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Monday, July 13th • Monday, July 20th | Here's your weekly update based on your interests and topic choices. Thank you for subscribing. |
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|  | Chess and Board Games Club at Mirfield Library | Mon, 13.7.2026 10:00 - 12:30 | +1 | Chess and board games group Read more |
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 | Stay, Play and Read at Heckmondwike Library | Mon, 13.7.2026 10:30 - 12:00 | +1 | Reading, activities and conversation for families Read more |
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| |  | Coffee Plus at Skelmanthorpe Library | Mon, 13.7.2026 10:30 - 12:30 | Free coffee morning with a guest speaker 10:30am 12pm second Monday of every month Read more |
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 | Coffee Morning at Skelmanthorpe Library | Mon, 13.7.2026 10:30 - 12:30 | +1 | CCoffee morning with board games, jigsaws and puzzles Read more |
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| |  | Dementia Support at Cleckheaton Library | Mon, 13.7.2026 10:30 - 12:30 | +2 | Activities and support for people with dementia every Monday and Friday Read more |
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 | Storytime at Slaithwaite Library | Mon, 13.7.2026 10:30 - 11:30 | +1 | Stories and crafts for under 5s. Read more |
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|  | The National Gallery: Art On Your Doorstep | Mon, 13.7.2026 10:00 - 17:00 | +6 | Fourteen life-size reproductions of National Gallery paintings are to be displayed throughout the Oakwell estate. Read more |
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| | Coffee Plus at Skelmanthorpe Library | Mon, 13.7.2026 10:30 - 12:30 | Free coffee morning with a guest speaker 10:30am 12pm second Monday of every month Read more |
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 | Creative Writing Group at Cleckheaton Library | Mon, 13.7.2026 18:00 - 19:00 | Creative support groups for budding writers. Read more |
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| |  | Tiny Readers | Tue, 14.7.2026 09:00 - 10:00 | Tiny Readers at The Fields – A Reading Club for Parents / Carers and Young Children! Looking for a fun way to get your child (0-4 years) excited abou ... Read more |
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| Writers' Group at Marsden Library | Tue, 14.7.2026 10:00 - 12:00 | Support for budding writers Read more |
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| |  | Wellness Walk at Golcar Library | Tue, 14.7.2026 10:30 - 12:30 | A gentle low-level walk lead by the Wellness team. Read more |
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 | Poetry Group at Cleckheaton Library | Tue, 14.7.2026 14:00 - 15:00 | A free drop in session where we share and discuss poetry. Read more |
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|  | Musical Theatre Classes | Wed, 15.7.2026 18:15 - 19:15 | Enrolling now for September Read more |
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| | Stay, Play and Read at Heckmondwike Library | Mon, 13.7.2026 10:30 - 12:00 | +1 | Reading, activities and conversation for families Read more |
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| Storytime at Slaithwaite Library | Mon, 13.7.2026 10:30 - 11:30 | +1 | Stories and crafts for under 5s. Read more |
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| |  | Storytime at Lindley Library | Mon, 13.7.2026 14:15 - 15:00 | +1 | Stories and crafts for under 5s. Read more |
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 | Story & Rhyme Time at Shepley Library | Mon, 13.7.2026 14:30 - 15:15 | +1 | A friendly and fun session with stories and crafts Read more |
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| | | Tiny Readers | Tue, 14.7.2026 09:00 - 10:00 | Tiny Readers at The Fields – A Reading Club for Parents / Carers and Young Children! Looking for a fun way to get your child (0-4 years) excited abou ... Read more |
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 | Storytime at Cleckheaton Library | Tue, 14.7.2026 10:15 - 11:00 | +1 | Stories and crafts for under 5s. Read more |
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|  | Gary Delaney - Gary On Laughing | Fri, 17.7.2026 21:00 - 22:30 | GARY DELANEY RETURNS WITH HIS NEW SHOW GARY ON LAUGHING, FOLLOWING HIS LAST UK TOUR WHICH RAN FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS ACROSS 378 DATES. People laugh ... Read more |
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|  | LR Vandy: Rise | Tue, 14.7.2026 10:00 - 18:00 | +5 | Rise is an ambitious first solo museum exhibition by LR Vandy, created for The Weston Gallery. Read more |
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| The National Gallery: Art On Your Doorstep | Mon, 13.7.2026 10:00 - 17:00 | +6 | Fourteen life-size reproductions of National Gallery paintings are to be displayed throughout the Oakwell estate. Read more |
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| |  | Hold to this Earth: Works by Contemporary Indigenous North American Artists from Tia Collection | Tue, 14.7.2026 10:00 - 18:00 | +5 | Headlining our 2026 programme is a major presentation of work by contemporary Indigenous American artists from Tia Collection. Read more |
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 | Bren Head: SIMULACRUM | Sat, 4.7.2026 00:00 - Sat, 15.8.2026 00:00 | The Long Wall Gallery is proud to present Bren Head’s evocative portraits and figurative works as part of Holmfirth Artweek. Read more |
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| |  | EXHIBITION: Post Office Cultures | Mon, 13.7.2026 10:00 - 15:00 | +5 | Post Office Cultures invites visitors to explore the histories, memories and meanings of post offices in the UK and India through creative scanning pr ... Read more |
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 | Annie Montgomerie: Missies and Nippers | Sat, 11.7.2026 09:00 - Sun, 1.11.2026 18:00 | Following her sell-out show Hand Me Downs in 2022, Annie Montgomerie will be back next summer with a new exhibition Missies and Nippers. Read more |
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|  | ETC presents: Our Land (12A) | Sat, 18.7.2026 19:30 - 22:00 | Our Land (2026) is a UK documentary directed by Orban Wallace that explores land ownership, access, and social inequality in the British countryside. Read more |
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|  | Ancestry Help at Golcar Library | Tue, 14.7.2026 10:00 - 13:00 | Help with searching Ancestry.com Read more |
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 | Hot Glass Bead Making | Tue, 14.7.2026 11:30 - 15:30 | Join Zoe for a day of hot glass bead making! Read more |
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| |  | Exploring Local Anglo-Saction Priest Way with Kirkheaton History Group | Tue, 14.7.2026 19:30 - 21:30 | Explore Local Anglo-Saxon Priest Way at this Virtual Walk with Kirkheaton History Society at Kirkheaton Community Centre. Read more |
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 | Local History Lunchtime Club at Kirklees Local Studies Library | Thu, 16.7.2026 13:00 - 14:00 | The lunchtime club is an informal meeting of people with an interest in local history. Meetings are held every two months, 1pm on Thursdays, at 16a Vi ... Read more |
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| |  | Hands on History at Denby Dale Library | Thu, 16.7.2026 13:30 - 15:30 | Informal group for people interested in genealogy and local history Read more |
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| Local History Group at Kirkheaton Library | Thu, 16.7.2026 18:00 - 19:00 | Informal group for people interested in genealogy and local history Read more |
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|  | European Folk Music Orchestra | Tue, 14.7.2026 18:00 - 19:30 | Folk Orchestra open rehearsals for musicians of any ability, in Marden on Tuesdays Read more |
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 | New VIBE Singing/Music Group - Huddersfield | Wed, 15.7.2026 14:30 - 15:30 | Serendipity and HerSpace welcome everyone to come and join our new 2 weekly singing/music group. Read more |
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| | | Musical Theatre Classes | Wed, 15.7.2026 18:15 - 19:15 | Enrolling now for September Read more |
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 | White Rose Strummers Intermediate Ukulele at Cleckheaton Library | Thu, 16.7.2026 13:30 - 15:30 | Learn to play Ukulele. Read more |
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| |  | Weekly Rehearsals - new members are welcome | Thu, 16.7.2026 19:30 - 21:30 | Do you love singing? WHY NOT JOIN US Read more |
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 | Nook + The Bureaus | Thu, 16.7.2026 20:00 - 22:00 | Huddersfield's newest and most exciting indie acts share a stage for one special co-headline show. NOOK and The Bureaus are two of the freshest names ... Read more |
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|  | Summer at Whistlestop Valley | Sat, 18.7.2026 10:00 - 17:00 | This year at Whistlestop Valley, we are bringing you THREE themed events for the summer holidays. Read more |
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|  | Knit and Natter at Almondbury Library | Mon, 13.7.2026 14:00 - 16:00 | Share hints and tips, swap patterns, meet new people and learn new skills. Fortnightly on Mondays. Read more |
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 | Knit and Natter at Mirfield Library | Mon, 13.7.2026 16:30 - 18:30 | +1 | Knit and Natter Groups are for adults who enjoy knitting, crochet, cross stitch and other crafts. They are free of charge to attend and participants h ... Read more |
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| |  | Knit and Natter at Rawthorpe & Dalton Library | Tue, 14.7.2026 10:15 - 12:15 | Knit and Natter Groups are for adults who enjoy knitting, crochet, cross stitch and other crafts. They are free of charge to attend and participants h ... Read more |
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 | Knit and Natter at Birstall Library | Tue, 14.7.2026 13:00 - 15:00 | Knitting and crochet for charity. Read more |
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| |  | Knit and Natter at Honley Library | Tue, 14.7.2026 13:30 - 15:00 | Knit and Natter Groups are for adults who enjoy knitting, crochet, cross stitch and other crafts. Read more |
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| Knit and Natter at Marsden Library | Wed, 15.7.2026 13:30 - 15:00 | Knit and Natter Groups are for adults who enjoy knitting, crochet, cross stitch and other crafts. Read more |
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|  | Twelfth Night | Tue, 14.7.2026 20:30 - 23:05 | +1 | HER PRODUCTIONS RETURN IN 2026 WITH UNSEEMLY SHAKESPEARE, TAKING ON THE BARD'S ULTIMATE ROMANTIC COMEDY, TWELFTH NIGHT. Shipwrecked and separated fr ... Read more |
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| Musical Theatre Classes | Wed, 15.7.2026 18:15 - 19:15 | Enrolling now for September Read more |
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| |  | Arts At The Arms 2026 | Wed, 15.7.2026 20:00 - 22:20 | Arts at the Arms brings its trademark mix of theatre, comedy, poetry and music to Lawrence Batley Theatre – all created and performed by talented arti ... Read more |
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 | Murder, She Didn't Write | Thu, 16.7.2026 20:30 - 22:30 | DON YOUR DEERSTALKER, GRAB YOUR MAGNIFYING GLASS AND GET YOUR ‘FINGER OF SUSPICION’ AT THE READY BECAUSE EDINBURGH FRINGE FAVOURITES, DEGREES OF ERROR ... Read more |
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| |  | Make Yourself at Home | Fri, 17.7.2026 20:30 - 21:30 | AN INTIMATE WORK-IN-PROGRESS SHARING CREATED BY CARE EXPERIENCED ARTISTS THROUGH A TWO-WEEK DEVISED THEATRE PROCESS. Blending spoken word, movement, ... Read more |
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| Gary Delaney - Gary On Laughing | Fri, 17.7.2026 21:00 - 22:30 | GARY DELANEY RETURNS WITH HIS NEW SHOW GARY ON LAUGHING, FOLLOWING HIS LAST UK TOUR WHICH RAN FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS ACROSS 378 DATES. People laugh ... Read more |
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|  | IT Support at Mirfield Library | Mon, 13.7.2026 14:00 - 16:00 | One-on-one support to learn and use digital devices. 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month Read more |
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| Digital Drop In at Kirkheaton Library | Mon, 13.7.2026 15:30 - 17:00 | +1 | IT support drop in for help with any IT related issues Read more |
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| |  | Chess Club at Mirfield Library | Mon, 13.7.2026 16:30 - 18:30 | +1 | Chess club at Mirfield library. Every Monday evening. Read more |
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| Digital Drop In at Marsden Library | Tue, 14.7.2026 10:00 - 12:00 | IT support drop in for help with any IT related issues Read more |
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| | | Drop-In IT Support at Dewsbury Library | Tue, 14.7.2026 10:00 - 12:00 | One-on-one support to learn and use digital devices. Every Tuesday morning. Read more |
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| Hot Glass Bead Making | Tue, 14.7.2026 11:30 - 15:30 | Join Zoe for a day of hot glass bead making! Read more |
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