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BBC News
04-05-2025
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Calderdale Council hails 'amazing' CultureDale festival
An "amazing" year of celebrations marking a borough's 50th anniversary has come to an end after hundreds of culture festival, named CultureDale, included 135 projects and 550 events celebrating the Durrans, Calderdale Council's cabinet member for public services and communities, said the borough remained "the place to be" for culture, art and music despite the end of festivities."The Year of Culture has wowed a diverse range of people from across the borough, country and even the world," she said. "It has showcased the talent, creativity and distinctiveness that make Calderdale special, it has strengthened relationships with communities, artists, performers and creative professionals, and has paved the way for culture to play an even bigger part in Calderdale's future." CultureDale launched in April to the council, it was supported by 82 volunteers who spent more than 1,000 hours working on included the Anne Lister Memorial Weekend, Happy Valley Pride festival, and The Starlight Parade, which saw light-up puppets and performances in Halifax in the run-up to region also hosted Little Amal – a 12ft (3.6m) puppet of a 10-year old refugee girl - and an exhibition showcasing the "wet shirt" worn by Colin Firth as Mr Darcy in the BBC's Pride and programme concluded with a grand finale showcasing a series of light installations, called The the event a UFO-like sphere shone over Todmorden, while a "searchlight spectacular" lit up the Old Flour Mill in programme was funded by Calderdale Council, the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Arts Council England, National Lottery Heritage Fund and the UK Shared Prosperity council said it was evaluating the impact of CultureDale and full data would be available in the coming months. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
'UFO' and light shows bring CultureDale festival to a close
A year-long festival celebrating 50 years of the Calderdale borough will come to an end this weekend, with the grand finale showcasing a series of light Beacons event will see a UFO-like sphere shine in Todmorden, while a "searchlight spectacular" will light up the Old Flour Mill in Brighouse and a "halo of light" will be visible over has seen 50 events in the CultureDale programme, marking every year since the metropolitan borough was formed in Durrans of Calderdale Council said: "We knew we wanted something huge and memorable to give Calderdale the 50th birthday party it deserves, and the Year of Culture has certainly done that." The light shows are the culmination of more than 350 events to have taken place during CultureDale. The UFO-inspired piece, located at the Canal Basin off Burnley Road in Todmorden, is by local artist Aimee Grundell, who said people would "witness a fusion of mystery, light and sound".The backdrop for the bright beams of Brighouse will be the ROKT Activity Centre in the Old Flour said the beams would be visible for miles and would "dance and play" throughout the sky on Saturday and Sunday from 20:00 until 22:00 sight would be a "celebration of Brighouse and its enduring spirit", the council said. Meanwhile in Halifax, the sky across Beacon Hill will see a "halo of light" weaving patterns across the have called it a celebration of Halifax - its landscape, heritage and Wainhouse Tower will also be lit up in cabinet member for public services and communities, said: "CultureDale has showcased the borough's creativity, talent, distinctiveness and diversity, and will be part of its story for generations to come." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
