Owter Zeds and POD cars party

Free

7pm: Check out the new shared transport POD cars; POD quiz, plus pie and peas

8.30pm: Dance the night away with the wonderful Owter Zeds

Where? Wadsworth Community Centre, Old Town, HX7 8RY 

 Tickets free on Eventbrite

Make a donation on the night (£10-ish) or buy raffle tickets to support POD car share

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Dark Matter presents

The Jonny Halifax Invocation Takeover

A full evening takeover with the Invocation's projects and side arms in various magical guises from this shapeshifting collective of sonic pioneers, with their esoteric blend of cosmic avant blues, free jazz and primal psychedelia.

Golden Lion Todmorden, 8pm

Tickets on Skiddle/ on the door

Folkloric map and beer mat treasure hunt

Dave's Quiz Night at Mytholmroyd

With Dave Boardman

Quiz at Mytholmroyd Community and Leisure Centre

Dave Boardman's quiz raising fund for the Community Centre starts at 8.30pm.

General knowledge, music and pictures... and a little satire .

£5 gets you the quiz, food and a sense of wellbeing for helping your community centre

Dark Matter presents

Jeffrey Alexander and the Heavy Lidders

Psychedelic group on tour from the US

With Dead Sea Apes + DJ Sie Norfolk

Golden Lion Todmorden, 7.30pm

Tickets on Skiddle/ on the door

Poetry at The Dusty Miller

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

Featuring three wonderful poets:

• Tom Branfoot
• Nigel King
• Clare Shaw

Hat passed round for poets. Books to buy

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

Free. All Welcome 

Women and the Campaign for Democracy

The Trades Club, 1.30pm

Speakers include:

Jill Liddington – Women and the campaign for the vote
Judy Cox – Women and Chartism
'Lindsey' – Police Spies Out Of Lives (via Zoom)
Jenny Shepherd – Save Walshaw Moor
Christina Hooley – Forus Tree Co-operative

Women have played leading roles in campaigns for democracy, justice, workers rights, environmentalism and socialism, yet their contributions have all too frequently been neglected and they have faced forthright opposition from the state.

Calderdale Trades Council invites you to join us in celebrating Women's role in the campaign for democracy. Hear from leading historians and campaigners, and bring your own stories to share about the many varied contributions women have made – and continue to make – in the campaign for democracy.

Paper Moon

Vintage Jazz Trio featuring

Daniel Bath on Piano,
Stephen Shulman on Violin
Budley on Vocals

Hollywood Swing, Klezmer & Gypsy Jazz

Wadsworth Community Centre

Doors open 7pm - Music from 7.30pm

Pay on entry - £10

Cask Ales, Pie and Peas

All proceeds to support Old Town Post Office & Shop Community Fund

Hand and Treasure Art and Vintage Fair

A beautifully curated art and vintage fair, with jewellery, print, ceramics, paper craft and vintage homeware and clothing.

Open on the 26th and 27th April, 11am to 4pm at Hebden Bridge Town Hall.

Free entry.

Dark Matter presents

An evening of folk and acoustic music

Golden Lion Todmorden, 7 pm

Formidable Welsh duo of guitar player and composer Toby Hay and electric and acoustic bass player Aidan Thorne will be playing their album live.

With support from Ben Tangle and WYSE

Tickets on Skiddle

Coffee Morning

Come along to find out more about the Community Share Offer for the Old Town Post Office, Shop and Café. Drop in any time between 10:30 and 12:30 for a coffee, a friendly chat, and an update on what's happening.

Need a lift to the Community Centre? Contact Jane on 07491 676408

Find out more & register interest: wacacoop.org.uk

A Trek to Everest

Postmaster Satnum Singh repeats his popular talk about his travels in the himalayas. Proceeds to Overgate Hospice.

Town Hall. 6.30pm-9pm.

The Flood: A Musical

The musical tour "The Flood" will visit Hebden Bridge Little Theatre twice, in April and again in May.  The musical celebrates the resilience of the Hebden Bridge community in the face of the 2015 floods.

See this HebWeb news item for more info

See Little Theatre website

Annual Town Meeting

Council Chamber, Hebden Bridge Town Hall

6.30pm

Duck Race

See Duck Race website

Entertainment starts at 2pm,
Business Race starts at 3pm,
Main Race starts at 3.15pm!

Pace egg Play

It Will Be Nice When Its Done

A Talk by John and Mary Lyte - 'It Will Be Nice When Its Done' to the Todmorden u3a Meeting at the Todmorden Learning Centre and Community Hub - Tod College at 2pm on the 17th April 2025

The story of how the Lyte family rescued 4 miners cottages from demolition and then discovered the sad and varied history of the inhabitants who once lived in them. The talk covers the period (1740-todate) and includes the changes in living standards & social history over 250yrs.

The Meeting starts at 2pm at Todmorden Learning Community Hub - Tod College in Todmorden 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

Mytholmroyd Jazz Cafe

1pm-4pm
Mytholmroyd Community & Leisure Centre

Enjoy a chilled out afternoon of great songs and cool jazzin' as the Ruth Gardziel Trio hosts the very first Mytholmroyd Jazz Cafe.  

Relax with a drink and a bite to eat as Ruth and the guys take you on a journey through the Great American Songbook and beyond.  With special guests Rosemary Howes and Dave Van Golden.

The Mytholmroyd Jazz Cafe welcomes you from 1pm on Sunday, 13th April. Don't miss it!

Dark Matter presents

Index For Working Musik + AERIAL

Alternative/dream pop/ post punk

Golden Lion Todmorden, OL14 6LZ

(Downstairs stage - wheelchair accessible)

Pay As You Feel show

Hebden Bridge Disability Access Forum monthly meeting

2.30-4.30pm in the Terrace Room, Hebden Bridge Town Hall, and online by Zoom video link.

Please Note this meeting is not on our usual third Monday of the month, as that is Easter Bank Holiday Monday 21st April. 
We warmly welcome all d/Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people as members, and we welcome non-disabled associates to support us.

For more information or to get the zoom link, please contact us at sechbdisabilityaccess@gmail.com, or on 01422 844914.

Accidental Death of an Anarchist

Directed by David Howes

Little Theatre

Written in the 1970s to point a satirical finger at the corrupt nature of the police and justice system, this acerbic and funny play received a timely 2023 update, switching the setting from Italy to the London Met, and lets loose the protagonist of The Maniac, to expose the hypocrisies within an institution that has failed to protect and serve for decades now.

Both witty and challenging, this is a breakneck comedy that demands and holds your attention, promising laughs and provocations aplenty.

See Little Theatre website for more info

Sarah Jane Morris live at the Trades Club

The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge
Sarah Jane Morris with Tony Remy
£20 
Doors open 7.30pm
Seated show

Sarah Jane trained as an actress at the Central School of Speech and Drama, alongside comedy duo French and Saunders, actor Rupert Everett and film star Kristen Scott-Thomas. She found fame with The Communards and with the BBC ban of her version of Me and Mrs Jones. Since then she has become a global performer, with hits in Japan, Germany, Greece (two no. 1's), and Italy, (awarded the key to the city of Verona!), honoured with a European Grammy and won the international San Remo song festival.

Come and see a 'flamboyant, idiosyncratic singer on the borders of jazz, soul and pop, she's a majestic if raw-nerved singer of awesome eloquence' The Guardian.

Tickets available here

here

Dark Matter presents

All The Young Punks Book Launch

Nan Moor's Todmorden OL14 7LD. 7.30pm - 9.30pm.

Iain Key (Louder Than War) will be talking about his new book about The Clash. Interview, Q&A, and book signing. With DJ Dan Smith.

Tickets on Skiddle

Mill Town Arts Spring Art Fair

Mill Town Arts Spring Fair
Hebden Bridge Town Hall.
Sat 10-5pm, Sun 10-4pm.

Up to 20 Artists and Creatives under one roof, showing their latest work and for sale direct to the public. This is a great event showcasing excellent art and craft, from some wonderfully talented people.
Free to enter, it's well worth your time.

Tree planting at Hardcastle Crags

Join the Rangers for a day of tree planting! 

You will be planting native hedgerow mix along the boundaries of our ancient grassland fields. 

Please dress suitably for the weather, bring along a packed lunch and plenty to drink. 

Meet at upper Midgehole car park.

Booking essential

A walk in Colden Clough

10.30am-1pm

Join Friends of Colden Clough for a free, volunteer-led walk around Colden Clough to learn about the past, present and future of the woodland.

Find out about the nature restoration work we've got planned to increase biodiversity, including barn owl and bat boxes, woodland management and tackling invasive species.

Meet new people, learn stuff, enjoy nature and get involved!

The gentle 2 mile walk will include a short hill and some rough ground, so bring good shoes or boots and a jacket in case it rains.

The walk will start and finish at Eaves Playground on Eaves Road in Hebden Bridge (HX7 6DJ).

All children must be accompanied by an adult. Well behaved, friendly dogs are also welcome.

Any questions please call robin on 07938 679 953

As Good As A Marriage?
What the Anne Lister diaries reveal

Tickets (£14.50) include a glass of wine or soft drink. Books will be on sale at the event, which Jill will be happy to sign for you.

Pre-booking essential. Book here

Poetry at The Dusty Miller

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

Featuring four wonderful poets:

• Ian Parks
• Ian Pople
• Natalie Rees
• Regina Weinert

Hat passed round for poets. Books to buy

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

Free. All Welcome 

Anne Lister Festival

The Houghton Weavers The North West's leading comedy / folk group, stars of TV, Radio and Stage, are making their way around the region with their 2025 tour, including a show at Hebden Bridge Town hall on 29 March 2025. More info

Dark Matter presents

Zed Bias + friends

Golden Lion Todmorden, 8.30pm - 1am. Upstairs

With support from drum n bass/Jungle Manchester DJs and MCs

Tickets on Skiddle

Shaggy Dog Storytelling Club

– Stories from the Floor

8-10pm, Stubbing Wharf Pub, free entry.

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 in the upper room.

Back to the 90s

£5. 7.30pm

From Vinyl to MP3

The Sound of a Generation!

Mytholmroyd Community Centre

01422 883023 or email

Hebden Bridge Local History Society

The opening of Hebden Bridge Trades Club and the first Labour Government

Speaker: Alan Fowler

The Trades Club was opened in February 1925 and the foundation stones were laid in May 1924 a few months before One of the foundation stones was laid by Tom Shaw , Minister of Labour in the 1924  Labour government and member of Britain's first ever Labour cabinet. His speech reviewed the success of the government; but by 1925, when the Trades Club was opened, Labour was in opposition.

The key figure at the formal opening was J.W.Tout, former Oldham MP  and Secretary of the Todmorden Weavers, who became the Calder Valley's first Labour MP. The talk explains the significance of these two  ceremonies and how they reflected the wider change of the 1920s in Britain. 

Alan taught economic history at the Manchester Metropolitan University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and has given many memorable talks to HBLHS about the Labour and Trades union movements in our area.

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

See website

The General starring Buster Keaton

7pm at St Thomas's Heptonstall

Silent black and white comedy with live organ improvisation by Darius Battiwalla, Leeds City Organist. Tickets £20 including pie and peas supper. Contact nosferatu@btinternet.com

Local Motive Public Meeting

All Welcome! Station Building's The Local Motive.

The Good Shepherd Hall, Mytholmroyd 1.30pm -3pm.

Exciting Plans to open in September.

Refreshments. Speakers.

New Road, Mytholmroyd HX7 5EA

Dark Matter Promotions presents....

St Patrick's Day Celebration

Todmorden Working Mens Club, 8pm

Music from 3 local acts: Outside The Box, Rebecca Spooner & Trixxi Corish

Irish stew (meat & vegan) available for purchase

Tickets on Skiddle

Gig Celebrating The Pennine Way

Back to the 80s

£5. 7.30pm

Mytholmroyd Community Centre

01422 883023 or email

Dark Matter presents

Uplifting soul rhythms

Golden Lion Todmorden, 8 pm

With MORA & The Fabulous Wonderfuls (ft George Borowski)
And Lily-Rae Grant in support

Tickets on Skiddle

Mytholmroyd Soul Club

3-7pm. Mytholmroyd Soul Club presents the Bradford Soul Rebels. Three DJs playing the best Northern, Motown, Philly and Modern. Satisfaction guaranteed.

Large wooden dance floor, fully accessible, bar selling local craft beers from Nightjar and Vocation, chilled-out, friendly vibes. Soul without boundaries, everybody welcome.

Tickets £5 on the door

Mytholmroyd Community & Leisure Centre, Caldene Avenue, Mytholmroyd HX7 5AF

Back to the 70s

£5. 7.30pm

An evening of non-stop Disco and Glam Rock.

Dress to impress

Mytholmroyd Community Centre

01422 883023 or email

Repair Cafe Mytholmroyd

Bring out your repairs!

Repair Cafe Mytholmroyd will be up and running on Sunday 16 March from 1pm to 4pm 

St Michael's Church Hall Mytholmroyd, HX7 5DS

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 Local History Society

The growth, development and decline of football in the Upper Calder Valley

Speaker: Derek Kettlewell

How did the new sport of "Socker" become established within the Upper Calder Valley, and why has the area no football teams of note currently? The talk will explore the challenges faced in developing the game as well as the footballing highlights provided by such teams as Hebden Bridge, Portsmouth Rovers & Luddendenfoot, and the notable players from, and visitors to, the area.

Derek Kettlewell is an enthusiastic researcher into the histories of both football and Rugby League, with a particular focus on sport at a grassroots level. He lives in Hebden Bridge and is a member of HBLHS. He is a supporter of Farsley Celtic FC and a former supporter of the now defunct, Bramley RLFC.

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

See website

The Mayor's Charity Ceilidh

Book tickets here

Deep Is The Night by Alan Stockdill

by Alan Stockdill

Little Theare

See Little Theatre website for more info

Thursday 6 March 2025

Hebden Bridge Flood Alleviation Scheme Drop-in

12 noon – 8pm.

Waterfront Hall, Hebden Bridge Town Hall

Call in to view the plans for the Flood Alleviation Scheme!

The Hebden Bridge Flood Alleviation (FAS) Project Team will soon be submitting a Planning Application to Calderdale Council for the scheme to better protect the town from flooding.

This is your opportunity to view the designs for the scheme, discover how the planned project will reduce flooding, understand its impact on the town, and speak directly with members of the team.

Calderdale's ecology and grassland fungi

Talk by local fungi expert Steve Hindle

In this closing event for the Ancient Underlands exhibition, come along to hear local fungi expert Steve Hindle talk about Calderdale's ecology, its precious ancient grassland habitat and the mycelial fungi species that live in it. 

6pm - Doors and bar open, see the exhibition and meet some of the artists behind it

Talk & Q&A 7 - 8.30pm

Venue: Hebden Bridge Town Hall 

Booking link

Dave's World Famous Quiz

8.30pm start

Come and join our friendly quizzers for Dave Boardman's World Famous Quiz. Free pie and pea supper and a well-stocked bar serving local craft ales from Nightjar and Vocation breweries.

£5 on the door. £3 from every ticket sale will go towards the ongoing renovations at Mytholmroyd Community Centre.

Poetry at The Dusty Miller

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

Featuring three wonderful poets:

• Zetta Bear
• James Caruth
• Evan Jones

Hat passed round for poets. Books to buy

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

Free. All Welcome 

Old Town Post Office fundraiser

Steve Tilston

Friday 28 February, 8pm (doors 6.45pm)
Wadsworth Community Centre
In conjunction with BGR

See HebWeb News item for more info

Fundraiser and celebration for WomenCentre

Wadsworth Community Centre
Billy Lane, Old Town HX7 8RY 
7pm-11pm

An evening of great music, food and drink to celebrate 40 years of the amazing organization, WomenCentre.

Traditional music, The Muthers, bar, pie and peas and a raffle.  

Tickets available from 07909791774  or online here.

Let's Dance Down The Valley

We are dancing down the valley to raise funds for Overgate Hospice Big Build Appeal. Join us at The Town Hall Hebden Bridge (1-4pm) for taster sessions in different dance styles with refreshments and then head to Todmorden Learning Centre (3-6pm) for more dance tasters, a silent disco and hot food.

Everyone welcome. Taster sessions suited for children over 7 and accompanied by an adult. Silent Disco - bring own music and headphones or enjoy our playlist.

Thursday 27 February 2025

Hebden Bridge Flood Alleviation Scheme Drop-in

12 noon – 8pm.

Waterfront Hall, Hebden Bridge Town Hall

Call in to view the plans for the Flood Alleviation Scheme!

The Hebden Bridge Flood Alleviation (FAS) Project Team will soon be submitting a Planning Application to Calderdale Council for the scheme to better protect the town from flooding.

This is your opportunity to view the designs for the scheme, discover how the planned project will reduce flooding, understand its impact on the town, and speak directly with members of the team.

Open rehearsal: The Yorkshire Brass Band Champion Test Piece

Hebden Bridge Brass Band will be hosting an open rehearsal as they prepare for the Yorkshire Brass Band Championships. The open rehearsal is a great opportunity for the band to play in front of a live audience ahead of the championships in the coming weeks. 

This event is free of charge to all brass band enthusiasts. 

Please come and show your support at The Church of Good Shepherd, Mytholmroyd, HX7 5EA on Thursday 27th February 2025 at 8pm.

Hebden Bridge Local History Society

The experience of civil conflict: Sowerby, 1638-1660

Speaker: Murray Seccombe

The men and women of Sowerby felt the crisis years of the mid-seventeenth century deeply and not just as a series of events in far away Westminster, dramatic as those were. They argued, they fought, they paid exorbitant taxes, they took up new forms of religious worship. This was a formative time for ideas of governance and accountability, and the township's leaders responded energetically. Drawing on the unrivalled source material of Sowerby's constables' accounts, this talk will ask questions about how deeply republican ideas penetrated and what was the legacy of those heady years.

Murray lived in Hebden Bridge for 38 years (and was President of HBLHS) before his recent move to York. He completed a PhD at Lancaster University in 2022, researching manorial and township governance of highways in the parish of Halifax, c.1550-1700. Before retirement, he worked in the community-based transport sector. When not reading or walking, he is currently editing the Sowerby constables' accounts (1628-1714) for the Surtees Society.

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

See website

Dark Matter Promotions presents....

2 live bands:

The DSM IV (music for the people, living in strange times "with lashings of magic and a spoonful of spite.")

Fat Frances (Todmorden group bring fuzzy kitchen rock from the swamp)

Golden Lion Todmorden (upstairs)

Doors 7.30pm

Tickets on Skiddle

Dodo Women's Noise Collective Information Session

2-4pm, Todmorden Fire Station Community Room, Stansfield Rd, Todmorden.

Dodo Women's Noise Collective is a new community music project. Through a number of group sessions we hope to encourage and inspire women to take up an instrument, learn the basics, form a band!

All women welcome, especially those over 40. It's a punk/ garage/ DIY ethos but all musical tastes welcome.

Les Gillon & The Agents of Karma

7.30pm, £7 admission
Mytholmroyd Community & Leisure Centre

Live concert and album launch. Les Gillon is a singer, songwriter and guitarist who throughout his career has explored a whole range of musical territories, from alternative rock to Americana. His latest venture takes his music into a whole new context, bringing other musicians from the worlds of folk, jazz and classical music. The result is a unique sound, sometimes intimate, sometimes intense and cinematic. 

Their new album, The Underground Session, will be available to purchase at a 50% discount.

Featuring special guest Gareth Scott, best known as a member of the sea shanty vocal group Kimber's Men, who have performed extensively in the UK, Europe and Australia.

Dark Matter Promotions presents....

2 live bands:

Parastatic (post rock/shoegaze from the north east)

Warm Parts (electroshoegazepsyche from Todmorden)

Golden Lion Todmorden (upstairs)

Doors 8pm

Tickets on Skiddle

The Assassination of President Kennedy

A Talk by Pete Mellor

Todmorden u3a meeting at Todmorden Learning and Community Hub (Todmorden College) at 2 pm on Thursday, 20th February 2025

This talk is about JFK's assassination.  His presentation does not cover any conspiracy theories. Instead the talk is based on witness testimonies and sworn evidence from U.S. government commissions and is illustrated with photographs and a film of that day in Dallas.

The meeting starts at 2pm at Todmorden Learning and Community Centre (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.prg.uk

Voices from Palestine

Mytholmroyd Soul Club

An afternoon of classic soul, Motown and Northern. Always vinyl, always original, with our guest DJ 2 Kool Tony from Heavy Crates. Fantastic large wooden dance floor, full bar serving local craft beers from Nightjar and Vocation, fully accessible and plenty of parking.

Mytholmroyd Community & Leisure Centre, 3-7pm, £5 on the door.

Dark Matter Promotions presents....

Fast rising Lisbon trio MAQUINA.

Touring their album 'Dirty Tracks for Clubbing' (Fuzz Club)

Plus FLEX (dungeon techno with live drums)

Golden Lion Todmorden (upstairs)

Doors 7.30pm

Tickets on Skiddle

Hebden Bridge Local History Society

Whatever happened to the townships? The part they played in our local history

Speaker: David Cant

The ancient parish of Halifax was subdivided into 23 townships. David will answer some questions about their history: Where were they? How did they functions? Why is it important for local historians to know?

David has lived in this area for more than 35 years and is still fascinated by the landscape, buildings and history. He is a regular speaker at Hebden Bridge and across Calderdale, sharing his knowledge and enthusiasm.

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

See website

Mill Town Arts Winter Exhibition

Mill Town Arts proudly presents it's Winter Exhibition at the Hebden Bridge Town Hall. Mon 12th Jan - Mon 10th Feb. A great exhibition from a variety of talented artists. Not to be missed.

Trump's second term: What does it mean for peace and disarmament?

1-3pm, Todmorden College

Yorkshire CND are hosting a public talk on what Trump's second term will mean for peace & disarmament. We will be joined by the new CND general secretary Sophie Bolt (in-person) and Paul Rogers (online). This will be a great opportunity to meet the new general secretary, which will be her first visit to Northern England since getting the role.

Electric Bloom - a new music scene for 18s and under

Hot Times in Upper Calder

More info

Ceilidh

Todmorden College, 7pm - 10.30pm

Licenced bar, vegan food (curry, rice and naan, cakes), and craft stalls

Ceilidh Fundraiser for Pigs and Badgers!

Tod College

Tickets here

Dave's World Famous Quiz

Poetry at The Dusty Miller

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

The first Dusty Miller poetry evening of 2025, featuring four wonderful poets:

• Sally Baker
• Jack Faricy
• Mary Matusz
• Robert Powell

Hat passed round for poets. Books to buy

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

Free. All Welcome 

Dark Matter Promotions presents....

Dirty Circus + Roller Boot Dogs

(live bands - breakbeat - acid - guitars)

Plus DJ set from Sie Norfolk (shindig magazine writer)

Golden Lion Todmorden (upstairs)

Doors 8pm

Tickets and bf Skiddle

Dark Matter Promotions + Sloman Music present
presents....

A Burns Night Celebration

With Calderdale trio Outside the Box (Scottish infused folk, alt. country, bluegrass and other musical shenanigans. Expect foot tapping tunes and glorious three-part harmonies)

Trixxi Corish (irish a cappella)
Haggid, neeps and tatties + pipes

Todmorden Working Men's Social Club

Doors 8pm

Tickets Skiddle

Hebden Bridge Local History Society

Then and Now – photographs of vernacular buildings

Kevin Illingworth

The presentation will be very visual, showing photographs of buildings taken by Ralph Cross before 1978, compared directly with photos taken by Kevin, of the same building, in modern times. The buildings are mainly in the Lancashire and Yorkshire Pennines.

Kevin was born Galgate, near Lancaster and has had a varied career stretching from operating excavators and bulldozers in motorway construction to working with pigs in Lincolnshire. In between he studied at art college and Bath Academy of Art. He has worked as a self-employed 'Landscape Builder', especially in gardens of historic farmhouses. His detailed knowledge and photographs of vernacular buildings of Yorkshire and Lancashire are widely respected.

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

See website

Climate Action: Rally in the Square

Saturday 18 Jan, 12-2pm.

There will also be a photo call of activists with a large 'We support the climate and nature bill banner'.

See Forum message

Sunny Side Dance Weekender

Hebden Bridge Town Hall⁠
10am-4pm each day⁠
Free for Calderdale residents

Join us for a weekend of creativity, movement, and connection with Northern Rascals' Sunny Side Dance Weekender!

⁠Designed for young people aged 16-25, this 2-day event includes:⁠
• Northern Rascals Signature Classes⁠
• Creative workshops in Dance, Script and Narrative development⁠
• Introduction to Storyboarding for film⁠
• Insight into Northern Rascals' Process⁠
• Q&A with the Artistic Directors on training, devising and career sustainability⁠
⁠
Sunny Side is a project rooted in the real experiences of young people in Calderdale, exploring mental health and coming of age in a turbulent world.⁠
⁠
Join us to learn new skills, connect with like-minded people, and contribute to a documentary about the show's origins.⁠
⁠
Limited places: Book here

Visioning Day - postponed until 19 January

Join 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 or Christine Brown 07977 462769 to learn more or click here to register

Repair Cafe Mytholmroyd

Bring out your repairs!

Repair Cafe Mytholmroyd will be up and running on Sunday 19 January from 1pm to 4pm 

St Michael's Church Hall Mytholmroyd, HX7 5DS

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

The Story of The Halifax Zoo

A Talk by Christine Leveridge  - The Story of the Halifax Zoo to the Todmorden u3a Meeting at the Todmorden Learning Centre and Community Hub (Tod College) at 2pm on 16th January 2025.

Most people in Halifax have never heard of the time the zoo came to town, but it remains one of the strangest sagas in its history. This bizarre chapter in Halifax's history started when the zoo was founded in 1909 on the top of a small escarpment on Exley Hill by an eccentric animal collector named Alfred R McKill, who would baffle his neighbours by taking his pet camel for walks through his local village.
In its short history, it was incredibly popular and even received a royal visit from King George V and Queen Mary in 1912.

The Meeting starts at 2pm at Todmorden Learning and Community Hub in Todmorden 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.or.uk

Rave On for the Avon Cinema Screening

Rave On for the Avon is an independent wild swimming documentary exploring Bristol community's fight to save their bathing spot in unique, daring & distinctly beautiful ways.

The screening will be held at Hebden Bridge Picture House, Main Auditorium Balcony on Saturday 11th January 7pm which will be followed by a Director Q&A. 

We're so excited and proud to announce our first set of dates for our UK cinema run so please come along and spread the word!

Visioning Day - postponed until 19 January

See listing for 19 January

NB: This event has been postponed until a later date because of the weather

Hebden Bridge Local History Society

Scotland Yard, the Titanic, Rochdale Town Hall and the stained glass of St James Church Hebden Bridge

Speaker: David Smalley

Victorian stained glass has had, until recently, a very bad press. Yet in the late 1870s the congregation and clergy of St James church, at great cost, embarked on a programme of restoration that resulted in a complete glazing by the firm Heaton, Butler and Bayne. Complete schemes are unusual but this one, through the parish magazine, is particularly well documented, a rarity in the world of Victorian stained glass. This lecture looks at the background to the restoration and the social insights that have emerged as the Parish Magazine has been studied.

David says he has had a childlike fascination with light and glass since lecturing on gemstone identification in the 1970s and 80s. He has over the last eight years been studying stained glass through the Continuing Education Department at the University of York with a personal focus on Victorian glass.

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

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Ethel Carnie Holdsworth: A Clear Light and a New World

With Jenny Harper

Jenny Harper joins us for a virtual talk about the inspiring work of Ethel Carnie Holdsworth and the importance of her work involved in The Clear Light, a publication pivotal to the northern political and social landscape of the 1920s.

7pm at Heptonstall Museum.
Entrance is free for our members
£5 everyone else.

See Heptonstall Museum website