Here is the latest information from Kirklees Together, Kirklees Town Halls and Kirklees Council:
Support for those affected by flooding +
Teaching + Lunchtime organ recitals + Weekend activities
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"There's one point where the sitar just... lets
rip... without any regard to anyone else on stage"
— Jasdeep Singh Degun
Enjoy a taster of this Sunday's performance as sitarist
and composer Jasdeep Singh Degun and conductor Harish Shankar take a
break from rehearsals to talk about Arya,
Jasdeep’s new sitar concerto for the Orchestra of Opera North.
Huddersfield Town Hall, Sun 23 Feb, 4.30pm
Pre-concert talk from 3.40pm
Ulvi Cemal Erkin’s unrelenting whirlwhind Köçekçe Suite and a
trio of beautiful works by Sibelius complete this exciting, energetic
programme.
Listen to some of the spectacular music ahead of the
concert.
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Massive investment planned for Dewsbury Town Centre
Massive investment is planned for Dewsbury Town Centre following the exciting launch of a Blueprint for the town, which could see up to £200m invested into revitalising the area.
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Town Centre car park to close for inspection works
A Huddersfield Town Centre car park is set to close whilst inspection works are carried out.
What's going on this weekend? 7-9 February 2020
Not sure what to do this weekend? Why not visit one of the many fantastic events happening within Kirklees.
First of new electric vehicle charging points goes live
The first of more than 100 new electric vehicle charging points being installed in public car parks across Kirklees is now live.
Share your thoughts on Dewsbury Townscape Heritage Initiative
As part of our ambitious new blueprint for Dewsbury, we need your views on the Dewsbury Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI).
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Major
investment plans for places, children and the environment
Our major investment
plans for regeneration, tackling climate change and achieving
outstanding children’s services have been revealed in Budget proposals
for the next year.
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Leader of the
council visits Dewsbury and District Hospital
The Leader met
front-line clinical teams, and local Kirklees social care teams, to
understand more about how they work together to ensure patients requiring
social care support in Kirklees have a shorter stay in hospital.
What's going
on this weekend? 31 January- 2 February 2020
Not sure what to do
this weekend? Why not visit one of the many fantastic events happening
within Kirklees.
Enabling
elderly residents to remain independent in their own home
Here’s a lovely
story from one of our service users who was able to remain in her home
after receiving vital support from our Rapid Response Team.
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Read Kirklees
(February 2020): Engage, Imagine, Discover
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Reading with
Kirklees Libraries
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Our Kirklees Libraries' Reading Offer provides diverse and
inclusive reading resources, support programmes and experiences for
children and adults to create excitement around reading.
We strive to encourage individuals of all ages to read for
pleasure and purpose to increase their understanding of the world,
stretch their imaginations and think differently. |
Someone gets
excited about a book
 A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World
by C. A. Fletcher
I laughed, I cried but mostly I sighed with the sheer
pleasure of reading a wonderful story. I also have a dog (or two) and
read this on holiday looking out to sea - where the end of the world ebbs
and flows and the horizon stretches away. Magical book for a magical
time. (Kevin-the-librarian)
“A truly engrossing survival story, which gives us a
haunting vision of a ruined Britain that’s both dangerous and strangely
beautiful . . ” Keith Stuart, author of A Boy Made of Blocks
Which book has got you excited or stretched your
imagination lately? Let us know via our Social Media channels or send an
email to: socialmedia.lics@kirklees.gov.uk
Use the hashtag #mybooklife if you'd like it shared more
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Sensible Footwear,
A Girl's Guide
 Join
author and illustrator Kate Charlesworth for a discussion and Q&A
around her latest book, Sensible Footwear, A Girl's Guide.
Kate Charlesworth is a cartoonist, illustrator and writer
and has produced comics and illustrations since the 1970's.
Sensible Footwear is the first graphic study charting LGBT history from
1950 to the present - a stunning, personal memoir and an instant classic.
"Kate's book is a fascinating history of how post-war Britain
transformed from a country hostile towards 'queer' lives to the LGBT+
universe of today, recording political gains and challenges against a
backdrop of the author's personal experience: realising her own
sexuality, coming out to her parents and embracing lesbian and gay
culture." Amazon
This is a free event in celebration of LGBT History Month. Copies of the
book will be available to buy on the evening.
Huddersfield Library
Monday, February 10
7.00 - 8.30 pm |
Opera North: The
Marriage of Figaro
 A
Whistle Stop Opera production
A 45-minute stop tour of Mozart's playful opera. Figaro
and Susanna are getting married, but trouble clouds the horizon. The
lecherous Count Almaviva is out to bed the bride, the lovesick pageboy
Cherubino keeps landing himself in hot-water and, to top it all off,
Figaro cannot repay his debt to Marcellina the housekeeper, he'll have to
marry her instead!
Dewsbury Library
Thursday, February 27
6.00 - 7.30 pm |
March teasers
Scary Little
Girls: Salon du chocolat
Cleckheaton
Library
Thursday March
19th
7.30 - 9.15 pm
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Highlights
Brochure
 Our
latest highlights brochure is now available to read online at Issuu.com
Select the link to read what's on across Kirklees
Libraries.
You can also pick up a copy at any Kirklees library.
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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.
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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.
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Keep in touch
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Kids into reading too? Don't miss our library adventures
bulletin.
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Sunday 9
February 2020 at Huddesfield Town Hall
Sunday 9 February 2020 at 2.30pm at Huddersfield Town
Hall.
Tickets £12-18 Adults, Students and accompanied children
£5.00 plus booking fee
A treasure chest of musical gems including:
Pirates of the Caribbean
Pirates of Penzance
Titanic
Carival of the Animals
Danse Macabre
The Seahawk
Conductor: Rita Castro Blanco
Narrator: Janet Robinson
Leader: Eileen Butterworth
Ahoy, me hearties, you won't need to be an old salt to
enjoy this afternoon of music about pirates and the life they live on
the open seas. Even landlubbers will be welcome to come aboard ships
such as the Black Pearl or Queen Anne's Revenge and meet pirates like
Captains Kidd and Pugwash, Blackbeard and Anne Bonny. You might want to
dress up for the occasion and be ready to come up on stage to join in
the music.
Our February afternoon concert has become a family
favourite, an ideal first concert for children or grandchildren, with
the Town Hall providing a great venue where they can experience live
orchestral music in an informal setting-and even get a chance to try
their hand as a conductor. Our very own Pirate Queen, Rita, will be at
the helm for an exciting afternoon of music.
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You're invited to our free workshop...
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Hairy Maclary Storytrails
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Half term is nearly upon us and with lots of fun, free activities for children and families happening across all our libraries, there's no need to be stuck for something to do.
Why not explore your local area with Hairy Maclary and his friends on our February half-term storytrails? Pick up a collecting sheet and map from the library, follow the route to find the pictures and piece together the story then swap your completed collecting sheet back at the library to get a badge.
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Chol Theatre present "CLICK!" the Internet Genie
CLICK: The Internet Genie is an impactful and engaging piece of interactive theatre exploring internet safety, free to community groups and venues for young people between the 10th and 22nd February 2020.
The show is suitable for young people aged 7 - 11 and their parents.
During the show your young people will meet Amelia and Adam, who are both contacted by a mysterious genie online. The genie offers Amelia 3 wishes, and Adam a membership in an elite gaming club. To get their prizes, the genie asks them to prove themselves through a series of challenges. Both of them try to keep the genie a secret from their parents. It's up to your young people to show Amelia and Adam how to avoid genies online, and stay safe.
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Book some time to share a story ....
Don't forget we also have a super collection of books for children of all ages in all our libraries. This half term, why not visit your nearest library and spend some time relaxing and reading together. We have lots of wonderful story books to tempt you or perhaps finding out is more your thing? From outer space to looking after the family pet, arts and crafts to joke books and sports galore we're sure to have an information book to suit you.
Did you know that Kirklees libraries also has a collection of almost 14,000 ebooks and audiobooks which you can borrow for free with your Kirklees library card and PIN?
Have fun in your local library this half term!
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