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Calderland – A People’s Opera
a mass spectacle telling the story of the valley in words and music. Performed by the people of Calderdale on the 29th & 30th September and 1st October in the amazing surroundings of the Piece Hall as part of its’ opening programme. 
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Water Works – six new creative projects
featuring the stories and creativity of people from Brighouse, Elland, Hebden Bridge, Mytholmroyd, Sowerby Bridge and Todmorden.
From July to October, a wave of free events will ripple down the valley, in a cultural celebration of the resilience and friendship of these flood-affected communities.
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You can be part of Landlines & Watermarks
Whether you’re a singer, a local historian, a business or charity, have a water story to tell about the Calder Valley or are interested in volunteering, there are many ways you can get involved.
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Join the Peoples' Fair
A 509 Arts production
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...of life in, on or by water. Dive in!
Drought
Water
The Calder Valley is a place shaped by water: water that falls from the sky and soaks the land and feeds the streams that etched the valley out of folded rock; water that fills the reservoirs that once made steam for the mills, work for the people and...
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Waving not Drowning
On 29 December 2015, tired of the mainstream media narrative that the Army were coming to save the Calder Valley from looters in the wake of the Boxing Day Floods, a team of citizen videographers were mobilised to go and get the real story about how the communities of Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd not only survived, but thrived.
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From Weaver to Web
The Industrial Revolution in Calderdale From the late eighteenth century, technological innovation in the textile industry led to the proliferation of increasing numbers of water-powered cotton and worsted spinning mills and woollen scribbling (carding)...
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