Learn English: King Cross Library new conversation class starting next week

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King Cross Christmas Lights Switch On and free screening of A Muppets Christmas Carol

Bah humbug!!!!!!

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King Cross Christmas Light Switch On

Friday 2^nd December. Festivities from 3pm to 4.30pm with lights switch on at 4pm. Come and sing some carols round the tree with the St Paul’s Church choir, accompanied by members of the West Yorkshire Police band. Locals shops will be open for you to get some festive treats and a special appearance from Father Christmas himself!

Plus…

A Muppets Christmas Carol (U) a free screening of this festive family musical will be shown at 4.30pm in King Cross Library.

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Crossley Heath Christmas Fayre 19th November with outside skating rink…

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11-3pm Saturday 19th November.  Crossley Heath Christmas Fayre With 60 plus Christmas craft stalls, an outside Skating Rink, a Children’s Craft Zone, Elf Trail, Games Zone, £500 Grand Prize Draw and a “Bake Off” competition there’s something off everyone’s Christmas wish list at our Fayre! Our biggest fundraiser of the year to fund essential school resources that will benefit every pupil. And it is your once a year chance to visit this historic building – a 150 year old former Victorian orphanage.
Crossley Heath School, Savile Park, Halifax HX3 0HG

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New Bluebird Brew Café for advice, support & fun at the Park Staying Well Hub…

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BLUEBIRD BREW a brew & a chat

Crafts – Advice – Support – Games – Fun

10.30 – 12.30 First Wednesday of Every Month

£2 Including refreshments at

Park Ward Staying Well Hub, Hanson Lane Enterprise Centre, Hanson Lane, Halifax, HX1 5PG

Cafe every first Wednesday of the month

Wed 2 November 2016  Wed 7 December 2016 Wed 4 January 2017  Wed 1 February 2017  Wed 1 March 2017

Do you enjoy a good read?   Come join Bluebird Library: Borrow Lend Exchange books

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Age UK Tod Coffee morning

Forced marriage and Honour based violence briefing

Macmillan Coffee Afternoon at St Hilda’s Church

If anybody has any other events for Macmillan’s coffee mornings, just let us know and we will publicise them.

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MACMILLAN COFFEE AFTERNOON

at St. Hilda’s Church, Gibraltar Road, Halifax from 2.00pm – 4.00pm

on Friday 30th September

Please come along and support this very worthwhile charity. No need to reply, just come along if you can.

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Help to build a map of Calderdale’s historic water infrastructure

Request for help to build a map of Calderdale’s historic water infrastructure (26 August)

The Environment Agency is appealing for help from historians, landowners and communities in the Calder Valley to help produce a detailed map of old land drains, goits and mill ponds to determine whether they could be brought back into use to aid the fight against flooding.

As well as identifying the locations of the old water control structures and drains, the Environment Agency is seeking details of their depth, size and condition.

People with information can post this on the Calderdale heritage website.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/appeal-to-help-map-calderdales-historic-waters

You can post information on the Calderdale heritage website. Alternatively, contact Lewys Forsey on 0113 394 3583 or at lewysjames.forsey@mottmac.com

 

Sowerby Bridge annual Rush-Bearing festival this September…

Brilliant weekend for the whole family, especially if the weather is good.

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Rushbearing Festival is held on the following dates:

3rd & 4th September 2016, free event

Come along for two days of Rush-related tradition and tomfoolery! The Rushbearing Festival is the only one of its kind in Yorkshire.

Over the course of the weekend, the festival sees the progress of the Rushbearing procession around seven towns and villages, visiting many churches and local hostelries along the way. the focal point of the procession is the sixteen feet high, two-wheeled handsomely decorated and thatched rushcart.

A team of young ladies take turns to ride on top of the cart as it is pulled by sixty local men dressed in Panama hats, white shirts, black trousers and clogs. Accompanying them are a group of supporters in Edwardian dress along with some of the region’s finest musicians and morris dancing teams to provide entertainment for the crowds.

For more information and the timetable click

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Open Day at Calderdale Adult Learning Heath Campus

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Open Day Event at Heath Campus, Saturday 3 September 2016 10am-3pm.

Information, advice and guidance on courses throughout the day; fun interactive computer workshops and demos in our IT Suite; a taste of Spain & Italy through food and language; cupcake decorating; art, craft & sewing activities; have a go at bookbinding or sewing; visit our Holistic Therapies room. All activities are FREE plus free refreshments – delicious cream teas and cupcakes served in the learner Coffee Bar. Also balloon modelling, face painting, games, card and mask making. 15% EARLY ENROLMENT DISCOUNT ON MOST COURSES! Plus, enrol on the day and be in with a chance to win your course for free!

Plus Gain a skill and meet new friends…Adult Learning Courses

There has never been a more important time to gain new skills and qualifications. By joining one of our many courses we hope that you…

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Game of Thrones fans: Winter is Coming to Bankfield Museum

This new addition to Bankfield Museum coincides with their Exquisite Threads embroidery exhibition and is on display throughout the summer holiday until 10th September.

The Embroiderers’ Guild led the design and production including contributors from The Royal School of Needlework, Hand & Lock and Fine Cell Work.

The work is making its first Northern debut in Halifax. It has only been displayed for one weekend in central London so far, and Bankfield Museum are thrilled to be able to display it for their visitors.

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Don’t miss the stunning Game of Thrones White Walker embroidery at Bankfield Museum. Featuring a formidable White Walker, the work is over 17 feet wide and was originally created for HBO as a backdrop to mark the eagerly awaited release of Games of Thrones series five on DVD. The highly detailed work features imagery from one of the most intense battle scenes in TV series history – the massacre of Hardhome (Series 5 episode 8). The embroidery took over 5,000 hours to complete using a wide range of textile and mixed media materials, creating a one-off piece that showcases the artistry of hand embroidery and textile design in an impressive and imposing way. The embroidery is on display until 10 September.

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Halifax Heritage Festival 8th – 11th September 2016

Don’t forget that other Heritage buildings in the Upper and Lower Calder Valley will also be open to visitors.

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Halifax Heritage Festival 2016: 8 September 2016 – 11 September 2016

A series of exciting events running alongside the UK English Heritage Open Days.

For more information go to:  info@marketinghalifax.co.uk or like their page Halifax Heritage Festival 2016|

Mix of free and paid events in various locations across Halifax, including:

Hidden Churchyard Tales 

Barry’s Masterpiece

Lister Lane Cemetery Open Day

Phyllis Bentley Halifax Civic Trust

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The Costumes of Yorkshire at Bankfield Museum this weekend…

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For Yorkshire Day 2016 Bankfield Museum will present an illustrated talk on George Walker’s “The Costumes of Yorkshire”.

In 1814 George Walker produced a book of 40 colour plates entitled “The Costumes of Yorkshire” showing occupational clothing of the working classes throughout the region.

“The county of York, from its great extent, maritime situation, natural productions, fisheries, manufactures, trade, and immense population, offers perhaps a greater variety and peculiarity of manners and dress than any other in the Kingdom.”

People wearing reproductions of the costume will bring this work to life in this illustrated talk.

For more information click here

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‘Do Something Different’ and win a day out!

Donate your artwork to an exhibition and art auction for Healthy Minds

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Celebrate Yorkshire Day 2016

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Yorkshire Day is the annual celebration of all things Yorkshire held on the 1 August each year. Amongst the celebrations is a Civic gathering of Lord Mayors, Mayors, and other Civic Heads from across the county, convened by the Yorkshire Society, which this year is being held in Halifax.

Why not come along and watch the parade which starts from the Town Hall at 10am.

Find out more at http://www.visitcalderdale.com/blog/yorkshire-day-2016

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Call for artwork

Wanted:Voluntary community transport car drivers

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Community Transport Calderdale are looking for Volunteer Car Drivers to help with our Community Car Service which helps local residents with transport to health and social appointments.  Drivers use own car but mileage expenses are paid.

If you can spare an hour, a day, or want to help out every day we would love to hear from you.  Phone 01422 888080 or email info@ctcalderdale.co.uk

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Singing for the Brain –Halifax, Alzheimer’s Society

West View Park Family Fun Day 2016

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