Calderdale town to craft a bit of Christmas cheer after a tough year

Independent traders in Hebden Bridge hope to counter a year of flooding and virus hardship with a virtual Christmas market.
By Ian Hirst
Published 2nd Dec 2020, 19:12 BST
Updated 2nd Dec 2020, 19:15 BST
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Artists and crafters are hosting two events on consecutive days early next week.

At 7pm today (Thursday), creators will host a Christmas Art Chain – a Facebook Live ‘show and tell’ in which artists from the area will speak about their work and what a Hebden Bridge Christmas means to them. One artist asks another about their work, and as the first leaves the discussion the next joins, with four on the screen at once.

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Artists and makers participating are Kate Lycett, Julia Ogden, Roo Waterhouse, Toby Cotterill, Fiona Armer, John Noble-Milner, Dorothy Simister, Kath Baker, Hannah Nunn and Bill Kitchener.

Makers Market organiser and textile artist Kath Baker of Katfish designs,Makers Market organiser and textile artist Kath Baker of Katfish designs,
Makers Market organiser and textile artist Kath Baker of Katfish designs,

The second event, Hebden Bridge Artists & Makers Christmas Market, is taking place on the social media picture platform Instagram on Friday. Anyone interested in seeing what is on offer should follow the #hebdenmakeschristmas hashtag from 7pm to 9pm.

Kath Baker, who runs Katfish Designs in the West Yorkshire town, said that there has only been about six weeks of physical trading in the town this year because of the floods and virus.

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