Heptonstall Museum
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Volunteer-led Museum reflecting past and present life in this beautiful hilltop village. Usually Thurs-Sun 11am-4.30pm. Admission £3, members free.
Heptonstall, England
Joined November 2021
Please note - we’re not going to be using X/Twitter for the foreseeable. Please do find your way to our news and events through our other social channels or website. Our https://t.co/0VjBItsSNX is simplest link to all Thanks
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Next talk coming up end of the month - Life as a Roman Legionary!
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This Thursday it’s our monthly history talk with the fantastic @JillLiddington - the story of local lass and forgotten suffragette Lavena Saltonstall - do book (we’re tiny!) #localhistory #suffragettes 🎟️ https://t.co/9gIcxWUkXv 🗓️ 27 June 7pm 📍Heptonstall
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Jodie is working on new poems responding to Ted Hughes and the Hughesian landscape. Jodie is running a workshop at the museum on the afternoon of the 21st. See the museum website for further details and booking @MuseumFriends. @tedhughessoc 🦊🦊🦊
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Workshop in the afternoon, poetry in the evening on 21st and History Talk on 27th from 7pm
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Busy fortnight ahead. Summer solstice poetry this Friday with @sarahcorbett70 and friends and @Liddington64981 the following Thursday with a great talk about a local lass turned suffragette. Full info online. Book yourself tickets 👇🏼 https://t.co/352qPvznY5
heptonstallmuseumfriends.org.uk
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If you see a swift/s flying in Calderdale or nesting, please let us know. Email location (what3words/post code/grid ref) to countryside@calderdale.gov.uk Thanks
Celebrate Swift species of the world. Did you know 7th June is #WorldSwiftDay? Register your interest/event, no matter how small, tell us what you are doing for #Swifts! https://t.co/Qx9R0DC2Yr
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So pleased to be part of bringing I die back to Calderdale to take up this residency. Come and hear us read and discuss her new work @MuseumFriends on Friday 21st June
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And we’re delighted to be part of this! Thank you @ElmetTrustUK and #JodieHollander for including us in the plans. Events going online this weekend.
We’re excited to be hosting Jodie Hollander next month as our first poet in residence!
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Our next History @ Heptonstall talk is fast approaching with the fascinating story of a local tailoress and suffragette - join @JillLiddington end of June to hear more. 📆 Thursday 27 June ⏰ 7:30pm 🎟️ £5/Free for FOHM members https://t.co/9gIcxWUkXv
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Word’s out … Heptonstall Museum marks a year since volunteer reopening
bbc.co.uk
Friends of Heptonstall Museum took over the running of the site last May.
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Kennedy and Boyd are publishing Ethel Carnie Holdsworth's lost novel, Equality Island. I was asked to write the introduction, which was nice.
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It’s a year today since we officially reopened. It’s been challenging and rewarding and there’s so much more to come - celebrations on 30/31 May - news 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 https://t.co/Ste9ze9oNc
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Calderdale poetry - a 'top tip' from Creative Tourist: Tue 4 June - Julia Deakin, Rachel Mann, John McAuliffe & Chris Preddle. Tue 2 July, launch of ‘No Net Ensnares Me’ - Nick Allen, Liz Almond, Anthony Costello, Molly Prosser, Natalie Rees & Clare Shaw. https://t.co/qXwYuJz6lC
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Come visit us - not just history - it’s an immersive experience! Dressing up for grown ups and kids plus Gallows Pole Galore on our doorstep #CraggValeCoiners #InternationalMuseumDay
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Last call for tomorrow’s talk https://t.co/H69mqcT9pa
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Don’t forget to save a space if you’d like to join us for David Glover’s latest insights into the #CraggValeCoiners - on Thursday 25th
We’re very much looking forward to David Glover’s talk for our April History @ Heptonstall talk on our favourite topic Those Cragg Vale Coiners - tickets just a fiver via our website 📆25 April 2024 7pm 📍Heptonstall Museum https://t.co/x39DMOzmEw
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