What's On
2024
Events in Hebden Bridge and the surrounding area
The Shaggy Dog Storytelling Club
Fable, fairy tale, folk tale, myth, legend, or just a good old yarn - whether you've got a story to tell, or just like to listen, join us in the upper room of the Stubbing Wharf Pub.
8pm start, free entry.
Dark Matter Promotions presents.... A new musical adventure and first airing from
Gnod members, blackened melodic rock… Born in a Headlock
With support
Golden Lion Todmorden (upstairs)
Doors 8pm
Tickets £7 + bf Skiddle/ more on the door
WI Spring Rag Market on Saturday 27 April. The Rag Market is a twice yearly event run by Hebden Bridge WI to raise funds for their Charity of the Year and for an Educational Bursary with the chance to build new skills. See HebWeb news item for more info.
Holly Elsdon- Moral Panic! The Folklore of Fearmongering
The Folklore of fear mongering. Tracing the influence of urban myths/legends and conspiracy belief through the moral panics of the late 20th century and early 21st century.
27 Apr 2024, 16:00 – 18:00
Todmorden, The Folklore Centre, 65, Halifax Road
Tickets £5
Resonance
John Haycock & DBH, Peter Lee & Ruf Dug
Hope Baptist Chapel, from 5pm
Are you listening?
We are excited to explore the fabric of the graceful Hope Baptist Chapel, in Hebden Bridge on Saturday, April 27th for the next resonance.
We have a special collaboration between John Haycock and Dan Brigwood-Hill showcasing their new work, as well as Indian drone and Bansuri flute player Peter Lee, interwoven with NTS host Ruf Dug playing ambient records together with our own DJs.
We are excited to light up the building with wonderful ambient refraction lighting from Jamie House too, this will be an exciting, multi-sensory experience!
Donations are advised and welcomed to help support the series of events this year.
Hebden Bridge Arts
Needle Felting Workshop
1.30-4.30pm: Hebden Bridge (age 16+)
Make a felted wool landscape,
with Dani Lovett
The Space, Hebden Bridge Town Hall
Sunday 28 April, 2-4pm
Age 12+
Try out a new craft in a relaxed environment, working to together make a large textile landscape wall hanging for Hebden Bridge Arts' 2024 open exhibitions.
Taking a section of a landscape art work for yourself, you will work on your section of the picture using the dry felting technique. Selecting and shaping your coloured wool to reflect the colours, textures and shapes of the section of landscape you're replicating, and using a felting needle to press the roving fibres into the base fabric, all the needle felted sections will be joined together after the session, and will form a collaborative artwork for exhibition as part of our three 'The Man Who Planted Trees' exhibitions, running in Calderdale from May to July.
This workshop is ticketed, and donations at time of booking welcome. Suitable for ages 12+ but 12-15 year olds need to be supervised by a parent / guardian.
Book tickets here
May election for Calderdale Council, and W. Yorks Mayor: Calderdale Council elections take place on Thurs, 2 May. See lists of candidates for Calder Ward which covers Hebden Bridge, Luddendenfoot Ward which covers Mytholmroyd and Todmorden ward. West Yorkshire mayoral candidates are also listed.
Hebden Bridge Arts
Walk and Draw Workshop
1.30-4.30pm: Hebden Bridge (age 16+)
We will begin with a walk local to our workshop studio, really taking notice of the environment around us. On this walk we will consider the history of the valley, and how its remarkable industrial heritage wrought profound changes that has resulted in the nature we find here today.
As we walk, we will gather inspiration from the colours and contrasts, the textures and patterns and sounds that we encounter, and we will look out for and collect natural materials to use in the workshop, thinking about how and why we find them here, and about their physical properties and how we might use these to create our artworks. You will then draw, paint and print with these materials, using them together with natural inks. You will layer your drawings with words to create your own individual artwork that has grown out of and with the environment around us. With your permission, the drawing you produce will be shared as part of our open art exhibition.
Suitable for those aged 16+. Please donate what you can afford when booking your ticket.
Book tickets here
The Trades 100th Birthday Weekend
Commoners Choir and special guest Maddie Morris
£8 | £10
Doors open 8pm
18+ event
A special event marking the Trades Club's 100th birthday sees Commoners Choir take to the stage, with special guest Maddie Morris followed by guest DJ Red Helen taking you into the early hours on the dancefloor!
Ripponden Bank Holiday
Spring Market
11am-5pm
In its usual location, opposite St Barts Church and at The Old Bridge Inn, the market will feature over 30 food and drink stalls to suit every palate bringing tastes from around the globe, and gift stalls for all ages.
Entertainment for all the family will also run throughout the day: vintage tractors, Punch & Judy, Friendly Brass Band and buskers' corner.
The church itself will be serving refreshments and all the shops and bars in the village will be open for business.
Look out for regular updates on the 'Ripponden Spring Market' Facebook page.
Bank Holiday Basement Party
Saturday 4th May 8:30 til 1am
Nelsons Wine Bar, Hebden Bridge, Crown Street
Free Entry
DJ Cutterz & J-Black play vinyl all night long. Disco edits, Funk, Soul, Dub, Deep House
Book Tickets
Dark Matter Promotions presents...
An evening of avant-garde ethereal folkish jazz
Awen Ensemble
Mother Sugar
MENKO
Golden Lion Todmorden (upstairs)
Sunday 5th May 8pm
£8 adv Skiddle/£10 otd
The Trades 100th Birthday Weekend
May Day Rally with speakers and discussion
Free: Donations welcome
Doors 1.30pm
With speakers on Karl Marx's birthday and his relevance to the labour movement today, the 1984-5 miners strike, the 100th anniversary of the Hebden Bridge Trades Club building, and more to be announced.
The Trades 100th Birthday Weekend
Daniel Bath and Friends - Music for the Many
£12 | £10 | £6
Doors open 7pm
14+ seated event
Jazz pianist, ethnomusicologist and activist for equal opportunities in music, Daniel Bath is joined by a dazzling line-up of musical friends, the valley's finest, including Rosemary Howes (voice), Martin Davies (drums), Peadar Long (woodwind), Stephen Shulman (violin), Adam Medlock (bass) and a special guest appearance from Miss Airedale. Honouring the centenary of the Trades Club, this gig will celebrate traditions of activism, defiance, resistance and resiliance in a kaleidescopic journey through South African jazz, klezmer, socialist cabaret, Palestinian songs, the works of Joe Hill and some new, specially composed songs of protest.
All proceeds will go to Music for the Many, providing free instrumental tuition and musical opportunities for children, young people and families in Calderdale.
Poetry at The Dusty Miller
7.30 pm on Tuesday 7 May, in The Coiners' Room,
Dusty Miller Inn, Burnley Road, Mytholmroyd HX7 5LH
Readings by:
Lucy Burnett - Geoff Hattersley - Martin Kratz - Kim Moore
Free. All Welcome
Hat passed round for poets - books to buy
Car Park at rear - bus stop outside - station 5 minutes away.
Hebden Bridge Arts
Community Singing Taster Workshop
With Charlie Rhodes
The Space, Hebden Bridge Town Hall
Saturday 11 May 2.30-4.30pm
Age 18+
Come along and engage in some fun and engaging community singing. At the end of the session, you can also find out about being part of our The Man Who Planted Trees production, on stage as part of the community chorus.
This singing session for those aged 18+, led by Musical Director Charlie Rhodes, will include singing games, rounds and simple harmony work, as well as an introduction to the story. Keen singers welcome, no prior stage experience is necessary.
At the end of the taster session you can find out more about being in the small community chorus for The Man Who Planted Trees and express your interest. Please note The Man Who Planted Trees is a professional production. The community chorus is a volunteer opportunity but travel expenses will be paid, and refreshments provided.
This workshop is ticketed, and donations at time of booking requested on a pay what you can afford basis.
Book tickets here
Choirfest
To raise funds for local charity, Music for the Many
An evening of singing, with a selection of wonderful choirs (8 in total), of the upper Calder Valley has been organised by local acapella group 'Waiting for Dawn'.
The concert will be held at St James the Great Church on Church Lane, Hebden Bridge on the 11th May. Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start.
Tickets are £5/£3 for singers and £7/£5 for non-singers which are available on Eventbrite, but cash on the door preferred.
In addition, there will be tea, coffee and delicious homemade cakes available for a donation.
In The Eye of the Beholder: imaging and imagining UFOs.
11 May 2024, 16:00 – 18:00
Todmorden, 65 Halifax Rd, Todmorden, 5BB OL14 5BB, UK
This insider's view of contemporary UFO analysis and debate includes a practical demonstration of UFO fakery and a participatory activity.
Tickets £5
Georgian Ensemble Amer-Imeri
Workshop and Concert A workshop and performance of beautiful polyphonic songs by singers from the Republic of Georgia, including traditional dance, costume and rituals. The visit is hosted by local community choir Zarebi. Part of a weekend of song in Hebden Bridge, with 7 local choirs performing on Saturday evening.
Workshop: 2-5pm £25/ 15
Todfellows Space, Oxford Street, Todmorden OL14 5PU
Concert: 7-9pm £15 /10 Combined: £32 / 20
Parish Church of St James, 4 Church Lane, Mytholm HX7 6DS
More information
Calderdale Wind Farm - A Hostile Act? Public Forum to explore the Environmental and Cultural impact of De-Wilding Walshaw Moor at 7.30pm, Weds 15 May at the Birchcliffe Centre.
Happy Hounds
The RSPCA Halifax, Huddersfield, Bradford & District branch are excited to be partnering with Hebden Royd Town Council (HRTC) to host their annual event - Hebden's Happy Hounds! The event will take place on Saturday 18th May, 11am - 4pm at Calder Holmes Park, Hebden Bridge
Hepton Singers' 50th anniversary concert
On Saturday 18th May, 4pm at Heptonstall Church, this year's Hepton Singers May concert will mark 50 years since the choir's first public performance in the Spring of 1974. See HebWeb news item for more info.
Hebden Bridge Arts
Kids' Illustration / Art Workshop
With Jimmy Dolan
Mytholmroyd Community Centre
Saturday 18 May 2-4.30pm
Ages 7 - 11, plus their grown up
Come and join Jimmy Dolan, artist and educator to help create a massive mixed-media illustration inspired by 'The Man Who Planted Trees' by Jean Giono, which is Hebden Bridge Arts' new community project as part of Calderdale's Year of Culture.
We will listen to the story and then work collaboratively or individually on a section of a massive picture to create an amazing artwork for exhibition in one of our 'The Man Who Planted Trees' exhibitions, running across Calderdale from May to July.
Parents are welcome to stay and support their child. Kids should wear clothes they are happy to get messy.
This workshop is ticketed, and is on a pay as you can afford basis, with suggested donations from £1-£10.
Book tickets here
Repair Cafe Mytholmroyd
Bring out your repairs!
Repair Cafe Mytholmroyd will be up and running on Sunday 19 May from 1pm to 4pm
Mytholmroyd Community Centre,
Caldene Avenue, Mytholmroyd HX7 5AF
Hot drinks and refreshments.
We can look to repair, clothes, bags, furniture, toys, bikes electrical appliances (not microwaves) knife/tool sharpening
Come and see what its all about.
Contact us:
Email: repairmytholm@gmail.com
Facebook: Repair Cafe Mytholmroyd
Instagram: Repair Cafe Mytholmroyd
Hebden Bridge Arts
The Man Who Planted Trees
Our exhibitions will be open to the public and free to visit:
28 May-16 June: Town Hall Foyer & Cafe, Hebden Bridge (8.30am - 4pm)
5-7 July & 12-14 July: Holme Street Venue, Hebden Bridge (10.30am 5pm)
The project is inspired by the short story 'The Man Who Planted Trees' by Jean Giono. It will be created and co-curated with a small team of outstanding professional artists, environmental experts, local community groups and Calderdale people who want to be part of it.
Our exhibitions, featuring art made by local people on themes from the story, will run across three venues in Hebden Bridge & Elland from May to July, and we'll be sharing our progress and inviting you to get creative at our Community Creative Days on Saturday 1 June in Todmorden and Saturday 15 June in Rastrick.
If you are interested in submitting art for the exhibitions you can find further information and the submission form here
Arvon North's First Festival of Writing is coming to Hebden Bridge as part of Calderdale's Year of Culture celebrations - a Festival of creative writing, imagination, and the power of storytelling, from 30 May to 2 June.
The Shaggy Dog Storytelling Club
Fable, fairy tale, folk tale, myth, legend, or just a good old yarn - whether you've got a story to tell, or just like to listen, join us in the upper room of the Stubbing Wharf Pub.
8pm start, free entry.
Poetry at the Dusty Miller
Come along to hear four wonderful poets in the last reading before the summer break!
7.30 pm on Tuesday 4 June, in The Coiners' Room, Dusty Miller Inn, Burnley Road, Mytholmroyd HX7 5LH
Readings by:
Julia Deakin - Rachel Mann - John McAuliffe - Chris Preddle
Free. All Welcome. Hat passed round for poets - books to buy
Car park at rear - bus stop outside - station 5 minutes away.
Dark Matter presents a night of
Fuzz Flavoured Grunge + Psychedlia
3 bands
Holy Popes (Bristol)
Pray for Mojo (Manchester)
FADS (Calder Valley)
Golden Lion Todmorden
Friday 7 June Doors 8pm
Tickets via Skiddle/more on the door
Gareth E Rees - Sunken Lands
Hebden Bridge Library, 4pm
Dreaming Valleys are pleased to present a welcome return visit by author Gareth E Rees, to discuss his book 'Sunken Lands'. He will be exploring flood myths and their relevance to the present day, taking in the sites of inundations both real and imagined from the deep past to the near future.
Booking is advisable - tickets are £5, redeemable against purchase of a copy of the book at the event, and are available from The Book Case, Hebden Bridge, or online from
www.northernearth.co.uk
The Shaggy Dog Storytelling Club
Fable, fairy tale, folk tale, myth, legend, or just a good old yarn - whether you've got a story to tell, or just like to listen, join us in the upper room of the Stubbing Wharf Pub.
8pm start, free entry.
Dark Matter presents a night of
Afro/ Psych/ Fusion
Kontiki, Woioi
With DJ Red Tin Dave
Uplifting, energetic, and tightly interwoven beats and melodies for dancing hard
Golden Lion Todmorden
Friday 28 June Doors 8pm
Tickets via Skiddle/more on the door
Dark Matter Promotions presents....
Greg Ripoff
A rare appearance from Greg Ripoff, of legendary San Franciscan 90s punk label, Ripoff Records who will be playing in our neck of the woods as part of his tour, with his bands Zodiac Killers and The Control Freaks.
Support from Follow Your Dreams (Manchester band, keeping punk weird)
Golden Lion Todmorden (upstairs)
Doors 8pm
Tickets via Skiddle
Dark Matter Promotions presents....
A pre-Kozfest preview show
for German band Kombynat Robotron (Krautrock grooves) and Scottish band The Mushroom Club (psychedelic rock n roll).
With supoort from SWIM (fairground horror space rock)
Golden Lion Todmorden (upstairs)
Doors 8pm
Tickets via Skiddle
Dark Matter Promotions presents....
Gnod (the final show of the tour)
With support from Calderdale legends SLOMO celebrating the 20th anniversary of their first album release.
Golden Lion Todmorden (upstairs)
Doors 8pm
Tickets £13 + bf Skiddle/ more on the door