Tag: Events

Big Plant Swap 2025

Everyone is welcome at Growing Newsome’s annual Big Plant Swap. You can choose from lots of plants and seedlings, including vegetables, herbs, salads, fruit and wildlife-friendly flowers. Bring something along to swap if you’d like. There’s also seed planting, stalls from local organisations, local produce on sale, refreshments including homemade cakes, and a two-course lunch served from 12 noon.

The event is on Saturday 17th May 2025 from 10am to 1pm at Newsome Scout Hall, Newsome Road South HD4 6JJ. Free admission.

Growing Newsome Big Plant Swap

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Growing Newsome Seed Swap and Potato Day 2025

digging up potatoes

Everyone is welcome at Growing Newsome’s annual Seed Swap and Potato Day. This early Spring event features everything you need to get your food growing year off to a great start. Choose from 24 different varieties of seed potato, plus lots of vegetable seeds. You can bring seeds to swap if you’d like.

You can also enjoy seed planting activities, food growing advice, stalls from community organisations, local food on sale, book stall, refreshments and a hot lunch served at 12 noon.

The event is on Saturday 1st March 2025 from 10am to 1pm at Newsome Scout Hall, Newsome Road South HD4 6JJ.

Free admission.

Growing Newsome Seed Swap and Potato Day

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Heritage Open Days 2024 in Newsome

Heritage Open Days at The Newsome Centre

The Newsome Centre building (formerly St. John the Evangelist Church) will be open for anyone who is interested in local history to explore, as part of Heritage Open Days 2024.

The Centre will be open on:

  • Saturday 7th September, from 10am to 4pm
  • Sunday 8th September, from 10am to 2pm
  • Saturday 14th September, from 10am to 4pm
  • Sunday 15th September, from 10am to 2pm

On 7th and 8th of September, the Centre will be hosting Huddersfield & District Family History Society. On 7th September you can also visit the Growing Newsome stall.

Refreshments available.

Venue: The Newsome Centre (formerly St. John’s Church), Jackroyd Lane, Newsome, Huddersfield HD4 6QU

Heritage Open Days at The Newsome Centre

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Stirley Food Festival, Saturday 31st August 2024

Saturday 31st August 2024
From 10.30am to 4.30pm

The Stirley Food Festival is back, organised by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. Come along for lots of local food and drink, including the Growing Newsome stall, plus wildlife activities and pick your own veg.

A jam-packed family day:

  • cooking demonstrations with local food
  • learn wild foraging skills
  • local food produce to purchase
  • and so much more to explore!

Stirley, Hall Bower Lane, Huddersfield HD4 6FA

Stirley Food Festival 2024

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Growing Great Places workshop, July 2024

Could your project be the next crowdfunding success?
Online workshop, 18th July at 12 noon, via Zoom
Get advice about running a successful crowdfunding campaign

Got a great idea for making your local place even better? Want to connect with others who can help make it happen and raise funds to get going? Growing Great Places, run by Kirklees Council in partnership with Spacehive, can help you to get started.

Continue reading “Growing Great Places workshop, July 2024” →

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Big Plant Swap 2024

Everyone is welcome at Growing Newsome’s annual Big Plant Swap. You can choose from lots of plants and seedlings, including vegetables, herbs, salads, fruit and wildlife-friendly flowers. Bring something along to swap if you’d like. There’s also seed planting and activities, stalls from local organisations, local produce on sale, refreshments including homemade cakes, and a two-course lunch served from 12 noon.

The event is on Saturday 18th May 2024 from 10am to 1pm at Newsome Scout Hall, Newsome Road South HD4 6JJ. Free admission.

Growing Newsome Big Plant Swap

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Growing Newsome Seed Swap and Potato Day 2024

Everyone is welcome at Growing Newsome’s annual Seed Swap and Potato Day. This early Spring event features everything you need to get your food growing year off to a great start. Choose from over 25 different varieties of seed potato, plus lots of vegetable seeds. You can bring seeds to swap if you’d like.

You can also enjoy seed planting activities, food growing advice, stalls from community organisations, local food on sale, book stall, refreshments and a hot lunch served at 12 noon.

The event is on Saturday 2nd March 2024 from 10am to 1pm at Newsome Scout Hall, Newsome Road South HD4 6JJ.

Free admission.

Growing Newsome Seed Swap and Potato Day

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Growing Great Places workshop, February 2024

Could your project be the next crowdfunding success?
Online workshop, 20th February at 10.30am, via Zoom
Get advice about running a successful crowdfunding campaign

Got a great idea for making your local place even better? Want to connect with others who can help make it happen and raise funds to get going? Growing Great Places, run by Kirklees Council in partnership with Spacehive, can help you to get started.

Continue reading “Growing Great Places workshop, February 2024” →

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Arts Exhibition: The Wonders of the World

Annual exhibition from Hall Bower Art Club. Various Craft Stalls. Refreshments
(including our famous hot beef and onion teacakes). Selection of Home-made mouth-watering cakes.

Friday 20th & Saturday 21st October 2023, from 11am to 4pm, Hall Bower Sunday School, High Lane, Newsome, Huddersfield HD4 6RL

Official Opening on Friday 20th October 2023 at 11am by Rev David Kent.

Art Service Sunday 22nd October at 3pm, led by Re. Julie Anderson

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Local Democracy Week 2023

Making a difference in your community

Local Democracy Week is an annual celebration of the difference that citizens are making in local places across Kirklees. It’s a way of helping people to get involved in their community, learn about democracy and have a voice in the decisions that really matter for our everyday lives. There are activities and events throughout October, including opportunities to share your story and to say how you feel about getting involved in your community.

Local Democracy Week 2023

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