What's On Cleckheaton

Sat 12th May - Lightcliffe Academy Sports Centre - Doors Open 13:15 – 15:15 35+ stalls selling excellent condition baby and children’s goods at bargain prices. Well-known brands at a fraction of high street prices. Everything imaginable for your little ones.

Ideas for future syllabus

Moira Spencer in watercolour

Anthony Barrow charcoal/acrylic portrait

This is our yearly v e dance We run a fantastic day of dance and high tea All 1940s music All 1940s dances We play ballroom and Latin dancing Also sequence, 40s jive with a high teas The floor is large ,the car park also This is a great venue with new entrance , D j playing all your 40s music Come

Cycle from Bradford across the rolling Yorkshire landscape to raise money for Martin House Hospice Care for Children and Young People. Choose from three routes – 64 miles, 48 miles or a family-friendly 17-mile route. There’s a free goody bag for everyone who raises more than £50 in sponsorship.

This workshop is for those who are new to archives. An absolute beginner’s introduction to historic archive collections, what they are, what they can tell us and how you can use them.

A basic introduction into researching the history of your house. Suitable for absolute beginners, this workshop will guide you in finding more about the story of your home and the names of people who lived there.

Aimed at beginners with little or no experience. Using documents from the archives we will explore the quirks of 17th and 18th century handwriting. You will learn how to read and transcribe documents through numerous stunning examples and hands on practice.

Brother and sister Martin and Hilda live together, leading a quiet, Christian existence but, just as they are preparing for a housewarming gathering, their peace is shattered by a young trespasser in their garden,......... the adventure begins!

The 2015 Grand Shield winner, Rothwell Temperance Band, was formed in 1984, quickly making a name for itself at the big contests winning the 2006 International Masters, qualifying for the National Finals in 2008 and winning the 2009 Grand Shield and Yorkshire Area Championship.

Enjoy the sounds of the clarinet, flute and piano with the Aire Ensemble and relax to the recorder and harp with Duo Deltono. Free Entry. Closing Collection. Refreshments at the close.

Come along to our coffee morning and Book Sale. Quality books all 50p each.

Get inspired watching the Tour de Yorkshire get underway from Halifax, right next door to Eureka! on 6 May. Get stuck in with loads of outdoor activities; including climbing wall and mountain biking.

A chance for kids to be kids at the UK’s leading interactive museum for children as they celebrate this national day dedicated to children.

Inspirational speaker Tricia Stewart, the originator and driving force behind the alternative WI Calendar that took the world by storm, will be Kirkwood’s guest at our Ladies’ Evening on 3rd May.

Friends of Pudsey Roller present... Amazing Railways and their Trains A Pie & Pea Supper with a series of short films providing a perfect plethora of unusual, odd, curious, quirky, strange and fascinating railway operations from around the world – selected and presented by Derek Rayner.

Farsley Farmers Market is a free, Community event which runs all year round on 4th Saturday of the month, in St Johns Hall & Grounds. Find stalls Outdoors and Indoors plus activities, refreshments and toilets. Resident inside is FriendsofStJohn’s Book Sale and St John’s Kitchen. Sat.

Leeds Vintage Furniture and Home Fair: Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 April 2018. The Finishing Room, Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley, Leeds, LS28 5UJ. More than 30 stalls of vintage devoted to the home, all set within a disused mill space, which is due to be demolished later this year.

The Bradford 5k takes a route around Lister Park and past Cartwright Hall. Following the paths and roads within the park. The course has a few inclines and hills, and has an amazing atmosphere.

Former World Snooker Champion Dennis Taylor will be our guest at the inaugural Kirkwood Hospice Sportsman’s Dinner next May. One of snooker’s real entertainers, Dennis Taylor will bring his trademark sense of humour to an unforgettable evening of sporting entertainment.

A wonderful day out with 70 holistic well being stalls, psychic & card readers, ethical and fair trade stalls, crystals, jewellery, hand crafted goods, artists and much more!

A fabulous day for all of the family, both 2 legs and 4 legs!! With lots of stalls and charity stands, fair rides and bouncy castles, food outlets and displays, and a Fun Dog Show. Come along and join our party, and show your pooches just how much they mean to you.

Come and see the best contemporary art being produced in the North of England in this major new exhibition. Open to all artists who were born, studied or reside in the region, the biennial New Light Prize Exhibition is the largest open prize dedicated to Northern art.

Recycling crafts for all the family! Join fairandfunky at the gallery for a monthly SCRAPtastic session on the second Saturday of the month, starting in April 2018! Suitable for children aged 3-12 years. Parents are expected to stay with their children as they craft.

The final event of the program – to review the past 12 months of Society business

A powerful underground experience based on the story of the Chilean miners who were trapped underground for 69 days. A thrilling dance-theatre and film production at Caphouse Colliery. Thursday 26th & Friday 27th April Performances at 5pm, 6pm, 7.30pm & 8.

In the sleepy village of Marchfield the local Amateur Dramatic Society are busy rehearsing for their next show - a murder mystery. Little do they know but as the rehearsals proceed over the next five days, life begins to imitate art and a tragic ending becomes inevitable...?

Inviting all musicians to join the conversation with world renowned tabla maestro Pandit Yogesh Samsi. Learn about the tabla, both as a solo and as an accompanying instrument. Listen carefully to its technical intricacies and the many different styles.

Horsforth Art Society- SPRING ART, PRINT & CRAFT EXHIBITION. Weekend 10am -5pm, weekdays 1-3pm

Partly walled 2½ acre garden of demolished C18 House, renovated by the present owners. Rocky paths and Japanese style planting lead to lawns and lovely S-facing views. Alpine ravine planted with ferns and fine trees give structure to the developing woodland area.

Shonen Knife. Artists performing: Shonen Knife.: Tickets avaiable.

Gary Delaney ’The undisputed master of the one-liner genre’ – The Guardian As seen on ’Mock The Week’, Dave’s ‘One Night Stand’, ‘Celebrity Mastermind’, ‘The Stand Up Show’, Comedy Central’s ‘Comedy Blue’ and Radio 5’s ’7 Day Sunday’, he received a slew of 4 and 5 star

Ivan Brackenbury As seen on Hospital People and 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Described by Chris Evans as ’a comedy genius’, Spirit Of The Fringe Award and If.comedy Best Show Award nominee.

Speed Dating in Leeds How Speed Dating in Leeds works When you arrive at the speed dating venue for Speed Dating in Leeds, you will be greeted by our friendly professional hosts.

Display on the Theme - Baltic Border Changes WW2 - by Rex Dixon FRPSL

Display on the Theme - Pictures in the Post - by Judith and Stephen Holder RDP, FRPSL

Concert begins at 7.30pm Orchestra of Opera North Leeds Festival Chorus Leeds Philharmonic Chorus Opera North Children’s Chorus Simon Wright - conductor Rachel Kelly - mezzo soprano David Butt Philip - tenor David Soar - baritone Ashley Riches - bass Berlioz - The Damnation of Faust "This...

Concert begins at 7.30pm Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra Michael Sanderling - conductor Jennifer Pike - violin Weber - Overture: Euryanthe Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto Beethoven - Symphony No 5 "Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy" Beethoven Pre-concert talk at 6.

Two internet dwelling, insecure nerds standing under the spotlight to give the people what they want: an epic interactive experience of rants, roasts, battles, stories ... and surprises that will make you laugh, cry, cringe and puts the audience in control unlike anything before!

’The Stalls’ enters its fourth year of hosting its outdoor Makers Market on the grounds of Arts@Trinity Church, on Boar Lane in Leeds city centre. Our aim is to provide a platform for talented designers and makers (new, emerging and established) to showcase and sell their wares.

Stiles and Drew’s musical Adventure based on the story of Peter Pan - the boy who never grew up. Based on the timeless story, this beautiful adaptation is full of magic. Haunting music, Fearless flying and Swashbuckling Pirates. Come and join in the fun

Julian Clary will be talking about his fabulously funny Bolds stories and discussing his new book, The Bolds in Trouble. The Bolds live in an ordinary semi-detached house, in an ordinary suburban street, but they are a far from ordinary family!

19 April - 28 July 2018 An exhibition celebrating the ten year anniversary of The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery From the quiet philanthropy of the Burton Family to the incisive vision of its Keeper, Dr Hilary Diaper, this exhibition celebrates the remarkable efforts to create a public space for the University

Monday 12 March - Saturday 16 June 2018 Explore an overlooked area of the poet and playwright, Tony Harrison’s work. Tony Harrison is Britain’s leading poet-playwright. Over 50 years, he has been responsible for major innovations in theatrical practice.

Yellow Leaf Theatre presents a one-woman performance by actor and playwright Vanessa Rosenthal. Rosenthal tells the story of Nina Hamnett, whose celebrated portrait by Roger Fry hangs in the Gallery. ‘Nina: Queen of Bohemia’ brings theatre to the Gallery in this exciting one woman show.

This workshop and discussion explores the letters of Yorkshire antiquarian, author and musician William Thomas Freemantle and his remarkable curiosity for music and local history. The collection of William Thomas Freemantle (1849-1931) came into the possession of Lord Brotherton in 1928.

Join us in our monthly Life Drawing class with Gallery favourite and experienced artist and tutor, Rob Oldfield. This workshop is open to everyone, from newcomers who want to take up a hobby through to experienced artists looking to hone their sketching skills.