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Sunday 8th November 2026
CLUES IN COLDEN CLOUGH
A new walk lasting about 2½ hours
Traces of municipal ambitions for a new community, veteran trees planted for a purpose they outlived, fields farmed by a Canadian Captain, relics of mills among the woodland that engulfed them, and the legacy of the working-class naturalists for whom this charming valley was a paradise. A walk through a landscape of layers, clues and surprising stories.
Boots recommended. Rough woodland paths and steep tracks. Not suitable for mobility scooters. Well-behaved dogs on leads welcome.
Meet Paul Knights at 1.30 pm at the corner of Church Lane and King Street, HX7 6DT.
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Sunday 22nd November 2026
ARRESTED AND CONDEMNED? AN OLD HALIFAX PUNISHMENT WALK
A new walk including the last walk of the condemned. From the Moot Hall site by the Minster, up through town to the Gibbet, come and trace the route taken by those scheduled to be beheaded. Hear where the town pillory and the old Halifax lockups were located, how the Debtors' Gaol keeper also ran a pub, and about punishment in the Workhouse. View photos of the police cells under the Town Hall – and old criminal mugshots!
The walk is unsuitable for mobility scooters. Dogs on leads are welcome.
Meet David Glover at 1.30 pm at Halifax Cenotaph, Duffy's Park off King Street HX1 1QL
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Sunday 29th November 2026
NORTH NORTHOWRAM. LADIES IN COURT
Ladies fight in court in a seventeenth-century slander case. One of the richest men in England moves into Northowram Hall. From Baxter Lane to Marsh Hall and Landemere, older histories from the north side of Northowram Village.
All roadside walking, dogs welcome. Suitable for mobility scooters.
Meet Mike Beecham at 1.30 pm at the corner of Baxter Lane, Northowram. HX3 7EF.
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Sunday 6th December 2026
SQUARE, TRIANGLE, CIRCLE and a CHAIr
Ever wondered why Stone Chair is called Stone Chair? There are even more mysteries to unravel in this small corner of Shelf. What was the Tabernacle, where was the Shelf Workhouse and what happened to all the pubs? Come and find out whilst we navigate a triangle, a circle, and a square.
Mobility scooters are fine. Dogs on leads are welcome.
Meet Ben Stables at 1.30 pm at the Stone Chair opposite the Duke of York, 1 West Street, Shelf. HX3 7LN
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Sunday 13th December 2026
Four DECADES IN HALIFAX
See and hear about the buildings erected between the death of Victoria and the outbreak of the Second World War: no less interesting than the Georgian or Victorian periods but perhaps less appreciated. This walk looks at several styles of architecture – it's not all Art Deco!
Suitable for mobility scooters. Dogs on leads.
Meet Anne Kirker at 1.30 pm in front of Bull Green House, Bull Green, HX1 2EB.
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Sunday 17th January 2027
THE CENTRE OF ELLAND
In 1086, the town featured in Domesday Book. It has a fine old Parish Church and one of the oldest town centres in Calderdale though now much changed. We'll see how areas of it have evolved down the centuries.
Suitable for mobility scooters. Dogs on leads welcome.
Meet Ian Philp at 1.30 pm by Elland Parish Church notice board. HX5 0RU
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Sunday 24th January 2027
DEATH, DANGER AND DISEASE IN TODMORDEN
Life was full of dangers in Todmorden in years gone by: epidemics and other diseases less familiar to us today were rife, drownings all too frequent and accidents not uncommon. A walk exploring some of the shadier and more alarming episodes in the town's past.
Not suitable for mobility scooters. Dogs on leads welcome.
Meet Anne Mealia at 1.30 pm outside Todmorden Railway Station OL14 7AA
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Sunday 31st January 2027
THE HISTORIC HOSTELRIES OF HALIFAX
This walk highlights some of the most architecturally significant Halifax hostelries spanning four centuries, from the oldest 17th-century alehouses to some of the public houses built in the first half of the 20th century. The walk ends at the Three Pigeons.
Suitable for mobility scooters. Dogs on leads.
Meet Anne Kirker at 1.30 pm in front of Bull Green House, Bull Green, Halifax. HX1 2EB
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Sunday 7th February 2027
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF 'PAUL MALSIS'
A new walk.
101 years after the death of a forgotten Shelf-born novelist, we follow the footsteps of C. Holmes Cautley from his childhood home to his grave. Along the way we will hear extracts from his autobiographical novels in the places he describes.
Not suitable for mobility scooters. Dogs on leads welcome. This is a linear walk finishing at St Michael and All Angels Church, Shelf. An escort will be available to walk back to the start.
Meet Ben Stables at 1.30 pm at Shelf Hall Park Carpark, off Bridle Stile, Shelf. HX3 7NT.
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Sunday 14th February 2027
TRANSPORT AND INDUSTRY IN TODMORDEN
The improvement of transport through Todmorden had a dramatic impact on the development of industry. This walk explores the development of road, canal and railway and how it opened up markets beyond the local area and changed the fortunes of local businesses.
Not suitable for mobility scooters. Dogs on leads welcome.
Meet Anne Mealia at 1.30 pm outside Todmorden Railway Station OL14 7AA
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Sunday 21st February 2027
THE RAILWAYS OF HALIFAX
A new walk.
Halifax had to wait a few years before the railways arrived, but three different companies had an impact on the town, two of which had Edward Akroyd as Chairman. A surprising amount of 19th-century architecture survives to this day and our walk will see much of this.
A walk of 2–3 miles, dogs on leads welcome. Not suitable for mobility scooters.
Meet Philip Hellawell at 1.30 p.m. outside Calderdale Industrial Museum, HX1 1QG.
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Sunday 14th March 2027
dean clough in detail
A three-hour look at an amazing site with captivating mill buildings, once home to Crossley Carpets. Starting 1803 in a small, rented mill, in fifty years the firm became the world's largest carpet manufacturer. Hear about the lost mill railway, a nearby murder, and much, much more.
Meet David Glover at 1.30pm at "Welcome to Dean Clough" sign, Dean Clough (road) HX3 5AX
Suitable for dogs. Not for mobility scooters – some slopes and steps.
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We must reserve the right not to take anyone on walks who seems unlikely to cope with the conditions. Every effort is made to adhere to the published programme, but we must also reserve the right to cancel or amend any walk if circumstances make that necessary. These walks are not really suited to under 13s.
Our sincere thanks go to various sections of Calderdale MBC for their continuing co-operation and support.
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