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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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