Mayor's diary

Here is the diary for the week ahead for the Mayor of Calderdale.

Saturday 26 November

Mayor of Calderdale Coun Howard Blagbrough.placeholder image
Mayor of Calderdale Coun Howard Blagbrough.

3.30pm: Warley Community Association – Christmas Event and Switching On of Christmas Lights – Warley Village – Deputy Mayor and Consort.

4.15pm: Christmas Lights Switch On – Halifax Town Centre – Mayor and Mayoress.

5.30pm: Deputy Mayor and Consort to Switch On the Christmas Lights in Ripponden.

Sunday 27 November

2pm: Overgate Hospice – Light Up A Life Memorial Service – Halifax Minster – Mayor and Mayoress.

6.30pm: Halifax Choral Society perform Handel’s Messiah – Victoria Theatre, Halifax – Mayor and Mayoress.

7.15pm: Todmorden Choral Society perform Handel’s Messiah – Todmorden Town Hall – Deputy Mayor and Consort.

Monday 28 November

7.30pm: Duke of Edinburgh Award Presentation Evening – Ryburn Valley High School, Sowerby – Mayor and Mayoress.

Wednesday 30 November

2pm: Mayor to welcome Ben Moorhouse and Gaynor Thompson to Halifax Town Hall.

6pm: Council

Thursday 1 December

12.30pm: Overgate Ladies’ Lunch – The Fleece Inn, Ripponden – Mayoress.

2pm: Sandholme Fold Residential Home, Lightcliffe – Christmas Tree Lights Switch On – Mayor.

7.30pm: Halifax Choral Society – Carols and Brass – Victoria Theatre, Halifax – Mayor and Mayoress.

7.30pm: Todmorden Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society – ‘The Vicar of Dibley 2 – Hippodrome Theatre, Todmorden – Deputy Mayor and Consort.

Friday 2 December

2pm: Elland & District Partnership – Christmas Fair – Southgate Precinct, Elland – Mayor and Mayoress.

6.30pm: Sowerby Village St Nicholas Festival and Christmas Lights Switch On – Service in St Peter’s Church, Sowerby – Deputy Mayor and Consort.

7.15pm: St Matthew’s Theatrical Society – ‘Treasure Island’ – St Matthew’s Parish Centre, Rastrick – Mayor and Mayoress.

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