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Home > Archives for Hebden Bridge Handmade Parade

Archives for Hebden Bridge Handmade Parade

Handmade Parade – Snail – Photo: Craig Shaw

Giant puppet parade heads through Hebden Bridge

The 10th annual Hebden Bridge Handmade Parade will be bringing celebration and spectacle to the streets on Sunday 25th June…

Lamplighter Festival - Todmorden - Handmade Parade

Todmorden’s Lamplighter Festival brings a creative glow to Yorkshire

On Saturday 19th November, Todmorden will light up with a handmade lantern parade, fire performers, street bands and illuminated installations…

Handmade Parade – Snail – Photo: Craig Shaw

Handmade Parade brings giant puppets to Hebden Bridge

The 9th annual Hebden Bridge Handmade Parade will be bringing celebration and spectacle to the streets on Sunday 26th June 2016…

Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Make some noise for Whitby’s Krampus Run
Whitby Krampus Run 2018 - photo by Cassandra Sutton

As Father Christmas makes his annual visit to towns across the UK this weekend, there’s another, much darker character making his way to Whitby in North Yorkshire…

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