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NEW! Robert White: The Tank Top Tour Huddersfield Town Hall, Thu 21st March Robert White wowed the judges and viewers alike with his fast-paced comedy routines when he made the finals on this year's Britain’s Got Talent. He is now set to bring all that fun you saw on the TV live across the country as he announces his debut UK tour: The Tank Top Tour. With a suitcase full of his trademark vests, Robert will be travelling the UK with his unique, musical stand-up to 31 venues including Huddersfield Town Hall! Tickets are £19.50 and go on sale Fri 29th June            TICKETS . NEW! Kirklees Concert Season Our 2018 / 2019 Season is now on sale! New and familiar faces return to perform alongside the award-winning Orchestra of Opera North. Garry Walker begins the proceedings, as well as leading us in our Christmas Concert at Dewsbury Town Hall later this year. A world premiere sees former Music Director Richard Farnes conduct Will Todd’s Songs of Love and Battle. Plus we welcome back festive favourite The Grufallo's Child and The Highway Rat! Dalia Stasevska also returns to see out the Concert Season in style with another dynamic finale. Single Tickets and Subscriptions are now on sale TICKETS . NEW! Singalonga Sound of Music Cleckheaton Town Hall, Fri 5th April The original Sing-a-long-a is back and for the first time in Cleckheaton! For those of you not yet converted, Sing-a-Long-a Sound of Music is a screening of the classic Julie Andrews film musical in glorious, full-screen Technicolor, complete with lyric subtitles so that the whole audience can sing along. The evening begins with your host leading a vocal warm-up, judging the fancy dress competition and teaching you how to use your items in your free interactive props bag. Join hundred of other nuns, Julie Andrews look-alikes, Von Trapp children etc as they boo the Nazis, hiss at the baroness and sing their hearts out during the songs! Tickets £16 and are now on sale TICKETS NEW! Luther: Celebration Huddersfield Town Hall, Thu 17th January The World’s premier show in celebration of ‘The Velvet Voice’ experience all the hits from his amazing career, culminating  over 40 million album sales and eight Grammy awards including many of the greatest dance anthems and love songs ever written, fronted by international Luther Vandross tribute Harry Cambridge and his 10 piece band “Never Too Much”, “ Here and Now “, “Give Me the Reason”, ”I Really didn't mean it”, ” Stop to Love”, “So Amazing”, ”The Best Things in Life Are Free”, ” Always and Forever”, ” Endless Love” Luther Vandross the legend lives on. Tickets £20.50 and are selling fast TICKETS . NEW! Fastlove Huddersfield Town Hall, Fri 22nd March Get ready for an unforgettable evening celebrating a global superstar, as he puts the Boom Boom into your heart in the all new production, Fastlove - A tribute toGeorge Michael. The show is packed with crowd pleasing anthems. From the Wham classics of the new pop revival to the chart-topping success of the eighties album Faith, plus the awesome tunes of the nineties and noughties. This is aspellbinding experience you don’t want to miss. You’ll be getting up (to get down) to all your favourite songs: Careless Whisper, Freedom, Faith, Father Figure, Outside, Jesus To A Child, and many more. Relive the passion, the flare, and the unique sensitivity of George Michael in this incredible concert sensation. Tickets £25.50 and are now on sale TICKETS

Box Office: 01484 225755 Booking Fee: £1 per ticket, on tickets valued £12 or more

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Click to edit this heading. Highlights Brochure - July to September Our highlights brochure for July to September is now available to read online at Issuu.com. Select the link to read what's on across Kirklees Libraries this Summer. You can also pick up a copy at any Kirklees library. Read more Mischief Makers: Summer Reading Challenge The Summer Reading Challenge is the UK's biggest reading event for children in libraries, with thousands of families taking part all over the country. Get your children to sign up at your local library from Saturday July 14th. All they need to do is read six books of their own choice to complete the Challenge whilst picking up awards along the way. Pick up a copy of our latest highlights brochure for details of the events taking place across Kirklees libraries. Or read it online at the Issuu.com link above. Reluctant Readers Do you know a young reluctant reader? Have you ever wondered why they don't seem to love the written word? Maybe they've been told they are dyslexic or have a reading impairment. Kirklees Libraries have a very special young person who - herself - learned to read through 'The Beano' and is now keen to share her story with others. Join this inspiring teenager and her parent to find out how you, too, can learn to love reading a bit more. The sessions are suitable for adults and their children aged seven years and over who a bit reluctant about reading. The sessions take place at Huddersfield Library on Friday July 27th (10.00 - 11.30am) and Dewsbury Library on Tuesday July 31st (11.00 - 12.30pm). Free places are available by booking on our Ticketsource page at : https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/kirkleeslibraries Get It Loud in Libraries - The Orielles The award winning library programme GET IT LOUD IN LIBRARIES has joined force with Huddersfield Library to put on one of the cultural highlights of September with one of the most exciting and criticallt acclaimed new bands around: The Orielles. This exclusive show is a Sunday matinee performance on September 9th at 2.30pm to attract an all age audience into town. Tickets cost £8 and are available at: ticketlab.co.uk/event/id/1528/TheOrielles Huddersfield Local Studies: Lunchtime Club All Huddersfield: Our town on the wireless in the 1920s. Christine Verguson of the Huddersfield Local History Society will talk about how Huddersfield made use of the new medium of broadcasting and why 'Radio Slaithwaite' may have brought this to an end. Free tickets for this talk which takes place on Wednesday July 11th (1 - 2pm) are available via our Ticketsource page at: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/kirkleeslibraries Libby by Overdrive (ebooks and audiobooks) Did you know that Kirklees libraries has a collection of almost 14,000 ebooks and audiobooks. Borrow them for free with your Kirklees library card and PIN. View the collection and details of how to download the Libby app on our Overdrive page at: https://kirklees.overdrive.com/ PressReader (digital magazines and newspapers) Choose from over 7,000 national and international titles to read online or download for offline convenience. Free access with your Kirklees library card and PIN. Text-to-speech and instant translation options are also available. For more details see our PressReader at: https://www.pressreader.com/catalog Kids into reading too? Don't miss our library adventures bulletin. Sign me up Subscription Services

Kirklees Leaders Question Time – 16 July Got a question about the local issues that affect you, your family and your community? Put your questions directly to some of our local leaders at this live Question Time style event in Dewsbury. Our panel of local party leaders includes Cllr Shabir Pandor, Leader of Kirklees Council. You can also ask your questions online now, or follow along live via #KirkleesQT Get involved & ask your questions

Little Women at Oakwell Hall - 19 July Chapterhouse Theatre Company’s open air theatre productions at Oakwell Hall in Birstall are a popular part of the historic house’s summer programme. And this year is no exception, with tickets selling fast for their outdoor production of ‘Little Women’ on Thursday, 19 July. Book your place & learn more We've achieved White Ribbon status We've been officially granted White Ribbon accredited status. The White Ribbon Campaign is the largest global initiative for male violence against women.  Read more about our work Catching up on bins after the strike Like you, we want to make sure that grey bins that were not collected because of the strike are emptied as quickly as possible. If you have a HD, HX or WF4 postcode please put your grey bin out on the day we are due to collect – even if green is due. For other WF, BD postcodes, we will be collecting bins as normal from Tuesday 10 July. See how we are catching up Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Malala Yousafzai visits Dewsbury school Malala Yousafzai, winner of a Nobel Peace Prize, visited Carlton J & I in Dewsbury on Tuesday 3 July, to unveil an inspirational quote, and have a question and answer session with pupils. See what happened in photos Taking a hard line of BBQs and bonfires at local landmarks Following the recent grass fires and the expectation of further hot weather, we have brought into force a public space protection order (PSPO) which bans fires, fireworks, sky lanterns and BBQs in council and national trust owned parks and open spaces, including Castle Hill. Learn more about the PSPOs Looking after me courses If you are a carer, we have courses and programmes to help. Come along to our free courses for unpaid carers, and get some practical help and support to manage your day to day caring role and to talk with others carers. See what courses are on offer

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Feel cooler (and healthier) in this heat ☀️ Eat Drink Live Well have collected their best fruit lolly recipes in one place for you to really cool down the little ones, and big ones, this summer / really, really warm spring. Freeze...get cooler! How clean is your favourite restaurant? Now we know this email is meant to be about staying healthy but a treat every now and then is good for you too. So if you enjoy the odd takeaway or meal out, check out the hygiene ratings of your favourite places. Our Environmental Health team do all the inspections and the results can be found on the Food Standards Agency website. Search local food now Get Healthy and Happy in our libraries On Thursday 5 July from 10am to 2pm, we've got lots of interactive sessions about health in Huddersfield Library. We’ll be giving away goodie-bags and sessions cover everything from healthy eating to being active at all ages. The sessions are FREE and last for around half an hour, anyone can come along and there's no booking required. See what's on Cycle through amazing scenery in Kirklees 🚲 As it's Bike Week and the sun is shining (well, as we write this it is), it's the perfect time to  share our local walking and cycling routes. Use our website to look for routes near you - you can even search by difficulty level. Ride our local cycle routes A to Z of Health and Fitness - Men's health One man in 10 now has diabetes and in middle-aged men the disease is expected to increase sharply in frequency over the next 20 years. Men's Health Week 2018 runs alongside Diabetes Week this week - so it's a good time to highlight how important it is to #TalkAboutDiabetes too. Learn more, and get involved

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Got a question for our local leaders? Put your questions to some of our local leaders at a live Question Time style event in Dewsbury on Monday 16th July. Our panel will include Cllr Shabir Pandor, the Leader of Kirklees Council, and other local party leaders.You can also submit your question online and follow the event live via webcast and via #KirkleesQT on twitter. The event begins at 7pm. Register to take part Ask a question now Huddersfield celebrates 150 years of civic pride It’s 150 years since the founding of the borough of Huddersfield – part of a rich democratic heritage in Kirklees that we can all be proud of today. Find out how you can join in Huddersfield’s 150th anniversary celebrations, which begin on 7 & 8 July with a special exhibition opening, family activities and some anniversary walks. Huddersfield 150 Join the Batley 150 celebrations Volunteers in Batley are also getting ready to celebrate 150 years since the founding of Batley Borough Council in 1868. You're welcome to share your ideas and get involved: Batley 150 University of Huddersfield research for ages 14-18 Local researchers are looking at some of the wider issues around lowering the voting age and young people’s views on politics and democracy. Anyone aged 14 to 18 in Kirklees is welcome to take part in a quick questionnaire to share their views. More info about the research | Questionnaire Join our local democracy email list Subscription Services   www.kirklees.gov.uk

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