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01/06/2026

You’re invited: Cleckheaton Culture Lab - Workshop 1

Join us for an open, welcoming workshop exploring culture, creativity, and place in Cleckheaton.

This interactive session invites local residents, creatives, artists, researchers, and anyone with an interest in Cleckheaton’s cultural life to share ideas, experiences, and questions about what culture means here, now and in the future.

Expect conversation, creative activities, and space to share ideas, listen, and imagine what could come next.

🗓 Monday 15 June, 4:30pm – 7pm (workshop starting at 5pm)
📍 Cleckheaton Library
🎟 Free to attend (Limited spaces, booking recommended)

No experience needed - just an interest in Cleckheaton and a willingness to take part. You can also join us for our drop-in and photo walk with Chris Chinnock on Saturday 6 June!

👉 Book your place via Eventbrite- link in the bio

29/05/2026

Chris Chinnock – Our Creative Connection will be working with us in the Spen Valley

Chris is a socially engaged photographer and filmmaker based in Kirklees, working across the North of England, whose practice centres on participatory storytelling. His approach invites people to explore everyday moments of connection, belonging and care through photography, film and creative workshops. Chris’ work is rooted in collaboration, ethics and amplifying voices that are often overlooked.

ourcreativeconnection.org.uk

27/05/2026

Drop in, have a brew, and share your thoughts on culture in Cleckheaton.

To kick off our Culture Lab in Cleckheaton, we’re hosting a relaxed drop-in session alongside the library’s community café on 6 June between 10am and 3pm.

No formal workshop, no need to book a full session — just come along, have a drink, and take part in informal conversations about culture, everyday life and what matters locally.

You can also join us for a Culture Lab Photo Walk at 11am, led by photographer and filmmaker Chris Chinnock, an informal, guided walk exploring the town through conversation, observation and photography.

🗓 Saturday 6 June, 10am – 3pm (11am for Photo Walk)
📍 Cleckheaton Library
🎟 Free to attend (booking recommended for Photo Walk)

👉 Book your place via Eventbrite- link in the bio

22/05/2026

Men’s Talk Digital will be working with us in Dewsbury.

Men’s Talk Digital brings a co‑produced, lived‑experience‑led approach to filmmaking, empowering men to explore learning, creativity and mental health through digital storytelling. Their step‑by‑step model builds confidence, skills and self‑belief, using filmmaking as a powerful tool for recovery, connection and community voice.

20/05/2026

You’re invited: Dewsbury Culture Lab - Workshop 1

Join us for an open, welcoming workshop exploring culture, creativity, and place in Dewsbury.

This interactive session invites local residents, creatives, artists, researchers, and anyone with an interest in Dewsbury’s cultural life to share ideas, experiences, and questions about what culture means here, now and in the future.

Expect conversation, creative activities, and space to share ideas, listen, and imagine what could come next.

🗓 Thursday 4 June, 11am – 1pm
📍 Connect Housing, Dewsbury
🎟 Free to attend (Limited spaces, booking recommended)

No experience needed - just an interest in Dewsbury and a willingness to take part.

👉 Book your place via Eventbrite- link in the bio

13/05/2026

We’re pleased to announce that Alistair Innes Macdonald will be working with us in Marsden on Culture Labs!

Alistair is a Marsden‑based filmmaker with a deep connection to place. His practice sensitively explores the relationship between community, environment and wellbeing, embedding himself in local settings to help people feel comfortable sharing their stories. Alistair’s films celebrate shared experiences and reveal the richness of diverse communities across both rural and urban landscapes.

curlewfilms.co.uk
Alistairimacdonald.com

11/05/2026

You’re invited: Marsden Culture Lab – Workshop 1

Join us for an open, welcoming workshop exploring culture, creativity, and place in Marsden.

This interactive session invites local residents, creatives, artists, researchers, and anyone with an interest in Marsden’s cultural life to share ideas, experiences, and questions about what culture means here, now and in the future.

Expect conversation, creative activities, and space to share ideas, listen, and imagine what could come next.

🗓 Wednesday 20th May, 5:30pm (for 6pm start) til 8pm
📍 Marsden Mechanics
🎟 Free to attend (Limited spaces, booking recommended)

No experience needed - just an interest in Marsden and a willingness to take part.

👉 Book your place via Eventbrite- link in the bio

08/05/2026

Culture Labs are coming to Kirklees.

What does culture mean in everyday life and what should happen next?

Culture Labs are new, place‑based spaces where people come together to share experiences, explore ideas and begin shaping local cultural action. They’re about conversation, connection and collaboration, rooted in everyday life.

Over the coming months, Culture Labs will take place across Marsden, Dewsbury, Cleckheaton and Ashbrow. They’ll be working alongside communities to capture moments, stories and reflections on everyday culture - helping us listen, learn and share across places. Watch this space to find out more…

This is culture shaped together.

Images: Carousel- Culture Labs- Places- What is Culture

06/05/2026

📣 Call for Expressions of Interest: Cultures of Film Publication! 📣

We invite expressions of interest (EOIs) for contributions to Cultures of Film, a forthcoming publication exploring the role of the arts and humanities in understanding, representing and responding to culture through film and filmmaking.

Deadline for abstracts: Monday 29 June 2026

Anticipated publication in January 2027

🔗 Link in bio for more info and to submit!

05/05/2026

Join us on Thursday 14 May at 5pm in the Create Lab, Barbara Hepworth Building, for a talk and screening with Nigel Cudjoe () and guests, exploring the making of Where We Come From — a film and song that connects Huddersfield, Carriacou, dual identity, cultural memory and community resilience.

Created in response to the impact of Hurricane Beryl, “Where We Come From” began as a musical remix and developed into a film shaped by personal stories, collective memory and lived experience.

The event will include excerpt screenings of the film, followed by a conversation with Nigel Cudjoe and invited guests about the creative process behind the work. The discussion will explore how music, film and storytelling can become tools for honouring heritage, community resilience and community connection.

🗓️ Thursday 14 May
⏰ 5pm- 7pm
📍Address: Create Lab (BHG/03), Barbara Hepworth Building, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, HD1 3DH
🔗 Link in bio to book your place!

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