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500 YEARS OF THE BRIDGE - WHAT'S HAPPENING?

500 faces of Hebden Bridge
Jason Elliott's project showing the incredible variety of the people living and working in our small town.
Sponsored by Green Refurb Ltd

 
Hebden Bridge font

It’s not meant to replace Times New Roman, but HebdenBridge is an original typeface by graphic designer Mike Barrett based on the weathered lettering on the three plaques on the bridge. It will be available in various formats free of charge from this website during 2010.

Facebook Group: Hebden Bridge 500 year celebrations    

500 views

A collection of 500 (eventually) photographic views of Hebden Bridge as it is now - 500 years on from the building of the old bridge. The streets and snickets, the buildings and the open spaces - a pictorial catalogue of our town for posterity. What will the residents make of it in another 500 years time? Visit the site to submit your photo of hebden bridge
 
Five hundred words about Hebden Bridge
All types of writing - interesting, comic, emotional, whatever Hebden Bridge says to you. It might be an anecdote, a recollection, a moving moment or just your general feelings about our quirky town. But it must be five hundred words - no more, no less. You can send us your Word file, or text as email. Sponsored by Pennine Pens

Bridges - at www.hebden500bridges.co.uk - images of many of the historical bridges of the area, in collaboration with members of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society

The Old Bridge

More possibilities

  • Publish the Little Book of Hebden Bridge
  • An open-air bridge tournament
  • Dressing the Bridge with flowers (like well-dressing)
  • A packhorse trail pageant or drama
  • A typeface
  • A photo exhibition of local bridges
  • Local writers and schoolchildren to write 500 words each about Hebden Bridge - publish a book
  • Oratory from the Bridge (like Hyde park Corner)
  • Performances on the bridge
  • Son-et-lumiere display (on New Years eve 2009 ??)
  • A medieval market
  • Cinema shows films with 'bridge' theme
  • Painting exhibition of 'Old Bridge' by local artists
  • School competition to construct 'bridges' from recycled material (must cross - say- a 2 metre span and carry a weight of -say - 10 kg)
  • "Bridging communities" event with our twin town - what where they up to 500 years ago?
  • Brass band concert - all tunes 'bridge' related
  • Time capsule

Perhaps you would like to initiate one of the above, or perhaps have ideas of your own

The bridge at night taken by Annette Miller

Photo: Annette Miller