WHAT'S ON: LOCAL EVENTS
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 Read more
See also: Boon Army and other events at the Trades
EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Sat 28th August until Sun 5th September, inclusive
Opening hours each day 11am – 4.30 pm
Hebden Bridge Camera Club
Founded 1952
Sowerby Bridge Rushbearing Festival
The focal point of the festival, the only one of its kind in Yorkshire, is a 16 foot high, 2 wheeled thatched Rushcart pulled by 60 local men dressed in Panama Hats, White Shirts, Black Trousers and Clogs with a Cart Maiden riding on top. They are accompanied by music and teams of Morris dancers, Clog Dancers and Mummers. The colourful procession is an unforgettable spectacle as it winds it’s way down from the village of Warley, through to Sowerby by Saturday tea-time. On Sunday after a Rushbearing Service at St. Peters Church, Sowerby, the procession continues to Ripponden via the hill top villages. The total distance covered is 9 miles.
It's Only Words - Creative Writing at the Library
Event Details: Award-winning novelist Stephen May begins a new season of his popular, informal and friendly creative writing sessions at Hebden Bridge Library from Monday September 6. These 90 minute workshops take place every Monday 6.00pm-7.30pm and cover character, imagery, structure, dialogue, plot, memoir, setting and tone. Suitable for shy beginners as wells as the more experienced.
Treesponsibility Celebration Weekend
Join the group at the halfway point in their 25-year tree-planting programme. Meal and celebration on Friday, planting 500 trees on Saturday and a walk round previous planting sites on Sunday. www.treesponsibility.com or 01422 845418.
Castle Carr Charity visit
Sunday 12 September 1pm - 4.30pm
Guided visit to Castle Carr estate including spectacular fountain display at 2pm.
To support children in Romania through The Oak Tree Foundation
Tickets available from 1pm at Heights Lodge entrance, Castle Carr Road, Wainstalls HX2 7TR
Tickets: Adult £5 - accompanied children under 5 free, 5 -15 £3. Family Group (2 adults + children) £12. Dogs on a lead only.
More info 07710 042 088
Calder Ward forum Meeting
Town Hall, 6.45pm
British Recycled Products and Low Carbon Products Open Day.
10:00 - 17:00
Beehive Mills, Hebble End
Come and check out the whole range of products and ask us your questions. Join us for the Open Day on Friday 17th September, marking the opening of the showroom!
Among the items on display will be Hebden 40 porous paving for eliminating rainwater run-off from carparks and pathways, various types of fencing that will outlast wood by decades, vandal and weather-proof benches and picnic tables for tough environments, recycled plastic speed ramps, rot-proof signage, the acclaimed British Recycled Paint, a wide range of lumber sections made from mixed waste, recycled rubber flooring, post-consumer-waste bollards and much more....
Refreshments will be served.
NCT are now running antenatal classes in Hebden Bridge.
The course will be held at Dodnaze Community Centre on Thursday 23rd Sept 7.30pm - 9.30pm, Saturday 25 Sept, Oct 2nd, Oct 9th 9.30am - 1.30pm. Breastfeeding session on 7th Oct 7.30-9.30pm. Please contact our bookings person on Email: bookings7b@nct.org.uk
Telephone: 0844 243 6852
The course is open to all parents expecting a new baby, and is ideal for those expecting their babies in November.
The Birchcliffe Centre, 8.00pm, £5 entry on the door
P JˆÉ¬½rgensen - a sound artist and composer for both ensemble and film currently based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Exploring the relationship between composition and chance, JˆÉ¬½rgensen draws upon a palette of acoustic instrumentation and field recordings.
Seasons(Pre-din) - this shadowy northerner has been honing his craft for some time now, covertly issuing a slew of stunning albums while the world ticked on. He cut his teeth performing and collaborating with Richard Skelton and Xela, but over the last couple of years has busied himself prepping a range of hand-made releases on his own label.
Ithaca Trio - manage to cover a variety of styles in their music - ranging from slow burning deep ambient pieces to producing clear as a bell rythmic pieces based around real instrumentation.
Hardcastle Crags - Fungi Foray
Join us and our fungi expert for a walk in the woods to find some of the rare and fascinating fungi that Hardcastle Crags is famous for. Collect and identify amazing fruiting bodies and learn about the largest living organism on the planet. Call the estate office to book a place - Adult £4.50, child £2.50. Car parking charges apply; the walk is timed to meet the 906 bus service.
More info: 01422 844518
Music at Wainsgate - Late Summer Romance £8/£6
Due Voci is a local phenomenon - two sopranos and a pianist, three women friends who enjoy making stunningly beautiful music together. A programme of Early and Romantic music, full of love and passion. From Monteverdi to Tchaikovsky and Chausson, join them to hear how composers across the years have expressed these universal themes.
Sopranos: Mandy Doyle and Viv Burr, Pianist: Ailie Kerrane
Music at Wainsgate
Bristol Georgian Choir £8/£6
Supported by 'Menfolk'
The Bristol Georgian Choir is a mixed chorus for adults, learning, singing and performing three part harmony folk songs and sacred chants from the Republic of Georgia .
The choir began it's life in Bristol in 2004 and has been performing to delighted audiences in locations in and around Bristol such as Ashton Court Festival, the Watershed Theatre, the Venn Festival, Harbourside Festival, in Bristol University 's Wills Memorial Building as part of the University's Arts Based Educational Research Conference and the annual Georgian Studies Day. The choir performed last year at the Rudolf Steiner House Regents Park , as part of the Chveneburebi Festival.
Hebden Bridge Jazz and Blues Festival
This first festival over the Spring Bank Holiday at the end of May will bring jazz and blues musicians of all statures to the beautiful and culturally rich Pennine town of Hebden Bridge.
Along with well-known international artists in the larger venues like the Hebden Bridge Picture House and the legendary Trades Club, there will be many national and local musicians playing in a number of smaller pub venues from Friday night through to Monday lunchtime.
2011 Hebden Bridge Arts Festival
See Festival website to get involved or keep up with events