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David Glover will guide you around an area full of absorbing interest, with lively tales about its past. Where was Anne Lister’s hairdresser buried? What was the story of her great-aunt’s runaway marriage, an escapade repeated by the lady’s daughter? Who taught Marian Lister French? Also hear the story of the lost tunnel from the
A Calderdale Heritage Walk. In 1834, Ann Walker moved into Shibden. Soon after, the 1835 Halifax election became known as ‘the window-breaking election’, and ‘mock marriage’ announcements involving Anne and Ann soon appeared in Yorkshire newspapers. Join Jill Liddington to hear much more about this, with short readings from Jill’s work. This 2hr walk ends with
From the extraordinary story of the repatriation of Anne’s remains to England, we follow the fluctuations of Ann Walker’s life after she took over Shibden Hall. Was she affected by outside factors and did these adversely affect her mental health? How was she cared for after her removal to a facility near York, and where
Join us at the Calderdale Industrial Museum for a fascinating evening with Barrie Rutter OBE. The renowned English actor, founder and former artistic director of the Northern Broadsides theatre company has offered his time to help raise funds for our "Full Steam Ahead" project which is aiming to return steam power back to the museum.
8.30pm Recommended age: 16+ Tickets from: £13.25 Laugh your way into the weekend with the Victoria Theatre Halifax's regular and hugely popular Dick & Liddy's Comedy Club! One of West Yorkshire's premier live comedy shows, Dick & Liddy's Comedy Club has hosted legends of stand up comedy and laughter such as John Bishop, Alan Carr,
Join The Book Corner and bestselling author Emma Donoghue for the start of Emma’s international book tour for her new book! We are thrilled to be hosting this this event in Halifax to celebrate Emma’s new Anne Lister novel Learned By Heart. Adding to the already moving, richly told and gripping collection of historical fiction from
Join us and bestselling author Emma Donoghue for this rare intimate event to celebrate her new Anne Lister novel Learned By Heart.
What makes you, you? Is there a part deep inside of you that no one understands? Have you found your tribe or are you a unique human being? Or is it more complicated than that? In the last few decades a combination of individualism, the internet and the culture war has, for many of us,
7.30pm Having cut their teeth on the London scene, and a regular hit on the UK & Europe touring circuit since 2017, London Afrobeat Collective’s high-energy live set is not to be missed! Expect infectious, vibrant grooves and crowds that literally wouldn’t let them leave the stage. With a fourth studio album in the works this year,
7.30pm Feel the energy and witness the foot stomping performance of Two Pianos, as they bring you to your feet and have you dancing in the aisles, singing hits from Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, Elvis, Ray Charles, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins, Everly Brothers and more! "TWO PIANOS ARE TRULY AWESOME ROCKERS" -
Todmorden Town Hall Free Guided Tours Led by Todmorden Town Hall Volunteer Tour Guides First Sunday of the month, March to December 2023, at 2pm. All tours must be pre-booked. Tours last approximately one hour and provide a history of the Grade 1 listed building. (Rooms may be subject to accessibility due to the renovation
A park, a mansion, almshouses, a model village and a cemetery still remind us of past Crossley investment in western Halifax. But who was the original inventor behind the Crossley fortune? A man who is often forgotten, George Collier. Where did he live and where was he buried? Meet David Glover at St Ann’s Place,