Echoes of Thornton – A Celebration of Heritage and Community
A new interactive artwork is helping people to find out more about the area’s history and highlight the importance of community. Thornton village is famous as the birthplace of the Brontës, as well as its 20-arch viaduct and the former workers’ cottages which form South Square which were rescued from demolition in the 1980s. Those […]
Breaking The Mould – Sculpture By Women Since 1945. Open until 5 September.
I’m always excited to go see some art. It’s one of my favourite things to do. So, when I had the opportunity to go see some sculpture at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park stage of a touring exhibition, I was already there! Now, I know we’ve been locked up from all the things that bring us […]
Thornton’s South Square Centre Has New Residents – The Bronte Bats.
The heritage arts and community centre in Thornton, the birthplace of the Brontes, has named three bats discovered in its rafters – Charlotte, Emily and Anne. The Centre is a collection of 19th century grade II workers’ cottages, which are now providing a unique home for the bats. When the works started on the restoration […]
Deli 91 – Open in Farnley
Lockdown has at least generated renewed support for local businesses, and residents and people working in West Leeds can do so by shopping at Deli 91. We sometimes forget when we’re rushing to and from work in the City or other towns that small, independent shops are right where we live, some of them selling […]
Long Division Festival – in Wakefield on 25 September
The Festival organisers have retained as many names from their 2020 line-up as was possible – and added some exciting new ones. Included in the announcement are Sunderland indie stalwarts The Futureheads, renowned beatboxer and comedianBeardyman, lo-fi psych-punk duoThe Lovely Eggs, the Manchester post-punk collective Brix & The Extricated (featuring the ex-Fall members Brix Smith […]
