What’s on this weekend
FRIDAY
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Halifax Festival
A 10 day festival of theatre, film, music, art, dance and heritage. Visit www.halifaxfestival.co.uk.
Cleckheaton folk Festival
Various venues around the town. Music and street attractions. Visit www.cleckheatonfolkfestival.org.
Fields off Hunsworth Lane, BD4 6RN
Yorkshire Wartime Experience
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DRAMA AND STAGE
Dewsbury Artspace, Lower Peel Street, Dewsbury
Dewsbury Arts Group presents Billy, a musical based on Billy Liar, 7.30pm. Tickets £9 (concs £8), ring 01924 465647.
EXHIBITIONS
Hepworth Gallery, Wakefield
William Scott
Sound and Light by Haroon Mirza
Huddersfield Art Gallery, Princess Alexandra Walk, Huddersfield
Future Backgrounds by Gil Pasternak
The Lounge and Gallery, Matthew’s Coffee House, Cleckheaton
Something Else by Scholes Art Group tutor Chris Rouse.
Dewsbury Museum, Crow Nest Park, Heckmondwike Road, Dewsbury
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PUBS AND CLUBS
Eastborough WMC
Female vocalist Vicky Louise
Millbridge WMC
Twist Of Fate, four piece rock covers band.
Ritz Ballroom, Brighouse
Bugalu Foundation, nine piece original Northern Latin soul band and DJ set from Jeff Hordley AKA Cain Dingle from Emmerdale. Entry £10 on the door, £8 advance from: 01484 720058 or www.wegottickets.com.
Brooklands, Batley
UK Subs
Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
The Ukrainians
Cafe Lento, Leeds
Joe Tatton Trio
Cockpit Room 3, Leeds
Big Narstie
HEART, Leeds
Samay
Holbeck WMC, Leeds
Pink Peg Slax
New Roscoe, Leeds
The Roosters
Sela Bar, Leeds
Joe Ashlar
Snooty Fox, Wakefield
Virus
The Hop, Wakefield
Marcus Bonfanti
The Library, Leeds
Acid Drop
The Taproom, Batley
Kate Douglas
The Wardrobe, Leeds
Whole Lotta Led
West Riding, Dewsbury
Further From The Truth
THEATRES
Alhambra Theatre
Bradford 01274 432000
Go Back For Murder
Carriageworks
Leeds 0113 224 3801
Churchill
City Varieties
Leeds 0113 243 0808
Beyond the Barricade
Grand Theatre and Howard Assembly Room
Leeds 0844 848 2705
Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical
St George’s Hall
Bradford 01274 432000
King of Pop: The Legend Continues
SATURDAY
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Red House Museum, Oxford Road, Gomersal.
Walk and tea with Mary Taylor, friend of Charlotte Bronte, 1.30pm. A brief tour of Mary Taylor’s childhood home, followed by a 3.5 mile walk around Old Gomersal. Return via the Gomersal Lodge Hotel, originally High Royds, Mary’s last home, for a traditional cream tea. Charge £5 adults, £10 children, who must be accompanied by an adult. Charge applies for entry to Red House. Booking essential with Helen on 01274 532425 or [email protected].
Halifax Festival
A10 day festival of theatre, film, music, art, dance and heritage. Visit www.halifaxfestival.co.uk.
Upper Hopton
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Hide AdGarden Trail, 10am- 4pm, £3, children free. Programmes available from Croft House, Jackroyd Lane, Upper Hopton or any participating garden displaying balloons. Refreshments available all day.
St John’s Car Park, Bradford Road, Cleckheaton
Cleckheaton farmers’ market, 9am-1pm.
Cleckheaton folk Festival
Various venues around the town. Music and street attractions. Visit www.cleckheatonfolkfestival.org.
Fields off Hunsworth Lane, BD4 6RN
Yorkshire Wartime Experience
Family military history event with re-enactors, wartime vehicles and stalls. Under 5s free, adults £6.50, concs £5, family of four £20. Visit www.ywe-event.info.
St Paul’s Church, Mirfield
Mirfield Sweet Pea Festival, craft stalls, advice stand, seeds and 41 classes for exhibitors. Huddersfield Road, Mirfield, 10.30am-4pm with prizes at noon
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School Healds Road, Dewsbury
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DRAMA AND STAGE
Dewsbury Artspace, Lower Peel Street, Dewsbury
Dewsbury Arts Group presents Billy, a musical based on Billy Liar, 7.30pm. Tickets £9 (concs £8), ring 01924 465647.
EXHIBITIONS
Hepworth Gallery, Wakefield
William Scott
Sound and Light by Haroon Mirza
Huddersfield Art Gallery, Princess Alexandra Walk, Huddersfield
Future Backgrounds by Gil Pasternak
The Lounge and Gallery, Matthew’s Coffee House, Cleckheaton
Something Else by Scholes Art Group tutor Chris Rouse.
Dewsbury Museum, Crow Nest Park, Heckmondwike Road, Dewsbury
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Upper Hopton Club
Northorpe Watercolour Society presents an exhibition and sale of work by local artists. Jackroyd Lane, Upper Hopton, 10am-4pm.
MUSIC
Greenhead Park, Trinity Street, Huddersfield
Listen To The Music! 2pm-4pm.
PUBS AND CLUBS
Old Bank WMC, Old Bank Road, Mirfield
Singer Thomas Marx
Comrades Club, Heckmondwike
Gary Johnson on keyboard, guitar and vocals, 8.30pm.
Eastborough WMC
Female duo Maki
Millbridge WMC
Fifth Avenue top boy/girl duo
Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
The Temperance Movement, Leeds
Carpe Diem: Carnabells, Leeds
Courthouse (Otley): Fusion, Leeds
Fox & Newt, Leeds
Biscuithead And The Biscuit Badgers
HEART, Leeds
Mestisa
THEATRES
Alhambra Theatre
Bradford 01274 432000
Go Back For Murder
Carriageworks
Leeds 0113 224 3801
Churchill
City Varieties
Leeds 0113 243 0808
Grand Union Orchestra – Trading Roots
Lawrence Batley Theatre
Huddersfield 01484 430528
Defying Gravity, by Emma Coombes Dance Academy
WALKS
Mytholmroyd and beyond.
B walk with Dewsbury and District Ramblers. The 9.31am train from Dewsbury or meet at Mytholmroyd train station at 10.05am. Brenda Ayres is walk leader.
SUNDAY
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Red House Museum, Oxford Road, Gomersal
Wedding open day, noon-3.30pm.
Halifax Festival
A 10 day arts festival Visit www.halifaxfestival.co.uk.
Cleckheaton folk Festival
Various venues around the town. Visit www.cleckheatonfolkfestival.org.
Fields off Hunsworth Lane, BD4 6RN
Yorkshire Wartime Experience
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Community of the Resurrection
Family fun day with car rally, stalls, tombola, raffle, welly wanging and more. Stocksbank Road, Mirfield, 2pm-6pm.
Ossett Memorial Community Centre
National Scalextric Collectors Club swap meet. Prospect Road, Ossett, 10am-2.30pm. Entry £1, u16 free. Refreshments available.
EXHIBITIONS
Hepworth Gallery, Wakefield
William Scott
Sound and Light by Haroon Mirza
THEATRES
Lawrence Batley Theatre
Huddersfield 01484 430528
Defying Gravity, by Emma Coombes Dance Academy
WALKS
Oakwell Hall and Gomersal
With North Kirklees Ramblers.
Meet at 10.45am at Heckmondwike Market Place, WF16 0EZ, for an eight mile medium walk. No dogs please. Ring Geoff on 01422 379 921.
Jumble Hall Clough
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Hide AdB+ walk with Dewsbury and District Ramblers. Meet walk leader David Lodge, Wellington Road car park, Dewsbury, 9am.
Cleckheaton’s history
Meet at the car park behind Cleckheaton Town Hall at 10.30am for an easy two mile themed Folk Festival walk with Kirklees Countryside Volunteers. Ring Susan on 07979 292781.
Cordwell Valley
With Batley Rambling at Batley Sports Centre at 9am for an eight mile medium walk from Totley Derbys following fields, woodland, moorland paths.
pubs and clubs
Central Club, Batley
Afternoon Jazz with Reg Hargreaves Trio and singer, 1pm-3.30pm, free.