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Back in 2008 a few residents in Todmorden began planting herbs and vegetables in unlikely public places on pavements, at the bus stop, along railings, even outside the police station.

The idea was simple: if you eat, you're in.

No committees, no big budget, just a belief that communities can grow food and thereby grow stronger together. Just a bus ride away from Rochdale where the Co-operative movement began, Todmorden has put local cooperation on the map again.

That modest idea became Incredible Edible, and it has since captured imaginations across the world, inspiring over 120 groups in the UK and more than 700 worldwide, from Canada to New Zealand.

Prince Charles visited in 2009 to see it for himself, and journalists, gardeners, town planners, teachers and activists have followed ever since.

Hebden Bridge Lit & Sci is proud to welcome Pam Warhurst, co-founder of Incredible Edible, to tell the remarkable story of how ordinary pavements became shared allotments and how a town, just along the road, sparked a global movement.

Pam will show how vegetables became the conversation, how food turned strangers into neighbours, and how community action can change how we think about what we eat, our wellbeing, and other people.

Come along and discover how a revolution can begin on our doorstep with nothing more than a packet of seeds.

Tickets on Sale now at the Town Hall or online at: hblitandsci.org.uk