Category Archives: Arts and culture

Full attention to detail is going into every part of the new Central Library and Archive in Halifax, West Yorkshire, as it continues to take shape. About 30,000 locally handmade bricks will make up the walls of the new building. Every single brick has been drawn by hand in the plans, and sample walls have… read more … about 30,000 bricks in the wall>>

The Industrial Museum in Halifax will now be operated by Calderdale Industrial Museum Association (CIMA), after Calderdale Council handed over the keys at a ceremony on Wednesday 25 May 2016. Dozens of people gathered at the Industrial Museum to see the Mayor of Calderdale, Cllr Howard Blagbrough, pass a golden key to the Chair of… read more … about Major step forward for Calderdale Industrial Museum>>

With only a month to go until the start of the Yorkshire Festival, Yorkshire folk should start practicing their dance moves ready to play their part in creating the world’s biggest disco. The world record attempt will take place across the county on Friday 1 July 2016 and requires mass disco participation! The Big Disco… read more … about One month to go to the Yorkshire Festival>>

Joint press release from Square Chapel and Calderdale Council Understanding how to make performing arts and theatre accessible Beyond Ramps is a collaborative between Square Chapel Centre for the Arts and Purple Patch Arts. This has been supported by Calderdale Adults, Health and Social Care with funding from Arts Council England, enabling it to focus… read more … about Beyond Ramps Project>>

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Todmorden Town Hall welcomed more than 50 people to the launch of the Folk of Todmorden exhibition.  On Wednesday 13 April, the Town Hall opened its doors to the latest in a series of events telling the story of Todmorden and the people that live there.   Visitors were taken back in time through a series… read more … about A look back at the Folk of Todmorden>>

Folk of Todmorden exhibition

This year’s Yorkshire Festival will be more colourful and varied than ever in Calderdale, with songs, music, theatre and even an attempt to create the world’s biggest disco!  The Yorkshire Festival will take place from 16 June – 3 July 2016 and has a programme of cultural events which celebrate the county’s artistic richness for… read more … about Be part of the Yorkshire Festival>>

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Calderdale Council has unveiled plans to celebrate this year’s bicentenary of the birth of world-renowned author, Charlotte Brontë. Novelist and Brontë enthusiast Tracy Chevalier, who wrote Girl with a Pearl Earring, has created a new exhibition for Bankfield Museum in Halifax, in conjunction with the Quilters’ Guild and the Brontë Society. Splendid Shreds of Silk… read more … about Bringing the Brontës to Calderdale>>

Visitors to Todmorden Town Hall will soon be able to see the latest in a series of events telling the story of Todmorden and the people that live there.  The Town Hall has just celebrated its 141st birthday, which was marked with a tour of the building, where people also had a chance to preserve… read more … about Delve into Todmorden’s past>>

Todmorden Town Hall

A range of green technologies are being installed in Halifax’s new Central Library and Archive, so that it will be one of the most environmentally friendly buildings in Calderdale.  New buildings are assessed by BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology) and then rated according to their level of sustainability.  Plans are in place for… read more … about Halifax’s new Central Library and Archive will be green!>>