Polar Express at The Rex – Courtesy of Elland Children’s Centre
FREE Event – join Elland Children’s Centre at the Rex Cinema in Elland on Sunday 9 December, 11:00am to see Polar Express.
Just call Elland Children’s Centre on 01422 266197 to book your free ticket for one adult and one child!
Illuminating Halifax – Piece Hall, Square Chapel, Minster and more…
Square Chapel, The Piece Hall and The Halifax Minster present
Illuminating Halifax
Fri 07 Dec—Mon 10 Dec
Times: Various at Square Chapel Arts Centre, The Piece Hall & Halifax Minster
Tickets: Free
This December Square Chapel Arts Centre, Halifax Minster and The Piece Hall, are lighting up their buildings in one mesmerising weekend of spectacular light.
Square Chapel Arts Centre
Saturday 8 & Sunday 9 December
6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm
Free to attend
Square Chapel Art Centre’s copper building will come to life in a 10 minute light and sound spectacular celebrating 30 years of the arts centre.
Halifax Minster
Sunday 9 December: 5.30pm | 6.30pm | 7.30pm | 8.30pm
Monday 10 December: 3.30pm | 4.30pm | 5.30pm | 6.30pm
Free to attend
Ceiling illumination at the Halifax Minster
Three Harps of Christmas at Halifax Minster
Monday 10 December, 8:00pm
Join internationally renowned harpist Ruth Wall as she takes you on a candlelit journey through carols, medieval and new music on concert harp, Gaelic wire strung harp and the Renaissance bray harp at the wonderful Halifax Minster.
The Piece Hall
Friday 7 – Sunday 9 December
From dusk | Free to attend
The Piece Hall will house a frosted Christmas light installation that will illuminate using the beautiful historical cloth hall as a backdrop.
Snow White at Victoria Theatre
After the Magic Mirror declares Snow White to be the fairest in all the land the Wicked Queen is sent into a jealous rage. Will her friends be able to save Snow White from the Queen’s rage and will they all be able to live happily ever after?
Once again, the Victoria Theatre will have all the ingredients for a perfect family panto, with a dastardly villain, a hapless comic and a hilarious panto dame, as well as spectacular sets and costumes, fabulous songs and dances and bags of slapstick fun!
Neil Hurst is returning to Halifax for his tenth pantomime season, this year as Jingles the Jester and he is being joined by Jolyon Dixon as Dame Dolly Mixture and Felicity Skiera as the Wicked Queen.
Snow White runs at the Victoria Theatre in Halifax, West Yorkshire from Thursday 13 December 2018 until Saturday 5 January 2019.
PLEASE NOTE: Prices vary by date or seating position but Adult and Child tickets are the same price.
Did you know Victoria Theatre also offers an integrated signed performance and a relaxed performance of Snow White.
Snow White Integrated Signed Performance, Saturday 29 December, 5:30pm & Sunday 30 December, 1:00pm.
For this integrated performance, the British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters will be involved in the action on stage and take part in the performances!
Snow White Relaxed Performance, Friday 4 January, 10:30am
This performance is designed to be welcoming to everyone, and especially to adults and children who may feel unable to access theatre performances for a variety of reasons, for example: parents/carers with noisy infants, people who need or want to move around and/or vocalise during the performance, people with dementia, autism or with other complex access and inclusion needs.
Kidocracy at the Piece Hall
Kidocracy is an interactive show on Saturday 8 December and Sunday 9 December, 12:00pm-1:00pm (doors open 11:30am) at the Piece Hall. It is hosted by Keith Farnan (Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow), appearing as Brehon, an ancient Irish know-it-all who gives children an island to rule.
They must elect leaders, write anthems, come up with rules and deal with all sorts of crises because running the world isn’t all fun, fun, fun – there’s stuff to be done as well.
This is a seated show and will take place this Christmas in the circus-style Spiegeltent – a spectacular round wooden structure from the Netherlands measuring 20 meters in diameter, lavishly decorated inside with mirrors, glass and velvet.
Tickets, Adult £11, Children £8.50 are available from the Piece Hall website.
Domestic Abuse – in Whatever Language at Whatever Time
Have you or a family member been affected by Domestic Abuse?
Do you need some support or someone to talk to about the abuse?
Are you struggling to cope with the effects of family violence?
Christmas, for some families is a time of celebration, but unfortunately for some the expectations of being there to provide and support can make Christmas a challenging time. Don’t forget the Samaritans are always there to help you and can be contacted though our link.
Calderdale Staying Safe has published a series of guides to in different languages to support those who may not know what services are available in Urdu, Czech and Polish.
Calderdale Staying Safe, the Domestic Abuse Support Service has released a flyer that can be downloaded here and printed to give the latest information on how to contact them, 01422 323339 Monday to Friday 9:00am-5:00pm. The leaflet also includes the out of hours number.
There are also leaflets in different languages
In an emergency, call 999 or to report an incident to the Police, please call 101.
Staying Safe has a skilled, experienced and diverse staff team who speak other languages or will make every effort to find language support through interpreters.
This is a free and confidential service to anyone aged 16 and above, who has been affected by domestic abuse and who lives in Calderdale.
Support is available to people regardless of their sexuality, gender, disability, religion or ethnic origin.
Support is also available for children 5 years and above, who have been affected by domestic abuse.
There are dedicated male and female support workers.
The latest outreach sessions are;
Todmorden Community College, Burnley Rd, Todmorden OL14 7BX
(1st & 3rd Thursday every month 10:00am-12:00pm)
06/12/18, 20/12/18
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Innovations Children’s Centre, Cousin Lane, Ovenden, HX2 8DQ
(2nd & 4th Thursday every month 10:00am-12:00pm)
13/12/18 (No drop in 27/12/18)
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Queen’s Road Neighbourhood Centre, Queens Rd, HX1 4NE
Monthly drop-in on 1st Tues of the month 9:30am–11:30am (No drop in 01/01/2019)
Download the Calderdale Staying Safe Flyer.
Young and Want to Make a DIFFERENCE? Time Out is Looking for Volunteers.
Time Out is a project for young people, created by young people to give a space to allow you to develop in whatever way suits you best. Fortunately, mental health is no longer a taboo subject and Time Out are recruiting volunteers to spread awareness of the help available for those with issues of self-harm, body image or self-esteem.
There are creative opportunities in graphic design, web development or or other media such as film and photography. On a more physical level there are opportunities in sports, performing arts, music and gaming.
Perhaps even more importantly, is the experience of being part of a team that will help your CV as well as your life-skills.
Time Out is currently looking for volunteers who can not only develop their own skills but help others to do the same.
If you think that, with help and assistance, you could help others, or even would like to discuss without any commitment, then call Annie on 01422 345154 or email annie@healthymindscalderdale.co.uk.
Activities to Stay Well, Live Better in Calderdale Lower Valley
Check out what’s happening in Brighouse, Elland, Rastrick and the rest of the Lower Valley with the Staying Well Activity Guide. Download the full guide here..
Lower Valley Friday Flyer 30 November – OUT NOW!!
Click here to view the latest Lower Valley Friday Flyer…
Featuring:-
- World Aids Day 1 December
- RSPCA Open Day in Halifax
- Christmas Services at Halifax Minster
- Christmas Fairs and Concerts
- Festive Fun Workshop with LEGO Bricks
- Elves Christmas Workshops at the Piece Hall
- Applications for School Places Now Open
Have a great weekend!
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Christmas Presents from the Phoenix Shed
There’s just still some time left to order something special from The Phoenix Shed.
What will it be, from this range of very sturdy, well made timber presents?
A bird nesting box (£15), seed feeder (£12), a bird table (£40), a Hedgehog House (£40), a bespoke walking stick, or pole (from £25), planters for the garden (from £15), a garden bench (from £100) or maybe a garden tripod for you washing basket (£12)? Whew, there are so many things you could get.
Very special Christmas gifts, all reasonably priced and specially made for you.
All of the things that we make at the Phoenix Shed can be tailored to your own requirements. However, we do have some items in stock, so just give Chris a ring on 07930 207537 to ask for details.
By the way – being all older men, we do tend to specialise in RUSTIC!
Hot news! We currently have a very, very special ‘Benny the Beluga Whale’ walking stick. The head is made from Silver Birch (debarked) and the shank is made from Cotoneaster. A very comfortable and sturdy stick if ever there was one. The socket and spigot joint is reinforced with a hardened steel pin. Christmas offer only £35. Remember, this is a unique stick, so we only have the one.
Don’t forget all the other presents still available from other walking sticks to bird boxes, benches and garden planters. See more here.
Christmas at Eureka! Children’s Museum
Eureka! children’s museum has been preparing for Christmas with a number of events coming up.
The Eureka! elves have been beavering away to get the museum more Christmassy than ever before, and the big guy in red himself arrived this weekend, ready to meet children in the snuggly grotto!
The Eureka! grotto has been named one of the UK’s best places to see Santa by NetMums, for three years running.
Elves open the doors from 11:00am every weekend, and then daily from Wednesday 19 December. Grotto visits cost just £4 per child, and include a small gift!
Autism-only sessions
The grotto is opened an hour earlier at 10:00am just for visitors with autism, and the Eureka! team can do all kinds of things to tailor your visit, such as changing the lighting and music, or even removing Santa’s beard (he’s magic, so it doesn’t hurt).
Festive Toddler Days
The next Toddler Days will be on Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 December, when the museum is open the museum JUST for our youngest visitors.
There are no school bookings for either day but there will be grotto visits with Santa, extra early years activities, plus a brand new festive show ‘A Place for Winter’ all about a hedgehog and dormouse trying to find somewhere safe and warm to hibernate.
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