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It’s Happening... October 2018
to March 2019
Kirklees museums and galleries
exhibitions • events • activities • walks • courses
Detail from ‘Leeds Road at Twilight’ 1993 by Stuart Roy Clarke
Contents
Welcome 4
Bagshaw Museum 6
Batley
Oakwell Hall & Country Park 10
Birstall
Tolson Museum 16
Huddersfield
Huddersfield Art Gallery 22
Huddersfield
Castle Hill 26
Huddersfield
Where to find us back cover
Sharing amazing stories of past
and present to inspire the future
Cover image: Detail from ‘A New Triumph
For T’Town’ 2 by Stuart Roy Clarke. These
images will be part of the exhibition
The Game which features large scale
photographs taken by Stuart Roy Clarke
which reflect the changing face of football.
The exhibition, at Huddersfield Art Gallery,
is from the 29 September to the 5 January.
It’s Happening | Oct 2018 - March 2019 3
Welcome...
…to West Yorkshire’s wonderful museums
in Huddersfield, Batley and Birstall
Autumn & Winter Highlights
There are lots of amazing stories to celebrate
across Kirklees this season, including
Huddersfield Town’s second year in the
Premiership. We’re #BackingHuddersfield
with The Game exhibition at the art gallery,
plus our usual programme of inspiring events.
Did you know that Kirklees’ museums
contribute over £4 million to the regional
economy, helping to making the area
attractive to live, work, study, invest and visit?
Find out more about the rich heritage enjoyed
by visitors across Bradford, Calderdale,
Leeds, Wakefield and Kirklees in our ‘West Commemorate the end of World War One with a
Yorkshire Museums’ film on You Tube: visit to Tolson Museum. See page 20 for details.
https://youtu.be/OD1iHWTZPEA
Time Travelling for Children
Local actress Jodie Whittaker is the new
Dr Who, why not bring your children to the
museums for their own time travels?
Families - in need of a Tardis to take you back
in time? Bring your children to the museums!
Tolson for curious creatures and time
travelling transport. Oakwell Hall for talking
portraits, Civil War era dressing up and its own
ghost story. There’s Bagshaw too for whizzing
round the world in a day - from the seaside to
Ancient Egypt and South Asia.
Teachers - bring your class to Bagshaw
Museum for an excellent day with the Ancient
Egyptians. Become an Egyptian Archaeologist,
We move to our autumn opening hours dig in the sand, handle real objects and
from 1st September so do check opening practice your mummification skills!
times for each site before you travel. We
look forward to welcoming you soon!
4 It’s Happening | Oct 2018 - March 2019
Bespoke Weddings
Oakwell Hall Country Park is a stunning Grade1 listed Elizabethan Manor House with award
winning restored period gardens.
Marriages and civil partnerships can take place in the Great Hall for up to 60 guests or in the
barn which can seat up to 110 guests.
The beautiful stone built 19th century barn offers the opportunity to hold your wedding
reception in a magnificent countryside setting.
For further information contact: jackie.neville@kirklees.gov.uk
Unique & Gorgeous Gift Shopping
• Huddersfield Art Gallery for handmade work by local artists
including fabulous jewellery, ceramics, prints & glassware
• Oakwell Hall for delightful homewares like William Morris
tableware, 17th Century style pottery & artists wildlife prints
• Tolson Museum for museum artefact inspired gifts like the
unique ‘Votes for Women’ & L S Lowry ‘Huddersfield’ ranges
• Bagshaw Museum for intriguing giftware inspired by Ancient
Egypt & pocket money toys.
For more information please visit: www.kirklees.gov.uk/museums
It’s Happening | Oct 2018 - March 2019
Bagshaw Museum
& Wilton Park
Wilton Park, Batley WF17 0AS
Tel: 01924 324765
Email: bagshaw.museum@kirklees.gov.uk
www.kirklees.gov.uk/museums Bagshaw Museum
Be inspired by Batley and beyond. Explore Wilton Park has a play area and cafe.
exciting global collections, including the
atmospheric Ancient Egyptian ‘Kingdom Opening times:
of Osiris’ gallery, the Spirit of South
Asia, which showcases beautiful objects Saturdays & Sundays: 12noon - 4pm
from India and Pakistan, the African Tuesdays to Thursdays: 11am - 4pm
gallery, and the Victorian seaside. in Kirklees school holidays
Discover stories from Fox’s Biscuits and
the iconic Batley Variety Club. Please contact us for Bank Holiday,
Christmas & Easter opening times.
Bagshaw Museum is housed in a
magnificent Grade II* Listed Victorian Available at other times for pre-booked
Gothic former mill owner’s home, set in 36 group bookings, room hire and school visits.
acres of ancient woodland. Award winning Please telephone to make your booking.
6 It’s Happening | Oct 2018 - March 2019
Events
Children’s Quizzes & Trails
Throughout the year
Have fun with our ever-changing children’s quizzes
and trails around the museum.
Free
Bagshaw Craft Group
1st & 3rd Saturday of the month 1pm-3pm
Come and be ‘crafty’ at Bagshaw’s brand new bi-
monthly craft group.
Free. No booking required
Butterfly House
Fridays to Mondays until 31 October
10am-4pm
The Butterfly House, adjacent to Bagshaw Museum
in Wilton Park, has recently re-opened and is run
by the Friends of Wilton Park. Why not call in and
try your hand at becoming a lepidopterist... that’s a
person who studies butterflies to you and me!
Free
Regular events in the Butterfly House:
Bug Club Saturdays
Every Saturday until 31 October 10am-2pm
Growing Space
Sundays until 31 October 10am-12noon
Coffee Mornings
Mondays & Fridays 10am-12noon
For further details please email:
batleybutterflyhouse@gmail.com
It’s Happening | Oct 2018 - March 2019 7
Events
Guided House Tours
Sundays 1pm -1.45pm & 2.30pm - 3.15pm
7 October
4 November
2 December
3 February
10 March
Join us for a fascinating guided tour of the stunning Victorian Gothic
building, featuring the history of the Sheard family, Walter Bagshaw the
first curator.
Free - places are limited so book on the day at the reception desk
Seasonal Bagshaw:
Fungi Walk
Sunday 7 October
1pm Fungi Slideshow &
2pm Fungi Walk
As part of UK fungus day join Patrick Crowley for an illustrated talk
followed by a stroll around Wilton Park to explore the rich variety of fungi
that’s right on our doorstep.
Free, no booking required. All ages welcome. No dogs please.
Seasonal Bagshaw:
Drop in Creepy Halloween Crafts
Tuesday 30 October
12noon-4pm
Dare you get creative with our chilling crafts? Take inspiration from our
stunning Victorian Gothic mansion, make your very own haunted house
and fill it with mummies, skeletons, spiders and other things that go
bump in the night.
£2 per child, no booking required
Woman in Gold -
A History Wardrobe Presentation
Sunday 11th November 2pm
Art, glamour and intrigue! Explore the lure of gold in fashion and the
hidden world of women in art.
Inspired by the dazzling embellishments of artist Gustav Klimt, and
the fate of one of his most famous paintings, historical seamstress
Meridith Towne showcases her stunning example of Belle Epoque
dressmaking in this fabulous, alluring new presentation.
£12.50. Booking essential
8 It’s Happening | Oct 2018 - March 2019Events
Seasonal Bagshaw:
Drop in Christmas Crafts
Saturday 1 December 12-4pm
Join us for an afternoon of traditional festive fun. Follow our Christmas
trail, make Christmas tree decorations, a special card and decorate a
tasty treat.
£2 per session, no booking required. All ages welcome.
Insiders v Outsiders Art Lecture Series
Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man
Sunday 13 January 2pm
Simon Poë discusses an image from the Bible story of Jacob and
Esau and looks at the dominance of the ‘smooth men’. This first
talk examines the myth of Marsyas and Apollo, the Wild Man of the
Woods, and much, much more.
Insiders and Outsiders
Sunday 27 January 2pm
This talk is on the Royal Academy of Arts in London: its foundation in
1768; who was in and who was out; and the rivalry between William
Hogarth and Sir Joshua Reynolds.
Lord Leighton and the Academy of the Undead
Sunday 10 February 2pm
Leighton was the second great leader of the Royal Academy but his
figures are often criticised for looking like animated statues or even
corpses. He died in 1896 and Bram Stoker’s Dracula was published
the following year. Hear how within the Academy, Leighton’s brand of
academic painting staggered on, zombie-like well into the 20th century.
£3.50 per lecture. No booking required.
Seasonal Bagshaw:
Spring Half Term Activities
Tuesday 19 February 12noon-4pm
Get creative with our spring themed drop-in craft sessions, wow your
family and friends with your new crafty creations.
£2 per session, no booking required. All ages welcome.
It’s Happening | Oct 2018 - March 2019 9Please note: Oakwell Hall is
closed for spring cleaning from the
12 January to 10 February 2018.
Oakwell Hall
& Country Park
Nova Lane, Birstall, Batley WF17 9LG
Tel: 01924 324761
Email: oakwell.hall@kirklees.gov.uk
www.kirklees.gov.uk/museums Oakwell Hall Country Park Oakwell Hall
Step into the past in this beautiful Grade I Opening times:
Listed Elizabethan manor house, displayed Oakwell Hall
as a family home of the 1690s, offering a rare Saturdays & Sundays: 12noon - 4pm
insight into a post-English Civil War household. Tues to Thurs in Kirklees school holidays:
See period rooms surprisingly unchanged 12noon - 4pm
in over 400 years. Hear the ghost story and
Visitor Centre & Shop
discover Charlotte Brontë’s inspiration for her
Wednesdays to Sundays: 10am - 4pm
1849 novel Shirley. Dress as a Roundhead or
(and Tuesdays in school holidays)
Cavalier and share your #OakwellSelfie.
Country Park & Bradford Road Car Park
Explore 100 acres of award winning period Open all day every day
gardens and country park, with trails, mountain Please contact us for details of Bank Holiday, Christmas &
bike track, playground and picnic areas. Gift Easter opening times. Hall and Visitor Centre available at
Shop and Oak Tree Café. other times for venue hire, pre-booked groups and school
bookings. Please telephone to book.
10 It’s Happening | Oct 2018 - March 2019Exhibitions
Art in the Barn
Saturday 12 January to Sunday 3 February
11am-4pm (closed Mondays & Tuesdays)
Our popular annual art exhibition and sale featuring
the work of local artists in the Visitor Centre Barn.
Free entry
Photography and Craft Exhibition
Saturday 9 February to Sunday 3 March
11am-4pm (closed Mondays & Tuesdays)
Photographic and craft exhibition with works for sale
in the Visitor Centre Barn
Free entry
Dewsbury and District 3rd Age
Sunday 10 March
12noon-4pm
Exhibition and displays featuring the work of the
Dewsbury 3rd Age in the Visitor Centre Barn.
Free entry
It’s Happening | Oct 2018 - March 2019 11Events
Busy Bees Crafts
Wednesdays 1pm-3pm
Drop into the Discovery Classroom in the Visitor
Centre and learn a new craft, or even bring your
own craft along with you. Tea and biscuits available
and pre-school children are welcome too.
Free
Halloween Trail
Saturday 27 October to Sunday 4 November
(closed Mondays) 10am-4pm
Pick up your activity pack from the Visitor Centre
shop and take a spooky walk around the park this
half term.
£1.50 per pack
Wedding Fair
Sunday 28 October 11am-3pm
The perfect opportunity to experience the stunning
surroundings of Oakwell Hall. With a wide range of
local companies exhibiting on the day you can see
and discuss many of your requirements; including
bridal wear, caterers, cakes, venue dressing, wedding
cars, musicians, photographers and florists.
Free
Family Forestcraft
Monday 29 October & Monday 18 February
10.30am-12noon
Outdoor family activity days. Children must be 5
and over and accompanied by an adult.
£8 per child & £2 per adult. Booking essential.
Bush Babies
Tuesday 30 October & Tuesday 19 February
10am-11.30am
Fun environmental themed activities for the
under 5s including storytelling, crafts and games.
Children must be accompanied.
£5 per child, including juice drink.
Booking essential.
12 It’s Happening | April - Sept 2018Christmas at Oakwell
Christmas Craft Weekend
Saturday 8 & Sunday 9 December
11am-4pm
Craft stalls in the Barn, Christmas Music, food,
and Santa in the Hall too!
Free entry with a small charge to see Santa
Christmas with the Batts
Sunday 16 December 2pm – 4pm
Enjoy an afternoon of seasonal Yule in the Great
Hall featuring traditional songs, carols to sing
and a mumming play with the Leeds Waits. Please
note the Hall will be closed to other visitors this day.
Booking essential. £10 per person.
Includes refreshments during the interval.
Father Christmas in the Woods
Friday 21 December
4.30pm-5.30pm & 5.30pm-6.30pm
Join Santa and his helpers around the campfire and
make a wooden Christmas decoration. Children
must be 5 and over and accompanied by an adult.
£8 per child. Pre-booking essential
Deck the Halls
Saturday 22 December to Sunday 6 January
12noon-4pm
Come and see the Hall’s traditional Christmas
decorations. Please note the Hall will be closed
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Friday 28 December,
Monday 31 December and Friday 4 January.
Normal Hall admission charges apply
Half Term Trail
Saturday 16 to Sunday 24 February
(closed Mondays) 10am-4pm
Pick up your activity pack from the Visitor Centre
shop and enjoy a winter walk around the park this
half term.
£1.50 per pack
It’s Happening | Oct 2018 - March 2019 13EVENTS
Creative Writing
Sunday 17 March 2-4pm
Using the park for inspiration, try some creative
writing around the campfire.
Each session £5 per person.
Pre-booking essential.
Tai Chi
Sunday 24 March
10am-12 noon
An introduction to Tai Chi on the Hall rear lawn.
Each session £5 per person.
Pre-booking essential.
Mother’s Day Cream Tea
Sunday 31 March
Sittings at: 12noon, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm.
Treat yourself, or a loved one to a cream tea and scone
followed by an introductory talk about Oakwell in the
Great Hall.
£6.50 per adult and £4 per child.
Pre-booking essential.
14 It’s Happening | Oct 2018 - March 2019Active Oakwell
Health Walks
Every Tuesday, meeting at 1.30pm
in the Visitor Centre Courtyard.
A gentle walk around the park lasting no more than
one hour.
No need to book, just turn up!
Nordic Walking
Every Wednesday, meeting at 10.30am
in the Visitor Centre Courtyard
A more challenging walk using Nordic Walking poles.
Free. No need to book, just come along.
parkrun
Every Saturday at 9am
A 5km run around the park for all abilities.
For more information and to register a place
visit: www.parkrun.org.uk/oakwellhall
It’s Happening | Oct 2018 - March 2019 15Tolson Museum
& Ravensknowle Park
Wakefield Road, Huddersfield HD5 8DJ
Tel: 01484 223240
Email: tolson.museum@kirklees.gov.uk
www.kirklees.gov.uk/museums Tolson Museum
@TolsonHalf_Pig
World class collections paint a vivid and
intriguing picture of the area and its people. Opening times:
Amazing objects chart Huddersfield’s history
from the Iron Age and the Romans, to the Saturdays & Sundays: 12noon - 4pm
boom in the textile industry. See carriages, During Kirklees school holidays:
bicycles and the rare Valveless and LSD Tuesdays to Thursdays: 12noon - 4pm
cars as well as ancient plant fossils and the
remains of strange marine reptiles. Don’t miss Please contact us for Bank Holiday,
our World War I and Suffragist exhibitions and Christmas & Easter opening times.
the taxidermy ‘half animals’, including our Available at other times for pre-booked group
mascot, the infamous Tolson Half Pig. bookings, room hire and school visits.
Park and playground. Gift Shop and Café Curio. Please telephone to make your booking.
16 It’s Happening | Oct 2018 - March 2019EXHIBITIONS
We Are Premier League!
From October
To celebrate Huddersfield Town’s great success
in gaining promotion to the Premier League, and
staying there, we have put together a small display
of items from our archives at Tolson Museum.
The 1920s were the real glory years when Town
dominated the league. Rare memorabilia on show
includes a programme from the 1922 FA cup final
when Town beat Preston North End.
Free entry. Accessible by stairs only.
Our Fight for the Voting Right!
Our exciting new exhibition explores the
stories of the suffragettes and suffragists of
Huddersfield, from the mill cottages of Batley
to the grand houses of Huddersfield. Come
and see our extraordinary ‘Votes for Women’
banner and help us recognise the centenary of
the 1918 Act that gave (some) women the right
to vote at last. #Vote100
Free entry. Accessible by stairs only.
It’s Happening | Oct 2018 - March 2019 17EVENTS
Dolly Shot Pop up Picturehouse
presents: Lady Bird
Saturday 29 September 2pm
We will be hosting a screening of Greta Gerwig’s
critically acclaimed coming of age film.
For further information and tickets visit:
www.dollyshotpopuppicturehouse.com
Tea & Cake Meetings
2pm-3.30pm
Join the Friends of Tolson & Ravensknowle in the
Woodhead Room at Tolson Museum for a monthly
talk with refreshments.
10 October Kirkwood Hospice and its work in
the Community.
14 November The end of the Great War.
The effects of homecoming and loss
on families in Huddersfield.
12 December Christmas Party, come along and
enjoy a fun quiz and seasonal drink.
9 January The Cooper Bridge Fire, the
dreadful tragedy that changed the
law.
13 February “Legal and financial issues that could
affect you?” A helpful talk by an
expert.
13 March The story of Hope Bank, ‘Honley’s
Pleasure Grounds.’
Free, with a collection towards the work of the
Friends.
Tolson Tours
Sundays 1-1.45pm & 2.30-3.15pm
21 October
18 November
16 December
17 February
24 March
Join us for a fascinating tour of Tolson Museum,
where you will discover more about the characters
who once lived and worked here.
Free, book on the day at the reception desk.
18 It’s Happening | Oct 2018 - March 2019Events
Weaver’s Work: A celebration of
the Textile Industry in Huddersfield
Sunday 28 October 11am-4pm
Learn about the history of local textile firms and see
some of the fabrics they currently make. View displays
of work by students from Huddersfield University
Textile Department. Also spinning and weaving
demonstrations, tours of the Museum Textile Gallery
and stalls selling wool and fabric. Event organised
by the Friends of Tolson and Ravensknowle.
Free entry
Spooky SCRAPtastic crafts
Wednesday 31 October
11am-1pm & 2pm-4pm
Join fairandfunky for Halloween themed crafts using
recycled materials.
£3.50 per crafter
Victorian Christmas Fair
Sunday 18 November 11am-4pm
The Friends of Tolson & Ravensknowle extend a
warm Victorian welcome to this event. Are you
looking for original gifts or ideas for Christmas?
Come along and browse among the stalls and stay
to enjoy our refreshments. Visit Father Christmas in
his stunning grotto.
Free entry to Fair, £3 to see Father Christmas
Carols & Poems in the Garden
Sunday 16 December 2pm
Join us for carols and poems enjoyed with minced
pies and mulled wine in the Heritage Memorial
Garden. There are some seats in the garden but do
bring your own (and a rug for your knees!) if you
can. There is a small charge for the refreshments.
Free, with a collection towards the work of the
Friends of Tolson and Ravensknowle
It’s Happening | Oct 2018 - March 2019 19EVENTS
Armistice Centenary
Commemorations
November 2018 sees the centenary
of Armistice Day, which saw the
end of fighting in the First World
War. Mark this occasion with a visit
to Kirklees’ largest War Memorial,
The Tolson Memorial Museum.
Film screening:
Lost Legacy Battle of the Ancre
Exhibition: Friday 9 November 7pm
Muslim Roots in In partnership with the Imperial War Museum,
we are proud to present the powerful film: The
the British Army Battle of the Ancre and the Advance of The Tanks
13 October to 3 March (1917). A masterpiece of British non-fiction
An exhibition by young people cinema, it shows the final stages of the Somme
from the Huddersfield Pakistani Community campaign on the Western Front. It features
Alliance showing their relatives’ significant the first ever scenes of tanks in battle and the
contribution to WWI and WW2. Discover difficulties experienced by the British Army
family histories, positive stories and incredible fighting on ground beset with mud. Digitally
Muslim role models. Produced by HCPA with restored, the film is accompanied by Laura
The British Army, funded by the HLF. Rossi’s specially commissioned musical score.
Free entry. Accessible by stairs only £3 booking essential
Rise up in Remembrance
Remembrance Service in the
Saturday 20 October Heritage
1-3pm Memorial Garden
Commemorate 100 years since Sunday 11 November
James Tolson died in WWI as 10.45am
the Friends of Tolson unveil
A special service in the beautiful and
‘There But Not There’, one of many silhouette
contemplative garden, organised by the
sculptures of 6ft tall Tommies who are rising up
Friends of Tolson & Ravensknowle to
amongst communities as part of a fundraising
commemorate Armistice.
campaign for armed forces mental health
charities. There will be poppy making for children Free
and poetry readings throughout the afternoon.
Free
20 It’s Happening | Oct 2018 - March 2019Events
St Valentine’s Day Cream Tea
Sunday 17 February 1pm-3.30pm
Come and enjoy a cream tea in the beautiful setting
of the Morning Room. Organised by the Friends of
Tolson & Ravensknowle.
£5 per person. Booking advised.
SCRAPtastic crafts
Wednesday 20 February
11am-1pm & 2pm-4pm
Join fairandfunky for crafts using recycled materials.
£3.50 per crafter
Mothering Sunday Cream Tea
Sunday 31 March 1-3.30pm
Come along to enjoy a cream tea in the lovely
Morning Room. Organised by the Friends of Tolson
& Ravensknowle.
£5 per person. Booking advised.
Active Tolson
Tolson junior parkrun
Every Sunday 9am
With refreshments in the Bowling Green Hut.
For more information and to register a place visit
www.parkrun.org.uk/tolson-juniors/
It’s Happening | Oct 2018 - March 2019 21Huddersfield
Art Gallery
Princess Alexandra Walk, Huddersfield HD1 2SU
Tel: 01484 221964
Email: info.galleries@kirklees.gov.uk
www.kirklees.gov.uk/museums Huddersfield Art Gallery
See stunning paintings and sculptures by
internationally renowned artists including
Opening times:
L.S. Lowry, Stanley Spencer and Henry Tuesdays to Saturdays 11am - 4pm
Moore alongside work by some of the most
significant British artists of the twentieth Admission free
century. Innovative programme of temporary Please contact us for details of Bank Holiday,
exhibitions featuring contemporary artists and Christmas & Easter opening times.
inspiring events and activities for all ages.
Gallery 6: Yorkshire Makers promotes great
Yorkshire craft and design with jewellery,
prints, textiles and ceramics by makers from
across the region.
Gift Shop and Refreshments.
22 It’s Happening | Oct 2018 - March 2019Exhibitions
Huddersfield Art Society
Until 3 November
This well-established art society presents a vibrant and varied exhibition of
artworks, most are for sale.
Industrial Landcape
by Glen Williams
Hoot Creative Arts with Sally Jerome
- Look Twice
22 September to 3 November
An exhibition of printing work by Hoot Creative Arts made in response
to paintings, prints and sketches by the late Huddersfield artist Sally
Jerome. The exhibition shows a richly layered printed piece on a long
continuous roll of paper, alongside some of the pieces of Jerome’s work it
was inspired by, together with connected sound work also made by Hoot.
Stuart Roy Clarke: The Game
29 September to 5 January 2019
‘The Game’ reflects the changing face of the country’s favourite
pastime with a particular focus on Huddersfield Town. The large-
scale photographs are all taken by Stuart Roy Clarke, an artist who
has worked non-stop for over 30 years producing a football portrait of
the nation. Clarke has an independent eye but has been supported by
all the major football bodies from the 1990s until the present season,
a special time for The Terriers.
Liz K Miller: The Circular Scores
10 November 2018 to 2 February 2019
Liz K Miller is the winner of the West Yorkshire Print Workshop’s 2017
Flourish Award for Excellence in Printmaking. Through mapping and
notating, she explores the seductiveness of cycles and repetitive patterns
to the human condition. This exhibition brings together imagery that
deconstructs and re-invents musical score in order to visualize the
complexity of sound within time and space.
HCMF at Huddersfield Art Gallery
Christopher Fox: Other Times, Other Places
16 November – 25 November 2018
Inspired by the great stone circles of these islands, Other times, Other
Places gathers sounds rather than stones - field recordings from different
locations around the British Isles. It can be experienced either as a sound
installation or as the setting for live performances. It is a collaboration
between Christopher Fox, the improvising musicians Angharad Davies and
Tom Jackson, and the composer/sound designer Georgia Rodgers.
It’s Happening | Oct 2018 - March 2019 23Exhibitions
Contemporary British Painting Untitled Yard Painting (Albert)
by Narbi Price
Prize 2018 winner of the painting prize 2017
1 December to 2 February 2019
The Contemporary British Painting Prize is an annual
prize celebrating the best of contemporary painting
created in the UK. The shortlisted artists will each
show three paintings in the exhibition at Huddersfield
Art Gallery. The winner will be announced at the
gallery on 1st December. The judges are Matthew
Collings (painter, critic and broadcaster), Amisha
Karia (Head of Collection, Paintings in Hospitals) and
Grant Scanlan (Huddersfield Museums Manager).
Coming in 2019….
David Blackburn
Once again we are partnering with Messums of
London to stage a major exhibition, this time of
artwork by Huddersfield’s visionary landscape
artist the late David Blackburn MBE. Co-curated by
Maxwell Doig, this is not to be missed.
Events
Mindful Drawing Workshops
Thursday 4 October, Saturdays 6 October,
3 November, 1 December, 2 February, 2 March
11am-1pm
Join artist Maggie O’Keefe for a mindful approach
to drawing inspired by the artwork on display at the
gallery. Suitable for adults, no experience necessary.
£10 per person including materials. To book go to
https://kirkleesmuseums.eventbrite.co.uk
Saturday SCRAPtastic
13 October, 10 November, 8 December,
12 January, 9 February, 9 March
11am-1pm
Recycling crafts for all the family! Join fairandfunky
at the gallery for a monthly SCRAPtastic session
on the second Saturday of the month. Suitable for
children aged 3 - 12 years. Parents are expected to
stay with their children as they craft.
£3.50 per crafter
24 It’s Happening | Oct 2018 - March 2019Events
Our Biennale’s: Circular Score
Big Draw & Play Day Performance & Artist’s Talk
Saturday 10 November 11am - 4pm Saturday 17 November 1pm-3.30pm
Discover drawing machines, draw a story, and Visual Score: Liz K Miller
explore your inner artist. Our Biennale presents Performers: Kim Macari & Ryoko Akama
free drawing and creative activities for children and Linked with his mother’s exhibition, Circular
young people. This artist-led drop-in day is part of Score will be performed and re-interpreted in a
the world’s largest drawing festival, The Big Draw. collaborative event with trumpeter Kim Macari and
Our Biennale is a brand new festival of arts and sound artist Ryoko Akama.
culture made with children and young people in £10 per person, booking required.
Kirklees. Look out for events and activities happening
throughout autumn 2018 - www.ourbiennale.org
Free
Dolly Shot Pop up Picturehouse presents:
Looking for Eric
Saturday 5 January 1.30pm
To link with ‘The Game’ exhibition, we will be hosting a screening of
Ken Loach’s award winning film.
For further information and tickets visit:
www.dollyshotpopuppicturehouse.com
Painting of the Month talks
first Saturday of the month at 1pm
Join art historian - and member of the Huddersfield Art Gallery team -
Simon Poë to look at a painting in depth.
Free
Mindfulness with Art
Drop in any time, pick up an audio guide and comfortable seat to
experience art in a new relaxing way. Explore paintings mindfully,
stay longer with selected works and take a short break from the fast
pace of life.
Free
It’s Happening | Oct 2018 - March 2019 25Castle Hill
& Victoria Tower
Castle Hill, Almondbury, Huddersfield HD4 6TA
Tel: 07870 570914
Email: julian.brown@kirklees.gov.uk
www.kirklees.gov.uk/museums @kirkleesparks
Enjoy spectacular views from Castle
Hill. Human activity there stretches
Victoria Tower Opening Hours:
back over 4,000 years. Originally an 6 to 21 October (Saturdays & Sundays):
Iron Age hill fort, before a castle was 12noon-4.30pm
built in the Middle Ages. Victoria 27 October to 4 November (October half term):
Tower commemorates Queen
12noon-4.30pm
Victoria’s 1897 Diamond Jubilee.
No camping, barbeques or fires allowed 22 & 23, 27 to 30 December (Christmas Holidays):
due to damage sustained to the ancient 11am-3pm
monument and vegetation. Kite buggies 16 to 24 February (Half term):
discouraged due to potential damage 12noon-4.30pm
to the monument and for visitor safety.
Castle Hill has unpredictable winds at Admission charges to Victoria Tower:
any time and kites must not be used in £1.95 for adults, 55p for children and £3.85 for families
high winds or thunderstorms. (2 adults & 2 children). Free for Kirklees Passport holders.
26 It’s Happening | Oct 2018 - March 2019Walks
For all the walks you will need good footwear, warm clothing & waterproofs. There will be some slopes,
rough terrain and a number of step-over stiles on all the walks. Meet on the top car park on Castle Hill.
Sorry, no dogs except assistance dogs. All children must be accompanied. Booking is essential.
For more details about any of the walks or events please contact Julian Brown: 07870 570 914, or
visit: www.kirklees.gov.uk/walking
Nordic Walking Sessions Winter Solstice Walk
Thursdays - walks begin at 10.30am Friday 21 December 8am-11am
4 & 18 October, 1, 15 & 29 November, Join our Castle Hill Ranger for a refreshing winter
13 December, 10 & 24 January, walk beginning at sunrise to celebrate the Winter
7 & 21 February, 7 & 21 March Solstice which marks the longest night and shortest
Nordic Walking is one of the most sociable and day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. The
effective exercise techniques around. It is suitable Winter Solstice is the ancient belief that the sun stood
for everyone and the loan of Nordic poles are free. still for 12 days in the middle of winter to conquer the
darkness and banish evil spirits and to welcome the
Free. For more information see above. rebirth of the sun and longer days and bring luck for
the coming year. The walk will be about 5 miles.
Castle Hill Health Walks Free. For more information see above.
Tuesdays - walks begin at 11am
9 October, 20 November, 11 December,
15 January, 19 February & 19 March A Walk on Imbolc
Walking is a great way to get more active whilst Friday 1 February 10am-1pm
enjoying the outdoors! The walk will be every third Join the Castle Hill Ranger to celebrate the first
Tuesday and the options will include Level 2, 3 and signs of spring as Imbolc is one of the four main
health walk plus. Then down to Ambry’s Community celebrations in the ancient calendar to welcome
Café, Almondbury afterwards. Please wear spring. A moderate/hard six-mile walk on ancient
supportive footwear. Meet Darren at Victoria Tower. pathways on and around Castle Hill.
Free. Contact Darren: 07827 927 585 Free. For more information see above.
Castle Hill Litter Pick Days
Friday 12 October, Tuesday 6 November, The Spring Awakens Walk!
Friday 7 December, Friday 11 January, Friday Wednesday 20 March 1pm-4pm
15 February, Friday 22 March 10am-12noon Join the Castle Hill Ranger on a walk to enjoy the
Open to anyone who wishes to come along and help first day of spring. The walk will be up to 6 miles.
litter pick on Castle Hill and make this Local Nature Come and join us to welcome the spring equinox
Reserve once again fit for wildlife and visitors to when the light and dark are in equal balance on
enjoy! Gloves, litter pickers, bags and refreshments Castle Hill!
will be provided on the day. Free. For more information see top of page
Free. For more information see top of page
Santa at the Tower Dragon Magic!
Saturday15 & Sunday 16 December Wednesday 20 February 12noon-4pm
11am-3 pm Come and join us in the Castle for fun filled dragon
Come and meet Santa at Victoria Tower before he activities which will include making your very own
flies around the world to spread joy to all! The Yule finger dragon! Free entry for children dressed as
Tree will be decorated for this special time of year, a dragon who will also be entered for our best
a time to celebrate with good company and to look dressed dragon competition!!
forward to the coming year! Tower admission prices apply. No play groups.
Normal admission charges apply
It’s Happening | Oct 2018 - March 2019 27Where to find us
Tell your friends about us! SCOTLAND
We’re closer than you might think – with each
of our museums just a few miles from the M62, M606
we’re on your doorstep, right in the heart of the LEEDS
Birkenshaw
UK. For access information, see our website or M621
contact the individual sites. A58
26 1
Gomersal A62 27
2 M62
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29 42
Birstall
MANCHESTER M62 25 BATLEY M1
24 A641 A644 41
A629 A62
23 Mirfield
DEWSBURY
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A640
Golcar HUDDERSFIELD
A62
4 40
Marsden Almondbury A642
B6107
3
A629
B6108
Honley Kirkburton 39
Meltham
Shelley
M1
38
Holmfirth
1 Oakwell Hall LONDON
KIRKLEES
2 Bagshaw Museum
3 Castle Hill
4 Tolson Museum
5 Huddersfield Art Gallery
Kirklees Museums & Galleries
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www.kirklees.gov.uk/museums
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