Sowerby Bridge Fire and Water

16/01/2025

16/01/2025

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15/01/2025

This evening!!

11/01/2025

We are happy to have the Fire and Water Festival open mic returning this evening, we will be toasty warm in the history room, come along to listen or play 7pm start

05/12/2024

Thank you to the members who turned out on a cold rainy night in December for the members’ evening!

If you’re a member, did you get an email invitation? Do you get our irregular emails? One member last night spotted we had the wrong email in our records. If you think that might be happening for you, please let us know at [email protected] and we’ll update our records.

27/11/2024

Everyone is welcome to join us at F&W next Wednesday 4 December from 7pm for a tour of the buildings and a chance to find out what’s been done this year, what’s planned for next year and how you can get involved.

Lastly and most importantly, we will have free hot and cold drinks and mince pies!!

27/11/2024

THIS SATURDAY
Northern Broadsides Theatre Company presents a whole day of celebrating the river Calder.

Reclaiming the Calder: Celebration Event

Join us on Saturday, November 30, for a unique celebration showcasing art, conservation, and the spirit of community through the lens of the River Calder. This all-day event invites families, art lovers, and environmental enthusiasts to immerse themselves in an interactive journey that highlights the beauty and challenges of our local river.

Expect interactive artworks
Microscopes to view river samples
A community created installation
Poetry and creative writings exhibition
Have a go on instruments created from things out of the river
Listen to the soundscape we created with Marlene Ribeiro
Food and mocktails in the evening
The fire and water bar will be open (evening)
Plus more!

Family friendly afternoon session - 2-5pm
Evening celebration 7-10pm

A huge thanks to all the artists and people who made these events possible including
Halifax Canoe Club
Trinkette
Frank Darnley
Marlene Ribeiro
Clare Shaw
Rachel Rea Immortal Bloom
Soul Bakery
Calder Rivers Trust
CultureDale

Click the link below for more info :)

Reclaiming the Calder: Celebration EventJoin us on Saturday, November 30, for a unique celebration showcasing art, conservation, and the spirit of community through the lens of the River Calder. This all-day event invites families, art lovers, and environmental enthusiasts to immerse themselves in a...

20/11/2024

Come along at 4-6pm tomorrow for a Handmade Productions workshop! Freeeeeee
CultureDale ✨✨✨✨
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You can find us next to the library!📖📖📖
THURSDAY 21 NOV 4-6PM ✨✨✨✨✨

18/11/2024

Want to make a simple paper bag lantern? We’re running some bonus workshops, generously funded by . They’re drop in, so no need to book. FREE, and suitable for all.

If you make one in Sowerby Bridge or Mytholmroyd you’ll be able to bring them to the Halifax Starlight Event on Saturday 30th November and parade with us.
The Todmorden workshop is after that date, but it’s the same day as the Tod lights switch on, so you’ll be adding to the festivities there instead!

✨Sowerby Bridge, Thursday 21st November from 4-6pm at Fire and Water.

✨Mytholmroyd, Saturday 23rd November (same night as Light up the Valley!) from 4-7pm at Mytholmroyd Community Centre.

✨Todmorden, Sunday 1st December from 1:30-3:30pm at Tod Market.

17/11/2024

Thank you so much to everyone who came to Sowerby Bridge Fire and Water on Saturday for Noise In The Valley Festival. What a blast it was! Noisy and boisterous with bodies and missiles flying around the room whilst at the same time feeling like a safe and joyous community.

We’ve never had so many people in the venue before, it was amazing 🤩

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts and if you loved our venue and would like to get involved or find out more, please come to our members’ evening on Wednesday 4 December at 7.30. Don’t worry if you’re not a member yet, you will be before you leave!

13/11/2024

Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances Afterparty have had to pull out of this years but every cloud has a silver lining and we welcome to the club!

Yorkshire infused indie rock? Yes bloody please, I’ll dunk my digestive in that mug of delicious hot steamy brew any day of the week.

The boys will be slapping out the bangers on the stage

See you there ya legends💃

16TH NOVEMBER
17 BANDS
4 VENUES
FREE ENTRY
GOOD TIMES GUARANTEED

13/11/2024

A proper massive warm welcome to .friday to this years 24

Booking these guys was by complete utter chance, I was taking my son for a drum lesson and I heard Vinyl Friday absolutely blasting out the tunes from the other room, I snuck in, watched them and I was so impressed I booked them there and then!

For a band just cutting their teeth on the scene they give it some absolute serious impressive welly

This a band not to be missed !

16TH NOVEMBER
17 BANDS
4 VENUES
FREE ENTRY
GOOD TIMES GUARANTEED

13/11/2024

STAGE TIMES FOR THIS WEEKEND Noise In The Valley Festival

13/11/2024

THIS SATURDAY!!!

13/11/2024

The mighty Blind Pig Sowerby Bridge!

Heroes of the music scene and ambassadors of the live and loud lifestyle, Blind Pig is one of the finest music venues in the county, with a forever revolving door of amazing talent gracing the stage.

Totally honoured to have BP as one of our venues 🙌

Next Saturday your gonna see some amazing acts there:
goo
Mr Shiraz
Chiang
stageminus

16TH NOVEMBER
17 BANDS
4 VENUES
FREE ENTRY

13/11/2024

⚡️THE PUZZLE ⚡️

Puzzle has been delivering fat slices of music pie to music lovers for a looong time and over that time they have proved themselves to be hands down, one of the best music venues around.
I’ve lost count how many good bands I’ve seen and been introduced thanks to the

And the bands playing next Saturday for are joining that list of amazing acts!


LANDS AND BODY
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16th NOVEMBER
17 BANDS
4 VENUES
FREE ENTRY