Hebden Bridge Times - Lifestyle Feed

Punk poet to headline arts festival

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:21:47 GMT

People queued into the street to buy tickets for punk poet John Cooper Clarke and folk musician June Tabor as Hebden Bridge Festival announced its 20th programme.

Golden girl Hannah Cockroft picks up MBE from the Queen

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:26:06 GMT

Double gold-medal winning paralympian Hannah Cockroft is pictured today with her MBE outside Buckingham Palace.

Pepperjam prepare for launch party at Trades Club

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:44:45 GMT

Soulful dub band Pepperjam launch their second album at the New Beehive, Bradford on Saturday (May 18) with their main launch party at The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge on Sunday, May 26.

Sport just ain’t the same

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:25:38 GMT

Whatever the reason, we know that school sport in this area is not like it was in our day. We played for school teams at different age levels and different sports, willingly giving up our Saturday mornings.

Don’t ‘myth’ your chance to join parade fun

Wed, 15 May 2013 07:45:06 GMT

Here’s your chance to let your imagination run riot by creating carnival costumes and making music for one of Hebden Bridge’s most colourful spectacles.

A feast for the eyes and ears!

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:33:55 GMT

From the moment the orphan boys opened the show with ‘Food Glorious Food’, the preview night audience for Mytholmroyd St Michael’s Amateurs’ production of ‘Oliver!’ was treated to a procession of hit songs from this ever popular Lionel Bart musical.

Gang are on the road to fun

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:05:24 GMT

Join the Gang on the yellow brick road at this year’s Todmorden Gang Show and you won’t be disappointed.

I knew one day I’d unearth a gem...

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:16:26 GMT

Hebden Bridge is, for me, an alphabet: small but with infinite possibilities. A creative environment that is personal, intimate and open.

Arts centre hosts weekend events

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:25:48 GMT

Holme Street Arts Centre is hosting a handmade arts and craft fair on Saturday, May 18.

Celebrate springtime at scenic spot

Thu, 09 May 2013 09:58:09 GMT

Nature and history lovers are being invited to celebrate springtime with a series of walks and wildlife events at Hardcastle Crags this weekend.

Life’s just a Beech at glorious home

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:29:54 GMT

A picture-perfect home inside and out, set in glorious gardens and within easy reach of Hebden Bridge town centre.

Trades Club thanks ‘genuinely nice bloke’

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:26:59 GMT

Dave Gee has stepped down after a record-breaking 18 years on Hebden Bridge Trades Club committee and was rewarded with lifetime free entry to gigs.

Trip’s a cruise for Let’s Go group

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:14:26 GMT

Fifty three members of Todmorden U3A’s Let’s Go group are pictured enjoying a sunny trip to the Ellesmere Port Canal museum.

Celebrating a special day

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:11:50 GMT

Birthday Club members who are celebrating their birthday this week include the following.

Can you hear the sounds of the sea?

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:11:21 GMT

Word of Mouth, Valley Road, Hebden Bridge, is giving families chance to make a “seaside critter” at a workshop on Saturday.

Surreal tale of how a family can soon grow

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:08:20 GMT

It’s a tricky conversation which parents dread, but the explanation of how babies are made has never seemed so surreal.

My life as a royal nanny

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:01:28 GMT

Heather Slater gave Hebden Bridge Ladies Club a fascinating insight into her life in Saudia Arabia as nanny to Prince Alweed’s son Khalid for eight years.

Hebden Bridge Burlesque Festival

Wed, 08 May 2013 10:39:11 GMT

Beauty and allure smothered Hebden Bridge in a three-day Burlesque Festival weekend.

Consider yourself invited

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:08:38 GMT

The musical tale of the orphan boy who asked for more will be staged by St Michael’s Amateur Dramatic Society, Mytholmroyd, next week.

Hebden Bridge Burlesque Festival - video

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:37:35 GMT

Beauty and allure smothered Hebden Bridge in a three-day Burlesque Festival at the weekend.