everything in between. 

We meet at The Albert pub which has great food and drink available to fuel your crafting.

Our next social will be Wednesday 11th March from 6pm til 8pm at The Albert.  Tickets are available here

Find out more about us on Instagram at @we_are_thread_collective

Hebden Bridge Local History Society

Murder at Snow Booth:
Gender and Justice between the wars

Speaker: Matilda Wilding

What can the story of a local 1933 murder tell us about gender and justice between the wars? What might it reveal about those same themes in the modern day?

It's midsummer. Hill top farmers above Hebden Bridge are taking in the hay. Evening is falling. The final act of a cruel and brutal marriage is about to play out.

Matilda Wilding is the creator of Yorkshire: A Murderous History a podcast in which historical homicides (and sinister mysteries) are investigated for the illumination of the past and insights into our present day. The often untold stories of Yorkshire's working class women are front and centre of her work.

Methodist Church, Market Street. Hebden Bridge. 7.30pm, free to members; £4 for visitors

See website

Teen Creativity Club

Offering an informal space for 10-18s to:
- Write, draw, and explore expression
- Get feedback and inspiration
- Bring ideas, activities, games or use ours

Next session dates and themes on the 2nd Mondays
of the month: 3.45pm - 5pm 

9th March - Graphic Design 

Free event with hot drinks available.  

Any questions,  please email
Book here or just drop by..

Creative Connection

An informal session for creative co-working, peer feedback and networking taking place on the 2nd Monday of the month from 5-6.15pm at Hebden Bridge Library. 

Next session dates and themes on the below Mondays 5-6.15pm: 

9th February - Devotion
9th March - Emergence

Bring your own work-in-progress or engage with prompts and themes provided. 

All media welcome! 

Free event with hot drinks available.  

Any questions,  please email

Just drop in or book here

Pennine Stories

Blackshaw Head Heritage Weekend

Explore our amazing Pennine Heritage Digital Archive, which holds over 70,000 images.

You are invited to browse and select pictures that are of most interest to you. Explore the history of Mytholmroyd and Cragg Vale!

Images that you pick out will be put into packs to serve as creative writing inspiration for local schools. Help to bring our history to life!

Heritage signal box to stage open day Hebden Bridge's Grade II-listed signal box, now safely looked after in community ownership, is throwing its doors open to the public on Sunday, 8 March, from 10am - 1pm. Read more on this HebWeb news page.

Calderdale's new Filmmakers at Picture House this Friday: A bold new generation of Calderdale filmmakers will see their work on the big screen this Friday (12 midday) as a series of powerful short documentaries premiere at the Picture House.

See this news item for more info.

Poetry at The Dusty Miller

7:15 for a 7:30pm start

The Coiners Room, Dusty Miller Inn, Burnley Road, Mytholmroyd HX7 5LH

Three excellent poets:

Jean Atkin

Suzanne Batty

Richard Skinner

Hat passed round for poets. Books to buy

Car park at rear - bus stop outside - station 5 minutes walk

Free. All Welcome 

Pennine Stories

Heptonstall Bowling Club 11am-1pm

Explore our amazing Pennine Heritage Digital Archive, which holds over 70,000 images.

You are invited to browse and select pictures that are of most interest to you. Explore the history of Mytholmroyd and Cragg Vale!

Images that you pick out will be put into packs to serve as creative writing inspiration for local schools. Help to bring our history to life!

Cantorelli Concert of Choral and Organ Music

3.30pm at St James, Parish Church of Hebden Bridge,
Church Lane, HX7 6DS

Admission £10.00 on the door (free admission for under 18's).
Cantorelli will be joined by organist Professor David Baker playing a chest organ.

A programme of timeless sacred choral and organ masterpieces spanning five centuries from Renaissance composer Thomas Tallis to late Romantic Josef Rheinberger. 

The Lost Chord Ensemble

7 pm until 9:30 pm, in the Little Theatre bar, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge HX7 8EE

The Lost Chord Ensemble is a small group of musicians who support the Little Theatre. They meet about once a month usually on a Sunday evening to play light music. Musicians (with their music stand) are invited to come and play.

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.

Shaggy Dog Storytellers present:

Stories from the floor

8-10pm, The Dusty Miller, Mytholmroyd, function room

It's time to gather again for old fables, fairy tales, folk tales, myths, legends, and just good old yarns. 

Whether you've got a story to tell, or simply like to listen, join us for an enjoyable evening. 

Recommended donation £5 p/p

POSTPONED due to pub boiler failure

The return of … The 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.

Hebden Bridge Local History Society

The Wainstall Waifs

Speaker: Kim Pearson

From 1876 more than 250 young girls came from the depths of the Liverpool Workhouse to Wainstalls Mills, more than a thousand feet above Halifax, to find employment, friendships, love and a future. This talk explores the context and the human story of this mass migration.
Kim Pearson describes herself as 'born, bred and buttered' in Halifax. Having lived for forty years in Wainstalls she felt a compulsion to know more about the story of these girls. This led to twenty years of research and an intimate knowledge of the girls that made them feel like family. Kim feels she is just a conduit for their real story.

Methodist Church, Market Street. Hebden Bridge. 7.30pm, free to members; £4 for visitors

See website

Friends of Brearley Fields Meet up

Note: change of venue to Mytholmroyd Community Centre

Everyone welcome

More work needs doing on site and regular engagement and maintenance too. A brilliant site with loads of potential. It's at the Mytholmroyd Community Centre.

With support from the Town Council, Calderdale and the likes of Slow the Flow too. For anyone who knows the great work they do at Cromwell Bottom. it is hoped this wild space can achieve similar benefits for ecology, wildlife and amenity for the local area. Kingfishers, SandMartins and otters all spotted recently.

Old Town Bowling Club AGM

From 7.30pm at Wadsworth Community Centre, Billy Lane, Old Town, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8RY

If you are planning to bowl for Old Town in 2026, or would like to, whether experienced or not please attend if you can.

If you are unable to attend the meeting but would like to bowl, please advise Derek of your availability by text or call: 07890 205980.

If you don't have your own Crown Green bowls, the club has some that they can loan to beginners and players.

Potato Day, Seed Swap, Local Producers and more

Time: 11am to 3pm 

Where: Hebden Bridge Methodist Church, 54 Bridge Lanes, Hebden Bridge, HX7 6AA. 

* Choose from 12 varieties of delicious seed potatoes 
* Bring your unwanted seeds to our seed swap 
* Enjoy a delicious, home-cooked potato-based lunch and cake
* Meet local producers and sample their wares 
* Participate in fun activities with your children

Admission is £1 (children free), with automatic entry into a raffle. Please bring cash if you can. 

Can you volunteer to help out for 2-3 hours on the day?  Eg set up, selling potatoes, reception desk.  You'll be well looked after and get a free lunch. Email Hannah and Kath on calderveg@gmail.com.  

Kindly sponsored by Valley Organics Workers Co-op.  All profits will go towards improving access to locally grown food in our valley.

Sign up to our mailing list here: http://eepurl.com/jwWYa6

The Life as a Roman Legionary

A talk by  Steve Welsh to the Todmorden u3a Meeting at the Todmorden Learning Centre and Community Hub (Tod College) at 2pm on Thursday, 19th February 2026.

Steve was brought up in Jarrow on the banks of the River Tyne. At a very young age Steve developed an interest in ancient history and over the years devoured many books about roman military and political history.  He began to buy items of Roman armour and finally had a whole set.

The meeting starts at 2pm at Todmorden Learning Centre and Community Hub (Tod College) and is open to paid up members of the Todmorden u3a. But if you would like to attend you can enquire by going to www.u3atod.org.uk or by contacting membership@u3atod.org.uk

Pennine Stories

Wadsworth Community Centre 11:30am-1:30pm

Explore our amazing Pennine Heritage Digital Archive, which holds over 70,000 images.

You are invited to browse and select pictures that are of most interest to you. Explore the history of Mytholmroyd and Cragg Vale!

Images that you pick out will be put into packs to serve as creative writing inspiration for local schools. Help to bring our history to life!

Disco-Bedience 2026

Book Launch: Liz Flanagan "When We Were Divided" at Hebden Bridge Library

Yorkshire 1643. Civil war divides the country. Divided by plague, divided by war, divided by love - what will reunite two sisters? 

Join us for the launch of this richly compelling historical fiction novel from award-winning author Liz Flanagan.

Thursday 12th February 7pm at Hebden Bridge Library - free to attend, book here

Unheard Voices. Big Screen

Hebden Bridge Picture House, from 1pm

Participants were challenged to create one-to-three-minute "visual poems" celebrating the overlooked, everyday lives of Calderdale's people — from music and art to working lives, landscapes and intimate human moments.

Shot on phones and accessible kit, the focus was on creativity and voice and removing barriers to entry into media production. The result is a striking collective portrait of Calderdale in 2026 - fresh, emotional and proudly local.

A bold new generation of Calderdale filmmakers will see their work on the big screen this Friday (1pm) as a series of powerful short documentaries
premiere at the Hebden Bridge Picture House.

The special screening will be hosted by TV actor Phil McGuinness, known for his roles in The Responder (BBC) and G'Wed (ITV).

The films were created during the Calderdale Voices skills bootcamp in documentary production, delivered by production house and training provider Cinemateca at The Piece Hall from 2–13 February.

Dark Matter presents

The Cromagnon Band + The Brackish

Moog and Rhodes heavy psych-funk + Thrillingly unique instrumental post-punk psych band with alumni of This is the Kit, Zun Zun Egui

Golden Lion Todmorden
8pm
Tickets via Skiddle

Textile Craft Social

Thread Collective is a textile craft community group bringing people together through creativity. Our socials are inclusive, friendly spaces for like-minded people to be creative together. Bring your own textile projects to work on, meet new people, share ideas and get inspired. Every kind of hand-held textile craft is welcome from embroidery and knitting to everything in between. 

We meet at The Albert pub which has great food and drink available to fuel your crafting.

Our next social will be Wednesday 11th February from 6pm til 8pm at The Albert.  

Tickets are available here.

Find out more about us on Instagram at @we_are_thread_collective

Hebden Bridge Local History Society

Did he leave me anything? The history and traditions of will making

Speaker: Anne Mealia

Wills have always caused controversy and while many are straightforward others can give an insight into complex family relationships and the customs and laws of the time. This talk explores the history of will making from mediaeval to more recent times, some of the customs and the process of making and proving a will. It looks at how people ensured their loved ones received their inheritance and those out of favour didn't, using examples of loving and not so loving families.

Anne Mealia is a professional genealogist and historical researcher and runs her own business, Evergreen Ancestry. She is a member of the Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives (AGRA) She has carried out research for Who Do You Think You Are and was Archives Researcher for the Channel 4 documentary The Queen's Lost Family. She is a guide with Calderdale Heritage Walks and regularly leads walks in the Todmorden area.

Methodist Church, Market Street. Hebden Bridge. 7.30pm, free to members; £4 for visitors

See website

Teen Creativity Club

Offering an informal space for 10-18s to:
- Write, draw, and explore expression
- Get feedback and inspiration
- Bring ideas, activities, games or use ours

Next session dates and themes on the 2nd Mondays
of the month: 3.45pm - 5pm 

9th February - Characters & Worldbuilding
9th March - Graphic Design 

Hebden Bridge Library

Free event with hot drinks available.  

Any questions,  please email
Book here or just drop by..

Creative Connection

An informal session for creative co-working, peer feedback and networking taking place on the 2nd Monday of the month from 5-6.15pm at Hebden Bridge Library. 

Next session dates and themes on the below Mondays 5-6.15pm: 

9th February - Devotion
9th March - Emergence

Bring your own work-in-progress or engage with prompts and themes provided. 

All media welcome! 

Free event with hot drinks available.  

Any questions,  please email

Just drop in or book here

Dark Matter presents

Pulled Apart By Horses

With Loose Articles & Dead Sea Apes

Electrifying rock/punk rock/psych

Golden Lion Todmorden 8pm

Tickets via Skiddle

Poetry at The Dusty Miller

7:15 for a 7:30pm start

The Coiners Room, Dusty Miller Inn, Burnley Road, Mytholmroyd HX7 5LH

Zaffar Kunial

Michael Symmons Roberts

Judith Willson

Hat passed round for poets. Books to buy

Car park at rear - bus stop outside - station 5 minutes walk

Free. All Welcome 

Beginners Yoga Course

Are you curious about yoga?

Beginners Yoga Course 2026

When: Saturday 31st January, 7th and 14th February
Time 9.30-11.00am 
Where: Calderdale Yoga Centre, Hebden Bridge

Contact: Chris at: chrisyoga60@gmail.com

Cost: £50 More details at www.calderdaleyoga.co.uk/workshops
Ideal for absolute beginners. Learn the basic postures, and how yoga is different from other stretch/strength classes, relax, have fun and meet others just starting. 

All you need is comfortable clothing, and a willingness to give it a go. We have mats and equipment you can borrow. 

Visioning Day

JJoin us to look back on the year just gone, reflect on your priorities and create a clear vision and purpose for your year ahead.

Venue: Wadsworth Community Centre.

Times: 10:15 - 5:00.

Cost: £30 (concessions available)  

Contact: Pam Barmby (07484 215770) or Christine Brown (07977 462769) to learn more or click here to register

Pennine Stories

St Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd 10:30am-12:30pm

Explore our amazing Pennine Heritage Digital Archive, which holds over 70,000 images.

You are invited to browse and select pictures that are of most interest to you. Explore the history of Mytholmroyd and Cragg Vale!

Images that you pick out will be put into packs to serve as creative writing inspiration for local schools. Help to bring our history to life!

Dark Matter presents

Jah Wobble DJ Set

For Independent Venue Week

A world-exclusive DJ set from post-punk pioneer and PiL's bass player.

With live music from Ask My Bull & Naomi Kalu

7.30pm, Golden Lion Todmorden

Tickets here

Mayor's Charity Quiz

Dark Matter presents

Aziz Ibrahim

Former guitarist of Simply Red & Ian Brown solo - Lord of the Strings

DJ set - Astral Elevator

For Independent Venue Week

Golden Lion Todmorden 7.30pm

Tickets via Skiddle

Shaggy Dog Storytellers

Guest teller Sarah Rundle presents her show
Women Who Bore Through Walls

8-10pm, The Dusty Miller, Mytholmroyd, function room.

"What happens when your husband locks you up and it's the 16th century and there's no Hooman Rights?  You burrow, that's what.

Stories of women, from Italy, Morocco, and England, unjustly imprisoned by jealous spouses, all using their wit and grit to survive, escape, and thrive.  With tips on tunnelling, staying sane, and where to hide your jewellery in an emergency."

Recommended donation £5 p/p

Hebden Bridge Local History Society

From Westerman to Website: a story of Pennine Horizons Digital Archive

Speaker: Ann Kilbey

A well-illustrated presentation that tells how a mill worker started a photographic business that lasted for 100 years, and how it led to the setting up of a digital archive that is preserving the photographic heritage of the area, an archive that is gaining interest not just locally but world-wide.

Ann Kilbey's interest in local history started when she began working for Tourist Information 50 years ago in 1975! She is a longstanding member of the Local History Society, for at least 25 years, contributing hugely in many roles. She became involved with the Alice Longstaff Collection soon after Alice died in 1992, and this presentation tells the story of what happened after that.

Methodist Church, Market Street. Hebden Bridge. 7.30pm, free to members; £4 for visitors

See website

Dark Matter presents

Band Showcase - Independent Venue Week

Rose Villas | Herbie May (of The Lounge Society) | Single File Traffic | Philip Quinn

An electrifying night of new music showcasing some of the most exciting rising bands on the scene.

7.30pm, Golden Lion Todmorden

Tickets here

CAPPO - SUNDAY SESSION

at Wainsgate Chapel

Join us on Sunday 25th January, 3–6pm for a very special Sunday Session with Cappo, a true legend of the UK hip-hop scene.

Experience CAPStone - an installation translating the themes and spirit of Cappo's acclaimed music into a visual and spatial experience.

Across the afternoon there'll be a talk exploring his work and mental health, followed by a captivating performance of S.T.A.R.V.E, told through raw storytelling and artistic expression. Expect good food, drinks, and space to hang out too.

Pay as you feel (suggested £15/Minimum £5). All welcome.

Reserve tickets via the Wainsgate site.

Family Concert

Join us for The Musical Quest

A triangle has gone missing and we need your help to find it! Follow the trail through folk dances, lullabies, and even Handel's famous Water Music, with storyteller Katrina Heath as your guide. 

There'll be surprises, chances to join in, and the magic of a live orchestra. This short concert is perfect for families with primary school-age children.

Todmorden Orchestra is joined by young musicians from Music for the Many for two special performances

The Musical Quest - a family concert with Todmorden Orchestra
2:30pm and 3:45pm
Todmorden College
£5 adult / £3 children

Book tickets

Dark Matter presents

Burn's Night celebrations

Live music from Outside the Box and Kismet DJs
Haggis, neeps and tatties 

Golden Lion Todmorden
Saturday 24 January 8pm
Free entry (donations for the artists gratefully received)

"Good as New" Sale continues

If you come to the Food Share this week, between 2:30 and 3:30 pm, come and browse in our "shop" at St James' Parish Church, Church Lane, HX7 6DS.

On 17th, we combined our coffee morning with a "Good as New" Sale. Donations of items were very generous. We had two hanging rails full of garments, tables with children's clothing, adult clothing, books, toys, bric-a-brac, two suitcases, soft furnishings, and items made by the Knit and Knatter group.

Every week over 600 individuals make use of St. James' facilities. This includes various outside groups Dance Classes, Choir Practice, Sacred Singing, The Food Share and the regular Sunday Morning Worship. 
In order to continue to have a presence in our community, we need help financially so if you are able to make a donation, however small, it will be gratefully received. On behalf of the Parochial Church Council (PCC) and David Highley, Church Warden.

Hare and Hounds public meeting

Wadsworth Community Centre

WACA invites residents, visitors and supporters to hear updates & share feedback on our mission to protect the HARE & HOUNDS as a valued local pub and community asset.

Questions, Discussion & Next Steps Friday 23rd January 3pm or 7pm.

For details of the current planning application, see Planning Watch

Launch event: The University of Hebden Bridge

Learn a Life-Saving Skill: CPR Training

CPR Training & defibrillator awareness with Neil Davidson

7pm to 8.30pm. Free entry. The Trades Club. HX7 8EE.

Free, friendly tutorials and workshops with local expert speakers.

Register for free at Thetradesclub.Com

Fasting for beginners, a Masterclass

SOLD OUT

Join Kate Anstee, Metabolic Health Coach, for a 3 hour Fasting Masterclass at SOUL Wellness Hub, Burnley Road, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2TL.

10am-1pm

Are you looking for a new year re-set? Or maybe you're concerned about pre diabetes, struggling with brain fog & lethargy, or simply want to learn more about fasting and the immense benefits for your metabolic health? 

• Learn about the benefits of fasting for spiritual, emotional and physical health.
• Receive science-backed resources to begin your fasting journey.
• Feel informed and empowered to make long-term, sustainable improvements to your metabolic and mental health.

Book here and buy tickets (£57)

Contact Kate

Mytholmroyd Repair Cafe

Mytholmroyd Repair Cafe is on at St Michael's Church Hall HX7 5DS

1pm to 4pm

We mend electricals, garments, bikes and will have a go at most things! Repairs by donation only. 

Refreshments and our famous cakes! 

All welcome.

'Good as new stall' and coffee morning

11 am 

St James' coffee morning provides an opportunity to socialise whilst helping the climate and the church by picking up some bargains from a selection of new, pre-loved and vintage items on offer at Church Lane, Hebden Bridge HX7 6DS

Todmorden u3a Meeting

Twenty Amusing Years in Sales & Marketing

Todmorden Learning Centre and Community Hub

Tod College at 2pm on Thursday, 15th January 2026

Based around the first twenty years of Tim's career, and with quick and amusing references back to his school days he brings to life the world of sales and marketing with true stories of his own experiences which he relates to the audience through reference to the way they are sold to every day.

Did you ever wonder about those sales campaigns, the successes and failures, the good and the bad, the add on insurance and the cold calls? He will reveal all and more including the dog that chased the cat throughout a whole appointment and why it did it, the death claim that wasn't, the free gifts that were more popular than money invested, why he was called Justin for over 10 years, how he put Hull on the map and why ABCXYZ are the six most important letters in the speaker's alphabet.

The meeting starts at 2pm at Todmorden Learning Centre and Community Hub - Tod College and is open to paid up members of the Todmorden u3a.

If you would like to attend you can enquire by going to www.u3atod.org.uk or by contacting the membership@u3atod.org.uk

Hebden Bridge Local History Society

Sam Hill of Soyland

Speaker: Anne Kirker

Sam Hill is probably our best known and most successful eighteenth century textile manufacturer, thanks to evidence from the extensive collection of his business documents held in Calderdale Archives. However, this talk aims to show him in a much broader light: as family man, a neighbour and man of property There was more to Sam than being merely a man of business.

Anne Kirker has been a regular speaker at Hebden Bridge and this talk revisits one given several years ago. Sam Hill retains his fascination. As a volunteer for Calderdale Heritage Walks, Anne has devised guided walks around Sam Hill's properties in Soyland. She has also published articles in the Transactions of Halifax Antiquarian Society. Anne is a volunteer with Calderdale Industrial Museum and has a keen interest in the history, buildings and people of Calderdale.

Methodist Church, Market Street. Hebden Bridge. 7.30pm, free to members; £4 for visitors

See website

Teen Creativity Club

Offering an informal space for 10-18s to:
- Write, draw, and explore expression
- Get feedback and inspiration
- Bring ideas, activities, games or use ours

Next session dates and themes on the 2nd Mondays
of the month: 3.45pm - 5pm 
12th January - Illustration & Storytelling
9th February - Characters & Worldbuilding
9th March - Graphic Design 

Free event with hot drinks available.  

Any questions,  please email
Book here or just drop by..

Creative Connection

An informal session for creative co-working, peer feedback and networking taking place on the 2nd Monday of the month from 5-6.15pm at Hebden Bridge Library. 

Next session dates and themes on the below Mondays 5-6.15pm: 
12th January - Wintering
9th February - Devotion
9th March - Emergence

Bring your own work-in-progress or engage with prompts and themes provided. 

All media welcome! 

Free event with hot drinks available.  

Any questions,  please email

Just drop in or book here

Calder Ward Forum

6.30pm

Hebden Bridge Town Hall