Sharing Moor Stories: A Drop-in Heritage Gathering (Mytholmroyd)

The project is funded by Culturedale Heritage through the National Lottery Heritage Fund, and focuses on the section of the Calderdale Way between Todmorden and Cragg Vale. We are therefore especially interested in histories and memories connected to the moors above Mankinholes and Lumbutts, and surrounding Withens Clough Reservoir – so, from Gaddings Dam, across Langfield Common to Stoodley Pike, and on to Erringden Moor.

Dates, times, and locations

• Saturday 13th September, 1.00–4.00pm – Bridestones Room, Todmorden College
• Saturday 27th September, 10.00am–1.00pm – Gloucester Room, Mytholmroyd Community Centre (tickets for this event)

Themes to help spark your stories
To give some ideas, you might think about:

• Farming, grazing, the workings of the commons
• Packhorse tracks, old paths, and routes across the moor
• Moorland enclosure and changes to land use
• Recreation, leisure and outdoor activities
• Industrial and economic use, including quarries and reservoirs
• Folklore, place-names and local legends
• Restoration, conservation, wildlife and environmental work
• Peat, turf cutting and historical turbary rights
• Geology, landforms and moorland habitats
• Connections between people and place across the generations

Who’s running the workshop

• Paul Knights – landscape writer and local heritage researcher, passionate about Calderdale’s moors and their stories.
• Rowanne Smith – heritage trainee with Culturedale, helping to capture and share local stories.
• Jo Kennedy – sound artist, field recordist and podcaster

Booking your place
Spaces are limited. Please book your free ticket to let us know you are coming – we’d love to hear your stories and see any materials you can bring.