Teenager to appear in Lord of The Flies show
A Todmorden teenager has been chosen to appear in the prestigious production of Lord of the Flies at Bradford’s Alhambra Theatre between December 3 and 6 next week. Oliver Crossley, 15, is one of 22...
View ArticleJo’s delight at top award win
Jo Corbett, who runs the Todmorden branch of children’s music, singing and movement classes Jo Jingles, has won the national organisation’s Franchisee of the Year award for 2014.Jo attended the Jo...
View ArticleSaddles blaze hamper trail to support the Food Bank
Two fantastic Christmas hampers worth £150 are up for grabs in the Blazing Saddles charity raffle. Blazing Saddles bike shop in Hebden Bridge is donating £150 of desirable bike related goodies to help...
View ArticleDementia Friendly group out and about in town
On Saturday, December 6, group members from Dementia Friendly Todmorden will be in and around the market place, distributing information and guidance on how we can all make a positive difference to the...
View ArticleTake up proposal of financial help
Further to the article in last week’s newspaper from the Friends of Lumbutts Chapel Group, of which I am an active member, I write to ensure that the people of Todmorden are aware of the possible...
View ArticleWe’re getting around..!
One U3A Todmorden special interest group that gets out and about is the Senior Moments Concert Party.Started by U3A founder member Rita Olley, the concert party performs roughly once a month at care...
View ArticleA part of conspiracy he is unmasking
I was also at the meeting about the proposed climate change event in Todmorden that Tony Moore writes about in his self-dramatising account (Campaigners need to keep an open mind November 20, 2014), so...
View ArticlePicture of the week
Reader Bo Melnyk, of Todmorden, sent us this picture of a heron keeping a weather eye open. Bo says: “This heron just liked posing on the fence post at Walsden.”Send your pictures to...
View ArticleDave’s ‘singalong ‘round the piano’ for festival
Christmas gets off to a cracker of a start at 4.30pm on Saturday, December 20, at the Town Hall, Hebden Bridge, with Dave Nelson’s ever-popular annual Family Christmas Singalong.The event, a fixture in...
View ArticleSelfless coaches deserve praise
I attended the Todmorden Amateur Swimming Club’s gala to cheer my daughter on and what an inspiring event it was. More than 70 young people taking part in a similar number of races from age six upward...
View ArticleMusic at Walshaw
The Music at Walshaw concerts this year (Saturday and Sunday, December 13 (3.30pm) and December 14 (2pm) include local singers Many Doyle and Viv Burr (Due Voci) who perform suets by Dvorak and...
View ArticleThe Beauty Bank scoops Salon of the Year title
The Beauty Bank has been named as the upper Calder Valley’s favourite salon.Run by Rebecca Haigh and her team of therapists, the Mytholmroyd-based business has gone from strength to strength. Speaking...
View ArticleLamplighter Fest will dazzle in Todmorden
Thousands of visitors are expected to attend a fire and light extravaganza when the Lamplighter Festival illuminates the streets of Todmorden on Saturday.The event will kick off in the Lever Street car...
View ArticleResidents vow to fight wind farm appeal
Residents face a fresh battle following the announcement that Calderdale Council’s decision to refuse planning permission for a wind farm near Todmorden will be appealed.Objectors to the wind farm...
View ArticleFun packed afternoon in store for tenth Kidsfest
Elves have been working hard to make this year’s Kidsfest another one to remember.While the Lamplighter Festival will light up Todmorden on Saturday evening, the free fun-packed afternoon will give...
View ArticleTree-mendous Fest
St Michael and All Angels Church, Cornholme, will hold its annual Christmas Tree Festival next weekend.This year’s theme is ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ and there will be dozens of beautifully...
View ArticleLight up a life with Overgate Hospice
Overgate Hospice held the first of their Light Up a Life events at the Halifax Minster last Sunday.Residents from across Calderdale were invited to attend the memorial service and light a candle for...
View ArticleLong service award for dedicated rescuer
A member of Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team has clocked up a fantastic 40 years of unbroken service.Pete Farnell, chairman of the team, joined in 1974 at the age of 20 and through the years has...
View ArticleSchool children mark advent
The festive season is now underway and school children from Todmorden joined together for a special service to mark the beginning of advent.Held at St Mary’s Church, pupils from schools across the town...
View ArticleDon’t let fire ruin you Christmas
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is urging people to put fire safety at the top of their Christmas list this year.During December last year there were 92 accidental fires in the home, with 32...
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