Q: What do all these have in common? William Wordsworth’s hair Marcel Proust’s hair Mrs Gaskell’s sewing scissors The lining of Walt Whitman’s hat Delia Derbyshire’s wartime gas mask A:

Good News – Library Budget potential reprieve for 2025-26 At its Cabinet meeting on Tuesday 11 February 2025 Kirklees Council agreed to withdraw its proposed £800,000 reduction to the Library

‘I want to celebrate the physical space of libraries and take my work back into places that have given me so much.’ Each spring this decade, Simon Armitage will give

We are excited and delighted that Marsdener (and Poet Laureate) Simon Armitage has included Marsden in the L-M section of his Laureate’s Library Tour. Simon will do 2 free performances

You will remember that the proposal to make Marsden a community-managed Library was dropped after the Library Service listened to community feedback. Now the Library Service will need to begin

North Of England Centre for Music and Arts, Huddersfield, HD7 6NQ Sunday 17th November 2024, 2:00 – 4:30 PM Award-winning Marsden-based poet Jo Haslam reads from her fifth collection, “When

We’re excited to welcome Brian Groom back to Marsden Mechanics Hall.  After wowing us with his wide-ranging ‘The Northerners: A History’ he’s turned his attention to Manchester, ‘the world’s first

This year’s calendar is now on sale! It’s just £8.50 (price held for two years now).  As ever, it’s a stunning calendar capturing the spirit of Marsden and the Colne