Click on the following link to see the agenda for the July Monthly Meeting of the Parish Council to be held in The School Hall, Heptonstall J I & N School on Monday 4 July 2016 commencing at 7.30 p.m.
Minutes arising from the May 2016 meeting can be seen here, and for the 2016
Annual Meeting here.
Click on the following link to see the agenda for the May Monthly Meeting of the Parish Council to be held in The School Hall, Heptonstall J I & N School on Friday 20 May 2016 commencing at 7.30 p.m.
The Annual Meeting of the Parish Council will also take place, starting at 7.00pm at the same venue. The agenda can be seen here.
Minutes arising from the April 2016 meeting can be seen here.
There is a consultation event at Heptonstall Social and Bowling Club this Saturday (7 May 2016) from 10.00am until 1.00pm with regard to the Neighbourhood Plan which Hebden Royd Town Council along with Heptonstall, Blackshaw, Erringden and Wadsworth Parish Councils are putting together.
We need your say ….
Come along and let us know and find out more about your Neighbourhood Plan.
Afternoon ‘T’ – An Hour or So of Music Hall: Tunes & Tales, Tea & Macaroons
Brought to you by the Folk Roots & Poetry Roots Team, along with The Shaggy Dog Storytellers.
Come and join us for an afternoon of poetry, music, storytelling, song, dance and monologue as some of our most well-known and loved local performers get together taking up a music hall theme and endeavour to entertain you….
Hosted by Keith Donnelly
2pm at Machpelah House, Machpelah, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8AU
On Sunday 15th May 2016 as part of the 2nd Hebden Bridge Folk Roots Festival
Entry Fee £3
Free cuppa and cake included….Top hats and tails welcome!
Heptonstall Lights and Planting Group will be holding their annual Front of House competition later in the year. Get your tubs, pots, hanging baskets, window boxes and front gardens looking lovely and you could win a prize.
No need to enter.
The judges will be making their decision over the August Bank Holiday weekend.
THE FAMOUS BURY MARKET
Bury Market remains the undisputed champion of the North so booking is essential for this first trip of this year.
World famous, Bury Market oozes charisma and atmosphere. The ambience and layout offers visitors the opportunity to seek out and visit every stall. The range of products and facilities is second to none.
Bury Market is a very large traditional market in a modern setting. It’s a unique shopping experience and great day out for all.
This is a warm and friendly bunch of dancers who would be very happy to make you feel at home. Cost is only £2.50 per person, and you are free to bring your own lunch or make a nice brew in the kitchen area.
Click on the following link to see the agenda for the April Monthly Meeting of the Parish Council to be held in The School Hall, Heptonstall J I & N School on Monday 4 April 2016 commencing at 7.30 p.m.
Minutes arising from the March 2016 meeting can be seen here.
All concerts in Heptonstall Parish Church starting at 7.30
Tuesday 31 May, Thursday 2 June, Saturday 4 June
Details of the programme can be seen here.
Anyone wishing to play in the orchestra or sing in the choir should contact Jean Richux in the first instance on 01422 843995 or email jean[at]richux.plus.com. Places are available in all sections especially bass and tenor voices.
Times as follows:
Good Friday, 25th March in Weavers Square
11:15 Heptonstall Pace Egg
12:30 Heptonstall Pace Egg
2:00 Heptonstall Pace Egg
3:00 Calder High Pace Egg
4:00 Heptonstall Pace Egg
The Juggler capers in, dodging rain from the West
St George has a brolly and a star on his breast
Bold Slasher likes rain, he’ll not hide with the rest
The Doctor has a topper, he knows what is best
The Black Prince of Paradise, his robe’s put to the test
The Egyptian King’s slaves keep him dry. Not a jest!
Hector The Champion is snug ‘neath his crest
But what of poor Tosspot, his coat’s not the best
Ah he’s safe from the floods, he’s found an old life vest!
If you, like the others, want to be well impressed
Good Friday! The Pace Egg! Make Heptonstall your dest…..(ination)!
With thanks to Andy Carter for the words and Frank Sutcliffe for the original photograph. This year we will be collecting for the: Community Foundation for Calderdale Flood Relief Fund and East African Playgrounds project to build safe play areas for village children in East Africa.
Please come by foot or public transport. Parking in the village is very limited.
FREE Easter Bonnet and Cap making workshops at The Heptonstall Social and Bowling Club 4-6pm Friday 4th March, 11th March, Tuesday 15th March and Friday 18th March.
Family Day Sat 26th March 10.30 til 6pm.
Click on the following links to see the agendas for the Annual Assembly of the Parish Meeting and the Monthly Meeting of the Parish Council both to be held in The School Hall, Heptonstall J I & N School on Monday 7 March 2016 commencing at 7.00 p.m.
Minutes arising from the February 2016 meeting can be seen here.
Due to the weather, the Christmas Lights Switch On in Weavers Square has had to be postponed until Sunday evening – 6 December 2015.
Christmas trees remain on sale from 3pm on Saturday 5 December 2015.
CALDERDALE LOCAL PLAN: Consultation
POTENTIAL SITES AND OTHER ASPECTS OF THE LOCAL PLAN – including
COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY (CIL)
The Council is preparing a new Local Plan and a Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL).
The Local Plan will set out a framework for how the District should grow, over the next 15 years, to meet the need for new homes and jobs, and will also identify sites for proposed development, and areas that will be protected.
Consultation starts at 12 noon on 6 November 2015 and runs for 6 weeks until 5pm 18 December 2015. Residents and other stakeholders will have the opportunity to comment on potential sites, and other aspects of the Local Plan, and the Preliminary Draft Charging Schedule for CIL.
Mapping will be available on the Council’s website, at a series of drop-in sessions and in due course in all Calderdale’s libraries. You will be able to view the location of possible development sites and consider information from detailed site assessments. There will also be the opportunity to comment on a document which presents other aspects of the Plan, including an explanation of how the future housing requirement has been assessed.
To make your comments, please use the links below:
Potential Sites and other aspects of the Local Plan
Preliminary Draft Charging Schedule (CIL)
Seven drop-in events will be held around Calderdale and each will provide information covering the whole of the District. There is no need to register for these events; you can come along to the venue that is the most convenient for you.
The timetable of the drop-in events is given below.
Hebden Bridge Town Hall, St George’s Street – 16th November 4 – 7 pm
Halifax Town Hall, Crossley Street – 17th November 4 – 7 pm
Todmorden Town Hall, Halifax Road – 19th November 4 – 7 pm
Elland Library, Coronation Street – 21st November 12 – 3 pm
Sowerby Bridge Youth and Community Centre, Foundry Street -,24th November 4 – 7 pm
Brighouse Mulberry Suite, Parsonage Lane – 26th November 4 – 7 pm
Halifax ThreeWays (formerly the Ridings School), Nursery Lane – 8th December 4 – 7 pm
The Village Team have applied to the Galaxy Hot Chocolate Fund for one of eighty five donations of £300.oo to local community good causes, and need as many votes as possible over the next week (from 3 November) to stand a chance of winning!!
Please support us by voting on line and by passing on details of our bid to your friends and family, so that they can vote too!
Click here to vote for the Heptonstall Village Team “Getting to Know You Tea Party bid.
More information on the Galaxy Hot Chocolate Fund can be found here.
Heptonstall Family Day – Easter weekend 2016
Saturday March 26th – the day after Pace Egg – will be our first Heptonstall Family Day!
This is being planned and organised across the generations and is so far going to include:
This event is being sponsored by Heptonstall Junior and Infant School, Calderdale Events and Festivals Fund, Hebden Bridge Arts Festival, local businesses and private donations.
The Gift of Giving
This very special Christmas Carol concert, working together with school, will take place in St Thomas’ Church on Thursday 17th December at 9.30 am.
This event is open to all, and beforehand there will be a series of singing workshops and rehearsals at the Bowling Club, as well as a gift making workshop, where our younger children will make small gifts to hand to our older generations around the village and at the concert on the day.
For full details contact Beth Hardman on 07796 265027.
New Format Art Club: Changing Faces
We are pleased to announce a new collaboration with Heptonstall Junior and Infant School – our Art Classes will now involve both the younger and older generations of Heptonstall and beyond. A regular class will be held with the children at the school, with an alternating class being held in Mytholm Meadows, where our younger artists will come down to paint and craft alongside our older folks.
This will be a regular class, culminating in an art exhibition and film show at The Heptonstall Bowling and Social Club next year. Nick Wilding will be filming some of the process as well as showing his film of 8 year olds interviewing 80 year olds that he filmed in 2000.
If you would like more information or to get involved, contact Pauline Walker at Mytholm Meadows, on 01422 843194
The Heptonstall Village Team and members of St Thomas’ Church have collaborated to apply for funding to kit out the new kitchen with catering equipment. This means that shortly after Christmas we’ll have another place to hold lunch club events for our older generations, as well as providing catering facilities to support other church events.
Our Lunch Clubs at The Towngate Tea Rooms and The Shoulder of Mutton in Mytholmroyd continue to prove popular, though we will be looking to see if the days need to be adjusted in the New Year.
These are currently the second Wednesday in the month for Towngate Tea Rooms (3pm) and the last Wednesday in the month for The Shoulder of Mutton in Mytholmroyd (12pm).
Heptonstall Parish Website 