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Little Learners at Shipley Library!
 Little Learners will be running play sessions at Shipley Library for children under five! Q.What do I need to bring? Please make sure you and your child are wearing clothes you don't mind getting messy in. Little Learners take no responsibility for clothes that are stained, marked or damaged. Make sure you remember to bring a change of clothes, and a towel. (warm soapy water will be provided at the end of the session if necessary) Q. Do I stay with my child at Little Learners? At Little Learners we encourage parents to be involved in their child’s learning as much as they can and most of all – have lots of fun! We provide a variety of fun, hands-on activities for you and your child to explore together and learn how to make marks. Parents/Carers are solely responsible for their child/children at all times during Little Learners classes; for example, although care is taken to ensure materials used are non-toxic, parents/carers should take sensible precautions to ensure that materials aren’t ingested. Please be aware that some activities involve materials that can become slippery so extra care must be taken Each week will be designed around a book theme. Wk 1 - Dear Zoo Wk 2 - The Very Hungry Caterpillar Wk 3 - Vehicles (will use a variety of books) Wk 4 - The Gruffalo Wk 5 - The Colour Monster. The events are FREE but booking is ESSENTIAL. Please book via shipley.library@bradford.gov.uk Sessions will run on the following dates from 10.45am for one hour. Wednesday, 2 Sept Wednesday, 9 Sept Wednesday, 16 Sept Wednesday, 23 Sept Wednesday, 30 Sept |
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LOVE YOUR LOCAL HISTORY...
A MEDIEVAL BURGLARY AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY (with links to Yorkshire)
A talk by Janet Senior
Thursday September 10th 11:30 – 12:30pm
A Medieval Burglary at Westminster with links to Yorkshire!
The ruling monarchs of England lived close to Westminster Abbey in the early Middle Ages and used the Abbey for storage facilities. But the monarchs were not always in the palace and when they were away anything could happen. One of these ‘happenings’ was an audacious burglary in 1302/03. The talk will include information on the buildings, the people involved, reasons for the burglary. what happened to the perpetrators and the resulting actions of the Exchequer.
Bradford Local Studies History Lectures - at Bradford Local Studies Library, Margaret McMillan Tower, Princes Way, BD1 1NN.
These talks are supported by member of FoBALS (Friends of Bradford Archives & Local Studies) with Bradford Local Studies and West Yorkshire Archives Bradford.
Email local.studies@bradford.gov.uk. Tel: 01274 433688,
What's on at the museum 🍂
Summer is almost over. The nights are drawing in, there's a chill in the air and, perhaps most scary of all, it's almost time to go back to school.
But here at the museum the fun doesn't stop, and we've got a great line up for you over the next couple of months.
Here's what's coming up in this month's newsletter:
🧪 A baa-rilliant October Half Term announcement
🎮 Have your say on our new exhibition
🪩 More chances to party with Setting the Stage
🎬 Big, bold cinema in Bradford
Shaun the Sheep's Mossy Bottom Laboratory
24 October – 1 November
Trouble is bubbling at Shaun the Sheep’s Mossy Bottom Laboratory this Halloween!
Can you help Shaun and the Flock catch the Beast of Mossy Bottom? Head to the museum for a week of spooky science experiments, awesome animation workshops, live shows and film screenings to give you all the skills you need to save the day.
Inspired by the Sky Original film, Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom, don’t miss a half term packed with frighteningly good fun for the whole family.
Free museum admission tickets are available now for October Half Term, so grab yours now, if you dare...
Widescreen Weekend
24–28 September. Tickets from £10.50, discounts available.
Widescreen Weekend returns for its 30th anniversary with a bumper programme of widescreen cinema and film-on-film.
From UK premieres to the biggest blockbusters in IMAX, if you love cinema, you won't want to miss this.
Individual tickets are available to book now, so take your seat at Bradford's biggest, boldest film festival.
The talk of the town
Dua Lipa's London Literature Festival line-up has dropped, and there are plenty of events for poetry fans now on sale! Discover poetry from around the world, celebrate the art at Poems on the Underground's 40th Anniversary, discover the best of the best at 2026 Forward Prizes of Poetry Ceremony and join in with free events.
Plus with just two stops left on the A Poet in Every Port tour, catch up with what we've been up to on the road and enjoy a poem about Denisa Hasieberova’s memories of crab fishing in Bangor, Northern Ireland, which will be our last stop.
Our A Poet in Every Port tour is almost over! With just two stops remaining on the mobile library's journey, if you’ve been meaning to get involved, now's your moment. Catch us in South Shields on Fri 18 & Sat 19 Sep and Bangor, Northern Ireland on Fri 25 & Sat 26 Sep.
Can't make it? Head to our website to find out how to enter the Word Exchange competition. Need some inspiration first? Check out a brilliant writing prompt from London poet Chloe Carterr on our Instagram.
A glimpse of the sea
This month we're sharing a poem with you straight from the travels of our poetry bus. Based on the Word Exchange Challenge, Crab Fishing was inspired by Denisa Hasieberova’s memories of crab fishing in Bangor, Northern Ireland. The poem includes some Ulster-Scots words which are frequently used in Northern Ireland.
Crab Fishing
Heavy waves at the harbour
chanted old scriptures –
salt-worn psalms on the tide.
We wandered by rock pools
and storm-black bays.
Rain chased us through
Ward Park, High Street,
all the way down to
Eisenhower Pier,
fishing for crabs and limpets
gripping the blue green
of the Irish Sea.
Kwame Dawes: Afro-Style School & Kinships
THU 22 OCT
Jamaica’s Poet Laureate celebrates the influential poetry programmes and collectives that have fought against literature and publishing’s lack of diversity.
Out-Spoken: October
FRI 23 OCT
Come along to a special London Literature Festival edition of our regular poetry and music night, featuring Kwame Dawes, Alice Oswald and Max Porter.
This performance is British Sign Language interpreted (BSL) and Speech-to-Text transcribed.
A Celebration of British Somali Poetry
SAT 24 OCT
Explore how diaspora Somali poets rework an ancient tradition, in this event featuring readings and conversation with award-winning poets.
Words In, Words Out: A Night in With Koestler Arts
SAT 24 OCT
Hear the voices of writers inside the criminal justice system at an evening of discussions and readings from Koestler’s anthology by contemporary poets.
Poems on the Underground: 40th Anniversary
SAT 24 OCT
A delectable feast of poetry and music celebrating 40 years of Poems on the Underground, Transport for London’s great public poetry programme.
The 2026 Forward Prizes for Poetry Ceremony
SAT 24 OCT
Discover some of the best poetry coming out of the UK and Ireland, and be here as the winners of the 2026 Forward Prizes for Poetry are announced live on stage.
This performance is British Sign Language interpreted (BSL) and Speech-to-Text transcribed.
Creative Encounters: Poetry and Ink
WED 21 OCT
Play with words and stamp-making to help create a giant, collaborative visual poem in this London Literature Festival edition of Creative Encounters.
Poetry Day!
SAT 24 OCT
View the rarities, hidden gems and new acquisitions from the largest public collection of modern poetry in the world.
Thanks for reading. We hope you enjoyed your specially selected highlights. Share your comments and photos with us by mentioning @southbankcentre or @haywardgallery.
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