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Libraries, Free ebooks and ... A Cuckoo

Tue 30 Jan 2018

Libraries, Free ebooks and ... A Cuckoo

FRIENDS OF HONLEY LIBRARY INVITE YOU TO AN EVENING WITH LOCAL AUTHOR, CHRIS LONGDEN Chris will be presenting her latest novel ‘Cuckoo in the Chocolate’ which is set in our very own Holme Valley! Chris has donat.....Read more

Meet the Author - In Netherton - Mon 8 Oct

Mon 08 to Tue 09 Oct 2018 (2 days)

Meet the Author - In Netherton - Mon 8 Oct

Chris Longden will be speaking about whether there is a 'book in YOU' - and a variety of other related issues. Chris' latest novel - a comedy-drama set in the Holme valley is called 'Cuckoo in the Chocolate'. She is .....Read more

Reluctant Readers - Help at Hand

Sat 17 Mar 2018

Reluctant Readers - Help at Hand

HELPING YOUNG RELUCTANT READERS (Dyslexic, or otherwise) In partnership with Kirklees Libraries Do you know a young reluctant reader? Ever wondered why they don’t seem to love reading? Maybe they’ve been told that t.....Read more

The Hidden Muslim

Sun 22 Apr 2018

The Hidden Muslim

Come and hear about an astonishing discovery! Over 100 years passed before Robert Stanley's family found out that their ancestor was one of the earliest recorded Muslim converts in the UK. An by an even more incredibl.....Read more

Reluctant Readers (&dyslexics too) ADULTS workshop

Sat 09 to Sun 10 Jun 2018 (2 days)

Reluctant Readers (&dyslexics too) ADULTS workshop

Do you know of a reluctant reader? Perhaps a child or teen who isn't keen on reading, or has dyslexia or another type of reading impairment... We believe that you CAN get your child to fall in love with reading! AND get.....Read more

Reluctant Readers... MISCHIEF (Adult/Child) *HUDDS*

Fri 27 to Sat 28 Jul 2018 (2 days)

Reluctant Readers... MISCHIEF (Adult/Child) *HUDDS*

Do you know of a 'Reluctant Reader'? Perhaps a child or teen who simply avoids reading, or has dyslexia or another reason for not reading (too much screen-time?!) This summer ALL children in the UK are being invited .....Read more

Reluctant Readers... MISCHIEF (Adult/Child) *DEWSBURY*

Tue 31 Jul to Wed 01 Aug 2018 (2 days)

Reluctant Readers... MISCHIEF (Adult/Child) *DEWSBURY*

Do you know of a 'Reluctant Reader'? Perhaps a child or teen who simply avoids reading, or has dyslexia or another reason for not reading (too much screen-time?!) This summer ALL children in the UK are being invited b.....Read more

Meet the Author - with Netherton Lassies

Mon 08 Oct 2018

Meet the Author - with Netherton Lassies

Chris Longden will be speaking to the good lassies of Netherton (HD4) to talk about what spurred her into the jump from writing non-fiction and into fiction. And then back again... Chris' latest novel - a comedy-drama.....Read more

Is there a book in YOU?

Mon 08 Oct 2018

Is there a book in YOU?

Chris Longden is giving a talk and a Q & A session in Netherton on Mon 8th Oct. Chris will be talking about her own (sometimes - unusual!) life and how she grasped the courage to begin her writing career. Whether y.....Read more

Secret Victorian Muslim - BRADFOR LIT FESTIVAL 7 JULY

Sun 07 Jul 2019

Secret Victorian Muslim - BRADFOR LIT FESTIVAL 7 JULY

Robert Stanley, working-class grocer and tea merchant in the north of England, converted to Islam becoming Brother Robert Reschid. Robert had been twice elected Mayor of Stalybridge in east Manchester from 1874-1876. .....Read more

Ashton Lad: Victorian 'Hidden' Muslim

Sat 21 Sep 2019

Ashton Lad: Victorian 'Hidden' Muslim

Robert Stanley was a respectable, northern working-class Victorian man who converted to Islam. But his family managed to keep his Muslim identity a secret - for nearly a century. Robert grew up in the cradle of Britai.....Read more

Northern Victorian Convert - Manchester & Challenging the World

Thu 26 Sep 2019

Northern Victorian Convert - Manchester & Challenging the World

Robert Stanley was a respectable, northern working-class Victorian man who converted to Islam. But his family managed to keep his Muslim identity a secret - for nearly a century. Robert grew up in the cradle of Britai.....Read more

Brother & Sister tackle Grandad... 'A Secret Victorian Muslim'

Sun 07 Jul 2019

Brother & Sister tackle Grandad... 'A Secret Victorian Muslim'

Difficult enough today - if a member of your family wants to convert to another religion, isn't it? Imagine what it would have been like in Victorian times. If you were northern, working class, conservative and 69 yea.....Read more

Robert Reschid Stanley, 'Hidden' Victorian Muslim - In Batley

Sat 26 Oct 2019

Robert Reschid Stanley, 'Hidden' Victorian Muslim - In Batley

TALK - AND BOOK LAUNCH FOR BATLEY Robert Stanley was northern and proud of it. He grew up in the cradle of Britain’s Industrial Revolution and began work at the age of 10. Self-educated, this grocer and tea-trader m.....Read more

Reluctant Readers? Help and Advice

Thu 24 to Fri 25 Sep 2020 (2 days)

Reluctant Readers? Help and Advice

FREE ADVICE PANEL! For parents, relatives and teachers/carers for children aged 4-18 who might be battling with enthusiasm for reading; issues such as dyslexia, too much 'screen time' and 'getting bored with the clas.....Read more

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