What's on around the region
Things to see and do and place to go over the next few days.
Todmorden
The next Oak over 50s 'Drop-in Friday' will take place at Central Methodist Church on April 9 from 10am until 3pm. Activities include line dancing, Tai Chi, board games, singing, crafts and a new knitting clinic. Tai Chi sessions also take place at Yew Tree Court, Walsden, on Fridays from 9.40am until 10.40am. Chair-based Dru Yoga sessions are held at Roomfield House on Tuesdays from 2-3pm. For more information, call 01706 813969.
The Fielden Centre hosts a 'Fabulous Folk Night' on Saturday April 10 at 7.30pm, featuring songs, instrumentals, dancing, food and a bar. Entry is 5 and proceeds will go to the World Cancer Research Fund and Macmillan Cancer Support.
The next Todmorden Walkabout will take place on Sunday April 11, starting at 11.15am outside Morrison's main entrance and lasting 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.
The Upper Calder Valley Walking Group will be going on a seven-mile walk called 'East of Todmorden' on Wednesday April 14, starting from the Lidl car park at 10.30am. For more information, contact walk leader Christine Newell on 01706 817233 or for general information about the group, contact Brian Binns on 01706 813357.
Hebden Bridge
Michael Chapman and Bridget St John are the next guests in Steve Tilston's Trades Roots series at the Trades Club tonight (Thursday). Other events in the coming week include Chapter Four presents Bass Culture on Friday April 9, and Owter Zeds with Daz and Dave's Disco on Saturday April 10. For more information, call 01422 845265 or visit www.tradesclub.info.
Hebden Bridge-based Hibernate recordings presents a live music event at The Hole In T'Wall tonight (Thursday) at 8pm. The event, which will be headlined by Manchester band Last Harbour, will also feature Hidden Bek, Cool Piano Roll and a DJ set by Was Ist Das Soundsystem.
An Easter arts and crafts session organised by the Upper Valley Extended Services team at Hebden Vale Children's Centre will take place at the Methodist Church Hall, Market Street, on Friday April 9 from 10am until 11.30am. The event is free for children aged under 11 but they must be accompanied by an adult. To book a place, call 01706 548140.
'Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief' is showing at the Picture House until Sunday April 11. In the film, trouble-prone Percy is about to be kicked out of school but that is the least of his worries as the gods of Mount Olympus seem to have walked out of the pages of his Greek mythology texts and straight into his life. Also showing in the coming week is 'The girl with the dragon tattoo' and 'Sex and drugs and rock and roll'. For more information, call 01422 842807 or visit www.hebdenbridge-picturehouse.co.uk.
The 'Singing for health and fun' sessions at Mytholm Meadows, Church Lane, re-start on Tuesday April 13 at 1pm following an Easter break. For more information, call 01422 330533 or 01422 842093.
‘Miniature Museums’, a special collection of miniature museums created by children from Heptonstall School, is on display at Heptonstall Museum until October. A series of guided walks starting from the museum and looking at the places and landscapes which inspired Ted Hughes will also take place over the coming months. For more information, call 01422 843738.
Mytholmroyd
The next meeting of Mytholmroyd Historical Society will be held at Mytholmroyd Methodist Church on Friday April 9 at 7.30pm. Michael Crabtree will give a talk about ‘The knife in the square’.
Littleborough
‘The fabric of space’, a joint exhibition by local textile artist Laura Hughes and local mixed media artist Brigid Rose, opens at the Coach House Gallery on Saturday April 10. The exhibition is open from Monday to Friday, 1.30pm until 4pm, and Saturdays from 11am until 4pm. For more information, call 01706 378481.
‘Piethorne’, a 14-mile walk starting from Littleborough railway station, will take place on Sunday April 11 at 10.30am. For more information, contact walk leader Roger Hellowell on 01422 885329.
Burnley
Burnley Mechanics hosts ‘An Evening of Clairvoyance’ with medium Joe Power on Friday April 9. Joe, who is coming to Burnley as part of his UK tour, has appeared on a number of TV shows including ‘Loose Women’. Other events in the coming week include comedian John Bishop’s ‘Elvis has left the building’ show on Saturday April 10. For more information, contact the box office on 01282 664400 or visit www.burnleymechanics.co.uk.
Colne
1970s soul band The Real Thing comes to the Muni on Saturday April 10. The band, which still features three original members, will perform many disco classics. For more information, contact the box office on 01282 661234 or visit www.themuni.co.uk.
Halifax
Darren Shaw and the Dynamics present ‘A Night at the Musicals’ at Square Chapel on Friday April 9. For more information, contact the box office on 01422 349422 or visit www.squarechapel.co.uk.
The next film in Halifax Film Society’s season at the Playhouse will be ‘Looking For Eric’ on Sunday April 11 at 7.30pm. The showing will be attended by special guest Paul Reaney, a former Leeds United and England footballer. For more information, visit www.halifaxfilm.org.uk.
Bradford
St George’s Hall hosts ‘An Evening with Gervase Phinn’ on Friday April 9. He will share his amusing tales of life as a schools inspector in the Yorkshire Dales. Other events in the coming week include a performance by the Kenyan Boys Choir tonight (Thursday). For more information, contact the box office on 01274 432000 or visit www.bradford-theatres.co.uk.
Leeds
Grimethorpe Colliery Band will perform at Morley Town Hall on Saturday April 10 as part of Leeds Best of Brass. The band, which was formed in 1917, came to international fame when it provided the soundtrack for the film ‘Brassed Off’. For more information, contact the box office on 0113 2243801 or visit www.leedsconcertseason.com.
Salford
Ballet Nacional de Cuba, one of the world’s most prestigious dance companies, comes to the Lowry to perform ‘Magia de la Danza’ on April 14 and 15, and ‘Swan Lake’ on April 16 and 17. For more information, contact the box office on 0870 7875788 or visit www.thelowry.com.
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