BRADFORD COMES ALIVE THIS SUMMER with an ARRAY of EXCITING EVENTS You’Ll Find a Wide Selection of Activities for All Ages
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A sensational selection of things to do this summer Page 1 There’s so much to do around the district this summer. Whether it’s trekking with alpacas, or catching up with Peter Rabbit, getting sand in your shoes or discovering your artistic side, inside this brochure THE BROADWAY BRADFORD COMES ALIVE THIS SUMMER WITH AN ARRAY OF EXCITING EVENTS you’ll find a wide selection of activities for all ages. AND ACTIVITIES THAT WILL TRANSPORT YOU FROM THE JUNGLE TO OUTER SPACE! BRADFORD BRADFORD YORKSHIRE DAY LITERATURE FESTIVAL SCIENCE FESTIVAL Saturday 29 – Sunday 30 June Saturday 20 July - Sunday 21 July THE BROADWAY SUMMER 10am – 5pm 11am – 5pm 1st AUGUST COMICO - Bradford’s first Join us for an out-of-this-world dedicated comics and weekend of surprising science Manga weekend held at The in the city as The Broadway Dig out your flat caps and celebrate all that is great about Yorkshire Broadway as part of the hosts the Space Zone. Bradford Literature Festival. on ‘Yorkshire Day!’ Thursday 1st August. Celebrate at Bolling Hall Museum, where there will be a fun fair, face painting and activities for all the family to enjoy or visit the We COME AND SEE BRADFORD CLASSIC Are West Yorkshire: Bradford People display at Cartwright Hall. PETER RABBIT AT THE BROADWAY Wenesday 24 July - Saturday 6 July 11am – 3pm Saturday 17 August 9am – 7pm Discover Ilkley on Yorkshire Day and see the Town Crier open the Monday 2 September Ilkley Festival at the declaration and opening ceremony as well as 11am – 5pm The mischievous and The ever popular Bradford adventurous hero Peter Rabbit Classic Car show returns to music and entertainment. Aspiring Jungle Explorers can join us at our will be appearing during story Bradford’s multi-award-winning Looking for the perfect Yorkshire gift? Then visit Bradford or Ilkley brand-new Summer Jungle – a free play area time sessions, led by a narrator, City Park and The Broadway to that will be in-situ throughout the summer. at intervals throughout the day! celebrate its 14th anniversary. Visitor Information Centres who have everything from flags and caps to magnets and maps! FIND OUT MORE AT BROADWAYBRADFORD.COM To find out what else is happening around the district on Yorkshire Day go to www.visitbradford.com/blog CITY CENTRE CARTWRIGHT HALL BRADFORD BEATRIX LITERATURE POTTER AND FESTIVAL PETER Bradford City Centre Friday 28 June - Sunday 7 July RABBIT The award winning Bradford Literature Festival is hailed as one of the Join us this summer at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery for a most inspirational festivals in the UK. With over 300 events packed celebration of the life and work of Beatrix Potter, and her most into iconic venues across 10 days, it celebrates the written and famous character: Peter Rabbit. spoken word in all its wonderful forms. The series of events includes a new exhibition featuring rarely seen original illustrations and early manuscripts. Developed in partnership TOP PICKS FOR KIDS with Penguin Ventures and The River and Rowing Museum. The 2002. Ltd 1902, and Co. Warne Image © Frederick Super Heroes Into the Jungle Witchcraft and Wizardry exhibition runs from 18 May to 8 September and entry is £3 per person - under 2s are free. Saturday 29 June Sunday 30 June Sunday 7 July Little Superheroes can fly into Become a fearsome jungle Enter the magical world of Other events include, a lunchtime talk on Beatrix Potter, story time City Park for an amazing day dweller or help guide our witchcraft and wizardry, with with Peter Rabbit and screening of the family movie: Peter Rabbit. For of Superhero performances, adventure explorer on an spellbinding performances and more information on what’s on this summer at Cartwright Hall, visit displays and workshops. extraordinary voyage! inspiring workshops. the website below. www.bradfordmuseums.org Go to www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk to find out about more events, times and locations. 01274 431212 Page 4 Page 5 HAWORTH & BRONTË COUNTRY HAWORTH & BRONTË COUNTRY Wild Wednesday Workshops BRONTË Wednesdays throughout the holidays, 11.00am - 4.00pm Join us for our free drop-in arts craft workshops. Suitable for all the family! PARSONAGE Entry is free with admission to the Museum. Wednesday 24 July ....................Sun Prints Wednesday 31 July ....................Hapa Zome MUSEUM Wednesday 7 August ..................Come and see Wednesday 14 August ...............Paper Globes Wednesday 21 August ...............Secret Maps Wednesday 28 August ...............Origami Boats Come and See! Haworth 1960s Weekend Alpaca trekking in the Brontë countryside Wednesday 7 August, 11.00am - 4.00pm Main Street, Haworth Westfield Farm, Lee Lane, Oxenhope. BD22 9RB Join us for our first holiday extravaganza in our new Learning and Event Saturday 22 June - Sunday 23 June Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays during the holidays space, where we will be exploring the theme of eyes and vision and darkness and light. We will also watch a wonderful flying display by If mods, rockers, Lambrettas and the Beatles evoke fond memories, Take a relaxing, 1.5 hour ‘paca pootle’ around our Brontë Country SMJ Falconry - few creatures in the animal kingdom possess more acute then Haworth is the place to be on this weekend. Music, stalls, live farmland. Including an introduction to the herd, a walk through our farm daytime vision than these amazing birds. bands, performers, vintage vehicles, beer tent, cocktails, children’s petite fields and a chance to feed the alpacas. Suitable for anyone over the age of See website for prices. funfair and much much more. The village will come alive with the sound five. Children between the ages of five and twelve will have a second lead of scooters, motorbikes, minis and other vehicles cruising in for the rein and share an alpaca with an adult. Children over twelve are able to Brontë Parsonage Museum, weekend’s festivities. Come along, get dressed up and have a fun weekend lead their own alpaca. celebrating the 1960s in Haworth! Haworth, BD22 8DR. Prices are £25 per adult, £10 under 12 and £10 per spectator. www.bronte.org.uk Email: [email protected] www.experiencethornwood.co.uk - 07816 495453 01535 642323 Page 6 Page 7 KEIGHLEY KEIGHLEY Keighley Summer Fun Day Vintage Train Sundays SUMMER Church Green, Keighley KEIGHLEY & Sundays 9 June - 14 July, see timetables on the website Saturday 29 June, 10.00am – 4.00pm On successive Sundays, vintage trains will operate using some of our older WORTH VALLEY locomotives and coaches, many of which date back to Victorian times and ACTIVITIES IN Come along for a FREE Family Day with live entertainment, giant rarely see public use. inflatables, and more. We’ll have ‘Ultimate Wipeout’, an action-packed KEIGHLEY 6 player inflatable, involving ducking, diving and jumping over rotating RAILWAY foam poles. We’ll also have the return of Spider Mountain, Terminator Haworth Haddock Torment, and for the little ones, a Tots Deluxe Playzone. Keep an eye out Saturday 29 June, 13 July and 31 August, 7.15pm - 11.15pm for our stilt walkers, handing out Independents Campaign cards. Collect 3 stamps from 3 individual shops for your chance to win up to £1000! An evening of Yorkshire fish & chips aboard our steam hauled land cruise. The Real Ale Bar Car and live music and dancing at Keighley to round off your evening’s experience. Keighley By-The-Sea Airedale Shopping Centre, Keighley Steam & Spice Saturday 27 July to Sunday 1 September, 10.00am - 4.00pm. 10 August Join Discover Keighley in the Airedale Shopping Centre for the launch An evening of Yorkshire’s second favourite dish, a traditional curry, aboard of Keighley by the Sea. Throughout the shopping centre will be live our steam hauled land cruise. The Real Ale Bar Car and live music and entertainment and free giveaways, as well as beach themed activities. dancing at Keighley round off your evening’s experience. The beach will remain in the shopping centre for the whole of the summer holidays. Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Haworth Station, BD22 8NJ www.discoverkeighley.co.uk www.kwvr.co.uk 01535 618085 01535 645214 Page 8 Page 9 KEIGHLEY BRADFORD INDUSTRIAL MUSEUM Butter Making in the Barn WWI Peace Day - Centenary Celebrations EAST Alternate Sundays from 23 June - 18 August, 1.30pm - 2.30pm BRADFORD Sunday 21 July, 10.00am – 4.00pm Have a go at making your own butter using traditional techniques and Join us as we celebrate the centenary of WWI Peace Day, first observed on RIDDLESDEN join the race to be the fastest butter-maker. This hands-on activity can be INDUSTRIAL 19 July 1919. We will be marking the occasion with military re-enactions, enjoyed by the whole family. See website for dates and prices. where you can come and meet the cavalry, royal artillery and nurses. There MUSEUM will also be a range of exhibitors from WWI history to the Commonwealth HALL Natural Fabric Dyeing War Graves Commission, and also talks about Bradford during WW1. Wednesday 26 June, 1.00pm - 3.00pm Entry is free but donations are welcome. Experiment with colour and have a go at traditional fabric dyeing techniques with the help of our volunteers. Learn what colour meant to the Model Mania Demo Weekends families who once lived at East Riddlesden Hall. See website for prices. 10 & 11 and 17 & 18 August, 11.00am - 4.00pm Bread in the Barn Bradford Model Engineering Society will be presenting their engineering models in a static display and demonstrating live models. See their Alternate Tuesdays from 2 July - 27 August, 1.30pm - 2.30pm miniature engineering marvels and meet members. In addition to the Roll up your sleeves and make your own tasty dough. Take it home to bake demo weekend, there will be a display of some of their models in the and serve it warm with a spread of butter and jam - delicious! See website exhibition Model Mania from Tuesday 6 August - Sunday 18 August.