Northern Writers Reading New Season
Meet Author Martyn Bedford in Marsden Library – FREE Are you looking for your next great read? A book to curl up with as the nights draw in? You’re in
Winners of the Calendar Competition Announced
The news you’ve all been waiting for. We are delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Marsden Calendar Competition. And you’ll be able to get your sticky mitts on
A full moon rises and blood is about to be spilled … the story of a teen werewolf with Nick Stead
Author of the Hybrid Series, Nick Stead, will join us in Marsden Library to read from and discuss his work. Set in Yorkshire, Hybrid follows the story of a teenage
Crime Fiction and Radical Romance – a Local Writers Reading Double Bill
Our next Local Writers Reading author event has something for everyone. First up, we are delighted to welcome back our first ever Local Writer, Dave Rigby (pictured here in Marsden
Lemonade flowed as the Regency jigged
Friends of Marsden Library was thrilled to host its first ever – and we hope the first of many – Huddersfield Literature Festival (HLF) event earlier in March. Marsden Mechanics
Year of the Rooster Gets Off to a Great Start in Marsden
Sometime back in the Autumn we had the bright idea of celebrating Chinese New Year in Marsden. As Christmas came round, we started to wonder what we’d got ourselves into,
Chinese New Year Comes to Marsden
Meadow Coney-Hellawell tries on the Dragon Head. Get Your Dragon Head Selfie on Saturday! On Saturday 28th January visitors to Marsden’s Mechanics Hall will be transported to far-away China as
Well-loved local Chinese take-away, Fu Lin, helps us celebrate Chinese New Year
We’re delighted to have enlisted expert advice to give our Chinese New Year event that authentic touch. Fu Lin will be providing specially made Chinese food for the occasion, Michelle
Flowers by the Road, David Coldwell’s Debut Poetry Collection to Launch in Marsden Library
We are very proud to be launching local writer and artist David Coldwell’s debut collection of poetry, Flowers by the Road. David will read from his collection and will be
When Simon Armitage rocked the Mechanics …
Marsden Mechanics was packed to capacity on Friday 4th November, in eager anticipation of a home fixture from our very own poet, Simon Armitage. And the crowd was very well-rewarded.