The next event with the Calderdale Women’s Interfaith Group is a joint meeting with another group who are carrying out a project on Dementia this year.
Wednesday 5 April – 10am
At St Andrew’s Methodist Church, Huddersfield Road, Halifax, HX3 0AT
You will hear from Jayne O’Connell about dementia and how we can all help to improve the quality of life for people in our town who live with dementia.
Visitors to Calderdale this spring and summer can now start to plan their trip, with the release of the annual Calderdale Events and Festivals guide.
The colourful guide is crammed with over 30 entries of indoor and outdoor events taking place right across Calderdale, between April and September.
Calderdale Events and Festivals guide is available in Calderdale libraries, visitor centres and museums. Also keep an eye out for it in visitor attractions across West Yorkshire.
For details of events and festivals in Calderdale all year around visit www.visitcalderdale.com
For just £2 which includes refreshments you can go along to a new memory café in Halifax. Enjoy games, crafts, activities or get support, advice and information.
Two Thursdays every month at Age Uk, 4-6 Woolshops, Halifax, HX1 1RJ
Future dates to be announced.
For information contact June on 01422 706373 / 07920 549131 or by email to contactmemorylanecafe@gmail.com
The highly anticipated race timings for the 2017 Tour de Yorkshire have been unveiled by Welcome to Yorkshire… read more…
Millions of spectators will line the route for the three-day men’s race and one-day women’s race which run between 28-30 April. The timings have been calculated by anticipating the peloton’s average speed but are subject to change depending on variables such as wind speed, direction and how aggressively the riders race.
The full schedule and race timings can be viewed online now at letour.yorkshire.com/timings
Dust off those boots and enter a team into a 5-a-side tournament to raise money for Overgate Hospice.
Thursday 13 April – From 5.30pm
At 3GI Soccer, Shaw Lodge Mills, Shaw Ln, HX3 9ET
Cost per team is £100
5.30pm arrival and first game kicks off at 6pm
For information or to book a team contact Clair on 01422 387121 or email claire.howard@overgatehospice.nhs.uk
It is illegal to buy alcohol on behalf of someone who is under 18 and being caught doing so could get you a £90 on-the-spot fine or you may even end up in court with a criminal record and an unlimited fine.
Local partners and the community are working together to tackle underage drinking in the area.
If you have any information relating to the supply of alcohol to young people or drinking on the street, please contact the police on 101.
For more information on the harms underage drinking can lead to visit www.drinkaware.co.uk/advice/underage-drinking
Frogs sit on logs… don’t they? What happens when frog changes the rules? Come along to this action packed session based on the hilariously funny book by Kes Gray and Jim Field. You will listen to stories and make your very own frog to take home with you
Tuesday 11 April 2017 – 2pm to 3pm
At King Cross Library, Haugh Shaw Rd, Halifax HX1 3BG
Tickets cost just £3 per child or £2 with a Passport to Leisure and must be purchased in advance from www.ticketsource.co.uk/discover
All children must be accompanied by a parent/carer
For more information please contact Shelley Bullas on 01422 392638.
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