Children’s Story Competition & Yorkshire Festival of Story
Children’s Story Competition 2024 Yorkshire Festival of Story Children’s Story Competition is back for another year with a brand new theme, new judge and great prizes up for grabs! The
27/06/24 Amanda Huggins: Short Fiction Reading at Marsden Library
Award-winning author Amanda Huggins will be sharing her latest collection of short fiction, Each of Us a Petal. Taking us on a journey through Japan, from the hustle of city
Marsden Library – What’s Happening?
A Joint Statement by Friends of Marsden Library and Marsden Community Trust You may have seen newspaper coverage in recent weeks about Council proposals to change the way some libraries
A Lovely Afternoon with Amy-Jane Beer
Big shout out to Huddersfield Literature Festival for continuing to support our collaboration and bring exciting authors up the Valley to Marsden. This year we were privileged to host Amy-Jane
23/05/24 – Courage: Talk with the author, Graphic Novelist Polyp
Graphic Novelist Polyp will be back in the Library on 23 May talking about his latest work, described as ‘a short graphic history of the intense struggle for the UK
Support Polyp’s Latest Project
Graphic Artist Polyp is Crowdfunding to support the production of his latest work on the Luddites, Peterloo and Chartists.
28/04/24: Amy-Jane Beer – The Flow
Sunday 28th April, 2.30 – 3.30, Marsden Mechanics About the event The writer and naturalist Amy-Jane Beer talks about her lyrical and moving new book: The Flow: Rivers, Water and Wildness,
Coming up from Marsden Community Poetry
VARIOUS POETRY EVENTS 1) “GRAND PLANS” AT THE SAIR INN Open Mic Spoken Word SUNDAY 10 MARCH 2024 18.00 – 20.00139 Lane Top, Linthwaite, Huddersfield HD7 5SGSecond Sundays 18.00 – 20.00GUEST POETS Emma Purshouse
International Women’s Day Event – Women War Resisters in Britain 1914 – 18. #InspireInclusion
When we think about the people who opposed the First World War, if we think about them at all, it is usually about the 20,000 young men who refused to