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Creative Kirklees Newsletter 24 May 2022 The Queen's Platinum Jubilee and extended bank holiday weekend is coming up soon and there are a number of activities for you to get involved with in Kirklees. On Sunday 5 June at 5pm, there will be a special Jubilee concert at Dewsbury Town Hall. Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Musical Director Benjamin Ellin, will perform a selection of proms style celebratory music mixed with a few favourite songs lead by acclaimed singer Eleanor Sandars. Concert tickets are £5 plus booking fee, with the option to enjoy pre-concert refreshments from 3.30pm. Get your tickets now and join in the fun! As part of the celebrations on Thursday 2 June there will be a beacon lighting ceremony at Castle Hill and on Saturday 4 June you can join in the Jubilee Big Lunch celebrations at Greenhead Park’s Family Fund Day - take a picnic and enjoy the street party. There is an opportunity for a musician or band to take to the Greenhead Park bandstand stage as part of the Jubilee Big Lunch family fun day. The slot will be from 4pm to 4.45/5pm on Saturday 4th June. If you could fill the final slot, please contact the organisers by emailing events@kirklees.gov.uk to find out more. There are plenty of other Jubilee activities going on in Kirklees – take a look at this Jubilee webpage for a range of events, street parties and activities to do at home. In the meantime, there are lots of other creative events and activities in our newsletter and website – take a look and get creative!   Events Sun 29 May 2022 A Platinum Jubilee Family Picnic Concert Bring along a family picnic and join the Hepworth Brass Band & New Mill Male Voice Choir to celebrate HM Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee with a Sunday afternoon family picnic concert in Holmfirth Civic Hall. A full ba...   Sat 28 May 2022 Artists' Open Day Village Art's Open Day for Artists, an opportunity for artists to check out our exhibition facilities, meet and chat to other artists, and to view our current exhibition, 'Paint, Pen, Pottery, People', featuring the work...   Mon 30 May 2022 Attic Stories - May 2022 Love words? Come along to the monthly night of words, shared spoken and sung, at the Lawrence Batley Theatre! Award-winning poet Rose Condo hosts. Each night features a special guest performance plus open mic - sign up ...   Wed 25 May 2022 Beginners Photography Workshop - West Yorkshire Are you new to photography or have you taken a break from your hobby and would like to get back into it? This workshop has been developed with the sole aim of helping you realise the full potential of your camera. The wo...   Sat 28 May 2022 Carl Hutchinson Live 2022 After two consecutive sell-out years, Carl returns with a brand new show! Expect stories, observations & audience interaction. Always an exciting night, join this dynamic and versatile performer for a truly unmissable...   Sun 29 May 2022 HOPE (film) Holmfirth Film Festival Sunday Night Screening for May. at Holmfirth Civic Hall (Dir. Maria Sodahl (Norway 2020, 130mins cert 15) Norway’s 2021 entry to the Oscars is a beautiful film with wonderful performances from...   Fri 03 Jun 2022 Jean de Florette (film) Holmfirth Film Festival's Jubilee weekend begins Friday evening 3 June with the screening of part one of Marcel Pagnol's two volume novel L'eau des Collines (The Water of the Hills). Beautifully filmed classic. Set i...   Sat 28 May 2022 Jon Gomm performs in Hepworth church Jon Gomm is an English singer-songwriter and performer who makes amazing music with his guitar. Using a single acoustic guitar to create drum sounds, bass lines and melodies simultaneously, his songs draw on a range of ...   Sat 28 May 2022 Let's Go To The Movies: Paddington Join us as we transform into a cinema with a line-up of classic and favourite movies from the silver screen... Adapted from Michael Bond’s beloved books, Paddington follows the comic misadventures of a polite young Pe...   Fri 27 May 2022 Let's Go To The Movies: The Phantom of the Opera (1925) Join us as we transform into a cinema for a line-up of classic and favourite movies from the silver screen... Beneath the sewers of the Paris Opera House, a masked figure dwells. He is Enrique (Lon Chaney), the Phanto...   Sun 29 May 2022 l’ull cec presents : concert with Alex Mendizabal Sunday 29th May dai hall, Unit 29/30 The Piazza, Huddersfield, HD1 2RS (across the green field from the Huddersfield Library) £6 at the door Open 18:00 Performance 19:00 Alex Mendizabal The practice of Alex ...   Sun 29 May 2022 May Life Drawing - Non Tutored Sunday non tutored life drawing session. This is an expressive session that will add stretch and challenge to your drawing language. All abilities and levels are welcome. This session is non tutored, however one of...   Sat 04 Jun 2022 Mirfield Makers Jubilee Craft Fair Over 40 local crafters & makers in our gorgeous Church. Artists Illustrators Ceramics Glassware Textiles pieces Knitted goods Homewares Kids clothes Toys & books Candles Accessories Crochet items Wreaths...   Mon 30 to Tue 31 May 2022 (2 days) Paint Your Own Snowdog Workshop GET CREATIVE IN OUR PAINT YOUR OWN SNOWDOG WORKSHOPS! In partnership with Huddersfield BID, Snowdogs Support Life, Kirklees are bringing these exciting paint your own workshops to Huddersfield this Summer, all in aid of...   Mon 09 May to Sat 04 Jun 2022 (4 weeks) Paint, Pen, Pottery, People An art exhibition featuring the paintings of Glen Williams; the pen drawings of John Hewitt; the pottery of Jim Robison and the works of the people of Phoenix Community Art Group, Holmfirth. There will be a 'Meet the ...   Thu 02 Jun 2022 Queen's Platinum Jubilee: Beacon Lighting at Castle Hill Kirklees Council bring you this event at which the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Beacon at Castle Hill is being lit by the Mayor of Kirklees. Performances start at 21:30 and include Honley Ladies Choir and Almondbury C...   Sat 04 Jun 2022 Queen's Platinum Jubilee: Family Fun Day Kirklees Council bring you a free, fabulous Family Fund Day as part of the Jubilee Big Lunch celebrations - bring a picnic and come and enjoy the street party at Greenhead Park. Walkabout entertainment, Live music on ...   Sun 05 Jun 2022 Queen's Platinum Jubilee: Last Night at the Proms Style Concert To celebrate Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, Kirklees Council has arranged a special Jubilee concert at Dewsbury Town Hall on Sunday 5th June 2022 at 5pm. Concert tickets are £5 plus booking fee (unr...   Opportunities Mon 20 Jun 2022 Dewsbury Taking the Lead – Freelance Programme Manager In September 2019, the government invited 101 places to develop proposals for a Town Deal, as part of the £3.6billion Towns Fund. The Towns Fund is part of the government’s plan for levelling up the UK economy and the ov...   Mon 30 May 2022 Freelance Marketer, Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield We are looking for a freelance marketer with events experience, to plan and deliver our Summer in the Courtyard campaign. Summer in the Courtyard is now in it’s third year, each Friday evening, and Saturday from Fri 24 J...   Tue 31 May 2022 The Deighton and Brackenhall Fund This One Community fund is open to applications from charitable organisations operating in the Deighton & Brackenhall areas of Huddersfield. Deadline for applications: The fund will open for applications on April 1s...   Fri 10 Jun 2022 West Yorkshire Mayor's Safer Communities Fund The Mayor’s Safer Communities Fund allows voluntary, community groups, charities and partners to apply for funding. The fund is looking to provide support to innovative projects which address at least one of the cross...   News Thu 19 May 2022 Match It is back for 2022 Match It is One Community’s support fund that makes your donors’ donations twice as impactful. One Community will match your fundraising efforts over a 3-month period. To get you started, you'll be supplied with a so...   Thu 19 May 2022 Queen's Platinum Jubilee - Kirklees celebrations There will be many events and activities taking place across Kirklees celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee across the special extended bank holiday weekend from Thursday 2 to Sunday 5 June 2022. To find out what's...   Thu 19 May 2022 Support with finding funding from TSL Kirklees Do you want support with finding funding? Third Sector Leaders Kirklees (TSL) can help you work out what funding you need and find the right funder. They can work with you on a one-to-one basis, or you can go along to on...   Mon 23 May 2022 Urgent Call Out for a Musician/Band to perform Kirklees Council have an opportunity for a musician or band to take to the Greenhead Park bandstand stage as part of the Queen’s Jubilee Big Lunch family fun day! The slot will be from 4pm to 4.45/5pm on Saturday 4th Jun...   Videos Online Carnival 2020 See an over view of our first Online Carnival - 2020. Covid may have brought a lot of society to a holt, but we kept the vibe alive by introducing the first ever Huddersfield Online Carnival   Rugby League HHSHAZ The Huddersfield Carnival Management Committee has been working on a number of projects, 'Keeping the vibe alive' in Kirklees. This film tells the story of the masqueraders and showpiece costume ‘make’, with Carnival ...