Did you know that the Health and Safety Executive strongly recommend first aiders carry out annual refresher training? Guidance on First Aid Training can be found here: https://www.hse.gov.uk/firstaid/first-aid-training.htm For most of us First Aid is not something we practice every day, thank goodness! It is for that reason that the HSE recognise ‘skills fade’ to […]
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Nov
Nov
We are currently still in very difficult economic times wouldn’t you agree? However, when you hit a wall the only way to get over it is to climb and that’s what retailers should be doing right now. Trust your instinct more and embrace change; don’t hide under a rock or run to the hills! Here […]
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Aug
Aug
Tributes include a red bandana, coins, badges, stones, crystals, flows real, plastic and silk, a glass of wine, wrapping paper, a pink fluffy-topped and other types of pens, sweet papers, pencils, lipsticks, poetry, gold string, a red heart, red ribbon, drawings of Sylvia and Ted Hughes, photographs of Sylvia and postcards from far afield. Some […]
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Aug
Aug
Photo credit to David Rusbatch Welcome to the Inter-Arts Festival of Childhood at The David Wright Gallery at Artsmill is on from Wednesday 7th of August – Sunday 18th of August, open from Wednesday – Sunday each week. During the 2 weeks we have an Art and Word Exhibition, Workshops, Talks, Art Installations, Films and […]
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Jun
Jun
At The Town Hall we’re passionate about helping businesses to grow.
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Jun
Jun
Alice Longstaff is a remarkable figure in photography. Her career is one of the longest in photographic history, starting in 1921 when she was 14 and continuing until her death in 1992 aged 85. An archive of her photographs and negatives is now cared for by Pennine Heritage, a charity promoting the heritage and culture of […]
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Jun
Jun
In the last issue of Valley Life I wrote about saving our high street and trying not to shop online. I did have quite a few customers in Heart Gallery that had read the article and wanted to let me know they were trying really hard to support all the local businesses. Not just retail […]
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May
May
Over 9 days the annual Hebden Bridge Arts Festival makes the most of the town’s maverick creativity – bringing theatre, music, dance, spoken word and visual arts to Hebden’s streets, quirky venues and local landscape. We pride ourselves in bringing a wide variety of engaging, thought-provoking and entertaining performances and events to the wide variety […]
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May
May
Happy Valley Pride is an eclectic, alternative and inclusive, week-long festival for everyone. Celebrating LGBT+ life in Hebden Bridge and surrounding areas it will be taking place, earlier than in previous years, during the week of 22 to 28 July 2019. Founded in 2015, the festival has rapidly grown in size and stature – last […]