by Katie Kimber | Sep 28, 2017
It’s December 2015 and West Yorkshire’s beautiful Calder Valley is celebrating Christmas. Then the rain comes. By Boxing Day, whole communities are submerged in some of the worst flooding in years. More than 4,000 businesses and 2,500 homes become water-logged,...
by Katie Kimber | Sep 11, 2017
People are being asked for their views on the revised Calderdale Flood Action Plan to help protect future generations from flooding during a campaign which will run throughout October. It will be launched at The People’s Fair as part of the Landlines and Watermarks...
by Katie Kimber | Jul 24, 2017
WELCOME to your Calderland news Calderland is a creative response to the floods of Boxing Day 2015 and tells of the ways in which the Calder Valley and its people have been shaped by water. It’s personal, poignant, epic and memorable. REHEARSALS AND WORKSHOPS There...
by Katie Kimber | Jul 19, 2017
We’ve been spending a lot of time lately in a part of the country we’ve never worked before: West Yorkshire. In a small town near Halifax, called Elland, where we’re making LANDED with local people, hearing their stories and discovering their place. It began with an...
by Katie Kimber | Jul 7, 2017
Local people are invited to The Market Tavern to share their stories of Brighouse and its waterways this summer. A Happier Valley is a project focusing on gathering stories about the people of Brighouse and how living so close to water can shape our lives. The stories...
