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Be the better you in 2019 - join the Resolution Revolution If you start each year with a set of resolutions that get abandoned by the end of the first week of January, then you're not alone. Don't worry, we're here to help. Join the revolution!

12 days of safer Christmas in Kirklees Safer Kirklees is issuing its 12 days of a Safer Christmas this week. The twelve seasonally themed tips are aimed at helping residents to keep safe during the festive period across the borough. Get in the spirit Huddersfield set to become a world-class hub for music We are working with the University of Huddersfield and a number of music organisations, including festivals, independent venues, a record shop and a label. Hear the plans

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Viennese Whirl Sat 29 Dec | 4.30pm | Huddersfield Town Hall With Christmas over for another year, we’re ready with a Viennese-inspired concert to waltz you into a New Year in style. Put on your glitz and glamour and join us on Saturday for a sparkling concert filled with much-loved favourites. Why you’ll love it… • Big hitting orchestral fireworks from Brahms, Strauss and more… (listen to the playlist here) • Over 65 members of the Orchestra of Opera North captivate • Christopher Bell conducts rare UK performance • Stephanie Corley performs the enchanting ‘Vilja’ from The Merry Widow… • It’s a great way to start your New Year celebrations • It’s in the afternoon! We know Christmas and New Year can be a crazy time for your diary. This way we figure you get to do both the concert and make plans with friends in the evening – or better yet, bring them along. BOOK NOW Privacy Policy

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We’re starting a Resolution Revolution. How are you feeling about 2019? Ready for whatever it brings or feeling sure nothing will change? Well, if you do want to make a change and live a healthier life (or even just think you do) then step this way. We’re starting a Resolution Revolution and we’d love you to join us. Around 90% of New Year’s resolutions fail by February – sad fact. But what if you had a bit of extra help? Something to keep you on the straight and narrow and remind you every now and again why you want to do this. Worth a try, right? Sign up to Resolution Revolution and you’ll get personalised emails from us to keep you going. We’re not talking about strict diets, we’re not talking about you climbing Mount Everest; we’re talking about taking small steps together to form healthier habits. People have already started signing up and getting ready to make a change*. We promise not to be too bossy and we won’t send you anything other than emails to do with this. You can sign up below and please encourage your friends to sign up too. *You can still sign up after 1 January, we won’t tell anyone you were late! Sign up!   Privacy Notice

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The Kirklees Concert Season is ready to kick-start your festive period with a wonderful selection of music that will see you through Christmas and into the New Year in style…    BOOK NOW Opera North Christmas Concert Thu 20 December | 7.00pm | Dewsbury Town Hall Still on the hunt for the festive feel-good? Look no further, Opera North’s Christmas Concert is the perfect ticket! Whether you want to spend time as a family or simply relax, this concert is a wonderful way to begin your Christmas.  The music… The Orchestra of Opera North, Opera North Chorus, Youth Chorus and Young Voices will delight with cherished festive melodies. Escape into the magical world of The Nutcracker as the orchestra enchants with extracts from Suite No. 1, Russian Dance and the iconic Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, join in with our much-loved audience carols and be captivated by a cappella choruses. BOOK NOW Viennese Whirl Sat 29 December | 4.30pm | Huddersfield Town Hall Orchestral fireworks to see you into the New Year! Start your celebrations early and get on your glitz and glamour for our Viennese Whirl. Under the baton of Christopher Bell, the Orchestra of Opera North and soprano Stephanie Corley present a winter wonderland of waltzes, polkas and song. The music... A sparkling Viennese-inspired programme. From Brahms’s celebrated Hungarian Dance No. 5 to the majestic waltz in the Overture of Strauss’s Die Fledermaus, Waldteufel’s ‘Skaters’ Waltz’ to The Blue Danube, the orchestra will showcase some of the finest seasonal melodies. You’ll also be treated to the high-kicking can-can from the Overture from Orpheus in the Underworld, ‘Vilja’ from The Merry Widow and so much more… BOOK NOW  |  Privacy Policy

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