Todmorden News

Tod High Aiming For Self Sufficiency

Nov

2009

Calderdale Councillors will next week consider proposals which could help Todmorden High School become more self-sufficient. Staff and students want to develop a fish farm and associated growing plots on land behind the school.

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Lapland Coming To Town This December

Nov

2009

The real Lapland will be brought to Halifax this December with a visit from Arctic traveller and writer Sara Wheeler. ‘Notes from the Arctic Circle’ is at Central Library on Thursday 3 December at 7.30pm.

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Rock School Re-opens

Nov

2009

Hebden Bridge Rock School has re-opened and is recruiting new members. The school needs beginners and experienced musicians and vocalists. The school, run by Calderdale Council’s Music Service and Young People’s Service, offers expert tuition to 13 to 19 year olds who want to play modern music.

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Local Skaters Visit New Scottish Skate Parks

Nov

2009

Skaters from Hebden Bridge have been on a trip to Scotland as part of their ongoing project to extend the skate park in Calder Holmes Park.

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Local Restaurant Aims To Be Yorkshire's Best

Nov

2009

A newly appointed high-profile chef is hoping to put his Hebden Bridge restaurant on the map. Head Chef Mark Brankin, 27, who joined the town’s much-loved restaurant-cum-bar-cum-hotel Moyles in August, is aiming to make the establishment one of the best places to eat in the country, and the best in Yorkshire.

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BBC Countryfile Filming In Calderdale

Nov

2009

BBC Countryfile presenter James Wong met Calderdale Council staff at Manor Heath Park and Ogden Water. The Countryfile programme looks at the people, places and stories making news in the British countryside and is soon to feature Calderdale as part of the Christmas Special.

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