A series of banners, created by local artists co-operative, The Egg Factory, will be installed high in the trees, lining the 1 mile stretch from Midgehole Rd car park to Gibson Mill. Through text and iconography, the banners are inspired by and echo the many protest documents and petitions, drawn together by the community to campaign to preserve Hardcastle Crags. These documents are now archived by the Hebden Bridge Local History Society.

Running from 31st July until 6th September.

Friday 30th August – Sunday 8th September

Wuthering Bytes started in 2013 when Andrew Back and Tim Harbour got together in a pub and came up with the crazy idea of putting on a festival of interesting and inspiring technology in the small market town of Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire.

Every year it seems to get bigger and better. A particular highlight for me was firing a rocket engine in 2014. The cloud of smoke floated across town and it sounded like a 747 was taking off.

You should definitely come along, it’s fun!

Please find all the event details over on this link https://wutheringbytes.com/whatson

Sunday 1st September 11-2pm – ‘Singing in the Landscape’ (free, booking essential, 30 places)

Singers and multi instrumentalists Helen and Louise Curtis-Streich, were born to Anglo-Swiss parentage. They formed vocal duo Sätteli to honour their Swiss heritage, bringing a completely unique sound to British audiences with an eclectic mix of alpine songs old and new.

Sätteli workshops are fun and imaginative and participants will explore singing outdoors in the woods. Expect to sing songs in Swiss-German dialect and Natur Jütz, a style of singing without words. This style of singing is surprisingly accessible and extremely satisfying.

Asour celebratory event, FootFall, will take place in an area of woodland known as little Switzerland, the outcomes of this workshop will be shared on the 14th September.

The Fourth Annual Calderdale Charity Tractor Run will take place on Sunday 1st September 2019!

Since its start in 2016, the Calderdale Charity Tractor Run has raised over £3,000 for local charities. This year the event will raise funds for the Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team which provide a life-saving emergency service to the community.

The 2019 route will be released soon but in previous years the tractors have travelled across the beautiful hills surrounding Ripponden, Sowerby Bridge and Hebden Bridge, before ending back in Cragg Vale. Keep an eye out for when the full route is published on Faceboook – Calderdale Charity Tractor Run.

It’s a great day out for the family and a fantastic way for Craggs Energy, Craggies Farm Shop and MUD UK to engage with the local community and raise funds for such an amazing charity.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone on the day! 🚜🚜🚜

Join Pat Osborne as she shares the incredibly unique history of Anne Lister of Shibden Hall, most recently adapted for the BBC/HBO adaptation: Gentleman Jack. Pat will explore this fascinating story and the importance of this personal history to the people of Calderdale.

Doors Open 2pm for a 2.30pm start – lasts 1 hour

£5/£3 pay on the door

Cake and Coffee included.

Robin Hood Inn. Cragg Vale. Saturday 7th September, please see the Cragg Vale Community Centre for further information.

As part of EXPLORE! The South Pennines Walk and Ride Festival 2019 join children’s storytelling company ‘The Magic Atlas’ on a magical journey through the enchanted woodland at Gibson Mill, Hardcastle Crags collecting nature’s treasures whilst singing along the way. Back at the Mill, it is your little one’s opportunity to use material they’ve collected on the walk to create a ‘Magic Atlas’ whilst being introduced to the woodland creatures, the Pennine String Quartet and listening to some dreamy music at the Butterfly Ball. Please feel free to dress up- all magical fancy dress totally welcome! Picnic boxes for the little ones can be ordered at £4.99 each through Gibson Mill cafe, Hardcastle Crags. The show and walk is 90 minutes long in total but there is an array of other activities at the Crags to keep you busy for an afternoon…or even the whole day!

Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Please book tickets for children and adults in your party.

Please come dressed for the weather!

All donations gratefully received towards EXPLORE! The South Pennines Walk and Ride Festival 2020.

We are trying to organise Community Transport for anyone with mobility difficulties. Please email adele.adams@pennineprospects.co.uk to discuss your needs.

Book here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-butterfly-ball-with-magic-atlas-tickets-63340847179

As part of EXPLORE! The South Pennines Walk and Ride Festival 2019 join children’s storytelling company ‘The Magic Atlas’ on a magical journey through the enchanted woodland at Gibson Mill, Hardcastle Crags collecting nature’s treasures whilst singing along the way. Back at the Mill, it is your little one’s opportunity to use material they’ve collected on the walk to create a ‘Magic Atlas’ whilst being introduced to the woodland creatures, the Pennine String Quartet and listening to some dreamy music at the Butterfly Ball. Please feel free to dress up- all magical fancy dress totally welcome! Picnic boxes for the little ones can be ordered at £4.99 each through Gibson Mill cafe, Hardcastle Crags. The show and walk is 90 minutes long in total but there is an array of other activities at the Crags to keep you busy for an afternoon…or even the whole day!

Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Please book tickets for children and adults in your party.

Please come dressed for the weather!

All donations gratefully received towards EXPLORE! The South Pennines Walk and Ride Festival 2020.

We are trying to organise Community Transport for anyone with mobility difficulties. Please email adele.adams@pennineprospects.co.uk to discuss your needs.

Book here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-butterfly-ball-with-magic-atlas-tickets-63340847179

As part of EXPLORE! The South Pennines Park Walk and Ride Festival 2019 Pennine Prospects are hosting an amazing opportunity to hear internationally acclaimed musicians in Hebden Bridge.

Start at Midgehole National Trust car park, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge at 18:00 for a meander through the stunning woodland to Gibson Mill. From 18:30 enjoy a glass of fizz (or a tipple purchased from the NT bottle bar), canapes and at 19:00 an evening of beautiful music from the Pennine String Quartet and some collaborative folk music with singer Kirsty Almeida. There will be a gentle saunter back to Midgehole (you will need a torch) when the music finishes at 21:00.

Please come dressed for the weather! The reception and concert will be indoors. The venue is on the first floor with no lift access. Anyone under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

We are trying to organise Community Transport for anyone with mobility difficulties. Please email adele.adams@pennineprospects.co.uk to discuss your needs.

Book here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spirit-of-place-an-evening-of-strings-and-folk-fusion-with-the-pennine-quartet-tickets-63381934071

A host of world-famous comics like Michael McIntyre, John Bishop, Jimmy Carr and Lee Evans will be featuring at Canalside Comedy at Hebden Bridge Little Theatre on 8 September. Well that’s possibly a slight misrepresentation! But we do have Danny Posthill, one of the UK’s leading impressionists, who has become renowned for his hilarious take-offs of such individuals – and many others besides.

Danny rose to fame in the 2015 series of Britain’s Got Talent, when he reached the final and produced a stunning performance that fully justified his tag as one of the favourites on the night. What really distinguishes him from other impressionists is the quality of the gags that he incorporates with his mimicry. It has often been said that his set would make a highly impressive stand-up routine in its own right even if it didn’t contain impersonations.

Danny, who is based in Hartlepool, will be joined by two top international acts: Canadian sensation David Tsonos, who is now UK based, and Mick Neven, one of Australia’s busiest comedians, who we have managed to sign up during his latest visit to these shores.

Leicester based Rob Coleman will also be showing us why UK audiences have become so excited by his one-liners and quirky observations, and the evening will hosted by Hull based Nicola Wilkinson, one of the circuit’s most relaxed, charming and sought-after MCs.

Tickets for what is sure to be a really cracking evening are already on sale. Sign up to the Canalside Comedy Newsletter for a 10% discount code and find full details of the acts here.

Tickets cost £14, and can be booked online at https://www.canalsidecomedy.co.uk/

Written and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Directed by Vicky Jones

★★★★★
‘Witty, filthy and supreme.’ Guardian

See the hilarious, award-winning, one-woman show that inspired the BBC’s hit TV series Fleabag, broadcast live to cinemas from London’s West End.

Written and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Killing Eve) and directed by Vicky Jones, Fleabag is a rip-roaring look at some sort of woman living her sort of life.

Fleabag may seem oversexed, emotionally unfiltered and self-obsessed, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. With family and friendships under strain and a guinea pig café struggling to keep afloat, Fleabag suddenly finds herself with nothing to lose.

Playing to sold-out audiences in New York and London, don’t miss your chance to see this ‘legitimately hilarious show’ (New Yorker), broadcast live to a cinema near you.

Presented by DryWrite, Soho Theatre and Annapurna Theatre

Tickets for all upcoming Live Arts events and special film screenings are available to buy in advance via our agent TicketSource at www.ticketsource.co.uk/hbpicturehouse or via the TicketSource box office tel. 0333 666 3366 (open 9am-7pm weekdays, 9am-5pm Saturday). A booking and payment processing fee of 7.5% of the ticket price applies. Telephone bookings also incur a £1.75 fee but include the postage of tickets.

You can also purchase Live Arts tickets (for events within the next 3 months) from our Box Office, when open. Details here: http://www.hebdenbridgepicturehouse.co.uk/box-office/ If the event has not sold out tickets will also be available to purchase for cash on the door.

Tickets are priced £17 (ages 26-65), £15 (State Pension Age and Passport to Leisure Card holders) and £13 (Full Time Students and Young Person aged 25 and under). Picture This Members receive a £2 discount of the ticket price applicable.

Please note we are only accept cash and debit cards at the Box Office and cash only at the kiosk.

Celebrating the wealth of printmaking talent in the North. Friday 13th  6-9pm & Saturday 14th 10am -5pm at Hebden Bridge Town Hall.

Lunchtime Live at Hope Chapel gives aspiring local performers the chance to take to the stage in funky, creative and inclusive Hebden Bridge. Pay-as-you-can to support the performers. The second Saturday of every month, drop in any time between 1.00-4.00pm.

Saturday 14th September 2pm – 6pm

By using the tools of writing as a healing modality, we can increase our self-worth and confidence.

Writing has the powerful ability to connect us directly to our unconscious mind, a place that is usually hard to access. Through writing, we can seek to transform our subconscious self-limiting beliefs which hold us back and stop us from achieving the things our very hearts desire.
In this self-care workshop, we will use the tools of yoga and meditation to tune into our intuition. From here, we will identify some of our self-limiting beliefs and combat them by writing a heartfelt love letter to ourselves.

We will use this letter as a tool for transformation in our daily lives. We will advise you how to use your love letter in the coming days, weeks and months for further healing and transformation.

This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with like-minded women in a safe and supportive environment.

No previous writing or yoga experience necessary.

Schedule:
Welcome and intention setting
Yoga, meditation and intuition activation
Identifying our self-limiting beliefs through listening and ‘feeling.’
Writing a compassionate and heartfelt love letter to ourselves
Reading our love letter to ourselves and the group (not compulsory)
Empowering yoga sequence
Closing circle, and check-in
We will provide refreshments, writing tools and all yoga equipment.

Carla Daly has been practising yoga for just over twenty years and is a certified Yoga Alliance Teacher.

“Yoga has been a useful tool for navigating the twists and turns of my life. For me, it is important to recognise how yoga makes you feel on the inside as this is something we can sustain throughout all physical stages and ages.
I have worked in Mental Health Services for twenty years and have a great appreciation for all that I encountered there. This compliments my style of teaching, and I remain mindful of just how difficult it can be to enter unfamiliar or new situations and ensure I am respectful of this.
Yoga is about finding ease and spaciousness in your mind and body and meeting yourself where you are.”

Hannah Anstee is a writer specialising in women’s health and wellness. Hannah has an MA in Journalism and worked for five years for YOGA Magazine. Hannah is the founder of TheFutureOf40.com– the blog for independent, open-minded women who are looking for more.

“I found Yoga by mistake when I started to work for YOGA Magazine, and thank goodness I did. I had suffered from anxiety, depression and addiction – I didn’t realise they were all a result of my low self-esteem and past trauma. I have spent the last eight years healing myself through yoga, meditation and writing, and this has transformed my life. I am honoured to share this work with other women to empower you to overcome your fears and self-limiting beliefs and help you feel better about yourself in your everyday life.”

To book a place here call Hannah Anstey 07786 731205 for more information

14th September 6pm – 9pm, Gibson Mill

Hardcastle Crags holds deep memories; with steep valley sides that have been worked, managed and remoulded for millennia. Water has dripfed and sculpted the landscape, sustained wildlife and met the needs of people and industry.

FootFall commemorates a time, 50 years ago, when this place could have been submerged by a plan to halt the flowing water and fill the valley to the brim. Footfall is a season of celebration culminating in a processional walk and woodland ceremony. Together we will acknowledge the great determination of many local people who saved the exceptional beauty of this valley and your right to roam within it.

Throughout the summer, The National Trust has run a series of outdoor workshops in drawing and singing, the outcomes of which will be shared at this special event. Join us at dusk on 14^th September for a walking journey upriver to a location where the water might have met the high walls of an unbuilt dam. As night falls, using song, lights and sound we will commemorate all that is precious about this special place.

Sunday 15th of September,
11am-4pm at Tibetan Kitchen, Hebden Bridge

Ikebana tutor Junko brings the elegance of Japanese flower arrangement to the rural British town of Hebden Bridge.

To book a class, please contact Junko

website: www.ikebana-eastandwest.weebly.com
Email: ikebanaeastwest@gmail.com
Instragram: @junkopopham
Telephone: 07852543835

Cost of class: £45, including a hot meal and drink
(price also includes fresh flowers to take home)

Come run away with the Circus!

Dimitri from FlameOz will be leading us on an Adventure with Hula Hoops, and once we’ve mastered that then maybe extra fun with Balancing Feathers, Juggling Scarves and Circus themed equipment!

Come and join a friendly group of local women for laughs, learning, crafts, cake and fun.

We meet 7.30pm on the third Monday of the month at Hebden Town Hall.

We have an annual membership or come and visit as guest for £5 (max 3 times per year)

For more information follow the link to the website.