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Sunday 3rd November 2024
BRIGHOUSE EXTENDS NORTHWARDS
In the 1800s Brighouse expanded rapidly particularly to the north. Interesting buildings and histories, housing built by the Co-op and private enterprise and chapels past and present. The walk is on footpaths and is suitable for mobility scooters. Dogs on leads welcome.
Meet Ian Philp at 1.30 outside Brighouse Civic Hall HD6 1RW
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Sunday 10th November 2024
WALSDEN WANDER
This walk at the western extremity of Calderdale looks at early local transport systems back to pack horse trails and toll roads and tells the stories of local chapels, mills, a Nobel prize winner and some unusual shows. One short steep walk and the walk is not suitable for mobility scooters. Dogs on leads welcome.
Meet Anne Mealia at 1.30 at Walsden Station OL14 6RR
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Sunday 17th November 2024
LOST HALIFAX – ALONG BURDOCK WAY CORRIDOR
A new walk
Seek the original Mackintosh Toffee Shop location, discover what sort of chapel The Playhouse used to be, and find out what the Elsie Whiteley Centre once was. Hunt for the lost Fire Station plus the old Catholic Schools, and locate where Halifax's pianos were built. What illegally stood on top of a Bowling Alley? Where did Dickens and Wilde appear in public locally?
The walk is suitable for mobility scooters. Dogs on leads welcome.
Meet David Glover at 1.30 at the Halifax Playhouse car park (free on Sundays) HX1 2SH
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Sunday 1st December 2024
A WALK THROUGH THE EARLY HISTORY OF SHELF
A stroll around some of the oldest houses in Shelf, where we catch up with some four-hundred-year old gossip. Hear about former residents who "died miserably," were "forced to live in prison" and others who "minded nothing." There is a fairly steep hill at the end of the walk. Dogs on leads welcome. Mobility scooters might struggle with the hill at the end of the walk.
Meet Ben Stables at 1.30 at the entrance to St. Michael and All Angel's Church (opposite Lidl), Halifax Road, Shelf. HX3 7RJ.
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Sunday 8th December 2024
MILL BANK
Mill Bank has lots of fascinating history and buildings, telling the story of its people and events since the Middle Ages. It's ten years since the village was last explored by Calderdale Heritage Walks – so another visit is well overdue !
Meet Anne Kirker at 1.30 at the bus stop at Mill Bank Close HX6 3HB. Suitable for powered scooters [Note: Steep descent & ascent of Nathan Lane]. Quiet roads. Dogs on leads.
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Sunday 19st January 2025
CELEBRATE A CHURCH'S 150th ANNIVERSARY
A new walk.
Johnston Jonas Foster funded the building of St Matthew's in Lightcliffe in 1875. Come and see this lovely church, visit the churchyard with stories of some of its residents (including a soldier killed in the Charge of the Light Brigade) and some old houses with interesting stories.
Meet Ian Philp at 1.30 outside the 'new' St Matthew's on Wakefield Road, Lightcliffe HX3 8TH
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Sunday 2nd February 2024
TODMORDEN FOLK
A new walk.
Who knew Todmorden had Nobel prize winners, world renowned musicians and someone with a moss named after them! Come along and find out about the people who have made Todmorden such a great place - scientists, inventors, musicians, artists, sportspeople and many more started out in the town. The walk is suitable for mobility scooters. Dogs on leads are welcome.
Meet Anne Mealia at 1.30 at Fielden Square OL14 6LZ and end at Centre Vale Park
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Sunday 16th February 2025
FOUR DECADES in HALIFAX
A new walk.
Anne's exploration of the buildings of Halifax has reached the twentieth century – no less interesting than the Georgian or Victorian periods: but perhaps less appreciated.
See and hear about the buildings erected between the death of Victoria & the outbreak of the Second World War. This walk looks at several styles of architecture – it's not all Art Deco!
Meet Anne Kirker at 1.30 at Bull Green House, Bull Green, HX1 2EB. Suitable for mobility scooters. Dogs on leads are welcome.
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Sunday 2nd March 2025
TROLLEY BUS TERMINUS TO OMNIBUS STATION - WITH LOST PELLON STATION
Learn about missing transport termini and lost Pellon railway station, a two-continent walking woman, the last working textile mill in Halifax, and a women's mill strike in the 1880s. To this, add Buffalo Bill, the original Plebeians Jazz Club location, a Titanic link, several vanished pubs, a Co-Op, a washing-machine maker and a school with 1918 voting fame…
This is a linear walk.
Meet David Glover at 1.30 by bus stop /grass on Pellon New Road HX1 4QE. The walk ends by Pizza Shop, St James's Road (near town centre), HX1 1YS. The walk is suitable for mobility scooters. Dogs on leads are welcome.
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Sunday 9th March 2025
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF BRANWELL
The Manchester & Leeds Railway promoted Branwell to Clerk in Charge at Luddendenfoot Station in 1841. By March 1842 he had been dismissed. We'll visit some of the places Branwell frequented and look at his 'activities' in the area.
Meet David Cant at 1.30 at Luddenden village Millennium car park, Luddenden Lane, HX2 6PE (donation) for a walk looking at the area in the time of Branwell Bronte. The walk is not suitable for mobility scooters. All on hard surfaces so ordinary shoes will be OK. Dogs on leads are welcome.
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Sunday 16th March 2025
STORIES FROM LOWER SHIBDEN HOUSES
A hidden alcoholic still, botanists drinking 'fizz' and other social stories connected to the valley and its older properties. The walk includes Shibden Mill Inn histories, Dam Head and its textile mill then on to Staups with a return via Field House and Spa House. Reasonably flat with some field pathways so unsuitable for mobility scooters. Dogs on leads are welcome.
Meet Mike Beecham at 1.30 at Shibden Mill Inn overflow car park. HX3 7UL
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Sunday 30th March 2025
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 at the Stone Chair opposite the Duke of York, 1 West Street, Shelf. HX3 7LN
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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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