What's going on around the region
THINGS to do and see and places to go over the next few days.
Todmorden
The Upper Valley Extended Services team has organised several activities in Todmorden in the coming week for children aged up to 11. On Friday August 13 there will be a den making session at Ferney Lee School from 2-3pm. Todmorden Community College will host a giant paper event on Monday August 16 from 1pm until 2.30pm (to book a place, call 01706 548140). Another den making session will be held at Portsmouth Recreation Ground on Tuesday August 17 from 10am until 11.30am. Children attending the activities must be accompanied by an adult. For more information, contact Fiona Brown on 07799 861161
The next Oak over 50s 'Drop-in Friday' will take place at Central Methodist Church on August 13 from 10am until 3pm. Activities include line dancing, sequence dancing, Tai Chi, board games, singing, the knitting clinic and 'writing for everyone' sessions. Refreshments including soup and a ploughman's platter are available. Tai Chi sessions also take place at Yew Tree Court, Walsden, on Fridays at 9.40am. Chair-based Dru Yoga sessions are held at Roomfield House on Tuesdays at 2pm. For more information, call 01706 813969.
The next Todmorden Walkabout will take place on August 15. The fortnightly Sunday walks, which explore local towpaths and lower hills, start at 11.15am outside Morrison's main entrance and last about two hours. New walkers are asked to arrive at 11am. For more information, contact walk leader Karen Andrews on 01706 819118 or Louise Castro on 01706 819617.
Blackburn and Darwen Band will perform in Centre Vale Park on Sunday August 15 as part of the Centre Stage Festival of Brass. The concert will run from 3-5pm. Light refreshments will be available on the day and there is ample space for a picnic. For more information, visit www.atouchofbrass.org.
An Age Concern lunch club is held at Walsden Cricket Club every Tuesday at 12 noon. A two course meal, tea and coffee is available for 3.25. Age Concern staff and volunteers can collect people attending for the first time. For more information, contact Rachael or Catherine on 01706 817926.
The Upper Calder Valley Walking Group will be going on a seven-and-a-half mile walk called 'Heather time on Haworth Moor' on Wednesday August 18. Meet outside Haworth Parsonage at 10.30am. For more information, contact walk leader Miriam Adams on 01422 843916 or for general information about the group, contact David Rawson on 01422 884748.
Hebden Bridge
Woody, Buzz and the whole gang will be back on the big screen in 'Toy Story 3' at the Picture House from August 13-26. As Andy prepares to depart for college, his loyal toys find themselves in day care. The untamed tots do not play nice so the toys plan for a great escape. Also showing in the coming week is 'The Concert', 'Predators' and 'Leaving'. For more information, call 01422 842807 or visit www.hbph.co.uk.
Relive the music of The Smiths as Viva Morrissey perform a Smiths themed night at the Trades Club on Friday August 13. The live set will include many Smiths classics, alongside Morrissey's best known solo material and fan favourites. Other events in the coming week include Steve Tilston's Trades Roots with Jackie Leven tonight (Thursday) and a battle of the DJs on Saturday August 14. For more information, call 01422 845265 or visit www.tradesclub.info.
Hibernate will celebrate its first birthday with a night of static, decay and bursts of melody at the Birchcliffe Centre on Thursday August 19 at 8pm. Performers include experimental composer Ian Hawgood, guitarist Talvihorros and sound and visual artist Tom White. Entry is 5 on the door.
Mytholmroyd
'Ted Hughes' Mytholmroyd' will be the next Calderdale Heritage Walk on Sunday August 15. Walkers will visit the settings of Ted Hughes' poems and biographical memories in the village where he was born and spent his early years. Meet John Billingsley by the steps to the eastbound platform of Mytholmroyd station at 2.15pm. For more information, visit www.CalderdaleHeritageWalks.org.uk.
Littleborough
A wildlife fete will take place at Hollingworth Lake Country Park on Sunday August 15. The day of games, stalls and wildlife information is being held in support of the Lancashire Wildlife Trust. The event will run from 11am until 4pm. For more information, call 01706 373421.
Rochdale
The Rochdale Feel Good Festival will be held on August 13 and 14. The two-day event will feature live music from bands including The Lightning Seeds, cookery demonstrations from celebrity chefs such as Gino D'Acampo, a food market and much more. For the full programme, visit www.rochdale.gov.uk/events.
Nelson
The final night of Soul in 2010 at the new Ace Centre will take place on Friday August 13 at 8pm. The evening of classic soul will feature the music of Motown luminaries past and present. Admission is 5. For more information, contact the box office on 01282 661080.
Halifax
'Woven in the fabric', a play about the life of Martha Crossley of Dean Clough and suffragette Lavena Saltonstall of Hebden Bridge and Halifax, will run at Square Chapel and Halifax Minster from August 14-22. The play, by Hebden Bridge based Square Peg Productions, features actressess Olwen May of Heptonstall and Emma Kearney of Mytholmroyd. For more information, contact the box office on 01422 349422
Youngsters can experience all the fun of the fair at Eureka from August 14-27. Activities including a giant tug of war, welly wanging, scarecrow making and several others will be running during the fortnight. For more information, call 01422 330069 or visit www.eureka.org.uk.
Visitors to Shibden Hall on Wednesday August 18 can make their own bears before going on a bear hunt around the park. The session for children aged four to eight, which runs from 10.30am until 12 noon, will finish with a picnic. To book a place, contact Shelley Bullas on 01422 392638.
A feast of music, theatre, film, arts and sport will get underway this weekend at the launch of the Halifax Festival.
The festival, which begins on Saturday August 14, will feature 100 events taking place over nine days at various venues in Halifax.
Musical highlights include The South, previously called The Beautiful South but now consisting of a different line-up, who will play new material and old favourites at the Victoria Theatre on August 20.
The Piece Hall will be filled with the sounds of the Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers on August 14 and People's Park will host a brass band concert on August 15.
Dance enthusiasts will be able to take part in a tea dance at Harvey's on August 17 and the Annapurna Dance Company will present a classical Indian dance workshop on August 19.
For more information, contact the box office on 01422 349422 or visit www.halifaxfestival.co.uk.
Leeds
Several brass bands will perform in parks around the Leeds area on Sunday afternoon, August 15, as part of Leeds International Concert Season's summer bands series. For more information, call 0113 2478336 or visit www.leedsconcertseason.com.
Peter Hall's production of 'Bedroom Farce' comes to the Grand Theatre from August 16-21 direct from the West End. Alan Ayckbourn's comedy features four couples, three bedrooms, two celebrations, one blazing row and an illicit kiss (or two). For more information, contact the box office on 0844 8482705 or visit www.leedsgrandtheatre.com.
Manchester
A number of family activities are being held at Manchester Art Gallery over the school summer holidays. On Friday August 13, the whole family can take part in an interactive story workshop involving dressing up as heroes and making shields, headdresses and helmets. On Wednesday August 18, youngsters and their families can show off their best superhero moves in a dance workshop and make superhero costumes. For more information, call 0161 2358893 or visit www.manchestergalleries.org.
Salford
Soap fans can see highlights of five decades of 'Coronation Street' performed live in under two hours at The Lowry from August 12-21. The script by the show's writers covers more than 7,000 episodes and more than 2,000 storylines. For more information, contact the box office on 0870 7875788 or visit www.thelowry.com.
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