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Cinderella At Brighouse

Brighouse Theatre Productions are bringing the classic family pantomime Cinderella comes to Brighouse Civic Hall from 19 to 22 January. With plenty of laughs, music and dance to keep you well and truly entertained. Tickets are priced at £10 full price, £7 for children and concessions and a family of 4 ticket for only £30, and […]

Memories Of Batley Christmas Lights Switch On

On 26 November I got to wear my new Christmas jumper for the first time, at the Batley Christmas lights switch on, and whilst there was a bit of a chill in the air the weather was much kinder to us than last year, and the crowds once again packed the market place. It never fails […]

Supermarket Slip

Miss W had nipped down to her local supermarket to pick up a few bits of shopping. Unfortunately as she made her way along one of the aisle she slipped and fell in some liquid on the floor. We put her claim to the supermarket and they have accepted that it was their fault. Miss […]

Car Park Escape

Miss O had a lucky escape when visiting her local supermarket. As she was walking through the car park another customer lost control of their car and ended up driving at speed towards Miss O, who had to jump out of the way. Luckily she avoided being hit – unlike a number of nearby cars! […]

Bumper Crowds In Batley

Once again the market place was full as the town turned out to celebrate the turning on of the Christmas lights. And whilst the temperature might have been a bit on the cold side, there were warm smiles all around as people enjoyed the fun. With the Christmas market selling all sorts of treats, and […]

Batley Christmas Lights Switch On

The Batley Christmas lights switch on spectacular takes place in the market place on Saturday 26 Nov. The fun begins at 1:00p.m when the Christmas markets stalls open, with all sorts of treats and goodies for you. Santa will be in his grotto with lots of presents for good little boys and girls from 3:00p.m, […]

Batley And Birstall Remembrance Day Parades

The details for the Remembrance Day parades in Batley and Birstall are:- Batley – The procession will assemble in Batley Market Place at 10.15am for march off at 10.35am, and a parade around the town to the Memorial Gardens for a service at the war memorial at 10.55am. After the service the procession will re-form in Cambridge Street and return […]

Batley Food Bank Christmas Fayre

The always popular Batley Food Bank Christmas fayre returns on 26 November between 11:00a.m and 3:00p.m, at the Food Bank’s premises in the Town Hall annexe, Brunswick Street, Batley. With stalls, games, goodies, food and drink, and of course a visit from Santa there will certainly be plenty to do, whilst helping to raise much […]

Roll Over And Over

It turned out that Mr B’s luck wasn’t in after all when a friend offered him a lift home, saving him the walk. Unfortunately for Mr B it turned out that his friend liked to drive rather too fast, and even more unfortunately without the skill to do so. Things came to a head when […]

Brighouse Festival

Nine fun filled days begin in Brighouse on 22 October as the Brighouse Festival returns to town. This year sees a much expanded program of arts and entertainment with over 50 events taking place over the course of the Festival. With music, performance, art activities, spray painting, omedy and more, there will be plenty to see […]