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Dissident Junk

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Finally, after much galavanting around, I am back in the land of my youth, where my great aunt lies buried two rows behind Sylvia Plath, and you can get a decent pork pie.

Aye, I am back in the Calder Valley for the foreseeable future, and I am just outside Mytholmroyd, just down the road from Hebden Bridge.

So anyone fancy a meet-up in Hebden Bridge soon?

Also does anyone know of any art/literature nights that go on in the area these days? (All I seem to be able to find is The Puzzle Hall's stuff, and I am going there so much, 'tis becoming embarassing).
 
Yeah, I'm potentially up for that. Would be a pricey taxi ride home tho, although it may be possible to rope some other Bradfordians in to cut that cost.
 
i'll be up for that. most of my friends and family still live in halifax and sowerby bridge, so i'm over that way loads (used to drink in hebden a lot).

if i can persuade my girlfriend to come, we can pile a few folk in the camper van (she doesn't drink at the moment) :)

can also ask her about art/literature nights. she mainly does stuff over in bradford with various arts groups, but she has done some stuff up at hardcastle craggs, so she might know something.
 
try www.nawe.co.uk

their professional development prog for writers is run by a lady in Hebden, and they hold writing retreats somewhere out there, Lumb Bank or Pecket Well, might be both, ain't sure

have a look at their website tho :)
 
Hebden Bridge is rather a haven for artists and writers. I like it there, although I've heard from some people that it has become a victim of its own success. What do you think?
 
MsShirlLaverne said:
I'm definately up for it as I'm here already. :D
Dissident Junk, Hebden has a very useful web site if you're looking for stuff. Known locally as hebweb, it's www.hebdenbridge.co.uk
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I had a little ramble up over Wood Top and Cock Hill Moor today and then down into Hebden for a pint in the shoulder. I'd forgotten just how wonderful the views are. Them benches in the square look well wrong tho ;)
 
So . . . .

Couple of questions:

1) Are we looking at a week night or a Friday night or a Sunday night? Please state your preference.

2) Are we looking at the week starting the 4th (this week), the 11th or the 18th?

3) Where shall we meet?
 
weekend please for me, but I can't do any weekends now in Dec, it would have to be Jan/Feb

So I'll wait till round 2 :D
 
I only have to walk into town so can do week or weekend for the next 3 weeks. After that I'm often away during the week.

soulman, you're right about the benches but it'll get worse once they put the sodding daft sundial in the square. If you walked in from Cock Hill you probably walked past my place.

I don't think HB is a victim of it's own success but it does suffer from idiots on calderdale council imposing their daft ideas. :mad:
 
I'd be up for this if possible? I'd be coming up from down Tod way :)

What would actually be going on? social a chez someones? or meet up in a bar-esque place? maybe even urban trekking, go for a nice wander cross moors? :)
 
I might well go for Hebdon in the Nu year, a not to bad train journey from Bolton.
Its probably not hard to score weed there if anyone feels the urge on the night teehee:D

The last time I was there about a month ago I was thinking to myself 'Wouldnt it be great to get bladdered here'
 
Right. I've an idea, so stand back all of you with weak hearts.

Lets do two meet-ups: one before Xmas, and one after Xmas.

For the one before Xmas, how are people for Friday 15 December? At around 7pm-ish. At a pub in somewhere in central Hebden Bridge? (ie. not Luddenden nor Mytholmroyd, nor Cragg Vale etc. Someone will have to suggest one, as I only know The Swan and The Shoulder of Mutton).
 
Centre of Hebden, White Lion, Shoulder of Mutton, Nelson's wine bar, Fox and Goose (the proper real ale pub), are about the best places to meet.

Fox and Goose for real ale, lots of bizarre charactors and billiards.

Shoulder of Mutton for Lively atmosphere with better music.

White Lion for over priced rubbish food but good traditional pub feel.

Nelson's wines bar for low lit ambience and good selection of bottled beer and wines and cheap good food.

Hole in the Wall for a Saturday night fight and a couple of e's upstairs listening to 90's trance and house music. (not that I've ever been in)

15th is ok for me :)
 
Fox and Goose is my favourite pub in Hebden (five real ales on the chalk board) and quiet enough to talk for a while, plus pub games. Closely followed by the Shoulder for a nice relaxed atmosphere. I'd rather walk down from the Fox than walk up to it tho. :cool:
 
Dissident Junk said:
For the one before Xmas, how are people for Friday 15 December?
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Sounds good to me. Any of the Bradford crowd going over? If so, want to share transport?
 
Sounds like it could be the Fox and Goose then.

How are people for 7pm, 15th December at the Fox and Goose?

So far we appear to have:

me (DJ)
PtG
Shirl

Add tha's name t'bottom of list, like :D
 
Dissident Junk said:
Sounds like it could be the Fox and Goose then.

How are people for 7pm, 15th December at the Fox and Goose?

So far we appear to have:

me (DJ)
PtG
Shirl

Add tha's name t'bottom of list, like :D
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I think a couple of us may be over from Bradford too.

What beer does this boozer have?
 
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